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Show FASHIONS I New Ideas In the Style '' - World. BY MRS KINGSLEY. RGprj HE coat-frock is continuing and i(?3 enhancing its success, but tho d2J barrel skirt Is not expected to win favor, as the majority of women are determined to bo absolute-' ly practical in their choice of clothes. A dressmaker who gavo some Interesting Inter-esting news items tho other day, said that in her opinion an eccentricity like the barrel skirt with its distorted outlne, Is not wanted, whereas the coat-frock, so practical, so becoming, and so simple in design, Is of tho utmost ut-most utility Women who work and who does not? like It because tho o--erall goes over it so neatly and comfortably, com-fortably, and when It is taken off the weaier is clean and fresh for luncheon. lunch-eon. This typo of gown and the deml-toilette, deml-toilette, or rest frock, easily slipped Into for the evening (for thero must bo no intricacies or extravagances nowadays) , are tho two kinds of frocks to which this dressmaker gives consideration. con-sideration. Tho severely tailor-made suit gives way, in tho absence of tailors, to tho loosely fitted sports coat and skirt costume, but even this is triumphed over by tho coat-frock Twelve months of uso have not served serv-ed to diminish tho vogue of stitching as a trimming for afternoon and tailored tai-lored frocks. Of course, there is nothing noth-ing new about this form of embellishment, embellish-ment, but every woman remembers that it became on3 of tho smartest trimmings last spring, and continued throughout tho winter Now it has taken a new lease of life and is again one of tho favorite forms of decoration. decora-tion. Heavy silk Is used for tho stitching. It outlines sections in coats and skirts, applies itself In multitudinous rows or In groups of two or three rows Machine Ma-chine stitching is chiefly used, though the past few weeks hae introduced quite a few models trimmed with hand w ork. Soine of tho Paris evening gowns are so simple In outline that one faels a wild desiro to copy them one's self, and It is tho richness of tho material that gives tho effect Take, for example, exam-ple, a dress of heavy gold lace. It was as plain in style as the plainest underskirt but who wants to paint tho lily or elaborate on gold9 Instead, In-stead, tho dressmaker took somo black tulle and soberly veiled tho laco lest its lustre be too dazzling. Tullo formed form-ed the sldo draperies also and from each shoulder at tho back it drooped to form a square tialn. Almost every concelvablo material being made uso of by the skirt manufacturers. manu-facturers. There are skirts of satin, Jersey, silk poplin, wool, cotton, linen, crepe, taffeta, serges, flannel and tweed, and the end is not yet in sight Skirts are pleated either wholly or partly, shirred to tho waist line and even mado up with yokes and peg tops In some smart models tho oval shape is maintained by sldo draperies, and tho skirt ta flat in front and in back. Sport skirts fcaturo silks with largo figures and with border -designs. Hats for afternoon wear may be oxticmo in point of shaping and tho uso of novel trimming, but tho hat for wear with tailored suits Is making a bid for favor through Its combination of simplicity and smartness. Among tailored models tho sailor Is a prime favorite. It Is being shown with high and low crowns, with wido and narrow brims, and of various kinds of straw braids as well as silk and crepe. Quito a number of tho nowest tailored models aro wide brimmed, somo of them in bquarc shape, somo round and Bomo with irregular ir-regular and roll outlines. Theso employ em-ploy llsore and horsehair braids in their fashioning, with silk and crepe for bindings and facings. Feathers are first placo favorites among sailor hat trimmings, though there aro plenty of models embellished embellish-ed with yarn a-id bead embroidery. |