The L'Anse sentinel., 1923-07-06

Stitcned IN black WOOL and showing
Black Ribbon Belt.
plain that they are mannish, or wheth-
er they take on the more feminine lines
of softness, they still dress the woman
I'm the semi-formal character that she
loves best, and for which the demands
Of her present life call for perslstently.
The fact is that so thoroughly salts
factory have sports clothes become
that they fit into many occasions Of
our lives when we are not really carry
Ing out any sporting activities. That
Is, for summer and any semi-formal
wear these things fit in so beautifully
that we just naturally adopt them
without giving thought to whether or
not they are right according to any
old-fashioned standards.
There Is this, too, about clothes Of
this type: They are short enough to
be altogether comfortable. They have
Just enough, and not too much, full
hess about their skirts. Their bodices
fit easily, or not at all, and their
sleeves are short enough or wide
enough to give the maximum amount
Of comfort under the circumstances.
They are finished with good sense and
all practicallty. They are wearable
and lasting In every degree. Small
wonder, then, that women In general
have gone in for the :dea and are re-
fusing to adopt unnecessary frills.
Materials Very Satisfactory.
Then, all of the modern materials
are so constituted that they make
dresses of this character in the most
efficient way. For frocks Of this type
they are neither too thick nor too thin.
They are substantial enough to disre-
gard petticoats altogether, and still
they have enough Of the light, sum-
merry appearance to fit them into the
exigencies of any summer wardrobe.
The deduction, then, Is that one layer
of semi-thin material is cooler by far
than several layers of very much thin
ner fabrics.
We are considering, then, the every
day dress In all Of its various ramIfica-
tions. Nothing for evening enters into
our present calculations, but we take
in all that goes between early morning
and late afternoon, excluding only the
actual clothes for rough sports wear,
which after all are In an entirely DIFF
ferent classification.
The calico dress, or the gingham one,
which is its sister, fills an important
place In these general sports clothes.
The calicoes are perfected to so great
q degree that they are inspirational in
their very beings. They show the
brightest and most interesting colors
along with the designs that appeal to
the heart Of every woman. Now, some
of the designs which are made for this
material employ It as the basis for the
whole dress, and others of them use
only a portion Of this calico, while the
rest is helped out with areas of plain
and unfigured material. A frock OF
the latter type is ~ery interesting.
There Is a calico print Of yellow and
black making up the figured portion OF
the dress, and then there Is a portion
of plain yellow linen which constitutes
the plain portion of the costume. Since
the yellow section is outlined with a
fancy stitching Of black wool and since
the girdle Ia made Of black grosgrain
ribbon, you will see that the two por.
tions Of the frock are sufficiently tied
I together and that they are brought Into
seIation to each other In most subtle