Evening star., 1936-08-19
-sketched in a Washington Shop.

cire satin Is very popular for entire
evening dresses.
All the diversities Of silhouette
shoulder width, swinging hem lines,
short basque waists, and, above ALL
tunics, are plentifully represented in
the collections Of black dresses. And
if you do find black unbecoming, there
Is always the trick Of using a scarf
and hat in one of your favorite colors
to save the situation. And, of course.
white at the neck, or a white vestee
will tighten up the face and take away
the dark neckline that. Is so difhcult
for the older woman to wear success
fully.
RLACK jacquard crepe, with very
~ small pattern Of satin threads to
catch the light, makes a youthful ap-
peal with its tunic over a plain crepe
skirt. A large. silver-link buckle ar
rangement brightens the front of this
dress. Another Jacquard crepe that
we found, has a small star pattern
scattered over its surface. 1t Is
slim one-piece dress with a wide
crushed sash of lacquered ribbon with
long ends. Three shining clips OF
brilliants on one shoulder give the
proper accent.
Braid is used in many ways, and
in many widths on the new dresses.
ANYTHING from a narrow satiny floss
cord to a wide flat braid Is good,
and soutache from the gay 9os Is
staging a great revival. A very
smart looking braided dress that was
brought out for our inspection IN q
Washington shop has its tunic nm
ished in appliqued braided triangles
with two matching braided pockets on
the waist The sleeves have rows ana
rows of stitching at the top to hold
them out to proper width. This dress
has a generous white vest topped with
a collar and bow tie and Is the sort
of thing you will use for afternoons
and enjoy thoroughly.
A grand dress for business and all
around wear Is q dull black wrap
around model with a fold OF candy
striped corded crepe. used On the
diagonal, outlining the side front
closing from collar to hem. Gradu-
ated tucks radiating from the stand
ing collar form a yoke effect, and a
black patent leather belt and shiny
black buttons complete the smart
effect.
MANY Junior black dresses have
A'A bright green belts and Will look
smart when topped off with one OF
those bright green felt hats tnat
show the hair on one side and cover
the eye on the other, and have q
couple of quills at rakish angles.
Green suede gloves may be ADDED
also.
Pottery rust combines well with
black and so does royal blue. "A
camels hair coat and matching sport
hat will relieve the dullness Of a
black frock for the junior, and at the
same time put it into the class OF
extreme Paris chic. She may wear
pigskin gloves and a bag Of black
suede trimmed with pigskin, as de-
scribed recently in this column.
A new dress called key to the
City" has been especially designed
for the woman. OF black silk crepe,
this clever model has a metallic de-
sign worked on its tunic, using the
key motif in circle. The sleeves
are long with moderate shoulder full
ness. The fiat collar comes up to
close neck, and a row of covered
buttons and loops from neck to belt
are SO close that they touch.
A combination of saddle yoke and
bishop sleeves of triple sheer on
dress of Roma crepe with its hori-
7ontal ribbed weave Is extremely
smart. The shoulders are nicely
shirred and the standing collar ties
in front. This dress has a center
seam through both waist and skirt
to insure perfect fitting. Down the
front of the blouse and through the
length of the sleeves is an attractive
design in narrow fiat braid. This
dress comes in a number Of womens
sizes and u particularly youthful
looking.
For information concerning items
In this column cali National 5000, ex-
tension aos. between 10 and - an.