New Britain herald., 1930-04-29
Spring las Come---To Smart Wardrobes

and seek that Spring and Gotham are playing. The hurdy-gurdies are out in full blast in Washington Square, daisies and geraniums are a-bloom in window boxes along Park Avenue, and brave women are [ appearing in spring attire.
 The Palm Sunday parade was a pale forerunner Of what Easter al- ways brings forth. Some smart women looked their usual besr, among them Mrs. James Russell Lowell in a dark coat, fur-collared becomingly. that proved the eff cacy of fashions insistence on fiji ted lines. All talk of brims 10 the contrary notwithstanding, Mrs. Lowell sticks to brimless hats and wore & jewelled clip on the left front. Mrs. J. C. Thorne wore a smart beige outfit. with two- strapped slippers; Mrs. Rodney Williams, accompanied by Louise and Edith, was a walking example Of the fact that the princess line coat, with a fur scarf that ties like an Ascot and a draped turban in stain straw, cannot be beaten for chic.
 Gotham Style Center Again
 Park Avenue at lunch time .s its, old gay self now. Mrs. Stewart Richardson, strolling with Mr'. George Rose, Jr, wore a navy blue spring ensemble. with the coat fea- turing a cute cape that extended over the shoulders and across the back, edged with fur, and had no fur in front but ties of the material.
 One of the very smartest spring coats I've seen is Mrs. T. Markoa Robertson's. It is distinctly Di- rectoirc, with very high waistlina, flaring cuffs and skirt and a scarf collar that fastens with a single brimmcd hats roised on her hair, instead of jcrked down, quite as everyone should to be really stylish.
 Mrs. Godfrey McN. Gates stroll ed down the Avenue one day in the latest thing in sWasger coats, with flounced sleeves cut very full and belted tight at the Waistlina. She has a little harp clip of dia- monds that is effective in her berets.
 1 have seen few women brave enough yet to wear silk suits, but did meet Mrs. Allen Whitman in one and she even carried her flu: | in ha. tho new dark backgrounds with light cd fine figures in it. And she wore the collar of her blouse on the outside of her coat, quite the lat est place to wear it.
 Jallnty Jackets Seen
 Perhaps the jauntiest thing about the new spring suits is their jackets. Mrs. Clifford Ewing has one, in the new semi-sheer crepe wool, that has double revers, the top ones of the material, the sec ond part of the coats lining which is q figured crepe like the very soft little blouse.
 Shoe buckles were among the interesting style notes l jottcd down ono noon at the Marguery. Betty Berry wore q neat little gold and silver modernistic buckle On her brown suede pumps. Mrs. George Plmpton has large, square, cut-stcel buckles of Colonial in spiration on black patent leather pumps. Mrs William Thaw, 3d., of Pittsburgh, has little jewelcd Jcw-knots.
 The advocacy of black for dress occasions increases. At recep- ton last week for the governor : wife, Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt, she wore q black chiffon, with touch of white lace at the neck and or chids on her shoulder. Her black 7 straw hat had an irregular, rather narrow brim. Mrs. Oliver Harri- man wore tlack chiffon, with touches of white, and most be- coming big brimmed hat of black erin, with an inch edging of white , strands and two quite long ones Of pearls, the shorter the larger pearls.
 , An Elegant Scene , One sunny noon last week the , Colony Club looked like a regula" stage fashion parade. Lingerie touches on dark elaborated frocks vied with soft blouses and suits. : Frances Gilmore wore a white or : gandie blouse with a light blue covert cloth suit. When she re- , moved her coat the blouse hal winged frills over the cape sleeves, and V neck both front and bact. Mrs. John Barry Ryan, Jr., worA , q white pique blouse and flower with her black suit; Mrs, Aigle Munds had q white embroidcrc ] batiste collar edged with lace or her black peplum frock. Mrs. An thony DrcXel Riddle, Jr.. of Phila- delphia, had rows and rows of white val lace for deep cuffs and round collar on a black frock. Evening coiffurcs are going Di- rcctoirc as arc some of the gowns. There isn't place you can look : tEat doesn't point to more elabora" ton in costumes and more co5- tunes per day.
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