Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-04-13
Fashion Notes

The day when gInghams were used
only for children's dresses or kitchen
aprons has passed. The shops are now
showing attractive vestees with matching
cuffs, made Of checked Bingham IN com
blnations of red and white, layendar and
white and the popular green and white
Another unusual use Of bingham is in
banding the top and forming the shout
der straps Of dainty white nainsoOk
teddy bears"
Speaking Of teddy bears" and other
articles Of under apparel. it is worthy of
note that miladys lingerie is shown in
every delicate hue of the rainbow. as
well as black. The nav orchid shade Is
very popular, and for those who favor
the more tailored modes. garments OF
natural pongee are recommended for
both style and service. Some of these
show applique in bright colored silks as
a trimming note,
Tweed suits in shades of rose, blue and
tan are in great demand for spring, and
may be effectively completed with hand
bags Of the same material and in match
Ing colors.
The new house dresses should indeed
never have more gay and colorful gar
ments been shown for the housekeeper
japanese crepes in brilliant contrasting
shades are trimmed with gay wool EN-
broidcry and one model combines an
orage crepe blouse edged with black with
a skirt Of black sateen, thus proving it
self both pleasing and durable.
The use of gay colors is not confined
to any one class of frocks. but ranges
through house dresses, spot costumes and
gowns for dinner and dance wear. Strik-
ing combinations of red and white are
used in some of tho sport suits. one par
ticularly attractive model showing a one
piece dress with upper body of brilliant
red. Joined at the hip line to a skirt of
white veldette, and completed by a white
cape of the same material.
According to the buyer of one of the
| most exclusive womens shops of Indi-
annapolis. the vogue for taffeta is a thing
of the past and in its place such fabrics
as Crepe Romano, Drapella cloth. Krepe-
Knit and Neldette are being used. All
of these fabrics lend themselves best to
fashionng gowns of long, cllnging line,
which are so much worn this season.
To the woman in search of a conserva-
tive street suit or dress 1t seems that the
shops have forgotten her needs. for tweed
suits incline to the rainbow shades and
even the enduring blue serge-which is
usually Pioret twill or TricOtine instead
of serge. anyhow-shows heavy embroid-
cry or braid As for the dresses-on one
hand are shown the gorgeous reds and
greens and yellowS which saleswomen de-
clare will be quite the thing for Wash
ington street as well as the boardwalk
at Atlantic City, and on the other are
elaborate dinner and dance frocks, beaded
more heavily than they have ever been
in previous seasons and showing wide.
dropping sleeves, longer skirts with still
longer side panels aud the same brilliant
roIors that characterize the dresses for
day wear.
Nipetv-nine out Of every hundred cos
Tunes shown are characterized by the
boat shaped neck line which has been
almost exclusively used this past winter
But the one hundred tn frock shows the
souare-cut neck once more and its gen
eraI becomingness will no doubt restore
il to it's former popularity.