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Show 5 Dbess OVBR-ROBg TOR TEA-GOWN AND A EOUd$ 3?o Thoro is no doubt that hats will bo much In ovldcnco this Bprlng, but tho exnggorated modes will not long bo tolerated. They nro too trying. How-over How-over iunpproprlato a largo hat may bo to tho average short woman, Its becomlngncss to her faco offsets its defect Conversely, however becoming tho small hat may bo to tho short woman, it Is most trying to tho many fnecs who -need shadows to conceal defects. .Then, too, whllo a faultless coiffure 'should appenr beneath tho largo hat, it Is absolutely essential to tho least degrco of smartness with the small hat. Tho only person who can stand " flying locks nnd rumpled tresses Is she with curly hair and tho very young girl. Somehow, young girls havo nothing llko tho unkempt appearance of their elders when their hntr is tousled. Tho lingerie blouso is to rulo supremo su-premo with nil tho coats and skirts, and many aro tho devices In neck-tics neck-tics nnd collars. Tho most attrnctlvo of theso undoubtedly nro expensive, nnd hall from Paris, but no doubt in tho very nenr future wo shall find them copied in all our most accesslblo establishments. A llttlo tucked collar-band fitting tightly, and shaped to a very slight degreo hlghor at tho back than tho front, looks well with an infinitesimal frill at tho top, tho band Itself being outlined twlco by a narrow black glaco ribbon tied nt thp bnso In front Into a small bow. Other pretty cravats cra-vats aro also mndo of black glaco and tnssellod with gold. Tho finest of llneu lawns mnkes tho blouso, cither hand-embroidered or with hemstitched tucks decorating It, whllo most of tho centor pleats show llttlo groups of pearl buttons. Tho featuro of tho blouso sketched In our largo Illustration Is the form of the brnces and pointed capo falling over tho shoulders and nrms, which aro fashioned In fllot lace, hemmed with n fold of satin which should match the color of tho skirt with which tho blouso Ib to bo worn. In front tho braces contlnuo below tho waist, passing boncnth tho bolt, and finishing In mitred points; at tho back tho capo finishes nt the wnlst. Of courso, tho braces could end at tho waist In front also, but the lines continued con-tinued on to tho skirt glvo greater length to tho figure, and aro moro becoming be-coming than when tho belt cuts tho two portions of tho dress in half. The underneath blouse, which Is quito separate sep-arate from tho capo and braces and can bo worn npart, Is of Inco insertions inser-tions and tucked net. Tiny rovers of lnco meet at tho bust, and below these tho laco and tucks nro carried downwards down-wards instead of horizontally. Tho sleeves aro formed of puffs on tho upper arm to tho elbow, and aro tight-lining tight-lining from thence to tho wrist, tho lnco Insertions ultornntlug with tho bands of tucked net In tho cnatumo shown to tho loft Is Illustrated what i;so can ho mndo of a remnant of figured voile, nlnon do sole, or any other light, soml-trnus-parent material, printed with a design of wroaths of roses, which can bo Immensely Im-mensely enriched by Introducing n largo penrl at Intervals among the rose wreaths. Diamond dpwdrops could also bo scattered ovor tho material ma-terial with excellont effect nnd very llttlo trouble Tho design Is or ono of the long over-robes or coats, which nro so much tho rngo now for wearing ovor an ovonlng dress or tea-gown. This ono Is cut in long poIntB In front, shorter ones nt tho sides and long ones again at tho back, which are split open nearly up to tho waist, Tho sleovos, too, which aro cut in ono with the shoulders, hang In points nt either sldo of tho arm, leaving It baro. Both coat and sleeves aro edged all round with a band of Jewelled pnssementerlo nnd each point is weighted with n largo tassol. Tho fronts of tho coat cross, nnd aro cut back Just above tho A Delightfully Simple Taltor-Made. wnlst-lluu, uny fulness bolng drawn across tho bust and caught by a big Lu Franco roso. Thus a delightful garment gar-ment that ono could slip on over any last yenr's evening dress, transforming It Into somothlng quite up-to-date, can be manufactured out of a remnant length of sonio pretty fancy material and a few yurds of Jewelled pnsso-menterlo. pnsso-menterlo. In our slnglo column plcturo Is shown a delightfully simple tnllor-mndo tnllor-mndo of biscuit-colored striped tweed, tho skirt being ornamented with stitched and mitred bands. Tho smart llttlo coat, which Is lined with silk, has n tight-fitting, back and strnlght double-breasted fronts; tho basques aro Bhort, with a Jaunty llttlo box-pleat box-pleat In tho middle of tho back, which has a distinctly smart effect. Tho cent Is also ndurned with stitched strappings strap-pings llko tho skirt and funcy buttons, whllo tho black volvot collar which contrasts con-trasts so effectively on tho biscuit-colored tweed, Is edged with a lino of fancy braid. Tho dress Is completed by a neutigolden brown straw lint wj.h a band of silk embroldory round tho crown and brown wings springing from a big bow of sutln ribbon at tho side. |