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Show PRINT FABRICS IN GREAT VARIETY ' s - . if rf waft. - ' D RINTS are outstand- f 3 f f'yy""'g;?la- T ing In the spring 'A fabric vogne. Crepes, nm. chiffons, georgettes and ( fkX 'A, " r floral designs, medal- VaS --j9.w-- lions, geometries, new f-A f a photographic designs s a X" and striking modern- t Zl2!r .tyy istic patterns are being w" as diSDlaved for resort wear, for city wear, for daytime wear and for the dance. The colors are infinite In variety both In brilliant bril-liant and pastel shades, and in monotone mon-otone effects as well as multicolor designs. New printed motifs In fabrics made of bemberg, a fiber made ' from cotton linters, are attracting at-tracting much interest and attention. atten-tion. A well defined sense of movement move-ment is a definite part of the current cur-rent silhouette trends and the patterning pat-terning of many of the new prints accent this feeling. For instance, there are diagonal prints which serve to give the small woman apparent ap-parent additional height. Swirled arrangements which present the same appearance whether cut on the straight or bias are advantageous advan-tageous for the intricate cutting which Is being used to introduce flared fullness. The elongated effect of . vertical lines is also stressed, designs being worked out In massed arrangements of these lines. In every case, however, there Is maintained a feeling of subtlety in keeping with the more feminized fashions. Dots of varying size combined com-bined with florals, especially In scattered disposition, give the effect of a patterned ground. In conventional conven-tional designs, flowers and leaves share favor and are especially prominent in combination. An interesting variation from the multicolor effects so prevalent In printed fabrics is the tendency to combine one color with such neutrals neu-trals as gray and black or white and black. Flame red is particularly particu-larly striking used so, while dusly tones of pink give a restful effect with gray. The photographic prints, particularly those patterns which simulate the blurred effects of charcoal char-coal sketches or the fine lines of copper etchings, are also attractive for the coming spring. The new prints cover such a wide range of ideas one is intrigued with their versatility. In the picture are two striking print costumes, each of which has a character entirely its own. The seated figure is wearing a frock, such as the up-to-date college col-lege girl would choose. This modern mod-ern young woman is attired in a striking gown of bemberg crepe which emphasizes tiny geometries In vivid yellow and bright orange against a dark background. Youthful Youth-ful collars and cuffs of orange linen, flared skirt and dainty peplum are outstanding style features. For the fashioning of the dressy afternoon softly "silhouetted two-piece two-piece suit posed to the right the stylist chooses flat crepe featuring one of the new and very much admired ad-mired Japanese stencil prints. The coloring is black and lacquer red, the motifs being copied from an old Japanese design. (, 1930, Western Newspaper Union.) |