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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1928 ee A Pa 7 of Latest Fashions for ---- -. Jf S PH MRO FAN O, 7H AAT PVA C THE COZ Fashions That Frequent the Palm Beach Clubs Are New -- Among Them Are the El ements of a New Mode. GLIMPSE of the smart folk that frequent the exclusive Palm Beach clubs will tell the fashion reporter many things, for it is there that the phoicest originations of the design- ers are first seen In this country, Qur interest in what they wear Is Kor future, rather than present use, Hor they tell us what early spring fashions are likely to be, and hold & promise of the mid-summer mode. Winter resort models have no fnconsiderable influence on sum- mertime styles, and they serve an- other purpose as well--they sep- arate the wheat of the desirable from the chaff of the undesirable, And snow-bound dwellers of the north watch the process of elim- ination with the keenest interest in every trend and vogue. Already we are tiring of our velvets and furs and longing for the stuffs and styles of summer. Certain Themes Are Stressed Perhaps there is less of future fashions in afternoon and evening frocks for the very simple reason that they are both imperative for the present purposes of the North as well as the South. But in other departments of dress there are many lupciclions, and they are, subtly, effecting our purchases of the last months of winter. There are a few questions, all of them important, that are being answered in advance. Our first question aiways effects the general fashion scheme--will the ensemble continue? We know the answer before we ask the ques- tion, but we like to be reassured. It will be many a day, apparently, before this theme I= superseded by its opposite, if ever. It bas con- tributed too much to good ~ostum- ing to be discarded, and its infiu- ence seems to increase, rather than decrease, with every new mode. In its first form the ensemble was founded upon ap exact match of color, fabric or both. For some time past the copnecting link hes been more subtle, less easily defin- able. But there are hints of a re- turn of the obvious in this respect, and there is every possibility of the costume that is made up of parts that really match in some one characteristic. Time will prove the truth of this prophesy. Colors And Fabrics Engage Us The displays that are arranged to Aid the hward-bound 1 fn the choice of her wardrobe stress certain materials. Tweeds and flannels are among them, also the saogora weaves and the fjerseys-- prove a novelty because of the difference in weave that is the distinguishing feature of every new presentation. There are many such, just now. Fashion seems to have a real Ming for the simply designed frock of crepe de chine or "china" silk. This type of frock is not as simple as it looks, for it is individualized by the most exquisite hand work. hen there are the printed ma- tericls, which come each spring to freshen up the fabric situation-- colorfil, charming, different. And this year the group Is larger--new fabrics have yielded to the lure. Chiffons, Georgettes, volles and linens are printed, and there are the usual silks, as well as the un- usual--taffeta is being introduced into the evening mode, and it is printed In gorgeous color effects and intriguing patterns--the robe do style has claimed it for its own, Just at the moment, polka dots are smartest--there are some clever pattern silks that have solid color borders to contrast with the dots, Colors Increase In Beauty Already the soft greens that the French find so charming have made their appearance--the al mond greens specially Interesting. Belge In its many nuances will be good--it may be pinkish, yellow- Ish or with its original cast. The pastels are again important, and there are some very interesting blues, among them a sapphire tone that is lovely. Navy blue and white, In combination, are assum- ing importance, The two-plece dress always ap- pears with resort fashions, for it is #n ideal theme for spring and Summer, when sports are a¢ their best. No aoat'cr if winter has been inclined to favor the one-plece model, the sports jumper will come, inevitably, with the summer mode. There are some interesting little tennis dresses, done in the two- plece fashion, with a sleeveless jumper and a jacket or a cape. Concerning The New Detalls Skirts will continue short, but they will be short to "The point of discretion," as one eminent design- er bas phrased it. Which means that there is no set rule of four- teen, or fifteen, or thirteen inches from the ground. The height and breadth end general build of a woman will determine this factor. Incidentally, this same designer in- sists that the long skirt will never return to fashion. The woman who likes the sleeve- less dress will find that there is some bope of its return. though in moderation. Long sleeves are the general rule of this new mode, now in its infancy. The V-Mne will re- main, when it comes to the neck of the frock, for it has met with the approval of so many that its going would be stubbornly .fought. There are square and squared V-lines, and modified round necks. Width at the hemline continues, but the effect is of straightness, except in the period frock for eve- ming wear. Pleats are very much with us, and tucking seems to be gaining in popularity. Tiers are important; there are circular skirts and there are flounces of all