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Show MQDESFQR SER VICE THAT CONFORM TO FASHION'S TRFND I i j J I i ' decidedly new i.lo.a in eni i t a i 1 o o . J -uii- i- I hi.- S one. A while broadcloth draped skirt coinhincd fiaV "-s With a jacket of Pckin blue duvetvn. the scarf collar ill jflpy and -ash belt lined with the white broadcloth . W'r By Edith M. Burtis J Convrlsht. 1'JlS. by Public Lcpgeb Comoim OXE of the most Interesting fashlor Innovations of the season are th sleeveless Jackets and the 6lccveles: Jacket suits, and while these garment: were at their advem looked upon a; strictly for sport wear, their practica bllity and pleasing effect have liftcc them completely out uf this restricted class. Sleeveless jacket suits are a pleasing feature of spring fashions and are sure to grow in popularity as the season advances, ad-vances, for warm weather will surely bring out more definitely the comfort value of these smart garments. While sleeveless jackets and sleeveless sleeve-less jacket suits were first looked upon as conservation or economy garments, today they are well established in fashion's trend. Dark wool jersey made 'the sleove-less sleove-less Jacket suit of which a three-quarter three-quarter view is given today. This ia a very simple, good-taste model, a loose one-button sack coat, belted at the waist and with generous pockets, combined com-bined with a practical three-piece skirt, opening in front under a broad plait. This skirt is cut on smart conservation con-servation lines of sll.nness; yet is not impractlcally narrow. Here is an excellent suit suggestion for the business girl who need" to look for comfort in her clothes, yet must be smart and businesslike in appearance and must get all these results for the least possible money. And this is saying nothing -f the need to ha.e all the garments of her wardrobe adaptable for recreation and social activities as well as for working hours. This same need applies to i'.ie woman of limited dreis allowance, who. like the busy woman, must ma' her clothes serve many purposes. The Roman who can spend but little money on her wardrobe is always he best dressed when she buys conservative rather than extreme garments. Of wool jersey also is the simple suit on temisport lines. Laving a sack coat belted at the waist, a wide collar finished with a polka-dot bow and a straight two piece skirt, The60 features fea-tures make this suit a typo that is acceptable for general wear, so that It is In as good taste in town as out of town. The hat worn with this practical suit is a smart little model made of ilk. The sectional pieces of the crown are joined together by cordings that give it a completeness of .lnish that is alwayS pleasing, and it is effectively trimmed with a spra'- of cunning little flowers made of wool and hand crocheted. cro-cheted. These flowers, being In a pleasing combination of effective colors, col-ors, lend a smart touch to the somber black of the hat and make this hat adaptable for almost any type of semi-dressy semi-dressy apparel. The separate sleeveless Jacket made on sweater lines is illustrated by a white pearl-button trimmed model of rose-colored wool jersey, which makf3 a smart color contrast and lends at 1 tractlveness to the photograph. This practical jacket is collarless, too, th i neck being finished by a stitched band of the material, and there arc generous pockets, button-trimmed, button-trimmed, and a belt fastened by two buttons. The need for a comfortable protective pro-tective coat Is an essential of no small importance in these times of motor travel and women's intensified activities ac-tivities outside of their homes. Such a wrap for summer woar must be light in weight, simple In design, conservatively pleating In color, generous gen-erous in fit and of a fabric that will j 1 ' Irak Of wool jersey is this 'implc, serviceable serv-iceable suit 011 sport lines and vet of a tpc that is very acceptable for general town wear. The hat is a practical silk model, with cunning cun-ning little wool ilowcrs aa trimming not readily show wear and tear. And it should have convertible posslbllitl such as adjustable collar and neck finishes fin-ishes and capes that can bo removed or snapped on by fasteners when additional ad-ditional warmth is required. Not but that the capes can be worn for their 6tylo value, even though wo swelter under their generouu folds. For be It known that with all our good common senso and our marvelous adaptabilities to new duties and new responsibilities, we are all still feminine enough to make somo sacrifice, suffer some discomfort dis-comfort for the sake of fashion. And I. for one, would not have this otherwise, for life is very serious in its final analysis, and especially during these strenuous times; and 1" wo aro to rob ourselves of all frivolity of thought or action, this will be a hard old world to exist in. You see, I cannot can-not get away from the thought of my childhood that "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. folks say." The charming plaid and plain velour coat illustrated today has all the necessary details of perfection, from the standpoint of service, fashion and style, and is, therefore, a most happy choice for the woman who desires or must have smart style, unquestionable practicability and all-purpose adaptability adapta-bility In one garment of this protective character. Particularly Interesting Is the wide scarf neck finish of this coat, in place of the usual conventional collar col-lar finish. also a velour, a smart and timely combination com-bination of military gray and blue. Following the principal fashion detail de-tail for coats and suits this season, this garment is made with a distlnc tive vest, topped bj an unusual collar, that, following the line of the vest opening, buttons high up on the neck, these buttons and similar ones on the sleeves and belt are smoked pearl and serve the double purpose of being ornamental as well as useful. The belt that straps across the front is slipped through a slasn at the underarm, under-arm, so that the wrap is uncontlned at the back and falls in beautiful, graceful folds. There aro many of these wraps to be seen in shops and on the street, but to my mind I have seen nothing that exceeds this model for comfort and good stle. and, of course, it is the latest modo In fashion's activities. Many of these wraps are lined only to the waist, but many more, this one illustrated included, aro lined throughout through-out with galy colored lining of plain and nn elty silks. The new and unusual In dress alwa . Interests women, and when the some thing new is pleasingly striking and in good taste as well, one should not turers to produce other models, be- r - tt-Jzr sZS ' ' ' i cause of the urgent demand of the 13 them something that ftiUflftMnHSB9BSSUKSj&l iiJflflBiB will sell. I l haw- m:-.."t!v w.th t mKrBi ' : ' ti ' '1 ),( vm'-i v. r.irv n. It 1 is enough that many women In the 4 j service of the country must of nec-.. Vaa! -fjf BBgMgggM I sity put on a garb that robs them of ';' HsLT!lwn ,. ' , 1 a certain individuality which clothes always give to women; but we who have no real call for the wearing of jj unjform could help the industrial sit- . ; ' uatlon of the moment tremendously by doing our part in the elimination of EH ..