New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-24

Youthful and charming On tl,e
young figure h this delicate pink
tullc frNk from dean Patou, with
two pink satin ribbons girdltng It..
Paris. Oct. 2%-While the new
collections Of winter fashions offer
women = wider range Of feminine
touches. such a. longer skirts and
form fitting bodices. the latest IDEAS
do not promise her IN easier life.
She still must be mindful OF her stl-
houette.
Whatever might be said Of new
fashions. the woman herself. who
must wear them, il always impor-
tant. She will have to keep . close
watch on her figure. for these beau
tifully feminine frocks call for sltm.
suave lines. The slightest hint Of
.roundness'' will neccessitate even
more discrimination than before,
when deciding upon winter clothes.
Take the princess dress. theme
all couturiers have worked on. In
many Instances 1t clings to the fig.
ure down to where the old waist
line used to be-somewhere above
the knees-and then flares out
either to the right, lett, or all the
way around. Many women will want
to have such q dress. but 1t must
be just the right kind of princess"
or the result will be disastrous.
An Adaptable style
The robe de style or period dress,
10 another Loreiei to ensnare many
women. Contrary to what many
may believe, this IL a style becom-
inK to almost any type of woman.
provided, Of course. that II 10 adjust
ed to tho right proportions OF her
figure. There are some robes de
style in Jeanne LAWNS collection
suitable to the debutante and the
young matron. to the very slim and
to the fuller figure, to the tall wo-
man and her shorter sister.
1t seems this season that Lanvtn
has achieved q triumph 10 far a. her
evening gowns are concerned. and
her collection IL both sumptuous and
varied. An outstanding model was
made Of thick red MORE with a
huge pouf effect on one side and a
form fitting bodice cut In a deep V
at the back. A huge. bow In strass
above the pouf gave = glittering
touch to the frock.
Lanvin uses the most diverse
fabrics for her evening dresses.
and while she confines taffetas,
tulIes. moires to her period gowns.
many others figure quite extern
sively.
Velvet. mostly in solid shades.
mousseline de sole combined with
fine lace or alone, makes up most
Of the other models. good part
Of which are built on the princess
dress theme. She has one or two
scintillating, strass embroidered
sheath evening gowns that are
given necessary width by the in
sertion of tulle godets and panels.
Lanvin favors the Empire decol-
lete, too. although. the rounded
neck In front and deep decollete
at the back Is also featured.
Follows skirt Lines
Another problem that Lanviu
has solved is that Of the evening
coat to wear with these dipping
skirts. While a great many cou-
turiers frankly ignore this ques-
ton and are showing coats for the
evening rather shorter than last
season. Jeanne Lanvin gives the
same lines to the evening coat.
Perhaps It Is q question OF habit.
but there is nothing particularly
graceful In seeing long ~isps Of
moussciine or a panel floating
round a woman's ankles when she
slips her wrap on.
Philippe and Castor Il another
house where wraps are to be found
to harmonic with the new dip
ping skirts. and Monsieur CASTOR
seems to favor the cape effect In
this respect. Beautiful shades Of
red and blue with elaborate fur
collars and cuffs vie with colorful
lanes and black velvet In the
models they show. This house has
reputa ton for beautiful fur
trimmings and this 10 apparent
throughout the whole collection.
There Is an afternoon coat
which Philippe and Castor have
created suitable for very formal
afternoon wear a. well ~ for the
evening. Black velvet 10 natural
~ the material used. but tho err
mine trimming fits any occasion.
Every detail has been studied with
great care and the idea seems an
excellent one.
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