The Washington times., 1922-11-12

their normal colc-ings. you WI
understand. Gold and copper
cloth have developed Persian pa
terms OF all colors known to q e.
spectrum and these are thrown =
gether In a chromatic hash 4,
sorts.
Paisley prints on platinum, with
their soft. pastel beauty, are gen.
as dawn over the Sound. And
there are the dozens of shades ~
pink silver, vert G'eau and sill, r
but why try to count the stai
ONE of these creations Of !
" fabric which, in so far as '.h
eye might judge. had SHARED i,e
rainbow, run 1t through si.''
and mixed the result with 2 d
strands. was fashioned on lii
that were simple to tears.
The sleeveless bodice. with bate a.
shaped throat dropping off 'he
shoulders. threatened to burst E'or.,
mentarily. 1t was that tight.
1t bore no trimming; but little,
IL any trimming might be ,St
pected to hold its own and remain
visible in that blaze of color a"d
golden light.
The skirt was simple as the.
blouse. straight and full, with ti"
shirring all over the hips.
THEN there was the sir,
dress, presenting the flow.'g
effect Of liquid metal which one,
day would cool in sweeping II IS
and airily caught widths of II,
gree. 80.
The skirt, which also was the
bodice since there was no wa' T.
line. draped from right to left n
deep folds. leaving exposed con i'd.
erabiy more than the ankle on the
caught-up side. =.
But this discrepancy was rff-
set by concealment Of the It
shoulder under a panel Of sill, n
cloth. trailing fully three yards ;'"-'
low the hem. A breadth of filie ee'
what else may call it, that : ra
geous silver lace?-lay loosely { T'
the otherwise extremely b; 7ee
shoulders and went on trailin; ~
down the top of the silver pa L.
A coronet of diamonds. obl,ry
earrings Of platinum, little cl" n
Of silver slippers with diamond
buckles completed the dazzl.
scheme. .-
A ND, oh! the devastating 1--we,
liness of the platinum frc ~
This, too. was fashioned on IL e
lines Of startling simplicity. 1T
the fabric. brocaded metal cloth #
pearl gray and encrusted thro h
the designs with rhinestones, -
quired neither frills nor furbelC" T.,
A thin fringe Of monkey f'r;
hung from the hem and outlined Z
medallion Of rhinestones at the
waist. ......
Almost as startling was 'he
wrap of copper metal cloth, ?'
Gordon plated from top to bottc' =
A band Of taupe flying fox ser T.
for stand.up collar. 1t also !. n
round shoulder, hem, and indica g I.
where sleeves might have prov h
useful had there been sleeves. q
WHEN the metal fabrics 10.
w not compose the entire ra :
ment, they manage to creep -
somewhere a. trimming. as did q
silver embroidery on what undou' =
edly is the rarest and highc'
priced wrap that will pa-s throuSh
the trade mart here this year.
1t Is n dolman Of royal Russ y
ermine. made specially for you -,
ful society woman dancer, fam !
as the best dressed woman -,
America. "a
THE exquisite. creamy TO
of fur dropped'- from the w..
collar and crushed under d"
wider cuffs. which merely indica =
sleeves,
Held rather close half Wv.
down the back were Two bw'
panels Of fur. They fell to
long train, each being cut orc
wise of the end In such man
that the two together sugses !
a fish's tail,
Like the coat, the panels "
lined with tomato colored cl
fon velvet.
And the velvet was embrti
cred solidly with rose patti, =
In silver.