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Show I) ' JERSEY CLOTHS " STILL HOLD 'SWAY Bn " - ' '-" - I ' : " Silk and Wool Jersey Are Used in J!- ,v Combination Cool Summer Voiles I I Appear in Numbers jU - fB New York. Mar 17. All through fft tho spring, ono of tho materials that m, i has kept steadily increasing In popn- V9 larlty la wool Jersey. It bae been l'V wed for coats and Hulls, for ono- ff t pleco dresses, separate skirts and for Wf middy blouses. It h as been braided, K h j stitched, and even' beaded, Just llko ill ? all tho other smart materials. Colored jjfl '. beads combined with Bilk ombrold- jjfl 3 ery 1b tho latest form of decoration H to which Jersoy has token. Wt ; As summer approaches, thcro Is I not tho slightest Indication that wool ' Jersey 13 on tho wane. But, on tho contrary, ono Beoms to seo moro and I moro of It ovory day. On a dress ' that could not possibly bo too warm ' for summer, It was combined with jj dotted crepo In'tho following manner: j i. y life i iff' Inviting Cool Is tho Flowered Voile Frock with Soft Pleats mid Puffed Pocket. pink crepo with whlto polka dots mado tho waist and sleovc-s; tho waist extended down to tho hip lino, and from thoro downward to eklrt was of whlto wool Jersey. Thoro wn? r ' a small yoke of tho whlto Jersoy r.t ! - tho neck of tho dress. This Is one of tho novel ways In which this pop- ular material is used. Whlto Jersey suits bound with white silk braid or trimmed with black and whlto check aro In very good style at present. They look cool and aummorj. All shades of bold and mustard aro high In favor and especially 30 in tho Jersey cloths. Lavender and jit purplo In Jersey cloth aro also anion,'; i tho popular colors of tho hour. ; Gold silk Jersoy lias been com- ,'' blned most successfully with gray ! wool Jersey In some Bults and drosses, and with dark tan wool Jersoy In j others. This combination of silk and j ' wool Jersey Is frequently used by tho best dressmakers. In some loose-fit jl ting suits, with knoolength coats, tho i -. ' silk Is used for tho sleeves, sides and j i back of tho coat, and tho wool for j bands down the front and around tho I bottom of tho coat, as well as for tho skirt. j Cool Summer Vollix, j i Cool and refreshing summer voiles I ' In dainty floworod offects aro charm ing for tho informal cotton frock, of j which ovory woman requires sovoral If for tho distressingly hot days. Now . I' Is tho timo to get thorn made. Tho i stylos aro gonorally simple, l'lcatod, tucked or gathorcd skirts combine rs with tho simplest of walstB having a '; llttlo fullness at tho shoulders with 4 nn attractive collar edged with laco or machlno plcot edging. Soft pleats finlshod off with a hoadlng at tho top of tho skirt nro , unusually pretty, as thown In tho f sketch. Tho puffod pockets aro a charming novolty especially suited to this typo of summer frock. A M '4 long collar of whlto organdy provides B ;V tho finishing touch In this dainty 2 . hot-weather frock. WR, ' ' It is tho collar that makes tho lli! k blouso In a great many carrs. Largo IB V" capo-Hko collars falling In points c over tho thoulders and continuing down tho front of the waist aro now -. HVjmjmjmjmBjW bolng worn. A blouso with ono of theso now collars is illustrated. It is fashioned of whlto organdy, which is ' being used a great deal for blouses. Tho skirt that accompanies this blouso is of one of tho smart wool plaids. It has pocket sections at tho sides, giving a graceful draped offect. Plaids nro lovely for sports skirts and for other kinds of skirts, too. Thoy nro worn with short coats of u plain material nnd with slip-on blouses for sports uso. Tho New Mannish Shirtwaist. Mannish shirtwaists nro growing In favor. Somo models of linen nro mado with finely tucked fronts, llko thoso of tho man's skirt. In addition to theso tucks, there aro llttlo sprays embroidered In colors on somo of tho waists and turn over collars of pique. wm Pi ' O J-'cCiU. I . A Whlto Organdy Waist Is Smart with n rinld Skirt. As separate waists and skirts grow moro and moro important thero nr9 always somo novelties to bo found nmong thorn. With tub Bklrts of cotton gabardtno aro made with yokes of colored linen, and where tho skirt Is attached to tho yoko thoro aro several rows of machlno stitching done In heavy colored cotton tho color of tho yoke. Whlto skirts with green, blue and orange-colored yokes aro qulto effective. A strong military noto Is observed In suits of mannish cut for women. Tho coats nro short and plentifully provided with pockets llko those on tho slldler'8 uniform. These suits nro developod in dark blue, and khakt-colored materials. Perhaps tho military spirit is also responsible for tho combination of blue and rod so frequently seen. Blue dresses aro ombroldorod with red beads or red Bilk, and In eomo very striking models mod-els thero aro cntlro sleeves of rod with, perhaps, pockets on tho skirt showing a bright lining of red. Hat3 also Bhow tho rod and blue combination, combina-tion, generally In touchos of red on blue straw. |