The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-25
MUSICAL
CONIEDY'S
p RE Nj TER
is PROOF
All the Dreams of De-
signers Come True
at First Nights OF
Gay and Girly
Shows-and Some
Dreams!
BY VIRGINIA KINDON.

with extravagant phrases and id.
3ectives in the superiative de-
gree.
But II one doesn't use the
auperlative degree when the
hyacinths make the air fragrant
with etheir heavy odors and the
daffodils rival the sun with their
golden splendor. then when may
the time present itself for poetic
expressions and flowery Ian
guage?
Where but at the first night Of
the latest musical comedy. with
its abundance OF lovely girls.
curls, bows. feathers, ribbons. and
all the latest creations of the
fashion world. all the dreams of
q designer come true!
A tea gown, of citron yellow and
twilight lavender with exotic
girdie and headdress in tawny
reds, old Colds and Russian SPUR.
rel are parts OF a dream that pre-
cedes drowsy slumber. And when
eome lovely form trails the folds
OF this chiffon spfendor across the
unreal land bordered by the foot.
lights, then 1t is a dream come true.
Poets, lovers, dreamers and
painters can picture nothing love-
iier, nothing more ethereal. than
moonlight on the water. Then
since Inoonbeams are but draper
les % the world Of unreality, we
morals must be content, to take
our moonlight on the water in
the form Of white georgette. en-
broidered with silver sequins. The
blue of the water is exquisitely re-
produced by draping this silver
embroidered slip with shimmsry
moonlight blue georgette, fantas.
tically decorated with bits OF sill
yer stolen from the goddess of the
sky.
TILE, atage links the real world
with the universe Of dreams,
and inaginations But nothing
30 wildly real has affected the
thoughts of men and women for
many years az the recent discov.
cries in the tombs in Egypt. And
- the stage has always under.
taken the task of making the un-
real live. It sets its stamp Of ap.
prevail on an evening gown Of
delicate blue fashioned after the
severe style Of the old dwellers
along the Nile. and enhances the
gown by celebrating it with rhine.
stones and pearls. The attractive
headdress and front ornament on
the gown are distinctive and typi-
cal features of the hour.
Another link, with the past. this
time the pastsof a hundred years
ago. 10 forged when a languid
figure awisnes her old.fashioned.
gathered skirt before the eyes of
an adrniring public. Rose pink
satin. with over-draperies of chif.
fon in the same tone. is a for
tunate choice for the frock Of
grandrna.s day. Quantity delightful
are bowknots Of silver ribbon
and the leghorn hat with its
steamers and plated facing OF
apple green ribbon. Many leg
horn hats and quaint frocks will
make their appearance this sum.
mer.
Decidedly 1929. and not at all
in keeping with the spirit OF by
gone days, is an evening gown
called the Flame of Love-"
This Lucille habit Of naming
gowns is being adopted by many
this year, and it is really most
pleasing) Flame crepe. to re-
sumo our discussion Of the strik-
ing creation. is used to fashion it,
and lavender chiffon-perhaps the
flame of love burned too hotly-
is cleverly employed to combine
with and tone down the flam.
ing red.
NO April fashion page would
be complete that omitted the
bridal gown. and nothing can
ever replace the beauty or appro-
priateness of duchess satin. It's
creamy sheen and heavy folds
give character to the gown that
all other fabrics fail to achieve.
Then, when clouds of chiffon with
dewdrops of rhinestones are Dor
dered with silver lace AMI wreath.
ed with orange blossoms, the
April bride is ready to fit in the
vision painted by the most ro-
mantle of poets and artists.
The pageant is over, but the
gorgeous splendor and fairy.like
loneliness has made US sure that
q thing Of beauty Is a Joy for.
ever" and II its loneliness ever
decreases it will be because we
have lost the freshness OF the
spring. the effervescence that
comes with the birth of the
year; in short, because we can
no longer indulge in poetic fancies
and think in adjectives Of super.
iative degree.