The Washington times., 1937-03-11
Mems Fashions
Show Great
Progress
Local Authority Gives
Outline Of Spring
Trends
By GERALD D. GROsNER

BY GERALD d. GROSNER
"The world she surely do
move" said the illiterate hill
billy Of North Carolina, when he
first saw some of the modern
high speed inventions. And the
world really has been moving at
a tremendous pace. Along with
all of the Improvements in liV-
ing quarters, living conditions,
communication, transportation,
etc. the thing closest to all of us,
namely, our wearing apparel, has
also improved tremendously in
quality. style and workmanship.
Because our wearing apparel is
so close to us, it is not credited
by most of us with the tremen-
dous strides which it has made.
In fact, mems styles move so
rapidly that if it weren't for a
fashion survey every season most
OF the lay public would become
quite confused as to what is cor
rect in mems fashions for the
season. 1t is, therefore, a pleas
ure to set forth here what will
be considered smart mems fash
ions for the spring Of 1887.
Brims Are Wider
Let us start the survey at the
top, with hats. Mems hats have
wider brims and lower crowns
this spring. The smart hat will
still be the snap brim, but on
account of the brim being wider
the newest style has brim wide
at the sides and back but mar
row at the front so that it
doesn't come down and annoy
the wearer by interfering with
his vision. Hats are lighter in
weight for spring. In addition to
the snap brim which will be used
largely for general wear, HON.
bergs will be worn by smart
dreSsers for more formal busi-
ness wear. Colors will be def
nitely lighter. Light grey will, Of
course, predominant but light
tan will also be good. A new
shade which has been gradually
receiving popular acceptance is
a grey shade with slight green
cast.
Let us next take up suits. The
two-button notch lapel suit will,
of course, be popular, as it al
ways has been. But some Of the
smartest dreSsers will wear two
or three button peak lapel mod
els, preferably two button. This
model has gradually grown in
demand for two seasons and will
be better this spring than ever.
Double Breasted Suits
The double breasted model will
also be good. In fact, double
breasted suits have been un-
usually good for the past two
seasons. While spring is not
supposed to be an ideal season
for double breasted suits as the
double thickness of fabric at the
front makes it warmer, style has
become so important that many
double breasted suits will be
worn, probably more than for
many a spring season.
One detail of a new idea in
double breasted suits is the use
Of single breasted buttons on
them. The single breasted button
is about 1s of an inch smaller
in diameter than the usual
double breasted button. 1t gives
q very smart and unusual effect.
The single breasted button on
double breasted suits was first
used in very fashionable centers
last fall.
AS to fabrics, nard finished
worSted will, of course, be the
most important. America is a
worsted wearing country and
washington, DC, is particularly
fond of this type of fabric. The
ground patterns in worstedS will
be tick ideas, which are some
times called sharkskins, nail
heads, and split weaves. Many
of the spring suits have no other
decoration. Many others have a
stripe imposed on these patterns,
or an over-plaid, or even a sub