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Show I Simple Clothes I Worn By Milady ! Clothes nowadays nro very simple, It Is true, writes n fashion correspond-1 cnt, but tlio simplicity Is a subtle one which should not bo attempted by thoJ nmateur unless shu has a gift for artistic artis-tic drapery; not the sort of drapery that Is at all complicated, but tho kind achieved through a very few folds cleverly placed. Beautiful fabrics piny no small pnrt In tho dress of tho hour. Tho plain, unbroken surfaces of tho straight-lino straight-lino frock, which Is the fnvorlto of alt models, offer a wonderful opportunity for displaying u beautiful mntcrlal. Ono frock Is an excellent Illustration of this; For It a gorgeous black and gold brocado wns chosen. Tho mention of a handsomo black and gold broenda Tilings with It a mental plcturo of a stiff, unpllabld jot handsomo fabric. Such a picture, however, does not represent rep-resent this mntcrlul. It Is as sort and pliant as chiffon. Tho Iden of n costume consisting of a coat very much on tho linos' of tho robo mnntenu or coat dress, and a Long Coat of Qolne-Colored Cloth Lined With Dark Drown Taffeta Dress Made of Samev Material ni Coat Lining, frock that matches tho lining of the cont. Is still n prominent ono In French fashions. It Is unfortunate that thin stylo has not been taken up to n greater great-er extent In America. Tho l'nrlslennc hns used It for somo tlmo nnd Its popularity popu-larity with her shows no Indication ol being on tho wnno. It Is n charming nnd a practical fashion, enabling n woman to bo suitably and beautifully dressed for any hour of tho day, which Is especially convenient In this country coun-try whero one's tlmo Is tilled with engagements en-gagements which frequently keep one nway from homo from early morning until evening. Use of the Taffeta Oath. With a costuma of this sort tho coat is of a light-weight hclgo-colorcd cloth lined with a beautiful shade of very I dark brown taffetn. Tho brown tuf- tela, facets tho collar. Tho coat below ho low walstllno turns bnck In tho I form of n rovers to show tho lining. I'Tliero Is a loose sash of brown gros-grain gros-grain ribbon. Tho frock accompanying this coat Is of brown taffeta that exactly matches tho cont lining. It Is mado In straight effect, almost ltko a child's pinafore, with n plaited section attached at-tached to a deep square yoke. The plaits nro not stitched, but merely pressed. Tho Blcoves, which aro short and In kimono effect, nro cut In one with tho yoko and nro finished with plaits around tho bottom to match tho main portion of tho dress. Although tho frock Is charming In Its simplicity Its bust fcaturo lies In a hugo sash hnv-Jng hnv-Jng two narrow panels attached to It, Tho sash wraps about the hips and '-ties In u big, puffy bow on ono sldo. Tho panels' fall slightly longer than tho frock on cither side. Tho removal of tho sash leaves a stratght-lino plaited plait-ed dress, which Is unbelted. Tho whole Idea Is as clover as It can bo and yet vnv clntnln Since n tailored suit nlwnys plays such un Important part wo aro, of course, eager to know each season what the new suits nro to bo llko. Ono of tho most Important things about suits Is that the box coat Is to bo prominent. prom-inent. Many of theso will bo In very youthful effects with unbuttoned fronts, or with tho fronts closing with one button. Thcro nro several strawH blowing about In tho wind of fashion which Indlcnto that somo rather unusual un-usual things may bo dono with coat closings. A very short box coat turned out by ono of our best American designers de-signers closes In surplice style, fastening fasten-ing with ono button on tho loft side Just over tho hips. A practical bluo sorgo suit, very much In tho mode and at tho same tlmo rather conservative, tins an Interesting braid trimming In tho form of a highly high-ly glor.eil black braid. Ribbon Vogue Continues. Tho vpguo for ribbons Is In nowlso lessened. This would Indlcnto thnt women nro less changeable In their tasto In dress than they uro reputed to ho. Tho continuation of ribbon trimming trim-ming Is. not tho only Indication of this constnncy, Thcro uro many others. A very striking cxnmplo Is tho long life of tho chemise dress. In fact, nil that Is best In present-day fnslilons shows very clearly that womcu llko tho suitable and beautiful In their clothes nnd that designs having these qualities aro tho only ones to which they ndhero for nny length of time. Many of tho sudden changes In fashions fash-ions have been duo to tho fact thnt the now things brought out, while ' striking, were qulto unlovely. To bo n keeping with tho styles In dresses, which nro stripped of all com- ! plications of design and fussy trim- , uilng, hats, too, must ho plain. This Is , nut a new Idea In millinery, for It Is u long tlmo since wo havo seen anything of the pompous-looking hat nt mm tlmn i known as a dress hat. In fact. i modistes might almost claim that con- i turlers havo followed their lend In the matter of simplicity. It Is Impossible to Imnglno tho old- ' fashioned stays or boned corset with ' the soft outlines of tho modern dres. : A woman In tho clothes of today has n freedom thnt never wns enjoyed to such nn extent In dress. Tho article which now serves In lieu of a corset Is very much on the order of tho waists worn by young schoolgirls. Even tho old-ttmo steel hooks thut fastened tho fronts nro gono. Of two types of modern corsots ono Is of white tricot nnd fastens with buttons and buttonholes. Tho other corset has no fastening and Is mado entirely of wlda clastic. It Is known as n "stop-In" coreot. Certain reducing qualities nro claimed for It. Hi The New Sport Togs STho growing enthusiasm for sport clothes Is not to bo wondered at, nor Is It surprising that women hnvo .--- Men to wenrlng them on almost all jt'. ', occasions regardless of tho tlmo nud i tho plnco, for wo havo moro variety pjt now In this typo of dress than In nny other. Any Inherent lovo of color of BK;, which ono may bo possessed finds ox- presslon In modern outing apparel. BH - Then, too, thcro Is nn almost Infinite BBJ variety of materials and styles in UM these, BE It Is n far cry from tho stiff linen H shirtwaist with mannish collar and tho B pin In linen skirt (o nn ultra-modern B, pport costumo, consisting of a crepo de B chine skirt nud flowered chintz cont M Ono of our best 'American designers BE 1ms Just created such n suit, with tho BE skirt of beige silk and tho Jacket of HI black chlnt,ss gnyly flowered In beige, BE orango nnd brown. MM Tho developments' In sport clothes B are tremendously Interesting to tho folks fol-ks lower of fashions. In tho past thcro BB was no typo of Mress in which we were SB moro slavishly conventional. Not even I In our evening clothes wns fashion moro exacting. Happily, all this has passed Into oblivion. Among tho drcsscd-up typo of sport things Is a three-piece costume, consisting consist-ing of n straight dress nnd short circular cir-cular capo. Although tho dross is n one-pleco nfTnlr, tho waist portion Is of gray crepo do chlno nnd tho skirt of bright green camel's hair cloth, marked oft Into squares with silver threads, tho capo is of tho cornel's hair. It has n long collar stitched with sliver and linked together nt tho walstllno with silver buttons. Ono hoars considerable criticism oven nowadays of women's clothos, but then thero novor has been n tlmo when women's dress hns not been criticized. Thero may have been certain periods when tho dross of ancient Greoco was simpler and moro comfortublo than our clothos today, but there were certainly othor Grecian periods when It wns more complicated. |