Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-12-06
FEMININE FASHIONS.
tBy Frank c. Menke.

A2W York, Dec. 5-Tne dress that CaS,n leads all others nowadays is tae olte th2t has tnc effect of one place, no matter ot how many parts ir really consists. And as a matter e. fact. nearly all Of the latest de slgEs are made in two pieces-the oieTbloO sc, without sleeves. and the skirt which is attached to bodics Wh.Ch has set-in or velvet slnaves ent into one piece with the genuine Q" Lnderblouse.
 Many of the iatest frecks arf anttr as original from the back point of NeW as from the front. A coneeii m Russian green cloth shows hac& cfsGct that swing from tho neck and sLodiders III a bolero effect. rigDline toward the bottom, ending jus at the l"Nef line of the glrdle and butfoning to the everybody front under each arm Attached 10 the wals;. underneath the girdle. is a flowing unic skirt. qHiIJ short and full with either side l}niSLed in pointed effect
 He satin or velvet 0yerbady oI. oa5que-onc gives the name basdnc ts any of the elongated waist bodices "aN. though originally il meant 0aIv 9ae type and that type has passed = with tlouneed OF tunic skirt or since. stuff is epidemic. Thc style k an al rraciiNe one and often permits the us ln& of old material with the addition Of thc overskirt material or basque ma'eflaf. And after all. tho idea is not so m0notonous as one might ihlnk; for much variety in detail is pos siflc.
 smart Suit of GreaB.
 Extremely smart is the suit of olvie green covert cloth, with a three-ouar- ter length coat, hose deep p0inted reVers may be turned ID and fasten- ed closely at theneck The long set-ia sleeves have turn back cuffs of the @alcllal finished with two small bone buttons. A broad stitched belt has a liafn2 flounce, with inverted box plea on each side Of the back, and is fastened in the center front by largo bone buttons, The neck is attractive ly finished with a collal of raccoon. The plain yoke skirt is in keeping with the coat and is trimmed only by i've buttons at the bottom.
 Among the smartly tailored effects are the smock costumes Oftobao- co brown broadcloth is good-lool1- Ing smock with it's eqaulettes of t"eadcloth embroidered in heavy brown silk and dull silver thread. The neck of the smock is cut square and CGged with a banging of tobacco brown velvet. The smock falls to be low the hips where it is further leng- 1bened by a deep band of the ma tel q, which confines ii like unto a
 banded middy blouse This band is ornamented in brown silk and silver thread to correspond with the epau- l l@,es. Loose, graceful sleeves are l O. t0baeGo-broWn velvet 10 match the simply made but--effective skirt. A necklace Of amber, a design with striped taffeta sleeves is also effect I've. Both smock and skirt arc of ma 1 llc2any colored chcyiot. Bound button hC4es give an unsual touch to this l deeply Va smOck As the silk uscd 1 m tEe sleeves is of mahogany and 1 samon-pink stripes, the buttonholes l of inc smock may be bound in either sa -omon-plnk or mahogany silk. X n1o1e subdued effect would be obtain ed Y having the striped silk of ma
 h9Esny and black and binding the 1 decorative buttonholcs in black. Tine collar is of white organdie. A still further phase of this design is a skirt and snock Of dark blue serge with sleeves of black and white striped satin or taffeta
 Newest of the new smocks is a Dle"e down the front To give the inches of the bottom of the skirt. the sMock having a straight piece that would suggest a simple continuation of inc smock, only that a seam is visi- bic at the joining. Another seam 1i!@d in in front with white silk net sn' ok a tailored appearance it is well to make lapped steams and a dhntle line of stitching
 A frock that may be worn on semi. formal occasions is of oive-green crepe de chine. The plain, loose st has long set-in sleeves and the roll collar. deep cuffs, and bands. wh th are part of the collar, are of champagne colored moire. The waist Is filed in in front with white silk na.- and at the left side there is a " -