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roua MEDroitD (Oregon) mail tribuhe Wednesday. March . 1U3 1952 Bridal Gowns Have Heirloom Air The traditional wedding gown is an accepted fact, this Spring, for7 formal and informal brides alike. And its enchanting heir loom possibilities are enhanced, to the utmost, by lavish Princess and Empire styling, the abun dant use of rich fabrics that are luxuriously accented by a wide variety of embroideries and lace trims. Billowy, puffed or soft-crushed sleeves, exaggerated decollete necklines, dramatic, lace-emphasized overskirts with graceful, sweeping skirts on floor-length gowns and scalloped hemlines on bouffant skirted street - length gowns combine to create an effect of superlative elegance. The wide use of luxurious fab rics and trims includes such lilt ing and airy types as nylon tulle combined with nylon ribbon lace embroidery and iridescent-bead- 4 Formal or informal, the Spring '52 brlda will dress in traditional finery. Her, her headpieca has a pearl outlined patal motif. A singla strand of paarls at her throat carries out lha theme of her headpiece. And her nail polith is a complementary shade of pink by Cutex. mm vi-vv-; '4:UAM?SAil VI if3 Traditional for every trousseau, is tha nealiaee and gown ensem ble the bride cherishes and wears for long to come. Typical choice- could be this champagne coiorea nylon net negligee, trimmed and appliqued with pink satin, and worn with a simply styled gown of matching satin. Angel wings by Juel Park. ed lace with rows of lace ruffles. A street-length gown In this light manner is of white re-embroidered lace in a princess style, with gores and a scalloped hem line serving to accentuate the smooth -flowing shoulder-to-hem lines. Classic satin is also prominent ly featured for this Spring's wed ding gowns. Here, it might ap pear as a full-trained floor length princess gown with the gleaming satin combined with a lace long-sleeved bodice that pre sents an Empire bolero look. Sportswear For Junior Has New Air Jackets Will Be Shorter Sportswear, for juniors and their misses' size sisters, has a dressed-up air, this Spring, cap tured from fashions popular at the turn of the century. Jackets are shorter and snug ger. They appear as picturesque basque tops, figure-hugging spencers, perky bolero and lit tle capes. Skirts, although In many in stances still billowing out with petticoats beneath for emphasis of this swirling effect, are slim mer and more gentle in line, fea turing fullness in back panels or all-around pleating. Sweater blouses, too, are gala for the new season. Presented in soft pastel shades, these blouses often have dramatic boat-shape or draped surplice necklines, and make generous use of this season's favored full-blown sleeves. Retaining their popularity for outdoor living are pedal pushers, brief shorts, slacks, circle skirts, back-wrapped skirts and middy pullovers. But, these too, are of ten offered in dressed-up ver sions of hardy sportswear fab rics. Typical of the dressed-up fab rics is denim, that hard-wearing sportswear favorite. It is dressed up for a gay entrance into the Spring '52 fashion season by touches of embroidery, jet, braid and quilting. , One example is a mandarin- type cardigan jacket and pedal pusher ensemble of quilted faded blue denim lined in gold cotton. Another instance of denim in a dressed-up mood is a waist length blue denim jacket with lantern sleeves that are center- bordered with white string lace Adnenne's high fashion notes for The straight back fullness with pen dulum width at the sides,- the new brushed texture of the fleece, the great big burton, the interesting slashed pockets. Glowing Spring colors. Sizes 10-16. COATS The new cardigan neckline that steps short of a gay scarf or smart necklace, the jewel-tabbed trim, the light-weight boucle poodle cloth with all of Spring's texture interest. Light and bright col ors. Sizes 10 to 16. SUITS from $19.98 to $150 : from $14.98 to $125 Sizes 7-15, 10-44 LISTEN TO DR. GEO. CRANE Monday Through Friday 11:15 A.M. V i Ml w w Tha tiny waist, tha full swinging skirt these add up to tha pret tiest coat silhouette of the season. This fitted coat has big side pockets to accent tha curve of the hip and the flare of the skirt. Tha double notch collar is designed to stand up perkily. Tha tweed fabric, of the coat, in a crow s foot pattern, is by rorzsmann. The coat is Carmel design. Tha hat is a petal-brimmed sailor by Sally Victor. , . Influence of Paris Designs Brought Out In Spring Fashions It's a romantic and feminine Spring. Fashions bloom with a definite aura of the turn of the Century, much Empire feeling and, over all., the influence of Paris designs. These are to be seen in sieves puffed out to exaggerated fullness, closely molded midriffs, elongated torso lines and novel back interest. There is also an abundance of tiny figure hugging jackets, like the bolero and the spencer, nipped in waistlines, billowing skirts, made crisp and puffy by petticoats beneath, and excitingly tex tured fabrics used for everything from coats to scarfs. Sleeves puff out in a multitude of ways. They are layer upon layer of tiny cape sleeve. They flare out at the elbow, lantern out to the elbow or appear leg of mutton full at the very top of a long sleeve. Giant Sleeves On dresses, sleeves are note worthy, short and full, some times layered with self fabrics, at other times trimmed with a contrasting print or accordion pleated airy