The Gazette

SHOES KEEP PACE WITH DRESS MODES
Footwear Pays Its Compliment to Dressmaker.
"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery," says an important Paris shoe stylist, "and footwear is paying this compliment to the dressmaking industry."
She explains that when the higher neckline appeared on dresses immediately the throat of every shoe was higher. The tie model added an eyelet or two and the four or five eyelet shoe is now quite usual.
Even the afternoon pump acquired a slightly higher throat line by some unusual collar effect, tongue or buckle.
Millinery struck a high back note also, with trimming and height at the back of the head, and footwear followed this lead with trimming and height at the back of the foot.
Lucile Paray's mannequins wore footwear of the kidlet type; navy blue shoes of glace kid coming to a distinct point up the back of the ankle. Vera Borell at the last "openings" showed some interesting footwear, the trimming of which was invariably concentrated to the back of the foot.

IN ELEANOR BLUE
By CHERIE NICHOLAS:
Even the first lady in the land has an eye to being practical when it comes to dress, for in choosing the material for the gown she wore during the inaugural ceremonies, she selected noncrushable crestelle velvet with emphasis on the word noncrushable. It was in Eleanor blue, as you know. The interesting thing about this now-so-popular blue is that it is decidedly a hyacinth tone, quite different from the Alice blue with which most of us are familiar. Now, all this preamble is leading up to telling you that the graceful seven-eighth summer wrap with its interesting scarf treatment here pictured is made of this new and very much-to-be coveted, because of its practical wearing qualities, Eleanor blue noncrushable velvet.
Here is something else worth noting, the gown underneath is of white washable velvet, which again is most practical.

FLASHES FROM PARIS
Feather boas are worn like leis.
Fantastic epaulets top evening gowns.
Gloves of either satin or pique are in vogue.
Emphasis is placed on lacquered satin for evening.
Cossack hats top smart military-looking costumes.
Crisp party frocks have frothy, billowy widened hemlines.
The newest metal bracelets look more like deep flaring cuffs.
Little jackets of pique or organdie are worn in the evening.

Skirts for Sportswear to Be Exceedingly Short
The silhouette continues to show width at the shoulders, but this is modified. Fullness juts from the knee by the use of kick plaits, or the skirt is tiered. Thirdly, there is the chemise silhouette, which Paris likes so well, loose and straight.
Waistlines are never higher than normal.
Skirts for sports are very short. For day and evening they are long.
We have a horrible suspicion that the ankle-length afternoon dress will be on the sidewalks of New York before the year is out, and how women are going to hate them, after the glorious freedom of the medium lengths! Coats are raglan, loose, thoroughly informal, as they are abroad.
Detachable capes are a feature of many sports and day outfits.

Colorful Jewels
Colored brooches and clips of cabochon rubies, emeralds and sapphires set in the form of a bouquet of flowers or a conventionalized basket of fruit are a spring fashion favorite.