Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-07
By Nodeone Wolker

OF happiness ana gOOQ luck anu
who can quarrel with that?
His new spring clothes, besides
being sprinkled with lucky en-
blems, are so fresh and pretty
that the women who wear them
should be happy indeed.
A nippy-waisted. fluffy skirted
silhouette shared honors with a
slim sheathed one at the
Givenchy collection this morn
ing. The theme Of happiness
and good luck was carried out
with four-leaf clovers, wheat.
fish, lily of the valley and tor
toises-all emblems sacred to
lady luck in various countries.
The designer described his
line as young. effervescent and
caressing the body" He gave
his creations such names as
kiss Me"-for a lipstick-red
suit with loose-waisted MILDLY
top-and "Sweetie"-for a gala
skirted strapless formal in pale
pink organza. with a ruff1ed
black lace bolero trailing long
satin Streamers.
Moeey Rouff
The princess line was paraded
again last night at the Maggy
Rouff spring fashion opening.
Most of the shows sparkle came
from such jewel colors as coral,
turquoise and pearl.
For the most part the collec-
ton was unspectacular, keeping
to the well worn groove marked
out by earlier Paris openings
this week.
Only Christian Dior, who
started all the ado about the
unbelted princess line. has aban-
doned it this spring. At his
opening yesterday, he went in
for wasp waists cinched In with
belts.
The leading silhouette Of the
season seems definitely to be the
figurine. an adoption of the
princess line with skirts pulled
out from the hip.
Maggy Rouff's princess line
featured the tightly fitted bodice
to the hip. There skirts fiared
out or burst into f1ounces or
pleats. Like most other Paris
spring creations, the dresses re-
quire a solid foundation of
stiffly starched petticoat.
Diamond head lacquer d
canes added a f1apperish flip to
some ensembles.
Many trends continued
through the latest showing at
Maggy Rouff's polka dots.
flower garden printed silks. oat-
meal tweeds. button fronts and
button backs. white wool coats.
mannish suiting materials of
pencil and pin stripes and full
ness pulled to the back of skirts.
Christion Dior
Wasp waists. cinched with
belts. are back in style by court
esq OF Christian Dior. In his
Lily OF the Valley" line shown
today he boosted that "the
waistline has never locked small
er. or been less strangled."
To nobody's surprise, he kept
hemlines right where he put
them with last seasons revolu-
ton, and presumably cut anoth-
er notch in record of style bat
ties won.
The secret of the wee but un-
strangled waist was soon as clear
as day: Dior does it by blousing
the bodice and the skirt, and
caving in the waistline.
It's the same old story: While
other houses take up his princess
line and work it to death. Dior
has moved on to other things.
Next to Paris blue-an intense
blue-blue - and a profusion of
white, purple in shades ranging
from petunia to lilac was almost
his favorite color.
Lunch to dinner suits are
Dior's new secret weapon. They
permit a woman a three-stage
striptease. by the clock. Jackets
come of in the early evening.
and for dinner a big sailor collar
is removed to uncover the
shoulders.
Dior does three kinds of skirts:
Very slender straight ones, full
ones, and pleated ones. His neck
lines are wider than they are
deep. but for variation there are
some rounded out keyholes.
Sleeves generally stop at the
elbow.
lonvin- Castillo
Real victorian bustles returned