The Connecticut labor press., 1920-11-20

one of beauty. be to be right) from the hem of the gown to the hip line and then to allow the rest of the gown to remain plain and unadorned, with only a string belt to suggest the place where a waistline might be located.
 The cape, or some variation of the cape, is still popular among the Pa risians. The cuts of these capes are as diversified as the trimmings of the chemise frocks, but always they re- tain the same lines-straight, except for a place at the front where they are hugged about the figure. A few of the newer capes have sort of blousy tops with skirt section joined to them down about the legs or quite under the hips. These, with their collars of fur, or with furry edgings, are the most graceful of outer coverings.
 Evening FrocE<s Are Draped.
 Evening frocks continue rO De draped and draped and then draped again. A Parisian designer recognizes no law in these her noblest works of art, but she regards the figure and what is best suited to it. Some of the results are more perfect than others !; few have positive marks of genius. The silhouette is straight-yes- every now and then one sees a bow or puff or a frill or founce jutting out at the side or at the back or at some other unexpected angle.
 Many brocades, are seen among the newest evening gowns, and these are draped always at new angle and in new way. Generally speaking, it is said that the skirts of evening gowns are longer, but here a strange breaking off the rule occurs, for many of them are long at one side and shorter than ever at the other, while others are so constructed that the front and back vie with each other in unevenness of length. For the brocades there is no trimming. They are enough in them selves, and as the materials increase in beauty and richness, so do the de- signs, until the whole effect is some thing to wonder at. A draped evening gown is made of the heaviest of black satin and is held about the figure in sweeping curves. Then there are two long and flowing trains reaching far below the hem of the gown Itself.
 Lace Is Decidedly Popular.
 Lace for evening gowns is quite the thing. A lace evening gown is made with tiers of founces for the skirt, and with a low backed lacey bodice having only suggestions of short and lacey sleeves. The lace is black and is made over heavy black satin; then under the fine meshes somewhere about the bodice a folded. draped length of cloth of gold is arranged with l subtle deftness. There is lace train, too, which is attached at the rather high waistline and allowed to swing free of the rest of the frock until it sweeps for matter of a foot or so l upon the floor.
 Lace and cloth of gold or cloth of silver is a very zsumptHous and popu- lar combination among the Parisians. The draping of lace over this shim-
 mering, metal foundation is charming. and nothing has ever been better suit ed to the purposes of evening wear.
 The French hats of the season are again low and tight. hugging the head, so that the least of the coiffure shows. After the general close and clinging lines of the hats have been established then they are subject to all sorts of fancies-going up into the air or out into the breeze on either side or down
 at back, with a long sweep of feath-
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 shoulders.