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Show U BEADS MAKE MILADY'S FROCK A WEIGHTY MATTER Li, , It's a good thing the bead vogue e in. . tiling as dies.-; fabrics began to get iin'm- sheer, and skirts shorter. Otherwise" many 'a fair woman's scant and diaphanous draperies might haSre fluttered away at the first stiff breeze encountered. The dressy afternoon frock for this ' season :s . distinguished by simplicity of line, but extreme elegance of fabric and ornamentation. Heavy beading, rich embioidery, or ace makes the af- ternoon frock Tor iermal wear a thing' of beaut) and a Joy ror the w hole season. sea-son. Chantllly laces are much used In black, brown, navy, gray and ecru. Other, all-over laces, and deep flounces, flounc-es, are used, dyed to match the fabric fab-ric of the gown. Often heavily head-ed head-ed panels of chiffon are used over tho ' lace flounces. Jet beads are most used for street 1 1 1 frocks, and are seen also on many af-t af-t i noon and evening gowns, but color either delicate or vivid, is seen everywhere every-where In the beads. Steel beads are used to advantage on navy blue; gold, bronze or yellow bears appear on many brown frocks. The trick of making the sleeves of another color, frequently of another fabric more sheer than the body of tho dress, Is an Interesting deelopment In the afternoon dresses. One such combination imported from Paris is of sand-colored Canton crepe with long, wide sleeves of henna Georgette heavily embroidered In an all-over design in yarn the exact color col-or of Canton silk. The henna note was introduced again in a narrow piping pip-ing where the long waist was joined to the straight skirt. Navy and beige is also much used in these two-color costumes, with the navy administered In sparing doses. |