Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 February 1948 — Page 15

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SONDAY, FEB. 9, 1918 FASHIONS —

Nostalgic Whimsy of. Period Styles I Has No Place

By LOUISE FLETC HER Times Woman's Editer IN THESE days of emphasis upon __ the functional, there is nothing more sad than clothes which look as if they had got Jost on their way to a costume party. Oh, a period-inspired gown may be fetching enough in a paliroom, but on ‘a trolley straphanger. the period-piece effect is more than a little ludicrous. Designers -vho .‘ecognize that fact deserve a sole of thanks from the women who buy their clothes. One such designer is William Bass. His styles are standbys in the better dress departments of local shops, and deservedly 80. Clean-cut and trim, they pass up the feeling of nostalgic

whimsy for a look of today—

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w “Arteraft” 0 galvanized, sel. . * guarroof. bolts, welds ¢ entire blind.

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with quipped elfor and crash-

tractive slat lors 2- Duck, olate, green, ie and Chin-

wetian Blind n, burgundy ets of 2 yds.

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and tomorrow. . 8» MR. BASS, for instance, doas not go in for narrow, sloping shoulders. His are gently, but firmly, padded. Nor does he believe in “breathless waistlines.” The Bass-designed waistlines are slim, but it's done ‘n the way they're cut and seamed. Skirts in his line of clothes

OF COURSE, YOU WANT A PRINT

“doubte-breasted

SLIM lines of an aqua crepe. (above), Basse designed, are emphasized by silver knob buttons in

effect,

are not the trip-you-up variety, either. - they're. made to balance the silhouet of the garment. That doesn’t mean that skirts are uniformly slim. Many of them, at least half, flare widely —but the flare is always dune with a finesse that eliminates

hipline wus. r »

IN A RECENT New York showing of Bass styles for

spring and summer, two- and -

three-piece suits, dresses and ensembles all displayed the designer’s flair for making ~lothes with a contemporary look.

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Navy, gray and beige were the top colors in the collection, with black and cocoa following closely upon the heels of that trio of tones. Prints were mostly of the small, geometric variety which can be worn frequently without the wearer's tiring of them. An example is the brown-and-white checkerboard print of a

crepe ensemble (pictured at right). In this, a simple, shortsleeved dress high, round

neckline, brief cap sleeves and circular skirt is topped by a fitted jacket collared in brown velvet.

BROWN velvet collars he jacket of a

printed crepe ensemble (above designed by William Bass:

THE CURVED, hip-length jacket of this énsemble is typical of those which Mr. “shows in two-piece suits and suit dresses as well as in. ensembles. The in-curving line of such Jackets does much to provide the small-waisted look. That look comes, too, in the bolero . outfits which Mr. Bass features. Almost all of these are belt-top length. They come in a variety of styles—one of them cut with a swi flared back to make

the waistline below it look even

smaller.

Another trick to make the

waistline appear tiny is (Me use

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_THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

In Fashions Designed for Contemporary Scene’ mn

- AFTER-FIVE GLAMOUR—A simple black crepe frock [below), designed by William Bass for wear after the day reaches 5 ards and yards of black yarn-dyed taffeta cartridge's a matching taffeta collar to : are the deep V.neckline, which closes with self-fabric buttons. The sleeves push up into three-quarter length and a sel. fabric belt cinches a close-fitting waistline.

of radiating inverted tucks in flaring skirts. Similar dress. maker details add interest to a number of costumes. In one navy wool suit, biack silk braid is stitched around and around the swinging skirt. In-a black sheer wool three-piece suit, the skirt tucking. The Bass dresses have as

much variety as their sister | “We're having eight to dinner

suits and ensembles. They range from simple wear-any-where-and-anytime styles to dress-up models for after-dve-o'clock wear, One of the former is a muted aqua crepe (above left), Bodice tucks form a double-breasted

effect accented by silver knob

buttons. The skirt of this has a modified flare. (It comes in sand, navy, royal, peacock, cocoa, mint green and black as well as the aqua.)

- » . . FULLNESS in some »f the after-five frocks is achieved by

way of cartridge pleats (center |

above) or by circular tiers. Two such tiers make a minaret sil houet for a black tissue fallle frock with its bodice cut on bolero lines.

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Too Hard

| elaborate than the hostess can

is encircled with shell |

‘Girdle’ Potatoes

We, the Women— |

Hostgss Tries’

At Parties

She Makes It a Job Instead of Fun ~By- RUTH -MILLETT NEA Stall Writer THE WORST fault of most hostesses is that they try too hard, While aiming at a per fect party, they just miss give ing a good one.

They always want the house to look perfect. Not just clean and bright and inviting, but "perfect to the last detail. So they work themselves into a frenzy before guests HAKIng sure everything is just

% ud the food, in order to be impressive, is usually more

manage easily. "’ Pe ” SHE IS so afraid a guest might want for something that

fun herself. She can't relax enough to have fun. She is a stage manager, not a hostess. She is putting on a production, not entertaining friends. ” ” >

MEN know all that is a mistake, but they can never con. vince women of it. When they tell their wives not to go to a lot of trouble, they are trying to say, “Relax. Be yourself. Let the house be itself. And, for goodness sakes, let me be myself.” But the women just look

| superjor and ‘annoyed and say.

“Isn't: that just like. a man? and he tells me not to go to any trouble.” And they go ahead with their | plans for a “perfect” production:

Now It's Lapkins

New Irish linen napkins, oblong in shape instead of square,

are christened “lapkins” because,

(says the designer, they won't slip 'off the lap as easily as ordinary napkins.

Pare a ring around the ‘enter {of the potatoes when boiling ‘hem Hin their jackets. If you pare all {the potato, pare it paper-thin ss {valuable nutrients lie in or near the skin.

arrive, |

she keeps busing around mov--, ing ash trays, and opening and closing windows. Her mind is party than on her guests. And, of course, she doesn't have any