Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-18
FouIards Always ServiceabIe.

Many women hesitate to buy new
gown of a material which had been
in great vogue for several seasons,
and for that reason some will won
der if fouard is safe purchase
There need be no hesitancy, for its pop
uarity is sure to continue. All this Will
be acceptable news for the woman who
likes foulard 1t is always dressy, is
soft enough to admit of the clinging
effect. and yet heavy enough to be
serviceable for ordinary wear.
One woman, who has what she calls the
foulard habit has her one-piece gowns
for ordinary wear made of the dark fou-
lards and those for the dressy occasions
made of the lighter colors and trimmed
with lace or some of the pretty Jeweled
effects. 1t is used not only for entire
dresses and for trimmings, but also for
lining loose coats. being especially favor
ed with those of shantung, linen and like
materials In natural colorS. or drao,
white or light blue. Foulard Is an ex-
cellent material to choose for frock
for weekend visits. as 1t packs well, ana
after unfolding is easily shaken into
smcotLness and freshness aSaln. ram
foulard is supplemented for this purpose
with the dotted and striped weaves and
those printed in tiny flowers or in orien-
tai designs. Altogether it is wise
choice for the woman who must be
economical in dress.
The polka dot foulard is made up in some
strikingly odd combinations. For in
stance. a suit of white mohair and a navy
blue foulard showing white polka dots
The skirt of blue and white foulard IS
trimmed with bias band of white mo-
hair This band is about five inches wide
Ii s.sxy fvr hog
from the bottom. The coat of the suit
is white mohair lined with blue polka dot
foulard, the lining forming the facing OF
the shawl collar. A handsome suit OF
foulard and serge is made OF dark
blue serge with coat lining. collar and
cuffs made of a navy blue foulard with
white polka dots. A very popular compl-
nation is a gown of fouard and coat OF
serge. The colors usually combined are
a gown of blue and white check foulard
and dark blue serge coat or a black
and white check gown with black serge
coat jaunty suit of blue and white
checked foulard was made in loose jack
ct style with trimmings of white MORE
stitched with blue. The jacket was TRIM
med with buttons of silk having white
rims. These suits are both pretty and
durable.
smart dress of this material has the
upper portion made of navy biue iou-
lard with white polka dots and plated
reaches from the knee. The waist Is
trimmed with bias bands of plain blue
foulard.
If your last years foulard is getting
little the worse for wear freshen 1t up
and use it as a foundation for chiffon.
A pretty light blue foulard with whlte
polka dot was utilized in this way and
made into a very stylish gown. A draped
foulard is prettiest when of pattern OF
silk of no decided or set design. but with
a wavering or broken line. Clouded with
chiffon il becomes even more IndiStlnct.
blurred patterns are always artistic in
way One dress of salmon pink foulard
was clouded with white lace of fine pat
tern with exquisite border. 1t did not
extend quite to the bodice top. nor to
the skirt hem. but made graceful over
drapery caught at the bodice top with
"a mon-tinted satin rose and festoon
Of silver.