The Washington times., 1935-12-17
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FrOcks
Bv WILMA LAvILLE

Do you want to know what
q movie star gives his wife for
Christmas? I had the privilege
of peeking into a box of init
mate things that Pat o'Brien
had just bought for his wife,
as a surprise. Mrs. o'Brien,
don't read, if you happen along
this way.
On top the box, in all Its glory
and fluffineSS, was a turquoise
satin negligee, long and sinuous
with lovely lines. The satin was
very, very heavy with rough, crepey
back. It had an unusually gener-
Gus collar and cuffs of matching
maribou, beautifully shaped.
Next came lounging or hostess
pajamaS, a Russian tunic of black
velvet with red embroidery around
the standing high collar and cuffs
which finished off full long sleeves.
The trousers were of red satin,
long but not too full. Then came
q hostess gown of cherry colored
chiffon and lace dyed to match.
Again lines were of greatest i'm
portance, as it was beautifully
cut, came to the floor in front
and had bit of a train. haven't
seen Mrs. O'Brien, but whether
she's blonde or brunette. these cos
tunes are sure to be becoming.
Satin for Gowns
Two nightgownS completed the
box, one of white satin with fine
ecru lace used in profusion, but
not fuSsily, the other OF pale blue
satin, rather plain, with no trim
ming. Again line was important,
for it was so beautifully cut that
it needed no ornamentation. Lucky
woman!
But to get to our main topic
today, dresses for cruise and re-
sort wear. We will start with
some description of those on our
page today. The linen dress is
gray with yellow lacing, in the
Molyneux manner, with yellow
linen at the neck. Worn with it
is a yellow felt hat in unusual
shape, and good-looking white
linen shoes. Such a costume will
be grand for any time OF day,
either at a Southern resort or on
board ship.
Striped Jacket
The girl seated wears a stun
ming dress of gray wool jersey,
with little short sleeves under the
jacket. The dress is rather sim
pie, depending on the two-color
scarf of chiffon, and the jacket
and belt for its trimmings. The
scarf is in deep winey tone and
blue, the jacket repeating the
colorS in its stripes, besides much
white, which gives rather a gen.
eral effect of gray, white and blue,
very clean looking and good to
see. The belt, with its two
buckles, is another small but fine
touch.
Typical sports shoes for general
day wear are worn with the jersey
dress, fairly low-heeled, and with
tongues. 4IlS ndG ID Sl1p1c
white felt, the type that you will
see dozens of times if you go on a
cruise. A simple white or gray
coat would be a good idea if you
buy these frocks, and the stores
have plenty of them.
Linen the FavOrite
Many, many dresses are of
linen, with white still the pre-
dominating color" Something
new is the square neckline, used
on many dresses with a little
scarf tucked inside. One particu-
larly good dress saw was Of non
crushable linen with colored scarf
tucked in the square neck.
Nearly all frocks have accent Of
bright color, in the belts, buckles,
buttons or scarfs. The dresses
themselves are so simply made
that they depend greatly on these
small ornaments. Lines are pen
cil-slim for the most part, with
pleats letting in the necessary full
ness. ...