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Show Novel Fabrics, Bright Colors Combined in. Youthful S'rts By CHERIE NICHOLAS , ; .tss I ' ' V ' N vv s' , , 1 V ; f I s V . i ' 1 A ';.' 'r': ' ; I . - , cA ; : j , ; 'I j' f j x' Jy I j THE skirt-and-blouse fad which has been going the rounds among the younger crowd is gaining momentum. mo-mentum. More than ever the fashion fash-ion picture for summer, is showing up this trend to gay skirts of peasant peas-ant extraction with dainty feminine blouses or with blouses that are frankly colorful and casual for practical prac-tical wear. "The more the merrier" is apparently appar-ently the prevailing sentiment among youngsters who are making it their hobby to acquire skirt-and-blouse collections made of most unexpected materials. In their skirt wardrobes you'll find skirts of patchwork calicoes that look as if they had stepped right out of grandma's grand-ma's quilting bee into the "bright lights" of the fashion world. Then there are the flamboyant flowered prints that revel in eye-smashing gypsy colorings, the skirts made of ordinary flour-sack muslin dyed in vivid reds or greens or purples, and the new bordered effects that give you bandings of embroidery or print to finish off wide-skirted hemlines. From the way young-girl fashions are carrying on at present it is self-evident self-evident that no teen-age or little-sister little-sister wardrobe will be complete unless un-less it includes a generous quota of dirndls or variously styled skirts. Some will feature the popular broomstick types, with others it will be suspender effects (many colorfully color-fully embroidered) or some other spectacular stunt either in way of a wide embroidered band or a band of applique flowers finishing off the hemline. Of course, the collection will include a skirt concocted of materials in all the colors of the rainbow sewed together, not hit or miss, but with consummate artistry. Here, in the above illustration, you will see several skirt types that are holding forth in the sphere of youthful fashions as demonstrated at a recent style-clinic display at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. One of the most popular types, which is making a repeat engagement engage-ment this summer, is the patchwork skirt which is more highly colorful and eye-intriguing than ever. It is interesting to note that whereas last year's dirndls achieved their patchwork patch-work appearance entirely through printed pattern, this year's dirndls have the patchwork actually sewn together. The pieces for the skirt - -pictured are red, green and yellow all with the same flower motif. A practical and likable idea is seen in "sister" skirts which illustrate illus-trate the possibilities of related fashions for all the family. As you see pictured these sponsor the practical prac-tical suspender versions. Embroidered Embroid-ered bands contribute gay color. In this employment of band trimmings there's a message of important fashion fash-ion news. Perhaps the sturdiest types in the all-important skirts made of washable wash-able fabrics are those of blue denim. Some are neatly tailored, have self belts and buckles, deeply squared or rounded pockets designed entirely to give utilitarian service. Skirts in a dressier mood are of white jersey, or spun rayon and shantung textures that are knee-deep knee-deep in cross-stitch embroidery done in a Russian technique. Other outstanding gestures point to gypsy flower-print skirts that have head squares of the same bizarre print. Stripes, too, are seen everywhere. (Released by Western Newspaper Union. |