Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 March 1950 — Page 40

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THE SUPPLE. LOOK is the outstanding .characteristic of Spring, 1050, fashions. That is the principal peint .. cited by the fashion merchandising - department of

retailer's bite.

The general effect of clothes for spring, the report says, ts”

= #mpler unfussy in the modern American way. After exhaustive revjews of Hanufacturers’ spring lines, the Women’s Wear

- editors «say that there are lots of good-looking suits for spring °

wear, tailored, ‘but not too rigid looking. And here they bring out that note ag ~uppleness: “The quality of more suppleness is salient in all 198. spring fashions.” Ce eee a Pn OT ate oN SUITS AND COATS, they have this to say: The short, © fitted jacket appears to be headed for top popularity in suits. There is crispness, too, in bolder checks. in short houndstooth toppers, and suMe in neat geometric patterns. Some suits are boxy, but keep the careful balance of jacket-bulk above a stemislim skirt. . Long revers with low-buttoned closing are a 1950 identification. usually with a deeply cut blouse neckline. : The cinched-in belted line'is another point to watch for in Easter suits. More dramatic, these suits have hipbone or longer jackets, beited in. They can, also be worn straight. Back-bloused lines appear on these, and some have modified dolman sleeves. The majority of shoulders follow through with set-in sleeves slightly rounded but ‘with a definite crisp angle.

Early ‘Easter Bonnet . Season Will Preview

Women's Wear Daily —the _publication which has been called the i

It 5 generally acknowledged a “short topper” spring and the ultra-short ones or the belted-in versions probably will gontinue’ to be the Best. In full-length styles, the fitted coat with bloused bodice lines, the dress coat with white pique accents and the checked reefer are all good fitted coat types to keep an eye on. ~—For more individual wear, the waist-length cape, or cape- ® jacket; Bared xd perky, is another favorite.

UNDER THE FASTER sult, it's the white pe rhinestonebuttoned blouse that is expected to star. “Blouses also are being made with many tucks in nylon, dobby cotton, dotted Swiss and crepe, d bear a close similarity to men's formal shirts, whether sleeveless or long-sleeved. Although white is the dominant color in blouses. color shows up in sharp pink and lime, ciosely followe: by orangey red, Yellow and navy. ¢ = ” =n - UNDERST ATED is the favorite adjeitive in‘ aresige” dresses for. spring: this year, the report continues. Navy or neutrals .in tiny checks and worsted mixture effects are set off by neat white touches and done up in soft simple styles relying on an easy fit. Roufded slimness is the leading dress silhouet, involving an easy bloused back, sloped shoulders, capelet collars: and peg-pleated skirts. Neat, quiet, well-bred, but always interesting . . , if a dress can be called these, it's probably in for Easter,

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2 NB Fa fashion trend. Pink is being suggested JUNIOR FASHIONS are neater and hn Skirts remain - yellow for yellow, sometimes an. full, but it is a straight fu)lness, instead of a gathered circular different shades of the same color tone. skirt. Ne at details of tucking, white colle Ars (very small and crisp),

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capes that detach and plain low scooped necks are all popular. Navy f= the top color in wpols, sheers and failles. Crisp taffetas irr tiny scattered patterns are dressy styles. The long-totso line, * jacket-topped dress, or jacket over contrast-top dress, is also slated for many Easter Junior. ‘wardrobes, :

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‘AS. FOR SPRING MILLINERY, that promises to be gay, “feminine, with: flowers to be sure, but not in sich abundance. the Women's Wear eds say, will major in flowers (roses, daisies, lilacs), fruits used alone or with soft blossoms, . Straw flowers and bees, painted linen butterflies or jeweled ones. Ribbon bows and all manner of wveilings with novel motifs sum up trimmings. Decorative accefits at the back are newsy

Two basic silhouets are sailors and bonnets, in many varieties. Newest are those which are forward-posed and these should prove popular because of the youthful manner in which designers have interpreted them. It will be a straw: spring. White pique and tie silks will have fabric representation with much velvet facing on straw. Colors should give first place to the natural-to-burnt family, black, navy, white, red, pink and

“color-magtched look” 1 the dominant * ccent for pink, and

lor-matched,

“character (usually with a small loop with the fingers), will be seen with spring gloves. “piatch straw or wheat-colored gloves In fabric or leather.

