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Show I rVENING DRESSES . vj ' " g3? : - jS 1)1 "Black. " - n labo-slely Di-sped. TT JXra Trimmed VV P Soft Taffeta the Favored Material for New Coquettish Draperies Oriental Splendor In Some Evening Gowns Fuschia the Newest Shade In Evening Pinks Corsetless Evening Costumes Now I "I PEW months ago It was the fcj easiest thing in ihe world to 1 make a presentable little dance J frock at home. All one needed whs a skirt with two or three silk net M flounces or a tunic and a bodice SB mado of a strip of satin swathed In V tulle; and a pair of shoulder straps! RB But now, alas! the home dressmaker Htjji is helpless In the face of bewildorlng j and intricate draperies. Even a dress. maker-by-thc-day Is not much aid; for HH the average low-priced sewing worn-" worn-" an cannot tackle the new darperles. Pjffl, Nothing is so difficult to accomplish WM as a drapery that looks perfectly slm-Iftn slm-Iftn r'9 m ,ne a?nlon magazine, anJ m! many have been the nervous head-i head-i aches on the part of dressmakers- hy-thc-day, and the dispalrlng tears-on , the part of exasperated debutante? jl because draperies simply would not 'L romo right, during the past month i while summer dance frocks were be- Ull lng fabricated In home sewing rooms Draperies Should Be Rehearsed Beforehand w to The beat way is to practice your drapery first, In some cheap stuff. It is far better to spend two dollars or so for experimenting materiul than to spoil hopelessly several ards of silk costing four or five dollars the yard. Soft cotton mull or sllk-and-cotton mousselinc makes a good practicing prac-ticing material. Percaline will give ybu something the effect that crisp taffeta will take ln drapery. And un- j less you arc very expert, buy a good pattern Sometimes an edge of ma I tcrlal sloped one way or the other, will make all the difference in the drapery of a skirt. For instance, ln the dance frock of silver cloth and silk net, with Mower garlands over the bodice, the averago home dressmaker would have a good deal more trouble with tho subtle drapery of the skirt than with the obvious drapery of the silk net above it. Only by clever shaping of tho skirt gores can the softly draped effect across the back of the knees bo achieved; almost anybody any-body could loop up tulle to look like the bouffant over-skirt. Drap-d Dance Frocks Very Long. Because me new dance frocks are long, they arc draped. Because they ... v.," r . - - ' " ' Dsncs rrock o(? Draped llve-TT4 CloUtv and. Draped Tulle arc draped, they arc long. It reads: both ways. The clinging lines of softly draped matcrlal are lovely while straight, plain skirts so narrow at the feet would be anything but graceful on a dancing floor. And tho new draped dance frocks are all very long They seem to cling around ankle and Instep and the dainty slippers peep out alluringly beneath Fashion commends com-mends buttoned footwear for outdoor occasions now but the dance frock must be accompanied by high-heeled slippers there Is no deviation from this rule If the frock Is one for evening even-ing wear. And the now dancing slippers slip-pers are enchanting. Some of ihcm are of gleaming satin with bead embroidery em-broidery on toe and Instep, but the mutest slippers are of silver brocado and with them are worn silvery gray or flesh pink silk hose. White and silver slippers go with white evening gowns and white stockings of course. For wear with black gowns there arc black satin slippers with Jet bead embroidery em-broidery or brilliant cut steel buckles, Lorely Shades For Gaslight Wear Fuchsia pink is the smartest of the evening pinfcs and watermelon pink comes next. These are both brilliant shades and stand out conspicuously on a dance floor. Indeed the girl of tho moment Insists upon ha lng a conspicuous dancing frock something that will not be likely to be duplicated by any other wearer. So many vivid dance dresses give ball rooms this summer a very gay and brilliant ef feet; and the retiring little person ln pale pink or baby blue is qulto out of It unless her beauty or her personal charm make up for lack of vividness In her costume. This has been known to happen times without number. Aquamarine is an unusual and most lovely shade for an evening frock. One of the most distinctive of the costumes pictured Is an aquamarine model, and Its cool, alluring glimmer like moonlight on water cannot be realized from a glance at the mero black and white reproduction. The draped skirt is of silver cloth shot with aquamarine and the tulle drapery drap-ery is ln this faint, silvery green shade. The bodico Is of sllvercloth jp Draped . Hn L ! 1 swathed with tulle and a novel lden Is the festooning with flowers. They pass around tho bodice ln garlands, and garlands form the shoulder straps. White gardenias, small roses ln lilac and mauve shades, and some silver-green silver-green leaves are combined ln the floral garlands. A new pink dance frock Is pictured I In brilliant fuchsia pink shade This frock Is of soft, lustrous taffeta and the drapery is most interesting and as you perceive quite beyond the ca paclty of an Inexpert dressmaker! The, frock has a coquettish drapery over tho hips and at the foot the skirt is lifted and the taffeta made into a I sort of Alsace bow. revealing ankle and instep. Tho hip drapery Is caught up by many half hidden little flowers in French blue and the girdle Is of French blue velvet r.bbon. Like most dance frocks thi summer, this one has a swathed bodice and shoulder strap? Sleeves have no place at all on a dance frock though they appear on dinner gowns in floating lengths, of tulle. Oriental Hncs In A Dinner Cenvn The woman who dances in pale pink taffeta .or tulle Is likely to attend a : Bes.xiLial Gown of himmenn Silver "ELmbpoider-ed KeL I formal dinner In a gorgeous gown as j colorful as a bird of paradise. An almost al-most Oriental dinner gown Is pictured, but the illustration cannot glvo the wonderful coloring, though it does suggest tho Oriental drapery with swinging panels and stomacher of bead? The skirt of this gown is of deep Persian blue satin and there is a decided length of train. Over this rich blue satin skirt fall draped panels of black silk net heavily weighted with embroidery of net and deep blue beads. The swathed bodice Is made of deep red satin ribbon very wide ribbon of soft, shimmering texture and over thi.s red ribbon bodice falls a stomacher of Jet beads with an ornament orna-ment of beads attached to the bodice below tho waistline. The shoulder drapery is of metallic net. Bla k And White Gown of xpo i.,! Interest No matter how many colorful dance I m frocks and dinner gowns a woman J 1 may have, she always wants at least . one white dance frock and one black 5 dinner gown to till out her wardrobe. Jl The handsome black and white modeii pictured are sultablo for week-end dinner dance wear, that is, they ar I J stately enough for a formal dinner jj party, yet may be danced In comfort- i ably when th- mall tram Is lifted 1 over one arm. The black dinner gown. is of satin and ha a Spanish sugges- j tion with its addition of deep red 1 ro.-e.s and bands o: id k 1 ' laid over j gold ribbon across tho bodice. Gilt- ,jj tering metal ribbon in green-gold color 11 crosses the bodice suspender-wise and ji forms the shoulder straps- This gown j is an exception, with Its little draped tulle sleeves. Tho skirt is intricately lil draped and Is trimmed with bands of A metallic ribbon, bearing clusters of red roses. The white dinner gown la : equally stunning, yet in quite a differ- J ent way, for Its draperies fall straight J from shoulder to ankle and give a I classic silhouette. Many of thLs year's Jj evening gowns aro worn without cor- D leau supports the bust. , but tho supple lines of the tiguro at T waist and hip arc revealed by tht clinging fabric of the costume. |