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Show Gay, Crisp Taffeta Trims New Gowns By CHERIE NICHOLAS A LL roads and bypaths which the pS ri spectacular spring style parades J 'Mh'"" ' are now treading lead to taffeta. The 'm' WSksir zmmssi furore and excitement over this crisp, wHit BP 9 sprightly and youthful silk is keeping i WL "m up at such a maddening pace, those flLt who launch the new fashions are ai- m&sssn&siissssissii A LL roads and bypaths which the spectacular spring style parades are now treading lead to taffeta. The furore and excitement over this crisp, sprightly and youthful silk Is keeping up at such a maddening pace, those who launch the new fashions are almost al-most talking taffeta in their sleep while during their waking hours they are voicing a spring-song of taffeta which Is reaching to every style center far and near. And such taffetas! Taffetas which baffle description so persuasively lovely love-ly and dramatically chic are they. Printed, plain, metal-Interwoven, plald-ed, plald-ed, striped just say taffeta and the salesperson will show you such a versatile ver-satile assortment as to almost bewilder. bewil-der. According to the new style program taffeta is as smart for dresses, daytime or evening, it matters not which, as It is for suits, wraps and ensembles. It is equally as important used In a trimming way and for hats, big bows and accessories of every description. The latest news about taffeta is the little separate jacket of this pert swishy silk which may be worn with your spring frock of light woolen or crepe or "what have you." It may be quilted or plain and it may be in black, navy or other dark street color with prospects of pastel shades later on in the summer. Demonstrating taffeta in a trimming way, the three costumes pictured tell a fascinating story of what's what to wear this spring. Of course the up-and-going dress to the left in the group is navy, for navy blue outranks even black in importance according to re- ports. Metal-plaided navy taffeta forms the wide girlish collar, also the deep cuffs which extend halfway up the sleeves. The rhinestone hook-and-eye fastening adds an intriguing touch. The dress going arm-in-arm with the afore-described may be considered In terms of either black or navy. The deep cape collar is In taffeta in the same color accurately matched so as to carry out a perfected monotone. The huge animated taffeta bow Interprets a fashion which is all-prevailing this season. Comes next In the picture to complete com-plete the group a stunning suave, sleek and slim-of-cut two-piece tailleur fashioned fash-ioned of a novelty weave woolen in a rich-toned green. The decorative bow is of gold-striped taffeta with the same color combination repeated in the square buttons. Note the fashionable breton sailor which tops this smartly costumed woman's carefully coiffed head. If you are asking about the millinery mil-linery outlook there is much could be said in regard to the race for supremacy supre-macy which is now going on between sailors of varied type and quaint picturesque pic-turesque "way-back-when" looking bonnets bon-nets to which add a third competitor the very new brims which lurch toward the front narrowing at the sides being -thoroughly modernistic in their streamline stream-line movement. , Western Newspaper Union. |
