Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-28
FR0CKS AND FR|LLS
How to Get Ready for a Fort
night Vacation.
STYLE md UTILITY
WHAT IS REALLY ESSENTIAL TO
AN OUTFIT.
The Value of All White Gowns
Selecting Small De-
tails.

Written for The Evening Star by Harriet Hawiey
1t is none too early for the fortnight vaca-
ton girl to plan her summer outing. and
the frocks to be worn during the memora-
BILE two weeks. and the place at which the
vacation is to be spent should be settled be-
fore the gowns are bought
Costumes which prove available at one
sort of summer resort are absolutely use-
less at others.
II fair vacation maid is to spend her
two weeks at the shore, then she must
allow for a bathing suit, and If she expects
to sail she will need sweater and a REFER
for the early morning water rides.
At the mountain resort she will need a
pedestrian skirt, plenty of stout shoes, and
supply of strong. tailored shirt waists
If she is to be entertained by relatives or
friends in some pretty suburban town she
will need an outing costume for wear at the
country club. dainty afternoon dress,
and at least one semi-evening dress suit
able for the dinner or the summer hop
But IL she Is going to the st. Louis fair
she will need principally light weight skirts,
plenty of clean. cool shirt waists. a light
shirt waist or two, and something in the
way of a thin dressy dinner or evening
frock. on the chance Of some unexpected
social attention
The three essential frocks to the fortnight
vacation gfrland there are thousands Of
her preparing to leave every city in the
United States between June 15 and Septem-
Der 1-are the travelling gown, the shirt
waist suit and the evening frock In select
Ing these and all the gowns that range be-
tween them. she must bear in mind that 1t
does not pay to shop merely for two weeks,
and the wardrobe selected for the coveted
fourteen days out of town must also do
service on her return to the city, and per-
haps to the counter or office desk.
A Striped Mohair.
In the latter case the travelling dress
should be suited for Office wear on her re-
turn. For this there il nothing prettier
than a striped mohair An English model
Of navy blue mohair, pin-striped in white,
has skirt laid in five graduated box
plaits. narrow at the waist line and flaring
at the bottom. One represents the narrow
front gore one is laid each side gore
and two are used In the back. The trim
ming of the skirt is particularly effective,
being dark blue mohair braid laid in w
shaped design, a "" on each plait and one
on the spaces between, so arranged that the
braided point on the front plait is near the
foot of the skirt, the next on either side.
trifie higher, and the third on the side
cores. higher yet. SO that the design as a
whole forms large ~"
The doubie-breasted jacket is about
twenty-four inches long. tight fitting In the
back semi-fitting on the sides and loose In
the front It is collarless. with a 'V''
shaped neck, and bound around the neck
and down the front with mehair braid,
while running from the shoulder seams.
match those on the skirt. A deep, tight
fitting cuff, with three rows of braid and a
plain. puffed sleeve, complete the nattY cos
tune.
waist of cream-colored cotton wolfe, shot
with navy blue, made simply with broad
tucks and smart stock to match. For
travelling, a shirt waist of mixed. dotted
- l. aaff 20 81.
than pure white. Shirt waists of pongee in
natural tint or in black. are comfortable
and suitable for travelling. and may be re-
ueved by dainty collar and cuff SETS
Suitable for Double Duty.
II only one shirt waist suit is selected, it
must be suitable for either morning or af-
ternoon wear. Linen and silk are safe ma
terials. and the style should not be too pro-
nounced, as the dress must serve for many
occasions during the vacation and the half
holiday afternoons after returning to town.
The shirt waist suit always suggests tall
ored effects, yet with the addition of an
embroidered stock, cuffs and belt, or deep
lace collar with wrist ruffies to match. IL
becomes sufficiently dressy for some small
afternoon function. If made from pongee
in natural tone-a good quality OF natursii
toned pongee can be purchase for sixty-hve
cents yard-it can be varied by the use OF
pretty shirt waist sets In elaborate Bull
garian or Persian effects. broderie d AN
glaise in self tone. or heavy linen lace.
These sets sometimes show a broad band
or plated effect attached to the collar or
stock and running the length OF the waist,
or they may include simple cuffs and coli
lars with stole ends.
Foulards are not In favor among The
smartly dressed this year. but taffetas. both
plain and in shepherds plaid. and lousines
In dots, checks. stripes or tiny figures, work
up into practical and dainty shirt waist
suits
A pretty model. showing golden brown
dots on cream ground. Is trimmed with
each seam around the foot of the skirt be.
ing set or by what might be termed half
OF slender figure eight. The waist closes
In the back and has yoke effect secured