Evening star., 1928-02-05
BY MARY MARSHALL.

- vERYwHERE one hears the an
L nouncement that for the Spring
of 1928 there will be really
IL new fashion. That NEUROLOGICAL
creature whom we call Dame
Fashion must have made a New Year
resolution TO throw away all her old
clothes and appear in something alb
solutely new-and where fashions are
discussed here and abroad there is an
air OF expectancy. and really hopeful
expectancy. such as has not been felt
for good many years.
Yet when YOU come TO get right
down TO brass tacks. no one seems 70
be able TO mention anything especially
new The higher waistline. more fem
inine fashions. a more nodded sill
houette, longer skirts, fares. fuller
sleeves. o development Of the cape
motive-all germs that have been in
the air for several seasons. Well. per-
haps the period Of incubation is about
over and We may be ready for real
attack Of these new fashions.
And here let me pass on bit OF per-
sorlal advice sent to me from our Paris
correspondent that / think is well
worth taking IF you have any really
snort-skirted frocks left-skirts that
are skimpy and shortly all means
SO. You may be able 70 get away with
il now-but six months from now
am convinced that the old short scant
skirt viii be quite out Of date save for
strictly sports purposes"
For several years fashions really have
moved very slowly and most OF us have
become used 10 the situation. forgetting
the ante-bellum days when 1t was
taken as a matter OF course that last
seasons frock would have 10 be done
over entirely IL 1t was 10 be worn with
any satisfaction again. Those OF US
who can remember the years when
fashions changed rapidly must admit
that while there Is certain comfort In
the slower fashion tempo We have re-
Gently enjoyed there was something
changes 20 which We were treated every
SIX months
And pernaps-who knows?-perhaps
we are about TO enter into another
PERIOD Of more quickly changing fash
Ions.
Though boufant hips may be seen
here and there In evening frocks. no
s.ztesnent about the new fashions could
oe truey than that hips are 10 remain
snug This EnugnesS is achieved .E
many wsys-by the long snug tunic.
Dy q closely drawn sash or glFcle. d
shaped yokee and By skiiifully arranged
cTspery.
A surprising fact 20 many observers
zoog, the new clothes is the renewed
interest in figured materials. Thefe
are small figures o! intricate sort. futu-
F1si.c designs. dots of all sorts. large and
small, and :hoSe large floral deeign$
that most u uS thought we're entirely
done for. But the? have ali core
Dack-znc the remarkable thing about
i IL thst they iooE smart
And " course the uneven femlirle
Elraost al evening fYocks snow it~-Saye
some Of the period frocks and some
~ the afternoon 9rocks For sports
clo'1ez wear and general daytime wear.
however the straight nemline ls chosen.
One hears reference 70 the widenec
n l:gO1eit%. EonnEt.mes la seeing s0fne
of tne Dey things one iooks IN vain 10
kee anything that might be called add
60 width Surely II il almost never 70
" found at the hip!if46-&kouiders 100.
are as snug usually a. ever There III
nothing that might D. called real width
soJIt tne new sleeves Even IN skirt
me with Is nf always easy 10 ere o.
10 ceflnf but after seeing the new
fYocks oflE Dsconles perfectly aware that
j. IL there nevertheless Tnffe are
spreading BeynineA circular anAfls a.
sice Or front, f0Unces ruffies, pIesss
thst tend 70 spread at the lower edge
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