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DRESSES
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Party Frocks and Dinner Gowni Ercning Coats
an Dnu-DrM tl Toilctt d Lux " the Season
After the practical street suit is de
cided, the snappy hat added, the suita
bility and possibility of a fur set
passed on, we come to the "pleasant
ways" of evening frocks and frills. The
most sensible woman of us all responds
to the fascination of these more luxuri
ous details of the wai"'! obe, and wisely
saves a pretty penny from her allow
ance for her formal costume, no matter
how modest her circumstances.
This year one may be beautifully clad
for "occasions" at much or little as
one's circumstances demand. For styles
, are such that charming effects may be
carried out in comparatively in- pensive
material, or in richest elaboration as
one will.
For the demi-toilette there are de
lightful little frocks of chiffon, voile,
satin or crepe de chine, made up usually
in combination with some other fabric,
simple of outline, round skirted, and
giving a slender, youthful figure to the
wearer.
Read this little phrase againt There
in lies the whole secret of this season's
clothes. They really do slim the fwiure
and drop years from the shoulders of
the wearer, no matter what her actual
avoirdupois or years, short of the two
hundred or the three score and ten
mark I
Sheer and semi-sheer fabrics such as
crepe de chine hang close and graceful.
All the skirts are pulled a bit into the
jnd, a fashion far more becoming than
the skirt drawn skin tight about the
hips. Though the figure line is slender
there is often as not sufficient fullness
to permit of the skirt being shirred or
plaited into a foot band.
Note that foot band 1 It may be nar
row or wide, straight or circular, but
always it gives a straight figure line
rather than a spreading flare to the
skirt and therein lies the secret of to
day's fashionable silhouette. The band,
top and bottom, is weighted with strips
of tap closely sewn with lead which
holds the upper skirt taut and straight.
Very charming and very practical are
the black and white costumes the un
denlip usually of satin, partially covered
by an overdress of Chantilly or Soan
ish lace, or one of these laces combined
with net. This is the formal dinner
dress, cut with rather short scant train,
square or round neck and transparent
sleeves of elbow length. A tottdi of
brilliant color in a veiled ribbon or a
big glowing rose gives the finishing
touch to this toilette.
For demi-dress service there are also
many delightful black and white com
binations of round length, the white
satin underbody entirely veiled with
Mack voile ninon, chiffon or voile, and
completed by a band or l.em of black
satin. Posed on the underskirt is a
band of color, bright cerise or royal
blue ribbon or heavy gold lace or pas
sementerie. The color, whatever it be,
appears again, veiled, in the soft simple
bodice. Sleeves just turn the elbow in
these demi-toilettes, and the neck is
finished without a collar more often
than not.
Some very stunning little frocks are
designed much as is the above, but with
the added charm of marvelous color
combinations. For instance, a dark
blue chiffon is made up over a light
cerise satin, a smoke grey voile over a
brilliant emerald green. Where the
fabric is a bright color it needs no
added color contrast in. the trimming.
The satin foot and sleeve bands are
often handsomely embellished with
braiding or heavy self-colored laces or
passementeries.
High-colored Persians make smart
underslips for these transparent dresses.
White Persians in softer tones in light
weight materials such as crepe de chines
are employed for the body of the frock
with harmonizing plain satin trimmings.
The round length evenim frock is
now absolutely high style, and one may
ance or dine in comfort and splendor
combined, hands free of the cart ol
trains, if one wish. The trained evening
dress is not, to be sure, entirely ban
ished; for women of years it should
never be set aside, as it carries dignity
and grace of line. But the majority of
us will welcome the freedom of the
short skirt for formal as well as for
service wear.
Velvet will be much used for demi
dress this Winter. In design these vel
vet frocks are very simple, straight lit
tle skirts and easy bloused waists, usual
ly trimmed with . handsome gold em
broidery, or with cuffs and collar of
rich Venise lace. A sash or a brilliant
flower gives a finishing touch of beauty.
