The Billboard 1923-09-29: Vol 35 Iss 5 (1923-09-29)

a SS oe Rete: Tid in soe oY ae oe Me ts. i By THE SHOPPER The services of The Shopper are free to our readers, no discounts being exacted from our patrons or the merchant. All communications should be addressed to Elita Miller Lenz, care The Billboard, 1493 Broadway, New York. Please do not make remittances in the form of checks. The merchants will not accept them. Money orders are always acceptable. A stamp should accompany letters to which replies are desired, Every article described on this page may be purchased thru the Shopper. Fascinating little Ann Pennington is certainly proof of the fact that dancing makes one graceful. And certainly there could be no more becoming frock for graceful youth than the twopiece Bramley dress worn by the little dancer in the photography on this page. Kasha jersey makes the dress, which is tucked into designs. The skirt is on a bodice top, which insures a perfect hang for the uncorseted figure. The overblouse is loosely belted to the straight silhonet effect. The colors are black. navy blue, bottle green, brown or French blue, while the boyish collar and link cuffs are of white linen. The price is $29.50 For misses and small women. Perched on Miss Pennington’s coiffure is the new Bramley tam, made of velvet, in black and colors, embroidered with chenille and angora in contrasting shades, The price is $15.75. Standard hesd size. Both the frock and hat are sold by Franklin Simon & Co., of Fifth avenue’s leading shops, and may be ordered thru The Billboar! Shopper. When sending size, ete., please be sure to specify the color desired, and if you order the hat please state whether you wish it to match the frock or to contrast with it. block give tortoise, one ‘Tell us something about the latest styl shoes,”’ is a frequent request from our readers. In response we have selected several styles for fllustration herewith: This graceful shoe, featuring the modish ankle strap is named “La Paix’. A French model, featuring a high Spanish heel. May be ordered in black patent leather, black or brown suede. The patent leather sells for $16, while the black and brown suede are quoted at $16.50. Here is “The Deauville’, a favorite at the most fashionable French resort, also featur ing the patrician Span ish heel. May be had in black patent at $14.50, black satin with suede trimming at $16, black suede with kid trimming $16, brown suede with kid trim A ing $16, silver brocade with silver kid heel and trimming $20 and gold brocade with gold kid heel and trimming $20. Last, but not least, in smartness is ‘‘LeTaub”, an adaptation of the unusually effective nile strap idea, with a high Spanish heel In black patent, black satin, brown satin and black velvet. Black patent, $14: black satin, $14; brown satin, #14. and black velvet, $14.50. A couple of weeks ago mention was made in this not anticipating that she column of slightly furs, The 8S would receive used opper inquiries about them from every State in the Union— which she has. While The Shopper frequently selects slightly used apparel for her readers at a distance she does not feel qualified to select furs. Therefore, it would be hetter f our out-of-town readers who are interested in furs to send for a italog of new furs, sold by an absolutely reliable dealer, who not only offs fhe profession a ten per cent discount, but an easy payment plin to those who can furnish (Continued on page 41) a iia (Ny Ws eminine °F Elita Mitbow : rttts SIDE GLANCES Wally on Stamps Wallace (Wally) Ford, the popular juvenile, who not only got married three times a night in “Abie’s Irish Rose’ for several seasons, but married Martha Haworth, one of the bridesmaids, in reality, breezed into the Feminine Frills’ Department the other day and bade us “Howdy? After learning that Wally had just closed an engagement with the McLaugh lin Players out in Ohio (summer stock) and is now playing the role of the boy from back home in “Nobody's Business’, Wally announced: ‘‘I’'ve a dandy hint for your Manstyle column—something that’s every man's business: ell the boys, the fellows who write home reguiarly and carry a supply of stamps, that the best place to carry ‘em is inside the band (Continued on page 42 ANN PENNINGTON Wearing the new Bramley frock and hat, both of which are described in detail in the Shepper’s column, this page. —Photo by courtesy of Franklin Simon & Co, MILADY’S BEAUTY BOX So many of our readers are users of the delightful Elizabeth Arden preparations we feel that a few words alout the Arden beauty box, “Bebe'’, will be welcome. The ‘*Bebe’*® is a pink enameled box—ideal to tuck away n the over-night bag It contains Arden’s Skin Tonic, Cleansing, Velva and Pore Cream, a supply of cleansing tixsues and a number of interesting samples, With the ‘‘Bebe” at hand madame is supplied with a complete Arden treatment. The price is $3.85. If you are storing away holiday gifts you might make a note on your list to buy an Arden beauty box for that very fastidious friend. Valaze Beauty Grains are made by Mme. Helena Rubinstein, the celebrated skin specia.ist, for the purpose of dissolving blackheads, clesing enlarged pores and stimulating the circulation. The use of the beauty grains transforms dull, muddy complexions to clear, ra | ng complexions. Used as a part of the treatment “@amployed at the Rubinstein Salon for rejuvenating faded complexions, The price of the beauty grains by mail is $1.25 The roughening effect of