The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1940-03-01
Here's What They re
Wearing Coming
Spring Season
By Alice Maxwell
APP FEATURE Service Writer

PARIS. Mar. Paris dressmakers
attaining new solidarity, have
Joined in launching new collections
utterly devoid of war influence and
characterized by fresh feminine ap
peal in all the charming aspects Of
spring and summer dress.
Superb fabrics, brilliant cOlors
and a wealth of rich, even extray-
agant, detail figure in the new fash
ions now being shown. Friyolities
include gold-headed canes. wrist
ruffled gloves, back pockets and
flowered and feathered toques.
New Wide-skirted evening dresses
in tulle and lace are shown with
long sleeYed spangled boleros. TAT
feta gowns are splashed with gold
pailIettes and flouneed from hip
to hem. Figure-moulding dinner
suits are seen in crepes and satinss
some with sequins-trimmed re
versible Jackets
Ankle-length waltz dresses are re-
viYed-made with full-tiered skirts
or designed with hem ruffles that
extend up to the waist in the back.
Garden party froeks appear in print
ed organizes of rose-embroidered
muslins topped with large hats in
Organdy or fancy straw.
Spring and summer silhouettes
have been loosened up from old rigid
lines and eorseting. Bloused backs
are emphasized in the bodices of
chemise dresses, in belted coats and
in new crepe evening blouses. Day
skirts, with few exceptions, show
pronounced swing and swirl, either
through shirrings or pleatings of all
kinds Day skirts are extremely short
the shortest to mid-knee.
Opposing waistlines are noted in
low dropped girdles for coats and
dresses and in raised waistlines, seen
in some day and evening coats.
Molyneux emphasizes new back
treatments in inset fullness, sashesI
and ties, while Paquin features
marked front flare throughout the
day clothes collection.
The interest in jackets of con-
trasting color is tremendous. Light
colored wool Jackets go with check
ed skirts, while plaid silk jackets
cover plaid silk bIouses and top
black or navy blue skirts. Evening
suits show colored jackets and
blouses with dark skirts. The ma
jority of the jackets are fitted tail
leur types, although there is a smat-
tering of loose boxed designs.
Coat flare from neat, fitted waists
or from the shoulder. Strictly sum-
mer styles hang straight without
fastening. Many h1gh-necked print
ed dresses are shown with plain
coats, while plain frocks are worn
with coats of checked surah or other
silks.
Finnish peasant influences pro-
vide much color in rich embroider-
les, cologed stockings worn with
little girl strapped slippers and
bright colored bonnets of straw or
striped fabrics. Elaborate embroider-
les for afternoon and evening en-
ploy metal and colored nailheads,
crystal and jet beading and lavish
amounts of flashing spangles in gold
and color.
Lots of stripes are seen. They ap-
pear in taffeta and surah day suits,
satin evening suits and tailored
wool day clothes. A big plaid season
is indicated for woods and taffetas.
Check are enormously important for
day and evening wear. Other ma
terials which make the new spring
clothes include tweeds, flannels,
wool and silk jerseys, standings,
tie silks, printed crepes and satins
The Paris color card for spring
and summer contains a great many
blues. Schiaparelli's sleeping blue"
ian intense turquoise shade), navy,
royal and air force are among the
leaders for day wear. Black, pirate
red, banana yellow, gray, garnet,
emerald green and nasturtium
shades are other daytime hues. Fay-
orite evening colors in the Paris
paintbox are white, chartreuse, peony
pink, royal and sleeping blues, pur-
pies, gray, yellow, flame, navy and
black