Evening star., 1922-02-21
FASHIONS
AND FADS IN
THE SHOPS.

Gray and red are a combination
stressed in the new frocks in the
shops. The gray is a clear, light
shade. and the red is of various
shades, always. however, clear and
soft and bright.
Babies frocks-that is. frocks for
little girls of two and three show
the trend toward Russian embroid-
cry motifs. These little frocks are
made of the finest null and batiste,
in the simplest baby patterns, with
little shirred sleeves and necks. Over
the shirring at sleeves and wrists is
worked a coarse stitchery of red and
blue, green and yellow, and some
times a little black. Not baby blue
and Nile green. winter sunset yellow
and soft flame color, but vivid, al
most harsh, shades of all these colors.
They are just the threads that would
be used to embroider a blouse for the
babys mother. The effect is, of
course. interesting, and really, now
that we have put our little children
into all the colors OF the rainbow,
why shouldn't we at least decorate
them with these peasant colors of
Russia and the Balkan states?
Strips of colored suede in green
belts that are decidedly effective.
These belts are used with frocks of
one of the heavier cotton fabrics for
summer. Sometimes the strips of
leather are almost an inch wide, and
they are then interlaced to form a
strips are narrower the belt is like
wise narrower,
Other belts have scalloped edges
stamped or cut into the suede. There
is no binding, SO the uncolored edge
OF the leather is in contrast to the
dyed surface.
A white serge costume, consisting Of
one-piece frock and long cape, is COW
cred with tiny bright green glass
beads, seWed on at regular and close
intervals so that at a short distance
away. it looks as if the fabric was
practically covered with diamond
shaped design in green. The result
is truly interesting and effective.
Irish lace is lavishly used on some
Of the new crepe de chine frocks Of
white for the summer. One such
frock shows heavy overdress Of the
Irish lace, mounted on the crepe. An
other shows a sort Of apron tunic Of
berthas of the lace hanging heavily
over the shoulders.
Handbags are ever interesting, and
this spring there will probably be the
perennial display of novelties. One
of these is the combination of black
moire silk and white kid which is
shown in a good many handbags and
purses and card cases. 1t is a good
combination, striking, but in excel
lent style: The MORE sometimes
forms the body Of the bag and is cut
away and buttonholed to show insets
of white kid. Sometimes the whole
bag or purse is of the white kid, with
bindings and edgings of the black
silk. At all events, whatever the
combination, one cannot rob black
and white of effectiveness.
Belts are made Of heavy silk or
cotton tubular braid, plated together
and finished with matching tassels-
tassels that look as if they were
are used on some of the new cotton
frocks, especially those of the rough
materials, like ratine, which is in for
another period of attention, and cot
ton homespun..
Another material that is worth look
ing at is q silk or crepe material with
looped-up fringe or, If one may use the
description, fringe fastened down at
both edges. This material is gracefully
manipulated into frocks, parasols and
blouses: the long strands Of fringe are
left to shift for themselves, sometimes
hanging in one direction, sometimes in
another.
Fishnet lace is used for some of the
spring frocks, and the meshes of the
net are darned in with heavy cotton
threads with fillet patterns. Quite ef-
fective. this. and, incidentally, the same
sort Of darned lace is used for table
covers and runners. For such purpose,
sometimes the net is darned with colored
wools in bright green, blue, yellow and
red, as well as black and brown, Another
instance, perhaps, of the vague for the
peasant embroideries Of Russia.
Homespun scarfs in fine wool are
woven in checks and plaids, with fringed
ends, and are very attractive.
White crepe de chine is one Of the
fabrics well accepted at present for
frocks for very little girls. It washes
and Is soft and dainty, and really r.
a very good choice by any but the
mother who has an inherent or con.
tie children. 1t lends itself to the most
diminutive styles, and is charming when
it is embroidered.
Linen vests are one Of the daintfes,
spring touches imaginable. They are
cut on exceedingly smart lines, they are
made of all the colors of the rainboW
brightly embroidered. They give q freaE
smart look to an aA Nuik -. -.