Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-31

silk or linen blouses, and she will live
in this suit most of the time before the
afternoon tea hour. 1t will serve for
walking. for golf for tennis, for boat
ing and for general out-ofdoor wear, and
1t will. Of course, be rather informal in
cut and short enough to escape the
ground, with fatty stitched pleats under
panels or deep hex pleats on the skirt to
give comfortable width for out-of-door
sports, and a loose, good-looking coat.
preferably in the Norfolk style. which
is very fashionable just now for use.
White corduroy suits of this character
are extremely mooish. but IL this ia bric
does not seem summary enough for the
woman running away from winter. white
mohair or white serge may be used WI Al
a collar of white corduroy and fat white
pearl buttons. The trig vet comfort
able outing suit will be accompanied
by hat of white felt or white panama
and the more artistically slouchy and
picturesque this hat the better-white
doeskin gloves and white boots of buck
skin with buttoned tops. Very few pumps
are being sold for Palm Beach this sea-
son, the dealers say, the trim high but
toned boot which makes the foot so slim
and elegant being the temporary craze
of Madame Mode.
Besides this useful and practical tai
lored suit for runabcut use there will be
at least three formal dinner gowns with
trains, a dainty frock or two of the lin
gerie order, a gown for bridge and tea
invitations, the inevitable dancing frock
and a bathing suit if one intends to
disport in the tropical sea. Other cos
tunes will be suggested By ones indi-
vidual fads. OF course, the woman who
goes in for horseback riding will take
her smartest ha bits to the south, and
the tennis enthusiast will he provided
with appropriate shoes, skirts and
blouses.
One essential qualiflca ton every
costume taken to this mecca OF the
millionaireS must possess. 1t must be
perfect Of it's kind. Its material and
making must pass muster before the
most critical inspection, and the little
woman who keeps her home dress
maker busy for month, turning out
frocks and frills for the fortnight's
visit in the south, will very likely re-
main in her room or cover her in
adequate finery with a hastily pur
chased wrap when she finds how it
looks beside the Paris inspired belong
ings of the women all about her.
AS soon as the last hour of Christ
mas has slipped around the clock. the
shops in the large cities are ready
with lovely, summary THINGS for south
land wear Frocks. paTasols. straw
hats, dainty boots. even bathing suits
are displayed for the convenience of
:.
and the delectatiOn and envy of those
who must stay at home until summer
comes TO them. This years parasOls
have inordinateiy long handles. one
bright little debutante. seeing them for
the first time on shopping tour pre-
paratOry to Il Palm Beach outing, re-
marked that with Il hook inserted in
the end OF the ferule one may. this
season. help ones self TO fruit on the
upper branches of the trees without
even stretching ones arm. 1t Will DE
a great season for white, say the wise
acres, and for cream and all the shades
varying from cream to ecru. Natural
pongee is to have All enormous favor
and all the laces, embroideries and
thin fabrics in the creamy or pale tan
tones. These ccru-t tinted belongings
will be worn IN the afternoons, in the
shape of lace. lingerie and thin silk
frocks. the pure white appearing in
tailored and athletic wear.
Very smart overcoats of white serges
are being made by fashionable tailors
for southern wear. Women wear these
tennis, golf or other sports, the
loose, boxy coat with its huge patch
pockets. being slipped over the tailored
g.
The coats have very mannish cut.
but they are built for women and fit
to perfection over the shoulders and
arms. Il thing no mans Overcoat ever
does when assumed by a woman. There
is also slightly more flare at the bot
tom than is the case with a mans
coat.
White motor toys promise to be as
fashionable at Palm Beach this spring
as they were last, though many women
are taking down with them the good
looking reversible cloth coats used for
in the country UP to Thanks
giving. For real winter weather of
course, no garment except one of fur or
leather will really keep one warm, but
fur is at discount at Palm Beach and
other southern resorts One leaves the
fur coat at home, or hides IL at the bot
tom of a trunk. not to be brought out
again until the first bleak nip Of the
March winds is felt on the return jour-
ney. For wear with white corduroy
motor coats there are fetching little
white chip motor bonnets trimmed at
either side with cabuchons of violet in
three shades of purple and long wells of
pale violet chiffon. \ rose cOlorcd straw
bonnet of the same sort has cabuchons
of tiny pink satin roses and q pink chif-
fon veil.
There are even motor bonnets of yell
Iowa most trying color, by the way,
when one is crimson or pale from rid