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Men Declared to Prefer
Prettily Attired Woman
to One Smartly Garbed
Masculine Taste Shies From Tweeds and
Woolens But Approves of Slimness
and Silkiness Without Distinction.
BV HELEN WELSHIMER
>M Srrtir Mill Wrttrr
'll T HEN LoulattMiders. famous New York designer, asserted the other
W day that m*n pr*fer wom*n to look pretty rather than smart, she
*hot an arrow right into th* defensive art of womankind,
✓or woman? favorite adjectives of late have been smart, chic, dis-
Bht has rrowni met and lovely from
her vocabulary But men. strong m*n who wear tweeds and woolens,
like a l:eh’*r br*ed of clothes for women.
Cindrr*lSa did not slick down her hair and choose a tailleur of im-
ported woolen or a monotone tweed when she looked in
on the prince's danr* And of all silly things, her slip
per- were made from glass! But they scratched the
pnnoe's heart whereas a good looking oxford could never
have done more than scuff it a little.
A survey of a representative group of men reveals
’he fact that they prefer soft, silken fabrics on women.
Something utterly unlik* their own durable fabrics. They
like the colors on women which they themselves can
not wear.
Brown, th* majority will tell you. should be banished
from a woman's wardrobe as consistently as it Is ban
ished from the rainbow.
• But I wear brown so well. It's my most practical
color." the feminine chorus begins. Maybe you do. Maybe
it is But if it is. that is just the reason you shouldn't
*3
H*l*n
Wfl’himer
w rar It. For men who seek for romance want an illusion of loveliness.
How can th*> recotpa l7 ** romance and glamor if they aren't dressed for
the part?
No. sad to sav. blue will bring you more Jonquils and roses and tea
dates where persons come, two and two.
Red Isn't So Popular
Reel, as *he consulted men re
vealed doesn’t work as brightly as
th* wornon ihink Men would like
H better if we confined the color to
our lipstick.**.
Crr linly men do not want women
to b* dowdy and fussy, adorned with
frill reminiscent of the roses that
fringe a pyramid of wedding cake
Thev like us slim and silken and
seductive. But pretty, not dis
tinrt !Tf *
For distinguished is a man's word.
Men vote for hair that curls soft
fv while women tell the one who has
it that she was a type of her own
with -'raicht locks Mavbe she was.
en do not r.ire for types . . .
Tweeds Frightening
I f.m esnnders. the masculine con
tingents say, is utterly right. That
I, the that a mercenary,
hard-hearted little doll, with a pink
crepe dress and a flower on her hat.
mav attract a man while a warm,
sympathetic, understanding woman
in we.l rut tweeds frightens him.
Neither one is dressed to reveal her
personality.
There are a few men who have
come In direct contact with the
smartest —to use our own word—
women of the season vho have de
veloped a liking for severe chic.
Their w ives are lucky, and by all
ircam should co-opr-rate.
But the great run of men think
of th* fairy-tale princess as a pretty,
cur!’.-headed maiden who wore a %
p i k dress on Monday, a blue one
on Tt:" day and white with a rose
bud s’ h fir Sunday school.
CAMr GROUP TO
MEET AT CLUB
Indianapolis girls who have at
tended Camp Nagawicka. Delafirld.
Wis . will meet at the Columbia Club
at 12 .10 Thursday for a luncheon
and program.
Miss Gertrude Thuemlrr. new
ramp director, will be in charge
Pictures taken of the girls at camp
will be shown.
BRIDGE SECTION
HOLDS MEETING
Contract bridge section of the
Ho >icr Athletic Club under the di
rection of Mr and Mrs. Virgil Rupp
nv’t last night m the club Chm-c
room Robert Barnes will meet
members of entertainment commit
tee of the club at 8 tonight in the
club lounge.
Members and guests of the club
will plav auction bridge at 3 Sun
day In the Chinese room. The com
mute* is composed of Messrs, and
M”sdames George H. Rossebo. Jo
seph Argus and Thomas Hamka.
Tan Gamma Elects
Miss Margaret Houston is the re
cently elected president of Tau
Gamma Sorority Other officers are
Miss Loretta Bauman, vice presi
dent: Miss Alice Gentry, secretary,
and Miss Marjorie Macy. treasurer
E t tertains at Tea
Mr? H A. Teeters entertained
members of Kappa Delta at a
•’round-up" tea at her home. 1 E.
36ih-st. last night. Mrs G. L
Brinkworth. Mrs H G. Engel and
Mrs P. E Suits assisted the hostess
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A fresh Spring collection of the most impor
tant hats at prices that represent super
values.
Every wanted material,
color and headsi/e.
