New Britain herald., 1929-10-11

New York, Oct 11-Evening cos- tunes are a real barometer of any seasons styles. New silhouettes, new make their first appearance in eve ming things. In like manner, the lavishness of style era is reflected in it's evening costumes.
 This season this is more true than ever. It is the trailing length, the high -waisted effects and the colors, textiles and gen. eral feeling" of evening things that have started the present great change in styles.
 The evening wrap comes In for a great responsibility, therefore. It Is no longer enough to have one little. plain, untrimmed coat for evening wear. The luxurious age is upon us. Evening coats must live up to their reputation.
 Evening Ensembles Smart
 It is very smart this year to have evening ensembles. Wraps of velvets and brocades top gowns in the same colors. often the same fabrics Bright, hard greens, sil- yer blues, rose pinks, and many tones of yellow are good. White, of course, is utterly feminine, and one of the loveliest of evening ensembles is the white and gold brocaded wrap, collared in CT mine. topping the white wide meshed silk net evening gown.
 Since many women, however, do not feel they can have different evening wrap for every gown, th2 problem that confronts them is to get one that is at one and the same time practical and yet bit glam- orous.
 l should suggest a black-white color scheme for the average wo- man in this situation. There is un- limited variety possible in black and white. Velvet is the most prac- tical fabric and nothing is smarter Gold and silver brocades may have more appeal to a woman who wants O'OlIiIlS liIilISS IOlildllllC. oll ltn Ollt or the other of these can be worn evening after evening and still ones friends will exclaim over it, thinking it new one. For they look differ ent with each color they are worn with.
 Individuality in Cut
 Whatever the color or fabric of evening wraps this winter the cut is of real importance. Some wraps follow the lines of gowns, fit the body to the hipline and then have full, trailing skirts that fall over the gowns train. A three-quar- ters evening wrap, however, is an excellent choice for the long, ir- regular hemlines. Dolmans, capes. cape coats, fitted coats and loose coats that wrap up about one are all in good style. Individuality in cut is a real triumph.
 Collars and cuffs on coats are more often luxuriously furred than not. Ermine, sable, chinchilla and other fine furs are used. One lovely So5S SlSSii oHctpill6, jOilS wrap udS a yoke and collar of rich fur
 One of the newest of evening wraps is a royal blue transparent velvet, colllared in Russian ermine. There is 8 draped back, with the fitted skirt portion achieving it's fullness through the use Of godets. The collar stands up majestically.
 A Black-White Model
 For the young girl, fur is not used as much as for the older wo- man. Extremely smart is a black white evening coat for younger woman. It Is simple, yet tremen- dously smart.
 A double, shirred cape of white transparent velvet falls softly over the black in the back and, joining the black in the front, fashions the front widths. Atop this little cape, a shirred collar of the black stands up to frame the face softly. It is lined throughout with white satin. This is charming design for two shades Of color, too, like lavender and pale yellow of two tones of rose.