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Show Variety of Laces Introduced Tto Summer Fashion Picture By CIIERIE NICHOLAS J t.-v - "s ------ .- ----- - ' ft V J " o lilt ' "- , X X Y ' ' ( I " ' J HiA t44! vJ. r !! T ACE, a favorite material down I " ( 1 siill ' through the centuries, is this 'v season soaring to new heights in the J, ? ' aH fashion domain Lace nowadays is f - l being used m more ways than was " " x' thought possible in yesteryears It s is entering into every phase of fash- ion - ' -i t. T ACE, a favorite material down ' through the centuries, is this season soaring to new heights in the fashion domain. Lace nowadays is being used m more ways than was thought possible in yesteryears. It is entering into every phase of fashion. fash-ion. This could not be so were it not for the amazing variety of laces now being manufactured laces so versatile that they can be used as dependably and satisfactorily as any fabric. It challenges the imagination to realize that the usefulness and adaptability of lace has been made to cover such vast scope. Today this fabric is being fashioned into every kind of apparel bathing suits, red-ingotes, red-ingotes, hats, gloves, and most significant sig-nificant of all, stunning tailored jacket jack-et suits. Lace used for suits looks as if it might be a choicely patterned pat-terned open weave mesh, but it isn't. It's sturdy. Next time you go on a shopping tour, look at these new meticulously me-ticulously tailored suits. You will see them in white or colors, and in navy and black. There seems to be no end to the enchanting fashions that are being made of lace. Citing a few of the newest lace entries, there is the long evening coat of pastel Alencon lace over a matching sheer dress, also the practical-to-wear daytime redingote of fabriclike cotton lace, and lace capelets and stoles that are newer than jackets to wear with sheer summery dresses. To look your radiant best at daytime day-time summer occasions wear a simple sim-ple frock of lace in a delectable color. The two frocks shown in the foreground of today's photograph illustrate il-lustrate this idea. The fact that the skirt of each model Is pleated means that lace and pleats are continuing to play a charming duet in the new summer style picture. The model to the left is a slimming slim-ming dress in a sheer lace. The bodice has a low V-neck in a flattering flat-tering line. Shirring at the waistline gives it easy fullness. The skirt whittles the figure into slimness with its stitched pleats. Imagine this lovely model in any color you like, for it is available in all the newest shades. To th right in the picture a lace dress for the fashionwise woman is shown. It is a type that may be worn to bridge parties, afternoons at the club and so on. It is a classic for the woman who would dress becomingly be-comingly and tastefully. The skirt is knife pleated. The bodice is detailed de-tailed with a grosgrain cord bow tie at the neckline. The dress is made of a delicate looking lace, softly feminine fem-inine and very practical. Centered in the picture is a jacket dress in lace. The dress with a jacket jack-et can be worn on formal or less gala occasions. It is always a welcome wel-come fashion, especially if it is lace. This model, in a dainty flower-patterned lace, has a mite of a jacket entirely scalloped with a tiny collar col-lar and puffed sleeves. The cunning cun-ning jacket is wearable with other gowns. It would be especially effective ef-fective worn with a black net evening eve-ning gown or with a flower print that repeats the jacket color. (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) |