The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-01-16
Style Shoe
Thrill for
NezO York
BY FRANCES PAGET

Fashion Editor of Woman's Wear Magazine
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-The Ma
tional Garment Retailers of America
held their spring fashion show
Tuesday night, thereby beating tbs
Paris haute couture to launching
spring fashions by something like
week.
In the mannequin parade, one
thing stood out clearly: Preference
for two fabrics and two colors
where heretofore one served.
Color combinations were varied
The most frequently repeated
schemes involved shades Of flag, or
independence blue, with tones OF
the sunburned caste variously des-
ignated as orange apricot and peach
and SO on,
Black and white, especially in ar
rangements calling for white fur on
black cloth or crepe, also was ex-
plotted with shades of beige and
nude, and combinations employing
red, black and white as outstanding
especially for sports.
All-white and all-black had prac-
tically no representation, but white
cleverly enlivened with color, and
black, toned up with white or with
color, were in evidence.
Ensemble Is Mainstay
That the ensemble remains the
mainstay of the smart wardrobe was
clear. The ensemble has endless
interpretations, with short jackets
and abbreviated coats much more
generally accepted. Evening gowns
seemingly are incomplete without a
jacket or cape of some sort.
Transparent velvets, brocaded
silks, and chiffons were the fabrics
used for these charming accom-
panimentS of the evening gown
Evening gowns, as was to be ex-
pected, were ultra feminine, flutter-
ing types in a diversity of materials
among which rayon and celenese
were worthy additions to a long list
Of other materials.
A charming group of organdie
dresses was well received, thus adj
vancing the cause of cotton, which
also had a niche effectively filled
by a group Of cottons and check
ginghar1s.
There were fewed lowered prints
Green Often Shown
Among the evening gowns were
some picturesque pompadour tat
fetas and few Powered chiffons
While green was an oft-repeated
color in the evening frocks, shades
of orange and warm sunburned yell
lows were repeated.
The all-white evening gown was
represented beautifully in tulle and
crystal embroidered satin and in a
wedding gown, the top of. which was
lace and the skirt satin in a. sweep
ing circular silhouette with the ON
nipresent elongated back line.
For day wear, skirts remain short,
if the exhibition is a criterion.
For the more formal type of after
noon ensemble, a certain irregular
ity of hem line is preserved, but
for other purpose, the desired indie
cision in line is achieved by pleats
variously distributed and vsriously
stitched. The street and formal en-
5emble prescribeS also the jacket
and short coat type.
Tuck-in Blouse Used
The short coat or jacket is &C.
companied almost always by a tuck
in blouse of a contrasting color.
Interesting and unusual collar
treatments were another highlight
in some cases the collar of the
blouse was drawn over the coat
usually in an unbalanced scarf ar
rangement.
Scarf collars bowed to one side
and in one instance an errnine col
lar how'd to the left. The repeated
use of bows added to the impress
sion Of highly femininized fashions
MRS. EDWIN ASPINAL