Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1919 — New Arrivals in Straight-Line Frocks [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

New Arrivals in Straight-Line Frocks

For those tvho like the plainest of‘ frocks and the simplest of lines, above all things, here Is an example>of fine designing that shows how much can be done, r with these' ends in, vlesN- It is a frock which may be in two pieces, or may not. It Is impossible to tell, this season, merely by looking, just how these! beautiful but misleading garments are made. Apparently it is u plain, straight-hanging skirt under an equally plain and straight-hanging over-dress which opens in a wide panel at the front. • The vogue of the waistcoat and the vestfee has saved the day for these puritanical frocks, that will not depart from the straight and narrow paths in unswerving lines. In the vestees and waistcoats one can Indulge In lively color or graceful decoration and redeem the frock from uninteresting Severity. Navy blue serge, in the frock pictured, looks especially well with a vestee or beige-colored georgette, braided at the bottom with navy blue soutache. There is a small

Twned-baekeolthr of georgette. At the bottom of the side pieces in the over-dress there are parallel rows of silk braid stitched on with exquisite evenness. There is nothing that inspires admiration more surely than such perfection or workmanship. Among late arrivals in frocks there are some stunning models of tricolette and satin with long skirts narrowed at the bottom add over these very long panels, falling from neck to hem, and sometimes embroidered or covered with narrow braid, or they are unadorned except for long tassels placed at each side of thehem at the bottom. These may be -of silk or jet, and they weight the panels sufficiently to make them hang gracefully. Short Chinese coats with plain necks and sleeves that flare at the hand, In fur or fur-fabric, makp the smartest of new coats for outdoor wear, with these chic dresses.'