Evening Star Newspaper, October 25, 1931, Page 49

othes An Expert Advises Against Going in Too Strongly for Style Exaggerations, But Approves a Few Ex- treme Touches in Costumes for Cer- tain Occasions—Sat- in as Winter Choice. ONFRONTED all the s and bustles, the\Second Empire feminism and the Victorian intness which Paris has so b s L 28 2 S af seem & I ‘hecome the trump which will be will endure as the really smart. Chapel, faced with that problem, is of the first czes (o go on record in such Ce'icate predictions since she has ' _certaken to design months mhe ' of time the costumes in which motion picture stars will appear later in the and dur the Winter. In working on the models for Ina Claire. Madge Evans and Jcan Blondell in the icturization of “The Greeks Had & ord For It she offers the advice ot to go in too strenuously for style exaggerations. T ‘HIS is not © hard and fast rule, in Mile. Chanel's opinion, for while she prefers sim. licily in both daytime and evening- tl ings there are a few extreme touches of whizh she approves in_costumes for certain occasions. In the tale of the three adventurous ycung women who live high and fash- jonably on their luck, through a series of escapades, there are several such occasions. Ina Claire, in one of them, can flirt at tea much more eloguently in a black lace and velvet sult than she could in a simple frock. The Bergere, or little shepherdess, hat, tilted forward and haif obscuring one eye, is in the same frivolous mood. one side of the coiffure is e but a shade your d the sleeves that are 'OR evening Chanel suggests that if cannot go wrong. allowed flare. A little train is cor- for M Brown marocain suit trimmed wich fisher fur, with blouse of beige silk stitched with brown. It is worn with o brown velour hat. Right, dress of~em- erald green tulle with shoulder straps of rhine- stones. the most striking gowns of this made of French blue satin for re. It shows Chanel’s favorite silhouette with Empire effect molded line at the bust. of diagonal ter front to each and mammtnh' at here fullness is introduced in train. on concerns i £ i 4§§ | our motion picture stars she rather than for evening wear. * * % % idea seemed revolutionary, even of the dead white satin. | dresses, the wedding ollows the fitted and low-flared but unlike the others it has a narrow belt of the satin to knot at one side. Diagonal seaming at the hips and a Jow sectional train mike the skirt interesting, while cream: ed muslin flowers to match those it the cap- fine the neckline and ‘bodice. sleeves lend sophisticated touch. The suit, of velvet, is not long, longer than street frock. The rather extreme touch comes .in the lace peplum for the flm‘rflfl an puffed and inset with lace. > uk F you choose satin this Winter you One of the silhou- ettes she thinks will remain in favor 4s molded to below the hips and then Fect, too, if you wish to be very formal. LY Hostess Gowns Worn for Afternoon and Eve- | i ning Negligees Are Beautiful and Becoming. | Charming New Models Are Observed. | BY MARY MARSHALL. © you are planning to buy or make a new negligee—perhaps two or three of them. ‘That's a safe statement be- cause almost everv woman who takes any interest in clothes at all is planning to do precisely that thing. And no doubt one reason why the new negligees have such a_definite appeal Tight now is because they are not too neghigee. That is to say that they in no way suggest a mood of ne,linnce in dress. We can wear them for leisure hours at home without presenting the appearance of untidiness or indiffersnce to our appearance. In fact, the whole idea of the negligee has changed within the past 10 or 15 years. NOTHER reason why we all want | to add a negligee or two or three | 10 our wararoves i because (e | new models are so charming and so va- ried. You can have one with wide pa- | Joma lees and long loose Slecves or one With a long skirt and deep dolman sleeves with close cuffs to the elbows. You can wear one with a very wide buckled belt, one with a narrow belt or with the waistline defined with a long wold or silver cord. You can choose one with long flowing sleeves or puffed sleeves fitting into a close cuff. You can choose one with elbow sleeves or one with no sleeves at all accompanied by a hip-length jacket instead. If you like, you may buy one that is definitely copied after the original of some famous French dressmaker, such as Augustaber- nard, Vionnet, Mary Nowitsky. You may choose a negligee suitable for informal wear at home at any time of the day or one that is more distiactly | an evening type. You may decide that you want & negligee to wear as a hostess g>wn when you entertain a few friends for afternoon bridge. You may choose a negligee suitable for every-day dinner at home or one formal enough to wear when you are hostess at a small infor- mal dinner party. P A one-piece wrap around gown made of black or pumpkin-colored velvet tied | at the sides with strips of the velvet | and finished with lace sleeves flaring slightly from shoulder to elbow. 