The Washington times., 1930-10-30

A Sally Milgrim model Of stiff
silk velvet has q fabulously full
skirt with brief bodice and rhine
stone straps. With 1t Is worn q
short evening wrap of ermines.
The Formal Evening Mode for
Winter ~ We See IL
EOR the very formal occasions
i thereIl be q predominance Of
white: White satin. crepe. vel
vet, lace chiffon. One gorgeous
white gown shown in one Of our
washington shops is embroidered
in silver beads and silver
threads. Off-whites and pale
pastels viii be the second most
important group. These range
from the pales Of ice green
tinted white to quite q strong
turquoise blue. For very formal
occasions black viii be worn, but
white and the pale paStels will
lead. Very new Is an evening
gown in q street shade Of dark
blue: we noted one in flat
crepe, with a very low decol-
letage and q very full. soft
skirt; another had the entire
bodice and hip-section of the
dress covered with irideScent blue
beads.
Several smart silhouetteS are
approved. Especially smart are
the Vionnet frocks Of sculptured
lines. cut circular and hanging
in the straight, soft folds. Then
there's Patou'S smart peplum sill
houette, with its long lines broken
in q flattering way. Popular is
the silhouette fitted snugly to
the knees and flared below.
Charming for q young girl is a
black velvet dress with Q high
Empire waiSt-line and q long,
slender skirt. The Victorian
dropped-Shoulder decolletage is
new and very charming.
Wraps are extremely gorgeous
-ermine, sable and chinchilla
are the last word. But ultra
smart are the full length wraps
Of black velvet, with collars and
borders of ermine or white fox.
A Written Handshake-Let Your
Stationery BE Expressive Of .
Vibrating Personality. Ladies'
Handbags and Other Gifts
For Desk and Home.
THE r. p. Andrews Paper Com
i pany has exquisite correspon-
dence paperS-the paper Of per-
sonality that expresses the VI
brantly alive individual in con-
traSt to q weak and 1ifeleSs per
sonality, just as q handShake
may express a weak and vacillat-
ing person or one bouyantly alive.
Also the time has come to order
your greeting cards If you'd have
some Of the surely exquisite cards
shown in these shops in such
numbers. .-
In the gift departments there
are desk sets for any desk. foun-
tain pens, bridge sets and book
ends, Ladies' handbags in q nov
city leather called 'Fantasi"-a
leather with an irideScent, MORE.
like finiSh-Shown in combina-
ton with calfskin and alone
dark brown, green and black.
priced at S. and $3.50. Location
Of Stores-724 Thirteenth Street
N. w. and Seventeenth and Eye
Streets N. w.
A Smooth Foundation Is Essen.
tial to the Success Of Any
Smart .Frock
WE ARE bringing up an old
W subject. But 1t is today's
news as well. CorSets-that word
doesn't sound as strange now as
1t did q little while back, for I
am sure you are convinced that
a smooth foundation is essential
to the success of any smart frock.
Even our fortunate friends who
have no hips at all, have discov-
cred corsetS this season. There
Just isn't any doing without them.
They are shown in brocade or
crepe de chine or lace, with a
bit Of elastic and q few concealed
boneS-to Danish ripply effects
over the hipline, to give that
curve in at the waistline, and to
achieve that smart, flat look in
front and back. And they do
the trick without taking away
one bit Of the wearer'S ease or
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