The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-21
SPRING GOWNS
DEPART FROM
STRAIGHT LINE
Spirit of Season Rejected
in Break From Old
SiIhOuetteS.
BY HENRI BENDEL
For NEA Service


NEW YORK, March 21.-The
lines of new spring evening gowns
are as fresh and huttering as the
seasons zephyrs.
The solidity and regularity of the
straight line silhouette seems a
very dead thing right now. All
the new fashions break the straight
lines to bits. If I were asked to
name the most interesting point of
new evening styles, think I should
say the killing of the straight line
continuity.
Winter deserves honorable men
ton in this matter. For the poufs
and bows and bustles tactfully pre-
pared the way for the present ten
dency to diagonal lines, slanting
tered effects and hemlines that
Just can not seem to accept the
even tenor as their mode of life.
Spring materials are particularly
dainty for evening wear. Flow
cred freshness comes to us in print
ed satin and chiffons. The swish
and sheen Of MORE adds So
phisticated quality to any party.
And taffetas come in luscious
shades-all Of them soft like the
off-whites, the honey beiges, the
moonlight greens and so on.
Three Divergent interpretations
I show today three divergent in
terpretations of just how fashion
has the upper hand In this matter
Of breaking up the straight lines,
once and for all.
First is a frock as daintily fresh
and graceful an embodiment of the
season as spring flowers themselves.
On an ivory background, roses in
soft pink tintS CLEAN among delicate
traceries of green leaves.
A new note in slanting effects is
achieved here by having the down.
ward line of the irregular neckline,
the belt, the skirt yoke and the
skirts founce converge on the left
hip. Novel, different and charming
is the effect.
The hounce is circular and Of gen.
erous fullness, with dipping, point
ing ends on the opposite sides. The
bindings are of the deepest shade of
rose.
Crisp as the spirit of spring is the
MORE of periWinkle blue. This gown
has two noteworthy effects in its
lines-the off-the-shoulder sugges-
ton of it's curved neckline and the
Auttering tendency of its pointed
panels.
Those Be-Gemmed Gowns
Two very lovely costume jewellery
pins ornament this blue frock-
square turquoise set in platinum, in
modern design. One of the twin
pins catches the bodice at the point
of the v and eases a little fullness
into the neckline. The other fastenS
the girdle. The be-gemmed. gown
really has the edge on the other
now.
L must mention, too, the sug-
gesJion Of a blouse this bodice has
This might be taken to forecast a
day-not too far distance-when the
fuIlness of froclls may come above
the waistline, with slender hip
effects-quite different effect from
today's modes.
The third establishes all over
again the chic Of black for evening
especially when it is svelte, deli
cate, transparent velvet.
Black VeIvet's Elegance
I have remarked before but would
like to emphasize the insistence of
evening modes on a more elegant
fornality. Black velvet has this
intrisically. And when the lines have
flowing grace it is doubled.
Here 1 have applied the shirred
founce to get the swallow-tal hem
line. And for diversity, this hem is
curved and nOGched to show the
apple green satin lining. The neck
line and sleeveless armholes are
likewise bound with green which
shows ever and anon as Milady
moves, giving a fresh note to the