"By and large, jazz has always been
like the kind of man you wouldn"t want
your daughter to associate with."

-Duke Ellington.

The Jazz Age in Paris.

Black expatriate musicians were playing the kind of music nobody ever heard.

Sorry you missed it, but if you come with me to the streets of Montmartre, I can give you a taste.

Yes, that's Josephine Baker coming from her musical La Revue Negre.

(You'll eventually go inside to see her in her notorious banana costume.)

But the street action is its own show tonight.

Upper crust Parisians. English royalty. Street people. Traffic blaring.

Did I tell you, you'd need some jazzy glad rags?

You'll put that collar up; gets chilly at night.

Walk a few blocks to Le Grand Duc and you can hear Sidney Bechet's clarinet taking the lead in Claude Hopkins' band.

20's Vintage Jazz Age Velvet Evening Jacket (No. 2609). This will hit just the right note. Smooth combination of silk and rayon. Fully lined. Peter Pan collar comes off with a snap when you don't want to play the innocent. Dolman sleeve, jazz age staple, ending in a fitted cuff. Perfect for finger snapping.

Large self covered button and loop closure at left side waist plus two at neckline.

I think this number could definitely jazz up the holiday scene.

Don't you?

Women's sizes: 2 through 18. Imported.

Colors: Black.