| Show SASH AND GiRDLE e Adornment Among Leading Features Features Features Fea- Fea Fea Fea- tures of Spring Clothes Metallic Cloths Tissues and Ribbons Given Preference Over Metallic Laces Laces Which Are Banished The colored sash is a n dominating feature on evening gowns It Is made of Chinese blue taffeta of yellow ellow satin of transparent Egyptian gauze head bend bended beaded headd ed d and spangled of brocaded velvet elvet and satin ribbon and of plain The most sumptuous evening evening eve eve- ning gown of jet m me metallic alile tissue and thread lace will have a sash of Copenhagen Copenhagen Copenhagen Copen Copen- hagen blue silk with one streamer fallIng fall fall- In fag Ing over oyer the short tulle train Gipsy girdles taken tulen from and the S Syrian riun countries are made of soft exquisite brocades A girdle of Chinese embroidery and brocade Is wrapped around the hips or lifted above the waist on a n chiffon chilton or satin gown and the long ends are heavily weighted with beads or fringe rIne House gowns gown made malIe from three and four-colored four chiffons superimposed are girdled girdle from the waist half way to knees loosely and gracefully with pliant pliant pliant ant brocaded ribbon It Is interesting that the dressmakers ers have thrown the weight of their Influence in favor of sumptuous metallic me me- cloths tissues and ribbons while they banish metallic laces Inces accor according according ac ac- ac- ac cor cording ing to a fashion authority There ma may be wisdom and policy behind this act The French dressmakers are desirous desirous desirous de de- sirous of Instituting a widespread desire desire desire de de- de- de sire sire for thread laces They have put them on a n multitude of new spring frocks The sh shops Ps wish to sell their great quantities of laces Inces The dressmakers dressmakers dressmakers dress dress- makers find in the lace Ince fervor a n fashIon fashion fash fash- Ion easily handled by those who are skilled In drapery Therefore the balance bal bal- ance is against the metallic laces but all the world shows kindness toward metallic tissues It seems strange that they should be Introduced in such quantities at nt the beginning of warm weather but they are not only used for evening gowns but combined with navy 1 blue serge and crepe Crele de chine for Cor afternoon wear While broad sashes are used Corhouse for Cor house gowns there is clever ingenuity shown in a multitude of or narrow gir gir- These are made of metallic ribbons ribbons rib rib- bons plain beaded in colors or em em- broidered The They do not confine the waist they are merely used to break brenk the theUne line Une of ot the garment Beaded Bended Indian strings are arc again agnin In high favor after their partial failure last October However they are not notis cs is 8 much sought after by the public as os the gold and black hlad metal ribbon or the steel and blue Gold and black Chinese ribbon ribbons sumptuously brocaded are used for C entire entire en en- Il- Il tire evening gowns They are dropped dropped dropped drop drop- ped In the Chinese fashion from waist to hem and they have hae in the occidental fashion of black tulle over gold tissue The bodIce bodIce bodice bod bod- Ice of such a u gown Is made entirely of the ribbon wrapped around the figure with the black tulle tulls shoulder piece holding long or short sleeves are short and slim sUm coats are either redingote ote or short the three quarter coat being nowhere There are arc pockets pockets pock pock- ets and buttons but the pockets donot do dm not hul bulge e they lie He flat and amI have buttoned buttoned but but- toned back flaps Collars are no lon longer er Important for tor size but there are some well well cut cut shawl collars on the tIle coats some some of which run off into a waist belt and amI button be be- hind Beige ei e sand color gray rny navy nay blue and black are the colors for tailored tai lored suits some show practically no trimming except In the waistcoat or orIn orin or orIn In pockets and buttons Basques show a slight ht fullness on the hips and skirts look even narrower than they are astl as tl they y often orten have a q deep hidden plait Little dresses of all nIl kinds are shown this season from the most simple of ot country frocks s In linen to the most elaborate town dress in taffetas crepe de chine silk and de sole Two materials are still stilt used to make on one frock and embroidery is much used for trimming A favorite embroidery Is gray Angora mixed with white or blue and there are some good little dresses In black crepe de chine with fawn and gray embroideries or Impressions The sleeveless pinafore tunic with wide shoulders ers and loose sash belt Is general Sashes loose belts an and girdles are common Short sleeves are as general as long ones es especially especially especially es- es for the young |
