Show IF flounced dresses are coming A 4 av all q 5 Y X ys f V N a A ay ala v aass At sS Y tx X 0 aki V n t k L I 1 NU 4 k I 1 t is J N t 2 v A i 5 e 4 t 4 wk at 4 17 yf e v A 4 s t V you wish to busy vours elt pre IF paring for or the coming spring and summer vou can be assured of 0 the success of 0 certain next new stiles stales in ad vance nance it Is also to be ready for the season which lures us out of doors and to make mahe the most ot of it here is tile the sweetest test ot of summer gon gowns ns made ot of silk ellk muslin and lace with a fichu and a belt of 0 satin rib bon similar gowns gonns are on display made ot of a vanet of 0 materials there are embroidered cotton crepes cerepes first of all nets with flounces edged with lacs lace embroidered crepe de chino chine and voiles dut but always lace and more lace point d esprit despret net Is sound aund very ery use tul ful and fine blonn flowered ered N voiles olles lann lawns ns and batiste among the handsomest of gowns are those of white net showing flouncy ings ot of the net edged with narrow black ch chantell antill lace others ot of sheer cotton crepe with told fold ot of black maline laid under the edge of much hand embroidery appears on tho the gowns gonns ot of crepe voile noile etc but it is ot of a kind that does not try the eyes long sprays of 0 flowers ot of mod erate crate size like the carnation for ex ample are done with heavy floss in long bold stitches the effect imbeau Is beau the rhe gowns are in white or pale colors white is the loiel loveliest lest and the light colored v N ith a lace trimmed petticoat of 0 net born under der these gowns is beautiful unit it bould be hard to find fand a simpler or prettier model than that in the picture tor for a flounced gonin the tha design too is appropriate to older women nomen as well niell as to the mouthful N nearer in tact fact the difference in flounced gowns tor for oung joung or older wearers Is discernible in finishing touches rather than in design the foundation skirts are plain and straight the flounces are adjusted in differing poses sometimes as in the gown gonin pictured they sag toward the hack back but in a good number this is reversed and they rise toward the back the waist line Is about the normal in most of them while waists are draped these are set in sleeves as well as drop shoulder and kimono effects ribbons are conspicuous and the tango shades warm nasturtium yellows are specially liked almost anyone who nho makes any pre tensions tent ions to sewing senning or has ana an faith in her own ability can put together a flounced dress the trick seems to be in adjusting the flo flowers Ners at the right slope with even een fullness and in not getting them too full the three flounced skirt having the flounces shaped is displaced ed for forhead beav ter ler fabrics and is wonderfully attract fix the c there Is a world ot of light airy fab bics fascinating in design and a ni world orld of film laces moderate in price so that the flounced gown gonn has a pleasant future before it limp fabrics are chosen that tall fall to the figure so that flounces do not mean bulkiness bulkin that is tabooed tabo oed and is likel to remain so JULIA BOTTOMLEY |