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Show Easy to Remodel Old Frock Vogue for Combination of Materials Enables Women to Conveniently Change Style of Garments. It is particularly easy this season to remodel passe frocks because combinations combina-tions of different fabrics are so much in vonue. If you are fortunate enough to have a velvet gown which is still in good condition, but which needs a few freshening fresh-ening touches, it may with little work be transformed into a smart up-to-date frock. If the skirt is gored with a wide front and back panel with perhaps two gores on the sides, they may be used as panels and set over a contrasting shade of accordion plaited georgette, the velvet panels being looped up or caught together beneath the hem so that they do not fly out when the wearer wear-er walks. The waist may receive a vestee of the georgette, while If the sleeves are worn thin below the elbow they may be cut off and finished with gathered puffs of the crepe. If the panels are wide enough, and if the wearer be tall anil slender, they may be allowed to hung loose. Tunics are still In vogue and if you have an evening frock of embroidered net or lace that cannot again be worn without receiving attention, the lace may he used as an overtunic, the narrower nar-rower shealh skirt being of metallic cloth or satin. These little tunics are often graduated or draped, in fact, there are no end of ways whereby the clever woman can refurbish her winter wardrobe. Use of Feathers. Feathers- are used In the most unusual un-usual ways. For instance, an amazing and beautiful feather bag has made its appearance. The center part of the bag is of some bird's breast, Iridescent, brilliant feathers. Then at each side there are panniers or nifties of ostrich in a plain color to harmonize with one of the tones in the smooth feattwrs of the body of the bag. |