The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-17
Women
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NEW YORK, Nov. -Smartly
gowned, sophisticated women this
fall are not so far from the harem
as they might think.
For the Persian influence on this
winters mode is tremendous. The
chic woman doesn't have to have
Persian printed blouse or trimming
to her dress to show this eastern
feeling. Patou's basic colors. now
copied far and vide, his green and
his brown, both came from the rich,
deep, satisfying tones Of old Persian
tapestries
some OF the smartest pajamas are
strictly Persian in their design. And.
considering that the harem costume
was paIamas, this is very appro-
pirate.
Some Direct Copies
Since the International Exhibi-
ton of Persian Art in London
many costume jewelry pieces
show Persian motifs and some are
direct copies of the gorgeous
pieces that harem favorites used
to wear which we're set in the
Ioveliest precious gems seen any
where.
OF course, it is in the glamor-
ously lovely Persian printed silks
that the eastern influence is seen
most obviously.
One Of the smartest new dinner
gowns has full sleeves of Persian
brocade cufTed with the material
of the gown
It is a neat thing nowadays to
have a soft Persian blouse to match
up in tone with your rich colored
jacket and skirt suit for winter
time.
BrOcades Our Smart
Pajamas made of Persian prints
are new and a chic change from
the predominating monotone garm-
ents worn in early fall. For q regal
evening gown, brocades in Persian
design are exclusive and smart as
can be.
Romance comes in any of these
materials that bark back to an
other age and another country.
The traditional background of the
Persian women, differing so total
ly from our own, contributes de-
signs for new silks in the way of
mounted domes and mineretS,
worked in the cOlors of the tiled
doorWays, enriched with traceries
OF metal and slender blue pillars.
New Persian printed silks bring
some of the flavor of this exotic
existence into our midst
Designs Are Persian, Too
There is another Persian infu-
ence in this winters modes. Cir
dies, evening turbans, sash ar
rangements and the cut of gar
ments often get their inspiration
from the Persian.
A famous couturier establish
ment recently exhibited what seemed
to be a brand new cut to swanky
evening coat. 1t was a rich Persian
brocade, and it flared at the Shoul-
ders like one of the new broad
effects, pinched in at the waist
line and then flared again.
And its sleeves we're romance
personified. 1t actually was an in
valuable antique coat, worn by a ia
nous Persian woman centuries ago.
Princess OverblOuSe
A new afternoon dress of green
crepe has a princess overblouse
made of rich Persian printed silk,
with tiny bolero of the plain crepe
and the short sleeves Of plain crepe
Joined to the -shouldered Per-
sian blouse. One of the new beige
suits has a tricky short wasted,
long-sleeved blouse of a fornalized
Persian print that comes in beige
and black design with green touches.
Both of these are modern, new
and very chic. They carry with them
some of the elusive charm of the
old harem costume and of that of
the dancing girls who made life gay
on old Arabian nights.