widths, whicli"leads us, logically, to ruffles, in The Ensemble Way Southern wardrobes. many of them, include one of the newest ensembles, made up of a dark coat and a light dress underneath it. The coat is, usually, black or mavy blue, and the frock may be white or one of the pastel shades. There A CYTE TL TAU TATE 77 ~ F777 PLT El 77 ES PAE" Lb QF EIR RPI TED AFARPOCH ATS 7LS eral seasons ago, the combining of a printed frock with a dark coat, the color of the coat oftentimes re- peated In the frock, just as an accent, Another (dea Is the frock and Jacket coat, the former having a skirt of the same material as the jacket, so that the effect is some- what that of a two-plece suit. Typitying the familiar tailored theme, we have the model ple- tured--just a perfectly plain skirt and a jacket, distinguished by those niceties of tailoring that are always Identified with the perfect tailleur. The model Is thoroughly pocketed. " Another expression of the tall- leur ensemble' Is pictured. The material of which this suit is made is fannel, the color gray., The one- plece dress Is carried out In » double breasted effect, buttons used effectively. The cape is a three- quarters length affair of the flan- nel, lined with yellow. and the idea "--_---- HEAL fT PFrar CLE of this color combination, 'n i'self very unusual, Is furthered by the yellow felt hat that matches the lining. | 2 Separate Coats Interest Two coat models are shown, the one in the sports idea, the second more formal in its intent. The sports coat makes the most of the vogue for stripes that is so often exemplified In blazer jackets or jumpers, and the fabric is flannel. A bait belt and a most unusual collar are features of this model. The wrap will do service in either a Northern or a Southern environ- ment, for evening. Two models of printed silk prove conclusively that there is no con- nection between the many types of this fashion other than the fact that the fabric Is printed. One Is fashioned of a bordered silk, the other has a comparatively small, allover design. One trims itself, [ white the other brings out its pat- tern with a bow trimming of the solid color. The latter has original lines to stress its individuality, There Are Many New Things As we always confidently expect, there are a great many new ldeas expressed in the advance showings. There are unusual uses of the fa- miliar kerchief and scarf--usually in a printed silk, entire dresses are made of them and some of the designs are extremely clever, An- gora sweater costumes have a com. panion in the reversible angora coat, and there are some charming white coats trimmed with natural furs. Then there are white leather coats--the leather coat Is not new, but white leather coats are, There are wraps of transparent velvet, and there are tulle frocks for eve- ning and some extremely important lace frocks. 'There are hats of chiffon felt and hats of Baku Rajah straw, and there are some delight- ful hats with shellaced violets. And there are pum.,s of printed silk-- really very new! csi TYCS ~ 227 DECORAZZVE EAR to the heart: of the prudent housewife are the semi-apnual sales in the furni- ture shops. It is at this par- ticular season of the year, however, that the house most needs the re- vivitying touch that only a new plece of furpiture, or a new bit of furnishment can give it. There's some of the Christmas money left, perhaps? That opportune furniture sale will serve you, and lure your money from you. We will suppose that it 1s the incidental piece that you are plan- ning for, as an occasional table, cabinet or chair, or it may be something that is ornamental, rather than useful, though nearly everything, these days, is both. After all, we could not live without the unusual things that feeds the eye, as byacinths the soul! Who will not say that such things are necessities? Few housewives are completely satisfied with thelr rooms--there is always something needed In this corner or that, by this window or chair, in some empty wall space. There is the spot where a very special chair is needed. and, as side-partner to the chair, the in- cidental table. Such a chair or table will add to the charm of the room, and contribute to the leisure hour comfort of its occupants. They are making such comfonta- ble, decorative easy chairs, these days. Not the huge, clumsy things of other days, but small enough so is a revival of the fashion of sev-) the presence of one piece, small enough to permit the inclusion of several in the furnishing scheme. And they are covered with brocades and chintzes and velours and needlepoint--a type for every room that demands such a chair. These are so many uses for tables, these days, and so many tables to meet every use that ft that the room is not dominated by | When There's Need Of Color in The Room, Pleces Like This Provide if ) OPRE CT FOR £LENLAVG WEAR AF XY CLISTATE TV EYTL/ TELL OF GARI)" ALANYEL AEA TE 2" WD Fra C7 becomes a real adventure, hunting for the very special one. There cannot be too many tables, if they are properly placed--they even Sank ap easy chair with two, one on each side, .a low one for the smoking things--or a coffee table type, and a higher one for lamp and books and the vase for the hyacinths! Little end tables have their uges, apart from the end tables that sit, serviceably, at either end of the davenport, each with its lamp for the reader. Even where the hall Space is limited, there may be a reach of