Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 February 1949 — Page 22
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By SALLY SWING, United Press Staff Correspondent PARIS, Feb. 5—Mote excitement than usual is in the air concerning the February spring fashion openings. Everybody is tired of the “new look.” Skirts already | wre jacked up to 13 inches from the floor by most chié Parisians, | everybody's asking, “what will the new-new look be?” weeks in February will tell, in Paris characteristically launch daring ideas, sometimes, ew tfends; and following the world’s reactions, they hew consolidate the new fall line by August. spread that Christian Dior is planning a complete away from his pinched- -in._ walsts, theh in skirt cuts
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By BARBARA BUNDSCHU United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK, Feb. 5—A hand
|some new fabric may well be the [reason a woman buys a new {dress this spring | ‘Without the new-—and newly | revived—-weaves, textures . and |eolors turned out by the yard {goods makers, the 1949 Easter Parade “would look about the same as last year’s. The biggest fabric to/ tempt ithe. buyer. in _ high-style dress
{housés appears to be al are such a closely guarded-secret, however, that it is {the smooth dull-and-shiny llama to check the rumors. However, here is some news which and silk combination which
{drapes 50 richly tor dresses, suits jor coats. | Silk shantungs, many of them (printed, others crisp and {rides-
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Colors will see a complete revolution. For the last 10 years, B ave concentrated ¢ on the eneat blue side of the spectru “purples, blue-pinks, a — blue-pinky grays, beiges and! Your Chin blacks. This year, judging from) cloth collections, Paris is whirling Le the spectrum around to thé By BARBARA BROEKING SELDOM DOES a woman
You Jide: brilliant orange, scrutinize her profile. If %be did, chrome yellows; vermillion, rusty she might find her throat muscles browns and warm terra cotta, ap- looked a little tired. [It is not unple green and pale sky blue with common for the neck muscles to yellow the secondary color in it (848 or “double up.” Ils natural instead of red. Pink and purple that these slightly used muscles ile as if they'll be forgotten this Will relax as one grows older.
That is why beauty experts réeMillners Will Show
. ommend the geritle massaging y jupward from the neck onto the Lots of Halian Straw will show
|tace: ‘when applying. creams or Milliners lots of'lotions to the face. This daily straw, especially a lovely supple treatment Italian weave, in their spring |toned— —but it should he started
cent as taffeta, are widely used. . Chiffon is coming back into its own, no longer strictly for garden party wear but tidily tailored for any hour from noon on: Beside it 'is old-fashioned cotton mull, a soft, lightweight and lady-like material for summer dresses, Silk prints have new texture. like patterns rather than pictures, Cottons, tog, run to tone-on-tone or self - colored men’s shirting weaves rather than contrasting
y ge : ; P % : if y i i (We, the Women— bo TX Children Need Vacations As iin Much As Ever Sr Covardines
By RUTH MILLETT New lightweight wool tweeds { !
and smooth finished wools and A FLORIDA educator is pro- |worsteds appear to be leading posing a 12-month school year gabardine for suits for the first for children, arguing ‘that the
time in years. {standard three-month vacation | In many cases dress designers | “makes as much sense as the
. keeps - the muscles | have made their own fabrics with i horse-drawn streetcar.”
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are . brimmed, ®t a youthful stage Maybe the {monds and pyramids. often with many layers, crowns| Many types of chih straps are long, lazy sum- Even hat makers have gone in are small and head-hugging but available, however, for those who | mer vacation for a new variety in materials, don't put it on straight, because have double chin trouble. Frances | is out of tune with transparent nets and veilhats are lopsided this year as Denny has made a Countour Ghin ONIN TVA oIae]: | with our .{ings, sheer chiffons, ordinary
never before. {Strap of quilted plastic+-and it Great scallop brims will whorl Will not stretch with washing. It around the head, leaving the left/is to be used with her Special * half of the head bare, and swoop-|Astringent, - which has a Re. ing down over the right ear into a tightening effect. I
| wrapping string and a varjety of dress: fabrics stdnding out between the straws and felts. © | The shadow of a 1949 dress is * {a bit less full in the skirt and a [few inches shorter than a 1948
speeded up way of living. But youth of today love it just ‘as -much
By LOUISE FLETCHER, Times Woman's Editor
UTTONS AND BOWS are almost as popular in spring | fashions as -they are on juke boxes. On suits, coats and |
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kind of “profil: hat.” | i Hat designers here prefer that Neck Cream Richer dresses, multiple rows of buttons line up to do the anchoring as their par- lone. But turn the light on its you say “asymmetrical” instead of| Than Other Types ) job once done by a single row. | ents and [construction and there are some because they maintain| Treatment time is shortened to] The double-breasted garment is now likely to be triple- | Ta ndparents {more evolutionary changes. 20 minutes with the support and breasted instead. There are buttons op’ ‘gloves, handbags, even | did. Ruth Millett The inset sleeve has almost
And maybe they need that summer vacation even more | than children did in the old days. After all, they're rushed | and pushed around an awful lot during the school year, It's only during the-no-school 3eason that kids get a chance to get out from under adult super- | vision long enough really to be kids.
