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Show THE AFTERNOON GOWN I THINGS MADE AT HOME I THE afternoon gown compels more attention from the aver-Ke aver-Ke woman tlinn almost any Mher Item hi licr wardrobe, and Is Wore the most diversified In Its letetopinent. Designers present each , kmiso.1 several styles, having more or I less uniformity; women make their . sholec of these and proceed to do-Irclon do-Irclon UiIm choice nlong Individual I linos They determine the silhouette, the position of the waist line, length 'if skirt, materials nnd trimmings o 1 50 used and undertake to assemble these essentials of the mode In orlg- no need for the usual last i,,,j of shopping. """JrM Between now and the l0(1.ri iv making of gifts ut home I, n of Interest to every member j?! -family. In tho lllusTntlon JM there nro shown several lo . nccessorles thot women w. .B With the exception of 1C eZjM headdress they employ ribbon .-W silks which can be bought treTI where. "' A biibIi of wide satin ribbon i.l shown nt the upper left of thc grocafl In which the ribbon In folded for itfl f'',trrr7aaaaaa rilMlTI aHHHrltir(iirHHHHBT V 'Will 1 Ht aal Handsome Afternoon Gown. I Inal, Ingenious and Interesting ways. As to tho sllhouctto for this winter, It Is not debatable It Is slender, and the wnlst lino Is low. Skirts arc longer lon-ger than thoy were, and one may Introduce In-troduce panels, draperies nud tunics, so long as they do not Interfero with the straight and narrow path of tho silhouette. The most novel features for this season sea-son are to bo found In sleeves and girdles, but there are several others that must bo reckoned with. In tho handsome afternooV frock pictured, which might bo rondo of either crcpo or charmcuse, the girdle Is of tho material ma-terial of the dress and thc sleeves Inconspicuous, In-conspicuous, but tho most has been mado of the' new nail-head trimming which outlines tho neck and sleeves, forms pointed panels on tho skirt and furnishes mi embellishment for tho front ot tho bodice. It Is ono of comparatively com-paratively few short-sleeved models, glrdlo portion nnd knotted at m4 side with hanging ends nnd a k Small ribbon flowers are set am tho front of tho girdle. In order b determine tho length required, tnem ure the wnlst a little below the 1 mal waist line, allow six to tjn Inches (according to the width of tt ribbon) for each knot, and dctcrais tho length of the hanging ends IB will depend upon thc height ot to person who Is to wear tho sash. 1 wide girdle mndo .of nnrow pic edged rlbbpn Is shown, with rlbbs rosette nnd hanging ends as a finis and the girdle mado by Joining strbji of the ribbon In two co'.ors-vM herrlng-bono stitch of crochet ellk.1 handsome shopping bags nre msdei heavy satin ribbon lined with d mcuso nnd mounted on celluloid moat lugs. They havo hnifdles of nrr satin ribbon. Tho upper pnrt cfi doll supports tho clever bag rtp Pretty Things That Can Be Mado at Home. but thcro Is a considerable number of afternoon frocks In which shorter Blecves than these arc mado long by tho addition of chiffon sleeves mnlch-Ing mnlch-Ing tho gown In color. Any amount of decoration may be lavished on Bleeves, nnd they reach tho apex of their Importnnco In nfternoon gowns. Most women enjoy making pretty, pret-ty, decnrntlvo things for their homes, for themselves nnd for others, nnd tho provldo themselves with "pickup" work which Is really n recreation. Somo fore-thoughte'd women arrive at tho holiday season well provided with gifts, which they have made during the course of the year, and coniplncontly faco Christmas with Renting n quaint lady In fHk wldo skirt. Sho Is suspuiileJ B ' hoiis fastened under a Ht'le W her waist In tho back. The hn head dress Is merely a band ol jjjjj stono galloon set on n n. rrow t ribbon and supporting 11 f nt,,cr may or may not bo ostrl'h. he finished With flowers or a Vmi comiOKT it vntiw HunM"1 ( |
