New Britain herald., 1928-12-28
BY HENRI RENDEL
For NEA Service


New York, Dec IS - Clothes de-
signed for winter southern wear in
yarably predict the lines along
which spring styles will travel.
New materials and new colors are
OF equal importance with new cuts.
For southern models introduce every
new thing that couturiers create.
They are the cream of the season. in
many ways.
Three new colors that promise in
creasing importance ara a blue the
color OF gentian flowers. called
"Degas blue" a soft pink the color
Of wild roses. called "Callot rose
and a new. pale yellow, wild rice"
Yellow Prime FayOrite
Since these three colors repeat
themselves in every type Of apparel
from the bathing suit to the ball
room, it is safe to predict that blue,
rose and yellow will vie for first
place in the color race. Yellow has
the greatest chance to succeed for
the vogue for sunburn and for
shades that go with it give it a head
start.
Materials are varied and lovely In
the Palm Beach clothes. Faille
crepe adds its lovely. graceful tex
ture to the varied fabrics that will
fashion southern clothes. Rough
ish materials like the pebbly Can
ton crepes and tabs are good, but
they are Of tho finest texture 70
that their firmness lends itself cas-
lily to the manipulations the new
styles emphasize.
Necklinea Decorated
There 10 an insistence upon collar
trim. these days. The collarless
neckline 10 on the wane and most
Of the new costumes show some soft
touch around the neck.
Bows are a. popular decorative
touch a. they have been In winter
garments. There seems to be little
striving for originality In the use Of
bows The grace Of an ordinary bow
in the garments fabric or in some
contrasting lingerie material 10 re-
coenized at its full value. Hand em-
broidered touches ana even lace
touches are new and good.
A Degas blue nat crepe frock has
three new features that deserve
mention. First. ito hand-tucked
batiste decorations are q part Of the
frock. The collar 10 merely q htted
banding and instead of = tie and
ends. the batiste il let into the frock
in the form Of classic bow and
shaped ends. Little cuffs are insert
ed. too. with the how tie ends run
ming up the sleeve.
Second. 1t features q deep v front
and back bodice yoke. Third, It has
q most unusual tucked belt Of its
material that drops. after being
knotted in front. to form an original
yoke for Z front width Of deep tucks.
A second frock, Of Callot rose
Canton crepe. uses little dog-eared
bows Of It's material for decoration
and Ane hand tucking in dog
cared motif around the blouse and
cuffs. II 10 a tvo.piece model. 1t
has 4 little standing collar OF white
georsette which repeats tho dog
cared motif In It's tucks and its tie.
A Chinece bangkok hat with an en-
bossed band eops it, showing the
wider back brim which spring fea-
lures.
Graceful and extremely feminine
10 a third model which shows sew
eral new spring touches. It 10 . Wild
rico yellow two-piece frock In faille
crepe.
1t shows the preference for the
circular skirt. having both ito front
and back circular. with straight
lines. 1t has an unusual v decora-
ton in the blouse, its little lingerie
collar OF embroidery pointing to V
and 4 front panel beginning AZ the
necks point and widening to a V At
the waist. The back Of the blouse
repeats. showing that spring ID no
longer partial to the front view. The
hat 10 Of matching yellow baku. with
Z svssgrain banding In . deeper
shade.