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Show NEGLIGEES AND LINGERIE; MIDSUMMER'S LOVELY HATS THE rainbow has nothing on present-day lingerie and negligees, when it comes to being colorful except that ; it began first. In the intimate gar-! gar-! ments that women of today choose, all ; the tints and shades of the sky's beau-I beau-I tiful arc are repeated and others are ; added. The limit of slieerness and i daintiness has been reached in this field where fine ladies need not practice prac-tice restraint in the quest of beauty. The story of negligees is a long one and includes many garments which must be substantial, as well as those ; filmy affairs whose mission is first to be beautiful. One of the latter is shown here, made of georgette crepe and lace and adorned with narrow r;b- might be accounted for in several ways but its millinery is reason enough. Along with June come the superlative hats of midsummer "the fairest tiling in mortal eyes," except the maids who wear them. They are the roses in the garden of millinery and nothing else quite equals them. The bride is privileged to select the most picturesque of hats for her maids extremes of the romantic types j or period headwear if she chooses. Rut ! , it appears to be fashionable to be con- j ! servative this year and wedding pro- j i cessions reveal the lovely midsummer ! styles of today vindicating their choice, leghorns, fine milans, hair-braids, hair-braids, hats of georgette or malines or -7 ! i1 r - j ! ! ,lV Vx ! ri' ' - e i 3 1 : . i i t i r - f f r r . J 1 I h-f IN ' H t , A . -,J i - : IKK -: "-; O 1 f Mf, -. - - H y y I -i ( Its Mission First Is to Be Beautiful. O'-r.s ai.d ribbi.ii flowers. Neg'igees of this kind impress the lighter colors ! Into their service, and favor pink, or- chid, nile green. French blue. rose, i peach :ml flame color. After georgette comes crepe de chine ! as a fabric for these elaborate types ' of the negligee, in the s.nae colors and made up !n much the same way. This J season tbore are tine w.o cr.-pos, also i in "flower-'ike col .rs bat not so much adorned. They are -rneeful with flowing flow-ing sleeves, and ed', s finished with! crochet work in silk. The same silk provides small tassels that punctuate j long lines by furi.i-hing a finish for narrow gird'es or poin'ed sleeves. Just a little heavier than these crepes Ere crepe satin and taffeta in change- lace, which are to be found in any representative rep-resentative collection of millinery. The aroup pictured here is made up of hats that will grace the bride's cortege nod be a joy afterward. It leads off with a fine lechorn In the natural color, having its brim bound with gold ribbon and overlaid with flu'ed vai lace. Upstanding frdls of lace eneir.-le the base of the crown. Eebnv, a hat with hair-braid brim ami L'Oora.-tte crown is overlaid with a curious network of crocheted silk. It has a tie of narrow ribbon about the crown and roses in several color; posed aa'aitist the crown and brim. Out can imagine it in any of the season'! light colors. Vicing with the wide hrimme ) model is an orchid hat ol 1 WZ glf, ) ; V: ' -J ! ' I; I - -. V; . fi : - i i fi ' - - - u. y U, X -' k i jJ K - --r,Y' n "Jff-'k Group of Summer Hats. able mid plain weaves. Narrow vul lace Is much in demand for trimming the satin garments and Is used in rows. Square pockets almost covered i with It. and ne k and sleeve decorations decora-tions are noted on the lo-w models. Leaving the company of silk negligees neg-ligees and joining tbat which Is made up of cotton v. e tin. i new and fascinating fascinat-ing patterns In ratine. Soft corduroy maintains Us popularity and Is shown In lovely rose and purple shades, the stronger blues, henna anil some darker tones. I'amilhir cotton crepes appear in proltier colors than ever. Plain uaniH-nts have collars and bandings In gay Mripos. Just why June should be. of nil uicn'.bs, the favorite for weddings fancy bairbrabl with gorgeous silli tulips, in orchid and other tones, drooping from the brim edge. Long !oacs, equally gorgeous, are posed against the crown. The winsome poke bonnet with crinkly straw crown and georgeittj brim, cut away at the back, has cap lured the fancy of many youthful wearers. It is trimmed with clusters of roses in natural colors at each sole. A pretty hat of georgette crepe faced with braid un.l worn with scurf of malines also chooses roses for 118 adornment and this finishes one chapter chap-ter In Ibe fascliuii ing story of midsummer mid-summer millinery thai will grace Jimu weddings. .ll'I.IA I'.OTTOMI.KY. (i, 1U24. Wenlrrn Npwnpayd Uulun.) |