The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-09
TRIPLES OF DRESS

The French have a phrase of which they are fond. It is Hes petitos choses," in plain English, the little things. And after all 1t is the little things that count for so much particularly in dress. You may have a good-looking coat and a hat that is smartness itself, but If 1t is worn the whole effect will be out of tune and that's all there is to 1t. They are indeed important, these little things.
 As every girl knows, well-chosen gloves and footwear may be con sidered among the foremost details that make for well-groomed appear ance on the street. Granting that what could be more delightful than ings that is designed to harmonize perfectly, not only in color but in a new and interesting way.
 The clocks on the stockings and the stitching on the backs of the gloves are exactly alike!
 s>>, One example shows a pair of log cahin brown stockings in heavy quality of silk with clocks embroi- dered in, two shades of brown. The design of>the clocks Is made up of tiny diamond shaped figures placed end to end oh. 8 background of vertical stripes..s The contrasting shades of brown give a very clear cut effect to the design. which is very necessary if one Is to know that the stockings hear Q decided re- lation to the glovSs. These are of very fine glace kid in log-cabin shade like the stockings. and the coloring and design as Is seen on the stockings.
 Here is & glove and stocking idea that fills a long felt want for har- mony in accessories for street wear. There are so many shades of gloves to be had and an equally bewilder- ing array of stocking tones from which to choose, so that 1t seems too good to be true that they are to be had in sets of this kind.
 The same idea has also been used for a woolen sport set. It was very much admired at a recent gathering of skating enthusiasts in the east. A pair of tan stockings were em- broidered with bright clocks of red, blue, orange and lavender. Just be- low the knee were five circular lines in the same shades as the clocks. The long woolen gloves, ideal for sport. had stitching on them that matched the clocks on the stockings. The tops of the gloves had stripes around in the same manner as the turnover tops of the stockings.
 If you are fortunate enough to have one of these novel sets either for street or sport wear, 1t would be we'll to keep the rest of your cos tune plain, so as not to lessen the importance of 8 new and original touch of this kind. A plainly tailored suit achieves unusual charm if it is worn with matching gloves and stockings. In fact, a distinct touch of this sort is needed to pull a very plain suit out of the rank and file of the ordinary.
 This season suits and coats are extremely lavish and an untrimmeo suit looks odd ineed unless we turn to one of these little things that never fail to impart a certain chic and distinction to an unassuminG costume.
 With the advent of shorter si1irts it Is not surprising that footwear is coming in for more attention than il has had for some time past. Buckles for instance. are seen in many novel designs. Plain wooden buckles of the same color as the shoes with which they are worn are eN. sc popular for street wear. Cut steel buckles which were worn so much last year have been replaced by simple nickel ones that are in strict keeping with the quiet character o1 walking pumps. For evening wear 1t Is 6 different story. Extremely ornate and fanciful buckles are the order of the day or one might say evening.