| Show the secret of being well dressed by CHERIE NICHOLAS j V ga 1 6 I 1 PEAKING about S matter of what to wear and t when to wear it the real emphasis should be placed on that little word when for no matter how costly or how flow perfect in detail the ensemble if it be a sports costume when it should have been a dinner gown or an afternoon dress when it should have been a formal well why describe the feeling I 1 As to tile the secret of being well dressed it really la Is no secret at all at least to the woman who possesses the happy faculty it does seem to be a gift with some of knowing exactly the right costume for the right place and aad at the tight right time to her even though her budget be limited the matter of being correctly gowned ts Is as aa an open book however one need not worry much this season about the when what and where of dress for the very fashions themselves are making the matter clear to us without leaving a doubt consider for instance the trio ot of handsome costumes herewith illustrated at a glance one visions the setting in which each belongs let us begin with the smart daytime dress posed in the center foreground it Is every inch patrician and precisely what it looks to be a costume to wear about town this stunning dress Is made of a beautiful soft crepe of bemberg a new fabric which lends itself particularly well to the mould to the ot baure silhouette which Is favored ored by best dressed women for their street costumes its modified width at the shoulders its convertible neckline the gray astrakhan scarf collar may also alio be worn swirled low at the throat and its novel cuff treatment are all points of style interest gray and silver details provide a striking contrast to the deep red of the fabric the fact that the bemberg crepe which fas lilous it ts Is red Is significant for seldom occurs a season to in which red of all degrees Is so much in evidence as now just a glance at the lavishly styled two piece dress to the right and one immediately senses its proper place its environment la is at an afternoon club reception or tea at five or a matinee or a musicale cale or some such gathering of the elite A gracefully draped peplum distinguishes the blouse which la Is made of quality kind white satin the skirt and the lower portion of the sleeve are of black vol vel vet theader of combining satin and velvet Is one which many style leaders are advancing of course there must be a touch of fur which in this instance Is expressed in a bordering of silver fox on the sleeves the velvet toque with tta its subtle little veil Is typical of oc millinery trends for afternoon an evening dress and it could be mistaken en tor for none other Is shown to the left it also follows the late mode of making up satin and velvet together note the fitted line across the diaphragm and the longer shirt the ore satin of the gown Is brown so Is the wide velvet ribbon which trims it for brown as a fashionable color Is decidedly in the 0 1932 IS 32 western newspaper union |
