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Show Smart Gowns Stress Peg -Top Skirts and Dolman Sleeves By CHERIE NICHOLAS ' 'J -1 'f " I I v I " " ' Vw i J - ! - 't 7 ' vi V-' j ' f UzJ v . s I r r ' xi t I s l program o , k 1 ' and other . t " I I The vog I i ' ' 1 spired the ' '1 ' I '' sown to 2 ' ' ' I ' 1 ture. Hen smooth te; ' ' I conforms t program of handprinted bags, belts and other accessories. The vogue for contrast has inspired in-spired the strikingly simple frock shown to the right in the above picture. pic-ture. Here a slender sheath skirt of smooth textured black rayon crepe conforms to the newest "toes." The immense dolman sleeves of matching match-ing fabric are in smartly contrasting honey-beige. Thus this color contrast con-trast heralds a new era in sleeve technique. Pencil-slim silhouettes, such as characterize this frock, make a well-corseted figure a prerequisite pre-requisite to fashionable appearance. Bi-color and tri-color are still magic words in the field of costume design. Designers this spring are particularly turning their talents to creating bolero ensembles which exploit ex-ploit color contrast. Typical of this mode is the suit that tops a navy skirt with a red bolero and a wide gypsy girdle in either purple or gold color, the entire three-piece using us-ing the one material, rayon crepe, differentiated only in color. Speaking of present fashions great importance is attached to jacket or suit dresses that are intriguingly tailored of black or navy faille or moire or rayon taffeta. Almost without with-out exception the skirts are narrow, with discreet fullness for action carefully planned. The jackets have sprightly peplums that flare from below slim waistlines, or are of the new short lengths that stress eton or bolero effects. These suits are given drama with the use of spectacular spec-tacular jewel buttons or flattering jabots in frilly white. For one-piece classic day dresses the new spun rayon weaves in a vast color range are attractive in looks as well as price, and they yield beautifully to fabric manipulation, also dry clean and for the most part even launder satisfactorily. For practical suits there are also rayon weaves of wool type that tailor perfectly per-fectly and give a high-price appearance appear-ance at a low-price outlay. (Released by "Western Newspaper Union.) FASHIONS of today carry an inspiring in-spiring message to women of discriminating dis-criminating taste in that there is a noticeable trend toward placing emphasis on quality fabrics, good lines that stress simplicity and a fine restraint in trimming. This gesture toward ladylike dress is particularly par-ticularly expressed in beautifully flattering flat-tering frocks done in navy or black monotone rayon crepes and failles and misty dark sheers ranging from opaque to chiffon textures. A woman who dons a navy or black frock with ravishing snowy lingerie accents is classified at a glance among those best dressed in the current style parade. These eye-appealing modes become more so in that their gracious styling proclaims pro-claims an entirely new silhouette which has to do for the most part, with slenderizing peg-top skirts and softly manipulated dolman sleeves. The gowns pictured above have everything that goes to make up ultra chic. New as the seasuh itSeif is the peg-top silhouette interpreted in the gown to the left in the above illustration. To begin with, it is made of a fine novelty rayon crepe in smart navy blue. When you are seeking a material you'll love to wear you will find the answer in rayon crepe, and this year these crepes are more likable than ever, and their color range is fascinating. Fullness at the skirt front, full pushup push-up dolman sleeves and a plunging neckline are outstanding style details de-tails for this gown, as are also the fresh lingerie touches at neck and cuffs. Give more than a passing glance to the stunning hand-painted belt which accents the slender waistline, waist-line, for fashion is launching a big |