Evening star., 1933-03-05
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mutton sleeves Of the '90s, but many
deserting them for a simpler sleeve
Not that sleeve interest has vanished
On the contrary, there is still great
deal of clever detail to be noted. but
more attention is paid to other features
of the costume and, consequently, less
to sleeves.
I ind that novelty fabrics of every
kind are still in favor Matelasse and
cloque are important, and although
there are hints that they will soon 90
out, I see little evidence Of it thus far
For instance, the other afternoon
jotted down description of particu-
larly good-looking gown, of putty-col-
ored crepe, with yoke, inserts in the
sleeve and wide belt Of matelasse in
the same color. There was a small
"pillbox" hat of the same fabric The
other accessories, gloves and shoes, were
in rather dark shade of brown.
A MOTHER striking fashion detail l.
the continued acceptance Of skirt.
and blouses for daytime wear. The
same day I noticed several costumes
built up in this way, with a crepe OF
satin blouse, and usually wool skirt
One Of these had very severe blouse
of white satin, with high rolled COL
lar, tied at the front to form two LONG
ends. with fitted sleeves flaring at the
wrist. This blouse, by the way. was q
tuck-in, and was worn with a skirt OF
dull black woolen. Another outstand-
ing costume was in black and green
the crepe blouse with high neckline and
diagonal closing was in black, the slim
fitted skirt in bright green wooden. The
hat was black turban with q jade
ornament.
Another distinguished costume, seen
at tea. was of rough crepe. crinkled
lengthwise. in the new shade of dark
blUe. This was q suit with skirt and
rather short jacket. worn with an or
CANDY blouse In pale greyish blue. II
was worn with small tilted hat of dark
blue straw, with a rosette Of blue cire
Ribbon at the back, the whole hat de-
signed so that It showed q large part
Of the hair at the back.
Now to glance for just moment at
q few OF the more interesting cocktail
and dinner dresses that have seen
recently. White satin, I find. is still
important. as also are the various nov
white shades. I saw a black and red
cocktail frock the other evening. This
dress Is most striking model with an
ankle-length black lace skirt and short
Jacket. The sleeves of the frock-which
show through the transparent jacket
are in brilliant red. The frock. when
I saw 1t, was worn by somewhat
exotic young person. with jet black hail
and eyes and pale olive skin. The effect
was startling and chic in the extreme
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A MOTHER dress, which makes USE
of the same color scheme, should
prove popular, although as yet I have
seen it only in salons. This one is In
the new tailored mode, which Is sc
much favored right now for evening
The gown Is dull black silk, but with
1t Is worn q red lacquered satin jacket
which sets off the gown and gives II
real distinction.
An intriguing suggestion of the '90s
Is seen in the black lace and net
gloves which a numbers Of women are
affecting since they were introduced al
q recent opening. They are quite ir
keeping with q silhouette which features
back fullness slightly reminiscent Of the
hustle.
noClceQ B Ir0ck OF crlSp plack lace
the other night. This has a rrlfne al
the hem, striped with very narrow
mauve ribbon, which curves upward at
the back to the waistline. It is very
quaint and Victorian, particularly when
worn with lace gloves as this was.
From these few descriptions you viii
understand the diversity of the present
mode, not only in evening costumes but
in daytime dresses and suits as we'll
There has seldom been q time when
the individual woman had greater op.
portunity to choose the type Of cos
tune suited to her own needs and
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