Pinedale Roundup

Dame Fashion Smiles
By Grace Jewett Austin

Dame Fashion has often wondered how a bee feels in the summer time when he happens to light in the very middle of a ten-acre lot of white clover.

She felt a good deal like that the other day when she had planned to study the spring styles 'in action at a luncheon given for fifty women, and a dinner for seventy-five later the same day.

The luncheon certainly proved that no one color is ruling.

The beautiful gowns were in almost every color of the rainbow, with a special abundance of the various beige-shades which prove so universally becoming.

Looking over the multi-colored gowns of the diners, where black was notable by absence, Dame Fashion for a moment just clothed them all in her imagination in black, and realized what a pall would have been spread over the scene.

No, Dame Fashion is a color advocate forever.

Some scientists are declaring that in years hence our eyes may become trained to see more colors than at present.

Even with the spring wear advanced and summer upon us, some of us are still engaged in building up our wardrobe.

If this is not an elaborate one, it is well to choose some pieces; perhaps a new coat or an ensemble, and build around that in such a way that all combinations will be in harmony.

The cap-shape and the wrap-around turban are retaining their powerful millinery influence in the summer.

Here again the learned folk, who seem to like to take a hand in fashion meditations, have declared the influence of Asia or even more tropical continents in this headwear, but so long as this headwear is so effective, astonishingly comfortable, and an aid to gaining the fashionable and healthful sun-tan with reasonable becomingness in most cases—why should we worry as to what daughter of Adam first wore similar turbans?

In fact, no one does do any worrying, but we all wear with pleasure the little hats which are so easy for leaning back in an automobile or railway car, and which no stiff breeze from lake or ocean has a bit of hope of dislodging from the proper places.

Shakespeare gained praise for all the years by mapping out the seven ages of man; some unknown genius has lately deduced the seven dresses of women and has modestly left his or her name unknown.

Some of us may have dresses outside the category; some may not have the entire seven, but it is rather good fun to check over one's wardrobe and see how near we have come to this ideal.

Beginning in good Shakespearean style, with morning; the authority recommends simple two-piece frocks of silk, near-silk, cotton or linen, according to the morning activity; in class, at home or marketing.

Definite sports frocks have their own well known points of plaited skirts, sleeveless blouses and short jackets.

Afternoon street wear is often of printed silk; traveling garb brings its own requirements or harmonizing wraps and accessories, as well as simply made silk crepe dresses.

The bridge, club or afternoon-at-the-country-club dress may be more frilly, but cannot have the elegance of material of the sleeved dinner gown which is an outgrowth of much semi-public dining—while last and perhaps gayest, comes the formal evening gown.

If we have never had a sleeveless gown, let's try one this summer!

Smart Tailored Frock in Striped Rayon, Wool

This is a smart tailored frock in black and gray sheer crepe of rayon and wool.

The two-tiered skirt sets off the bias stripes.