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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1923)
f 0 % / . /> . j non S^LLij a ^ .iL^rirrO The enchanting dance frock pic tured on the left has a full skirt composed of cir cular folds of v'hite chiffon and. silver lace godets. The cape drapery and girdle of French ribbon are interesting additions Bits of s iIvor braid in various ' shapes and sizes make a most un usual and chic trimming for the slender black crepe frock shoivn on the right . f'¥ ^ O THE well dressed woman the first crisp days of autumn mean but one thing—a burning desire for new and delectable frocks. As soon as the cool days arrive, one’s mid-sea son clothes seem hopelessly out of place, the lines are just a wee bit wrong, the colors are no longer right and there is that slightly bedraggled look, a hint of the past season, that is fatal to any one desiring to be really smart and up to date. The woman who is not charmed with the new season’s modes is indeed hard to please for rarely has there been such a variety of styles to choose from. Thero are frocks for every type of iig’ire and fabrics and trimmings gorgeous enough to make an Oriental princess green with envy. In the matter of materials, velvet leads all else. For the afternoon, one piece house frock or three-pieoe street costume, as well as the formal evening gown, velvet is favored above all else. There are wonderful silk velvets as aoft and fine as chiffon. These of course aro reserved for evening wear and are so supple that there is no draped model that cannot be made out of this soft, lovely fabric. Printed velvets are very smart. In addition to color the designs are printed in gold or silver. Panne vel vets aro so made that a design is achieved by the manner of pressing the nap. v There is no end to the gorgeous bro cade und printed velvets und metal bro cades for evening wear. Gold and silver laces are ulso exceedingly smart in the evening, especially silver. Dyed laces are delightfully young In appearance and will be much worn in both the after noon and evening. For n youthful dancing frock nothing could be more charming than the model ' shown on this page. Here is evident one of the smartest features of the season— a touch of silver. This silver note is found everywhere—on the trimmings of hats, In girdles of dark velvet frocks; colored ribbons shad ing into silver trim many of tho new evening gowns and many couturiers ure showing street coats with the linings bordered with nar row silver ribbon. In tho white chiffon dance frock pic tured to-day tho note of silver is found in silver lace godets that are set into the skirt. This skirt is full and circular, a peculiarly gruceful model made doubly effectivo by the additions of gleaming silver lace. Fo£ danco frocks, the full bouffant skirt is the accepted type. Sometimes tho skirt is straight and very full, again it will be wired at the hips and flat both back and front, but nothing quite equals the grace of circular folds that flare out delightfully in the dance. The uneven length of the skirt of the frock pictured is a chic note, achieved by allowing the Lace godets to hang bo low the chiffon. The straight, sleeveless bodice has In sertions of silver lace both back and front. The back shows another new note —a cope drnj>ery of white chiffon picotad In sliver. This hangs well below the > waist and gives the long, straight line in tho back that is so strong a feature of the new mode. The airy, brilliant effect of this es sentially youthful frock is accentuated by a girdle of narrow French ribbons in pastel colors ending In a delicate cor sage bouquet. Any heavy girdle would have destroyed the fragile, delicate effect of the frock. Uut these dainty ribbons in soft colors aro just tho note needed to make more effective the white and silver. Slippers of silver kid and sheer, roae beige stockings are worn with this. If any jewels ore added they should be pearls. Tho newest note In the silhouette Is the slight flare around tho bottom of the skirt. This is achieved by u circular and sometimes pleated flounce beginning at the knees. Cheruit introduced this line lust spring and It has stendlly grown In popularity. The roat of the silhouette is tube-Mce and straight and many of j the newest frocks aro unbelted. Sometimes the flounce appears only In ; front; again, a series of flounces will be used diagonally on a frock In front, or an apron will be made of circular or pleated flounces. Dance frocks frequent ly have skirts flounced all the way to the waist. Many of these flounces curve up from back tp front, giving a pulled up look to the silhouette that is very smart just now. Drapery has by no means gone out. It is usually found directly in front on a skirt, on both sides, or on one side only. Backs of gowns are as flat as It is pos sible to make them. Tho only exception to this is the gown draped up in the back in semblance of an old-fashioned bustle. Another new note is the shortening of the skirts. Clianel, In Baris, has always favored the short lino for daytime frocks and her morning suits and dresses are a good ten Inches from tho ground. After noon gowns are a trifle longer and eve ning frocks reach to the iimtep. ' Sleeves seem to be any length one chooses to make them. The very short sleeve is still worn in the afternoon, but so is the sleeve reaching to tho wrist. The smartest typo Is the very long sleevo which fits tho arm snugly all tho way down. The long sleeve, with a bell shaped cuff, Is good und unusually grace ful are the sleeves tight to the elbow and then flaring In circular or pleated folds. For evening sleeves are either very short or completely lacking. A stunning costume that breathes the new modo in every line is the three piero black velvet affair shown on this page. While there are many hip-length jack ets on three-piece afternoon costumes, the three-quarter length coat is not only nower but gives the slightly formal note necessary to costumes of this kind. A charming version of a three-quarter - length coat Is shown in the picture. It Is straight and gives one the tubular ap pearance essential just now. Rome of the new coats are even longer than this :r——-1-■i-'-ssrzx.ram one. They can be worn us parts of three piece costume* or ns separate garments. In the case of this frock tne skirt la uncompromisingly slim unU straight ami nil the Interest centers on ths bodice. ,. ■■ ■—j On the right,above, a costume that reaches the peak of distinction, a three piece affair of black velvet, the three quarter length coat elaborately trimed u ith chinchilla. The bod ice is of printed crepe in rich, Oriental coloring This is of brilliant printed ercpe in Ori- § ^ entai colorings, made more vivid by , the introduction of metal threads. Two bands of chinchilla trim the a collar, cuffs and bottom of the coat. Bt9 This note of fur is more in evidence this season than ever before. W The hat Is a small block velvet cloche trimmed with a wreath of gold and green velvet leaves. It is just the small smart shape needed to oomplete this stunning afternoon cos tume. The note of silver Is so insistent this season that I have need It to ex traordinarily good effect on another I frock photographed on this page. This Is a straight, slender affair of heavy black crepe, which features not only the new front drapery on the skirt but a girdle tied in a bow directly In front as well. ' Another striking note Is the trim ming consisting of pieces of silver braid cut in different sires and appliqued on the sleeves and In band effect on the bodice and bottom of the aklrt. The hat is a smart black velvet cloche, with an un <4an brim and a silver arrow to repeat the note of silver on the frock. The other dress photo graphed to-day is aleo black. But in this case the mate rial la black satin, liere the trimmtng consists of big white bone buttons and brown squirrel cuffs. The squirrel collar Is detachable and Is an extremely smart note uith the frock. A simple, distin guished frock of black satin