The Indianapolis times., 1931-08-27
FYiILS and
BuStIeS to
Haze Place
BY ROSETTE HARGROVE
NEA Service Writer

PARIS, Aug. 27.-Despite the
bustles. frills and fiounces known
as Victorian, which are to be found
in the styles that Paris offers for
the winter season of 1882, the result
somehow is distinctly modern.
The leading couturiers have man
aged to combine these features of a
past age with the streamline sill
houette which every woman today
strives to achieve.
The result is delightfully."- feminine
when treated by the few creators
who are past masters in the art.
The lesser lights who are not so
sure Of themselves have been OBJ
hvious of the pitfalls ahead of them
and the result is a few exaggera-
tions which fortunately will prove
to be exceptions.
Merely Few Inches
Daytime clothes remain essen
TALLY practical. If in some houses
skirts are longer, it is but ques-
ton Of few inches, but none are
50 long as to hamper freedom of
movement.
The outstanding novelty is to be
found in the way in which all street
coats are buttoned or belted.
The gesture of holding the coat
close to the figure is now old-fash-
ioned, and all the new models
mould the top of the figure to the
waist with the skirt part slightly
fiaring or falling straight to suit
the wearer's silhouette. Voluminous
fur collars are seldom seen this
year.
Ensembles Are Passing
The idea of the ensemble also
seems to be passing. There is an
almost infinite variety of coats
shown that can be worn with at
least two and sometimes more dress
combinations.
Tweeds have been replaced by
plain or Mintly flecked fabrics.
Wool crepe in different weights,
wool jerseys and wool velours ars
the favorites of the moment, and
While velvet reigns supreme for eve
ming wear, it is very we'll represented
in daytime clothes.
Skirts in morning dresses and
other informal models are inclined
to be narrower, almost straight in
some houses, with an intricate cut
at the waistline which maintains the
slender effect we'll below the hips.
skirts for sports and informal wear.
Many houses feature divided
skirts for sports and informal wear.
Brown to Have Lead
So far as the fashionable color
ings for the coming season are con-
cerned, it is evident that brown in
all the darker shades will lead for
informal as we'll as formal day
clothes.
Gray and green seem to be equal
ly popular, while black is still
dominant note in most collections,
trimmed with white or another
color. Violet is also featured by
number Of outstanding couturiers,
but dark blue is rarely shown.
There is still a great deal of black
for evening wear but pastels are
certain old-fashioned colors are be-
ing revived, such as coral pink, old
rose, apricot, sea green, turquoise
blue, sky blue, Madonna blue and
royal blue, brick red, fuschia red.
Dull fabrics are the order of the
day, from dull wool crepeS for the
little one-piece frock to a new kind
of dull, uncut velvet which is used
for afternoon as we'll as evening,
dull silk jersey, a heavy weight silk
marocain and, of course, b1oadcloth.
This for daytime wear.
Evening Fabrics Varied
For evening the choice is ex-
tremely wide, with chiffon, faille,
net, satin, lace and every kind of
velvet, from the sheerest of silk
and chiffon to the heavier cotton
velvet, the latter only used for
wraps.
Fur trimmings are plentiful; as
trakhan is still very smart, but is
more often seen in beautiful shades
of gray and brown than in black.
All the fiat furs are good, too,
and there are a number of old IA
vorites that are back in the lime
light, such as beige and natural
squirrel, bronze seal, otter, leop-
ard, skunk and natural, long haired
seal.
Silver fox figures on the more
sumptuous evening wraps together
with ermine and sables.