The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-07-07

With Shades of Gray Embroidery.
the street. But where smart women
gather one sees the longer skirt, the
obviously bloused waist and the flow.
ing sleeves. Not one of these newer
attributes appears alone, but oil of
them together.
The frocks are an amalgamatiOn OF
long lines. The smarter ones pile
length upon length, and they are so
full and ample in proportion, though
with dropping lines, that they almost
guarantee a straight silhouette to the
widest woman.
At the "street fair" in the restau-
rants, private parties-at all Of these
places the longer silhouette predomi-
mates. The short skirt for suits-that
Is, the conservatively short skirt
still holds good, as it should, in the
matter of practically and good sense
But for her more formal dress, for
her more picturesque attire, the mod
ern woman has elected, this season
to be "fioppy" in line, full as to ma.
terial and graceful in the vision that
she presents to the world.
FIappers Cling to Short Skirts.
Only the so-called "f1appers" are in.
dulging in the ultra-short skirts, and
even these begin to look a trifle ex.
aggerated. Their skirts are almost
too short, though they still go as part
of the general scene In the fall they
probably will be relegated to the
background and q more middle-dis.
tance point of view as to skirt length
will have seized upon even this gen
Grafton.
There are numbers of capes. There
are more long coats. Everything is
as loose as it can well be to retain
any line at all. The lines really con,
verge into one another, making a Sc.
ries Of dropping cascades that become
as one, so well thought out is the
process.
A good example of the silk cape
dress Is made of one Of those heavily
ribbed white silks Ct which there are
any number upon the market today
OF course there must be some relief
to the general background of white
and this result has been achieved by
the use of steel and red beads EN-
broidered in an all-over design on the
top portion Of the gown. Then the
embroidery is repeated in a fine line
about the standing collar of the cape
and the shirring that gives the full
ness to the lines Of the wrap is fur.
ther held in place by silken threads
of the same coloring.
Some of the very latest last-word
dresses seem to be making an attempt
to heighten the waistline. That is
those from Paris give hints In this
direction. The dress that Is slightly
visible under this cape Is an example
Of that sort. Although the waistline
is trifle higher than most Of those
that we have been accustomed to see
it still is conspicuous. In order to
make 1t stand out to the utmost Of
its powers, there has been placed in
the direct center q rosette made UP
of the same colors as the embroidery
This adds a good deal to the effect OF
the general design and at the same
time serves to establish new point
for the ending of the waistline
Whether this will remain as an &C.
cepted thing is yet to be decided. In
the interval, it establishes a new line
Of thought which may carry US on to
undiscovered paths.
Silk for Midsummer Frock.
Silk is the fabric for the midsum-
mer dress, and more excellent things
are being done with silk in the mat
ter Of design than ever have been
done in the handling of that material
There are dresses of crepe and taffeta