Evening star., 1927-11-06
BY MARY MARSHALL.


the dance-but he hadn't the
faintest idea what sort of dress
- she wore. He didn't even know
what color 1t was. No, he
didn't think it was black. and II
couldn't have been red, because he al.
ways noticed red dresses. Her hair
was short, he was sure of that, and
there were little curls on her forehead
and on her ears. BY all means she
was the prettiest woman there. but
also the best dressed!
1t is too hackneyed a question TO
revive-the question whether women
dress to please other women or men.
But when a woman chooses her eve.
ming ensemble she really Is rather
foolish not to give the masculine point
of view first consideration. Remem-
Der then that with most men 1t Is the
effect rather than the detail that
counts. and that it 10 the personality
that counts more than the cut OF the
frock. This does not, of course, mean
that the cut of the frock or the detail
doesn't matter. On the contrary. these
things are very important-Dut tney
should always be considered as back
ground or setting for the woman her.
self.
For this reason color Of an evening
frock should always be considered
from the point Of view of becoming.
ness first-becomingness in artificial
light. I have often heard the state
Ynent that women always like worn-
an In black. Perhaps this 10 because
the woman who wears black success.
fully is usually woman with VIVID
personality. The woman Of rather
drab personality who wears black sim
ply passes unnoticed.
TyNi ~
gatherings OF fashionable folk in Paris
is spoken Of by the enthusiastic OBJ
server as positively binding. You may
take that statement with grain OF
salt. No one seems to need to wear
smoked glasses to save eyesight. Dut
you have probably observed even in
this country a brilliance and splendor
about women's evening dresses the ike
of which has not been seen for some
time. But 1t is not only the brilliance
Of seQuins. beads and lovely metal
cieths and brocades. 1T is the bril-
fiance Of jewelry, necklaces. bracelets,
shoulder brooches. earrings and heels
and many of the newest evening
frocks OF velvet or satin have been
designed primarily as background for
sparkling jeweiry.
There are times, of course, and
places where the simple little geor-
gette frock worn with strand OF
pearl beads is stiIl most appropriate.
but there Is something too nonchalant
about such an ensemble for most oc-
casions. For the really gala evening
marty you must plan something bril-
liant or rather gorgeous II you DO NOT
wish to fade out into oblivion.
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TT is almost essential to have some
l. dash Of brilliance or splendor
about the evening slippers. IL you
choose black satin then there should
he rhinestone heels, with front orna-
,nents or straps Of some sort. And
black slippers have the advantage
that they may be worn successfully
with every color. One charming pair
4 saw recently showed low cutting
at the side in sandal fashion. The
yamps were Of black velvet with bind
inrs Of gold kid. and the heels and
backs were also covered with gold KID.
Velvet slippers for evening are de.
5tidedly attractive. They may be had
th a variety OF colors. usually trim
ined with gold kid or rhinestone orna'
tnents. Some Of the shoemakers make
7hem to order from velvet to match
&pecial frocks.
stockings to 60 with gold slippers
are usually of a golden tone that al.
most matches the gold Of the slipper,
and silver slippers may also be worn
with silver stockings. But for the
most part, the light flesh tints are
chosen, and there is not much dispo'
.ation to wear stockings to match
bright-coiored frocks this season.
Much less blue is to be worn this
year. It In a discarded favorite. These
words appear before me In dis
patch received only week or 80 ago
from Paris, but In letters received
since then I hear of the totally unex'
pected return to blue again. And by
some strange magic we are already
seeing blue frocks on display In the
smart dressmaking establishments.
There are shades of blue--real IN
digo blue, too-that are very becom
ing evening tones for women who
pale into insignificance I'm gray. beige
and some of the other neutral tints
that were being stressed for evening
wear some weeks ago. And these rich
deep blues are especially lovely in vel
vet and do make the most wonderful
Background for diamonds.
Very short skirts are almost never