Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-12

beAu6fu costumes selected dur4ng the
shopping trip to Paris earlier In the sea
SON: or ordered from American modistes
VINO nave Deen abroad to gather inspira-
ton and bring back French models
Even he department stores now
have their quota OF Paris gowns and
wraps for evening wear. only one
costume oe q particular design being
shown In . single city. American
, buyers order these gorgeous models
from the French courturiers. who du-
plics4s the same gown several timea
each model going to some important
shop IN . different town. Thus Ma
dame In Philadelphia may have a
costume identtoally like one worn by
Madame In Boston, Chicago or New
York: but OF course the chances are
very much against these costumes
rubbing elbows with one another
SCORES OF wonderful Paris evening
gowns were exhibited in the October
openings In New York. and thousands
OF women packed the rooms where
these costumes were shown, soft car
pets. flowers. potted plants and ex-
quisitely rendered classical music lend
ing q drawing-room atmosphere that
showed on the gowns to utmost ad-
vantage. At one Of the shops the
mannequins. corseted. coifrured. booted
and frocked with fashionable correct
ness walked-or rather glided-along
a winding pathway under a vine COW
cred pergola. At another the presen-
tation was more theatrical and even
more effective, for each manneuuin ap-
peared in huge golden frame against
4 background OF red velvet and posed
In tableau effect In a strong limelight
carpeted stage. Obs and Abs of rap
turous admiration greeted the lovely
Paris creations thus displayed and the
enect OF the delicate gowns, with their
diamante and metallic trimming in the
strongly concentrated light was won
derfully beautiful.
~
Never were such scintilfatfng and
iridescent effects as those shown this
year. Oriental magniflcence is con-
trasted with quaint. old fashioned
types In this winters evening fashions.
and the result is striking-for both
styles. Side by side with the most
sophisticated sort Of dinner frock. con-
cocted with clinging satin. slashed I'D
to show silk-clad ankles draped with
chiffon and metal brocade. hung with
! heavy fringe and trimmed with band
fngs OF imitation Jewels. wifi be an in
r'ocent little affair Of baby blue satin
bordered with pink chiffon roses and
caught up over skirt of lace ruffies
An adorable little dinner dance frock
by Drecoll is ready to be packed in a
Thanksgiving weekend trunk which will
make the journey to Tuxedo. This frock
has pettfcoat of lace f1ounces. very
scantily gathered over a drop" Of pink
be imagined. Above 1t falls a tunic with
side pieces reaching down as far as the
knees, the center front falling between
hips and knees. This tuntc Of palest
blue velvet. is scalloped at the bottom
and edged with silver fringe. and looks
much like one OF the lambrequins which
used to be draped over marble mantle
aeces when the latter were considered
! .assightly. At the edge OF the blue velvet
.unc 10 q festoon design of appliaued
roses in pink and silver The bodice is
,aaoe IT lace like the skirt. crossed de-
lnuIe'y over the bust and held at the
VA, ra.s. uncer one big pink and silver rose
In, ne sasp q this frock-a folded strip Of
most at the natural waist line In fact
many or the new evening frocks show a
xenuency toward a lower waist line. and
rag mas even brought out a fitted taf-
this fs an early whisper OF what NAV he
a coming style
Another Of these innocent face-flounced
dinner dance frocks will be worn by q
pretty SECOND season girl. a debutante of
last year. at a Thanksgiving dinner party.
This frock is OF w.4.e net with twelve
narrow lace flounces ON the skirt-reach-
ing almost to the sash h. and every
fiounce is caught up-the one o.-ectly over
the other-with a cluster OF sma, pink
satin roses the three lower founces be-
ing caught up together to show the foo
in it's pink silk stocking and satin slip
per- With handsome afternoon gowns
high buttoned boots Of suede. kid and
satin are often worn. and are quite as
elegant as slippers: but with the trailing
| evening gowns and the dancing gown
slippers are considered the only correct
| type of footwear. and II the costume is
very dainty in coloring the slippers usu-
| ally match Il, unless they are OF gold or