The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-02
White Decorative
Note OF F fashion
his Season
By FLORENCE CLARK

Look about you at the new spring
clothes, especially at the trimmings, and
/ you cannot avoid the conclusion that
white is decorative note in one Of
4 the successes Of the season.
White fur, white or almost white
lave, white buttons, braid and EN-
brcidery are seen. There are pleated
friIls Of white crepe ds chine and lin
gerie panels and sets, II say nothing
Of the novel touches which cannot be
described in word or5two but for all
that are a. white as the simplest item
In the category.
but one Of these ideas for introducing
white into the ensemble, or Il may
combine two of them. Fur is often COM
6ined with embroidery, or buttons APP
pear Of the same dress with white
As you see, the frock in the photo
graph is trimmed with what il really
nothing more nor less than perfectly
huge white jabot and the white note
Is repeated In the binding Of the belt.
The material Of the dress is navy blue
canton crepe and the jabot is of crepe
de chine.
Aside from the all-sufficient white
ness of the trimming, the smartness
OF this frock is further assured by the
straight section extending from the
throat to the top of the band which
serves as sleeve. The front Of the
dress is slightly gathered onto this
section. This arrangement gives just
the least bit of fulness across the
chest and still the shoulders are smooth
and snugly fitted. You will see this
latest shoulder-yoke on coats too 1t
certainly helps to give them that "just
right" look which girls demand SO
ernphatically when they choose a coat
The Making ORA Coat
A spring coat which includes both
the shoulder yoke and a trimming of
white fur possesses two of the most
desirable features of current coat styles.
Ermine is used extensively. It travels
up and down the front closing of coats,
borders the hemline or forms little
outstanding collar. Once the fur Of roy
atty, and Milford Chief Justice, ermine
now lends something Of the lavish SPLEEN
dor of regal robes to the rich look
ing coats one sees along the avenues
Rabbit is no longer looked upon as
an imitation Of ermine. 1T has its own
following who pay anything but imita-
ton prices for the privilege of wear
ing Il. Both ermine and rabbit are flat.
tering furs, but differ in the intensity
Of their whiteness, so that one fur may
be more becoming to certain compilations
than the other. It's well to try both be-
fore making choice.
Charm OF The White Friii
White frills Of one kind or another
are always greeted enthusiastically
upon their revival. The charming dain-
tiness which they express satisfies a
certain longing of the feminine heart.
Indeed, some women affect them year
Ia and year out whether or not they
are approved by fashion. Just now, the
white frill or the unusual placing OF
lingerie panel marks some of the most
exclusive frocks.
A lingerie petticoat or slip peeps out
through dresses which are cleverly cut
TO show the underdess. For instance,
there's the sort Of dress that is open
down the front from neck to hem, re.
gealtng white panel. And then there's
fhe dress cut with a deep U-shaped
bodice TO show gilet.
There is still another way In which
white is used to good advantage on
erocks. It IL a style, feature which
pnce caused great deal Of alarm
Have you guessed it! . . - the
sheath skirt. At present the slash is
very shallow and filled in with lace
presenting most decorous appearance.
Advance information as to the future
Of the sheath skirt says that the skirt
Glashed to the hips viii be very pop
ular but it also adds that petticoats
meant to be worn with their accom-
c0mpanying skirts will be an indis-
pensible article of feminine dress.
While white trimming is much used
on black in the smart magpie combi-
nation. it Is also seen with navy blue,
some shades Of brown and with plaids,
One Of the photographs is an apt illus
traticn Of the plaid and white com
binatiOn. The skirt is bound with white
braid, which runs of. the beaten track.
at intervals, forming a block pattern.
The belt is Of white kid and the plaid
Il IN warm tones of maroon and tan
with white bars.