The Washington times., 1935-11-06
WOMEN LINGER
LONGING, OVER
. NEWCARS
BY WILMA LAVILLE
Fashion Editor, The Washington Times

Fashion Editor, The washington Times
With longing in their eyes,
women finger the upholstery,
stroke the chromium and linger
over the suave lines Of the new
cars in the Automobile Show.
They are dragged along by equally
desirous spouses to the next dis
play, only to want each car more
than the last.
Color seems to be as important
as line, though the silhouette" OF
almost every car has changed, all
tending toward the rain drop, the
origin of streamlining. Metal &C.
cents the lines and trims the cars.
Gray a Favorite Color
Changes in design seem to be
mainly in the hood, with louvres
almost disappearing in some cases,
and all of them different. It's
amazing that there can be such
variety. They are streamlined on
the new Bucks, and the parking
lights look for all the world like
fish, so completely streamlined are
they, too. .
Women like the Buick 40"
series because they are small and
easy to park, and for their good
looks. New items are the lettering
Of the name, instead Of the old
English which now looks out
moded, and the quilted upholstery,
quilting now being ultra smart
everywhere. Mrs. Woodrow Will
son has just bought a Buick, I
hear. I think it is gray, the fav-
orite color.
Chevrolets are selling right off
the floor, in the new Cabana
color a pale yellow. The up
holstery and inside is all in taupe,
which is a most attractive com.
bination. Gunmetal runs second
in favor, though there are eight
colors, and black holds its own
with people who want a conServa-
tive car. One Of the main argu-
ments in favor of gray is that it
doesn't show dirt as badly as
black. A point!
Designers Like COlOrS
Pontiac designers believe in
color. Their gray cars have red
and black stripes, the cafe au
lait has brown and orange. Am
ber trimmings inside add to their
glory, and again you have quilted
upholstery.
Oldsmobiles go in for smoother
ColorS, more subtly blended and
smooth upholstery. All the dials
on the instrument board are cir.
cular, another smooth point.
For a town car, you will prob
ably want a Cadillac in blue or
black, awfully good looking. and
in a nice way, but the green car
for country use has real dash.
The La Sales have clean lines,
and louvreS placed in the most
unusual way. The instrument
board makes driving look fool
proof, besides being rather hand
some.
Leaving the exhibit rooms at
the Mayflower and going up to
Calvert Hall, you are greeted by
the most SumptuouS Pierce Ar
row limouSineS, black and shin
ing from the warrior on the radi-
ator cap to the last tip Of the
bumper. But the inside will lure
you. .dubonnet and gray, with
gray long-haired rug, and robe
for your knees in gray and
dubonnet. Another with a Brunn
body has gray broadcloth in.
terror.
NOtabIes Look 'Em Over
But here is Gen. Smedley But
Ter and his daughter. looking
with admiring eyes. and ex-Gov-
ernor Pollard of Virginia, now
Of Washington. They were look
ing at the new Chryslers, with
everything in pairs, horns. lock
boxes on the dash. ashtrays and
wings on the radiator. Both mod
els are looking prettier than last
year, thank you. And the ad-
Unstable seats, which go up and
down as well as back and forth,
are convenient.
But there's fashion news in the
Studebaker President. Its in
terror and hardware has been de-
signed by Helen Dryden, an artist
who has contributed much to
home decoration, fashions, and
who now makes automobiles more
beautiful and comfortable. The
upholstery is Of homespun, which
I am told will clean just like your
suit of clothes.
More notableS, Walter Hagen
and Col. Joseph Curly of the
War College. And the Lincoln
Zephyr. What a beautiful car,
and how absolutely new looking,
from its color, very subtle bottle
green, to the shape of the