Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-30

Montreal as in Florence and Pau
Women have an amazing way Of dress
ing alike all over the world, where they
represent the same point of view toward
life.
Therefore, it was interesting to count
six coat suits in the same shade of red
coming into the restaurant with their
owners for luncheon. One was not aware
until this moment how fashionable was
this tone called dregs OF wine. Added to
the coat suits there were blouses which
SO clearly combined with the skirt that
they presented a one-piece frock when
the coat was removed.
Some Of the suits were trimmed with
fur, in fact, most Of them were and 9TH
ers were topped off by velvet collars and
cuffs. None of the hats were red; they
were black. Here and there one saw
dark blue velvet hat, or a striking one of
sealskin, or one of velour in tete de
negre. Skunk fur was the favorite peltry
added to these suits, but here and there
one saw moufflon, which is the under
part of the sable; and again that queer
new Russian sfur which is pale yellow
with irregular fickers of brown. Both
Poiret and Cabot use it on the suits of
dark red. and it is only natural that il
should be extremely copied over here.
There is no doubt that these red suits
are expensive, for that peculiar shade OF
red Is not to be found in any of the
cheaper fabrics. Duvetyn and velvet
show it up very well, and it may be in
teresting to add that all of the six suits
worn were of duvetyn, which is that new
fabric invented by Dodier In Paris to
take the place of velours de chine.
Duvetyn, as you know, ia not to be had
for the asking, and when one possesses
a suit of it in the color known as dregs
of wine, and trimmed with that new yell
low Russian fur, then the costume rep
resents money.
And it should represent more than
mere wealth-or extravagance-for you
do not know which is which in the cos
tunes of many of the women of today:
It should mean that a woman has several
lother suits, or at least another one, to
change into when she or her public
gets tired of the red one.
There is very little doubt that the
women who wore these six red suits at
the restaurant had plenty of money
and that their closets were filled with
other suits in other colors, and, If so,
their choice of red was to be commend
ed But it is not the tone to be chosen
by a woman who has few clothes, and
| this verdict applies to evening gowns as
we'll as street suits, to hats as well as
slippers.
The only garment in red which a linn
tied income allows is an evening wrap in
velvet. One does not tire of this gor-
geous coloring in a mantle, for 1t only
serves as background for the gown and
does not easily place itself in the minds
of the observers.
A red suit is quite a different matter.
Shnn1d he avoided nv the woman
who must wear 1t day in and day out
without the hope of new one until the
last of March. If one admires the color,
then admire it on some one else. and
don't let others get tired of it On you.
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AS for a red hat, it is impossible, ex-
cept as a caprice. II one wants such
head covering for an occasional hour. all
very well, but the price paid for 1t should
be in proportion to the small amount OF
service it is intended to give.
A red evening gown Is a brilliant pos
session in these days Of splendid coloring
and gorgeous fabrics which make any
foresathering of women colorful and en-
chanting to the eye; but the same rule
should apply to the evening as to the
street Even if you have few .opportuni-
| ties for social gayety after candle light
| it is better to avoid red.
| Although one was in doubt in the early
autumn about the popularity of blue for
street wear, the way the fashionable
women have adopted it is surprising. It,
with a deep, smoky violet, are the two
tones that fashionable women adopt. But
such blue as it is. They may call 1t
marine, or night, or ravens wing blue,
but none of these names really expresses
| it's depth In some lights it is black
| 1t is an admirable choice for the street.
No one gets tired of 1t; neither you nor
your neighbor, and that is as high a
recommendation of a gown as for the
decoration of a room. The sketch shows
| an attractive blouse of satin with odd