The Washington times., 1923-04-24
FASHION
INITIATES
FLOWERS
London's Creators of Feminine
Adornment Put in All coIors
of the Conservatory.
By ETHEL MARSHALL.
international News Service.

BOSIONs April z4.-01S1eES u
Eve who follow the whims and
dictates of fashion are being swept
by a bewildering flood Of beauty
as they make the rounds Of the
spring displays contrived by Lon
don's leading creators or feminine
adornment. Throughout the long
winter months, it would seem. men
and women who purvey raiment to
the fashionable have been dreaming
dreams of exquisite beauty. Their
dreams have now come true in the
cadences Of color that have sprung
to life with the budding of spring.
Always gorgeous and intriguing
to the devotees of lovely gowns
and ornaments, I1ondon's fashion
shows this year have seemed to
strike new notes in color schemes
that have been invented to enchant
the feminine eye. Bolder tones
have been so blended with the softer
shades as to give the new creations
a peculiarly enhancing appeal.
Interest in London's spring fash
ion shows almost invariably CEN
tiers in the court frocks that are
displayed by the modistes. The dis
plays this year are perhaps more
elaborate and certainly fully as
beautiful as those of any year
since the subdued days of the war.
Within the softly shaded confines
of the salons lovely mannequins,
giIded by marvellous. brocades and
shining tissues. have paraded in
gorgeous array before swarms of
the elite. Scenes as deliberately
beautiful as those of old-time court
functions have been created for the
entertainment of patrons Of the
various salons.
Princess on Parade.
At one display where Princess
Helena Victoria and Princess Marie
Louise were among the crowd of
fashionably gowned spectators. roy
atty and others were particularly
intrigued by a splendid costume
with a black velvet embroidered
train of ostrich feathers en-
diamente AS the stately mannequin
glided down the room the diamente
feathers glittered like a flood of
cold moonlight on an ice-sheathed
lake. The train was appended to
a bizarre frock, with front re-
sennbling a rose handkerchief and
a panel of black velvet comprising
the back.
Green apparently is a predomi-
nant note in the displays OF eve
ming dress. One modiste displayed
a frock in soft sea-green, covered
with little Egyptian men made of
silver tissue. Another creation in
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huge cross, which hung on a chain
suspended to the waistline The
mannequin displaying this, robe
added to it's strikingness by wear
ing magnificent diamond eardrops.
Silver and Blue.
A silver frock with a train OF
respondent blue sequins attracted
much comment from visitors at
one of the leading displays, while
another creation that caused sharp
intakes of feminine breath was
worn by a tall mannequin who
showed off to advantage the gown
of ivory crepe ronafne, covered
with circles of pearls. A pink
feather fan and a pink chiffon ap-
pendage falling lightly from the
front of one shoulder gave a soft
touch of color to the creation.
A court gown of pale mauve.
with a soft blue train. made its
mannequin wearer at one of the
openings" look like delicate
orchid, while a more vigorous note
of spring was inserted by the
mannequin who, looking like u
human daffodil, paraded before the
gasping admirers in a gown of soft
yellow brocade.
For patrons of the brunette type
a leading modiste displayed gown
of Chinese blue, embroidered with
silver plates, with a train Of Chi
nese blue velvet bedecked with
many-colored heads. Another stI'ik-
ing creation displayed was black
and white frock, the white part
entirely covered with sequins. while
the train was of black chiffon
velvet yelled with old Spanish lace.
Beads and embroidery apparently
are very popular with the elite,
while the headgear on display with
the court gowns ran strongly to a
show of many-colored brilliants, i'm
parting an almost oriental tone to
the ensemble effect.