Wild Oats Ball
Tomorrow Will
Be Party Event
Among the social activities which
will attract parties tomorrow night
is th* Wild Oats ball to be given at
the Columbia Club by the Indiana
Saddle Horse Association, of which
Maurice Mendenhall is president.
Mr. and Mrs. A Ewing Sinclair
”nd Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cain have
invited several friends for an in
formal party at the Cain home be
fore attending th” dance.
A? a table with Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Low Rice will be Commander
ard Mrs. O F. Heslar. Adjt. Gen. and
Mrs. Elmer F. Straub. Mr. and Mrs.
Yale Rice. Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Den
ning. Mr. and Mrs. John Hare. Mr.
and Mrs. C. F. Printzler. Sheridan;
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Elder and Mr.
and Mrs. Gilbert Inman.
Dining with the Alex Metzgers
before the dance will be Mr. and
Mrs. Orland Church. Dr. and Mrs.
Robert J. Masters, Mr and Mrs.
Robert Ray Bunch and Mr. and
Mrs. Clayton O. Mogg.
Vogue for Gold
The vogue of gold metal is still in
full swing, but most of the new modes
n clips,, dress ornaments, fancy!
bracelets or necklaces often show-'
gold metal combined with either;
i lark metal in onyx effect or with 1
transparent plastic materials.
Stories in
STAMPS
Bayonets
Iv drenched the
fields alone the
Verdun sector in - r
the late spring of 1916, and the
trenches were sodden with soft mud.
In one of these mucky holes waited
a companv of 100 French soldiers.
ba\onets fixed, ready to go over the
top.
Suddenly the rain-soaked ground
above caved in and buried the 100
soldiers alive. Only their bayonets
rema.ned sticking above ground.
Today this grim reminder of war
is enclosed in a memorial, and the
memory of this tragedy is perpetu
ated in France's charity issue of
1917-19. for the orphans of war.
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Colorful as the Easter parade and flattering to any figure is this
knitted frock of crown rayon. It includes a trim bodice in red and
white checkerboard effect and a straight oxford gray skirt. An Ascot
to match, chic Breton sailor and stitched sports gloves of suede are
worn with it.
Unwise Buying Often Indulged in
by Style Show Devotees
BY KAY AUSTIN
Tiraes Special Writer
NEW YORK—What with spring
here and Easter in the offing, fash
ion shows held in the shops and
restaurants are threatening the
budgets and disturbing the tran
quillity of all of us who had deter
mined to be satisfied with the state
of our wardrobes.
We are distracted with visions
of our wowing the cocktail crowd
in that little frock on the tall
red-haired model, of stupefying
our bridge opponents in the suave
rig worn by the slim blond*.
Right there is one of the fal
lacies which lead many women
into the extravagance of buying a
seductive gown which they will
never enjoy, because they visual
ized the model wearing it rather
than the dress itself.
It is quite possible that a frock
worn by a tall 110-pound "slimmy”
will be quite as enchanting on a
shorter and chubbier woman, but
the thing to watch for is the line
and cut of the dress, and not the
undulations of its shower-offer.
Most women know the illusion
created by line, and what effect a
diagonal, or a square or a curve
has on their own figures. Most of
them know whether a certain
type of neckline or a certain cut
of sleeve will become them. But
many of us are too engrossed with
the effect of a gown on its pro
fessional wearer to visualize it on
ourselves.
Another signpost for caution at a
fashion show is the acquisitive spirit.
We may need one suit and one din
ner gown to fill our wardrobes, but
two dinner dresses on display may
so enthrall us that we buy them
both and overlook the suit. Then
we're in an extra dinner dress, the
need for which is so limited that it
is outdated before we have the op
portunity to wear it more than once
or twice.
Before you expose yourself to the
h,te ,+a I
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• Calfskin . . . with perforations, and plenty of "pep.'’
• Crushed Kid Some have black or brown saddles, swanky
• White Elk leather heels . . . and other especially smart
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
fascination of a fashion show decide
exactly what you need and stick to
it.
Don't fall for jodhpurs if vou
don't ride. Buy only what you
need, for whatever occasions the
life you lead demands.
And the last warning of this
didactic opus is not to be led astray
by the fashion forecasts you have
read. Just because it is smart to go
Hindu, don't buy the seductive sari
if j’ou are a Nordic sort. There are
plenty of less sensational but equal
ly smart clothes which suit your
Viking type.
Stick not only to those which
would suit your figure and your
needs, but to the ones which will
enhance your personal charm as
that type.
P.-T. A. Notes
E. C. Rogers of the Elwood Pat
tern Works will give an illustrated
lecture on “Tour Through Canada”
at a meeting of the Cumberland As
sociation on Tuesday night. Music
will be provided by Buddy Foley,
grade SA.
