Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1923-01-08

London, Eng.-"Amercan women
wear their clothes better than any 'wo-
men in the world The finest looking
women in America are in the Pa
ci6c Northwest and of these the most
beautiful can. be found in Scatter
( This. is the considered Judgment OF
zone of the worlds greatest experts--e'
, Reville-the creator, of Princess Mary
and pownmaker for the Court OF Epg,-
land.
No costumer in all Europe rs betteri
qualified to pass Judgment upon the
merits of the women of the world than
Reyille, who is an international tray.
eler. an artist. who has been a court
1 gownmaker for many years. HIS pa
! irons include not only the royal family
of England but nearly all of the OUCH
esses and ladies of that land. One
may drop in on his fashion reviews
any afternoon and find such notableS
as Lady Mountbatten, or even Princess
Mary herself go,
The models who display Reville's
gown resemble slightly the famous
beauties of the court, as most OF the
gowns they display are created eSpe-
cially for these personaSes.
As they approach with grace that
is almost queenly, one murmurs what
lovely women and what gorgeous Gre
, ations!'
/ And Reville, needing not bends over
Us and whispers, "Ah, but your Amerl-
can women! They have the grace and
carriage of the godesses. They are eX-
ouisite. No where have | seen such
women as on your Pacific coast. They
walk like queens. Their figures arc
I superb. They are the personifcatlon
of perfect poise. They have the COM
plexions and stately proportions OF
the English girls, combined with beau ca,
tiful faces and exquisite grace. Inc
American girl is never conscious Oh
her hands and feet. She is never
awkward and is always perfectly sure
of herself. L think that is one OF her
greatest charms" .,
"And what of the French women!
| ask. 49,, ar, H..
Bags" he replied. "Their lines
are net right and their gowns always
BAG about the waist line, where they
are confined with an elastic band :
The French designer throws ms gowns
together with a tack here and there.
We English could not sell such hap
hazard frocks. Many of our slm-
plest dresses represent months ana
even wears of handwork. We pride
ourselves upon exquisite workmanship
.0+ only. unon the materials them
selves but upon the. finishing OF our
gowns
And one must admit that no place
in all Europe can one see such COR
eeous handwork as one sees IN Eng
land: gowns hand woven with SIN.
ole thread of gold; laces hundreds OF
Teors old. embroidered in eed;peark'S'l
exouisite embroidered sllawls ana
icweled robes beyond description.
Somewhere in the room an old Eng
lisb clock chimes and the review at
Revilles begins. !
wonderful dark haired girl APP
nroaches in a short flaring lacque{te !
pf Jade green collared with black and
white monkey fur and worn with a
white duvetyne sport skirt. She car
ries a white enameled cane and wears
high white Russian boots. She stops !
to chat with a girl gowned IN little |
iacuuette of Chincilla rabbit and 1t is
the first time we have seen such re-
markable imitation of chiucilla. Her
skirt is a pleated affair of gray, her
Russian boots are of gray suede and
her hat is chincilla turban. Revllle
believes in using limitations OF costly
furs for his sport costumes.
Suddenly the room is filled with
groups of girls in sport costumes,
chatting quietly and walking about.
There is a daring little suit of red
flannel with hugh patch pockets andi
collar and cuffs of white ermine; white
handwoven sport suit with correspond
ing muffler and cap; hand crochet
ed gown of cream silk with long
cape to match which has little hood
attachment which is worn over the
head.
One could rave forever about the