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Show CHIC BLOUSE OF VELVET PRINT; ADDS FEATHER TO WINTER HAT tT MAY seem a bit extravagant to paterfamilias or friend husband when the morning mail brings a bill for one exotic printed velvet blouse together to-gether with the "little Item" of one two-piece black, brown, navy, wine or dark greeo (as the case may be) velvet vel-vet frock. As a matter of fact it Is a piece of clever economy on Hie part of the woman who foresees that the skirt of the plain velvet two-piece will serve admirably with both Its own blouse and one of printed velvet two frocks for a little more than the cost of one. With this wise investment invest-ment one may be assured of being elegantly gowned for every dressy day- the accompanying hat is velvet, too. And now it U the hat with a feather which Paris acclaims. Such "tricky" little feathers, too! They are the port which are pert and stylish rather than picturesque. Clusters of tiny quills, for Instance, darting out saucily over the left ear, or an inset of feather pads perhaps, so Inter-worked Inter-worked as to seem a very part of the hat itself, or a gorgeous feather flower with its counterpart posing on the lapel of one's coat. There's no doubt about It these clever feather novelties are helping out wonderfully In acquiring becom-iugness becom-iugness for the headfltting hats which 7 " J k$w I mu m" ; ; --;;-- K . Jk A DISTINCTIVE BLOUSE (ime occasion which the midwinter social so-cial season may bring. There's no fabric which "turns the trick" of dressing well, so closely as does velvet. When the handsome printed velvet blouse made its appearance appear-ance it was a case of "love at first sight" with tbe woman of fashion. It tills a real need for it lends just that touch of festive dress which is so essential es-sential in every up-to-date wardrobe. Just one blaze of entrancing color are these new velvet prints and one cannot have too much of gay color in winter time. Among the fascinations lu the line of exquisite . coloring, shaded velvets are receiving special attention. A typical new-mode costume cos-tume Includes, say, a skirt of chestnut brown velvet, the Fame shirred, Jrnped, tiered or scalloped, to give it are now so in fashion. It gives h skullcap or a toque a more flattering silhouette when its lines of severity are forgotten because of a perky feather or two. The ail-feather turbaD is the latest enthusiasm to declare itself among women of fashion who delight In emphasizing em-phasizing "last word" mode. They are really very fetching, these feather toques in either pastel shades or vivid hues, with the luxuriously furred win- . ter coats, and their vogue Is on tne increase. The two little wings which are posed so effectively on the brimmed hat at the top of the picture demonstrate demon-strate the novelty touch which Is so indicative of the featherward trend. Just below to the left Is a velvet type in brown and beige, the soft blot If- - " X v v . :tx H I x V N j , x xx 1 w7 , xv . ; .X s I - s v vxX SOME MIDWINTER HATS a maximum of charm. The velvet blouse with this begins a very dark Drown at the hlpllne, shading llghtei mid lighter toward the top, where at the neckline It resolves Itself Into n lovely cocoa or cream color. Can liu agination picture a more likable vol vet dress? Whether the basic color be gray, violet, navy, wine or any ot the fashionable hues, the saint1 artful shading takes place. With the skirt of black velvet, it liloust' of iniilll-colorcd velvet print Is most effective. The most exotic vivid colorings done In bold slartllng pat lernlng vie with I huso of softly blend I'd pastel shades. A blouse of primed orchid tissue velvet tops the miuirtlj draped velvet skirt lu thu picture feathers (a type of plumage which la much In evidence) reflect Ins the same shades as they droop with Infinite grace over the one side. An exponent of the very newest m feiither-adorned hats Is centered lu the group. Note how the tops of theso pads are slipped under scallops cut In the felt shape. Above to the right the little velvet model Introduces an Inset feather breast In Iridescent colors. A navy quill Is Jauntily lodged at one side of the velvet and metal cloth bat shown In the lower left corner. A soft fen I her pad Is placed at each side of the helmet shape which concludes con-cludes the group. JPU A HOTTOMl.KV. (CD. mat. Wostt'rn Nowpnpor t'titou.i |