wall that will permit a small end tabie with a pottery bowl! for flowers on it, and an etched mirror suspended from cords above it. It's a welcoming, home-like bit of decoration. There are some clever little tables that serve one in their ef- forts to dispense hospitality. Of course, there are the low coffee stands--of various woods or of wrought iron with marble tops. |7Then there are tables thst house drinkables. and they are equipped with a device that opens the top and lifts the glasses out into view. Charming little corner or wall tables, many of them useful in other spaces, have a panel that opens' showing two "drawers for storage space. The panel locks, and so does the top, affording some protection for one's treasures. Nests of tables are attractive, and they are very useful. When they are lacquered in gay colors, they pro- vide the touch of brightness that a dark corner needs. Many of these incidental tables serve no other purpose than to hold a lamp or one's smoking things, but they are extremely decorative. The average home has too few smoking CA TIONG FESO OF FH#le™ TIO ~ 3 NE CL Prov E&P for they are, in a way, a protection, and save one's choicer pieces from disfigurement, The tables that have handles, and may be carried from place to place, are the most cone venient type, Incidental pleces have another purpose than that of comfort op brightening the room---they recone cile one piece to another, they may, by a certain drabness, subdue too much color--an over-colorful ine terior Is deadlier than one that is too dull, or they may make the too tall or too wide, or generally too large piece seem less so. Again, they may bring into decorative usee fulness the piece that ls, in Itself, insignificant. The living room, sitting-room type or sunroom, should hold only things that are useful, which docs not, of course, mean that they must be commons place, A sunroom, with wickep furniture, growing things, cretonnes covered pillows, and lamps where ever needed, will profit by the magazine rack or stand that is painted to harmonize with the room--red, green, yellow or gray, even black, i But for the living-room that has | mahogany or walnut for the backe | ground of its furnishipg scheme, | such a rack would pot do. If] should be in a harmonizing wood, or in a gay lacquer--this is but an example of the care that must be exercised, if the details of the room's costume are to be a perfect ensemble. A single piece that is inharmonious may be as Filoovs | | whether It be as the wrong shoes or the wrong hat in one's outfit, We are living In an age that finds beauty in the old, as well as interes est in the new. There is a vogue for Early American pleces, which are possessed of true beauty of line as well as a certain appearance of substantial comfort. The old pleces, carried out in mahogany, pine and maple woods, have true decorative value, and so it is that we are being offered reproductions of these pieces. If you possess a genuine antigus, handed down from generatiop te generation, then, indeed, you have a possession. But it may be that the piece you purchased, with a guarantee of good faith, as a real old piece. Is much younger than your youngster, to whom you proudly plan to bequeath it. There are, they tell us, scores of repros ductions sold as origipals, yearly, and they defy all inspection, except | that of experts. The same situation exists in re. gard to other styles and periods of} furniture. One may furnish hep! home in reproductions of all the' fine pleces of famous cabinetmakerg --Heppelwhite, the Brothers Adam, Chippendale, Sheraton and so on through the list. And these reproe ductions are so perfect, what mats ters it, If they are not genuine] antiques? The beauty is there, and| that is the end and .aim of these' | conveniences, and this is a mistake, HAT the correct glove, at the C moment, is the pull-on with plain or scalloped edges? This does not mean that there are no other fashions in handwear, but that this type is the most popular. Suede is a favorite, and black fis the color approved by our fashion dictators. THAT Paris informs us of the importance of washable silks--she proves that importance with her Riviera fashions? There are Jap- anese silk crepes, very fine indeed; China silk--an old-time favorite, therefore, a revival, and Shantung silk--it's nice in tennis frocks. THAT daytime frocks are fea- turing the tunic, once again? This is not a mew idea, but the very fact that we are doing everything dif- ferent. nowadays. makes it seem new. The tunic may be a slip-over, or it may fasten in surplice fashion, or in the usual coat style. b THAT Southern fashions are feas) turing ensembles of wool crepe! made up of a two-piece dress or » one-plece model, worn with a three-quarfers or full length cox There's a deal of manipulatior £ fabric noted, and colore--for re: $ wear--are the pastels and white THAT there is every evidence +f the return of the vell, in a modl* § form? Not the well-remembe: § face veil. nor yet the large, doap: 3 affair, but the nose vell or the ong shaped to frame the face, and there's a Turkish veil that velly he eyes and then drops at the sides. THAT graceful, low-cut, strapped slippers of rough-textured silks arp the newest resort fashion in foots. wear? They are the asmantess: things ever when worn with white, and ensembles, made up of matohe ing handbag and slippers. are ape] proved. We shall wear them wp, North, come Springi