The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-05-29
Black and
Macy Blue
Take Lead

PARIS, May 28.-If you have a
youthful figure and need a dressy
suit that will serve all purposes
from luncheon until the cocktail
hour, then you must acquire one
of the new dress and jacket enSem-
bles or an afternoon tailleur.
The choice is so varied that most
women will feel perplexed be-
fore making their final decision. A
sleeved jacket usually accompanies
a short-sleeved or sleeveless frock
and vice versa and there are all
sorts of considerations that have
to be thought Of in this respect.
From practical point of view,
the wisest choice probably would
be one Of those smart, dressmaker
suits offered by couturiers in which
the necessary formal afternoon note
can be supplied or omitted by the de-
gree Of luxuriousneSs of the blouse.
While a blouse of triple georgette
or shiny satin obviously is out of
place for the morning, this can be
replaced easily by q. sheer linen
model, Of dotted muslin or any
other fine cotton fabric if the suit
has to fill two roles.
Provided the suit itself is made Of
some fine wool fabric, it will be
found to harmonic equally well
with silk as with cotton.
While black is the Frenchwom-
ans first choice for such a suit
the relieving note being supplied by
the blouse-navy blue is just as chic
and the new lapis blue even newer
and smarter.
All depends on the color of the
blouse, because this is expected to
supply the color contrast without
which no ensemble can pass mus
ter these days.
White Too Obvious
White, combined with any of the
three colors mentioned being lit
tie too obvious, has been replaced
by coral pink, pale blue, pale yell
low, i'll short, all the delicate pas
tel shades.
Brown and yellow is always good,
although now little too obvious,
but brown and green and brown and
pink are distinctly new.
Heavy silk crepe and satin fash
ion many smart jacket ensemble.
These, however, are distinctly re-
served for afternoon wear. Some
times the dress is of printed fab
ric, with the jacket reproducing
either the background or one of the
colors Of the design, or else the
jacket is Of printed fabric with a
plain dress, the print forming a.
yoke and waistbelt, as in a Maison
Lenief model recently created.
Contrasts i'll Ensembles
Direct color contrasts are feat
ured in ensembles composed of a
dark brown or black satin dress
worn with a bright yellow or green
jacket and these are sure to be
very popular.
The hat should match the dress
and be trimmed with the same color
as the jacket, the result being very
smart and effective.
This idea is sponsored by leading
couturiers like Patou, Worth and
Lanvin and the latter even is show
ing off-white dresses of wool fabric
with jackets in bright royal blue for
town wear.
1t is to early to say yet whether
this idea will be taken up by women.
Tunic Blouse Popular
The long satin tunic blouse worn
with a skirt and coat of the same
length as the blouse is another
afternoon formula for the tailleur,
but is somewhat more matronly in
appearance than the shorter jacket.
The medium brimmed hat is q
pleasing complement to the new
afternoon mode, turbans and other
brimless shapes harmonizing bet
ter with the more formal. ankle
length afternoon gown.
Long, soft suede gloves will also
be worn, whether sleeves are short
or long and the more they wrinkle
over the wrist and forearm, the
smarter they will be.