Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1917 — Morning Dress of Two Fabrics [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Morning Dress of Two Fabrics

At least two fabrics, or two patterns in one fabric, are combined in the majority of new blouses and dresses, for the Sake of variety. Much to the satisfaction of designers, by this means colors are enhanced in value and the decorative importance of pockets, collars, cuffs and belts is increased. Besides it gives opportunity for the exercise of individual taste and ingenuity. Fabrics are associated in pairs that harmonize particularly well, as net with taffeta or net with lace, silk or satin with georgette crepe or chiffon, satin with velvet and satin with soft wool materials. The new silk materials for summer wear are made in plain and figured patterns that are used together, or two plain colors in the same silk are combined, as in the morning suit shown in the picture, and cotton goods are managed in the same way. For the woman who prides herself on her resourcefulness and economy, this combination of materials and colors offers endless opportunities. Many an old dress by the addition of a new

material, in the hands of a clever manager, comes out for a second season of usefulness, a triumph of good art. The shirt and blouse shown in the picture are made of a sports silk in two colors. The suit Is a mddel that is used for sports wear and for the simplest morning suits that do much good service in the country, made of cotton or linen goods. The skirt is made in a darker color than the blouse and is plain with its fullness laid in plaits. The blouse is plain except for a square emplacement of the material at the front, set in with piping. This is finished with very small buttons. A long, narrow girdle of the material hardly defines the waistline, and it is looped over at the front. The dark material of the skirt is used for the cuffs and the square pa tell pockets and small buttons, like those at the neck, finish the cuffs. The collar, also, is of the dark material. Hardly any of the popular one-piece frocks are constructed of just one material, and in sheer, soft goods lovely effects result from the use of one color over another.