New Britain herald., 1930-05-09
Nipples and Ruffles Stir Summer Fashion Scene
New York. May 9 - Nipples and

New York, May - Nipples and
 rufles everywhere!
 | Which is just the airy note es- | sential to the consummation Of charm in summer frocks. | Tier upon tier of ruffled lace or organdie the swish of transparent tulle in manifold founces around
 the feet; the graceful ripple of bias
 tiers in daytime frocks delight the | feminine heart at the moment, and promise to remain with us through
 out the summer.
 l The imagination and ingenuity
 manifested in the treatment of l founces is astonishing. It would ] be difficult for the uninitiated to realize that something which seems
 so~insignificant as a flounce could
 utterly transform a gown; that the | type of ruffles employed could de- termine it's formality or informali
 and yet the suggestive ability of this detail of summer frocks is intermin- ! able.
 l You will find the -founce Of the i daytime froch little more than a, ripple, utilized in circular tiers to
 form gently sWishing skirts, Uth a | sleeve of like manner stimulating a
 cape.
 Going Round in Circles Chanel illustrates these points 1 admiral ply in the sketch Of a smart l daytime frock developed in printed silk crepe, The color scheme is
 black. brown. green, red and white l Three circular tiers form the skirt
 coming to point in the center of the front. The same effect is sug- gested in the circular sleeve. The
 well defined cape treatment of the
 early spring has given way to a ! more or less simulated cape effect especially in the one piece frocks l for the warmer days ahead.
 Tn the evening gowns for hot
 weather you'H find founces con fined to the skirts in the majority i of instances. The more formal the | gown. the lower the founces. Callot confines them largely to the i feet. We have the Callot concept | of the tulle founce illustrated in an elegant white spangled gown. 1 The bodice comes to q point half way between the hips and knees. | An enormous circle forms the back and sides, sweeping low and grace fully in the back, with three tiers l Of tulle forming the skirt which
 rises in 2, point in front to meet the 1 pointed bodice. and snirls into g | back train, The tulie being light and transparent all heaviness about the feet IS obvlated. the effect being slngularly light and airy and sug- gestive of summer.
 4 founce treatment Of my own which has proven singularly popu- 1 lar is found in an evening gown de yeloped in Alencon lace. I am showing it m pastel shades Of both yellow and pink The fiounces are confined entirely to the skirt and
 are used in many tiers. The ruffles form an apron in front and fall in
 fifteen tiers into a divided train on | either side of the back Their 1 effect is one of cool crispness and they strike that distinctly feminine 1 note prevalent everywhere this spring
 Gored Skirts for Sports Even the sports dresses Of light Uooien WeaTes and knitted silks 1 present gored skirts which give a l ripping fullness suggestive of the | founce.
 Evening wraps are also study in nipples and ruffles, the short coats that come out at night with the stars often ending in deep i founce-more desira ble perhaps s
 a fared peplrm.
 The sUank silk suits for sum- mer also faunt their flares in rip 1 bling cape treatments and skirts so | generously and variously gored as to suggest the founce while not actu-
 ally havin git
 And we all like it because it in
 Variably spells grace.