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April 20, 1918 
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.TrvEXiLE Models. —In the first pic¬ 
ture two youthful models are .shown in 
cotton voile. The figure at the left wears 
a verj* simple little frock of solid pink, 
which has rather a grandmotherly air 
with its short waist and fichu. The 
plain gathered skirt was given a novel 
air by a hem of white net having a ruf¬ 
fle of white footing standing up from it; 
the elbow sleeves were finished in the 
same way, and there was no trimming 
except the little Marie Antoinette fichu, 
which folded around to the back, without 
.sash ends. In front a flat stiff bow 
knot of dull blue grosgrain ribbon was 
placed at the waist line, A good many 
dresses for girls from six to 12 are 
trimmed with a fichu in this way, and 
the effect is very pretty; it gives a 
dressy look to a plain frock, and is more 
easily laundered than an at¬ 
tached collar. The effect is 
very pretty with a flowered 
or figured voile, such as is 
shown on the figure to the 
right. This was flesh-colored 
voile with a sprig design of 
darker color, with a touch 
of green. The plain gath¬ 
ered skirt Avas slightly gath¬ 
ered in at the bottom into 
a band cut in scallops on the 
upper side; at the left side 
of the front a little bunch of 
rose-colored fruit, made of 
satin, with green satin 
leaves, was laid on this 
band. There was no trim¬ 
ming on the gathered waist; 
the short sleeves were fin¬ 
ished with scalloped cuffs. 
The deep collar, extending 
over the point of the .s.houl- 
ders, was of tucked white or¬ 
gandie edged with two frills 
of Valenciennes; this collar 
was cut in fronts and back 
sections, separated up the 
shoulder line, and also down 
the center of the back, the 
dress being fastened down 
the back. The narrow sash 
of black ribbon velvet was caught over 
in two falling loops at the back, and was 
trimmed in the front Avith three little 
clusters of satin fruit iu rose and green. 
These fruits of colored silk are used a 
great deal to trim children’s dresses, as 
well as hats; the.v are easily made from 
scraps of silk or ribbon, and not easily 
“mussed” by the small wearer. In then- 
simplest form the.v are nothing more than 
little balls, round or flattened, stuffed 
with cotton, and caught down iu the cen¬ 
ter to simulate a calyx; some little 
stitches or French knots of black silk iu 
the center improve the appearance. 
Suggestions for Mourning. ■— The 
second group shows three very simple 
mourning dresses of modern style. Mod¬ 
ern mourning shows the familiar use of 
dull silk, w’ooleus and crepe, but styles 
were, and the thick, stilling crape veil 
over the face is no longer .seen, except 
on old-fashioned people. The model at 
the left is a dignified gown for a young 
or elderly woman, and is entirely suit¬ 
able for a widow. The material was 
black silk poplin, the narrow- skirt hav¬ 
ing a long gathered tunic which was 
trimmed at the edge with six row’s of 
cording. The cording did not quite meet 
ill front, where it was curved back iu 
double rows. The waist was a plain 
surplice style, the edge of the opening 
finished with cording, the front being 
filled iu with a folded vestee of white 
Georgette crejie. The girdle has four 
double rows of cording, curved at the 
front like the cording on the edge 
of the tunic. The girdle was hooked 
invisibly, but looked as though fastened 
with a* double row of dull jet ball but¬ 
tons, passed through buttonholes like cuff 
links. The long, plain sleeves, drawn in 
close at the wrists, are finished with sev¬ 
eral rows of cording. It will be noticed 
that these sleeves wrinkle on the arm as 
though a little too long. This is a no¬ 
ticeable feature in many new gowns made 
of thin fabrics, the loose folds of the 
sleeve being part of the “fit.” The small 
toque worn with this gown is of folded 
dull silk trimmed with a little burnt 
feather at each side, its lower edge hav¬ 
ing a widow’s fold of white lisse. This 
little fold or ruche, formerly worn only 
with a widow’s bonnet, is now much in 
vogue as a finish for small toques and 
turbans, and is very becoming. A small 
close net veil edged with crape fold is 
worn with this hat. A toque of this 
shape m:iy be worn with a veil draped 
to hang at the back, as well as the small 
Juvenile Models in Cotton ]'oile 
face veil. Widows wear such toques with 
a hanging draped veil of crape, chiffon or 
net with crape edge instead of the old- 
fashioned bonnet. The mummy-like 
swathiugs of black that formerly added to 
the distress of a bereaved woman are no 
longer demanded, and modern woman 
may follow the demands of mourning con¬ 
vention while wearing comfortable and 
becoming clothes. 
A Simple Woolen Gown.—T he cen¬ 
tral figure shows a plain black gown of 
Avool taffeta, fastened doAvn the back with 
crocheted silk buttons. This, like the 
first gown, hits a narrow skirt Avith a 
tunic above it, but in this case the tunic, 
Avhich is laid iu side pleats at back and 
sides, leaving a plain panel iu front, has 
an apron effect. It is rounded in front, 
and sloped up to be shorter iu the back. 
The plain Avaist, cut in a 
broad shallow opening at the 
neck, has no trimming ex¬ 
cept inch-wide Avoveu band¬ 
ing of dull jet, which falls 
loose in a long end at each 
side, these loose ends tipped 
with bead balls. The long 
sleeves Avere bordered with 
the jet, and there Avas a 
plain folded girdle. This is 
a very simple dress, but very 
smart, and would be found 
attractive by those who pre¬ 
fer unrelieved black. The 
broad hat Avas of dull black 
silk. Avith a burnt feather 
ornament iu front. Mourn¬ 
ing hats of this type are 
often faced tinder the brim 
Avitli Avhite Georgette. 
Bl.ack and White.—T he 
third model in this picture 
is a black-and-white combi¬ 
nation suitable for “second 
mourning,” or for a young 
girl’s Avear. The original 
was black and white 
Georgette crepe, but it is a 
.suitable model for A'oile. 
The upper part of the gath¬ 
ered skirt was black; the 
lower part, a little over oue- 
third depth, Avas Avhite. 
Over this Avas a tuuic, per¬ 
fectly straight, falling iu two 
sections, like an apron iu 
back and front. This tunic 
black; on eac-h side there was 
row of small black buttons 
and simulated buttonholes on the lower 
liart. Avhere it fell over the Avhite ma¬ 
terial. The jdaiii Avaist buttoned down 
the back, and had a plain round neck. 
Ill the front this Avaist had a bib of 
white, set iu at the shoulder seams, and 
curved at the top lower than the blouse 
itself. At the sides this bib had small 
Avliite buttons with simulated button¬ 
holes. The elbow length bell sleeves had 
a facing of Avliite on the under side. This 
Avas an extremely pretty dress, though 
very simple; it is suitable for a young 
girl, or for her older sisters. The hat 
worn with it is dull straw, and Avould be 
equally suitable, and more becoming to 
some complexions, if faced with white 
Georgette. 
The Spring Capes. — Among new 
Avraps capes are iu especial favor, and 
(Continued on page 604) 
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Attractive ilodels for Mouniliuj Ooiciis 
are certainly more sensible than they was 
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