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Show Great Progress Made in Satin Great stress Is laid on satin for wraps of all sorts. The sntln of 1020 i n striking example of tho wonder-1 ful progress thnt has been mnde In tho sill; Industry. One never would inspect It or being even n distant relative rela-tive of the stiff and lustrous sntlns of bygone days. In past years sntln rants were considered sultnblo for elderly el-derly ludles only, while a wrap of today's Mitln Is youthful. Lining silks uro quite as hnndsomo as thoso from which the garments themselves nro made. These are beautiful beau-tiful Chippendale prints and mikado Jacquards, both of which havo radium backgrounds. The Chippendale Is printed In multicolors In Japanese, butterfly, leaf and flower motifs, while the mikado Jucquard Is brocaded In conventional and floral designs In self-colors. self-colors. Plaits In Groups. A Btrong fancy Is manifested nt the present time for plaits urranged In groups of ten to twelve, with plain paces of equal she Intervening. mere are dresses on which the trimming trim-ming consists of Inserted plaited bands surrounding the skirt In rows Many of tlio new printed silks uro worked up lu this way. Plaid still holds fin Important place In tho foreground of fashions. This Is surprising becuuse mi) thing sn strlk-Ing strlk-Ing usually passe, very quickly In tho realm of dress. Combinations such ns these nro being eninhnsla In the nu-tumn nu-tumn collection of clothes, a band of the plain dull, nt the bottom 0 the coat shows an elaborate braided do-ilpi. do-ilpi. The bottom of tho sleeves are finished In tho snmo way. There Is also a strong tendency to combine two colors In one suit. For nstnnce, a suit of black or very dark t0'7!V have tho bottom of the cont banded In thlH wny with broadcloth or velours of n distinct v different color. The contras? Is 80fN ened, however, by n great deal of trim-m trim-m ng on tho plain bund. This trimming trim-ming may bo of brnld. embroidery or bands of patent leather applied with embroidery stitches. |