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Show FABRIC AND COLOR COMBINATION Gay Plaids and Bright Colors Veiled with Sheer GeorgetteHats and Handbags. r, '"V New York' Sept" 1, The tact thati ,' wo are at war Is no longer a novelty, j We have passed tho panicky period when every one decided to economize, regardless of common sense. Tho only difference It seems tu have mado in our dally llfo is that wo have bo-como bo-como more thoughtful. Wo no longer long-er purchase carelessly but glvo attention at-tention to each Individual outlay; tho abnormal economy has disappeared disap-peared nnd, given place to u normal, unextravagant expenditure. '. As yet the war has only Influenced our clothes In certain styles, such as ' In trench coats, military capes and In tho uso of khakl-colored materials for suits. In England, howover, It has mado a radical difference In the material used for suits for both men and women. Since tho mills are ' A Frock Well Adapted to tho i Small Woman. weaving cloths for military uniforms, tho samo typo of cloth In tho loosor t weavo Is being made for tho civilian " ' population. Naturolly, tho colors dlf- fer; and brown, navy liluo and mix tures seem to predominate No doubt i theso will Influence tho kind of fah- !- '.rlcs used hero, Blnco wo, liavo long 5 ,. looked to England for materials Bult- P ablo for tailored suits. ' Tho gaiety o't plaids and chocks, which have ondeared thomsclvcs to m I J us in the ginghams bo popular this summer, is to bo seen among silks and in a modified degree among wool materials for early fall dresses and separate skirts. Plaid skirts are very fashionable for sports and general gen-eral utility wear. The combining of materials is fashionable as well as very practical. I recently saw a very pretty and stylish styl-ish frock, suitable for tho late summer sum-mer or early fall, of sand-colored tussah silk and polka-dotted blue foulards. Tho waist of this dress was mado extremely plain and semi-fitted semi-fitted with a straight tunic, opened up each side with tho waistline, over a skirt of polka-dotted foulard. The waist had a collar of the dotted silk, and tussah silk buttons with a narrow nar-row blue rim wero used down tho front and down one Bide of each slit In the tunic, whllo on tho other side were buttonholes bound with blue silk. Tho Illustration shows a dress designed de-signed for small women. In more fall-llko fall-llko materials, which Is developed In a sfmllar way. Tho materials used are blue serge and blue satin. The front and back panels together with tho smartly draped pockets are of serge, and tho rest of tho dress is of satin. Other combinations suitable for street and afternoon frocks are broadcloth and satin, and Jersey cloth and taffeta or rajah. A fashionable color combination, Imported from Paris, Is gray nnd black. Tho second Illustration shows nn evening dress of brocaded taffeta combined with Georgette crepo. The entire dross Is In this Instance made of the taffota except for a straight piece of Georgette attached to nn upper up-per tunic of taffeta which reaches across tho front and sides only. Tho Georgetto softly veils tho taffeta be neath. I Gay plaids nnd figured silks aro Iofton veiled with Georgette crepe In nn alluring and fascinating manner. Sometimes tho undordrcss is of plain material elaborately beaded or embroidered em-broidered and then shadowed by tho overdress or Bhcer Georgetto. Although wool embroidery continues con-tinues to bo very fashionable, chon-lllo chon-lllo is taking Its place. It Is nmoh rlchor and moro sultablo for hand-somo hand-somo silk or wool fabrics. Already hats of straw aro being banished and'hats of velvet, satin and velours aro Joking Jholr placo. Theso vary In stylo from small closo-flttlng shapes to larger sbpucs vtth broad flat brims or brims which turn up either all tho way around or at ono side. The trimming Is moro often of tho same color that It Is of a contrasting con-trasting color. Hand-bags are vnrled In style. They nrc shown now on frames which are much moro practical than the bags which opened nnd closed with a draw-string. Tho headed bags nro all tho rage, from tho very expenslvo I An Evening Gown of Taffeta and Georgette. ones to tho more Blmple ones of velvet vel-vet and silk beaded with some simple design. Tho buckskin or chamois bags, beaded In designs which nro distinctly Indian in their origin, aro among the latest and therefore smartest of these hags. They go partlculary well with tho tailored suit. Since every one Is knitting, every one is interested In an all-Important knitting bag. These large and jroomy bags are nlso being used for 'shopping. Somo are made with ten to twelve-inch sticks across tho top with ribbons attached through which tiffe army is passed. Others are made with the oval embroidery hoops for handles, and all are made of the gayest gay-est of cretonnes, tapestries, and silks. If ono is very particular, there can be several to go with different frocks. The thing to bo remembered being ' that in this case a contrast is most effective. |