Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 219, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1920 — Party Frocks for the Younger Set [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Party Frocks for the Younger Set

THE young girl who goes away to school likes to take at least one party frock with her, and to start with, that is quite enough. A,t this time, before the new designs have been presented to the public {and passed upon—-or passed up—lt. Is not so easy to decide upon the styles that will prove desirable and develop Into fashions. But the earliest showings Include dome pretty and conservative frocks that will hold their own with any that may follow them. One of those ample, graceful. Inconspicuous frocks that never grow tiresome Is shewn above. It Is made of pale rose batiste and has many frills of narrow lace running up the and about dm skirt, which Is rather full and hangs straight. * The badice is .plato with a fichu collar edged itfih a frill lace opening over a vestee made entirely of lace frills. The sleeves are long with frills at tite wrist The pride and glory of this frock Is its ribbon.sash, In pale blue, made of satin ribbon not vary •wide, bnt extravagantly long and having a foil bow of short loops. It Is • prodigal affair going to extremes •■■■■ '-- A* '£■ 4%5.- r-

after the manner of youth ijßeif. Altogetherr—design, color and decoration, the ensemble is; very youthful and charming.-, • »>•:• ’ i .'V.v; A sprightly taffeta frock 18 another good choice for the beginning of the school year’s gayeUea.® Made with a full skirt and quaint Surplice bodice with elbow sleeves, It may be trimmed with small flat roses In a Sirdle about the waist and set in prim rows as a finish to the sleeves and border about tire skirt. Any of the light evening shades are. available for a frock of tills kind. Colored taffeta makes a fine foundation for a frock of filmy net A full, straight skirt of net with a border of barb lace at the bottom and Inserted something less than half way up the length of It is Joined to a plain bodice with wide fichu of the net The fichu is edged with lace and terminates at the front in a girdle of wide, soft satin ribbon.