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Show 1 1 Gowns of Velvet ill r ' I i Material Favored for Dresses lif ' for Formal Wear. 1 ' Hi : Afternoon and Evening Garments In flft BlMk and White; Made Up In vl Original Ways, s I i . . IVfl t Black velvet la one of tiro accopted linn aaaterlala for afternoon and evening yU i dreases. While It Is alwoya good dur- (,jj . lag every winter season, this year It In I la better than over, aad of all tho col- Jfijl lections abown by tho aniart dress- taaakers there Is a preponderance of . black velvet, made up In many orlg- WUT laal ways. There Is not a great deal fTBJ of trimming added, for the trimming B la hosorod to the extent of holding BJL. the floor by Itself. But tho fabric BJk Is handled In such a way that In It- BIT self it manages to take the place of VI both, foundation material and decora- nil Hon, too. And many of tho gowns jf IJ made from It are poiltlvely beautiful llsl t Uiolr expression. II,D Particularly lovely aro dinner gowns Knt i U black velvet, for tlioy have a semi- Ri formal appearance which Ib most at Wm tractive, and they aro even better M thaa the full evening dresses, for they BJK Cfln affe-rd to have a great deal mora Jf trimming nsd to bo fuller and more He tracefal te'llne that Is graceful with mw J reference to the quality of the fabric. BI Black velvet Is also extremely good I ' for evening coats and Is trimmed with HI j " puffiest and most sumptuous of JB furs, so that Uio whole wrap takes on HI that luxurious quality so to bo do- I 'red for evening wear, tm White velvet Is also one of tae jl favorite materials for evening, and Hjj sometimes these two aro combined In 1 a most effective manner. A frock of black and white velvet designed In Paris by Martial et Armand hits n llttlo looso jacket of tho white that Is embroidered with threads of black and gray and silver In a lacy pattern around the edges of tho little coat. There Is a frlngo of whlto to mnko a finish nnd tho costumo succeeds In being tho most effective of Its sort. The wldo sleeves nro faced In whlto nnd tho gown manages, chiefly by reason of its contrast, to create n distinctly dis-tinctly picturesque appearance. |