Show vogue lor for ribbons takes in everything Alil milliners liners dress Desir designers ners using them freely by CHERIE NICHOLAS there is a new ribbon rage on for spring that is taking the fashion world by storm anything that can be made of ribbons is being made of ribbons As for milliners they have grown that ribbon con not only do they dab a ribbon bow here there and everywhere on the new hats whether there is any excuse for it or not but th they ey are making entire hat ha t and bag and neckpiece ensembles entirely of ribbons 1 the newest spring suit hats have stunning bows of wide grosgrain ribbon above their crowns or arranged in loops and streamers at the back the smartest turbans of the season take kindly to ribbon trims often arranged in towering bows at the front there is simply no limit to the versatile uses of ribbon throughout costume design one venturesome designer has gone so far as to make almost the entire skirt of horizontal bands of ribbon in contrasting colors the skirt completed with a knee depth hem of the same black faille that fashions the fitted basque fastened with decorative jewel buttons try this clever ribbon trick if you want to give extra fillip to your dress or the jacket of your two piece suit dress cut two nine inch lengths of three inch wide grosgrain ribbon finishing off a single end of each by notching in two points or self fringing suspend one ribbon from each shoulder shoulder slipping the end in the shoulder seam is the neatest way so that each ribbon will hang down like a fob it really is quite like a fob after you pin little scatter pins on each ribbon or otherwise enhance with a handsome so me brooch or jeweled cabochon it is ultra chic to suspend a be jeweled ribbon fob from your jacket pocket or dangle it from your belt |