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About The Oregon statesman. (Salem, Or.) 1916-1980 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1927)
- TIIE OREGONrATCSMA SUNDAY MOHNINGMARCn 20, 1027 - r of Co Bp Outfit rmct Necessary Every mug Picturesque Period Gown Retains Its Importance for Spring-Summer Seasons -- j J,. p iA' 'A - II i - ' II .-; -ffl-.V). links are quite Important because of the tailored uft and blouse. They are not made al ter the fashion of men's links. More con venient -and feminine, they i are ; permanently indestructible fashion. A novelty for use with riding ap parel is a cuff link bearing a horse's head, with stick pin ; to match: linked In SMART BELTS RECLAIM LAST SEASON'S FROCKS So many of this season's frocks appear with novel kid or leather belts, that yone can make a last season's dress appear quite new by adding this little-touch.1 The . belt should be chosen in a matching or harmonious color, if possible. A dark Llue belt on a -light blue dress is an interesting ' note; A white dress trlm mfd'in red may add a red leather belt.? ', The belta are of medium width, frcm a half inch to an inch and a half wide. They are quite often embellished by metal trimming or a novel buckle. Some of the smartest are of snakeskin or lizard-skin, dyed in bright or pastel shades. EVKXIXO BAGS IXCRKASR SLIGHTLY IX SIZE For-several seasons the evening bag was so small that its value was negative. - Now clever shapes and .methods of increasing their capacity enable them to hold all the necessary cos metics, as well ' as money and a band kerchief. The pouch bag is the -favored style, and it may be developed into a brocaded fabric to match one's slippers, a beaded de sign, or in pearls and, rhinestones. In bags for day time wear, the envelope is coming into favor again, after being superseded for some time by the large clasp type. This is most often developed in reptile leather, o? in the more ex otic? colors of the plain leathers, sometimes combining two or three snaaes or con trasting colors. Monograms often find their way upon bags. Pigskin, of the heavy English type, is an innovation recently in troduced. , .It Is exceedingly smart and trim looking. MAQCEUNB DAY . The Robe de Style sponsored by Lanvin which was, so much in evi dence at fashionable affaire this past winter is still to be in the 'foreground of the coming season's festivities, according; to the fash ion forecast. Striking combina tions of materials and trimmings are used, on these gowns Quaint and picturesque is this charmed period gown worn by Marcejine Day, . Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer player. It is of '-white taf feta with wide bands of dark green velvet trimming the wide bouf fant skirt. A long streamer of flowers on one side of the tight fitting bodice lends a colorful note. The severe V neckline is very chic. Individuality Expressed f by fitness of Accessories UMBRELLAS GROW ' SHORTER ' dian nautch girls wear them both AXI STUBBIER las anklets and bracelets. Their . ' ' - . (hold upon the Occident does not Shorter andshorter grow urn- 8eem tQ waningfor tQey ap Dreiias, ana nanuies uwiume uuwu until some are nothing but a mere button - with as- cord running through. Gay colors are the rule. and many umbrellas are bordered in con trasting stripes. "! The raincoat., an ab solute ; necessity to spring' and s'umnier, continues " lo r .blossom forth in alLthe bnes of the rainbow. Former? Iv.a drab rainy day brought forth drab flp narel. but : now it is quite the reverse. The gay colors a n d multifarious plaids and cheeky on new raincoats cause one almost to wish tor Tain! Felt hats of ' the knock-about variety in matching shade usually are worn witfcf the raincoat, as rain does not seem to "hurt them. 3 u NEW SLIP-ON GLOVES THE -FAVORED ACCESSOR Y 0 pear in many types and exotic styles.. Matching sets of necklet and slave link bracelet are often seen. . ' j." f Besides the linked slave brace let the heavy wide armlet is quite popular. It Is worn in series, of ten as many as five or six gracing the arm of one fair, wearer. Heavy and massive of beaten silver or gold, they are often en crusted with colored stones. Black and White Trend Seen in Onyx and Crystal Vogue More occidental is the present Vogue for onyx and pearls, or onyz and crystal. This is the direct re sult of the interest shown in black and white combinations in the world of fashion, and varied are the uses to which it is put. Tas-. sels of seed pearls, with onyx, tops. Crystal and onyx