Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10

4 something so quaint and charming about
- the styles which so simple that
RNSNNsNH they particularly adapted the max
kSEAAgB Ing of the graduating frock. The return Of
these little girl frocks," they are
called means that the skirt with hounces has again
returned.
word of warning should however. he given to the
short plump sweet girl graduate who rush to
fashions changes without considering whether
est will be becoming not These nounoed skirts
which being featured everywhere for graduate
ing frocs really becoming any but the tall
slim girl; for them this is lovely way to make this
most important gown. especially when diaphanous
shadow laces the sheer embroidered houncings are
used.
Somehow this style seems to call for sash Of flower
ribbon showing old fashioned sprigged designs
blurred ooors The body of these sashes are in
soft satin is usually in dull white or cream.
Now for the secrets OF these slim looking gowns The
hrst thing to consider is the material In graduating
frocks just about the same materials used from
year to year, though this spotted Swsses and
mercerized suffs, such as silk musns batstes
organdies, and like material to be favored
Something soft and yet with little body much more
suited to the styles of 1910 than the ster organdies
The silk muslin wide really inexpensive
Batise of excellent quality purchased most
reasonably and chiffon lawn which comes extremely
wide can also be purchased at little cost All these
materials will launder.
All modes shown for the graduating frocS are obvl-
ously from The sleeves almost without
exception are made short that is reaching elbow
slightly below. and finished with sheer underseeves
OF more fitting form. The undersleeve which also
short, shows only about inch below proper
Some OF them cut to show the elbow, a deplor-
able exposure for unless the elbow itself practi.
cally out of sight in flesh beauthed by dmpes
It Is attractive Even the best looking OF eI-
bows adds to Its charms by yelling itself in thin
stuhs The wise girl will have her sleeve well
the elbow
Unfortunately many girls. even small plump
ones. can have tapering forearms with small wrists
and hands and unless blessed they should be most
earetul 70 nave their sleeves cut Of sufficient size
for tight sleeves accentuae the lack taper in the
arm and the size Of large wrists and hands
Tho sleeve cut in with the bodice is seen in an
these costumes This style of sleeve commends itself
Immediately where the frock is made To cut the
oody ana sleeve In one is to most tIr
some parts Of dressmakng the setting of the sleeve
The most charming Of the blouses shown in these
froeks Is the piece cement IL the material g.
wide enough BY this method the sleeve seam ana tho
underarm seam Of the waist one so that there
Is only single seam TO be on either side
The style is graceful and where one is exren1
slender the tendency to make look narrow
may be avoided by properly placed tucks a well
In aiming for the simplicity of style. which !, the
chief requirement Of the graduating froc 1t must be
carefully considered that there always danger of an
o1asgerated simplicity and this must be avoided Al
new fashions, matter what their charm mr. oan,isa
should really be regarded by womanknd suggestions
Iahsr ah as stern laws 1t is always possible to get
much beauty from ugly fashion just as II is nossibIs
to get much ugllness from a beautiful fashion II is
the personal element that counts in clothes Therefore
one must study and strive which is adanted 80
the individual and which tends most 10 attractive
newness with which II is carried out
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This spring It is the youth note that counts in graau
q re poun-
pcated The only touch of quaintness that OF the
charming old time
The popular corsage for these frocks has M no,,,
at all, so that tho throat is quite uncovered In
some attempt to relieve the corsare or
the somewhat unfinished appearance. such as the ar
rangement gives 1t is little fashion; that Is GER
tain Any child looks delightful with her throat bare
and almost any girl graduate does too.
The conarless bodice brings in it's train the vogue
OF the Nat lace collar-the collar of our qrsnd
mothers. Time was when these danes thought notbny
OF investing anywhere from 500 5000 in lace COL
lar The woman OF today, however. may buy them
at almost price, but Il Is real hand made lsce
collar which is considered correct This NAV he
eroeheted by the girl graduate OF Merhlin noln
de Venise Cluny, Irish. Fortunate indeed is the
girl who has such treasures among her heirIoorns
The name by which these collars mostly known is
the Claudine collar
What OF the girl graduate with the scrawnv rooko
The only thing for her TO do is to the beauty sbon
Tor bleaching and massage, and every day from now an
until her graduation take neck exercises But where a
girl finds that any OF the new or Dutch necEs aro
mode and keep at least plain. sheer yelling OF lace or
mousseline her throat There Is no denying how
ever, that much be done an ugly neck beau
tiful
In planning the graduating not get too r,anv
froeks froek for every occasion Is foolisness
The graduating frock and a pretty simple little frock
that Will answer for reception are ali that Is naadd
The graduating frock should course be white the
other little frook Will be found more satisfactorv ,e
chosen with white background. sprigs OF movers
in a. wee dover sprigs in pink lavender or yellow tb
simply tucked plated skirts gored skirts with eus