Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-12-20

II should not hs hard for ono TO fnt
. suitable afternoon froek In the loca
shops this season. Variety Ia the key
note Of the prevailing styles and cer-
tainly lovely assortments OF dresses
are offered by the merchants. II would
be bard to select . style that can no,
be Pound hero. az there are as many
charming models Of wool offered az
there are Of silk. For those Of WOO
the most popular fabrics are serge
duvetyn. tricotine and poiret twill
while In silk, the soft, clinging ma
terials find most favor.
All OF the dresses are dark In color
and while combinations Of materials
are used. no combinations in colors
are shown. During the summer and
fall tricolette was especially populal
and II seems TO have lost none Of Its
favor altho the Rewsr dresses are Of
fered In satin and ,charmeuss. Skirts
narrow around the ankles 10 the one
fashion Of which nearly every drsss
boasA ana many are made In the
straigAt ons-piscs effect. tied at the
waist with cord or narrow belt.
Black and dark blue are almost the
only colors shown. altho now and then
q Copenhagen blue or hennA shade can
BE- found. The models made up very
simply and with practically no trim :
ming at all are Just a. popular A. the
moro deliberately trimmed dresses. The
newest trimming for the latter 10 mar
row silk braid used to ,embroider vari-
GUS patterns on the front and. in sosno
Instances. on both front and back.
This u more effective on the wood
dresses. but there are Just a. sttrac-
tive trimmings for tho silk frocks
Embroidery also runs riot on them,
being Of silk. yarn, gold thread and
chenille.
smartnsss Typlfss Wool orsssss.
It would be hard to select one style
smarter than another in the latest wool
frocks. There Is, Of course. particu-
lar dress more becoming to your figure
than the others, but all have smart
lines. A navy tricotine model bought
the other day by middle-aged lady OF
medium large size hung loose from the
shoulders to the hem, but was caught
in at the waist with a narrow belt OF
the material, tied In front or back to
suit ones fancy. A rather elaborate
design Of braid embroidery covered
nearly all Of. the front OF the garment.
The round neck was finished with
narrow design Of the braid, and had no
color to relieve its plainness. The
back Of the dress was plain. except FOL
cluster Of four tucks placed Just
above the hem to relieve the long lines
An attractive model for the young
and slender figure was fashioned Of
dark blue poiret twill. The waist was
tight fitting and at the hips were
peplums Of the material that ripplee
O little. They came to a point JUS
below the hips in front and then mar
rowed SO that at the back they had the
appearance of hustle. The skirt wa
straight and narrow and row OF bone
buttons from neck to hem finished on
| the back. The neck was made round
For Q young girl serge Il a most serv'
iceAble material. It looks nice aftel
much wear and makes up quite chic
An apron effect In both front and bacl
OF the, skirt called my attention to ont
hanging, on the racks. A four-incf
band OF braid embroidery trimmed thu
bottom Of tho apron, which was point
ed, both IN front and back. and reachet
to the kness.. After the fashion OF thu
times the, waist and skirt were botf
made plain and tight. E'
Exquisite Creations In Silk.
Charming and exquisite are the most
effective adjectives in my vocabulary
that can describe tho silk gowns
shown me. Lovely. shimmery char
meuse and clinging tricolette are used
in most allurins effects. One black
|charmeuse gown was made with an
overskirt all around. except for Q mar