Evening star., 1932-07-10

ELOWERED prints have seldom had a
Il better break than they have this
year. To begin with, color and form
have been very cleverly used IN de-
signing the flower prints offered this
Spring and Summer. Even the woman
who on general principle objects to
flower printed fabrics has given way
before the appeal of these flower de-
signs Of 1882.
Besides that there was and still is a
strong feeling for stripes, dots and
plain material, so that there has been
no danger of flowered prints growing
over-popular Other seasons f1oWered
chiffons have become so widely worn
for warm weather dresses that by the
middle of August many women are
ready to take their oath never to wear
another dress Of that sort. This year
there is no danger of such situation.
All sorts of sheer and semi-sheer crepes,
and cottons in stripes dots and plain
tones have come to share the burden
of midsummer popularity with flowered
chiffon.
Powered prints this season have
been, as a usual thing, fairly small, espe-
cially for daytime wear. Often, too,
they are worked out in two-color or
two-tone design. Larger flowers appear
on afternoon dresses and for evening
one often finds f1oWered patterns OF
the large, more expensive sort.
TEN or fifteen years ago a millinery
l. manufacturer begged us with al
most pathetic insistence to tell our
readers that fiower-trimmed hats had
come sback into style. A rather stag
gering collection of new hats laden
with all manner of roses, daisies, violets,
lilies and other garden blossoms bearing
the names of important millinery de-
signers was displayed by way OF max
ing the appeal more impressive. We
weren't especially taken with the hats.
At least, we didn't have any strong
urge to wear any of them ourselves.
But we shared for a time the feeling
that the return to fashion Of flower
trimmed hats might save the situation
for the milliners and women who had
grown weary Of the felt cloche for all
occasions.
we have to admit that we didn't
even try to do anything about 1t. II
we didn't want to go about with our
heads crowned with a small garden oil
| flowers It didn't seem likely that other
women would want to, either, and, after
! all a woman chooses her clothes and
/ hats to suit her own preferences ano
preiildices rather than to save the stu
alton for the milliners and dressmak-
! ers.
NEEDLES to say, flower trimmed
" hats never did come back to any
great extent, but one way or anotnel
fashions in hats become more interest
ing and more varied and at present
well-dressed women realize that there
is need for as much variety in hats as
in dresses Hat trimming IS mpor-
tant If it is not lavish, and in evert
collection of up-to-date hats one find'
some of the fiower-trimmed sort. one
or two large roses on a wide-brimmec
garden party hat, a neat little bouquet
of field flowers on the side OF a leg
horn, two or three gardenias on BLACK
afternoon hat or a small close -nttlnf
toque Of Paris inspiration covered com
pletely with small yielets or other fioW'
ers.
In the meantime artificial flowers art
important in other ways. On the lapel:
OF swagger coats-either at the lei
side or the right-one expects to finc
bouquet of artificial carnations ol
corn flowers. Conyentionally tailored
jacket suits are taking q strong holc
VI tile AHldBlilhllOH OF WeIl-GTeSS6u Hoih'
en- here and abroad They are bount
/ to be increasingly important for Au'
} tumn and Winter and one Of the sures
means of adding a feminine touch Il
. the smartly tailored suit is by way o
| small conventional boutonniere O
artificial flowers.
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ION Summer afternoon and evening
dresses flowers are used lavishl.
for trimming row of small flower
may be used for the cuff of very shor
sleeves, small flowers may eneircle tn,
: waist or large ones may appear at front
e back or side. Two artificial flower
: are still used to mark the angle Of I
E V-neekline or a circlet of them ma,
outline the neckline or form wheels
! circling the arms at the shoulders. /!
anew trick IN Paris Is to place one o