Evening star., 1939-02-11
By HELEN VOGT.


down Fifth avenue, I asked my
friend, rs your shop ready for the
spring buying?" Between chatter
ing teeth she muttered, "Oh, we've
been ready for a long while. Spring
is practically here, you know"
That, I thought grimly. as the
temperature did a nosedive, is the
world of fashion for you. Spring,
to the boys and girls who make the
modes, is here and gone. for their
work is over-they've developed, in
troduced and almost forgotten the
warm-Weather styles that Jane @.
Public will be buying when the first
robin peeps,
Actually, they've done a beautiful
job on spring fashions this year.
Clothes for the coming season are
excellent-a combination of gayety
and good taste that will delight the
heart of Nine. La Publique.
Take, for instance. the new sill
houettes to be seen in frocks. The
monastic Cor Algerian) has gone the
way of many another fashion trend,
but its influence still fingers. con-
verted into full skirts and definite
petticoat influence. New taffeta
petticoats. by the way. are being
introduced in the accessory tones
you've heard-and will be hearing
so much about. One shop is featur-
ing them in "champagne," shock
ing" and Schiaparelli's new yellow
to mention but few of the smart
shades. The Worlds Fair influence,
which practically dominates the
town, has also been the inspiration
for a dress silhouette being featured
by well known house. This new
motif features nodded hipline, mold
ed waist and higher bustline-all of
which gives softly draped effect
tLat is most appealing. The same
firm has gone in strongly for tho
basque effect and bolero and also
approves little jackets made of vari-
Gus fabrics to harmonic with print
dresses.
Millinery Is
Very Ornate.
To complement and accent the
smart dress fashions, millinary fol-
lows suit. The new hats are every
thing you might expect-and more
They are, in the majority, very tiny
and almost completely covered with
flowers and wells. Many millinery
master minds say that more flowers
will be used this season than last
even going so far as to make whole
hats of tiny posies. Flower bands to
hold on the chapeaux, snoods COM
pletely covered with unbelievable
blossoms and hats consisting Of
nothing but one big flower are to
be found. Wells are used extensively
and are generally very brightly COL
ored. Color, as in all other phases
of fashion this season, is everywhere.
One of the leading milliners re-
Gently claimed that she made one
all-black hat and the entire shop
was excited over the fact. OF course,
there will be some dark-colored bon
nets-even as there will be number
OF more somber clothes-but you will
find them comparatively scarce and
not considered the acme of smart
ness. Talk about hens teeth! . .
Bags, gloves, blouses and other ac-
cessories areas we have mentioned
"a riot of color. There are really
beautiful new shades and they have
been perfectly matched. Shoes so
far are toeless and heelless and
the short vamp, square-heeled walk
ing shoe is destined to be popular
with tweeds. These low-heeled
models lose none of the charm Of
their higher-heeled cousins-and
they are much more suitable with
sports attire Jewelry, especially
the massive type, continues to be
important. Odd ornaments, such as
old Chinese keys to be wern on suit
lapels, are smart.
The Picture
At Present.
At this immediate reading, Of
course, spring styles have not yet
been adopted to any great extent.
Noticeable, however, are the flower
trimmed bonnets already being worn
with winter coats, and white hats are
quite popular-some done in pique.