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Show ADVANCE SPRING FROCKS; INTERESTING MIDSEASON HATS IT IS a mutter for rejoicing that another an-other season of plaits Is scheduled for the coming months. As to plaited skirts, they are a certainty. In endless end-less variety are they appearing, expressing ex-pressing Loth new and old lines of thought. To the hlou.se, however. Is given the honor of presenting a most unusual Inteprolatlnn of plails. In that they are arranged in the form of inset jpanels ut each side front, as this plc- old, on with the new" is the message these hats for Immediate wear convey to the world of fashion. A favorite medium for these early millinery harbingers of spring Is taffeta taf-feta in such refreshing colors as lovebird love-bird green, pale niie and palmetto, for green leads the procession of tones and tints for the coming season. There Is also a vast showing of rose pink tones. Silvery gr y. Ino is being featured. fea-tured. In tact, the wh, trend is to- I ' . - v " III , iv- -.) ; Showing Panel Plaited Blouse. hire so smartly defines. In this charming model we have cut-in pockets, pock-ets, sleeves and semi-yoke In one piece, the entire posed over a simple across-the-front plaited skirt. In these tailored two-piece frocks which are destined to occupy the center cen-ter of the fashion stage there is also considerable use of pin-tucks and scallops as well as plaits. The simplest sim-plest application of scallops is that which outlines the hem edges of the blouse as well as the bottom of the Dare skirt. Matching scarf collars tied In choker fashion about the throat are very numerous. They bespeak be-speak the extreme of the present mode Materials add to the glory of these new two-piece sports and street costumes. cos-tumes. Flat crepe, radium crepe faille and crepe de chine are the most popular fabrics, particularly in al- ward lovely pastel solid colorings and hlendings. There are two distinct tendencies registered In these hats for Immediate wear. One is that of extreme simplicity, simplici-ty, the other bespeaks the highly ornate. or-nate. Included in the former are little shapes of the pull-on, close-fitting variety va-riety which rely solely on color effect and clever manipulation of the fabric. For these smart interseason modes, belting ribbon is especially In use. Many of the imports show a remarkable remark-able combination of ribbons cut in sections sec-tions of contrasting color, working out futuristic cubes, diamonds and squares. Competing for honors with these huts of tailored simplicity are the adorably ador-ably cunning taffeta models which revel in elaborate handwork of riotous coloring. Sometimes tiny ombre ribbons rib-bons are worked in flowers on a pastel. -; A -v -.y-' : A (I U L Vv i'. Vs,; : .-. - " i itli'tiJrxvv-jL'A luring pastel tones, which bespeak T'T!! the very quintessence of refinement, f..''-- ?j:'i.- V.W In this range of more than ordinarily f t , : , : W Interesting spring dress colorings are i beautiful silvery grays, rose-beige I) 1 . tones, hois de rose, apricot, salmon W ' f s pink, sea shell, artistic blues such as v xmxm4 periwinkle, pnrme violet and a re- Ammmttsa mar!:able range of greens Including -v ir citron, chartreuse and palmetto. I 5saa2S,.wBi luring pastel tones, which bespeak the very quintessence of refinement. In this range of more than ordinarily Interesting spring dress colorings are beautiful silvery grays, rose-beige tones, hois de rose, apricot, salmon pink, sea shell, artistic blues such as periwinkle, pnrme violet and a re-niarhable re-niarhable range of greens Including citron, chartreuse and palmetto. Black, wddte, navy and sand also retain re-tain a practical style value. Out-of-the-ordinary color combinations combina-tions are also achieved in a tailored way. in that a periwinkle blue silk crepe blou:-je and skirt are each apt to be banded with pink-mauve border-Ings. border-Ings. A citron-colored frock may have Its scallops pii ?d with white, and so the effects will lie continued ad infinitum throughout the season. Though winter has not yet bid Its udieu, f ishlon Is flirting with spring, coaxing It to come in advance of schedule sched-ule time. In the meantime, the milliner, milli-ner, nlwuys most forward In challenging challeng-ing the calendar, is sending forth k;-glons k;-glons of charming midseason ehapeaux ' la springlike colorings. "Off with the ' Group of PrettY Hats. colored taffeta background, similar to I the first hat shown in this group. Perhaps Per-haps tiie designer chooses to use metal soutache, tubular multicolored braid and silk floss in many shades, as the model to the right so prettily ex- I'rtsses. Even the larger hals Indulge 1 in color and applique as shown tlrrd in the picture. Flowers shirred of varicolored vari-colored taffeta carry out the thought of much handiwork and spring tones. The lint Illustrated last carries out this idea. I A most popular item In the new hats is the all-over shirred taffeta model m gay spring coloring. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. (. 1920, Wontern Newppor L'nlun.) |