Evening star., 1949-01-12
Report From New York

udUc-GlIuc lace lTOCkS. Inc typical
Jane Derby suit, short nipped-in
jacket, little schoolgirl collar and
buttons down the frock, features a
moderately full skirt. The suit is
made up in many light woods and
jerseys.
MONTE SANO & PRUZAN -
Here's house going into its 25th
year of making fine suits and coats.
There's little worry attached to a
Monte-Sano & PruZan design lex
'cluding the one of how you'll pay
for it,. Two Silhouettes stand out
in this collection, the bell coat and
the moulded coat. The box type
coat enthusiasts can relax, for this
house has several that are note
worthy.
Fashion chit-chat has it that the
pendulum has swung over to the
very slim skirt. Mr.. Monte-Sano's
fashion counsel informs us that the
moderately full skirt is going to be
with us, regardless Women like the
free, graceful skirts. This is going
to be a season of better clothes,
better fabrics, and a return to
clothes with distinguishing features,
Mr.. Monte-Sano insists. Washing
ton women eager to find an answer
to the question of whats going to
be worn this spring" need only look
that sentence over to receive the
perfect answer.
This houses group of fleece coats
are about the handsomest seen. Fly
back capelets are on several top
pers, coats and suit jackets. Glow
ing colors and heavy looking but
lightweight fabric tell lot of what
this house is offering for spring
Blues rampant through all design
ers' collections are especially notice.
able at Monte -Sano & Pruzan.
Push-up sleeves are a signature
note, too. Well add random fash
ion note right here and mention
that sleeves appear to be keeping
away as much as possible from
wrists this season. They almost
reach but never quite seem to make
lid. The coat-dresses fashioned of
Manhattan" fabric A per cent
silk and Sc per cent wool, are mag
nifcent. The short evening wraps
seen here are fabulous. One of
antique ivory shantung fashioned
along Gibson girl lines was really
something to see.
SAMUEL KASS In this group
the most interesting dresses, we
thought, were the softly tailored
group of navy and black sheer woods
resembling crepe. These were shown
for daytime with white touches and
often with colored leather belts.
Invisible prints are also inter-
esting. A faint shadow seems to
appear on a dark ground accented
by a bright repeat of the design
scattered here and there. There's
a filmy quality to these dresses de-
signed with controlled draped lines.
A great many two-piecers were
shown, as were a number Of dresses
and ensembles made up entirely Of
print scarfs of silk. Perhaps the
best looking ensemble was brown
and aqua silk medallion print in a
short-sleeved dress with brown
grosgrain bows appliqued with the
medallions at the deep neckline. A
long aqua wool coat lined with the
same print accompanied it.
MAURICE MISUNDERSTANDING
to this leading member of the cou-
ture group, last springs styles were
a little disastrous. They resulted in
too many women looking alike. This
spring, he feels, women will buy
new things, not only for their new
ness but because the clothes will be
enticing, interesting and wearable.
He pointed out that though cos
metics have fallen off in volume
sales as have jewelry and gloves, as
a result of high prices-fine clothes
have not. Stores throughout the
Nation have reported shortages OF
fine clothes. proof that American
women are willing to pay a good
price for good fashion.
American women live in the pres
ent and look ahead Each season
new fashion period Is born. Strong
currents of fashion dictate certain
things, however. and Mr.. Rentner's
collections always follow a logical
sequence. But his changes do not
depend on sensationalism to do the
trick. Look this spring to Mr.. Rent
ner for belled boleros, flying jib"
Jackets a la Blow the man down"
imported woolens, and for the side
kick" panel which he features in
a number Of his creations. A very
gala dress in his new line is a yellow
silk faille strapless gown With a
foWer-wreathed decolletage. 1t
prompted one editor to ask II the
garden" came with the dress. Also
to be seen carrying Mr.. Rentner's
label are dresses with tunics and
some with skirts shorter in the front
and longer in the back. His suits
are, as usual, expertly fashioned.