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Show NEWEST COLOR IN VELVET Peculiar Shade of Green Is Called "Absinthe" by Those Who Have ., Designed It. A peculiar greenish yellow shade, not olive and not tan, is now much fancied for formal afternoon frocks for bridge, reception or luncheon wear. A costume of this sort has just been finished for a bride of the month. Absinthe chiffon velvet is the material mate-rial and the suit includes a graceful draped skirt and the most coquettish of coats, short enough at the front to reveal the black satin draped girdle but falling at the back in long tails to the knee. ' These tails slope gradually grad-ually fiom the double-breaeted front and giye the coat a graceful cutaway effect, viewed from the side. Enormous Enor-mous revers of the velvet are gathered gath-ered at the top into turnover Robespierre Robes-pierre collar of black velvet and hang to the waistline over the coat-front. coat-front. The revers and collar open in a deep V. The skirt has a wide front and back panels hanging perfectly straight, the sides being caught up below the hips into a soft transverse drapery." To match this absinthe velvet vel-vet costume there are patent leather boots with buttoned tops of pale tan cloth and very curved French heeis and a hat of cream white moire silk banded with mink and having one green and one gold quill. |