The Ocala banner., 1921-08-19
NOTICE


or any curving is visible. And the
skirts at the ends Of these fitted bodf-
ices have a little way OF gathering
themselves On to the waistline that Il
exeeedingiy striking. One dress OF this
Icharacter. and one OF the prettiest
at the show. BY the way, was made or
falling away from the shoulders In q
dropping line. and tiny plain sleeves
Just a fraction OF an inch in width
it seemed The only trimming was an
evenly arranged berhaof pointe ven
ise lace that ran straight across the
shoulder line. accentuating the droop
that had already been established by
the lines OF the gown The lines OF
this frock were Spanish. but they were
50 deIicafeIy adapted that they be-
came a creation OF individuality and
charm And the Spanish suggestion
worked its way into modern crea-
tion with subtIety that was perfect
| In its expression
| One OF the evening gowns that made
a distinct sensation was princess in
line, with long. thin train to finish
| it. It was made entirely Of cloth OF
gold. outlining the figure so gracefully
and prettiIy The model who wore this
lovely thing carried a large trans
parent black fan mounted on amber
stems. and it was this touch that made
the gown the decidedly beautiful thing
that it succeeded in being
A black tulIe evening dress. rows sf
pIeated fiuting of the tuIle put ON
alternately with rows OF fur around
the extra full skirt There were. IN
deed. layers tof fulness distributed
artistieaIly Il was an informal look
ing gown. but still perfect in its art
and the manner Of its constructions
Gold and silver tissues were very
much in evidence for evening gowns
for several Of the exhibitors displayed
them as samples of their work for the
coming season There were not near
ly so many br0cades as we have been
accustomed to expect, but the simple
ity OF the silver and gold clothes
more than made up for the lack Of SO
many more ornate metal brocades
A silver evening gown was fitted to
the figure and very long. and it was
trimmed with strings OF pearl beading
and facings Of heavenly blue The
gown worn by Mrs. Castle, who led
the promenade at the show. was OF
cloth Of silver. with a very full skirt
g0red to give It the popular circular
Hook. and combined with briIIianf
patches of green chiffon It was trfmm-
| ed then. on the wide. lowing sleeves.
with bands Of dark fur that did their
bit to to make it popular
Duvctyne was present in proper pro-
portion. It is an expensive and not an
exceptionally durable material, so that
| it can never enter the every-dag com
mon or ordinary class. But when it Is
used it Is always leader in IT'S class,
for there is no material that Is more
graceful nor which lends itself more
responsiveIy 10 the designers hand
There was a peacock green dnvefyne
suit that was unusually clever In cut
and line. It was embroidered in
piaces with darker green. and if had
ia long coat with long waist and
EbIoused waistIine held carelessIy in
place by means Of . cord fastened
there
The suits had shorter skirts than
the rest Of the costumes. They kept
that remote level that would insure
their being practical for an sorts OF
street wear Some Of the suit coats
were long. reaching below the knees.
Others OF them were more medium in
length There was one distinctly
smart suit that had a fIaring pepIum
and quite tightly fitting upper por-
ton Another one had a long waist
with a bloused coat. and there were
others that kept more nearly to the
/ lines established this Spring that IS.
straight and three-quarter length. with
L a narrow belt placed at low waist
line and held loosely about the figure
| Furs-the lighter. shorter furs
were used for trimming. but sparing-
lily. but when they did appear they
made high. choker collars that cover
ed the chin and then were repeated
by high Russian turbans made Of the
same fur. There we're a few cuffs of