The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-03-12
Frockof
One Piece
in FaUOr
Rough SILK Is LIKELY
to Be More Popu-
lar Than Smooth.
BY HENRI BENDEL

NEW YORK, March 12.-For
those first balmy days when one
may shed her coat, the one-piece
frock will function perfectly this
spring.
1t Is several seasons now since the
two-piece sports things usurped the
place Of the little frocks of feminine
cut that were all in one piece. Sone
OF the newest one-piece frocks SIM
ulate the tWo-piece frocks but are
really made in one.
RoughiSh silks are likely to be
more popular for these street dresses
this year than smooth silks. New.
novelty woods that are sheer and
lightweight are excellent also.
In fact, there should be some
pebbly surface to silks or some bas-
ket weave or our of the-ordinary
invisible stripping to worsteds 10
make them the last word this year.
MonOtones Are Popular
Printed silks and figured woods
have had such popularity that
each season one wonders how
much longer there will be a real
vogue for them.
The truth is that monotone things.
with intricate, colorful decoration.
are running a race with bright
prints.
But the prints of leaf design on
dark background, or ,odernistic, al
most invisible and lovely designs are
excellent still.
There is much red = &c season.
Touches of it on a black and char
treuse suit, for instance. A dash
of it on the lining of a beige suit
with matching blouse.
Some one-piece frocks have a
tiny line of red outlining this or
that bit of ornamentation, espec-
tally if they are blue or black them
selves.
There is q premium, in fact, on
red touches.
Alfred Frock Is Leader
The ALFRED frock holds place
in the smart woman's wardrobe that
is all its own. The very young
women should all have at least one
jaunty red frock or suit
And a woman should have q red
dress. 1t may be soft, dark, dull
red There's a certain lifting effect
on the spirits that no color can have
as effectively as red.
Cuffs, collars and belt arrange
ments are very important on new
one-piece frocks. Necklines all tend
toward soft feminity. 1t is seldom
that one sees a severely tailored, COL
Iarless neck without some mitigating
touch.
For early spring wear suggest
a jade green or a red wool crepe.
trimmed with square buttons and
buckle of real tortoise shell.
JeweIry Has Real Purpose
This tendency to use buttons and
buckles of value is one more effort
to make all jewelry serve real pur-
pose for the costume it accompanies.
This frock has its blouse portion
cut like mans shirt, with fine
Misunderstanding all around the seams.
The skirt Is cut in three shaped i
horizontal sections, with couple
of big inverted pleats In the rear
for fullnesS.
With this type of frocks, a felt
hat in shade that exactly matches
or one that definitely contrasts with
the curtain-drop back is a fine
choice.
An Intricate Model
Much more intricate in cut ig
quaint lowered wrap-around frock.
with ruffleS Of accordion pleating
posed in curving line on the skirt,
and with ruffled cuffs haring from
the tight sleeves.
This is chartreuse and cream
print on a black background and is
very smart looking. A natural
Chinese ballibuntl hat has it's band.
ings match the frock's colors.
Something new in cuffs and col
lar, as well as skirt fullneSs, is
shown in a charmingly feminine
shell-pink crepe one-ptece frock.
All edges are bound with beige
MORE ribbon. The cuffs are beled
in original manner and the neck has
French fold of fabric for collar,
with one side pleated many times
for a tie.
There are beige bands about the
tight hipline and above the waist
line, giving the frock tight center
portion and high waistIine. A
rose-beige hat with beige tops 1t.