Show AN afternoon gown which Is elaborate enough for formal occasions and quiet enough tor the informal will appeal to most women here IB one which Is novel and beautiful in corn 1 and in which the wearer might feel at ease at an afternoon a or an evening reception it Is conservative as to style graceful in outline and of a type which will out live a single season gray satin forms the foundation ot the skirt which Is bordered at the bottom with two scalloped flounces each about a quarter ofa ard in width when finished and bound with a narrow piping of the silk the skirt escapes the ground by about three inches measured from the mid die of the edge of the scallops and la comfortably wide approaching two bards this gives plenty of room even considering demands of dancing at the head of the second flounce scant festoons fes are arranged in the ma aerial they are caught up with small bows of the fabric and are simply two shallow folds tacked to position extra width Is allowed in the upper flounce to allow for this draping A tunic of in the same color as the silk reaches to within gwehe inches of the bottom of the skirt or may be made longer it Is laid in side plaits at the waist line and al lowed to flare below the hips A nar row hem finishes the bottom trans parent tunics may be counted upon a a strong feature in the coming styles they are sometimes stayed with a small wire at the bottom and often bordered with fur or feathers the bodice has a foundation of figured chiffon in which vague figures in rich colors on a white background appear the short sleeves are length ened with a border of handsome lace A wide black lace in princess design overlaps the chiffon foundation ex tending over the chiffon portion of the sleeves and along the sides and partly over the front and back of ahe bodice an dlce of the gray voile Is draped on the foundation and trimmed away in a V shape at the neck this leaves a small vestee of the figured chiffon revers of satin are set on the bod ice at the front with panels of the satin extending from them to the waist line they widen toward the bottom merging into a narrow belt at the sides which la finished with a flat bow at the back A fine lace edged net collar corresponds with the lace finish of the sleeps A border of chiffon of the same color as the voile in the dress is set under the pointed edge of the lace in the lower sieves the bodice fastens at the front with small satin covered buttons |