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Show LAST WORD IN EVENING GOWNS ft k ifkm W U':" U j I VwMm&i Ha IN REGARD to the stately evening eve-ning gowns of rich velvet In which society Is arraying Itself now that the mldseason festivities are In full swing, slender Is their silhouette, sil-houette, even Is their hemline and they are smartest when they give an Impression of simplicity sophisticated so-phisticated simplicity, if you please. In reality they are styled with a master touch. Speaking In the language of the modern psychologist, the dominating dominat-ing thought In the realm of costume cos-tume design Is that of "self-expression" for the fabric of which the gown Is made. Everything must be done, In order that materials may assert their beauty and elegance. ele-gance. . Supremacy of fabric and the silhouette sil-houette is the first impression made by the ultra modish gowns In the picture. They are fashioned of exquisite ex-quisite black velvet, for of ail materials mate-rials there is none which lends Itself It-self more graciously to self-fabric manipulation than does this supple weave. The quaint velvet model to the left merits careful study. The seaming of the skirt so as to emphasize em-phasize a blgh waistline is quite a feat of workmanship and design. The ruch of flowers which defines the new round neckline is fashioned fash-ioned of the same velvet as the gown. This effective trimming Is seen frequently and It Is particularly particu-larly lovely for frocks made of velvet vel-vet In the popular pastel shades. Those elegantes, who are rejoicing rejoic-ing over the arrival of a season which confines to a restrained elaboration elab-oration In order to tune In to the new dignity of the mode, will find the evening gown fashioned of transparent velvet shown to the right in the illustration artfully adapted to their wishes. This model has bands of self-velvet which cross front and back, forming alliance with groupings of fan-pleatlngs that hang straight to the hem. The straight-around hemlines as Interpreted by the gowns pictured are significant as they bespeak the final word of fashion. CIIER1E NICHOLAS. (S), 1930. Western Newspaper Union.) |