The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1921-11-27
Glowing Gowns

~ XENING gowns may be said
| ~ to be of three distinct types:
- those that are straight Of
line with low waists, those
that have tight fitting bodices and
bouffant skirts and, for more formal
occasions, the stately draped affairs.
long and slender of line.
Regardless of the class to which
they belong, practically all have UNI
even hem lines. 1t is most interest
ing to observe how the uneven effect
Lis achieved. In the straight line
models it occasionally is accomplished
through the use of swinging panels,
always longer than the foundation
skirt, and often cut on bias lines.
When bias, they are narrower at the
|Stop and have the hem edge cut in
|
as well as the panels may be cut in
this fashion.
Trains as well as skirt hens are
cut in uneven lines. Madeleine ct
/ Madeleine show an exaggerated ex-
ample of this in their model Fume
Bleu, which is Of smoke blue velvet,
with side panels Of silver brocade
that flare into long and pointed wing
like trains, one falling from either
side of the dress Many of the even
ing dresses brought out by this house
are in princess form, with swinging
panels of various shapes
Tight Fitting Bodices
Reflect an Earlier Day
EROCKS that SAVIOR of the days Of
1S30-days of tight-itting bod
ices and long, full skirts-frequent-
" have the bottom Of the skirt cut
in rounded form, with the sides
slightly longer than the back and
front, and the uneven effect further
accumulated by being finished in
rounding scallops.
One model exemplifying this idea
is Of black velvet and has no trim =
ming other than a yoke of heavy .
white lace, which serves in place Of
sleeves.
Lanvin shows number of dresses
of the wide skirted variety. In a
model of white silk meta material
which she favors for this type of
dress-the skirt is built up in a
succession Of panels composed of
overlapping petals and circular cut
fiounces. The skirt is set to a tight
/
fitting bodice, which has a round
yoke that fits over the top of the arm
and so forms the sleeves.
As q trimming on these wide ).
skirted frocks Lanvin uses ribbon
ruchings, garlands Of tiny ribbon
roses and metal and crystal en-
broideries.
| For the evening, brocades are
much in evidence. One might well
question the suitability of brocaded
fabric for an informal evening
dress, but when we consider the sim
pie way in which they are made and
the fact that they have no trimming
they are quite appropriate.
Radium and Gre Glow
In the Evening Dress
A MONG the brocades are the chif-
fons patterned with velvet, silks
with metal threads, silks with the de-
sign in satin and chiffons with metal.
| Keeping pace with brocades are silk
crepes, in both white and colors, and
there is a plentiful showing of chit
fon velvet models.
i Laces in radium and cire effects
in both black and colors are used to
a considerable extent for this win
ter's evening dresses. Dyed laces :
in pronounced colors often are com
bined with velvet of matching
shade. When the lace is used for
tunic it is sometimes made so thst it
may be detached, the dress then be-
ing suitable fors less formal occa-
sions.
i Colors for the evening are bril-
liant. There is many woman with