Lawrence Association will hold
the last meeting of the school year
at 7:30 Tuesday in the school audi
torium. The following new officers
will be installed: Mrs. Harvey Coons,
president; Mrs. Hugh Gray, vice
president; Miss Leone Patrick, sec
retary: Mrs. May Riley, treasurer.
A program will be given by the
grade pupils.
Study Club of the Edgewood As
sociation will meet at the home of
Mrs. Kenneth Baker at 1 Friday,
April 5. Mrs. Emory Eaton will lead
discussion of “Religious Training in
the Home.”
Ladies’ Society of the Indianapolis
Saengerbund will entertain with a
card party at 8 Sunday night in the
hall, 49 S. Delaware-st. The public
may attend.
Fashions of
Vienna Are
Distinctive
Austrian Women Prefer
Own Modes to Those
of Paris.
By United Prc*g
VlENNA—Viennese women keep
an eye on Paris, but for simple
elegance home fashions enjoy a dis
tinction all of their own.
Beautiful dresses of a distinctly
Viennese style are to be seen at the
fashion teas. Colors are left for
morning and evening, while black
remains the afternoon tone.
Any one, who has been here long,
will know’ that against tapestried
walls, old paintings and velvet
hangings, which furnish Viennese
homes, a smart black model is the
most chic.
Crepes Favored
In materials, dull crepes are
prominent, also cloque and velour. A
chic hat, a smart bag, an original
button, or stitching give the special
note. A slight touch of color here
and there, an ethereal lace jabot, a
necktie of rose velour or shining silk,
an ermine collar and a jeweled clip
that is all.
A pronounced borkencrepe was the
material for a simple dress with long
sleeves and a small ermine collar.
The narrow’ black leather belt had
a large crepe buckle, necessary for
such a pretentious material.
An ankle-length dress of cloque
with long w'ide open raglan sleeves
was covered in front with lace draw’n
delicately to another piece at the
back of the neck where it fastened.
A clip and w’ide buckle w’as in the
same material
A new’ creation in crepe material
of alternating mossy and somber
stripes provided a skirt and cossack
coat cut on the diagonal and fast
ened up the side.
Gives Hat Inspiration
Spring heralds its approach w’ith
any amount of styles in hats. Old
Vienna has inspired fashion dicta
tors.
Baby-hats with chin tie-strings
are here. Seductive and decorative,
only the future will show how far
the feminine w’orld will accept them.
At all events the cry is hats w'ell
back and foreheads bare. There are
Dutch caps of wool with the flares
turned back to lie flat on the head,
and toreador hats w’ith tucked lace
draw’n down over the ear.
The popular canotier with the
flat crown still is with us. Also the
caps. The Tyrolean hat, for years
the sporting hat of Austrian wom
en, is adapted smartly for town
wear.
It W’ould be a mistake to think
that only small hats will be worn.
For afternoons and social gather
ings, there are hats with large brims
trimmed with ostrich feathers. Soft
and attractive is a black antelope
hat, the brim uplifted on one side
to hold an ostrich feather.
RECENT BRIDE TO
BE HONORED
Mrs. Cranston Mugg will be
hostess tonight at a bridge party
in honor of Mrs. Bruce C. Hurl
bert, formerly Miss Madge Ann
McPherson, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. W. H. McPherson.
Mrs. Mugg’s guests w’ill be Mes
dames Ralph Bockstahler. Bert A.
Arnold, Frank Langsenkamp Jr„
John Cavosie, E. Eugene Dawson
and Max Lewis; Misses Ruth J.
Landers, Margaret Thompson, Al
berta Alexander and Mrs. Kuhr
man Stevens. Lawrence.
Spring Details
Evening necks escape severity
especially in the back, but day dress
necks continue high, finished with
self scarfs in the same manner as
the coats, or else shirred with a
heading. Pleats and gathers distin
guish the sleeve topis of afternoon
dresses, while sports models go in
for sleeves, short and plain.
During Our PRICE PERMANENT
WAVE SALE we offer you our NEW
EST CREATION
THE Blossom Oil Wave
A $lO Value top
$3.25 Marvoil Wave $5 Oil-o-Flower Wave
COMPLETE $1.50 COMPLETE .... $2.50
And Others Except the SI.OO Wave.
All Waves Priced Complete
Croquignole or Spiral
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Immediate Service—So Appointment Necessary
12 SHOPS THROUGHOUT THE CITY
TO SERVE YOU
Outfit for Spring Wear
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An ideal spring outfit consists of brown suit with figured blouse,
brown felt hat with novel trimming and an aligator bag. decorated
with something new in the way of monograms. A fob on the slide
fastening is trimmed with three initials that appear to curve outw’ard
instead of staying flat against the metal.
