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Show Easter Suits Walk Alone In Chic of Longer Lines Of Elongated Silhouette Fashions By MARIAN YOUNG NEW YORK Th new, longer length jacket . . . the bloutl Jacket with iltrit skirt ... the colUrless, double-breasted reefei ever print dres there'i plenty of newt in spring auita tot the Easter parade. And there's a tremendous variety va-riety ef styles to suit all figures, color preference and pocket-books. pocket-books. The suit with molded, fingertip-length fingertip-length Jacket la a shining example of the new elongated torse silhouette. sil-houette. It gives the figure a lean, trim look through the midriff and seems to take Inches off the hips. A more subtle version of the same effect Is achieved by figure-molding, wrist-length Jackets. With short Jackets, especially boxy boleros, box-pleated, gored and circular skirts are widely used. When the Jeeae ts-tenev-bew-ever, the skirt usually Is slim. It's also slim when the Jacket Is bleused. Skirt lengths remain the same from 14 to IT Inches from the floor, depending en the shape ef your legs. The Moused silhouette. Incidentally, Inciden-tally, la prevalent In suits as well as dresses, coats and dinner gowns. And It Invariably makes waistline waist-line and hips seem smaller than they actually are. The redingote Is a headllner. In silk or wool or a combination ef both. It Is a favorite with the young and tllra and the mature and not so smart redingote ensemble Includes a collarless, double-breasted double-breasted reefer In navy blue with silver buttons ever a yellow, blue and white silk print with drawstring draw-string neckline and a straight skirt. Another consists of full-length black wool over a flams and white silk print. A third reefer, of navy blue wool, la bound with print to match the dress. Still another an-other Includes a navy silk dress and a b loused coat of deep rose wool. There are man-tailored suits of hard-finish fabrics to be teamed up with soft Blouses instead 01 the conventional shirts. There are dressmaker suits as softly tailored as a silk print-even print-even to draw-string necklines. There are Jacket of every conceivable con-ceivable length, skirts of every possible cut Necklines and sleeves are varied. A wide range ef colors Is possible. In other words, there are no hard and fast rules about what kind of suit to choose. Let only your own preferences, background and figure guide you In chic selection. selec-tion. Navy blus Is the favorite, as always. al-ways. But gray, black, golden beige and green. In the order named, are dose runners-up. fairly smooth tweeds for tows aa wall as country continue to be popular. Twill a material your grandmother loved is featured. In all collections, smooth finish wools seem to vie with the rough textured tex-tured ones. Plaids and checks have a prominent position. Touches of whits pique are used lavishly on two-piece suits and en dresses with matching Jackets. Lapel gadgets and floral bouton-nie bouton-nie res retain their popularity. |