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Show Fashions and Fads. Many of the prettiest hats are being made in linen and 'in shanting silk to match the gowns with which they wjll be worn. Automobile costumes, formerly very baggy, must now be well-fitted, and some of the new ones are very graceful in appearance. Cotton and linen crochet buttons are used on all the "tube" dresses this season. sea-son. They are fiat and can be laundered laun-dered without being taken from the dress, thus having a great advantage over the pearl button. A very pretty finish to a small daughter's daugh-ter's frock of pique is to scallop the opening down the front from neck to hem with buttonholing. A pearl button but-ton will fasten through each scallop, keeping the flap quite in place. Women are tiring somewhat of braiding braid-ing and embroidery, and some of the linen gowns of the best effects are severely se-verely plain, the grace of their lines, perfection of finish and color of material ma-terial being responsible for their attractiveness. at-tractiveness. Shawls for evening wear at the seashore sea-shore and mountains are being made of heavy mercerized embroidered cotton that resembles fine rope. The effect is as if made of silk. The shawls are made in white and colors and may be washed. |
