The Washington times., 1922-10-01
BY WINIFRED VAN DUZER

N self IN velvet; In black
velvet, softly, sootily
mysterious as the darkest of
all deep nights.
On a day this week I
roamed through the shops,
finding happiness in the
gentle duskiness that ap-
peared on every hand, and
meditated upon the slim
grace this new conceit be-
slows upon women who
wear it.
1t is the artist among fabrics,
erasing too bulking proportions:
lenthening, Strengthening, conceal.
ing with unobtrusive persistency:
revealing with exquisite candor.
The Dictatorial Dame has been
kind for once; may she find full
appreciation among her devotees'
The velvet gowns are. more
nearly Of a type than those OF any
one style have seen in years.
All have full skirts, rather long.
with bouffant hips in Varying de
grees of extension. Bodices all are
sleeveless, necks rounded. some
rather low. And every one shows
a touch of white or silver.
One of the number was finished
with a band, four or five inches
wide round the throat, which ex-
tended far enough downward to
hold the shoulders in smooth EN-.
brace. 1t was edged in ermine and
a little bunch Of ermine tails made
a rosette for the side of the waist.
line.
Another dress was slit all the
way down the front over an in
set Of white crepe-de-chine, EN-.
broidered solidly in irridescent
passamenterie. A twisted banl Of
velvet indicated the low waist line.
A third model was quite plain as
to bodice which was fulled at the
sides as a beginning for the point
ed tabs that fell down the sides "
the skirt.
But the skirt and the long, full
cape to match was a soft back
grounds for shimmering cobwebs.
What, though they were only cut
steel beads, cunningly working out
an embroidered design? With
merely a grain OF imagination
they became the fairy tracery OF
a spider in love!
PAISLEY patterns are approved
on the Avenue as are all things
so old that they again are new.
But Paisley must be fur.trimmed,
whether it appear as wrap, gown
or turban!
The first Of the Paisley jackets
those oh-so-greatly. desired jack
cts, to quote M'sieur, who de-
signs them-appeared in his show
rooms and brought forth a gasp
or two; approving from the small,
highly -colored women who safely
wear the style and tints; eondemna
tory from The others.
1t stops at the waist line, or per-
haps a thought below, and fastens
with gray satin frogs to harmonize
with the collar OF chinchilla, al.
most as deep and quite as heavy
as the jacket itself.
The sleeves pouch over narrow
wrist bands.
A different sort Of autumn wrap.
which hints at coming frost, Is
fashioned Of russet crepe, heavy
and without luster, lined with
rn.stalk colored georgette; reg
ular September sartorial sym.
phony.
Character is in the collar; bank
of chrysanthemums OF russet vel
vet. They pile almost as high as
the top of the head in the back,
and scatter a bit toward the front,
as il a breeze had tossed them.
MADAME, whose happiness Is
not complete without earrings,
may delight in the newest mode
in those ornaments. An optimis-
tic hair dresser shows them hung
on either side of n black velvet
head band. and indeed naught
save a band could be expected to
bear UP under their size and
weight
A striking set were OF imitation
jade, and they were designed in
four loops, each within the other,
all pear-shaped.
Attached to the band at a point
slightly higher than the ears. they
dangled on either side the face and