Foundation for
New Silhouette
Requires Study
Before you add inches or yards
to the width of your skirt and sub- j
tract an inch or two from the ;
length, get yourself in shape to wear
the new’ silhouette to smartest ad
vantage.
Look first to your waistline. If
you w’ant to w’ear the w’ide belts
that Paris decrees with shorter,;
fuller skirts, your waist must be .
slim. And don’t think skirt fulness
was revived to hide big hips. The
new dresses are slim through the
hips because of stitched down pleats,
or a section of bias cutting—and
flare below.
In girdles, too, you can find some
thing that is unlike any you have
ever worn before. One model has a •
cleverly contrived panel, fexible, thatj
flattens the bulging diaphragm, j
takes inches off your waistline and
years off your figure.
With it is offered a brassiere that
lifts from beneath to give the bust
a youthful contour rather than a
round, mature look. Comfort and
flexibility are not sacrificed to j
slimness and trimness in the new;
styles. They actually help to keep
you looking that way the whole day
long.
Personals
Major Russell Throckmorton of
Culver Military Academy and Mrs.
Throckmorton, will be the week-end
guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Sloane
Kittle, Kessler-blvd, and will attend
the Maxinkuckee Yacht Club dinner
tomorrow’ night.
Rabbi and Mrs. M. M. Feuerlicht
are in Atlantic City.
Ways and means committee of
Irvington Rebekah Lodge will hold
a card party at I. O- O. F. Hall, 5420
E. Washington-st, at 8 tomorrow
night. Mrs. R. U. Rodkey is chair
man.
Morrisons
FOUNDED 1894
20 W. Washington St.
ifjgSUITS
Values Extraordinary!
W>6.95
\ \ Swaggers in new ribbed diagonals
1 V in c °l° rs that fairJ y sin 8
\ \ j springtime' Soft greens, gray
I 5 blues, grays, maize, dawn blue,
Runko and navy. Tiered collars,
Johnny collars, Peter Pan col
lars—great variety. The values
are very special Friday!
• Sizes 12 to 20
Third Floor
MARCH 29, 1935
Variety in
Hats Knows
No Bounds
Designs and Materials
Cover Wide Range;
Few Flowers.
By Unifrd Pr-
PARIS. March 29 —There is only
one word that adequately describes
the present hat situation, and that
is prolific. It is almost impossible
to say that there is a general trend
this way or that without qualifying
it to the extent that, "according to
Agnes or Blanche et Simone or Rose
Valois ...” the trenl is so-and-so.
As far as the hats themselves
are concerned they are small and
large brimmed and unbrimmed,
pointing all directions of the com
pass and both low crowned and high
crowned.
On detailed inspection, however.
Agnes is found advocating hats r u
away at the apex, cut away in front
and lots of cross-cutting. Her
trimmings run to flowers such as
cornflowers and the wilder varieties
and a few hyacinths, gardenias and
forget-me-nots.
Blanche et Simone leans to the
Directoire shape but lengthened for
ward and with a sort of wavyness
that is new; capeline brims also
have waves in them.
As to fabrics here. Baqou Bengal
and bengali, balybuntal ann panama
as well as the more pliable stUil*
especially cellophane combined with
ribbon are used.
For trimming there are wild flow
ers. ears of corn and ribbon.
Rose Valois prefers the very low
crown with the trimming placed
rather high; brims forward and
turned up at the back or side: lots
of grosgrain ribbon and feathers;
very few flowers.
WELLESLEY CLUB
EVENT SCHEDULED
Members of the Wellesley Colleee
Club will meet for luncheon at 1
Mondav at the home of Mrs. George
Dailey, 34 W. 49? h-st.
Mrs. Marlow Manion and Mrs.
Henry Atkins Jr. will assist the
hostess.
Mrs. Sigler Heads Club
Zetathea Club Wednesday elected
Mrs. R. V. Sigler president; Mrs.
W. J. Laughner. vice president: Mrs.
F. R. Bokeloh, recording secretary:
Mrs R. H. Hollywood, correspond
ing secretary; Mrs. Mary Lumley,
treasurer; Mrs. Mary Mathews, his
torian; Mrs. J. F. Bates, Indiana
Federation of Clubs delegate, and
Mrs. C. E. Crippen, alternate; Mrs.
Sigler, ex-officio delegate to Seventh
District Federation, with Mrs. A. C.
Bennett, delegate, and Mrs. C. A.
Sammis, alternate; Mrs. Laughner,
delegate and Mrs. H. D. Merrifield,
Indianapolis Council of Women
alternate.
Club Dinner Set
Young Women's Democratic Club
of Marion County will meet at 5 :.".0
Monday night at the Bamboo Inn
for dinner. E. Kirk McKinney win
be guest speaker. Miss France*
Latz is in charge of reservations.