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line deserve a chapter Of their own. They
shall have II later. but one may note, I'm
| passing, the favor with which patent
leather is regarded.
There are extraordinary good looking,
wide, plain belts in colored feathers, red,
green and leather color or pongee color
having special prominence. These usually
have large buckles covered with the leather
and will supply striking notes Of color for
the Russian blouse costume OF natural tone
pongee or linen. A new and effective belt
is OF black velvet and Is made on the
same lines as the leather models Just
described, wide plain and with rectangular
buckle covered with the velvet
The girde arrangements devised by the
Partisan designers are among the most
interesting details OF the French model
frocks now on view everywhere and we
have culled choice collection of these in
sketches which we will show another day,
but in many cases the girdle or belt OF
the new model does not entirely enclrcle
the waist
Coats may be held in merely at the back
and on the Sides or a belt arrangement
may appear in front and back and not at
the sides The idea of running a wide belt
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is in favor again and frequently the belt
disappears under the unbroken front panel
OF a frock or coat.
A chic little model, in pongee or natural
tone, illustrates this last arrangement. 1t
is one of the coat frocks which came in
last season and are to some extent reap
pearing this spring, but 1t would be an
admirable model too for a long coat to be
worn over a frock Of the same material OF
separate frocks. The large revers and cuffs
are embroidered in red and black and a
belt of red leather bordered with black
patent leather confines the coat at back
and sides, but passes under the front
The Russian blouse craze swells apace
and there is no denying that the garment
as turned out by the best designers is a
most delectable affair, shorn Of awkward
ness not too full, charming in detail.
Every great French maker has made his
bow to this fad and yet we repeat the
warning sounded months ago. The thing
is going to be done to death and unless
one can afford to throw a handsome frock
away whenever one is tired Of 1t it will
be the part Of wisdom to limit ones indul-
gence in Russian blouse modes to an in
expensive frock or two.
And yet they are so emnently chic, these
chiffon overblouses Of which we have
spoken before, are so attractive and so
practical that already the cheaper shops
are full Of models copied from originally
exclusive imported models
Another mode left over from the winter
season and, like the Russian blouse, find
ing more general acceptance here this
spring than 1t did during the winter, is the
fancy for holding soft full draperies in be-
low the knees or even at the ankles An
absured notion, this. 1t makes graceful
walking quite out of the question, and,
unless handled with consummate skill does
not produce grace of line and silhouette;
but 1t is to be reckoned with, just the
same, and some inspired designers do sue
ceed in attaining graceful lines.
Two good looking model frocks, just out
| of their packing cases, illustrated we'll the
vagaries of this particular mode and were
both successful in their rather extreme
ways. They are shown in the central group.
One owed much of its cachet to its ex-
qusite blending Of color, delicately soft
| blush green Of light tone over a pure gold
color. The blue green chiffon entirely
yelled the gold charmeuse, but the latter
gowed softly through the folds.
Plated frills of fine cream net edged
narrowly with blue ran about the neck
and down the bodice front between lines
of handsome Venetian lace. The blue green
chiffon was corded and shirred in three
rows around the armhole and drawn into
girdle of changeable blue, green and gold
\ messaline.
! The full skirt was shirred and corded In
several rows just above the knee, and fell
in full folds to the ankles, where 1t was
caught up and held in to the scant robe
by scarf matching the glrdle. Below this
scarf the chiffon formed a frill about the
feet.
The other model, delicious shade Of
rose cashmere, was more severe in its lines
and the skirt front was quite plain, but
this plain front was drawn in apron
fashion over a full back and this back was