Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-20

placement or Il suggestion Thereon. .
Many dresses give evidence of this
! mounting line by the use of two
belts, one at the normal waistline-
the other a trifle lower. Seams and
pin tuclxs are also used to show the
raised waistline. Hips are slender
and draped snugly.
Freedom of Motion
The newest spring modes offer
plenty of comfort in the way of
fullness in the skirt as most of the
skirts are either pleated in novel
way or gathered gracefully into the
belt In most instances, the skirt
| movement is from the side and also
from the sides across the front.
We've seen the influence of the
| Directoire noted in many of the
newest offerings for spring. It's
not the strict Directoire, however,
as it is modified by jabots, revers
and short capes.
| The Rumanian, Russian and African
| influences are also worthy of mention
as they are really quite prominent
| in every type of spring costumes.
In our saunterings in the shops and
stores, we came across many sleeve
less dresses and there is evidently a
tendency to return to this mode as
we noted it in both evening and
sports wear.
Cardigan Is New
It has been many seasons indeed
since the cardigan (short sleeveless
Jacket has enjoyed such vogue
as it is experiencing this spring.
J Virtually every sports costume has
its accompanying cardigan in con-
trasting or compose theme and most
of them are such gay little things
that we wonder why they have been
more or less forgotten for so many
seasons. Especially, too when they
are such comfortable things to throw
about ones shoulders after an active
game of tennis or so smart to wear
while strutting blithely over the links.
Sports Wear Stunning
Sports wear has taken such a firm
hold on every phase of the mode
that the designers this spring have
/ laid much stress upon it, The most
| important sports ensemble is the
| four piece-coat, skirt, overblouse
! and sleeveless bolero or cardigan.
One Of the outstanding style factors
we noted in the newest sports wear
i of materials, all the same color but
varying in pattern.
Three-Quorter Length Top Coat
| One we saw that was very beautiful
and practical as we'll had three
quarter length top coat with bolero
sides in fawn colored tweed, with a
turn back collar of checked woolen
in fawn and brown tones. Deep
pockets of the checked woolen are
! big and roomy and there was a plain
skirt of the tweed with an overskirt
OF the checked fabric
The one-piece sleeveless dress is
smart. The skirts are pleated and
square and v necks are prominent.
Many Of the stores are showing
clever little frocks for sports wear
in printed silks that launder beauti-
fully and which every woman will
include in her spring wardrobe-if
she would be in the mode.
The Ensemble Vogue
The vogue of the ensemble is here
to stay That we found out very
conclusively and definitely when we
made a journey through the stores
seeking the styles for spring.
In the ensembles for formal wear
we see marked tendency to en-
phasize the coat as a separate and
distinct style feature. Because prints
are SO good" again and because
they lend themselves so beautifully in
the making of the ensemble, they
are used much and are a welcome
relief after the sombre winter
shadings.
There seems to be no end to the
combinations that are used in the
ensembles this spring. Truly there
seems to be limit to the possbili-
ties of the successful. ensemble.
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