New Britain herald., 1929-04-15

New York. April 15-The vogue for floral prints is now an estab- lished fact in correct wardrobes. The woman who does not own at least one dainty print has never realized the feminine beauty con- tained in them.
 Add to the beauty of floral prints the crisp charm of taffeta and you have the ideal medium for party frocks for the young.
 That is just what late spring and carly summer styles are doing. The very latest evening gown for the debutante and her slightly older sis ters is the flowered taffeta one. Most of them are positively de- lectable in their coloring. Take soft lavender wisteria against a delicate lemon cream background, a flam- ingo background with sprays O green and brown, green back ground with very delicate but love- ly orange flowers.
 Taffeta's Individual Touches Since taffeta is essentially crisp fabric the manner in which the new party froCks are made takes this into consideration. Peplums, tered skirts. little cap sleeves, jab- Cts, full skirts and ruffles are the style touches they feature.
 Many of these pretty dresses are following the longer in the back skirt. Some of them simulate the fitted princess lines that fashion is making much of now. But the fitted lines for youth are never the form fitting ones of the mature figure. Natural waistlines, since they are so very attractive on slender young figures, are emphasized in some ot these new printed taffe1a frocks. And of course bow here or bow there is inevitable. especially so when one considers just how fine an art bow-typing has become among couturiers.
 One little conceit that an especial ly charming taffeta frock indulecd in was having its back buttonins from halfway 10 waistline to the rounding line or the decolletage. Only four buttons were needed. But they were infinitesimal and of beautiful crystal. Just one of those extremely happy little touches"
 In one printed taffeta dinner frock, l have used the circular ruff file panel to give an unsual one sided effect. The print itself is charming, tiny crab-apple blossom figures in their soft pink on q dark CT almost flaming Background, with t-aceries Of green and brown here and there. The natural waistline is stressed, helted, As a matter of fact. by a selt-matcrial girdle with buckles of rhinestones.
 \ Continuous spiral Hufiie
 The side panel is one continuous rutfle, posed in spiral effect and falling in it's circular fullness like half-dozcn or so circular f3ounces. The edges of the ruftles. the neck and belt are all bound with brown, the shade of the touches in the print.
 Paquin does distinctive thing in a hyjrangra print on pale grey background IL is basque gown, quite charmingly quaint and smart lv new at the same time. The basque fits 10 the waistline where tightly swatheG hand is posed. Below this chou of the taffeta flares out from low hipline. with long panel from under one side touching the floor.
 Very fresh and youthful is the frock that uses peach blossoms against d pure white background for its taffeta's pattern. This frock has a semi-princess line, with two enormously full, circular panels on one side. topped by big, pert bow. Of course this trock in line, fabric and feeling is extremely youthful. The very freshness of youth is typi fled in it.