Show velvet Is latest entry in midsummer fashion the arrival of velvet as a midsummer fashion was one of 0 the surprises of the recent group of fashion callec tiona shown by the paris dressmakers to foreign buyers and members of the press lightweight velvet velvel woven tn in new textures as fine as other silk mete materials terl te rials als was used to make inake dresses designed to wear even in the warmest summer months velvet raincoats were shown by some houses velvet jackets tor for daytime town wear long traveling coats coata of velveteen and many evening cos were among the velvet fashions introduced during the collections the newer velvets velvety are of two varl atles those which are firm and stiff and those which are soft and supple and fall in deep folds All marande rande shows an evening cape knee length made of the stiff velvet |