The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-09-25
DRESS AND SUGGESTIONS ANNE ..Is.,-.r.. as FOR WOMEN
Surely, some artist was at the looms when the gray-green net of autumn gowns was given it's color.

 New York September 24.-Someone who looked at the newest of the gray green net frocks for afternoon, said that he could squint his eye and be- iieve 1t was a piece of marine land scape. It takes much imagination to see this wash of gray-green seas in the swfrling folds of the dyed net that France has used so lavish1y for the au- tumn costumery; but why not try to be artists and see through their vision? :? one thing is certain no mere weaver of fabrics without vision dipped the white net into that peculiar and stimu- lat1ng color that is always taken by the sea under certain skies, when it washes up against the outstanding white cliffs that front the English channel IN AGREEABLE COMBINATIONS It is not difficult to find another color to go with this new tone of gray green. All the fauna and flora of cos tumery can be washed up against it land in it, without destroying the har- mony.
 Smashing bits of cut jet can go up against it; floating ribbons of Vatican
 
 to beets, of the green that Egypt has made her own, are equally agreeable and happy in combination with this color that Is neither green nor gray but has in 1t underlying currents of both co1ors.
 It can be lavish1y embroidered with |silver threads, with tarnished gold. or lit can be made over a mauve colored chiffon or satin foundation and then brought into brilliant relief by long string of Chinese red beads
 By the way, keep your attention this winter fixed on the fact that colored beads will be worn around the neck with all kinds of costumes and will also be taken for bracelets, gird1es and handles to shopping bags.
 It Is not necessary to have precious jewels to get a brilliant effect in the costume Use beads if you know how to do so with nicety and discrimina- ton. otherwise, let them alone, or someone, upon looking at you. may think of the old story of the man who, when asked as to why the far east was so beautiful, answered that all the ugliness of 1t had been interned in the oriental shops of America.
 NET FOR THE AFTERNOON
 Even the most economical people have found out that the weavers have produced net that Is durable. One no longer passes it by with the feeling that it has soapbubble qualities. It Is quite sturdy and knows how to take care of itself very we'll throughout an entire season on the front line of ser vice.
 Those who are bit weary of chiffon find net an agreeable fabric with which Ito play. As everything must cling to the figure this winter, there is little doubt that net and chiffon will domi. nate in all those frocks that are in- tended for ceremonial occasions. The extraordinary colors that are produced in both fabrics will stimulate public interest in them.
 The sketch shows one of the new autumn gowns of this gray green net which Is embroidered In silver sprays. It's chief feature is the manipulation of the back. It has a straight panel that is held in slightly by most con- spicuous sash of beet root satin ribbon in so heavy a quality that it's ends hang straight and do not curl at the edges. The sleeves, which are of chif- ion in the same gray-green as the net to which they are attached, stop short at the elbow. The decollectage follows