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THE FRONTIER, O'NEILL, NEBRASKA

Neckwear Gives Fresh, Sparkling Charm to Spring Suits, Coats

By CHERIE NICHOLAS

FOR a fashion-right approach to chic and charm for your Easter costume, try the lacy, crisp-white neckwear way. It will work like magic. The new jabots and animated cascades of sheer white, the smart detachable lace-trimmed and be-frilled yokes, likewise the huge immaculately white sailor collars that stress the new low-cut, deep-throated lines are performing miracles in adding "the touch that tells."

You will find the neckwear quest one of high adventure this spring, for fashion is dramatizing the theme. Versatile lingerie touches will carry your costume to dizzy heights of allure.

There's big news in the revival of frilly jabots this season, and history is also repeating itself in the animated white fluttery cascades, the kind that will help "lift" any blouse, frock or jacketed tailleur right into spring. The sheer organdie and Val lace jabot which cascades from a tiny turnover organdie collar (pictured above to the left in the group illustrated) is warranted to give springlike froth and freshness to any Easter costume. The jabot is attached to an organdie vestee, so it stays anchored and serves as a blouse.

A magic panel in embroidered organdie and lace (shown above to the right) may be depended upon to perform magic on any dress, be it print or plain, smart navy, unerring black or a delectable pastel shade. A clip attachment under the bow adjusts to any neckline. Clip it on to your newest frock and presto! it will sparkle with lacy loveliness.

Colored embroidery, especially Patriotic Emblems

Patriotic emblems are proving an endless source of inspiration for decorative motifs in costume design. Flags, stars, eagles, nautical insignia seen in bright embroidery or in glittering colorful jewels. They lend enchantment to new fashions in endless ways. Here you see a stunning white rayon hi-hat turban and matching scarf. This twosome is inexpensive, and at the same time is good looking and decidedly practical.

Thoroughly American in color and design, these decorative pieces give wardrobes that pro-America look!

Rambler roses are embroidered on linen in red and black cross stitch. You will be seeing quantities of this type of embroidery as the season advances, for petit point, especially, is being featured on handkerchiefs, handbags, and in fact, quite generally throughout the mode.

All dressed up and ready to go stepping in the Easter parade is the smartly clad maiden in the panel portrait to the left. For that fresh-out-of-a-band-box look, Evelyn Alden, American designer, has created a youthful redingote (redingotes are "tops" this spring) with a crisp lingerie bib attached to the neck line of the dress beneath. Be sure to wear a fruit-laden hat with this ensemble, for fruit trimmings are tremendously important.

A new trend, and one that is rich with possibilities, is the wide use of pleated white lingerie frillings in unique and dramatic ways. You can buy these pleatings by the yard at neckwear counters. Newly arrived navy or black suits and dresses are finished off at throat and wrist with generous rufflings done in the dandified Regency period manner.

You can give your bolero frock or suit a fresh spring uplift by sewing in a white ruff that extends down the front edges of your bolero or even all the way round if you prefer. As most fashion-alert women are aware, the newest dresses are styled with yokes this spring. For a final swank accent, follow the outline of the yoke of your frock or your blouse with crisp white lingerie pleating. Many best shops are featuring this very new idea.

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Low-Cut Necklines Tell New Fashion Story

There is a new movement in necklines that will be a dominating influence in blouses and dresses from now on. The collar opening continues down to form a low deep slender point. Some dresses have an extra little camisole device to wear on less formal occasions. The deep-throated effect is extremely flattering. To wear at the low point, stunning jewelry clips are being especially designed. These will tell a fascinating new fashion story.

Deep Pleated Flounces Popular on Navy Coats

There is a very smart new-type coat being shown which is particularly striking in navy. The body line is fashioned after the fitted princess lines, to which a knee depth pleated flounce of the self fabric is seamed. You can get stunning costume suits that have these long coats, worn over a matching one-piece dress.

Enchanting Blouses

The new blouses are simply enchanting. They are frilled, tucked and lace-trimmed in fascinating profusion. Their feminine frou frou is distractingly pretty. On the Easter parade they will appear in endless procession, adding winsomeness to the legions of navy suits and caped costume ensembles.

Pale Coats, Pale Furs

Beige coats are taking unto themselves fur trimmings in delicate tones to match. Reefer fronts of furs are chic