5 A two-piece black velvet E'amm suit made with a deep U-neckline edged | with ermine or white lapin with short puff sleeves Anished with flattering gufls midway between shoulder and el- A turquolse velvet hostess gown in wrap-around style held at the side of the waist with a double rhinestane | buckle with cape sleeves deeply edged | with alencon lace. , X R kN BLACK transparent velvet dismer negligee with a wrap around clos- ing tied with of velvet with ring sieeves fairly close between E are some of the most charm- ing of the new models that you | may have to choose from, or that you may use for guides in making one Tor_yourself. Full pajama trousers of black trans- parent velvet combined with a tuck-in blouse of lobster red transparent velvet. The blouse is made with small revers at either side of a V-neckline with long, slightly fulled sleeves ending in a short 1rill of lace at the wrist. Instead of the black and lobster red combination you otion Picture she preferred jewelry for | THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, \ D. C., OCIOBER 25 1931 —PART THREE. Two costumes worn by Ina Claire in her new picture, “The Greeks Had a Word For It.” The suit is - blue satin has diagonal lines end Traveling suit of beige woolen with double - breasted jacket. Above it, cocoa - colored woolen suit worn with close-fitting white pique blouse. Stars Are Designed of black velvet and dave. The dress of bias cut as style features. Street dress of thin beige wool trimmed with white pique, worn with a red fox scarf and beige dmitted wool beret. Cerduroy Ameng Style Revivals N ' season of sensational style re- vivals, corduroy has set a new record by achieving fashionable favor for a dozen different uses simultaneously. After more than a generation we ‘wtilttarianism, the ‘stalwart, ton fabric is favored for coats and suits, for afternoon ‘wear, for lounging pa- | .jumas, boudoir :slippers, tea gowns and for blouses, scarfs and trimmings. Stiff, heavy berjacks and foot ball players use for Costume in center and those of the two seated figures are worn by Gloria Swanson in her. picture, “Tonight or Never.” Center is the “Tosca” gown or orchid chiffon velvet trimmed with diamonds, Wnirtors and steel beads. The seated figure on the right wears lounging pajamas of metallic lame. The tailored suit above it, of green cloth, is worn with a white pique gilet trimmed with a typical Chanel bqw at the back of the collar. silg or sheer wool. several new types of velvety corduroy share the t with the wide-wale .Round Necklines. Txl newest neckline is @ rather high It is smart, but so | j collarless of collared 3 trying usual middle-aged face. , the still prevalent many softly collared to the older W f attractive clothes clothes, with suf- ‘most suitable to the h_to adopt the dis- |t details of an “risk of looking ridtcu- | X | | elbow and shoulder and slashed at the | | front up to the elbow 80 as to show the | white satin lining of the wide lower part. | A wrap-around dinner negligee with peach-colored velvet forming the upper p-nn;! the sleeves and extending nearly to | | wardrobe of Gloria Swanson, the star, | meets all the requirements of the wom- an of fashion for both daytime and evening occaslons every detail, even the jewelry and me- céssories. by Chanel. EMININE fans who watch the mo-| The elgborate “Tosca” gown, worn by ton pleture screen for advance| Miss Swanson in her role of an opera Picture Shows Future Styles F & deep flounce of | suggestions on the new season’s mode | star, is of very pale orchid chiffon vel- | styled so that they appear almost like may combine brown with gold or & dark | ace flaring o the ankies and forming | will find much of foterest {n the screen | vet 'trimmed with diamonds, green with a'light green, lower aleevee, . ds, mirrors Version of “Tonight or Never” Theland steel beads. Its tipy puffed sleeves L It was conceived in | g 1 are heavily embroidered. With this own woolen is worn in a sequence whith (able,” #e bodice of which is a solid Venice 'to | muss gown the star fvears a heavily jeweled ' transports the star from tiara. e Budapest. For wear in her apartmemt in Budapest, Chanel fitted Miss Swan- | son with a somewhat severely dt | black velvet neglige, brightened by dia~ | mond motifs in the shoulder straps.|: ‘The bodice, cut in one piece, crosses in the back to form flowing sleeyes. A striking ensemble comprises dress, coat, hat and muff of heavy black luster | satin with ermine trimming. The coat has a Mary Stuart collar and the cuffs and muff of ermine are identically a triple muff. A light beige traveling suft of Chanel’s! ‘Thinestones. Chanel also de- signed & gomplete set of jewelry for this | gown. All ‘of Miss Swanson's costumes were | fitted in Paris by Mile, . Chanel just be- ~clad practicality. The new cor- | D surfaces. 13 Chanel Taffeta Prominent in. Evening Dress; dominate on Gala Occasions. i 3 I 4‘!![7%?5 Hisl l aggjy i i o _§'§ifii i i 2 8, E i ,.lll" H gl ' ¢ L § i 03 g 3 i the star returned from her vaca- | small Which Is Now Worn at Biarritz— Basque ’ 1880 Models Pre.. 2 i o 2 -