The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-09-30

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TOR some time we have been
meaning to tell you about
the new quarters in the rue
Royale, Paris, of Redfern,
which now is both the new
est Of all the couturier's estab-
lishments and one of the old
est.
For Monsieur Redfern, an Eng
lishman, along with Worth, also
English, and Cabot Soeurs, was
the last of the founders of the
Partisan Haute Couture. For q
half century he had been in the
same building in the rue de Rivoli
and when it became necessary to
move it was a foregone conclusion
that the new quarters would be
the epitome of taste and elegance
Monsieur Redfern died a few
months ago. before seeing the
GOllC1uDlOlly
it was ably carried through tc
completion by his aide, Monsieur
COurtot.
THg building chosen was g
Il famous landmark of Paris, the
house constructed many years age
by Monsieur Gabriel, and in re-
spect to the traditions which sur
rounded it it was necessary to pre-.
serve something Of the ancient
spirit in carrying out the modern
where many another would have
run rampant with eXtravagan
colors, lines and materials.
The establishment is designed
as a couturier's showroons shoulc
be-that is to say, as background
! for lovely things. Viewed in them.
selves, they appear a bit austere, {
bit plain, with their monochromatit
color scheme in pearly, lustrou
beige-but once the mannequin
start parading through with thost
extraordinary lovely creations il
which Redfern eXcels, you realizt
the wisdom of the artist, for there
is nothing to clash with the bril-
lance of the gowns, and dis
Greet luminosity perVades the at
mesphere, setting off each mode
to the best advantage.
Il
II NEES are out! Or rather t.
N be exact, knees are not out
if you see what we mean.
1t just isn't being done this sea
son, and the sooner the knee
cutters get next to the fact thu
chicer, as it were.
Most knees aren't worth seeins
anyway, now are they? Many {
pair of knees has spoiled per
fectly lovely pair of legs, if yol
don't mind my saying SO! Anc
even sports wear this season come
below the knees rather than to then
or above them.
Need new lingerie? And been
looking in Umpf Avenue windows
at imported French panties that
you just know you can't afford?
Send a 2-cent stamp to the Dare
Department of The Times for the
leaflet telling how to transform
a half-yard of crepe de chine or
what have you if there's half a
yard of it, into the dearest little
lingerie shorts you ever saw-in
any window. And Sh-h-h-h, the
seaties are cut on the BIAS for
comfort in sitting and smoothnesS
in standing. Now don't you want
that leaflet?
Clever Fingers Contest
NEEMBER telling your cousin
1V1 Emma how to make that cut'
little apron? Why not write IL
and tell us all how to make it
and maybe win a prize at thu
same time? Funny looking LITTLE
illustrations will do, so long a
they make it clearer for us to fol
low directions. A new fall en-
semble, or a dinner dress, or per
haps the Dah-ray negligee may b.
yours for your friends to envy
Nice prizes
! CHIFFON printed, pleated, mod
~ ernistic and chic-and in beig,
and brown, too! That's what Pre-.
met gave us to sketch for you toda!
by the way, Premet rhymes with
day" in case you would like Il
brush up a fraction or so on you
French!