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Show W ' .:. . : . . . . , I oilKTrocKof Sorree ir Orchid "hade . I vr it Yi Tpimmi of Velvet "Ribbons 1 s.rd Little Pearl "Buckley and lKe I Uevv "Barrel DispeTpy Over the Hip Coquettish Lines and Soft Materials Make Spring Frocks Youthful and Becoming - Much Soutache I Used in Solid Trimming Motifs - Shorter Sleeves SaysP&ris,OnDressy Costumes. Ifo ' ' E new frocks are so enchant-' M ing that every woman vh can i handle a pair of cutting- shears Is longing to get to work and make half a dozen along the lines of I models exhibited in tho shops. And indeed, for a clever home-dressmaker, the new frocks are not hard to copy, lor lines are very simple, the chief elaboration being In well-placed trimming. trim-ming. But the phrase "well-placed" has a pood deal of significance, for one must study the lines of one's trimming motifs very carefully. They must flow harmoniously with the lines of the frock and not be placed, hcltcr-fkclter, hcltcr-fkclter, anywhere. It is not sufficient that a trimming bo handsome in It-pelf; It-pelf; unless it blends harmoniously with the costume. It might much bet- ter be left off the costume altogether. HHJ All the models pictured arc of tho HHJ dressy, formal type, for afternoon HH wear In or out of doors. Tho modern HHI woman needs several such frocks HH about this time of the year. There are H the Easter weddings, club receptions j and breakfasts and the round of teas HHj and afternoon bridge parties that al- ways occur just after Easter. Pity the woman who has not a fresh, new modish frock in which to appear on such occasions when everyone will be arrayed as tho lilies of the field in I spring gala attire. s..ft silks Liked Best By Tails. The stiff xaffotas that were in vogue j last spring have no place in this season's sea-son's program. All tho spring silks are soft, shimmering and lustrous and graceful folds and draperies aro preferred pre-ferred to flounces or other stilt effects. ef-fects. Soiree silk Is the silk especially j in demand and lovely Indeed are the I new shades. Faille matinee is liked for street frocks, surahs and crepe de chine appear in stunning sport frocks j and Paris is using quite a good deal of : soft saUn meteor as a background for i bead and soutache embroideries. Right here, ono must admit the BOUtache craze. Everything that can ; bo soutache-embroidered is so decorated, dec-orated, but soutache trimming is applied ap-plied in masses on the frock never in scattered, straying effects as used to i bo tho case when soutache was the qHRI and ouTacKe in eieTone fashion, years ago. There are banas of soutache embroidery, yokes, cuffs, pockets, panels and other sections of I tho costume covered entirely with the ' soutache, usually In self-tone, and tho effect is undeniably rich and handsome. hand-some. The palo gray frock pictured Is an I excellent example of the way soutache trimming Is being treated Just now. 'in this frock almost the whole bodice. I half of the sloove and a trlmminc-band trlmminc-band at the hem. are covered with i close soutachlng in self-tone; both j frock and soutacho being In a lovely. pale gray tint which Is matched by ! the silk stockings The smart little ; hat of gold laco has a pearl bead ornament or-nament and the tussah parasol Is In ja delicate mauve shade that harmonizes har-monizes with tho gray frock. This costume has the Moyenago bodice. ' loose yet clinging and the sloping belt which crosses and comes around to the front, to be knotted at the hips, defines de-fines the flcrure Just enough to make the frock Individual on Its wearer. These sashes on so many of the ready- to-wear froeks. are commendable, in that they make it possible to adjust ! general lines to individual figures, and almost any woman may be fitted very i easily. The sleeves are particularly smart, with their pointed bulge below I the elbow and this sort of sleeve shows off the soutache pattern very well Indeed. Soutacho should always be stitched to tho frock with silk thread, for a cheap thread will fade in the sunlight and make a Jarring note in the otherwise handsome frock. All costumes of this dainty and exclusive ex-clusive class should bo sewed with silk throughout oven in the seams and other hidden details, and the woman who desires to get the most out of her frocks will not consider buying a model sowed with cheap thread It never pays in the long run The Colors Of Spring. Gray seems as popular as ever this season and the new grays have a pinkish tinge that is entrancing. There is asparagus gray, too, a greenish gray just off tho white Oyster gray and silver gray arc two other lovely shades for gowns of distinction. Red Is undoubtedly un-doubtedly a spring eolor this year and I the brightest shades are combined with white. Tulip red is a gorgeous shade, and there are coral and geranium ger-anium reds and deeper tones of claret, garnet and Venetian red. Some of these are trimmed with steel bead embroidery and the effect Is very rich though one would hardly like to see too many such costumes on a worm spring day! Red and.whlto checks are very fashionable, and some of tho printed silks show rod squares ind figures on a ground of blue. Such a frock, with panels of white silk embroidered In rod, was described for you on last week's page. White froCKs. It Is siid, will be the rage as soon as tho days grow more summery and already many whlto costumes cos-tumes are appearing In the restaurants. restau-rants. White buttoned boots are to have a tremendous vogue one has only to study tho windows of the shoe shops to realize that and the combination com-bination of white frock with white boots is so charming that every' woman wom-an will want at least one white costume cos-tume for formal wear. White soiree silk, white tussah and white mohair and worsted mixture are the materials selected for such frocks, and tailored lines are In evidence Tho white costume cos-tume for wear with a hat must always have the tailored suggestion, elso it will not be correct. Filmy white Is for the lawn or veranda In mld-Eum-mer; fluttery or shlmmcry white, for gas light wear; tailored whlto always for a formal out-of-door or restaurant restau-rant appearance! A smart white frok of worsted and mohair mixture is pictured and nothing more correct could bo imagined. The simple linos are girlish in suggestion and here again Is the useful sash that draws In the bodice to suit tho Individual figure. fig-ure. Tho pleated skirt Is attached to a smoothly fitted yoke, rows and row9 of machine stitching in red silk outlining out-lining this yoke and also edging the sleeves. The latter aro reprulation coat sleeves and give strong tailored character char-acter to the frock. Of course, you have guessed that the white straw hat Is trimmed with red grosjraln ribbon, applied flat and stitched In place, and you'll note also that this smartly V- L i. L L ' T 1 QuiYted Peltvcoat frockod maid carries one of tho new "swagger-sticks" an elongated cane of polished white wood with a handle of red glass. Emphasis Put On The Sleeve. An Interesting sleevo is shown in the silk frock wrhlch has the new barrel bar-rel drapery over tho hips. The sleeve Is interesting because there is so little of it. Every woman who sees It will exclaim: "Can It be that we are to wear these llttlo sleeves again?" Tet It Is Just such sleeves that Paris Is putting on formal frocks! This costume cos-tume Is made of orchid tinted soiree silk and is trimmed with self-toned velvet ribbon, drawn through tiny j pearl buckles at tho bolt line where bodlco and skirt meet In a triple row ! of gathers. The wldo skirt with Its looped draperies at the sides contrasts I with the little bodice, tiny of sleeve I snd extremely plain at the neck. You ' Hf I will notice that there is no sign of a collar on this frock, tho white soutached mohair and worsted frock, or tho frock with a little silk boloro. The last-named frock Is from Paquln and is a combination of soldier blue faille matinee silk and white lace. The bolero bags over a knotted sash which H Is slipped through the slashed side of the Jacket. And here Is the new quilted quilt-ed skirt the very last whlmsey of Paris. |
