Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1920 — More or Less Dressy Evening Gowns [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

More or Less Dressy Evening Gowns

Here are two pretty frocks for evening wear which offer a choice between two extremes of designing; the one at the left, about as simple as an evening dress can be. and the other elaborated in several ways. The latter is an ambitious and finished affair that leaves small chance for variations. It has been wrought out to the last detail by a very’ capable designer, and leaves no room for additional touches. Jt must be accepted as it is, or, at most, with very little change. The simpler dress invites the imagination of its owner to busy itself in elaborating it —and there is nothing the ingenious young woman enjoys more than ringing changes in her evening ; dress. The beautiful frock at the right has an under-petticoat of net finished at the bottom with a wide border of silver lace. Over this a long and very much wider tunic of chiffon velvet, in rose color, falls in irregular and ample plaits that allow it to‘be caught up in a drapery at the sides. The bottom of the tunic is cut in scallops and finished with a rich embroidery of gold and ■liver in sprays of leaves and flowers.

The bodice reveals a chemisette of silver lace, and silver straps over the shoulders, with the velvet crossed surplice fashion at the front and quite low in the back —backs are neglected as to clothes this season, finding themselves, along with the arms, uncovered. If they do any blushing it is not unseen. ... " The crowning glory of this brilliant frock is the long and gorgeous ostrk-fi plume, mounted at the left side es the bodice and skirt. But. however pretentious and splendid it is, it is about the only thing that can be changed in this gown. It may be left off to be replaced by flowers or an ornament or by nothing at all. The frock at the left, of blue and silver brocade, is another example of the surplice waist, but It has kimono sleeves, and a narrow -girdle of silver. In this frock there are several ways in which it may be varied a little. The “V” may be made considerably lower and a chemisette introduced with It. The long draperies at the sides may be caught up with flowers or without, and flowers or feathers worn at the corsage. ’’ J L