The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-02-10
The Well Dressed
WOMAN


smart shops are filled with spring and
summer fabrics, which are supposed
to be at the highest so early In the
season, the woman with little sur
plus revenue can get choice selec-
ton among the first offerings at rea-
sonabe cost.
If one be not ambitious to wear
new things first" she will, of course,
be able to get the same fabrics later,
but there will not be so many pretty
designs from which to choose.
Social conditions have changed so
radically within recent years that one
must have, of necessity, some kind of
can be used also for the restaurant
and theater. The spotted muslins,
crepes, etc, are excellent for the pur-
pose, as are also the figured foulards,
which were never so handsome as
now. Pongee is coming into its own
again and there promises to be a con.
tinuance of the vogue for the reddish
browns, handsome dull blues, greens
and natural shades which were so
much liked last season.
A spotted silk of inexpensive design
is among the prettiest of the frocks
designed for southern wear. 1t is so
typical of the demand for chic sim.
plicity that 1t will be sure to be among
the spring favorites. The skirt has a
deep fold of plain silk matching the
background sof the dotted material,
which in this instance is dawn grey
figured with gentian blue. The sim
pie bodice is trimmed with band of
it's own material, which is carried
around the figure about the bustline,
while buttons and fine braid add to the
effectiveness of the decorative scheme.
The frock of crepe or of sheer stuff
with straight or slightly draped skirt
weighted down to clinging lines de-
spite it's slight fullness and with some
simple shoulder and sleeve drapery
forming the corsage above the empire
girdle is charming if we'll handled, and
the satin fourreau with empire tunic
of sheer material has innumerable at
tractive phases.
The empire lines have gained gen.
eral acceptance for both afternoon and
evening frocks, and this opens the way
for delightfully."- chic and youthful eff
fects, though it opens the way also
for extravaganza of truly first empire
audacity. Simplicity S sweet simple
ity-is not the exclusive feature of the
debutants frocks by any means, for
her old sisters, and even her mother
if she be youthful and comely, may
and does go in for the simpler effects
Some of the best models in pongee
are designed for matrons who like to
keep pace with their daughters as far
as being smartly Bowned is concerned.
A design in natural color has the skirt
draped with a sort of panel effect that
extends above the waistline at the
front and is smartly stitched down to
the bodice. The effect is very much
| like the panel idea which made it pos
sible for gowns of ever so many parts
to be called "one-piece" frocks a sea-
son or two ago, but nothing has ever
yet appeared that looks better.
An apron tunic is what they call this
latest arrangement, for the front Is
narrowed away to almost nothing.
The bodice is finished rather in Glib
| son than in the prevailing kimono eff
| feet at the shoulders, but 1t is hand
| some and the trimmings of dark satin
| at the neck and sleeves make a splen-
| did contrast with the clear, soft tones
of the pongee.
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| and is much used both In wooden, silk
and lingerie frocks, though for tub
| bling purposes it is an abomination
| and not as successful as linen or soft.
| er materials. And by the way, linen
| frocks and materials multiply in the
shops, the soft ramie being first ia
| vorite, and the one-piece linen frocks
modelled more or less upon the lines
of the one-piece silk or serge frocks,
| as generally worn under fur coats this
winter. are extremely pretty. Like
the winter models, they are very SIM
pie, straight and narrow in line, u.s.
ually a trifle short of waist and elab.
Grated only by some smart bit of trim
ming about the throat and as a sleeve
finish, and perhaps by buttons and
loops, bit of braiding. In linens,
however, these simple little frocks
have the advantage of color schemes
and contrasts more varied than the
dark tones of the winter models.
The new hats, which always follow
closely upon new materials, have made
their appearance and one must admit
to little disappointment If anything
| very startling was expected. Perhaps
when May comes the Parision mil
liners, or their New York rivals will
have something different to show, but
the Riviera and Palm Beach models
are interesting, even if not exactly au-
thoritative in their prophecy One has
to concede certain familiar air about
them, semblance of old friends mas
| querading in new finery; for the
shapes are the shapes 10 which wo-
men have become accustomed during
the winter Only the materials speak
summer and novelty.
Then, too, the chances are that
when spring comes these shapes will
still be In order, though there will
probably be new things added. The
models do not change with lightning
| and radical rapidity nowadays, and