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Show Spring Suits that Appeal r lMrATFH n P h, l-i V I t " ' Spring suits make their appeal to us from new angles this season, for there are almost none among them that so much as suggest severity of line or finish. They are easy and graceful and decidedly chic. They look thoroughly comfortable for summer time, and rely upon the vestee to provide warmth for crlp spring days. They are more or less ornamented with narrow, flat or soutache braid, or with long and sl i.it stitch embroidery or couching. Among decorations, embroidered band effects are iu great demand. Crisscross tnrks or "narrow silk braid, faultlessly stitched on. in a crisscross band pattern, pat-tern, are among the details that have captivated the devotees of tailored clothes everywhere. These decorations of embroidery, pin tucks and beautifully stitched braid are among the luxuries, for they add as much or more to the cost of a suit ns is asked for the goods it is made of. Some women who are clever with the needle buy a plain, well-made suit mid embroider or braid it to suit themselves. them-selves. T?iis lifts It out of the ordinary ordi-nary immediately and places it on a new plane among those aristocrats in street suits that are priced at something some-thing like a hundred dollars or more usually more. These high prices are explained ns the result of the great i dvan" t'.'.e price of labor. If this is tile case it is some consolation lo consider that those who do the work are being well paid for it. The suit pictured is the most popular popu-lar of new models and is of beige-colored tricot. The skirt Is without decoration deco-ration and has a four-inch horn. Soutache Sou-tache lii'aid, stitched on one edge forms the attractive ornamental band that enriches the coat. It widens at the center where three small bone but tons are set in each side of tin? center panel. The round collar and (hiring sleeves are embellished with a braided pattern. |
