Evening star., 1932-10-30
BY NINE. LYOLENE.

~ OINTS, which we're discovered as
- long ago as the development of
Gothic architecture to be the
i secret Of balance in construc-
ton, are the outstanding princi-
pie Of cut in the present collection.
In the first place, many woman
Who cannot stand the severity of a
round, high waistline, can very well
wear 1t and look smart In it II the
height is achieved not by round line
but by a mounting Of the skirt at a
point up center front CT back, or both.
Secondly, there Is nothing SO f1atterlng
70 the usual figure as two points meet
ing near the waist, with triangles
spreading out fanShape to the top and
bottom of the silhouette.
Sometimes there are contrasting fab
rics used for the tops OF dresses with
the skirt coming up in points at front
and back. Sometimes ther' are tucks
or cordings which come down from the
shoulders to meet at the waist and fan
out again In reverse triangle on the
skirt Again there are little reverS
which make a triangle on the bodice.
then tie themselves in knot incrusted
into the dress which makes point OF
departure for a triangular panel in the
skirt, widening toward the hem.
DOINTS are used, too, for giving tie
L wide shoulder line, which slender
lies the waist, yokeS being shaped in
this fashion or sleeves mounted with
raglan seamings Stripes are effectively
employed in these constructions. Some
times also the stripes are so worked as
TO make q series of points down the
front of the waist, each point marked
BY a mutton while the rest Of the dress
"a in plain fabric One of the notable
features is that the striped fabrics are
not cut up and distributed around in
small, complicated iEcrustations-there
Ia no mere patchwork business about
the use of these motifs. The materials
are so disposed that the stripes ere
made to form interesting patterns by
the way of the material itSelf-a pro-
cedure which Is much less likely TO get
tiresome to the eye in the long nun.
Another phase of the pointed con-
Struction is the way in which the deep
v back decolletage is made to onset
the high round front neckline IN eve
ning gowns. In the latest group OF
gowns for after dark there are many
which tie around the neck from front
to back. or pass in graceful folds over
the shoulders to disappear into the
waistline at center back. leaving very
little but skirt on that side OIL the
garment. But in cases where this
leaves the back too bare for all except
the most formal occasions, she edds q
delicate guimpe that can be worn on
not, a. the case requires; Or again she
cuts . little handkerchief point that
can be added to the back Of the dress
when needed, by tying at the throat
Stfll another case lin point" as we
N1i0fIt say, Il the graceful fall Of the
fabric in evening dresses, which can
only be achieved by bias cut.
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FOLLOWING out this matter Of cut,
L which has so much to do with
distinction in dress, some very unusual
things are done with double-width
fabrics this season. Afternoon and eve
ming gowns cut all in one piece and
passing around the figure to be attached
BY jeweled buttons or by draped belts
which slip under q triangle of fabric to
tie at side or front, have an envelop.
6e grace that makes them look Is Il