The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1922-03-17

| applique trimming in the form of fruits
and flowers. Still others show clever
combinations Of two colors.
The adapting Of materials that we
have known for many years to new
modes always has required the at.
tention OF the cleverest people In de.
signing. Few Of us realize the amount
of thought underlying a seemingly
simple style. In the cotton dresses we
not only have new Ideas In the dresses
themselves, but in the materials, which
means double force back of this move
ment.
one of the lovellest of the new
French models Is of crepe roumaya
in a beige gray shade and trimmed
with embroidery In multi-colors imi-
tating fruits and flowers. The dress
Is finished with beautiful girdle
made in a design exactly matching
the pattern Of the embroidery. When
the frock Is of printed crepe the cir
die matches the design of the fabric.
This is worth remembering, for If one
Is to have simple cotton frocks made
at home they may be lifted out of
the commonplace by girdle blending
with the color and design In the ma,
terial.
Frocks Harmonize SURROUNDINGS.
Many women are ordering their cot
ton dresses with much the same idea
in mind that an interior decorator
has when she selects the chintzes for
a country house or the awnings of
sun room; that is, matching or blend
ing the colors with their surround
ings.:
French tourists travelling to AIgiers
and Tunis are ordering cotton frocks
by the half-dozen, often the six being
copies of one model but In different
colors. These are known as garden
frocks, as they may be in yellow, to
match plaster pagoda. or of pink,
like the azaleas of the garden, or In
the blue of the Mediterranean.
If you wish to be In the height Of the
mode buy or make some cotton eve
ming dresses for this summer. They
are very smart and there is no doubt
that their popularity will increase with
the approach Of the warm summer eve
nings.
1t Is not entirely due to the fact that
they are suitable to summer evenings
that they owe their prominence, for
we cannot point to many instances
where the thermometer has had the |
influence of fashions that one might |
expect, especially In recent years,
when we swelter in furs in July and |
August and shiver in chiffon stockings |
n January. 1t is because they are
different and carry with them fresh |
appeal that women will receive them |
enthusiastically. They are reminiscent
# colonial days, when the cotton frOck |
vas very picturesque with its ruffles
md ribbons, its full skirt and its tight
'Odice. Then there is strong ele-
nent of infOrmality about cotton
rock which n silk one lacks. Al
hough the former may be much gray
r in cOfOring and more elaborate IN
esign, still we consider 1t less formal
han a simple silk dress
simple Stitches Worked in Threads.
One need not have evening dresses
f cotton crepe deliberately embrold-
red and adorned with puffy flowers
UGH as many French dressmakers are
howing. They may be very simple.
One must do something in the way
Ornamentation, otherwise straight
ne dress of cotton crepe will be too
losely related to an apron of the
ouse dress, but there are simple
titches which may be done in beauti-
cotton threads that will
0 long way toward lifting such a
ress out Of the commonplace. AS the
ew embrOlderies are In bold patterns
nd done with very heavy threads, a
tile Of the work makes an excellent
lowing, especially If the colors are
ell chosen.