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Show OF all tho alluring tilings for southland wear and use, on display dis-play now In tho shops, parasols seem indisputably the most alluring, al-luring, the most repleto with promiso of suminei, of sunbathed beaches and grasses, of sheer, daintily tinted costumes cos-tumes fluttering in summor breczoa. All theso things do parasols suggest to tho imagination, long before summer sum-mer has even pooped over tho horizon; hori-zon; and one of tho most joyous undertakings un-dertakings of a shopping trip for southland wearables is tho choosing of a southland parasol. With tho avDrago woman this is usually a vory serious undertaking, as well as a joyous ono A parasol plays such a largo part In the success of a summery costumo. Its shado must focus color Interest in the entire toilette; if it is off tho right shade, even a weo bit, it can spoil everything else ono wears Yet one parasol must often do duty with several frocks; and therefore tho neod of serious consideration con-sideration in choice of tho color thereof. An easy solution of tho problem is to buy a black and white parasol. Theso aro very smart and of course they "match anything," but thoy havo not tho alluro of roso-tlnted roso-tlnted or violet or chic bluo sunshades especially when tho latter are made in the now way with cordod frills that mako thorn look liko big, many-pot-alcd flowers. Ono woman -who gives a great doal of thought to tho dress problem, makes up her mind to her color-schomc color-schomc for a forthcoming season and does all her shopping with this color scheme held rigidly In tho samo mind. The scheme may bo blue, with occasional occa-sional groons that go with bluo; or it may be bronzo and tans with dashos of yellow or flosh color. It may bo bluos and violets But whatever It is, frocks, hats-, silk stockings, ribbons, scarves, parasols and all other details of costumo aro selected to fit into tho schemo at one placo or another and tho result is charming and is acquired ac-quired on a most economical basis. Cream and ecru tints aro going to bo enormously fashionable this season and there will bo many lingerio frocks in theso tints. With a frock of cream linen and pleated washablo chiffon in tho same tint a parasol ornamented with pur-plo pur-plo panslos is enchanting. Tho pan-sles pan-sles are not on tho outsldo of the cover but undorncath ono at overy rib, appliqucd flatly against the silk, which is a lighter violet in bhadc. Tho handle Is of purplo tintod wood with a cord in lighter tone. Theso parasols como also in roso shades with appliqucd roses on tho lnnor coor, and In tan, with nasturtiums Another now parasol for the southland south-land is of tintod silk with a border of swansdown In natural shado; or ono may havo a white parasol with white swansdown With a frock of pink linen soutached elaborately In whito will bo carried a pink shirred taffota. parasol edged with black swansdown. Tho parasol handlo Is black enameled wood and the cord "bracelet" to slip over tho wilst has a hugo pink enameled wood ball as an ornamont This season's parosol3 aro shorter in tho handlo than tho models of former for-mer j cars, and takon all In all, they aro flufllor and gayor In typo. As to shapes, thore aro coaching para- j sols with tho ordinary numbor of ribs, flat coollo parasols with many ribs set close togothor, poak-top and pagoda shapes, snub-ferrulcd affairs with Bhort handles in tho oarly Victorian Vic-torian stylo and tiny carriage parasols para-sols which bend oor on tho handle to form a shlold against sun or wind. Ono poak-top model trlmmod with heavy flHk fringe is a bright navy blue in color and within tho circlo of frlngo at tho top i3 a, section of 1 bright colored, striped silk. Tho blue parasol with Us warm tones at the) top accords admirably with a garden frock of cream lace ovor white silk and tho velvet sash is navy bluo like tho parasol. Tho striped parasol 13 one of thp A ' 4 i Clicro is moro than coyness in a pur- J plo parasol vritli pansics peeping from the inside cocr. i new models in demand for Palm 1 Beach. There Is a dazzling effect H about this sunshade when It is re- H volved rapidly and the model Is Jap- jH anoso in typo, with mani ribs and M the blunt ferrule end of the Japanose M paper parasol familiar to everono. M In whito silk striped with rod theso IH parasols aro especially gay . and M charming. jH Flowered silk parasob in dainty H Dresden effects have ribs tipped with H littlo balls of Imitation iory and IH handles of carved Imitation Ivory. H Thoy como also with black enameled H wood handles with "bracelets" made M of a rosotto and twist of the flowered M silk. There are lace parasols, too, for H uso on very formal occasions w 1th H lingerio frocks of lace and not. Some of theso dolectablo sunshades havo H linings of pink silk and festoons of IB littlo pink flowers or bowknots of IH twisted ribbon. Tho veil parasol is VM a mysterious and fascinating affair, M with a strip of bordered veiling any- H where from abc Inches to a foot deop H depending from tlie edge and until H ono gots quite cioso it is difllcult to M tell Just who Is smiling at you behind M tho deop veil. H Fur is noted on the parasols for H southland uso; in fact fur is going H to bo worn in that summery clime jH on a good many wearables, to Judgo IH by the showings of southland frocks, IH (vraps and hats. A whito silk coach- IH ng parasol trimmed with otter is H really a charming affair and later H n the fur border may bo ripped otf H f desired. |