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This Nary Crepe

Makes Its Sleeves of

Navy Chiffon

and Fin

an Inset Belt of

Black Batin.

THE CHINA MAIL-

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1925.

Afternoon frocks Combine Satin and Crepe

Most of the Summer Designs Are Simple

with Two-Color

Combinations and

Long Sleeves

Leading in

Popularity.

The Fashion Forecast

Long sleeves will be exploited in low-necked Summer dance frocks of pastel chiffone.

10 Wom Futy-sixth Street, New York

FRANTA

A Black Szafa Filo Makes The Foundation for Thin Simple White Maps Towp

By

Mme. Frances

The Famous Creator

of Fashions

THE trend of pe

T

fashions in New

and Paris shows

yond, a doubt that crepe holds first place as the favored matérial for afternoon, frocks, and for daytime dresses that combine lightness of weight and roolness of fabric.

This enviable position has been held by crepe for some time, as it is quite as smart in dark or vivid shades for Winter as it is in pastel tints and white for Summer. One can never grow weary of the ap pearance of the material, simply because Phone are so many differ- ent varieties of crepe from which, to choose. One may have six or more crepe frocks. and still

the appearance of the fatyrie

may be different in each

Flat crepe gives us the

smooth. rather shiny bur- Tace, while plain crepe is a trifle softer in appear ance and has a less smooth surface. Crepe rofa thinner and shows the weave of the fabie, and is ene of the loveliest crepes, for afternoon and evening frocks. This more expen- sive crepe is being strongly featured this Summer in lightweight wraps for. both day and evening

Now, combinations of material are stressed in many of the simple frocks shown this Summer, and the crepe model is no exception... It favors a bit of Khiny satin to lend variety, or perhaps chiffon or

a touch of velvet. This,

by the way, is consid ered important as indicating the trend of Autinn fashions. Already the de- signers in this country And abroad are considering the combinations which will be effective for their Fall openings. "Satin with cloth, and taffeta with velvet are two which will doubtless appear.

To return to the simple Summer after-・ noon models shown here, all of them use. crepe, either to make the frock which adds another material for contrast, or to trim a frock of natin.

The

White Crepe

Scarf and Sash of Generous Proportious Are Features of the Bleck Salin Sports Frock in the Circle

The sal dress tiimmed with crepe as shown in the model second from left. The fabric happens to he black sports satin, and white crepe makes the generous sparf and draped sash. Tiny' godets al the hemline give ample 'width' an well as an amusing flare, and the mall hat is white felt

with a white felt pon-porn.,

At the left is a smart navy. exepe which exploits the lifted front A black satin innet belt marks the low Waistline, and the dress is finished with pavy chiffon smocked sleeve and a high collar. The tight little hat kof gay red satin..

The dress sketched at the right is of white crepe over a black satin slip. The tunic top has an inverted pleat it the front. The color contract is carried out by a black bow at the neck and ́a email white felt hat.

"Lowest on the page is a lovely beige crepe

afternoon dress. The panels and sleeves are lined with brown satim, and brown satin" makes the draped girdle and the small hat.

rials, is in the two-color frock. White crepe, for instance, often bas a hera and trimming of very bright red. Other crepe dresses use trimming bands of a color, and re peat the color in at appli

ques against the body of the frock.

Applique designa" of fight érepe ngainst- darker -backgrounds are being used in u number of exclusive models. These pastels. and sometimes white, form small moskje designs and fire used to border shirts and to

Another popular use of crepe, 250

aside "trim bella, collars and cuffs. Sometimes

from its combination with other mate- "the small bits of crepe ure out i

with

Touches of Brown Satin Enhance the Charm. of the

Beige Crepe

Afternoon Dress

到

at the left.

fine silver or gold thread atitching, and the effect is very lovely indeed. Long sleeves on afternoon" crepes give space for dis- creet trimming, These sleeves are nearly.

always rather tight, with simple band or turn-back cuffs. Either of these cuff treatments allows for applique trimming. Then

there is the long sleeve which fits rather close to the upper arm and widens just a trifle as it nears

the cuff. It is always drawn in to a tight tuff, however, and this wider por- tion just above the cuff gives space for

applique trimming.

Long sleeves, by the way, are favored by smart women, even in frocks of very sheer material. Dainty Sum mer frocks of georgette and thìn crepes have long sleeves which are finished with little bands at the cuffs, the banda extending out into narrow ties "which" "Are Krrunged in a tiny bow at

.

either sleeve. The a always 'ap- pears more grace- ful when it shows through the trans- parency of a thin sleeve.

Brocaded crepe,

uit of one color but. with the figure made prominent because it has a satiny fish which

shows against the dull crepe, is being exploited in ample sports frocks shown by n number of the leading sportswear houses'in New York. A favored middel the material is made with long sleeves. V-neck which extents into a turned. Ak collag, wrd with simple ball hour itions med on the frogi fa-tening The idreau has several pleats invet lor

at the water trent and is imshed

wish a ating belt.

Another smurt nge for thin crep" -ändigeørghtsnega ón the s e arf de- signed for wear weer Sunmer evening frocks. The scarfs are lovely transparent afluirs, and very often they are hand painted in bright-colored Sunimer flow- ers. These are generous in size; being made bigger than the average Chinese or Spanisir shawl.

Any thin scarf er coat which reveals the line and color of the. dress beneath is smart at the present season, and the fact that one color may be super imposed on the other in this "manner makes for very delightful tinting effects.

The same is true of very thin crepessor chiffons used for dance frocka. These youthful dresses often have long sleeves and very decollete necklines. The full skirts call for lovely, petticoats beneath, and most of the frocks are de- signed with a full chiffon slip to be worn immediately beneath and a straight. Besh satin slip to go underneath this.

A soft blue chiñon frock of this type makes its patticoat of orchid' trimined. with cream lacc. The orchid shows. through the blue and imparts a delight- ful two-toned-effect to the dress,

Another lovely dance dress of orchid chiton has for le 31m foundation heavy satin slip Over this goes cream Chiffon with an inset of liver lace through the hips, wired out slightly so the sheer dress above given tho full