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Show Ingenious New Prints Are as Refreshing as Spring Itself By CHERIE NICHOLAS AS GLORIOUSLY fresh as spring- ' time itself are the lovely print lwi V styles in frocks and costumes now j f--i0''m j being shown for wear in the Easter I t ' parade and on through the season. Ajj: JSmms&lli There is no shortage of beauty in 1 j their styling, colors or fabrics. A I g noticeable trend toward emphasis on 1 I I if good lines and restraint in trimming SiiSSSSi&mmM.JMJ AS GLORIOUSLY fresh as springtime spring-time itself are the lovely print styles in frocks and costumes now being shown for wear in the Easter parade and on through the season. There is no shortage of beauty in their styling, colors or fabrics. A noticeable trend toward emphasis on good lines and restraint in trimming adds extra grace to these new offerings offer-ings to winter-weary wardrobes. According to those engaged in fashion industries we are definitely on our way toward an era of femininity fem-ininity in dress. Not extravagant, frivolous garb, mind you, but winsome, win-some, becoming clothes such as our men in war service want us to wear when they come home on leave, or seek diversion in recreation centers cen-ters that offset the grimness of war. It is just such charm that is expressed ex-pressed in the pretty dresses and hats pictured in the above illustration. illustra-tion. As ideal an Easter costume as ever ventured forth on a sundrenched sun-drenched spring morning is the very good-looking jacket costume of fine rayon print crepe shown to the right, below, in the above picture. To wear this slender one-piece frock and trimly trim-ly fitted jacket effectively a proper foundation garment, smooth of line through hips and midriff is imperative. impera-tive. Then, too, snowy white accents ac-cents to give the final endearing touch of femininity must be added, just as you see them pictured here. Try to find anything more ladylike, more expressive of good taste, to wear on a fair Easter morn. If there is one thing that is contributing con-tributing more than another to the glory of the new fashions, it is the ingenuity with which designers are combining prints with plain fabrics. The current handling of cutout print designs appliqued on a monotone fabric is developing into a technique of high artistry and amazing originality. origi-nality. Print and plain are artfully combined in the stunning frock shown to the left in the above picture. pic-ture. Here a pretentious apple design de-sign is ingeniously applied to sooty black smooth-draping rayon crepe at one side of the softly flared skirt and on the opposite shoulder. The attractive motif is repeated on the wide patent leather belt. Special attention is called to the matching lacy woven pyroxilin hat and bag twosome. The entry of plastics into millinery design is one of the important fashion highlights high-lights this season. Here is a very convincing demonstration of the emphasis em-phasis that is being placed on fetching fetch-ing accessories. An exotic south sea island pattern printed on fine textured rayon crepe makes the attractive daytime frock centered in the above group. Soft draping through the bodice front and an all-around pleated skirt combine to create an effect of ease and grace. Note the wide brim of the hat. The wide brims are going to breath-taking dimensions, according to the new millinery for spring and summer. Contrasting with the wide-brim vogue are the prettily feminine little hats that are as capricious as perky ribbon bows and color-bright flowers flow-ers and whimsical veils can make them. Such a hat is the lovely pink rose-laden one shown in the inset above. Wee sailors, not much bigger big-ger than the palm of your hand, are chic this season, their style vying for supremacy with sailors of enormous brim. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) |