Evening star., 1938-10-23

the extreme version with hoops am
pantaloons in the manner of South
ern belle to the more familiar waltz
frock-wins big hand whenever eve
ming fashions are displayed. Moly-
neux. Bruyere. Balenciaga-all did
this dress. You can take years from
your appearance in one of these gay
and elaborate connections. With your
hair piled high upon your head and
your throat adorned with a lovely
cameo or cleaning stone, you look as if
you had just stepped from BouchsA
painting and as frail and adored as
one Of his bewigged ladies. The popu-
larity Of this fashion can be laid to
the fact that it is so very hattering to
so many women. Even if you are not
slim, you will find that this style is
very wearable. Under swaying skirts
and tiny waists, you can easily conceal
a few excess pounds.
This is not the year in which to
have one dress for all formal occa-
sions. Women are wearing extremely
formal dresses when their men wear
white ties and less elaborate or jacNs
eted costumes when black ties are in
order. These costumes with little
jackets have been designed in elab-
crate new styles this season, the
jackets themselves being cut as an
integral part Of the costume, snug at
the waistline and fitted with an
uplift at the bosom. Among the more
extreme versions Of the dinner dress
are such exciting costumes as the
mandarin jacket dress and the Nine x
dinner dress with very high neck and
long sleeves. -
Don't be afraid of too much fire
in your evening costume. Sequins,
metal thread embroidery, beading
everything to give festive look to
your costume is excitingly new. And
as one fashion expert was overheard
saying to another at recent fashion
review-"Christmas comes early this
year"-so don't be afraid of baubles
| and tinsel this is the year when you
can hang them on as generously as you
will See what Chanel did with regl-
lar Christmas tree balls! One vefy
lovely dress recently seen used curled
ostrich feathers to outline the bodice
top so far afield has fashion gone to
give freshness to the evening picture.
The majority Of women have always
contended that they feel better dressed
in formal clothes than in any other
style. and this year certainly presents
an opportunity for them to capture a
mood Of luxury and charm. 1t is q
season to run riot-give way to all
fanciful ideas and revel in the glamour
OF the new gowns-be they sophlsA-
Gated or definitely demure Winter,
after all, is the season of frivollty-
parties. dances, receptions, all occa-
sions that call for your best hnery.
Gone are the days when women all
wore the same type Of evening clothes
and adhered rigidly to the fashion set
for that season. Now, fortunately,
while there are certain outstanding
modes, there Is ample opportunity for
the woman Of today to select the style
most becoming to her particular type
OF beauty. It Is apparent-as IN a.
other types of clothes-that the mod
ern miss will not be restricted to one
type of gown. II she is the dainty
type she longs for fragile gowns Of
taffeta, MORE or trimmed velvets
in the hoopskirt or other demure
styles. Hence her more sophisticated
sister is left with the lanes, the ex-
treme velvets. the sequins and cling
ing crepes that are symbolic Of glamour
in woman-of- -the-world manner.
And both are happy in their chosen
fashion.
Yes, it's the proper thing to strike
pose Of one kind or another. After
all. our "dress-up" occasions are 4 IN
many respects remnant Of our child
hood when we enjoyed nothing more
than putting on different outfit and
becoming an entirely new person.
Sophisticated or sweet-the choice =
yourA.