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Show I SMART DESIGNS IN PLAIDS I ?, J i '4 VYr : t 14 ra A J r' wv". W-; '' ' ' s ,' b.. hfr.eKlpllI ilijtf -r-1 - . ( 5 I Mill III I' 1 THERE must be at least one t J ,-. N plaid dress in the fashion- t i , , f , able spring wardrobe, not for- f cl"' getting a plaid blouse, together f M ' n Av, ? with a whole collection of acces 1 ; f ,,.',. sories which must Include a f t v.-scarf v.-scarf or two either one of the " . ' : new big squares or tho popular I ,' v ascet which ties so smartly close v ,; up about the throat A "sportsy" ) i L - ' I matching plaid bat Is also a I " , ' chic gesture to which add a , V. v pocketbook of the plaid for the M , -,", "3" ensemble which Is complete In ,,,.,.,,-- ' .' every detail IT" Jro--J In the new fabric collections I , f j- there Is a plaid for every mood. L-i""" j A,Wiwni THERE must be at least one plaid dress in the fashionable fashion-able spring wardrobe, not forgetting for-getting a plaid blouse, together with a whole collection of acces sories which must Include a scarf or two either one of the new big squares or tho popular ascet which ties so smartly close up about the throat A "sportsy" matching plaid bat is also a chic gesture to which add a pocketbook of the plaid for the ensemble which is complete In every detail In the new fabric collections there Is a plaid for every mood. out in light on a dark ground is used with plaid which reverses the order of colors. - Dresses which have their yokes or top portions made of plaids on a light background, back-ground, the lower portion being of the darker tone patterning, answer to the call of smart fashion. CHERIB, NICHOLAS. (0, 1931. WMMra Nwpapr Union.) The plaid in the picture 1b very choice, having been designed by one of a group of artists who have turned their attention away from painting landscapes and portraits por-traits for a brief moment, In the Interest In-terest of fabric design. Note the artistic touch in this particular plaid which is printed in a single bright color on a dark background not a crude straight line in it the motif resolving itself Into a series of undulating curves which are the very quintessence of grace. This patterning tends to introduce in-troduce a simpler effect in plaids, so that even the most conservative can wear them with confidence. This plaid is particularly smart In navy and white, such as has been used for the styling of the tunic frock pictured. Tho flair for navy and white is very Insistent this spring. It 1ms a rival, however, in brown and white, a contrast which is being made much of throughout the couture showings of Paris at present. An interesting development is the twin effects, that is, a plaid worked |