New Britain herald., 1930-02-25
Paris Stresses Originality In The Mode For Spring

!. .OlIOIC " II IL t4tlI4-D'rt4 llil9 tIt with something akin 10 eNcitc- ment
 Never before ir the annals Of "Hautc Coutuc' had such inter- est been prevalent. This was nol to be marvclcd at The fashions 1 presented last August were so revolutionary that they had pro- yokcd endless discussion and c,cryonc was eager to sec whae Itho couturicrs would offer fol srrinC and summer wear.
 Never has inc mode offered such variations as this season. 1 There arc dresses for every occa- ! sion that may present itself in the ! day of q modern active woman, ] whatever position or occupation. l The business woman is hein,, ] dressed as smartly as the woman O. leisure and there was never a greater scope for the expression ol ! personality and individuality.
 Although most of the new morn . ing dresses are of q tailored an- . poar7nce, original touches can D. .anpiod 10 them that would bo en- 'irolr out Of place in convention al sports model For practical pur- | pCscs, thcso dresses are frankly short from six to seven inches b. low inc knee, according 10 the now ruling
 \ New Note ill style An interesting element in th, r.aIm Of fashion is the dressy rt'- lorcd suit. The ubiquitous Zen s~mblo" had begun to pail on mos women. Two women could look very much alike in an afternoon dress and coat but the reappear auco of the afternoon 'tailleur will allow the woman with in1j. vidualitN to express 1t to the Ne.N last degree. According to Jea! natou, only the woman with a per. feet dress sense can score. Tn, woman who wears a simple tailor. eI suit cannot afford to be "nearly right" in the matter of accesso. res Every single detail of hal shoes. bag, gloves. stockings an' blouse must be perfect, and tE' result i5 invariably incomparatlC "chic."
 All the important collection s,rcss the afternoon tailored SUI this season, which means the re tmn Of the dressy blouse. Soi V oolens. satin. taffetas seem 10 E' the three fabrics favored for .h, ccat and skirt, and georsctte, chtf ten and crepe satin for the blous2.
 Detachable capes Of all length! and shapes are another feature o the spring showings. These arr shown with the informal morniN, . dress as we'll as with the mo- formal afternoon and evening gowns and there arc quite nurl Ter Of cape sleeves 10 tweed travel ing coats.
 spring Fabrics Varied
 There is q great choice of fa1 TICS offered for the spring stylee There are many tweed Weaves il brown and white. black and Whitu Ted and brown and a few greens The Trirudlcs and the Triburs ar interesting in that they are com posed of three matching fabric but in different woaves for ensem bies comprising coat, suit an sweater. The lace wool mes which was first launched by 'thj master in the art of weaving l used almost exclusively for sweat CT blousos this year and there ar T number of new designs to sclec from. The sweater has been r2 placed by the sweater blouse, wor under the skirt and for the mos part devoid of sleeves.
 English fabrics and suitings ar fashionable Cor the strict tailore suit, usually in d plain color. 4 a matter Of fact they have almos u@urpad the position occupied h twecds. which have becomc rathc too popular In the ready-to-wea market.
 Washing silks are used almos exclusively in tennis and beac crosses as we'll as d few exclusiv cotton prints. Shantung fashion a great number of summer dres, es and suits in the lightweight an . heavyweight qualities.
 Black Is Dominant
 So far Us the question as { what colors will be fashionab! . this spring is to be answered, u 1 dominant note is certainly blar( Iu most models it is combined wit , white or another color such as "
 low, rose or green. Dark blue hl come in again but is not seen < Ihuch as black There are q nun . Ter of delicate blues. pinks an , greens, Il few grays little bcig
 but quite q lot of brown, rangin
 from verE dark 10 very light, ofte ] relieved by touches of yellow ( . green.
 parisian couturicrs pride then
 selves that the 193O mode is em r'ntly q French mode, which wi . do much 10 maintain the prestig <. that French taste has always stoc for in the world. Besides provir , the quality of workmanship whic
 j~ the apanuIgc of the I'rcn- , seamatroas alone, IL has dot . much 10 restore q sorcly-nccd- , activity ro the looms Of France. . IRINGiD CHIC
 soft straw hat with irrCgNl;