Show I 1 midsummer night formal fashions ey dy crierie NICHOLAS 10 V R va p S ft 4 0 1 0 9 so 4 1 A 0 31 f t Z 4 0 41 r io V aa ac r IS fashionable to look taller by night than by day at least that Is actually what happens when rhen you dolt doff your happy go lucky carefree find and looking clothes they are certainly all that this summer arid and come forth when falls the shades ot of night in the long skirted dresses which fashion decrees for formal evening wear all party frocks are now styled with floor length skirts which often as not flaunt trains making even the younger set take on an aspect of dignity and poise there Is something statuesque about these slim cut form fitting lengthened skirts which manage to make you look inches and inches taller than you really are A feature which especially commends these lengthened sleek form accenting skirts is that no matter how snug bring fitting they may be about the lips which they are almost to an exaggerated degree when they arrive at the knees they are given an accommodating mo dating hare flare affords perfect freedom of motion in the advance fall showings in some borne instances the skirts have knee depth insets of sunburst pl usually of soft chiffon sometimes the pl eating flares nil all around making ma king the top of the skirt appear slimmer than ever by way of contrast the interesting part about this program of costume design which places such stress on a styling which Is dignified and sophisticated Is that enen een the simplest of materials are being worked up in this way indeed many of the smartest numbers in the formal evening fashion parade are made of inexpensive orlandies organdies org andies voiles nets and other sheer cottons even more amazing and highly intriguing Is the fact that the very leaders among the haute couture are creating some of 0 their most successful party dresses or of pique and even the once humble seersucker and ginghams gingham are daring to play piny a formal role in the e evening mode Speak speaking drig of inexpensive cottons as made up in pretentious evening gowns the model to the right in the group demonstrates the idea perfectly it Is fashioned of a simple cotton which mitch Is patterned in a pretty crossbar motif it Is in that soft dusky shade of pink which Is such a favorite with smart Parl this summer the roses at the waistline carry the same pink tone of course it has a matching jacket the dinner jacket of white or gandie gandle which tops the stunning evening gown to the left in the picture is a very important accessory organdie Or gandie gandle jackets such as this one also or gandie gandle wraps fashioned on the ion long loose swagger lines are quite the rage As to the dress itself a pink crepe with avith black printings paintings prin tings fashions it IL it seems after all that prints are again triumphing in the summer mode especially those in striking ing effects the long sleeve dinner gown re mains a favorite As for lace as a medium for the formal costume its prestige Is assured the beige lace frock with its colored jewel clasps and belt buckle as shown centered in this trio of attractive night fas fashions hlous should e of special interest to the matron they are so lovely these pastel colored or chalk white lace frocks 0 western newspaper union |