This is especially true of the whoie blond-to-auburn range Ww which is getting a great:

of play in all accessories. These are linked with natural linen. and shantung dresses. A fayofed contrast is natural with navy, and red-white-and-navy combinations.

‘White neckwear—pique or linen—with cuffs to match, already :

Handbags that are long, with “in hand” ‘which to grip-them with Straw bags, too, to ‘Many more long gloves are slated for this spring in double cotton, nylon or leather. This is accounted for by the increased numbe¥ of short sleeves on suits and coats as well as dresses. have established their position by reason of their discreet designs In tucks, stitching, contrast cuffs and tailored ruffled edges.. . = = » ” k 4

FURS FOR EASTER will be short and wrappy or’short and

has had a big revival,

erisp. There is a definite interest in short garients this year, %

short meaning “anything from elbow to wrist-length.' The little wrappy hug-me-tight cape-jacket is one of the most important . fur silhouets for spring. Abbreviated capelets-—about 18 inches—are another important ‘fur style, the WW eds report. The majority of these capelets have Peter Pan or winged collars. -All are cut full, many with sune burst markings which emphasize the smallness of the shoulder and the sweep of the hemline. Slimmer jackets are important for furs like American broad. tail, Russian broadtail, caracul and moleskin. These jackets also are short; few run over 72 inches in over-all sweep. All have little collars and straight, cuffed sleeves.