prevented by the use of a pasteurized cream, the formula of a Viennese skin specialist now being prepared by a Fifth avenue beauty spe fall winds can be cialist. This superfine cream is being offered for $1 a jur. A most pleasing and harmless lip rouge, made from pure fruit juices, is offered by Lucille Savoy at $1.50 a jar. It and comes in two shades—a vivid red and a darker shade—the latter intended for the woman who prefers an unobtrusive lip rouge, is waterproof The woman whg prefers flower perfumes will be interested in a flower oil concentrate in orange blossom or Russian violet. Just a touch, not even a whole drop, is all that is necessary ty insure a fragrance that will last for hours, Exquisitely delicate and individual, In a pretty vial—$1. It is said that countless Japanese women owe the beauty and wealth of their hair to the constant use of a natural shampoo, a weed (Continued on page 41) FASHIONS’ MEDLEY > COATS FOLLOW STRAIGHT LINE So many of our readers are inquiring about coat fashions that we feel a paragraph about these important garments will prove an engaging topic. Inspection of the various importations, a» * well as American-made apparel of this type, proves that popular fancy is for the straight lined coat or wrap Strange to say, while the silhouet js decidedly straight, the length of the coat va ries. Altho some suits feature the natty, short box jacket, many are shown in hip and belowhip lengths. It is said that Deauville is re. sponsible for the below-hip coat, which is also used as a separate coat Coats of the hip-length style are usually very mannish of line We also have the evening coat with sleevs with a wide armhole and straight flowing line. A peculiarity about the winter dress wrap is a collar that suggests that of a sports coat—the convertible style Embossed gold cloth embellished with embroideries is a favorite material. Evening capes are mostly of a circular cut, altho the slim straight idea ix much favored, the most used fabric being velvet, elaborate y worked, with gigantic flowers or rosette motifs forming the upstanding collar. In the realm of « is a hip-length vest to match. brushed other color ON THE SUBJFCT OF SMART HATS The hat of the hour is a small cloche. It is said that the vogue of this type of hat is due to ce of the orts wear the newest coat with a thing separate coats are made of white striped and swarger These sm irt grey and combinations. wool in hol the prevaler hair bob. America is not alone in her preference for bobbed locks, for word coms’ from Paris that the fashion sa’on< now thronged with visitors, revea! that two out of every trio of coiffures are bobbed. The s! gle bob, sleekly marceled off the face, is a favorite. A costumer who lately returned tells us that the ultra from Europe smart woman, provided she has very regular features, follows the practice of confining her short locks wel under the smart cloche so that the tips of her ears, daintily touched with rouge, are noticeable; and, mind you, earrings are not so popular as they were. It is felt that they detract from the tailored severity of one's appearance For dress wear the velvet with metal lace on the brin esque cavalier hat with poke—oftentimes and the pi a long, uncurled ost h feather falling a’most to the waistline in evidence. tailleur noth nial tricorne, tur , are much ment to the smart 1 is quite so effect Colo. trimmed with grosgrain cocarde. DAYTIME FROCKS— EVENING GOWNS AS an accompan ve as the Conspicuous among the daytime frocks are those developed from black velvet and black satin. These frocks are orded the ent @e ment of a youthful bouffant skirt, featuring both circular and shirred fullness, as wel! as the slim basque bodice Cream and metal laces form the trim and one very smart lack velvet frock shows deep triangular ruffles falling from tight elbow of silver lice and forming a eascading drapery at one side of the skirt. With che of black vel Peves this frock was worn a tiny el vet with edging of silver lace Evening gowns developed from rich metal tissues, cleverly draped ind shirred effects in black satin combined with silver lace, are among the disp ays Plenty of rhinestones are used for trimming, forming shoulder straps, girdles and medallions A very charming afternoon frock is developed from black crepe long sleeves banded with p colored de chine with yoke, border and nted fowers in varipatterns re-embroidered in chenille Some of the more neutral evening frocks show combinations of pastel-tinted draped silver, the «kirt featuring flounces the net, while the bodice is of pleated net. WHEN THE BOR IS NOT A ROR net over of cireular The Parisienne who in the daytime wears a sports frock and bobbed tresses takes unto her beyish coiffure in the evening the elaboration of a transformation This addition of hair due to the demafd for dignity of line te harmonize with diadems and costly gems that semehow do not appear appropriate with bobbed halt Then, too, there ts mething Nuringly ” feminine in a more elaborate coiffure, which 8 parted and brushed down sleekly, the transformation or switches being confined to the back of the head or nape of the neck—classie style Truly this mode of adding to one’s coilffure must suave the bobbed-haired damsel many anxious moments when she contemplates the befriled evening gown, with which the bob would appear incongruous, UNDERWEAR AND FURS A word about underwear—black georgette trimmed with white or white georgette trimmed Continued 42) on page