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Show I New Frocks Are 1 Hint of Summer it i - II Undor southern skies, at tlio south- Di em resorts, Is tho placo to sea tho now R i wtnmor clothes worn, and wherever Wm wo so there, In search ot fashion's In- W splratlon, writes an authority on '9H styles, wo are greeted by organdies H and voiles, taffetas and summer silks ,IH 'anything that Is light In weight and WMt transparent lit texturo. From tho look 'MM tho now, Uiln frocks ono Imagines .! that tio old-fashioned stylo books have WH been combed and overy thing of a modi- ocro typo discarded without further no- IWM ticc, for wo nro confronted with only BBj One of the New Sports Suits From BBS Paris Has Cotton Poplin Skirt and BBf Blue Serge Coat RBfH the best, tho most exquisite, tho slm- IHH plcst and tho most plcturesduo of do- H signs. Ono sight of tho clothes in a B shop hcrp and n wild doslro seizes ono B to tako tho first train fdr tho Booth BBf In search of nn opportunity to wour, BB somo of thcBo lovely things. 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They BBBJ nro setting a pneo for our own sum- BflJ inerllino later on; any Innovation now Bfl ndvunccd Is ono that carries weight, Bfll for It may bo tho thing that will rule BUI tho fashions of our coming summer- BflB tlmo. They cannot bo Ignored, theso BBVl southern fashions, Even If ono Is BflB not umoqg thoso who aro to wear tho Bff newest things at onco, still they hold BBB their Interest as an Indication for BBBt drosses to come.' Jinny aro they, too, BflBV who tako advantage of tho chanco to VHB bo beforohanded and lmvo their sum- BBJ tner things mado up at this tlmo of BJBB the year, Now there Is tho most BBB vurled choice of now cottons and silks. BBBm Later they will bo picked over In tho HI For the Summer Wardrobes BjBlHi- dimity irock is an indispensable BuBBjl Part of any of tho present summer IBjBajI wardrobes, for this fabric haH been Hh1 perfected in a most remarkable man- MflBs ner both as to dye and weave. It HBJ "as n distinct character of Its own. HjBBj Ono of these lu n bright pink cross- BBBJI har is mado with n full skirt that lias BJHJ tiny tlutlngs ot tho frock's material nnj running up cither sldo from tho hem BBJ, to tho waistline. It has a wlda and BHjV rounded sash edged by tha same sort HBI of timings, and tho bodlco is mado BBBH quite snugly fitting, with tho mmo lit- Bl tla plaltlngs running about tho edges HflRiH of the neck and alcoves. BVI There nre tho sports clothes ot HBfljH which particular notlco must be I taken, bocauso they do constitute so HUiS large u part of our dressing us n wliolj. Bttl Thoy nro the foundation of any out- BjBjH door outfit, nnd bo ureal a variety is Bwl offered for their cholco that It Is ni- HffiX "lost necessary to know Just which BjtjBB things arc best nnd which nro only HHM nearly het. The sports suit of heavy BjjBS or light homospuii In nlwn.vs good, and I BBJI) this FvtiKui more particularly thuit ' Bfl W'i BJhL jAyM stores nnd not nearly so great a variety vari-ety will bo available. Now ono can attend to fittings and designings without with-out being prostrated by tho heated blasts of lato spring and summer days. Ono's mind works tnoro freely nnd Is more Rubject to tho Inspiration supplied sup-plied by the fresh new things being displayed around every comer. Material Are Numerous. Tho materials allowed for smart summer frocks aro as numerous as tho days of tho summertime. Thcro Is no hard nnd fnst rtrlo about what shall bo worn and what shall bo taboo. Indeed, If ever thcro wns a chance for latitude It Is right hero and now, and tho Individual may chooso her clothes nccordlng to her own likings and desires de-sires with novcr n fear that thoy will bo running far Jficld, Organdlo in perhaps tho favorlto of all tho thinner materials only bo-causo bo-causo It Is bo very becoming to almost al-most every typo of womanhood nnd girlhood, nnd childhood, for that matter. mat-ter. A few years ago It started to ripe In popular fnvor, and Its growth In popularity has been n steadily Increasing In-creasing thing. Tho colors uro what make It so extremefy attractive, for they lmvo reached tho maximum of perfection. The shades aro as scintillating scin-tillating as so much puro color, and tho fact (lint tho thinness of the fabric fab-ric helps to catch and reflect tho light Is something that Is charming In Itself. It-self. Nothing can net up competition with It. It Is safe and sound nnd unassailable, right tliero on Its own platform. 8omo of the organdlo frocks nro mado quite elaborately, while others, aro most simple and unpretentious In construction and workmanship. One ot tho more Intricate models Is made of a sort of nmlzo colored organdie, trimmed with Inserts of tho sumo color and material mado In hue pin tucklngs. These shapes are dvul, are Inserted at Intervals on the full skirt and aro outlined In bands of luco Insertion In-sertion shaped to conform with tho' outlines of tho oval motifs. Tho laco Is cream colored and adds tho only noto of relief fromftho predominance of the maize color. Another orgnndlu model has n skirt with narrower ruffles ruf-fles extending1 all tho way and In closo succession from the hem to tho waist. A pnnol Just In front Is made of the organdlo unadorned by ruffles, nnd theru Is a finely tucked vest, wt,th n sort of an apology for an eton Jacket. There Is a velvet ribbon glrdlo of dark sago green, whllo the organdlo In tho gown Is ot that light and singing green. The Dotted Swisses. Then tliero nro the dotted swlxsos sisters to the organdie family. They have dots of color and dots of tno same shade, as the foundation material, mate-rial, dots that aro largo and dots that uro small, dots that aro separated by many Inches from each other and dots that nre close together. Each now arrangement ar-rangement ot tho llttlo dots gives a whole now appearance and slmrncter to tho fabric, nwL.eucli new handling by n designer gives n new touch that mnkes tho frock stand out us something some-thing quite exquisite and fresh among all tho others. On the new summer frocks tliero nre uversklrts aplenty, nnd thcro Is ono of Jade dottwl organdie or-gandie mado In u sort of princess lino with side panels that nre full and make an effect llko an oversklrt. Tho only trimming on, this gown Is an edging edg-ing of mnlzo organdlo laid on In u two-Inch doublo fold nnd outlining tho Klges of the ovcrsklrt, tho neckline nnd tho bell-shnpod sleeves. It Is nn I attractive color combination and a raw Idea In tho uso of n combination of dotted swIss and plain orgnndlc. over because so uiany smart women havo adopted It ns a part of their outfitting, out-fitting, whether for tho city or tho country. Ono of tho latest Ideas in an Informal In-formal outdoors suit has a skirt mado of a French material that Is a red pique weave with a plaid of black stripes making Its pattern. It Is a most effective piece of mntcrlal nnd hangs Into tho folds of tho skirt with the utmost caso and adaptability. Then tho loosoly fitting very dark bluo orgo Jacket Is a proper complement to the vividness of tho skirt. This combination promises to bo ono of tho popular ones for spring, for It Is ono of tho most exclusive that has been chosen for exploitation at southern resorts. |