disappeared from. many cibthing racks in favor of the kimeno or {raglan shoulder. Favorite sleeve {of most dressmakers is cut in one {with the front and back bodice {and sewed together as a con{tinuation of the underarm and {shoulder seams. ‘The narrow waistline above the | gathered skirt is also disappear{ing to a large extent in favor of a smoothly molded middle that is
firming combination that helps bare, the crown will sitithe throat line. A neck and constraight on theitour blend also is recommended] for the treatment. | mini ins itn
; It is a neck cream, different] characterized : by the Jae: from other creams. Because hel utter lies an ird i in is heavier around tinued, Wwith|,eoqing extra-rich trication By MRS. ANNE CABOT 1g and parts of cream is heavier and absorbent. Bright butterflies and gay left bare on one side tone can be used with or without bluebirds make attractive dec- : {the Contour Chin Strap. | orations for bedroom linens.
hatbands. Bows are equally prevalent as trimming.
Not even shoes escape the ~button-and-bow fanfare. Return of . buttonéd - models in “shoes has set off many a search for the long-dormant button-
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| session on its manipulation. By ALICIA HART . . NEA Staff Writer i
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Embrod or applique is the ‘blouses are for stretching a ward-| * ¥ = i * | ea WY th Caretul mas easiest and og crime way" | shoes shown, buttons or bows robe, more mistakes seem to be, SO WHY should we take that belted narrowly or not at all aist tion and exercising those neglect. ©f adding a feminine touch‘to | are fashion highlights. (All made when buying them than ol wonderful long summer vaca- [Coats Offer Same : ed muscles, this treatment wil the bedrooni, "especially when | are Mademoiselle styles {rom most any other accessory. tion away from them? | ! € ! pay off with a lovelier throat line] the designs are as handsome as | Block's.) Four narrow but- | A'mistake is made in buying a It would probably be easier Choice This Spring
toned straps bridge the instep I of a shell shoe in calf, made with a Tow, curving spool heel. The style with pairs of bows squares off to meet fashion... , with a square. throatline, a | squared toe and squared heel in
Iblouse, for example, if you suc|cumb to a. frilly style when all of ithe suits, skirts or what-have- you, -in.a wardrobe are tailored. If you don’t want to invest in dressy duds which will rightly complement your fancy blouse, it is bet-
on Mama to have the youngsters in school 12 months in- ! stead of nine. And the children could, of course, get their book education faster that way. But where's the fun in such | a plan? What will the boys
sans a double chin, Available these shown above. » Jat Block's and Wasson's. | ~ Pattern 5933 includes hot- . = = | fron transfer for 8 designs; each i NEW on the beauty counters: About 3% inches; color chart, 's Hand Mask Cream/ Stitch illustrations and complete Gloves. . Helena! ®mbroidering directions,
There is a little more square‘ness, ‘but no increase in breadth, fin the season's suit shoulders. Skirts below well-tailored jackets are predominantly slim.
| Peggy .,with Night Coats; which were -both flared
i and fitted tast season, ; iF Rubenstein's Desuilict Mask fom ANNE CABOT Hedipm height. It, too, is of ter to settle for a more tailored! and girls. have ta look back same choice this SPTIng with the 'Body 8 . i calf, - ~ b smooth omy sofiening 3 Sue The Indianapolis Times con. style. It will do a better job of on when they're men and wom- ‘in-between straight and narrow
“stretching” a wardrobe, | A blouse with an eccentric] neckline "is rarely a good choice] for general wear.: Such a blouse | may look well on its own when worn with a skirt. But unless the neckline of the blouse dovetails| children don’t. They're just as ‘properly with the neckline of a | they were back in the days of They are shown with bathing {Jacket, it will not serve your suits! the horse-drawn streetcar. suits, sun dresses and almost |and will' not become a general eet everything else. favorite. ‘Sparkling Eyes . Milliners say there'll be fewer The best way to keep bad buys! Lend a mysterious sparkle to| flowers on their hats this spring,
en, if we force them to go to school five days a week, 12 months a year until they are | old enough to go to work? After all, everything else may change with the times. But
coat also offered as a newly smart minority choice. The stole, it appears, .will hit ra new high in .popularity. Even the house dress manufacturers {are turning them out to match
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ANOTHER spool-heel model, in suede this time, also has four buttoned straps—but one of them has edged up to encircle | the ankle, For more dressy wear, the { strap quota goes down to one in a black suede slipper with | higher heel and a vamp that | curves up to form a point at J the instep,
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