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Show KK IS THE D I RECTO IRE INFLUENCE KP rO 2?2? FELT AGAIN? wBKfc' BBK- Wo have lately been hearing ru- W more from Paris that the period of K the Dlroctolre Is likely to make itself wmm. felt again in our dress. Although these WKt. rumors have not been conilrmed from Hf'V! a11 sides, here and there a qostume ap- Wm pears highly suggestive of this period, MV," so it will hardly be looking too far flJM f ahead to give it some consideration. I9 Period styles keep recurring every lit- frB tie while,vand for some time we have r n had no strain of the Dlroctoire in our w dress, so there will bo little wonder 1 n if it should return very soon. And H there will be little regret, too, for ' there is a certain dignity and state-lines state-lines about the costume of this period P that makes it a favorite among many i women. ' k One type of dress which shows the iv Directoiro influence very markedly gF,' strikes the eye at once as being El- very distinct from other styles. At m : first glance one might easily mistake J it for a coat on account of the large Jj collar rising high at the back of the ifcr neck, the equally large revers and the ifc 1 double-breasted effect of the short Wtm fitted body. At this season of the year apffl a dress In coat effect is especially de- SLjl slrable and one of this type has many Hg charms. The 'long tunic parted in Hfff front and attached to the rather short- Egw- waisted body can bo worn to advan- KffiHL l tage by the woman of average propor- IpHF lions. Pjfn Tunics are quite fashionable this f M season and there is al large variety ot t'S-iM different styles. A novelty seen very H -M recently was in the form of a long F H tunic reaching to the hem of the skirt, p but it was placed only across the back l 9 of the skirt, barely Btarting from the ajkm hips. The blue silk and the tunic was Pj M of very fine serge in a matching shade. Y Collars, high in the back and open wm n fron' on the ordor f the one in wum the illustration, are very good stylo. Wm Even in separate collars to be worn If JR w1 Presses ant suits, the style that tmmi, goes 'well up in the back .and almost IB touches the hair Is one of the very nfl newest from Paris. iMost collars con- HH tinue to be very large, thougn some BfsH small ones are seen. mum la the matter of separate skirts, iBjH there is a striking novelty which has P$fl made . strong appeal to many wo- yB men. This is the fourteen-goiea skirt, 'S Not even the number of gores has de- HiH terred them from taking a fancy to gLfl this skirt, the novelty and the effec- Erfl tiveness of it having far outweighed H the task of making it. The most effec- 1RH tive developments are in two mate- Kj J rials, making the alternate gores of ImH the different materials. Needless to HgH say, in this lies the chief beauty of WmM tire skirt. One may use the same fflgm material in two contrasting colors or HH contrasting materials in the same Rjfl shade. These skirts are often made B in two coirs of serge, as black and H white, or brown and white; or they mH are made in combinations of serge HB and satin, broadcloth and velevt, or KH taffeta and serge. Taffeta or cordu- fifla ry to two colors is very often em- BJftUf ployed with good results also. The waists to go with separate skirts and suits are, as a, rule, very simple. White and pale flesh-colored blouses are still favored, though the fashion of having the blouse match in color the suit with which It Is to bo worn is again coming In. For this reason there are some dark blouses seen. Satin and Georgette are combined com-bined for waists that form part of the costume. The sleeves and upper part of the waist are generally of Georgette Geor-gette and the lower part which comes nearest the -skirt is of satin. Striped satin is also used for waists combined with Georgette or chiffon. A charming charm-ing model for dressy wear was made of blue and white striped satin with white Georgette. It had a large cape-collar. |