New Britain herald., 1928-09-26
I,Y HENRI BENDEL

New York, Sept. c6.-The winters return to feminlnity in modes brings an unprecedented vogue for white for evening wear.
 For. while this color or that may heighten a woman's beauty. bring out the color Of her eyes or enhance the shade of her hair, no color as the intrinsic quality of white 10 give 4 woman the look of lovely purity. womanliness and youth.
 It really is no wonder there is a return to white, after the deep, rampant for several seasons.
 White gowns are harder to fashion than colored ones. They should. no matter how complicat- ed their cut nor intricate their decoration. preserve the appear ance of simplicity.
 Glittering Decoration
 This season, all the fashionable world elitters. Therefore the white gown uses paillettes. bugles. cleaning lace, pearls and dia- mante to touch 1t up.
 There are many favorite fabrics for the white evening gown: satin for the sophistcate. tulle for the debutante. Lace. mousseline de soie. souffle de soie. chiffon. point d'espri', velvet. lame. embossed taffeta. silk brocade. crepe and others, developed by certain houses. have individual beauty.
 A white gowns cut depends en- tirely upon it's fabric. The stiffer materials like taffeta must have 8 different style from the supple satin gown or the diaphanous,
 Ail.O,cr Patterns
 If glittering trim is used. ones ingenuity may have full play. There are gowns this winter of chiffon. entirely patterned by pail lettes or some other shiny orEa- mentatiOn.
 One white crepe Elizabeth gown of extreme simplicity has a full skirt ot dipping sides entirely blocked into squares by iridescent bugles. These are lined, like che nille. in even pattern.
 This gown has simple. blouscd running around it. Its low belt line has crushed belt of bugles, with little bo~-knot for frivolity instead of a buckle. The back of the skirt is longer than the front and the sides step down. in mod erniStic fashion. to ankle-length. Uneven Hen,linc X second version of the smart white evening gown uses crisp tGllc in circular folds 10 form a graceful skirt of uneven length. A rounding necklace yoke of back. Two bands of crystals come together in front Of a belt, while the lower band slips down in the | rear to give the tight hipline ef- feet. A wide banding of the crys- tals hcms the slip and gleams through the tulle with great charm.
 For tho older woman who wears white. gown that uses the princess theme is extremely good | -one. in particular. that modifies | the severity of fitted lines by the introduction of drapes. panels or | some other skillful touch. Nnlcrnistic Trend | Such tone is white chiffon | that has the body of 1t embroider- cd diagonally with silver lined l bugles and uses the chiffon in cir cular drapes. Here we see the modernistic tendency towards geo. metric design developed until it becomes a gracious thing.
 The neckline is extremely soft. with fold of chiffon framing the face and tying in a bow-knot in the back. with its ends hanging almost to the skirts hem. From the point of the front ncckline an intricately cut fold Of chiffon rounds to fashion a yoke insert and band in four circular panels from each hip. These graceful panels flare as Miady dances.