The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-21

w of the most thoroughly
all around practical evening
coat? Meaning practical in
sense that one invests in it as
much as one invests in a
beautiful art object, knowing
that changing tastes and
styles will not detract one
whit from it's intrinsic beauty,
and that times and tides will
have very little effect on it.
Well, it is mandarin coat. No
other garment save the shawl can
be compared to it-does it seem
strange that both of them come
from China? Oh yes, know ID is
popularity supposed that shawls
originated in Spain, but actually
they were taken to Spain from
China, and there adopted. But back
to our mandarin coat!
The modern Haute Couture is
given to tearing its sparse locks over
the battling simplicity of the cut of
this interesting garment, unable to
adequately explain its centuries
upon centuries Of continued beauty.
THE answer lies, of course, in the
u fabric. Any costume of any
country, which does not change its
dress ideas from year to year, is
bound to show richness and beauty
in its fabrics, just as any country
that does make even an infrequent
change is bound to be more cautious
of layishing beauty upon something
foreordained to obscurity.
All of us can not have a hand
woven mandarin jacket, delicately
embroidered with the complete de-
tails of our ancestry. Therefore the
wise couturier, upon finding a piece
of fabric, which is of itself so lovely
it can afford to be handled with
rigid simplicity, offers us modern
versions, which do not deviate one
iota from the mandarin coat of
China centuries ago. :. 80
And a wise woman spends a great
deal of money on such garment,
realizing that it is a permanent in
vestment rather than for one or two
seasons.
That's cur idea of the last word
in coordination of beauty and
practicability for an evening coat.
And how simple to make! ANY
ONE can make mandarin coat
if she will send a stamped; self
addressed envelope to the Dare
Department of The Times for the
illustrated leafiet we have just
made for you, which tells you ex-
actly how to do it. That's our
promise and we stick to it-why
not just for fun try it, if you
have never ever sewed anything?
TAN you figure this out? But, |
~ word of honor, it WAS lovely! |
A frock of heavy brown tulle worn |
over a green silk foundation, Show
ing a scarf-collar forming a deep |
V-shaped decolletage over yellow |
gilet. which was covered by the
tulle, and which also crossed at the
front to form high belt. And then |
q coat in a soft shade Of green
broadcloth, with a deep collar
reaching to the hem of summer
ermine and quilted crepe de chine
lining of brown.
T JUST told you about this by way |
w. of proving to you how really ter
rible something real nice can sound.
Clever Fingers Contest |
Nov haven't you just been
IN waiting for a contest like
this? It's going to be such fun
just to sit down and write about
how to make something you've
known so well how to make and
always enjoyed making! Anything
at all-that Clever Fingers can
create. And, well, imagine the
envy of your friends If they
chance to see you in an ensemble
or negligee, of Dah-ray design,
made by her very own Paris
couturier.
All letters must be typewriter,
name and address on letter, draw
ings can be terrible. but must be