Evening star., 1937-04-07

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despite the wide range Of beautiful
pastel and bright shades.
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THE white organdy blouse sketched
at the upper left is a cunning
little affair, with its rows of val in
sertion and pin tucks and the tab
ends at front that are not belted. In
the center is one of the loveliest of
the dainty petal pink chiffons with
lace insertion. Its outstanding neck
frill and shirred front fullness are
particularly good details. A smart
white crepe blouse has a trimming Of
bands of cording outlining the neck
and through the widest part of the
short puff sleeves.
One shop has group of blouses
that are softly tailored with narrow
pipings of color used advantageously
in combination with tucks and small
amount of hand detailing on white
silk crepe.
When you think of blouses, you
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fronts" to wear when you are wearing
your suit like a dress and do not ex-
pect to remove the jacket. These
"topettes" are very clever deceivers
and make your friends think that you
have an unlimited supply of blouses.
They come in tailored tucked vest
fronts and softly draped affairs that
fasten with pearl clasps at the front.
A much more pretentious waistcoat is
made on regulation mannish lines,
and is not only complete garment,
but is reversible as well. 1t is bright
pinky red satin lined with white, and
even has pockets carefully tailored on
its reverse side. This would make an
excellent contrast color with suit Of
royal blue, or black. 1t also comes in
black and white for more conservative
wear.
One shop is showing lot Of fig
ured linens and plain handkerchief
linens in an array Of colors with
display of skirts, jackets and sweaters
and suggests the many possibilities Of
mixing your own sports outfits, that
never fails to make an appeal to peo-
pie who have ideas of their own.
A ND speaking Of skirts, first it was
swing" then it was umbrella"
and now it is piles of pleats that will
continue the outward movement at
the lower edge. This all-around
pleated silhouette, varying from knife
to accordion pleating, is the result
of the skirts that smart women wore
in Palm Beach this Winter and is
now finding its way further north
ward.
We will be seeing these all-around
pleats in f1annels, linens, crepes and
novelty cotton, many of them printed.
Stripes are particularly effective in
pleats, and plaid ginghams are also
interesting. Smooth hiplines are
achieved by vertical stitching, and
there are built-up waistlines, with
buttons in back, that are very new
looking Shirred hiplines are good in
silk crepes.
Since so many of the skirts are in
washable fabrics, the question OF
laundering is bound to arise. It seems
that the sponsors of these pleated
styles at Palm Beach did not worry
too much about their pleats, but wore
their skirts almost completely ironed
out, a point wich should add greatly
to the Summer acceptance of this
peasant mode. The pleated skirt and
tuck-in blouse comprise brand-new
type OF sports and spectator Summer
costume that dates back to the early
1900s and yet partakes of the current
inspirations from peasant sources.
For information concerning items
mentioned in this column, call Ma
tional 5000, Extension 395, between
10 and IL am.