The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1917-03-10

quite good deal OF Importance this
spring. The fact that separate skirts
are in demand for sports wear will
bring them very much into promi-
nence. There are more skirts OF
sports silks and satins than OF any
other skirting materials. The sports
silks in one-color effects. or In two
shades with large spots or stripes on.
a neutral background, seem TO be the
most popular.
AS for the blouses, we may witness
a revival OF the garden smock. which
took so strong a hold a summer or so
ago. One OF these recently seen was
quite different from the smock as we
knew II last summer. II was OF tango
red crepe. long and loose. and slipped
on over the head. IL was shirred at
the neck and at the shoulders along
an oval line, which was emphasized
by piping OF yellow crepe trimmed
with wool embroidery The smock
hung unbelted over the skirt TO the
knees, after the manner OF most gar
den smocks. The red and yellow
combination in this smock showed the
influence Of the Indian colorings, one
OF the ne wnotes In sports clothes.
Indian embroideries on sports coats
OF heavy cream-colored silk make very
attractive trimmings, and they are al
so effective on coats OF dark blue
serge. These embroideries are worked
in silks or heavy mercerized cottons
in very bright colorings with a num-
Der OF colors mixed together. AS this
is to be a spring and summer OF high
colors. these embroideries will. in all
probability. take very we'll Parasols
and bags 10 match the costumes show
ing such embroideries are also to be
had to complete the finishing touches.
Some very dainty Georgette biouses
show the Indian colorings embroider-
ed on pale blue orchid white or flesh,
with deep bands on the sleeves and
across the front. showing one OF the
forms or trimming in which this en-
broidery appears.
The sketch OF a waist and skirt
shows one OF the Paisley chiffon
waists combined with plain chiffon
and a skirt OF broadcIoth. with peck
cts at the side cores and two box
pleats at the center back.
Wolfe Leading Fabric
great deal OF wolfe and muslins
will be used this spring. The coun-
ters OF the stores are already over
flowing with voiles OF all descriptions;
plain, sprigged. figured. striped and
checked. Bordered materials. too.
will have a place among the fashion
able fabrics, whether printed or en-
broidered and whether OF cotton or
silk
Plain wolfe combined with linen in
a matching color has been used in the
fashioning OF some OF the advance
spring dresses. and. though unusual.
the combination is entirely pleasing,
a very pretty model was made with
a long Russian blouse OF wolfe edged
the neck and sleeves finished with
narrower bands OF linen. The skirt
was made entirely of linen with the
blouse worn over It, These costumes
In pale blue sand and white were
given contrasting touch by embroid-
cry on the neck and front OF the waist.
Collarless necks in square. round
and oval outlines are being offered by
the creators OF styles; hut these are
not universally becoming, and for
tunately those who cannot wear them
can take refuge in the high or the
soft. rolled collar, one or the other OF
which may be depended upon to suit
every face. Some OF the very newest
collars are high with a large turned
over portion doubled back and ex-