The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-06-16
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Milady's Gowns

ern fashionable dressmaker and the
ll-dressed woman. Great must be
their establishment this spring at the
avalanche of orders that pour into
their offices daliy.
Ribbon on Wraps and Dresses
Ribbons are Something to be reck-
oned with when one woman Will wear
fifty or sixty yards of 1t on her SIM
pie black crepe de chine dress Al
the Ritz at luncheon hour on one OF
these bnlmy spring days just BEFORE
the exodus to the country. one may
see several hundred yards of black
ribbon in the dining room and CLOAK
room, for wraps are just as lavlshiy
adorned with II as dresses.
How long this craze for black
clothes will last " impossible to say
The simple black dress is extremely
smart, but so much OF this somDer
hue is likely TO pail in short time
Not only will we become tired OF see
ing every woman walking about ike
a smartly-dressed widow, but we will
feel the need Of the cheer OF bright
cOlors in our clothes.
American women have accorded
considerable favor to the ribbon
trimmed French model gown Of the
ever-present black crepe de chine.
The ribbon Is MORE. Innumerable lit
tie tufts are caught TO the bottom OF
the dress to form wide band.
Ribbons In Vlvacious Effects.
This frOck is part Of very ver-
satlle costume, for both a cape and
coat have been made to accompany
1t. The cape is perfectly straight,
falling from a shallow yoke with a
rather narrow standing collar. and
the bottom Of the wrap is trimmed
exactly like the dress.
The coat is made like a chemise
dress. II fastens down the front
slightly TO one side and Is gIrdled with
a string belt which draws II In rather
snugly 10 the figure. II, too, has the
fantastic ribbon trimming at the bot
tom and also on the long. flowing
sleeves.
There are innumerable ways Of ap-
plying ribbons, but space permits men.
ton OF only the unusual ones. All OF
the old-tlme methods are retained and
to them are added effects that are
unusual almost to the point of being
erratic. 1t would seem that TO be
In keeping with their hlstory-and
they have history-that ribbons
should trail, and a way Of permitting
them TO run true TO form, MS II were,
is through the use Of futed streamers
or ribbon panels with loosely pressed
pleats In accordion effect.
This treatment is applied to a great
many evening dresses Of the similar
type which, In contrast Ito the black
frocks, are of bight-colored crepe do
chine. The skirt Of such a frock may
carry many fluted panels Of faIlle rib
bon all hanging several inches below
the hem OF the dress Itself. II the
waist has any trimming at all II may
take the form OF wheels made OF the
fluted ribbon.
Bouquets Of ribbon flowers are NOT
unusual, but there Is rather novel
way OF placing them over a tiny hol.
low wire frame to make a corsape
ornament from which fall many long
ribbon streamers II various lengths
These frames are like the shndc az y
small reading lamp and are. covered
with tiny blossoms and buds compact.
ly conventional, but OF exquisite work.
manshlp' The most beautiful hues
are introduced In these flowers They
are placed at the wais,line Of the
frock Just ms one would wear n cor.
sage bouquet The clusters OF rim.
bons which fall from the bouquet are
of all lengths.
Hluh COllure I,a..