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Show im Woman's Page JB Criticism of Fashion Dressmakers Showing Very Different Models Colored Damask Cloths and Napkins in Pale JjB Shades Again in Fashion Furbishing Up Ready- M made Lingerie Cheap Lingerie May be Made fm Lovely Hairpin Case for the Traveler Cretonne Novelties for the Table. m CM CRITICISM OF FASHION. rVB A great deal of drastic criticism is I 1 b-ing made just now apropos of the 'fM ! feminine toilette If the truth must v3B be told. It Is partly though onl part- rly merited, and the crisis caused by the criticism has had the curious and Isignincant eueci mat lasniou is 101 ilowlng no definite direction It very seldom happens that the general tendency tend-ency of fashion is not more clearly defined at such an advanced date in the season. The dressmakers all seem to have created quite different models the one from the other. This is not by any means a bad thing, because it certainly has the advantage of avoid ing uniformity and banality. In the showrooms of some cf them dresses may be sen which remain! very narrow at the foot while preserv j inp the enlarged line of the tunic' At other houses skirts are shown! ory narrow at ihe knee line and; finished by shaped flounces who-se; width undulates round the feet. Thej judgment and tasteR of well-dressed 1 smart women in showing their preferences pref-erences by the choice of their toilettes will sureiy decide the dominating! tendency of the fashion and this will bp seeu in a very feu days more I It is much to be hoped that wuicn ever way fashion turns she wll sue ceed in suppressing the caricatures which sometimes evoke the critics' censure. As a matter of fact, there are certain fixed rules of pood taste and harmony which no well-dreBsed woman can ignore and which should I always influence the dressmakers and milliners, for it is quite disastrous disas-trous for the renown of French taste that certain caricatures of 'tres Parisiennes " silhouettes should have so much foundation in reality I COLORED DAMASK POPULAR Damask cloths in pale colors wltn napkins to correspond are again com j I . ing into vogue for the luncheon table, and while colored linen is impossible for the dinner table, it is very attractive at-tractive for less formal occasion and pretty sets in pale yellow, green, blue or pink are appearing in the dower chests of brides-to-be. Colonel embroideries as well as colored damasks are being exploited for able us.: In the most up-to-date outfits and for these Japanese de j sigjns are particular appropriate. I FURBISHING UP READY-MADE LINGERIE. Most women like dainty fine under-, Tear, but the woman who has not time to make her own is often at a disadvantage because of the price she must pay for really fine ready-to-war 1 garments li is advisable when the; pGcketbook is limited to buy perfectly plain, untrimmed garments and put out own lace and hand work on them Cheap lingerie is eithei coarse and tmriHied with coave lace, or else entirely undecoraied. and the latter is preferable beyond a do-ibt to the' refined taste, unless one Is fortunate enough to get some bargains at a special sale. The far-seeing woman always tries to profit by these sales, even though she is not in immediate need of whatl she buys. I HAIRPIN CASE. Among the useful little et ceteras vicb make dainty homemade gifts for a friend who expects to travel is a hairpin case with a turnover flap resembling a pockethook. This should be made of green or ether serviceable color In linen The flap is calloped In white or in a dark er cotton than the linen. The Initials or monogram should correspond in color with the scallop Such a case may be made in hand kerchief linen to fit over a chamois jewel case, which is worn on a ribbon rib-bon around the neck. The linen case may be easily laundered from time to time, while the suede bag is pro feted by the linen from getting soiled. I CRETONNE NOVELTIES. While the dainty modern sets are attractive and most useful Tor hot weather, cretonne sets would be most acceptable. They are easily made and if th cretonne is of a cool pattern in blue or one of yellow and the centerpiece of yellow or blue flowers to match, a ! mol attractive result will be ob-j ! tained. Mark the plate size with the larg-est larg-est dinner plate and either crochet, an edge to these or appl one or Irish crochet that can be boupht for vc-rv little a yard at any or the shops |