The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-02-17
Harmony OF
HueS Marks
Costumes
BY HENRI BEEDEL
Written for NTA Service

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Feminine
imagination will receive pleasant
stimulus in the fabric surprises Of
the spring season. Many and de-
Iightfu are the novelties in new
materials and the manner Of their
use.
When the last word has beer
said, the true value Of any fabric
rests upon its ability to enhance
feminine charm. Weaves and color
combinations this spring offer the
couturier wide range.
Since sartorial entertainments de-
pend upon symmetry Of line, har-
rnony of color and the use OF ma
teriaIs appropriate to the cut Oh
gowns. the more diversified styling
of materials is an incentive TO
greater originality in design.
Combine Body and Suppleness
Fabrics this spring combine body
and suppleness. Satins OF consider
able weight and great elegance, some
of them richly brocaded, some OF
soft. luscious crepe satin, proclaim
the new era Of formality.
Flat crepes grow richly soft and
take on new dignity, chitfonS nave
more body. and laces Of real worth,
such as Alenzon and Chantilly, sup
plant the sheerer and less impress
sive ones.
Tllle. nets, and even horsehair
braid add their originality to ma
terials for evening and the brocaded
chiffons and lanes are Sumptuous
in their feeling and beautiful IN de-
sign and color.
Imported Sophistication
An import from Lelong illustrates
smartly the utilization OF horsehar
braid for evening gowns. 1t Is an
ultra sophisticated gown, entirely OF
the horsehair braid, and the gleam-
ing sheer blackness OF its material
gives it tremendous chic.
The entire gown is formed OF
horsehair braid of varying widths,
commencing with narrow braid
which fashions the smart bolero
that flares slightly over the nodded
body lines of the gown.
SpiraIing around the body TO a
line we'll below the hips, the braid
is nodded to the figure, giving the
chic tubular line.
From below the hips, wider braid
makes a full skirt which pillows like
an irregular umbrella, swooping to
the floor in the back.
Lace Has Chic Roles
The very character of the fabric
ins,Ires its unusual flare and fur
nishes its own trimming. The black
is unrelieved by any color and the
gown represents one of the smartest
creations 1 have brought from Paris
for spring.
For ultra-femininity, Alencon lace
has no superior for an effective and
extremely serviceable evening gown.
For the lace gown finds itself per-
fectly at home on the most formal
occasions and on those where less
formality holds reign.
One has a delicate egg-shell tone,
and its birthright to chic lies in its
unusual decoIetage with revers, its
four-tiered skirt and its charming
ly correct caSualness.
Follows Body Line
The lace follows the body line,
with slight draping over the hips
to one side where a soft bow ties.
The decolletage is outlined with re-
vers of lace which tie in another
bow in the center of the back.
The tiers are graduated in width
and are posed below the hipline, on
the new long tubular foundation
which enables even a TERED gown to
achieve the slender line of youth
that women crave and men admire.
Another gown which capitalizes
the new fabrics is one fashioned OF
exquisite brocaded satin, in which
roses shading from pale pink to ma
genta and sprays Of violets effective
". figure a slightly pink of-white
background.