Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-25
For Elderly Women.

In the spring elderly women usually Sc
lect pretty house gowns OF some material
| that is lighter than heavy wooden cloths
and heavier than thin cotton fabrics. For
they feel the cold more than younger
folk, and SO cannot change direct from
winter to summer weight fabrics.
OF these between-season weaves soft
chaliies in effective designs and dainty
colorings will be desirable for dresses to
wear in the house
Incidentally, panama and Irvine. like
Examines. make attractive house frocks
These are desirable fabrics, for they wear
splendidly if OF fine quality. but Of
course they lack the softness and draping
| similar goods.
Fortunately, this spring the choice OF
designs and colorings is large. SO every
| type of woman may be suited
For the elderly woman Of graceful
build and blue, gray or violet eyes, with
hair that has once been fair. there Is moth
ing that will be more becoming than one
of the soft almond greens or a tone of
ashes of violets In a soft challie that dis
plays border design.
Another color that will be generally be-
coming Is the new cool-looking blue, with
| dash of gray.
Soft wood browns. revive eunder the
name of pheasant, viii appeal to most
| women, but it is not color / should
recommend. A Tay-haired brunette with
bright coloring might carry these shades
with success. but q sallOW brunette will
find them too much like her complexo ion.
while colorless blonde will look insipid
7 in yeflOwish browns. The deeper seal
shades are better. but there are often
cOlors that will better suit this type.
| The silver shades of gray will make eff
| fective house gowns for elderly women
of slender or average figures, but should
not be chosen by those approaching
| plumpness. because this color has a tend
ency to increase, apparently. the size of
| the wearer.
| In the new challies are seen the usual
ivory and cream backgrounds, but in a
! variety of new designs and colorings
| Then there are colored challies. the sur
/ dots-in white Tne latter designs are
seen in the new blues, green and blondes,
| while the Powered challies on white are
! in every conceivable coloring.
/ Rosebuds. wistaria, the pale green OF
young ivy. delicate-looking orchids, pretty
pansies and pink seraniums are all in the
/ section devoted to these fabrics.
The advanced models in house gowns
though cut on simple lines. are more
!! cressy than those worn last spring. Prob
ably the fancy for overskirt and panier
| effects are responsible for this for the
bordered materials are used for tunics
! the under skirt being of the same ma
| terial with the border cut away or ths
/ tle prevailing color of the bordered
| weave.
Only a tall, slender woman should at
/ tempt to wear the plain and bordered fab
RIGS in combination. because the bOrdered
| tunc will cut the height. Such figure
can wear material with pattern for the
| underskirt tborder removedD with over
skirt of the bordered goods
A short woman must use the bordering
| lengthwise II she chooses it, For instance
| it may be used with effect in surpIice
| arrangement on the waist, the skirt TAX
ing the line at the left side in drapery
that will reach almost to the hem.
The border should not run around the
| lower edge In making the sleeves the
! bordering should run up and down.
| The skirts are in round length-tllat is
| they touch the ground all around, longer
| In the back than in front-in fact, a
slight train-except when the skirt is
pleated into the belt; then the train is a b.
The model showing the pleats in groups
Is preferred to the killed skirt. 1t is
more graceful. the closer pleats being
more suitable for tailored garments.
The one-piece gown Joined at the waist
line, but worn with a belt. Is favored
style, though for the short, stout woman
there are pretty effects in semi-princess
designs, such as a panel OF the goods
finely tucked crosswise. the waist in sur
plice effect coming into a narrow belt OF
the goods at the waist line
There is always a small yoke of some
shed with a stock collar of the sans
goods.
Just few are shown in the Dutch
styles. the collar, deep in round sailor eff
feet. completed by black tie
The sleeves are slightly full and may end
three-quarter length in dainty lace frills
or he confined with closely fitting cuffs
.reaching the wrist. ELIZABETH LEE