Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-04
S2O9 A Smart A;tranSenaeart
OF a Roman Sas

"T ELL dressed women Of today,
lsHdi whether extensively ~ moderate
~ ly attired. are wearing one or
t-5F4g.f two-piece dresses. quite 10 the
- exclusion Of odd shirt waists. eX-
.fQt with tailored street suits. The shops
lre showing more beautiful and daintier
models of fancy lace and chiffon blouses
tlau ever. but from the variety. those are
selected which seem u have been designed
D. q part Of the costume itself
For the street needs tEe combination
sit on this page tcoat S2O3. skirt S2I2)
i one cf the best types. and Yet 80 simple
that il can be easily made by the amateur
There j. as yet no problem OF Ittin-, for
the jackets. such as this one, hang loosely
from the shoulders and fare, more or
less CT the bottom. This j. a kimOuO
cuat. suitable for ladies and misses alike.
Tie fullness Of the back is held IN soft
V.ait by means OF a curved belt which
serves as a trimming. The square collar
a. this model. the straps ON the sleeves
AID the belt are made Of plain eponse. Of
which the skirt Is fashioned. It matches
the color OF n two-tone. loosely woven wool
novelty. with n crinkied crepe weave This
material is particularly easy TO make. and
J. cool. with only a thin. soft silk lining.
You will notice the smart trimming effect
a. the binding on the belt. and the flouuces
q the skirt. also the large glossy buttons.
The skirt j. cut IN two pieces only beside
the two circular rufIles. The same mode!
j. appropriately made up Of plain and
fancy chiffon taTeta or Of silk and serge,
the ruifles being ike the coat fabric Each
PATTERN is - cents.
Among the most attractive and popular
fabric novelties are printed p0uEees and
six crepe In new art designs such rs j
used for the charming little dress in the
upper night corner SID. This las n
TAI pougee uHderskirt: and the shaped
tl-ic and simple blouse Of the novelty,
with buttons and a sash Of black velvet.
Tie simple. inexpensive and effective trim
ming on the ed-e Of the overdrcss and the
neck : a Tuchiu. made Of the plain mate
rial frayed out This is a device Of cele-
hrated French Iodiste. well worth copying
fo- many kinds II Tufies and rUcLlnss now
IN vogue.
Roman stripe silks and ribbons are cspe-
oally noticeable as decorations and Tor
part or all 81 some dresses. The use OF
even the smallest bit Of them VIII mark
ole's costume rs up-tO-the- minute. \ clever
Use of soft Roman scarf is shown IN the
graceful and becoming dress in the left
coruer (s2Ogb. This model is shown IL
Cd blue silk broche. fabric which hangs
and drapes well and is very ike many 81
the newest merccriZed cotton goods that
viii be worn equally as much rs silk There
are applied box plaits on the blouse with
tet-in sleeves and on a shaped tunic cover
ing pez-tOp skirt \ hemstitched chiffon
sailor collar adds a summary note
For Easter dances and for summer eve
hiuzS. NJ more attractive and giriish dress
ha5 been shown among the style models
than the one on this page showing Span
i,h scarf drapery II black net and shadow
lace over = dainty rufied frock II pin.s silk
ret fs119). The latter j. strong. and doe
rot muss easily. The ruffled sleeves are a
feature. and also the ruflc on one side Of the
f1ll blouse. There are four straight gath
cred ruffies hrmstitched with black On
uousiy this T. simple dress 20 COPY ana
one ~ the best models for variety OF
materials, including embroidery ruties ana
lace founcing. The three sash ends WIN
Vows n rhinestones across them. are
arranged IN a new fashion. coming our
IRON beneath the ruffies with a very pretty
and different effect from the usual one,
Zach dress on the page can be REPRODUCED
With a pattern 81 the number u bears
the price being 10 cents apiece.