New Britain herald., 1929-02-22
MISS JANE MCLEAN.
BY BETSY SCUYLER NEA Service Writer.

Palm Beach, Feb. 22-I have just been pondering the immense changes in styles that this spring has wrought over a year ago. Last season everybody looked like everybody else, morning, afternoon, evening.
 This spring a smart woman >not only never looks like anyone else, but she doesn't look like her own morning self in the afternoon or like her afternoon self in the eve ming.
 The stupendous diversity in styles the clean lines of demarcation be- tween apparel for different hours of the day and the artistic femininity of original fabrics and fashions make Palm Beach the most stimu- lating place in the world for one with a fashion eye. And of course we must remember that Palm Beach merely leads the fashion parade that later appears from coast to coast. Lady-FrHk Holds Stage
 I suppose I note most of all the eminence of the lady-frock for aft ernoon. There are so many cute little ruffle tricks, tiered skirts. pam els of decorative value, flaring sleeve effects. tiny lace yokes. cuffs of exquisite daintiness and charm and so on that I am simply en- tranced.
 Figured chiffons. lace. fine crepcs. handkerchief linens, batiste and French fabrics of sheer quality all go into these afternoon frocks. Madeline McCartcr, down for her brothers wedding. wears some de- lightful models of this type. One day she had a dainty little Dresden figured chiffon with double skirt of accordian pleating. each tier scal- loped in points. Around the battean neck there was tiny scalloped ruff file of pleating and the very short sleeve had a similar trim. Topping this was a sheer chiffon coat that tied on-one side in a very feminine soft knot.
 The chic Mrs. R. Amcotts Wilson wears some delightful off-white aft ernoon togs that are most feminine and appealing. One with a pinkish cast is French ninon, made with an intricately cut skirt that dips here dnd there and blouse with flaring long sleeves and a rounding ncckline h hi nf f,1I f<r dickey. She wears big, Hopping garden hat of novelty pinlish beige straw. handed with pastel colored velvcts.
 The prestige of the lace gown has ben established for so long now no one doubts it. But it's useful ness as correct for the wedding gown for daytime ceremonies had its stock raised by the former Suzanne Pierson's choosing it when she mar ried Thomas N. McCarter, Jr., here the other day. She was wearingt a charming bridal picture in beige | lace fashioned with touches of or | enid chiffon and her hat a medium sized orchid one. She carried a huge armful of orchids and lilies of the valley.
 | Tthe lady-influence pervades every line of style. Bathing suits are extremely decorative and some of them advance new ideas in the separate. sleeveless blouse of vivid prints. Mrs. Harry s. Dorton wears various colorful blouses and match. ing short jackets of silk with pleat. cd medium blue wool shorts. One o! bright blue and white has a white bow tie that is very chic.
 Starfs still Popular
 scarfs still play chic role ir Palm Beach fashions. Strolline along the Breakers boardwalk, Ann, S'orrs wore a pair of very effective kerchiaf. white polka dots on z background of alternating square. of red and blue. with white crcp, de chine frock. One girdlcd he, | hips. one decorated her shoulders. Jane Mclean. of Washington, D. c. emphasized her svcIt slenderness b, tying a black kerchicf across tn. hips of her very chic black satiI beach pajlma suit. Scarfs grow varied in shape. some come cut lik. stocks. like flat collars and ties and others are very Iongish and Ii, like a bow lie.
 l have stressed ncW cut in sleeNc before. Eut I doubt if many re a'iHe the lIninlmencncc of that all - too-often awkward thing called th, elbow length sleeves. I have beel dead against ,t until ] saw one o the cutest frocks along the beacI
 with elbow sleeves. Mrs S. H. Du
 Pont, of Wilmington. was thu
 wearer. II was very soft blue silk l with an unusual skirt with F'rencl