Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-20
FASHION NOTEBOOK :
What's New
With You?
ELEM

Things picking up around town. Who's wearing
what to where that's new, the feminine pastme
a parties fill the social calendar.
How bout Mrs Cafritz' new cocktail party hat
with the back pumes Of black ostrich?
Have Rose Kass short straight blond hado?
Be on the lookout for of the fabulous Rodriguez
Of Madrid clothes that Mrs James NJ Johnston has
for Washington gamor occasions 1t fabulous printed
and bejeweed Rodriguez fuI-ength evening weigh
ing almost 40 pounds that brought the house
Salvation Army Auxiliary fashion showpresened by
Taylor not too long at the sheratonPark Hotel
GETTING THE BOOT If you are going to wear
those neat looking stretch sktype pants off the slopes
be sure to remember that originally they designed
to be inside boot Our pet fashion this week
involves women who them with flats shoes that
show the band underneath the nstep PULEEz! Bootype
shoes that come the ankle you're inclined to sit
byhefe in stretch pants Any other kind of foot
ings look out of place and pretty icky at that.
OH! THOSE IRISH-DOnaId Davies whose Irish fash
ions march out of stores with the foresight to sell them
in with the Irish delegation brought by Lord &
Taylor recently. I'm not Irish you know" the British
born gentleman told u.s. though for q years he been
associated with Irish fashion His home is where he hangs
his work hat, too. Renowned "Chareville" in County
Wick Low, has been termed Irish country showplace
and it here that he literally has stable" of designers
working in the converted stables that of the
IS of the Davies workers He takes of the designing
creolt Tor MS deghttu clothes preterrg TO he is
"chooser"
OF the current fashion interest in Ireland he kens
1t to the past Elzabethan where all phases of life
from art literature and fashion affected He credits
Prime Minister Sean LeMasS with being hard task
master" and for providing the enthusiastic inspiration
needed to put the idea that Ireland has something to
offer the world in the field Of fashion commerce.
Told by his Richard 16 not to back to Ireland
from this recent trip without autograph of President
Kennedy, Mr. Davies said his mission accomplished
when the President staged imprompu autographing
session. when the group toured the White House What
impressed Mr.. Davies a great deal this trip to
boost Irish designs in everything from housewares to
clothing the number of people here who
interested in fashion Even met who makes steel,
tough tycoon. at discussing color and design
he said He paid his fellow Irish artisans lovely comp
ment when he told that their fashion set apart by
Zine, and tremendous of color compatibility very
much like the japanese who to have Unborn talent
and sense of grace"
He summed it up by saying the Irish have a "happy
knack for doing things we'll He noted how proud he
that every time Irshman called upon to make an
after speech it always charming" where others
pretty dull Well tell Mr. Davies in print right
his talk, too, charmed us, and that's blarney.
M1COL WILL BE HERE.-MicOl FOntana the famous
italian designer flies in from Rome for special presen
taton Of her trendsetng rs exclusive with Capitol Fs
in Washington tomorrow The $3.50 PM fashion presen
taton will be invitaonal affair at The Madison Hotel