Show simple gowns go ans of pongee and silk materials this season the manufacturers have put forth a great many designs it jn silk materials that aro are espee especially felly planned ifor for unpretentious little frocks frooks or for street wear taffeta surah pongee foulard etc will be all extensively worn and when the warm spring daya days appear will be seen made up into street frocks I 1 in a charming designs these fabrics corn conj in stripes strides checks and plaids in lu various combinations and colorings and it must be admitted that the majority of designs seen are very tasteful and smart looking probably the most attractive patterns are in the rather large arge checks cheel s in black brown blue or other colorings combined with white or in the plain brown silks showing a rather large dot spaced over the surface the plaids are not to bo so go ge generally recommended as th they ey ore are usually rather loud when shown in the ordinary color combinations however when they are cleverly selected they are exceedingly smart the beet best of these patterns show only omy two colors and especially good are choso in black and white or I 1 in a rather dark shades of blue and green the plain taffetas taff etar pongees and su an the ellb slik showing no figure are preferred by many expert gown makers for street frocks for general wear and are really very g good gd d style when effectively trimmed and cleverly made figured one tone pongees and embroidered one tone pongees are new and most attractive and other novelties are a shown hown in the rajahs and other fabrics of like character the new foulards fou lards woven in dress patterns with a deep border running along one edge of tho the double width wadih goods arc are more ex expensive hut but possess the charm of novelty and are more exclusive than the usual pat patterns most of these come in dot effects the deep border being in very large wafer dots with smaller dots at three inch intervals Inter vala over the silk AB As to trimmings for these gowns the idea Is in most in evidence and although a and 5 of lace embroidery etc Is certainly not now C chic hie and exclusive effects anre given by the use of clover touches in lu hand embroidery brol dery fine sou tache or cord braiding or strap and buttof effects about the gown the illustration which was sketched el etched from a model in pale bine blue pongee Is a case in point of the value of a little handwork to save a frock from being commonplace tills this model waa was made with a sweeping skirt although the design could be very readily adapted for street wear the bodice of the gown was laid in stitched plaits back and front six inches or so from the shoulder seams the deep IV shape vest was made raide of chantilly chant llly this vest was outlined back and front by a it cutout cut out form in satin finish bilk ellk matching the pongee in color the form was finished about the edge by a double strand of pale blue twisted embroidery silk couched on and tn the center of each scallop I 1 figure was embroidered broi brol broidered dered a trefoil olf pattern the alt aleevia eves were puffs set on to a four inch band baud of cream colored net or seline which was covered by inch luch wide lace ruf ruffles fies run up into a point at the e outer arm DOROTHY DALE DALM I 1 V I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I i P I 1 I 1 IF i k I 1 I 1 I 1 e s a v I 1 1 C 0 r ati I 1 ZI r I 1 1 0 19 I 1 zi en 11 k I 1 I 1 V I 1 1 A 1 to i ac all I 1 I 1 I 1 4 1 10 I 1 I 1 1 a 1 I 1 1 M I 1 W I 1 R I 1 U I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 11 al 41 I 1 A t I 1 I 1 ill I 1 I 1 11 i f TT 1 1 I 1 lw 1 I I 1 I 1 I 1 0 1 I I 1 I 1 I 1 4 V I 1 alij if 1 I 1 I 1 |