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" f MdcloIno ct Madololno nro trim- BSftB) rains tholr roso and apricot mulls with ftBJIftv country flowers nindo of other colors BBBV of organdie posed on tho gowns at BVftB various fascinating places. An or BBBV gamble roso will hold a ribbon bolt In BftftH place and will show thoro not only BBBWL ithOjflowcrs but Its leaves mndo of thin BBBj fabric. Tho French enn do anything ftftftftftftS with a material If It Is In ho least BBBBBBB pllablo, and tho nowcr organdies art BBBV IKslllvely Inspirational in their texture BBBB nndtln their colors. Thoy make gar ftftftB denws and sweet peas of organdlo that BBBV putftho real ones to shame, and then , tiey uso tlichi wH a skill that only It born nrtlst can dlsphy. For Instance, a garland of these organdie or-gandie posies Is placed over one hip, starting ut tho wulstlluo, und this Is tho only trimming that tho dress Is allowed, tho rest of It being quite plain nnd simple, with only the simplest of plcoted edges to set It off. Another motif of these little flowers starts on tho right shoulder und floats over the front of tho gown, to be fastened ut tho left sldo of tho belt. Tho dress vlli this, too, Is quite the background for the flower adornment. Doucet Is showing frocks of colored und white-Jlilcn white-Jlilcn In what IS called tho handkerchief handker-chief quality, with trimmings Of theso little organdlo nowers. flic novelty of tho "trimming Is n certain relief from tho everlasting llugerlo trim inlugs to which frocks of this character char-acter have for go long been confined. Cotton nets and cotton Inccs nro another an-other combination which has recolvcd much attention for summer wear and for spring reception and party dresses. Tho nets aro not whim nnd cn'nm only, on-ly, ns" In former years, but this season they hnv6 been tinted overy known tone- nnd shade, and then tho laces which nro used with them are colored tho sclf-snmo tone. Chiffon und Inco aro combined In this way, tho laco being be-ing dyed to match the tissue. A yellow net frock wns mado with a very full skirt, giving body by means of wldo crosswlso tucks. Uetween tho tucks a two-Inch cotton laco edging was placed, nnd this was dyed tho sniiiQ shndo of citron-yellow. The bodlco wns a slmplo surpllco affair, and tho lnovltnblo organdlo flowor this time a pule pink cnmolla held tho pale- green ribbon glrdlo In ptnee. Another cotton net frock wns dyed a gray-blue, and tho skirt ,wns one mass of two-Inch ruffles tundo of n cotton Inco dyed tho same shade, and put on .In wldu scallops or garlands. Parisian hats aro In full bloom, so to say. ,Most of tho summer ones are big aint floppy nnd flower', hut there nre somo small turbans recently Imported Im-ported which Miovti u distinction of their own. There nre tho tiniest of clo.so fitting turbans mndo solidly of leaves that aro colored and lacquered. It Is no rurltj for tho leaves to bo a rich, deep browtl or a dull and shiny green or roso colored or, for that matter, mat-ter, any color that happens to strlko k the 4fnncy of tho .modiste. Hut, tho ilenvcsjiro' not nil. Over, thenujs draped r a veil of. chojitllly'.u'ycd aHshadtf to imntcli exactly tho shade of tho leaves ' undernenth It. ' Leather as Hat Fabric Tho French nro using leather n good deal, too, for lints. It Is a soft, ' drupablo variety of leather. All tho rules of leather have been disregarded and tho stuff lias been used ns though It wero tho most accepted hot fabric under tho sun. Ono largo nnd broad-i broad-i trimmed hat was mado of brilliant red i leather, and It had little steel rivets applied cleverly ut the base of that I where i a bow was tied at tho rlj i. side L by xvay of a bit of trimming. Another Jenther hat, nlso of red, was emhrold-1 emhrold-1 ered In blnck chenille nnd then twisted t Into ono of those drapery turban things turning off the face. It wus the ' sort of shape that has been popular for somd seasons past and to which tho French milliner Is capable of nl-t nl-t ways giving n fronh twist, If dodred. 9 Lace, too, Is stilt a favorite with t thetn over there. They aro making whole plcturo hnts of It and uilng It i for trimmings on others. They seem r loath to relinquish tho grace and tho i drooping quality of this material, j which, abovo nil others, has that t fcmlnlno look which best adapts It-s It-s self to the making of hats. They hnvo b used Inco for veils nnd scarfs and bows nnd for transparent brims, nnd when t they uso It they tnko great pains, to i allow tho pattern to show at Its best. |