Evening star., 1934-05-06
BY BARBARA BELL.


news is that they're destined to go
higher as the weather grows warm
er-up to star studded roof gardens
in as glamorous profusion of formal
fashions as the best talent Of French
and American designers can create.
Interest has never been so keen for
cottons, nor have cotton fabrics ever
been more inspiring to work with.
From the midseason openings in
Paris, which set the pace for our
Summer styles, come echoes of cot
ATOMS for evening, a double-faced or
candle frock in blue over white,
achieving an unusual moire effect, for
example. Or again, from one of the
most influential of the Paris couture,
D black organdie frock embroidered in
jet paillettes which introduces a new
mermaid silhouette, and is split to
the knees in front!
Organdie is definitely first of the
formal sheers, in vaporous, flower
like frocks, full-skirted, flounced or
ruffied. These are gowns which may
60 to the most elaborate affairs or to
the simple country club dances, as
their diversity of weave suggests. For
there are crinkled organdies, seer
sucker organdies. embroidered organ
dies, printed organdies and metal
threaded organizes to choose from, in
delectable colors and combinations;
bright yellows, pale, soft blues, little
girl pinkS, and more white than has
been seen for many a season. The
wind-swept silhouette which takes full
ness to the back in tier upon tier
of ruffles is beautifully suited to Or
CANDIES airy crispness. New wrinkle
resist processes have done much to
make it a practical fashion, keeping
it fresh and unwilted throughout
sultry Summer evening.
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ORGANDIE wraps for these frocks
and for silk ones, too, crowd
every other fabric out of the picture,
with the exception of taffeta. Some
at snugly to the waist and then flare
out to f1ngertip length; other tucked
: organdie jackets stop at the waist
and look like part of the gown. The
. briefest of organdie capes have enor-
NOUS bows tied under the chin. Sim
pie swagger coats are favorite style,
the borders often being given weight
by wide bands of stitching or tuck
ing. One advance model in brown
organdie worn over yellow showed
bands at wrists and hem formed by
rows of cording. These, of course.
are of double thickness. Most i'm
pressive of all are the full-length
evening wraps of double organdie,
shown in white with dark dresses, in
contrasting pastels, or in bright, clear
colors.
Guaranteed to increase cut-ins on
the dance floor are the new printed
cotton net jacket ensembles worn over
the dark colors are smartest for the
background, with white or bright for
ais for the print. Navy and white net
over navy taffeta, brown and white
over brown taffeta, Nst< and some
plum are seen in thiS connection. The
girdle may providea bright-coio-> &C
cent, as green velvet sash with q
copper brown costume.
BECAUSE Of, the fabric interest of
the patterned nett these ensembles
are almost invariably simple in line,
the frock featuring crisp details at
shoulders and decollete, in many in
stances white mousseline de sole.
Pleating at neckHne, armholes and
hem provides another smart treat
ment. Skirts are slim and nodded.
ending in low hare, if the costume
is designed for the dinner hour or of
billowy fullness il the frock is strict
ly for the dance. The jackets are
fitted and flared at the hip.
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SoL1D-co1oR nets, as well as print
~ ed ones, are important Both may
adopt light colorsS too, as su1nmery
florals in pastel shades on a white
ground, splashy dots and cross-bar
plaids, or plain baby pinks and blues.
One frothy frock, the essence of fem
lninity, starred at recent fashion
showing in one of our larger cities,
was of coral pink net, the cape COL
lar edged with wide pleatings and
the skirt fullness caught up in front
in a f1ounce. There were flowers at
the throat, and a pink taffeta sash.
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Fluffy net capeS, just the merest
excuse for wrap, are covering shoul-
ders with infinite chic this season.
These are worn with everything from
-frock of the same fabric to chiffon
Or taffeta, and are. aya:...shle in both
, fsale and brilliant shades, the latter
providing a smart color note for a
black gown.
If organdie and net head the list
of formal sheers. there are dozens OF
other cottons destined to rival and
possibly eclipse these two before the
Summer is over. Voile is one, mar
uuisette is a second. eyelet embroid-
cred batiste is a third. and dotted
swiss still another in that group of
cottons which promises to make us
conscious of chic and unconscious OF
heat waves. Lawns and dimities are
not to be ignored. nor cotton lace,
which is daily increasing in -impor-
tance.
Voiles have a prominent place in
the evening picture in checked, plaid
and floral versions. Their styling is
of the chiffon type, stressing simple
lines, ruff1ed details and wide ribbon
girdles in taffeta or satin. Many
times they are posed over taffeta slips
, and worn with taffeta jackets or capes.
An interesting fashion now being
promoted is the voile evening coat,
worn over plain and printed dresses,
not only voiles, but silks, as we'll.
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RLACK embroidered batiste is max
ing itself felt in high fashion
circles, which augurs well for white
and the pastel range later in the
season. The eyelets, which may be
tiny or large, provide so much deco
ration that simple tailored styles made
up in them look very grand. Both
eyelet embroidered cottons and linens
are ideal choices for the wardrobe OF
the week end guest or the vacationist