Evening star., 1933-08-20

~ ing avenues, or IN tne smart
II restaurants and tea rooms. here
1 \ in Paris, convince one that this
seasons clothes are marked
chiefly by their versatility. Take hats.
for instance. Never have there been
so many types as there are at present.
Some women have adopted whole
heartedly the very high hat introduced
a few weeks ago Others cling quite
as persistently to the fat-brlmmed
type. Sailors. or canotiers. as they are
called here are popular with the woman
who goes in for tailored things, and
variations of the turban are favorites
with some of the best-dressed women
I saw an interesting Interpretation OF
the turban at tea the other day. The
hat complemented the cornflower blue
marocain dress from the Lucien lie Long
salons, and was of the same color IN
a heavy crepe. 1t gave the effect OF
being q single wide strip OF material
wound around and around, each band
slipping little out Of the one below,
until the high top was reached. An
ornament on one side appeared to be
the only thing which held the silk in
place. no sewing whatsoever being
visible.
The frock was long-nearly ankle
length. the popular new length for all
sorts of formal afternoon wear. The
square neckline was bordered by VIDE
band, which extended diagonally across
the bodice in front and formed an inset
portion of the skirt. The distinguishing
feature of the dress was the Wlngllke
draperies over the elbow
sleeves.
At one of the recent millinery open
"A ines a very interesting collection
was shown Most Of the models were
inspired by the work OF the popular
artist. Jacovieff who not lorg ago made
an expedition through Central Asia and
returned with numerous ideas adapta-
BILE to smart modern hats. Some OF
these new models were peaked caps,
with cuffs; others were toques with a
visor at front and earf1aps which are
tied together over the top of the hat.
Besides these small hats there were
several brimmed models. with brlms
mounted high up on the crown, this
of course, giving a very shallow crown
effect
1t is not only in hats, however, that
versatility reigns. One notes it in
frocks and suits, as well. Shoulders
are still in the limelight, but their
treatment is multiple. The angel-wing
shoulder effect, sponsored by Lelong,
Schiaparelli and others. is very popular
with the very young and slender. Broad
shoulders likewise have their adherents
and are not always as difficult to wear
as is sometimes imagined.
One of Nine. Jenny's vendeuSes gave
an interesting suggestion on the subject
of broad shoulders the other day, and
I am going to pass it on to you. She
had been showing client an organdy
evening frock. very simple yet sophis-
ticated white with plaid pattern in
green and brown The real feature OF
the frock was the extremely wide. stitf
rufle which bordered the rather high
decolletage. 1t extended far out over
the shoulders in an exaggerated line.
But. explained the vendeuse. many
broad -shouldered women find it very
becoming, for the reason that it hides
the actual width of the shoulders and
leaves the observer with the impression
that the shoulders themselves may be
very narrow-the width being attributed
to the rufile.
HOWEVER, the woman who fears the
IL extremely high or wide shoulder
finds that by no means all houses are
devoted to this type. Lyolene, for in
stance, shows some very smart gowns
for early Fall wear with drop shoulder
and epaulet shoulder effects. Or she
may call attention to the important
shoulder line by trimming without ex-
aggerating its width or height. One Of
her newest models is navy tricot
frock for street wear. This is made
with . plain, straight skirt, an over