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Show Gay Plaids and Stripes Add Zest to Smart Play Clothes By CHERIE NICHOLAS I' , i x -X Mm i WJ i3Si; - V f , AN outstanding move- ! , I jA , ment developing in ' , '"-'50- the world of fashion dur- i X 1 , , v ing the last several sea- 1 sons is the increasing at- JKv, J ' tention given to the styl- etJbi ' . ing of play clothes. It is s indeed something to reck- ' AN outstanding move- ! ment developing in the world of fashion during dur-ing the last several seasons sea-sons is the increasing attention at-tention given to the styling styl-ing of play clothes. It is indeed something to reck- on wim, xms manet ui. . being correctly outfitted in the field of sports. This new importance im-portance attached to play clothes is proving a lively incentive to designers de-signers to turn out outfits that shall add to the picture as well as prove practical down to the last detail. There is no more fascinating endeavor en-deavor that the field of costume design de-sign has to offer than this of creating creat-ing play-clothes for young moderns. It adds greatly to the pleasurable excitement that materials these days are produced so nearly perfect, per-fect, not alone from the pictorial standpoint, but that they neither sol idea and whenever and wherever it is consistent to do so they introduce intro-duce an eye-thrilling parasol. It worked out beautifully for the outfit pictured to add a matching parasol, para-sol, and here you see it in all its glory flaunting the same gay stripes that give color to the smartly fashioned fash-ioned skirt. The fabric combination for this costume is a very happy one of stripe-printed celanese crepe for the skirt and parasol with sharkskin in monotone for the blouse top. You can get such easy-to-follow patterns for play clothes nowadays, and modern sewing machines have taae nor snrirut ui me waon, i.,.."..-. do they wrinkle or prove unseemly in the wearing. Playgrounds this season, because of the spectacular garb of fun-loving outdoor enthusiasts, enthusi-asts, burst forth in a blaze of- color that fairly dazzles the eye. And of all the conspirators in the color game we know of none that are so loyally flying cheer-inspiring colorings color-ings as are the fashionable-for-ray clothes plaids and stripes. The .picture. shows how dramatically dramati-cally and picturesquely color-bright stripes and plaids are being fashioned fash-ioned into clothes that go golfing, tennis playing, cruising, dude-ranching and so forth wherever your wanderlust wan-derlust happens to take you this summer. The very attractive outfit which you see to the right in the illustration illustra-tion makes one parasol-conscious at very first glance. Which is as it should be for one of the very most important events on the fashion program pro-gram this summer is the come-back of parasols. Designers of beach clothes find big appeal in the para- such a vast equipment oi gadgets and attachments that almost perform per-form miracles in stitching, tucking, quilting, shirring, cording, it is a temptation to make one's own outfits. out-fits. Many smart, fashion-aware women are doing just that, buying up pretty materials and making their own. It is a fact the records show that the home-sewing idea is decidedly on the increase. Consider, in 'the light of being your own dressmaker, the charming gaytime sun suit which the girl seated seat-ed is wearing. Just a few yards of seersucker plaided in vivid colors were required. You can make the whole outfit by spending only a couple cou-ple of hours at your sewing machine even if you are a beginner at the sewing game. A little gathering attachment at-tachment in your sewing machine kit will dispose of the yards of gathering gath-ering at the waistline in just a few moments. You'll love the swirling ballerina skirt and the smartly fitted fit-ted jacket top that furnish the styling styl-ing theme for this outfit. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) |