Evening star., 1937-01-06
"EnsHsh Gardens"-N -NulticOlored bouquets on
na,,y crepe is one of SchiabareHis ne,cesf print
designs. From . Washington Shop.
From q Washington Shop.

fantasy in "a Hand to Kiss" with
its pattern Of a graceful, ribbon
braceleted white hand extended against
a dark silk ground. The important
question, Black or white tie?" Is used
in a neat design Of mems bow ties
placed diagonally, alternating light
with dark on q contrast background.
We saw it worked out In turquoise
and white on dark brown In an at
tractive street dress with Scarflike
neck arrangement and deep cuffs
edged with saw-teeth of turquoise.
Paris Exposition 1887" looks into
the future and dramatiZes the pro-
posed exposition buildings, and Sub
ways of Paris" produces a smart geo.
metric pattern. All the little bridges
which link the right and left banks
OF the Seine are shown In delicate
lacelike tracery in another one.
One Of the most stunning prints
is the one formed of Schiaparellis
own initials. e. s." We saw this done
wine red that was most effective. The
simply designed frock used . double
row Of white leather rosettes made
Of narrow strips, at either side Of
the front closing of the blouse.
Schiaparelli's own gardens gave the
inspiration for the garden prints. one
Of which is shown in the photograph
above In navy blue or black. with
multi-colored bouquets. The interest,"
ing detail Of fagoting on the bodice
and sleeves Is rather lost In the pic
ture, as are the two shades Of flowers
which also add to the general smart
ness Of the dress.
These frocks are ideal for the south
ern trip, and will give you q good
idea Of what Is In store for the coming
season.
A MOTHER new and perennially
popular type of midseason and
early Spring silk frock is the dark
skirt with the printed blouse, worn
with jacket matching the skirt. This
one is black with bolero jacket with
scalloped edge. The blouse is .
small, smart-looking print that is not
too conspicuous. This dress comes
in the half-sizes for the youthful
woman and is perfectly splendid for
all-'round wear.
Also noted as new in the sports
and resort department Is q group of
little, inexpensive suits in pastel coll
ored woolens. They are so styled that
they may be worn as a dress without
separate blouse II buttoned to the
neck, as well as In the usual man
ner. Plain colored linen blouses are
coming in in both dark and bright
colors and would make good com.
panions to these suits. =
Over in the junior miss department
We spied some adorable linens that
are hard to resist. They are two
piece dresses with little basquelike
jackets that button to the neck, mt
snugly to the waist and then flare
out. All of these linens are en-
brOidered in small flower patterns. A
natural linen has small flowers Of
red. green and brown with flower
buttons repeating these three colors
from collar to waistline.
We noticed any number of racks
OF marked-down dresses. many of
them excellent buys" Evening
dresses have been slashed in price, as
well as other types. We were amazed
to see reductions Of more than half
the original price in many instances.
II you can find your size and color
among these reduced dresses. 1t Is a
good opportunity to I'LL out the weak
spots in your wardrobe to carry you
through to Spring.
For Information concerning items
mentioned in this column call National
5000, extension sos. between 10 and
| II am.