Middletown transcript., 1922-05-13

half made OF one sort OF fabric and
the other portion made Of some con.
trasting weave and color. These are
among the most attractive of the new
summer things.
Then there Is one very new and
popular dress that Is made Of either
twill or silk. with the skirt and coat
Of matching material. Then the bodice
section. which Is made on extremely
lOng-wais.ed lines, has a row of large
buttons ranged round Its lower edge
and to these the skirt buttons with big
buttonholes. Between the buttonholes
there are loose portions Of the skirt
allowed to bulge out and supply the
necessary fulness to the skirt. Some
times these bodlces are made of .
fine quality of white plque which Is
stiff enough to form the necessary
body to which the skirt Is attached.
Others Of them have pongee used for
the waist purpose. and either the one
or the other Of these materials looks
very well indeed.
TafTeta Is one Of the materials which
Is used for summer dresses this sea-
son. They are not only the evening
frOcks. but also those, In palmer de-
signs, for afternoon, and even for
street wear. OF course, the darker
colors Of this silk are chosen for the
two latter uses, and they are then
made up most simply. but the crisp
ness Of the silk and the charm Of the
designs Of the new frocks make them
positively irresistible. Crepe dresses,
Of course. still hold good In perfectly
remarkable degree. but there are many
places and occasions where the taffeta
ones will be the very best things to be
found. One always looks fresh and
snappy In frOck of stiff taffeta, and
If one has the figure to stand the
pufiiness Of the designs of these
dresses. then one can hardly keep from
having at least one of them.
Short and Tight Sleeves.
The French designers are still-or
again-using short and tight sleeves
for their summer frocks. They seem
to know that there is no other portion
Of gown that looks so cool as the
one that clasps tightly about the arm
and allows those long. white, bare
arms to show and to be really cool.
So, If you are at all inclined to want
to wear short. little, close-fitting
sleeves, why, then, you are privileged
to 60 as fur as you like and to design
your own dresses according to your
own tastes.
An excellent type Of gingham dress
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fabric In Soft, thin woolen material,
but it Is peculiarly we'll adapted to the
use of gingliam or chintz or ratine or
any of those heavier cotton materials.
The little Bramleigh collar Is some
what in this design, changed so that 1t
hugs more closely about the throat and
then the little edging Of linen, from
which material the collar and cuffs are
made. Is carried in strip down the
entire length Of the skirt. There was a
black ribbon bow under the chin, and
the girl wore dropping black straw
hat with red dahlias massed about the
base Of the crown.
The wastline of this plain little
frock Is placed at an entirely normal
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place there Is made Of white kid to
repeat the other white touches on the
frock. The bodice Is but slightly
bloused and the sleeves are gathered
trife at the place where they meet
the flaring and turned-back cuffs.
The summer suit or the suit for
early spring is portion Of women's
attire which must be considered all by
itself. 1t is something which Is &c
necessary, but II 1t Is too thick or even
too thin, why then 1t falls entirely to
serve the very purpose for which II
: was meant. 1t must be weighty enough
!. to serve for the cooler days and thir
} enough to make 1t possible for veal
, on days which become pretty vel
r heated.