fabric such as or gandy. ' Sleeves on coats may be brace let or elbow length. But in. all in stances they are full and deep set with deeper than usual arm holes. Suit sleeves look newest in a curved outline crescent shape with graduated fullness outside the elbow. The closely molded midriffs, so typical of Empire silhouettes, are seen everywhere. They are outlined by very narrow self belts, decorative contrasting seams, cummerbunds or tiny jackets that stop short just be low the bust. Placing emphasis on an elon gated torso line, is the middy top look first introduced in Paris. It is most effective when combined with a full skirt that may be pleated, gathered or simply a whirl all around. Back Bells Back interest also a reflertinn of Paris design, is generously usea on coats and suits. For COatS. belts. Dlaced hieh acrnsa the shoulders, hold back fullness pertly in check. On other coats, fullness falls from a seam de signed straight across the shoul der blades. While suits feature skirts that hang straight and slim in front and gathered fullv in back. The tiny figure hugging jack ets, used so much for emphasis of newly molded midriffs, tishtlv nipped waistlines and full, full SKirts, can De made of fur, top a suit or be independent little top pers. -Thev are deslsnH a straight little cardigan jackets. iney appear as rounded boleros, bodice accenting spencers, shoul der wraps and with loose capey effects. . Nipped in waists, the perfect accompanim e n t to billowing skirts, appear on suits with bod ice hugging, arch hipped jackets. They lend a doll-like quality to crisply fabrie-ed, full -skirted dresses. And they are featured, on newly popular princess line coats, just above a flared skirt. Skirts Billow Almost dominating the Spring fashion silhouette are the skirts that bell out on suits, dresses and coats. They offer youthful charm when fluffed out over petticoats. Many are all fluttering pleats. While newest looking are the SKirts that are definitely nar rower and smooth hipped, shaped by gores and linings to stand away from the figure in a well-defined roundness. Hats To Blend With Ensemble , Hats, new for Spring, come ready to blend with the entire ensemble. For the many costumes with tiny waists and important sleeves, milliners have emphasized the Gibson Girl feeling with a won derful variety of crisp new sail ors. There are large sailors and little sailors in every collection. Crowns are invariably shallow, but brims do all kinds of tricks .so that some hardly look like sailors at all. Some of these flat little sailors are meant to be worn straight on top of the head and others are angled to a dan gerous tilt, but made to stay on by decorative ribbon covered cups or bright bandeaus. Spring bonnets are brief and feminine, with a Directoire feel ing that makes them perfect for clothes of the same derivation. These bonnets sit high on the head and often curve up at the back in a little "ducktail" peak. Som.' bonnets have brims that are cut off or folded back In a squared line across the brow, combined with " abbreviated crown that is open at the back. Still other bonnets have deep visor-like brjms, like a poke bon net without a crown. The fashion for pleats is echoed in intricately pleated straw hats, hats with pleated brims and hats trimmed with pleated silk. Ruffles are repeatti in rippling brims and the fashion for patent leather accessories in spires the use of highly lacquered "patent leather straws." Spring hat materials "are excit ingly interesting. Two tones of fine milan-type braid are com bined, row on low, in striped ef fects. Shiny straws are braided together in checkerboard and plaid patterns. Color and texture contrasts are combined in hat bodies of nar row black velvet iibbon and wide natural straw, chenille cro cheted with straw yarn and pale angora yarn sewn on smooth balibuntals . Monotone straws pair dull and shiny straws, smooth and rough braids or cot ton fringe and net. Elegant straw- cloths are woven in delicate pas tels, with a. thread of gold or sil ver to make them shine. ' Trimmings are important but unobtrusive. The tiniest flowers are preferred for clusters and garlands of accent, although sometimes a single perfect rose or a huge silk poppy is used in such a way that it seems a part of the hat rather than a trimming, The soft, airy beauty of curl ed ostrich feathers makes a sur prising debut on straw hats of dramatic size. Fine handwork, such as a lacy embroidery of tiny white beads or a frosty overlay of dewy iridescent sequins, gives an unmistakable richness to un assuming little hats of shantung and balibuntal straws. Veiling, sheer nylon and chiffon scarves, too, are always a necessary part of the hat's design. - Many new shades of blue team up with the soft blues of Spring costumes. Tri-color hats occa sionally appear, but more often the red, white and blue costume gets a hat of red accented white or navy with white. The hat that "goes every where" is as apt to be beige or natural straw, as it is black, white or navy. Hats of sunny yel low are surprisingly versatile and there are many Spring-like hats in pale lemon, lime and Hats, designed for Spring, are small and right for new shorter hair-dos. Akjeve, tha wears a pillbox that combines narrow yellow and smoke grey straw braid in a striking pattern. The shallow edge of tha crown Is banded with deep grey grot grain and a platter button. By Sally V. EMPLOYERS! 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