The Washington times., 1930-12-18

IN gift purposes has appealed
more than the French made
garments for intimate wear.
Fashioned every stitch by patient
fingers, they're exquisitely EN-.
broidered on fabrics sheerly
fine, the whole and.pleated to .
small compactness for the gift
package. Creamy white and
delicate pink. and blue, they're
delightfully."- desirable. Perfectly
plain are the prettily modelled
"undies' Of georgette, the edges
finished in creamy net, the
shoulder straps double thick.
ness Of the georgette. Lovely.
And such chic-each tiny garter
Of shirred ribbon carries O tiny
ostrich tip - quantity effective
trimming, madame.
Jean Patou's evening gowns are
unusually beautiful - they are
slim and have long skirts touch.
ing the floor.
Gnteer1ng Gowns For
Holiday Gaieties.
PIGHT In tune with the holi.
~ day spirit, the bright Christ.
mas holly and tinSel that we see
all around us, comes the vogue Of
glittering evening gownSl Silver
paillettes, crystal beads, gauzy
shimmering gold and silver lanes,
cleaning satins, literally and
figuratively outShine everything
else.
White and black gowns appear
in the greatest numbers and the
smartest have q bit Of glitter
somewhere about them. Perhaps
silver beads completely covering
the bodice Of q white or chiffon
gown. Perhaps silver paillettes
strung In neat rows on white net.
Perhaps q cleaning applique that
follows the deep decolletage Of q
black flat crepe. Or maybe only
q diamond buckle, securing the
tailored belt on a stately black
lace. They're all very, very good
and somehow, they seem par.
ticularly appropriate for holiday
feStivitiesl
Along with the glittering vogue
comes the white satin gown;
white satin is perhaps the one
most popular fabric this year.
And also the Shimmering gold or
silver lameS-they're very nearly
as sheer as chiffon, and they
come in the most charming new
patterns, combining their gold or
silver threads with flowers or
leaves in soft, bright blue, green
rose or red. There are such
youthful lanes this seaSon-one
particularly adorable is q heavenly
blue, with silver daisies scattered
all over its surface.
And there's a new Sunday night
fashion, purely American fash
lon-seen at supper-clubS now:
The dress Of sheer metal cloth,
with cuffs Of fur on It's short
sleeves. Charming, because it's
so unexpected and such an ex-
treme contrast. ,.
There are fur trimmed evening
gowns, too-and generally the
dark fur is used on gowns Of
the most delicate, pastel colors.
Especially delightful are the new
ones, that will be worn at the
Southern resorts, airy, flowered
chiffons with fur peplumS, fur
hens, or both.
Lace is more successful than
ever, if that's possible: all types
Of lace gowns, including very
demure ones, with that Victorian
drop-shoulder neckline that's so
grand on the young and very
slender.
All this seasons evening gowns,
no matter Of what period, show
the Grecian influence in that
they look simple-though they
are almost always a lot less
simple than they look! There's
no great amount Of trimming
lots Of bows. flowers, embroideries
and whatnotS are not being worn.
Which makes it more important
than ever to have the gown fit
perfectly; for the most extrava-
gantly expensive gown looks like
nothing at all If it doesn't fit.