The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-06
Checks Are
Smart for
Afternoon
BY BETSY SCHUYLER
NEA Service Writer

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Snow in the
air means tweeds and furs for smart
costumes.
Tweed frocks under fur coats, or
three-piece tweed ensembles, heavily
furred, seem the order along Park
avenue as smart women hurriedly
take their constitutionals.
I met Eleanor Mcknight in
charming outfit, zigzagged woven
tweed frock under a fur coat with
fullness via. the godet way. Mrs.
Frederick Mosley Jr., has her smart
herringbone f1ecked tweed lined and
collared in barunduki, novelty fur.
Beaver seems to have regained its
social standing Ruth Quackenbush
has an extremely individual coat,
with a deep cape that goes clear
to the waistline in front and deep
puff cuffs that extend above the
elbow Of beaver.
Anita Shield has a suit with a
cute faring high collar of beaver
and the outside Of her sleeves
banded clear to the shoulder in it.
Mrs. Robert Clarkson uses beaver
for the pouch collar and cuffs of
nappy wooden coat.
Fur Scarfs Are Luxurious
Separate fur scarfs have become
vcritable wraps, SO luxurious are
they Mrs. Thomas Markoe Robin
son has a silver fox that uses many,
many skins in it, and she wraps its
richness about her many times,
usually wearing it against green,
black or blue ensemble or coat that
sets it off to perfection.
The fabric hat made to match
ones suit or coat is very chic right
now. Lulie Simmons has one sweet,
fiared off-the-face one made of the
same fabric as the soft black
wooden or a fOX-trimmed coat.
notice that many smart costumes
this winter cash in on last seasons
checks. The sartorial Importance of
checks is quite as significant as their
monetary value.
Cornelia Prime has a very smart
little almost invisible checked frock
that features prim white cuffs and
collar that have a piquantly youth
full effect. She wore a cute animal
stickpin as her only ornament one
afternoon, tea-ing at the Barclay.
Elizabeth Ballard, who served with
Cornelia as chairmen for a charity
benefit, sponsored the Antilles shirt:
that cute little Short-Sleeves, crew.
necked knitted waist that seems
smart choice for suit wear.
LOngish Jacket Is Smart
I met Marjorie Simonds, coming
out of Pierre's from luncheon, look
ing tremendously smart in a winter
suit with Semi-f1tted, rather longish
jacket and all her accessories quite
as new as the cut of her suit.
Black oXfords, eight-buttOn gloves,
q colorful checked scarf, a fabric
pouch purse and hat that COM
bined two colors of felt in its Off
the-face chic.
Suits do have a variety Of cuts
and waistlines these days. Mrs Alan
Lehman has rich black suit with
short jacket buttoning at the hip
line. trimmed with sable fur posed
diagonally down the front. Her
skirts out IS diagonal in front, fol-
lowing the Sable's line.
Skating advances to prove that
winter is upon US, as if it isn't per-
fectly evident! Mrs. Harold Talbot
wears gaily patterned sweaters, often
pull-ons, swathed turbans and short
pleated skirts. Red is one of her IA
vorite colors.
Lingerie touches on plain colored
yrocks are eXquisitely individual and
chic now. Many of the younger set
prefer the kind that really launder
such as staunch pique, linens, organ
die and yoile.
Ascot Scarf Is Bright
Lorna Mckay has a very sweet
touch on a bright red dress. a
rounded, modest little collar OF fine
handkerchief linen. with its seal
Tops made of modernistic setback
lines, like the skyscraper design
contemporaries like so we'll.
The Ascot scarf has it all over
the types, for choice among the
smart woman who likes to dress in
sports things. Margaret R. T.
Tr.m5lc wore a bright blue and
green Ascot scarf that was very
effective under a blue hat and with
a tweed suit.
The three-eyelet oxford is quite
lthe shoe for smart stepping along
sidewalks of Park avenue, especial
1y with the sports ensemble or ady-
tine coats, hats and furS.
Anne Olive Brown wore brown
ones with a brown suit, furred in
mink, Katrinka Suydam wore black
ones with gray suit and Eleanor
Whitney has a pretty pair of green
EuedeS, with an ensemble of light
and dark green.
Purses change their shape, color
Ind materials right along. I think
most folks must have dozens of
them. The brocaded purse for
Formal daytime use and for eve
ming parties is quite correct. Mil
dred Davis has one with a most
unusual mounting in gold emeralds
and onyx, with her monogram on it.
MRS RFilIY H0STESC