South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16
Evening Frocks Seen in Shops.

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! Among the pretty evening frocks
seen in the shops--for evening dress
es are still worn-those of net and
of taffeta seem to be the prettiest
for young figures.
Both the oval silhouette, either
| peg-top, kite or barrel. and the
harem skirt, with its tucked under
| hem. are the fashion feature of
number of these frocks. says the
New York Herald.
But these silhouettes. despite their
rather picturesque names, do not de
part in a startlingly bizarre way
from the more conservative straight
| full gathered skirts that also are
worn. Indeed, sometimes, one has
| to look twice to note that the skirt
contour is one of the pretty devia-
/ tions from the skirt OF straight up
and down lines
The pegtop skirts are often fash
Toned very simply from a loop left
in the over or tunic skirt on a dress,
| Just as the harem skirt is simply
straight gathered skirt turned up in
and under to a shorter drop skirt.
There is always some suggestion
of sleeve in these evening dresses.
1t may be only a fall of lace or cir
cular layers of tulle, but this allows
of its being worn afternoons at
some events.
Colored tulles of medium tones
like raspberry, pansy and hortensia
/ shades are often posed over the
same color satin foundations or
those of very soft metalized fabrics
of exactly the same tone as the out
er tulle. The satin and taffeta frocks
are always of a half luster of a very
supple character, so that, while they
are not slimpsy. they drape nicely.
While perhaps the evening dress
will become like the only kind worn
in Franco sort of tea gown or in
innate dinner dress-the lines are
very much the same as those of the
usual evening gowns, though there is
often something more negligee in its
makeup. An evening dress of this
kind is of two layers Of pleated
black net, the outer skirt cut in un-
even scallops and caught by large
jet plaques, made OF beads. The
corsage is one sided. to show a pale
flesh colored low necked chemisette
and the sleeve is an extension of this
on one side; the other has only a
black velvet strap.
Another intimate dinner frock is
made of three hounces Of deep
cream lace, the upper one falling
from the shoulders leaving a round
low neck. This ruffle is caught at
the shoulders and slashed, leaving
an opening for the arms at the sides
A wide sash of deep yellowish pink
passes under the arms, but is wide
enough to form a bodice. This sash
is embroidered in a deep point in
silver thread
The sash ends do not fall in the
regulation manner, but are wide
enough to fall at the sides in panels,
the one at the left side being caught
up prettily in a loop. The skirt
foundation is simple layer of
cream chiffon cloth, with tuck deep
enough to weight it,
A little boIero top of black satin.
crossed in front and sleeveless, and
with a short looped sash at the back.
falling over the light skirt, is an
other Paris idea III an intimate din
ner dress. The skirt is of pale
fawn colored tulle, encircled with
four rows of blue satin ribbon and
four rows of tiny pink vines. The
skirt is full and the length of the
encircling ribbons is so disposed on
the skirt as 10 gather il into an
oval silhouette.
In another house dinner dress the
pink satin drop skirt hem is draped
under in the harem puff, while the
outer skirt is Of gray chiffon with
two wide insertions of metal lace.
OF the white corsage only the top
shows. It is of chiffon and silver.
A very wide soft sash, which not
only covers the bodice, but descends
we'll upon the skirt, is of very soft
gray silk and falls in a long wide
end at one side, weighted by a fancy
gray and silver tassel.