Show fashionable silks stress plaids stripes and checks by CHERIE NICHOLAS T 7 7 P t N W P aea 11 V X I 1 z 4 aa W HAT are you doing about vy plaids stripes dots and checks in print silks for your spring and summer frocks for your redingote or bolero costume suits and for the ma many ny blouses you will need to complete a smart wardrobe if you have not already done so you really should take steps in this matter for one or the other of these types has practically become a must in the up to the minute clothes collection your choice is in no way limited tor for every type from classic checks and stripes to color glorified plaids are represented and its ditto for dots quaint checks in conventional unconventional sizes and simple two color treatment which return to vogue with the southern belle fashions inspired by the movie version of gone with the wind are altheir at their best in stiff silks such as taffeta or taffeta iced silk crepe these checks are as stylish for mother as they are tor for daughter and as chic tor for evening as for day wear reminiscent of civil war days is the dress shown to the right in the illustration it is of black and white checked silk taffeta with deep square both front and back dainty white lingerie embroidery most every costume carries a lingerie touch this outlines the squar red neckline and trims the sprightly y puff sleeves sleeve s surah suk silk is big news paris dressmakers are making a big todo to do about this silk ha hailing fling its revival as one of the most significant fabric style trends ire ads this season the new c check h eck su will delight you as also will the dotted pattern ings theres no end to stripes they start pin stripe size and continue to run the gamut into wide wider widest versions to be had are the prim and quaint victorian stripes mostly just one color on white or if you are style alert want silks in the handsome wider stripes or if you have gone gypsy as is the way of fashion this spring you will insist on stripes in vivacious coloring for a full skirt to wear with your new sheer white blouse with your navy or black suit be right in style if you wear a hat of spanish stripe silk and carry a bag to match simple stripes one color on white are quite a featured theme in the latest fashions see the dress centered in the group it is made of black and white striped taffeta it has the old fashioned look that is so decidedly new fashioned for spring and summer 1939 you will not be able to resist the new plaid silks buchas fashions the stunning daytime drear sr pictured to the left laft in the foreground solid blocks of color form the plaid in this printed silk crepe dress its the last word in chic is this striking and youthful dress with its swing skirt that measures yards and yards about the hemline the bodice is draped and is detailed with a soft knotted bow the lingerie touch is introduced by a band of white seline de sole edging the neckline and the sleeves these plaid silks are just the thing for the blouse louwill you will wear w ear with mith your navy or black or the new navy green suit that is causing such a furore in paris capes and jackets lined with plaid silk are on the style program too as are also the new petticoats that are the style sensation of the moment 0 western wester n newspaper union |