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All Fresh F hi F 3 . Fes as Ions 1 St. Louis Fashions } hi \ : ‘Modestly Priced Price, Like. Costume Choice, Given y : S ‘More Consideration This Spring | ' ST. LOUIS. Mar. 11—Ready to i . : ) make the most of slim yo Now is the season when “Put On Your Easter Bonnet" en 3 figures are the middy- tops, Fan becomes No. 1 on the Hit Parade, and women everywhere : less vestees, plaid weskits and flar4 poo dine fe . avid mrad Ye cab ane ; ¢ ing ‘jackets in St. Louis-designed Stan! teading fashion news With gu a i ® {fashions for casual wear mg a il e earlier 11§ year, it wi e a4 preview of a e res 2 i fusions frit Sag Se she rol The most “Easterish” -eontiumes will, as usual, catch all eyes in ‘ [bl to other w ardrobe Ap the big parade. Yet, comparatively few women give a thought to e 2 Needs, wy } : a stretch a Jjunior-sized budget. the spectators when they do their pre-Easter shopping. Rather, they I have in mind simply a highly becoming suit, a neat-as-a-pin woolen Navy blue, butcher linen pedal “dress, a pretty print with its own little jacket. or perhaps a newly pushers, for example, team "up slim coat that's Easter proud but a lot more, too. |with a high-necked . vestee of Price, just as choice of a costume, is a factor designers have (white pique and a short flaring given more than customary consideration this. spring. If a woman |mandarin jacket of jade green likes this season's hloused jacket or pleated skirt, she can have it her linen in one outfit for ace without straining the purse nas. hd 8 Just a matter. of being more tive sports wear. fashion-conscious than ws 1 What doubles the practical ap=——— : conscious, and of doing , pot Wardrobe peal of HiiE Outs! is that the * ing early. - ivestee can mated with suits Designérs in New York have 3 {and that the jacket can fill many dreamed up some particularly Ch + H Ip th {assignments as a topper for slim“vyersatite Easter costumes. There: ar e S- > ; . fre a skirts or summer's - gi is, for instance, Adele Simpson's white dresses. combination of a bloused navy! Permanent sp Bold Plaid taffeta jacket, . belted over a| To Clever Buyin 4 0 acs : matching halter top, with a slim | A Y 9 z | Bold plaids are used to pep up navy wool skirt an on-the-ave.! -The teen-ager who has diffi-. “ 4 solid-colored denim suits. One red nue and. on-to-the- party inspira. | culty - achievirg and keeping a denim suit owes its ‘debonair tion. I= -ordinated wardrobe might bor- style ‘to a blue, - yellow and red - row a trick from the clothes chart. ‘plaided —weskit—which is snugly" Taffeta Coat: -Dress {which is made for any fashion} buttoned to show off a trim waist. =From another designer, there's gy 3 line. Matching plaid is used for a youthful full-skirted navy taf-| Ng fashion show could run the collar of the jacket and to. . feta coat or 5 oat- Area hat ay) smoothly unless a chart were iu = cuff deep pockets which are plant worn on its own If the weather) qo 1p advance to show the! } Won ed on each hip. permits, or under aecoat or fur models clearly which hat, bag, eta hn ; " ne ale sR 5 : ak a X Jacket, if not. loves und shoes were to o | J C d Shi 2 . The jacket comes equipped with 8 a e to oe worn| Jacket dress Bolero dress oat dress hirtwaister White touch, pleats |a tie belt so that it can be cinched Light in coloring and light Inigin which costume. The chart) ! i weight are numerous jacket-and-|q)iminates confusion and saves! SLIMMER AND STRAIGHTER LOOKING may be and the holero of brown wool crepe has three-quartey The “shirtwWaister” pictureq is notable not only for In at the waist. It can also be dress or cape-and-dress fashions, yo similar chart will do as the wate hwords in dress fashions for the Easter . sleeves cuffed with the print. _This one Is $39.95. its style but also for the fact that it's white. (White is worn without the belt as a and -al-sillk dont gird Areas eR Hr — — ATE de But there g also 5 -aofter Yook- fr Frocks en “Shi P eR a Oe a = Ay mat) - straight-hanging topper for shorts * a sembles, Among the former is al [HUSH To SRY Yeen-age wardrobe Fh : t of th tty, femi feeli hi h Is : irtwaister rominent . pretty important in the season’s fashions.) or skirts. {| all. a part o e pretty, feminine feeling whic costume teaming a pastel wool | Four Divisions Bll a pi s order of i hing 8 con ot Numbline Of 2) he seasons rocks is tn . A McMullen design; it is in oxford crepe; has a A striped blue and cream middy bolero’ with a si! print dress : One of the outstanding trends In Easter (and = 03 p Byronic collar, and three-quarter sleeves with French {OP Which fits like the paper on fe prettily pleated down each side. The chart should have these spring) styles is the complete costume look, and ey ae ne RE I ano Jamison style cuffs fastened by gold-toned sun-ray cuff links. Price. ike wall: gives the new.long iorso : a ry + rom-Ayres oom and is $29.95, " of the skirt. four basic divisions: D aytime dresses have it, too . . . especially when they're teamed is Die oo row I Dte heck: BRort-sleeved on this is $35. line to a two-piece gabardine An outstanding example of the Clothes, Sports clothes, date, op yitte jackets or boleros and white-collared, it has an off-center closing marked No line-up of Easter dress fashions would be com- |reoiea oy n8 Plack silk tie is all-silk ensemble is a loose-cut| Clothes, and accessories. Under Two of the five styles-pictured, from Ayres’, carry py & OW Of 3 lete without t f the whit h whi knotied * sallan-fashion: af" 126 coat of shantung and matching each division, list the type (suit. "eyo Gro plus:jacket idea. The first is a black % i oo Dutions. Balansive pte 2 Rr i rocks bh without ie er ee neckline, o : ss-plus- js £3. sts é are two big, right-han ckets, bias-cut; one on the on eats | : Soler a: Te Saat: faling Ra Rg Socio ag 41a and white print with its own Kelly green jersey jacket bodice, ag. I ga skirt. Pe 4 (a BIG fashion favorite). ’ a Msi pont il ire ae 3 la § : . 