Fur' and velvet are an ideal combi
nation,' but the fur-trimmed velvet dress
is a shade less formal than the one gar
nished with gold or fine lace. Black
velvet is best liked,, but very 1ark blu
and dark stone gray,, these, preferably
with silver trimmings, are chosen by
some. '
Evening wraps are more on the draped
coat order this year than heretofore,
though the more or less simple cape will
remain the standby of mny. The Ital
ian officer's cape, entirely plain s; v .for
its high velvet faced bullion ornamented
collar, is smart and simple. The origi
nal imported models are genuine offi
cer's capes, seamless, cut from extreme
ly wide and heavy kersey. They are
costly since ' Uncle Sam obligingly
adds (So per cent of the original cost for
entering the goods. The shops, there
fore, have to sell these at ?I25, which
price is prohibitive to most' of us. But
we need not have a regret over the
matter, since quite as graceful and to
my thinking softer and richer capes cut
from satiney broadcloths are to be had
for a fraction of the above mentioned
sum. Or, if one will, one may buy a
handsome material and make the cape
easily and quickly at home, having
some little tailor cut out and adjust the
high turn collar.
No better evening wrap can be chosen
for the young girl debutante or in her
first season than this same cape style
or a similar me in which a gaily lined
hood is substituted for the collar. Light
tones, pink or blue, are counted best
for the youthful wearer, or she may
select the brilliar scarlet of the Red
Riding Hood tales of her baby days.
Many women will rejoice over the re
turn of black in evening wraps for it
is certainly more practical than light
colors, and more suitable when a woman
has not her own carriage or auto at her
command. Black satin evening wraps
are handsome, and are lined heavily
enough to afford sufficient warmth even
in coldest weather. Some rich brocades
in two or more tones are made up tf
fectively, usually with fur at neck and
sleeve finish. But it is far more prac
tical, and even more effective to wear
one's lndsome neck-piece with one's
evening wrap, adjusting it in some co
quettish way, throwing one end over
the shoulder or the like, to relieve an
ensemble of possible daytime look.
Gold colored satin is much seen in
evening wraps a dull, copperish gold.
Indeed this ranks next in favor to black
and is almost as practical.
Heavy handsome embroideries in the
form of bands or reveres go well on
these gold satins. Some very dressy
wraps are of rose satin, a deep but rather
dull rose pink shade. Such a one.lined
and braided in gray, and provided with
a big chinchilla collar and cuffs is rich
enough.
But if you would be truly ultra-fashionable
and the envy of your sex, go
not to any shop or dressmaker for your
Winter's wrap but hie you hence to
grandomther's attic and search out her
clover-preserved Paisley shawl, and
have it simply fashioned into an even
ing wrap, the sleeves cut in one with the
body and sleevs und neck bordered with
skunk fur. The wrap should be quite
straight in line, the "heart" or solid col
bred center falling where it will, and
the bottom finished only with its own
fringe. Some wraps have a broad skunk
band at the bottom, but this is not
counted as smart as the natural frlngt
finish.
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A survey of the styles this season re
veals many radical departures from the
usual modes. Large, medium, and
small hats are equally conspicuous in
our showing
For Ak-Sar-Bcn week we are
making a specialty
of nicely trimmed
hats at
We have arranged to give our custo
mers exceptionally desirable bargains
in rich black ostrich plumes during
the coming week.
Kilpatrick s
On Dou(Ias, the Retail Street
Bids
Ak-Sar-Ben Visitors Welcome
Thomas Kilpatrick & Co.
Millinery Dept 2nd Floor.
Dry Goods and Wearing
Apparel of dependable Character
Ready-to-wear garments, suits,
coats, waists, furs, dresses, sweat
ers for women and girls. Made
by the nation's foremost tailors
and selected under the search
ing scrutiny of our expert expe
rience. Sold always with our
positive guarantee of Tightness.
ALL NEXT WEEK- Special sale on Silk
Waists- Particular offering of Tailored Suits.
Low prices on Coats. Unusual showing of Gowns
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Apparel for girls
and
young women
An entire section devoted to the ex
hibition of garments
Proper in mode and material nnd constructed
with the care o horns sewing. Suits, dresses,
coats, huts, gowns for all ages. Kconomv of
cost, worry and labor. All rendy to put on.
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