- ' 8 needless waste in the production of Kg women's apparel. 1 Ac 1 have told you many times be- i : I I - . A j .J ?--i '- militarj mode-- and the vide and protective ' ' I PgVi 'Carf CO,,ar ,llal ma' be conveniently adjusted HSPSelSBRff Ni-Tyo XLv c temperature! Ibove One of the smartest tvpes in tunnner wraps are the cope , ' coats of which this is an excellent on implc, th"." ve front and convert- V , 1I1 le collar hcinp po-ibly the mo9t interesting fashion details An interesting innovntion of the season arc the sleeveless 1 jacket suits, anil while at their advent these were looked Bfc . i'K. upon as 6tnctl for sport wear, their practicability has lifted them completely oat of this restricted class ' More modish and advanced In fashion fash-ion lines, and yet decidedly rractical, is the second summer wrap pictured on this page. This semicape wrap l3 stock numberless other models, which they must continue to do if w do not concentrate our thought on our clothes and buy them with no other reasoning ShItt - Jt. ' 1 Sal TV ; ; fail to adoiit the mode and help to establish its Immediate success. This is a form of conservation in dress, of aliP The sleeveless sport jacket is to be found in many varieties of fabric and color, but none are more practical than tboso of dark wool jersey like the button-trimmed one here illustrated illus-trated dress economy, that few women under- I or spring (raveling or for general wear, this suit of menVwear navy serge with its braid bound edges and modishly narrow skirt is the essence of good taste and good style stand, so let me explain. When we accept fashion quickly and definitely, we eliminate the need of the makers of apparel putting Into . than that merely of the fashion -iuui-ity of the garment. Many excellent models are cast In the scrapheap each 6eason simply becauso wo overlook their virtue in the beginning, and our lack of response forces the manufacture, manufac-ture, we buy more intelligently and enjoy more real profit from our clothes when wo study our individual needs closely and buy what suits our type of form and face and meets the requirements re-quirements of our social and business life rather than purchase clothes simply sim-ply from the fashion standpoint. But to get bac;c to the fashions Illustrated today. A decidedly new idea in semitallorec suits is the effective effec-tive model in two tono fabric combination. combina-tion. The draped skirt of this suit is of white broadcloth, the jacket of Tekln blue duvetyn and, to pleasantly distribute the color, the scarf, collar and sash belt, made of duvefy.i, as is the body of the coat, are lined with the white broadcloth. On decidedly different lines, much more conservative in design and in materials and yet equally modish, Is tho strictly tailored suit with Its rippled rip-pled Jacket and straight, slim skirt. This suit is made of men's wear serge in the t rkest tone of navy and Is bound on all edges with a wide silk braid in strictly "man tailored fashion. Fashion Tips pHARMr.NG are organdie blouses In bright colors, trimmed by little triangular tri-angular patches of smocking done in white floss. An Interesting and pleasing novelty 'f the season Is the use of tiny ostrich tips In two colors for corsage bouquets In place of flowers. . Very smart capes are being shown that have detachable and reversible waistcoats. One interesting circular navy cape in blue serge has a vest of white and blue silk, buttoning under an all-white silk collar. Black and white checked suits are always a good spring style Among the more popular misses' fashions checked skirts with plain colored Jackets Jack-ets are very modish. Some of the smartest new sport blouses are made of thin silk, striped in such- fine lines that the whole effect is of a single dull color. These effective effec-tive blouses are usually of plain taffeta taf-feta or crepe. A lovely new sleeveless middy Is made of fiber silk and Is fashioned so that it fits the waistline very snugly. The latest material combination for separate coats Is tussah and satin Very lovely aro light chiffon frocks with Valenciennes lace as a part of the foundation rather than as trimming. Exquisite afternoon dresses of point d'esprlt are in black as well as white. Bright-colored suspender ribbons that show through the blouses of transparent frocks aro a pretty con-celt con-celt of fashion. Among the new wash skirts are many novelty material combinations, such as jilque and honeycozr.b. rep and bodford cord, trlcotine and ciope. Red daringly combined with dark colors is a striking color note of many new French models. Many of the French dress models show shirrlns in rather quaint effects. ef-fects. For lining for the summer coat or cape are printed voile and georgette linings. Tho black and white effects prevailing are becoming almost as popular as the newer Batik and block-printed block-printed silks. When pockets are applied to separate sepa-rate skirts two aro found In all Instances, In-stances, the idea being that one for style or novelty purposes is not sUftl- H clent. Batiste in a plain weavo and color is combined with gingham plaid voile j for a smock for summer wear. Smartxseparate skirts of silk gins-ham, gins-ham, with practical pockets in front, are among tho most interesting models seen. Fxpensivo spring blouses are of Spanish lace combined with whito georgette. Very effective aro large colored and jeweled buckles used at the waistline to fasten sash girdles. Charmeuse as well ae satin for separate sep-arate coats Is a mode of the moment. Wash skirts are simply made to In-sure In-sure the best laundering results. 4 |