1; length, 1s collared with black! fit. {line a) from ihe store’ $ Sows Roan. The Ju noL i Claiming a prominent spot in the fashion scene for The fifth dress pictured combines white touch AND wide stripes on the middy. Two velvet. | Then, under accessories, list all hay e with other outfits, too. e jacket dress spring and summer is the shirtwaist dress, That's a pleats. Another Gown Room style, the navy dress |soft pleats at the front of the Bri ht L ; {shoes, gloves, belts, blouses, 8 RR. trom the & A : poke "i term covering almost any dress with bloused bodice $39.95) has a sunburst-pleated skirt and white pique blue gabardine skirt provide for 9 ni gs | sweaters, spring flowers or rom the Gown Room is a bolero jacket-dress and softly tailored detail. (It even covers frocks of in its small collar and outlining a jabot-effect bodice easy walking without adding bulk hai. linings for the Jackets; scarves, hats, and handbags. | duo. The frock is of brown- -and-white tie silk print, filmy fabric meant strictly for dress-up occasions.) front. ito the slim line. s season . - Sees - looking little suits will catch the Tells Own Stor He li A C U Thi eye of many a pre-Easter shop-| ols 7 ory em Ines re reeping pwar IS pring “ a; per. There is, for instance, a navy] When the chart is completely and white checked woo! with red filled in, have a look at if. Tt will! “The hemline is creeping up. Wear the heel height in--shoeslonger than a full skirt. A-° full . : hn crepe lining and a slim navy wool tell you a story which may sur- Christian “Dior, ‘that fashion'that.vou intend to wear with your skirt looks deceptively longer “5 skirt buttoned down one side. prise you. : arbiter who started (this whole spring dress or suit. than it really is, Light or dark, and however” If you're the rare teen-ager, it business of dropping .and raising If underpinnings are a point of memset — ! . different, this Easter's town suits will show a cleverly co-ordinated fora 8, is Showing - er skirts Pride show as much of them as Double Interest ~ 1 oo sc ’ S are likely to have a touch or wardrobe, with no waste and no OF SPring e ork man- fashion allows There's double interest in youn more of flattering snow=white, as clothes or accessories which do: Bilin Wie are 5 feet. 10 inches Take skinny legs. For them, let fashions . with: doubles. Jone . 3 Jittle as a boutonniere or much not dovetail, If you're average, it tall with heels are modeling skirts your frank appraisal of their at- pockets on small kets - . which rise from 15 to 16 inches tractiveness be vour guide. As a Gi pocke *-w . more. A sleek black wool suit! will tell you that you have closet yf i ARRAS: teams of collars . . . twin cuffs may sport white pique collar and! pruning to do and it will also from the -floor : : rule,” skinny legs are not faults and its with t Xi ? In-spite of that, the French de- that need to be hidden by a little © *. ¢ Su extra skirts cuffs plus a white pique ascot show you exactly where to do it. . . ane hold ‘ 3 signer who influences fashions on more rt. old doubie attractions in young . fling in_the ‘neckline. With such a chart; you have a ¥'8 more ski . 4 tl : ’ a permanent guide to clever buying POT Mides of thesAtlantic says But: phim legs ares A bit nove Pring styles, Poke and © hich will st e-favors a hemline that covers coverage is not only more con- . Shiny Nose Remedy ne whieh show you half of the calf cealin® but has the effect of mak- Red Brightener There's d y { how to be well dressed from now a remedy for shooing oi ‘To determine the skirt length ing short or stocky legs look A spot of red brightens dark ; AWRY 8 shiny nose. Just tuck into. lm oa that flattens degen examine - your-longet: a _ your makeup bag a tiny plastic | RiLE ned Ha } new finery—hefore you hem it up’ When deciding upon hem length | touch of brilliance at the belt, in compa ed with two or three 0 ars - or let it down. in front of a long for spring bear this fact in mind: scarves, buttons and boleros. red freshener. moistened with skin! ‘Small toques or turbans, made mirrot. A narrow skirt needs to be a little. makes color news for juniors. {entirely of ribbon, . show an + .- iT TE dod Pa ‘M Te. artist's skill in their dexterous agnet Aids Sewing {draping. One_new hat has short Tuck a small magnet into your lengths of ghosgrain ribboh —in| | v sewing basket, It will aid you to three shades of yellow-—tied in! & + pick up pins and needles without simple knots which are massed ! & getting stuck ‘around the entire brim. { oo c < —Suit- able for Short Figures . 8 ~ a ° . .- ’ i » Ld s s f * v.’ Indiana's Own | —— : For the miss | — 3 ; miss | High School Students of five-feet-four . and under is N this Whitley.ette Invite You to Attend the suit from : ’ v ‘ ns : Brother and Sister Morrison's SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS EXHIBITION £5 where the line (as : ox } well as the | In Bl da Hav - EAS ER ITS ai n Block's Auditorium mf SU ; regular Whitleys E : ; i ve . 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