Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-29
POPULAR ONE-PIECE FROCKS
SHOW NEWEST MATERIALS
Striped Silks That Stand Washing as Well
as Muslin Balkan and Cubist
Coloring in Foulards.

AS the season becomes settled into
warmth there is an amazing favoritism
| shown to one-piece frocks. They will
not take the place of coat suits, as many
| prophesy, but they will be anaddition
| to the wardrobe, and a very valuable
addition.
| Women get tired of the constant wear
| ing of coat and skirt with separate
blouse. There is always the proper ad-
| justment of the three pieces to look into,
and no matter how convenient is q sep
arate blouse, it has it's drawbacks.
dozen are needed and each one requires
investigation daily as to whether 1t is
torn. or the collar is soiled, or the waist
band is in good condition.
| No one garment has so much wear and
tear put upon 1t as the blouse; it's con-
slant rubbing against the coat is enough
|. to soil 1t and wear 1t out. but in addition
| tos that 1t has to Withstand the constant
movement of the shoulder and the lifting
lof the arm. ~
No matter If one INDUCES in costly dark
blouses instead of white. washed ones.
they must go to the cleaners every two
| weeks and also be put into the hands Of
| those who mend.
The one-piece frock comes as re-
| work with blouses, and every woman
| takes advantage of the fashion as quickly
rs she can. She is glad to be rid of
coat with it's extra weight on the Shout
ders and she is. delighted to have the OPP
portunity to indulge in some of the new
fashions and the new colors.
Probably the most comfortable feature
| of the new frock is that 1t is allowed to
fasten down the front as far as fashion
/ is concerned.
/ There ia a oroUinp fapdancy in thic
| rection which fills the hearts OF men, as
we'll as women. with relief but the car
/ toonist's occupation will be gone. Never
| mind! Probably the antics of the Eng
lish suffragettes will console him for the
loss of the antics of man fastening a
/ Momans gown in the back.
| Frocks of Tub Silks.
Over a year ago the shops imported
| a great number OF striped silks that
stand washing as well as muslin: they
| were to be used for blouses, and they
found a public waiting and ready to re-
ceive them. Now, these tub silks have
been turned loose in the sewing room for
| one-piece frocks.f They are strong and
therefore stand a good deal of hard serv-
ice, and as they are deiciously cool they
/ make an admirable choice for simple
gowns.
skirts by gored pattern with a box
pleat at the back. for the best effect is
not gotten by such a method; few silks
stand such simplicity, and the new FASH
Ion OF gathering almost straight widths
at the waist and grading them down to
| narrowness at the hem can be taken adj
vantage of In the silk frocks.
II one wants to gather the back widths
to the front widths at the knee line,
which is fashion that has been taken
| n he %
good. This Is done by making the side
or back widths as much longer than the
front ones as one wishes fulhess in the
gathers.
The only single disadvantage that these
| | light silk gowns have is that they soil
quickly and must go to the tub frequent
other kind of white gown and they do
not cost as much in laundry bills, be-
cause there Is no starch to be put into
them.
Frocks of Foulard.
iii 1t is difficult to find conservative
pattern in that admirable silk called
foulard since 1t has come under the dom.
ination Of the Cubists and has adopted
much of the Balkan coloring. True. both
Of these methods are more attractive
than the ugly sprays and vines which
constantly appeared in this silk when Il
: was the fashion before yet one does no.
wish to appear In the morning on tn,
street i'm gown that has a purple foun
dation on which are printed huge yellow
apples-that is no right-mnded person
does. Some wish it and do il.
When one finds demure design in fou
lard it il instantly taken up for one
piece frocks and may be highly com
mended to any woman in search of
serviceable frock. 1t cannot be cut OIL
stin lines, but these are not necessar!
today. White foulard with a black fig
. | ure on 1t is charmingly made up int,
afternoon frocks with skirt that doe