SPECTACULAR GOWNS

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 77, 1 April 1931, Page 17

SPECTACULAR GOWNS

SLEEVES TO THE GROUND

Some very spectacular fashions have been seen in Paris recently. This does not mean rich' materials and, glittering embroideries, but new and ingenious ways of treating lines and fabrics (states tlio" Paris correspondent to the "Daily Mail"). Petalled taffeta or chiffon muffs or glove-sleeves ,£rom.

wrist to elbow accompanied many of tho evening and formal day dresses tit ouc show. Jackets, both for day ami evening, were composed of thousands of tiny dyed-wood beads. An evening coat had medieval sleeves falling almost to tho ground. A stiff basque made of plaited strands of the material appeared on .1 "satin gown for a, bridesmaid, while a very spectacular white evening dress at another collection had two wing-shaped pieces made of tiny, white feathers applied to the corsage. Uneven slashed skirts allowed frilled petticoats to be seen both on day and evening, models. A black satin printed evening gown, in the "Merry Widow" manner, was cut up almost to the knees in front to show a plum-coloured lace petticoat. ' Plum-cojoured lace also made the lower part of the skirt of a white georgette frock. Dinner or reception pyjamas will be worn by most smart women this summer. The corsages are cut in the low' "U" or "V" shapes of the new evening dresses, and the trousers are' so straight and full that they give the appearance of skirts.