Omaha daily bee., 1918-05-05

nEAR READERS: "It's Maytimel |
~ It's Maytime! and all the world
is bright" merrily goes a tuneful,
blithesome song. Yes, this week so
full of beautiful days flooded with
sunshine has quite convinced US that
the vernal season is actually here and
winter attire is now passe. The very
scent of spring in the air makes us
long for pretty, fresh new clothes.
and even if we haven't selected many
OF them yet, I'm sure most of us who
live in Omaha have been wistfully
gazing in the show windows to see
what the stores are featuring.
There's no denying that Dame
Fashion has been very Thoughtful in
designing Our spring and summer
togs, for though in the true spirit of
war times she has avoided extremes,
she has managed to give US styles
more pleasing and smarter In detail
than we have ever known before.
W ILL your memory carry you
w back to 20 years ago when the
piece de resistance" of every we'll
dressed woman's wardrobe was a
handsome, black lace gown? 1t is
with US again-for Madame Fashion,
after reviewing in her mind the va
rious styles of yesteryear, finally de-
cided that of all things she had ever
created, nothing had ever brought
such supreme satisfaction to feminine
hearts as the black lace gown. Al
ready, has it received an enthusiastic
welcome from the Smart Set at Palm
Beach and other fashionable resorts.
Some very elegant models, editions
de luxe" in fact of this charming
style arrived at Brandeis' store this
week, and | had the pleasure of being
present at the initial showing of them.
1t was style treat. ! assure you /
wouldn't have missed for worlds. Sew
era1 gowns were of Spanish lace,
gracefully combined with different
nets and satin, or meteor, while the
delicate tracery of Margo lace the
elegance of darned nets with heavily
'broidered scroll and flower designs.
and the fllny loveliness of Valenci-
ennes lace were shown in others.
Touches of color, hyacinth-blue, coral,
rose and other exquisite shades are in
troduced under veiled bodices. The
Brandeis company extends welcome
to all lovers of beautiful clothes to
visit this display.
The Medici collar appears on some
new French frocksz-
TT HE opening of the summer clubs
i this month is creating quite a
demand for dressy suits of silk. In
the French Room of the House of
Menagh | saw some very distinctive
models which emphasized Fashions 5
latest thought One very stunning
suit was of that super-elegant fabric
called Crepe Que, in most beautiful
shade OF American Beauty. Con-
trasting this in color, but not in
beauty of detail is a suit of Quaker
gray Moon-Glp crepe, handsomely
embroidered in se.ftone silk floss.
with cereluean Batik lining. There
are also several very smart suits of
Baronette satin in unusuaf-color tones
orchid, sea green and dawn. You
should see them!
Large hats of the droopy variety
will be seen at garden parties and the
summer clubs ..s
n EORGETTE Blouses for $5 If
" YOU could see what lovely val
ues these are you'd surely want one.
Some of them actually hand beaded
and embroidered, and the colors 50
sweet and dainty like--sunshine yell
low, peach, apricot, spring green, pink,
flesh and white. There are a few
models in the charming slip-over eff
feet, with tiny tucks and pert, little
rufles, and the popular collarless
style. I saw these at F. w. Thorne's.
1912 Farnam street.
A favored petticoat for evening