The Coconino sun., 1923-04-06
Slmpie Dinner Gown of Green and
White Printed Silk.

space to show the design. There is
more area, as it were, over which to
spread the idea not so much possi-
bility of having its life cut short be-
fore it has really begun to bloom. And
the dresses, as has been said, are
done in anything from morning frocks
to evening gowns.
A simple sort Of a printed silk de-
sign is made up as dinner frock. The
only point that takes 1t out of the class
of the simple dress is the way the
skirt is cut into circular pieces at the
sides. The sashes that tie inconSpic-
uously at either side of the waistline
are put there just to break the flow
ing lines in a more or less decorative
manner.
Around the edges of this frock there
is plain binding of green, and as
the printing is of two shades of green
on a cream background, the costume,
just by that extra touch on its edges,
has q highly decorative effect, as the
binding serves to set off its color and
patterning The girl who wears it,
very happily, carries a green feather
fan that Is only a bit Of a background
around which the printing of her frock
is pleased to shape itself.
Smock Dresses Liked.
The simple little smock dresses are,
after all, the favorites of all. We find
the designers making them again this
season with the same ayidity that they
put into the task last summer. And
there is no type Of frock which suits
the average woman better than this
one. She has everything in her favor,
for it can be provided with extra full
ness to suit the full figure or it can be
as slim and scant as can be for others.
Some of the dresses made Of print
ed silks are finely plated, and this
process is attended to in so workman
like and artistic manner that, as far
as the pattern is concerned, it does
not in the least seem to be interrupt
ed. You must understand, however,
that the plaitings are the narrowest
sort of lines that can be imagined.
For instance, there was shown a skirt
of Japanese printed silk in a black
design upon a white background. 1t
was made with one wide plait about
four inches broad and then came q
space of two and a half inches, say,
Of the fine little plaitings. 1t was one
of those semi-dress sports skirts and
1t was worn along with sweater of
very thin white wool, made in a sort
Of oyerblouse effect 1t was a charm
Ing costume.
Blouses and jackets lend their lines
eharmingly to the medium Of the
printed silk And for these newer
frocks which must be made of two
materials and must, it seems, cut one
off in the middle, they are in the ma
ture of perfection itself. You can have
everything in printed blouse from
the most dressy style up to the one
that is so simple it is just slipover
smock The prints lend themselves to
the construction of decorative blouses
out of which one can make a picture
Of ones self without bit Of trouble,
or they can be ever so simple with no
attempt at the picture and still never
managing to escape entirely the class
of the picturesque
Jacket BIouses in LimeIioht
The jacket blouses are still very
good and they are often made as
parts of what might be called a two
piece dress or they are made up into
veritable coats under which some sort.
of plain blouse must be worn in
order to complete the scheme of the
thing
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