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Show m m was, . -" 1 One-PiecefFrockJ 1 ; Still in Favor if! fi H I ' Tula ffcaAon might bo termed ono In H 1 which fashions, that havo been float- 91 tog abont llko straws In tho breezo, m I becorao crystallized. It Is a question, m I obscrvea a fashion writer, as to wheth- ffig er dressmakers aro les creutlvo than HH of yoro or whether tlio styles of tho mM past two years havo pleased women nn so thoroughly that they aro loath to fjas abandon them. (Hj It mtist bo said that In the near HI past designers attempted now and fl wider silhouettes, but theso did not KB And any permanent favor. Thcro aro H2 always a fow women looking for novel- VM tics, and theso wcro tlio only ones to J whom tho fantastic features of tho RJB hlp-cxtcnded frocks appealed. Tho IB Parlslcnno absolutely refused to adopt KH them. French women havo worn too KM many good clothes and aro too fond of Im their personal appearance to accept XR anything fantastic or bizarre. H Tho majority of our styles tre IBB launched In Parts, but thcro havo been HH aeVcrnl points Ip dress on which tho M American woman and tho PorUtenno HH naTo disagreed. On tho silhouette, V however, they aro absolutely of one HJK, mind. It Is a trlbuto to tho good tahto of women that they contlnuo HVK Frock of Blue Seroo With White Clro HHJ Braid Around the Bottom of the HMC Box-Plaited Skirt, the Cape Collar HHJ and Pointed Edge of the Bodice. BMV to hold to tho simple, beautiful one- VMV plcco frock, refusing to go contrary to RHf tho principles of good thsto and re- SHE flncment In dress. So out of all tho HHm models with astonishing hip cxten- HHJ slons. unusual girdling, loops and HjHJ draperies tho well dressed womnn has IHJ continued to hold to tho stralghtllno KBJ frock and tho nnturnl silhouette. HjHJ Fashion 8trlkea No New Chords. H Tho clothes of tills winter, whllo llfS ost lntcrcst,nS nnd pleasing, bring BBSS ' w,,u t,lcln no BtnrtllnS now notes. RHaH ven ,,I0S0 "''own by Cnllot Soeurs comprise models of all tho types brought out by this 'ioubo for Uio ptst fow seasons. Callot Is showing straight dresses of squnro cut that Is, hanging from tho shoulders without being drawn In at tho waist by means of n belt This straight, beltlcss dress has been a Cil lot favorlto for somo time and nothing noth-ing could bo moro beautiful than a plain, stralghtllno dress unbelted, provided pro-vided It Is mado of a Bultablo material. It certainly offers a wonderful background back-ground for cxqulslto embroidery do-signs. do-signs. Tills firm also shows very full dancing dresses, such as were worn by tho beauties of tho 1830 period, tlio draped, wrapped-around-thc-flguro typo of evening gowns having very sheer bodices and dresses with apron tunics, tu-nics, flounces and scallops; also llttlo chemlso dresses belted at a normal waistline. Many of Callot's evening gowns are very decollete, although tho squaro nock nnd tho strnlght-ncross lines also aro featured. For day wear this Arm shows high collars and long alceves, as well as collarlcss models with short sleeves, p Straight boxllko dresses, unbelted, aro made of serge, duvetyn and blwk kasha. Again, theso dresses aro of tulle, brocaded crepes nnd chiffon of bright colors, worn ovor narrow foundation foun-dation slips of velvet nnd satin. Often theso undcrsllps aro trimmed at tho bottom of tho skirt with a band of embroidery from ono to three Inches wide. Lace Dyed In Dazzling Hues. Tho uso of loco Is an important factor fac-tor for cntlro dresses or as a trimming. trim-ming. In many Instances tho laco la dyed a brilliant color. Houllle, or rust, a color very popular tho last two seasons sea-sons In materials such as crcpo do chlno, crcpo georgette, chiffon nnd duvetyn, Is now considered tho novelty nov-elty color for lnco dresses and Is featured fea-tured by Callot. On a frock of roulllo, or rust-colored, crcpo do chine and laco tho samo shade, tho plain bodlco nnd plaited skirt nro of tho crcpo do chlno and tho overdress of laco. Tho blouso falls loosely over a laco sash. This sash ties low on tho hips at tho left sldo. Tho sleeves aro very short and tight fitting. Another model shows a very full skirt of rust-colored tullo having two flounces of black chantllly lece, each flounco edged at tho top with a roso plaiting of tho tullo. Tho bodlco Is very sheer. In tho center front at c normal wnlstllno Is a largo black velvet vel-vet flower. An attractive method of using lace as a trimming Ib sCcn In a dress of brown velvet. Tho entlro dress Is of tho velvet and has a low wnlstllno bodice. bod-ice. Thuro Is no fastening; It slips on over tho head. Over tho narrow foundation skirt Is hung tt knlfc-plnlt-cd laco tunic In vandyko points. The laco appears again ns an outllno for tho straight neck nnd short sleeves. While fur Is used moro sparingly than hitherto, a number of novel ways of applying It to suits, coats nnd dresses lmvo been worked out. It Is used on both suits and dresses to edga trimming bnnds of velvet, which may bo applied In loop form; also to bor der short box coats that end about four Inches below tho wnlstllno. Bunds of tho fur aro plnccd up and down tho front and contlnuo around tho bottom of tho coat Sometimes tho band Is omitted from tho bottom of tho Jacket and tho skirt will show a band of fur where tho Jacket ends, thus giving tho appearance of a fur-edged Jacket I'lush somotlmes Is substituted for fur on tho bottoms of skirts and for collars col-lars and cuffs. |