pendants and rings. Even cuff links! ' The new cuff Light Evening Wraps Growing In Popularity Ensembles of Matching Wrap and Gown Very Fashionable and Smart; Simple Lines Appearing in,' Many of Evening Garments Spring's balmy breezes and summer's gentle zephyrs give an opportunity to dispense with a heavy evening wrap, and don one of charming, light proportions. And that oppor-. tunity, in turn, allows evening frocks to show favoritism to wraps of the same fabric as they utilize themselves. In other words? it offers opportunity for the matching ensemble when one saunters into the world of bright lights. ' Shawls or enlarged scarfs of one of the transparent fab rics are decorated in the same manner as is the dress they accompany . . ., sequinned, embroidered, aderned with os trich feathers. Or a shawl may choose a pattern ed fabric having as background the color of the dress. Shawls are always, without exception, deeply fringed. ,: .' , Evening wraps of the dolman style affect the heavier materials, such as chiffon velvet and the brocades. Of course, one has very little use for this type of wrap in summer, when most affairs are verging on the informal and the simpler types prevail, but should one accept an invitation which demands real swank, that is the outer garment to appear in. . , Capes-, are rather amusingly different, and add to their unusualness, by being tiered and fringed. With shawls and dolmans and capes and scarfsr one would expect to find the straight line coat for evening wear neglected, but cn the contrary it is quite smart and acceptable when devel oped iasheer fabric. Evening Gowns cf Crepe Satin in Simple Lines Appear. - --'t ----- -.-- - - : Satin and "slinky" are synonymous terms so far aa eve ning gowns are.concerned. Th sudden, re vivaj of satin for evening1s accountable for only by .that fact ... to gain relief from the fluffy, softer lines aforded by the tulles and chif fons and georgettes, we. have been doing recently. . Older wo men; and young women of the sophisticated type feel more at home in satin. Of course, it must be made quite simply and (Continued n pace 6.) , . - This -.. spring finds the slip-ofiH gloved-still reigning supreme jover all other types. In the clear, pale : shades of white, yellow, ten and . gray, it la developed in suede or chamois, and may have a scalloped edge or straight edge. At the southern resorts many women are seen wearing them with sport dresses of I fir I '6nl coiora, eveu uu nunc I f h I torrid days. liM I Gloves of the cuffed variety are usually of capes kin.. The cuff is in variably turned down and narrow. and It may be embroidered or ap pllqued in novel fashion. Blue, green, yellow and lavender gloves have made their appearance and are a novelty which may be worn to gome extent. '. NEW HOTOGItAPIIIC PRINTED SILKS USE CARPET. TACKS The designing of printed silks , has become a high art. One of the newest departures is a ; method whereby objects are photographed retouched and finally devleoped tn - a , silk motif of, several different .colors. Such common place, arti cles as carpet tacks and spools of thread. make Interesting designs." The Grand .Canyon., Fifth A.ve nue at 4 2nd Street, the American Indian; and other interesting sub jects are depicted in prints of mod ernistic -tendencies. v These de signs,: of course, are developed by the more usual, method of thq art ist sketching them. V i. ORIE.VTAL -T T P,.K H ::, JEWELRY FAVORED v O F -: - Chinese, Japanese. Indian and Persian Influences. are' all seen-In " the new jewelry. The Chinese and Japanese "imprint is felt - la ? he sudden interest In! jade-' Jewelry. Carved .pendants, Jade rings bracelets, charm rlns. b r-c e 1 e t s,' charms, all snow the ' mark; of the Orient Quite jplainly. The slave bracelet Is, Orient. - Perslaa cLancerg and" la-j , r . 'Paris Approves the 5 -. . . . and -Tlie -Vanity Hat Shoppe shows ..the French I versions of the Spring mode. ; ' , " . V . The new crowns are modified, not as high as those of . last year. : . - .' " - t Bnms are narrow ornot in evidence at all. Combinations of fabrics, the" new straws . . all the V notes which Paris has stamped "correct" are represented 'ft IThe VANITY HAT SHOPPE 387 Court 'Street v . . -i - j Wilson's Fashion Shop 1 , Style and Quality Without Extravagance y , fa Announcing a complete collection of all that is new, novel and in authentic good tast for the season at hand. Modes of personality at prices considerate of milady's purse. 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