Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-08-07
New Styles Out
 of Old Fabrics

1 every inch of the material at a price | that brought her unmeasured profit on the transaction.
 l Last month an American designer was looking over the stock of a lace importer. Nothing new" said the l importer. "Here I am held up with about fifty Spanish lace scarfs which bought at venture, thinking could distribute them in the trade in Amer ica, but no one took them. The one answer was that they are not in fashion,
 The designer said that if the in- ! porter would give him one he would turn it into gown that would sell all the other scarfs, on condition that he received commission on their sale.
 The bargain was closed. The gown was designed. It sold immediately. It was copied so fast that the other 49 scarfs melted away like snow.
 That is good example of the change that has come over the Ameri- can merchant and the American de- signer. We no longer have to ask
 
 enabled to make the fashion for our own continent.
 Management of Black Taffeta It is easy to realize that taffeta has come into a first summer fashion, al- though the popular mind does not re- gard it as one of the lovely weaves of the world, because it is plentiful. Vfhnrn ie, hon rntt fror oil the taffeta one wants, and it is best that we model our wardrobes for the near future on the materials that can be bought in this country in sufficient quantity to correspond to our needs.
 Much can be done with this mate rial that will result in a gown out of the ordinary and conspicuous for charm and cleverness. If you could have seen a woman who came into restaurant for dinner wearing cer- tain black taffeta gown, you would have been convinced in the twinkling of an eye that the fabric matters nOth- ing if the designer has cleverness.
 The skirt was made of narrow ruffles that extended from waist to ankles, each ruffle edged with white silk cord. The hem was excessively narrow. The foundation for these ruffles fitted the figure like sheath. There was bodice, straight and sim pie, and the major part of it was yoke with short sleeves which was braided with white cord in fantastic design. At the side of the waist was deep pink satin rose with green vel vet leaves. The slipper and stock ings were green. There was nothing demure about this black taffeta gown. Treat Blue Serge In Various Ways.
 Blue serge is a fabric that will al- ways be with us, as far as the manu- lecturers and the war board can look ahead. It is usually midnight blue, and, given few yards of it in this color, the designers do not want to sit down and turn 1t out into insignificant frocks and inconspicuous suits.
 A woman who came to defense" luncheon one day wore a blue serge gown that was the product of clever designer and it surely turned our ideas about suits tOpsy- -turvy.
 The coat was split up the back as well as the front. It was worn over long cuirass blouse, the kind that gains in importance every day. The blouse was made of richly embroid cred tricot in blue, black and dashes of dull red. It did not cling tightly to the figure, but outlined it more than usual. Over it hung the loose blue serge coat opening in deep V in the middle of the front and the black. It 'vas closed at the neckline and had a
 lar of the serge. There was loose cit of the material, and the skirt was exceedingly narrow and short. Copyright, 191S by the Mcclure Newspa-
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