| Show Frock for Afternoon Af Wear I I II Taffeta or Faille Silk Favorite of Moment Mo- Mo ment Made ment-Made Made With PI Plain ln Long Bodice For afternoon wear the frock of taffeta taffeta tat feta teta or faille silk seems to be the first favorite of the moment made with a severely plain rather long little little little lit lit- tle bodice that lint clings closer to the figure figure fig fig- figure ure than the chemise frock but makes no effort to fit in any correct sense of the word Whereas In former days dars such a bodice would have been severely severely severely severe severe- ly boned it is now nov allowed to wrinkle softly in the region of the waist line The skirts are ore puffed putTed or draped or held out slightly from the hips by a cl clever vcr contrivance of piping cords or ruch- ruch Ings It is interesting to notice that however much the present-day present fashions have borrowed their Inspiration from I the past century they are yet essentially essentially essen- essen modern and express the freer thought of today We see no sign of the return of ot the tight waist or the honed bodice and we Just k know ow that the modern woman would never put up I I i with such Inconvenience and fort for tor one moment I Another st style le which is Js seen in some of the new models is the over cross-over bodice the ends of which tie at the back and can either be bunched Into a large bow to give the bustle effect or orma ormay ormay ma may be loosely knotted and allowed to hang down to the hem of the skirt These dresses are very graceful and becoming the slanting lines Unes over the hips being especially suitable for the tile figures which might find the severity of the plain bodice rather trying A Adre Adress Adress dress s of this description was carried out In changing taffeta of ot blue and mauve the sleeves and neck being j turned back with plain mauve satin and de sole I would he be equally suitable materials for such a design I I |
