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Show I Fashion Says If "Fear Not!" I A Touch of Oddity in Cut or Trimming, B This Season, Is the Smart Note, I if Harmonious I BELTS RETURN TO FAVOR Bm New York, April lS.Dajtlmo BJk i dresses, this season, seem to havo BB readied the height of perfection. BB i There nru the simplest of the slm- BB pie. In designs for morning or street BB wenr, nnd tho daintiest, most ulry BB possible of creations for afternoon H 1 and centng purposes, Tho typical H8 summer drcsa Is moro charming tlinn BB I It has been for many ii year. It Is BB fashioned of thc fascinating, voiles, BB ' crerea, Ilouuclngs, and organdies fa BB nred thlH season, and trimmed w ltli BB ribbon, lace, embroidery and bciuU BB j ' Deads as Trimming BB' ' China beads are particularly offec- !" tho for this purpose; these aro used for jokes, collars cuffs and for glv- H I dies, For tho taffeta afternoon dress BB ' thc beads arc In colors or white, ac- B cording to their application. One BB ' of the smartest of the Impottcd BB, ( frocltB shown In New York this sea- BBT son, wag .i dark blue taffeta, trimmed BB "Ith these white opiin.no bends ar- BB ranged In conventional designs on BB ' skirt, oko, cuffs and collar. An ox- BBT ' tremely simple, long lined drers of BB; I.anvln's, In tan gabardine, una of- BB I fecthely Unshed by a narrow woven BB t girdle of beads In tho lld Indian BB;J c-oloriugs; this girdle was weighted BBT with two hca tasbcls, and was BB, j caught loosely about tho normal BB, . waistline, knotted and allowed to fell BB nearly to the skirt hem on left sldo. BBj , I'lio glrdlo composed tlio only bit of BBT contrast on the dross und the effect BBk i was charming, BBW A wlilto bead girdle on nil after BBr noon or n dance fioek n( net Is moit BBF . offcctlvo too; tho China beads may BB ' bo used, or tho glutei lug costal BBj ' beads. These woven girdles gle us BBj an oxcellent opportunity to put Into BBj use tho kuowlcdgo of bend weaving BBj which tho majoitty of us gained when BBY bead embroidery was so popular a BBj I form of fancy work, sonio jcars ngn. BBj ' One may uso her own Ideas as to tho BBj color combinations, this being anoth- BBj fr rlinnco for do eloping personality BBj In dress. Tho use of color Js tin- BBj doubtcdly the. greatest factor In oh- BBj tnlnlng tho desired noto of tho sea- BBJ sou, therefore, ono should not licul- BBJ tato to uso color In effective, combln- Intlons, In ribbon, braids and embroidery embroid-ery of all kinds; thp touch of, hand Haft work lg introduced on frock, blouse and suit, nny where and overj where possible. Tho daytlmo dress of serge, natural natur-al linen or taffeta, Is rendered doubly doub-ly becoming by n bit of lvld wool Hi f "It 1 9J ! 8 1 i . - A Becoming House Dress or bead embroidery and tho evening frock, no matter how simple, Is a thing of glitter and sparkle Ono should not bo afraid of oddity, as long ng It Is harmonious. The Return of Delts As girdles and beltg of all descriptions de-scriptions aro smart again this year. It will not bo a difficult matter tq in; trpduco tho required ,blt ,of , color.' Wido and narrow girdles of Ylbbonn, aro smart; narrow strap' belts n' colored suede, soft or Uvld, accord' n Ing to tho tono of tho material, en- clrclo skirt or coat of tho sport cos tumc, and tho simple scrgo or linen I frock may bo girdled an Bobcrly or as gorgeously as Fancy dictates and I Fashion advises Fancy to bo gorgeously gorge-ously Inclined. IJIrds, btos, butter flies and colored moths aro being embroidered em-broidered on frock and blouso the bluebird being especially favored for light toned linens and cottons. Trimming the Small Girls' Dresses Especially are those bluebirds favored fav-ored for tho little girl's wlilto frock Tho only thing toiboar In mind, when using these motifs, Is that tho do sign must bo Bmall and tho effect dainty. Feather stitching nnd cross stitch are botli being used cffccthe-ly cffccthe-ly on children's garmpnts nnd bore again we 3eo tho effoct of color, for In children's fashions there Is thc samo demand for brightness. .Fash Ion says that small pcoplo shall be dressed quaintly and prettily, that Is nil, and leaves us to work our own solvation. This Is not difficult as ma terlnls aro so charming and so inox pcnilve. There ro figured nnd now ered dimities dainty stripe'd batls tes and lawhs, fascinating voiles and crepes, patterned in qunlnt designs, and tho popular embroidered Hounc Ings. Challls and mixed fabrics arc being used In tho Jumper dresses for tho small girl, combined with gulmpcs, white or colored. These wwA i , Breakfast Gown of Crepe llttlo dresses nro often piped tIth emerald green or turkey red. Breakfast Gown and House Dress Not In tho least important detail, by any means, In tho well dressed woman's wardrobe Is tho hotiso dress It may be tho morning dross of tho woman who merely supervises hor household, or It may bo tho workaday worka-day dress -of tho woman who Really keeps hor own house, but It Is ns necessnry ns tho afternoon frock or the evening gown. Fashion, too, takes a hami In Its designing, cleverly clev-erly Introducing each season llttlo Innovations wlilbh mako for comfort, convenience, and becomlngncss. As tho homo Is tho woman's business, tho houscdrcss marks her vis efficient or Inefficient. Tho noelty cottons nmi linens aro effectively used In those dresses, n figured material being trimmed with a plain, and vlco versa. The break fast dress Illustrated Is fashioned of n daintily flgutcd voile, with ribbon edged capo collar of plain white voile. Tho houso dress, which could qulto as well servo for a street frock developed In sergo or linen, Is fashioned fash-ioned of dark blue madras trimmed with bands of whlto vollo. Iloth do-signs do-signs are simple, practical and becoming. |