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Show Fashion Favors Picturesque All -White, Long -Skirt Formal By CHERIE NICHOLAS I " " ' I ? s5 V 1 r v x - ! I - - Jf t i i V 1 f . s " N r t i ' v 1 1 3 1 t i f ' ; "k - s FORMAL evening styles and dance " gowns to wear throughout the midwinter social season dramatize anew the eternal loveliness and feminine femi-nine flattery of pure white. To be sure there are pastels here and there and a few blacks for spice, but in general the trend is toward an all-whiteness ' that seems to reflect the season's sparkling snowy landscape. land-scape. The styling of these airy-fairy frocks is romantic and picturesque with swirling skirts below tiny waistlines waist-lines or slender sheathlike types of siren grace. Bodices, draped or describing de-scribing subtly molded lines, accent the lithesome grace of youthful figures, fig-ures, and important above all else is the overwhelming preference shown for the long-skirted gowns, very decollette and sophisticated. Fabrics favored are the fine rayon sheers which are priorities-free up to eight yards around a hemline, the dainty white rayon nets, marquisettes, marqui-settes, chiffons and laces which especially endear themselves to the heart of the party girl, because their rayon-whiteness is permanent, no matter how many trips to the dry cleaner a frock may make. Less full-skirted styles inclining more toward to-ward the sheath silhouette are made in striking white rayon satin, rustling rus-tling rayon taffeta or sleek rayon jersey. Decorative silver embroidery is used effectively for trimming many of the new formals, and for variation there are gowns which use silver lace to border the hemline and to outline the decolletage. A favorite bodice treatment in the sheer rayon net and marquisette gowns uses wide or narrow shoulder straps, heavily encrusted with sequin, crystal crys-tal or brilliant embroidery, on a draped or shirred camisole bodice, as instanced in the brilliantly embroidered em-broidered shoulder straps and midriff mid-riff section applied to the entrancing entranc-ing frock shown to the right in the illustration. The off-shoulder draping drap-ing of this snowy white rayon chiffon chif-fon gown continues the becoming line of the softly gathered bodice. Other gowns derive their quota of fashionable glitter from fine rayon-and-silver lame fabrics used to fashion fash-ion sleek-lined bodices above full white skirts. A queen-of-diamonds gown of this type as pictured to the left is most charming for midwinter midwin-ter parties. Here the sparkle of harlequin-patterned rayon and silver lame teams with the pure white of fine rayon net. The gracefully draped top of the haltered basque is complemented com-plemented by new-style folded arm cuffs to create an interesting off-shoulder off-shoulder line. Fur or feathers appear here and there to add keen interest to the all-white all-white vogue. White ostrich is dramatic dra-matic when drifting in long plumes with cleverly planned casual effect over the full skirt of a stately gown in crisp white marquisette as shown centered in the trio. Silver bullion vine and leaf embroidery complements comple-ments the soft masses of ostrich. The narrow shoulder straps and front bow of the shirred bodice repeat re-peat the $ilver contrast note. Sophisticated gowns in pure white with off-shoulder decollette are beloved be-loved by debutantes this season. Classically molded sheath gowns in exquisite white rayon satin, jersey, or lovely white rayon lace often favor fa-vor deep cut sweetheart necklines banded with white sequin or glittering glitter-ing crystal embroidery. Frothy white capes of the same fabric as the gown may be worn over the low-cut necklines. Released by Western Newspaper Union. |