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Show TO WEAR IN THE BOUDOIR Some Ideas for Christmas The Patent-Leather Patent-Leather Belt si Now York, Oct. 2C. Now York Is so full of a number of things things odd and Interesting In the way of trimmings, bolhouettcs and materials that ono has to bo very careful about saying "this Is tho stylo" or "that Is not being worn." Indeed, ono may wear what ono pleases. Thoro aro short skirts and long skirts, full skirts nnd narrow skirts, draped skirts and straight skirts, nnd tho vnrloty In waists, sleeves and all other parts of the costume Is Just ns great. It Is for you to choose; decldo what Is tho niost becoming and wear It!. ! Patent I-cnthei- Dolls i Tho dros3 of dark sorgo or gabardine, gabar-dine, tho every day" dress of tho particular par-ticular 'person, Is recolvlng a groat (deal of attention this year. It Is j simple, of course, almost lacking In trlrmming, but tho details aro perfect. per-fect. Ono of the small touches that I if it Simplicity and Daintiness seems to add so much is tho bolt of patent leather. Somotlmes this Is aulto narrow, from an inch to two in width, and is placed slightly abovo tho natural waistllno. Wldo belts, too, aro very popular. Ono unusual dress of tan sorgo had a whlto leather leath-er belt nearly four Inches wldo with tho bucklo fastening on tho sldo Instead In-stead of tho front. Dresses, high waisted, long wulsted or regulation waistcd, seem to demand theso belts. Ideas For Leisure Hourtt This is tho tlmo of year when one's thoughts turn naturally to tho costumes woru in tho houso. Perhaps Per-haps It Is tho contrast botweon tho wonderful weather wo aro having and tho cold wet days to conio, a sort of forethought or a warning. Negligees and houso dresses aro very important things in this generation of Individual dressing, and oven tho most matter of fact housowlfo glories glor-ies In her dainty lounging robo, whon slio can relax and forgot tho odds nnd ends necessary to keep tho whcolB of housekeeping running smoothly. Daintiness nnd simplicity aro tho first essentials; next conies appropriateness, approp-riateness, for It Is ridiculous to wear thin silks, satins or dimities when I ono needs a warm woolon bathrobe Illustrated hero Is nn Ideal lounging iCOHtumo, and It depends on Its do-jsign do-jsign and tho matoriol used for its I beauty ns It is absolutely without i any trimming but tho tiny ruffles of tho same material. Tho largo pockets pock-ets glvo a touch of practicality, not out of placo; nnd tho looso fit insures in-sures comfort. Novel Hniulnlr Cap I.lborty In tho Houdolr! It sounds jllko tho title of somo oxcltlng play, jdoes it not? In reality It is tho very newest modol of tho boudoir cap. Shaped llko tho Fronch liberty cap, 'It may bo of nllover laco, of soft satin or any of tho other fascinating fascinat-ing matorlalH sultablo for theso dnln-i dnln-i ty affairs. Dutch caps aro very popular, pop-ular, and anothor odd design Is tho cap shapod llko tho hat of a Chlneso oollo. Thoro Is nothing moro wel-icomo wel-icomo to tho nvorago woman than jono of theso becoming trifles, nnd ,thoy mnko wonderful Christmas , Rifts Add a sacquo of pink cropo I do Chlno trimmed with rufllus of flno Valenciennes laco and chiffon roses In tho samo dellcato shado of pink, and you become n Fairy Godmother God-mother of Christmas gifts! Then thoro oro untold ways of making tk boudoir slipper. From tho half slipper or mulo to tho comfy knitted ones of various colors, thoro Is a wldo choice Tlio Kvor-I'ontilar Houso Dress Wholo volumes could bo devoted to tho houso dross, for that is ono costumo tliat should bo so perfectly practical and sultablo that ono could forget all about It. Trim nnd neat, AM r 1 A Modish lloii.sc. I Dress H made so that it can readily be Iaun-ffl dered, it is tho uniform of tho efi)l clent woman. Largo pockets aro a JS necessity, pockets that will hold m things bulky or small and not put 15 on simply for ornamentation. Tho M fowor fastenings tho bettor, for this M is a dress often donned in a hurry. IS Tho ono Illustrated hero shows an M attractive and effectivo uso of the m striped material. Tho collar, cuffs fjB and bolt nro of whlto plquo or linen, m, and tho dress is of bluo striped per- V cale. Thoro Is fulness without bulk, M and tho arrangement of tho pockets ! is most unusual and can bo copied M on tho dross for othor occasions. H Mado of wool materials, sorgo, gab- B ardlno or tho now French worsted, S this design would competo with tho W smartest dress in ono's wardrobe, jfl |