New Britain herald., 1929-08-26

dllo, Aug -o'-l ueIe IdS never heen in the annals of fashion. sucl a season as this. All preconceivec ideas ruling previous collections | have been abandoned by the ere ators and every one seems to havt i spirit.
 The points that stand out mos l markedly from any of the i'm l portant shoWings are these:
 There is no longer a mass pro duction fashion.
 The abbreviated skirt is a thing of the past. It now assumes al most as ridiculous an air as the crinoline
 The straight, chemlse dress without definitely studied line is also a thing of the past.
 A New Grace Achieved In the place of these features which women for so long demand ed, the couturiers have achieved creations which appear as sheer miracles of grace, possessed of all the lure of femninity. Womer will once more be shrouded in ar air of mystery and look dainty and delicate.
 The whole development of fash ions sets a high mark in creative evolution Whether these styles will prove evanescent is another matter. It would seem, though that styles such as these should be enduring and hard to dislodge from feminine affections.
 The successful dress, this sea- son, will not as before he the dress seen on five hundred other wo- men, but will be the personal sue cess of the wearer. The new styles will enable women to manifest their personality The diversity of adaptations to this rcw idea is infinite but there is this very de- termined basic fact running through all collections.
 Fantasy for Evening
 Owing to the eXigencies of mod ern life, it is only in the clothes that woman wears in the eve ming that new ideas and fantasy can be allowed to reign. The Eankering she always has had for sumptuous materials and flowing lines are now actualities. Seldom has one seen such masterpieces of real elegance and style.
 But this year, sports" clothes are really intended for sports and in place of the "dressy" sports en- semble there are now "street" en- sembles in an endless variety of styles.
 The triumph of the season be- longs to the afternoon dress. It has now assumed it's proper and rightful place and henceforth mo- body will dream of appearing at tea in anything else.
 The return to longer skirts and a higher if not normal waistline had long been heralded. Both are now an accomplished fact. This change in the silhouette finds it's greatest antagonist in the woman Of more generous proportion who up to now has refused to counte- nance it, clamoring wildly for the continuance of the straight line that concealed any indication of hips.
 The Youthful Mode
 What most women feared too, was that the extra length of skirt would look less youthful. To look eighteen, from the back, has been the privilege of many women but this could not be expected 10 go on forever
 Longer skirts by no means in- dicate swishing, ankle length af- fairs and the natural waistlne has not brought with it the old-fash- toned corset. Everything is pos- sible, however, so far as fashions are concerned and we may be brought to both these things so gradually that when they are an accomplished fact we shall have forgotten how forcibly we protest ed against them.
 The princess line is undoubted- ly the theme of the season on which each couturier has worked out his own particular ideas. TE1s takes the form of more or less long sheath-like bodice extending well over the hips and terminated by a skirt in the form of a flounce, plain or pleated. A uniform, all round length is another thing that strikes one in the new styles. The timid reappearance of a modified | train is another. Jean Patou show