Show woman wom s world semi formals need variety if you want balanced taste by arlla macan A A FRIEND of mine confided to me recently that she never seemed to have as smart looking clothing as her friends although she spent as much as they did after checking her wardrobe we found that she made one error from sea son to season its ita an easy error to fall into and one you m may ay be guilty of without perhaps realizing it this friend of mine had found one basic dress that she liked and she bought a similar one every year e ven even though in a slightly different color although the basic design was becoming to her it finally became so monotonous that she felt she was not having any variety in her wardrobe aseere her friends every woman should realize that every sc season ason requires something entirely dif different feren t in the way of color and design if she Is to be completely happy about her clothes I 1 certainly dont suggest that you go in for bizarre experiments in clothing hats or ice accessories ss orles but there are many attractive colors and styles from which to choose before you choose your afternoon or semiformal semi formal dress or your going out dress up dress whatever name you give it make a list of the kind of interests and dates youre planning to have then select a dress that will fit all these purposes as well as possible even though black Is smart dont repeat tt 41 every time you buy a dress See what navy blue can do tor for you or royal blue or a deep bright red or perhaps the new gray beige tone with jeweled touches about the throat or belt have a nice sur select dress to fit your type if you are sewing the dress at home you cant do justice to either cither material br or pattern unless you realize your limitations with the needle unless you are experienced in working with material dont choose draped styles that may be hard to handle the soft simple dress is designed just for you and it need never a I 1 VA study your type then too you have your choice of a soft trimmed dress that Is easy to cut and put together the trimming on this ty pe pa of dress may be something added to the dress which Is easy to put on or it may show up in such ea easy to make details as softness in n the shoulders or gathers and tucks in the skirt only if you are experienced with sewing should you choose the sophisticated subtle dresses and then only if you are ara the type to wear them these dresses usually have many different pieces and they must be pinned together when cut so co they dont get mixed they also require ire painstaking work irr in sewing as seams must be ba very care carefully full y finished outside stitching ls taboo and every corner and curve must be perfectly molded to the figure select your pattern first and then tho the material as pattern swill guide you to correct materials for the particular style which you have chosen always have matching thread to make the sewing neat im sure youve all seen dresses without being aware of the dress t to any great extent but rather more 1 I ra then mate yow yoji own semiformal semi formal ormal dress aware of what the woman used with the dress to make it an extremely attract attractive lye costume such accessories as hats gloves jewelry or lingerie touches can either make or break a dress choose accessories to enhance dress I 1 it if youve received some particularly attractive jewelry recently and have nothing which really goes with it theres nothing better than an attractive afternoon dress dreis to set it off properly if the jewelry Is large and glittery select something simple and classic to show it off or it if you have a very attractive lacy dickey make a dress that will truly show it off well on dresses such as these use a very good quality material simply but well made small tucks or pleats in the bodice or skirt may be used effectively but they should be well I 1 i tailored |