Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-30

! is no attempt to tone them down into
| serviceable garments. The material is
| thin. is we'll drapea and the coat has
| peplum a fanciful belt, ornamental col
| lar and is worn over one OF those new
| kind of white net blouses that are guilt
less Of tucks or pleats and stretch on
| an unbroken line from neck to waist.
| Under it is worn corset cover of white
or pink chiffon trimmed with faint color
ed roses of chiffon or satin.
| This Is to be a world of yellow in
spring and summer and woe to the worn
| an who tries to wear any one of the
| tones when nature, has not intended her
| to do 1t. There are decided shades, like
sulphur, which has tinge of green
| in it and is immensely fashionable;
there is another tone that has no char
acter whatever and yet has beauty
I because it lends itself as a background
| to color: there are decided tans, golden
ones which are lovely for springtime
If they are not worn by woman whose
skin has any touch OF sallowness and
whose hair Is negative. There are sc
many straw shades that it would be
hard to choose among them: and against
these come the wonderful Roman gold
and Chinese yellow which are replaced
by the most brilliant of all the new
shades which is an excellent imitation
of copper. 1t positively shines in the
dark.
Every woman who goes out to buy Will
be shown one or more of these tones and
she will want them because they are
made up into such alluring frocks. 1t is
one especial frock she will want and
yet she will be discouraged for the rest
of the season If she buys it unadvisedly.
The conscientious salesw oman might pro-
tect her. but if she is set on it no one can
help her and she will be in the unpleas-
ant predicament of a woman who has
spent her allowance on a costume that
makes her look ten years older and in Ill
health.
Any one of the yellow tones can be
used for evening gowns better than for
street or afternoon frocks. The reason
of this is easy to see. The evening gown
of today is practically of lace and tulle
from the waist up and to cover this the
yellow skirt fabric has no influence upon
the tone of the skin. 1t does not even
affect the arms and the neck because
they take on the influence of the pink
tulie that is SO cleverly used as lining
to all the evening bodices of the day.
And by the way, the madness for color
has one charming expression In the use
of brilliant tulle passed over the shout
ders and flowing back in medieval fash
ion over the shoulders and waist line, to
be caught at the knees with a brilliant
ornament. A white satin evening gown
with q top Of thread lace oyer flesh pink
tulle has shoulder scarfs Of brilliant vio-
let tulle caught in front with a violet
satin rose, then spreading over the shout
ders, dropping away from the waist and
looped in with another violet satin rose
at the back of the knee.
A black satin gown has this shoulder
drapery of white tulle, and if a woman
wants to dare such a brilliant combina-
ton she can use one of the new shades
of red and catch it with jet buckle at
the waist and knees. A jade-green satin
gown has wing sleeves and a box pleat
hanging from shoulders to knees at the
back, where it is caught into a pannier
made of silver tulle edged with narrow
band of iridescent green sequins.
All these glittering gewgaws have re
turned to fashion-if they ever went out!
Rhinestones, transparent crystals in
many colors, jet jade and pearls are all in
high favor. The rhinestones are not spar
ingly used. They are run as necklaces
on many bodices and twisted into ornate
motifs for the front of the waist or
the end of the decolletage at the back
Even the most exclusive designers are
introducing again this season suits that
are made of cotton crash or eponge or
ratii1e, whichever you care to call 1t. Ii
your French is uncertain You had better
stick to the former word. They all mean
the same thing. These suits are in white,
blue, black and of course, many shades
of tan. and the latter will undoubtedly
prove the most popular choice despite the
warning that it will be unbecoming to
the majority. The fanciful coats are
made of this fabric. all of them cut away
in some fashion or other and lined with
the brilliant cubist silks that the season
offers in plenty
There is a Bulgarian crepe de chine,
also a challis which is a good imitation
of the crepe de chine, both of which
touch up these cotton suits into more
attractiveness The Powered fabric will /
be used high collar a narrow |
rolling rever which runs to the waist, |
with a waistcOat fastened with bullet |
buttons and reaching, as all the new
waietcoats do. well below the waist |
One does not want a gown of this fig |
ured crepe de chine chalis but it is |
found very useful for ornamenting clothes |
that need a brilliant touch of color. |
One might say. that the feature of
this season is the combination OF plain
and figured fabrics, and if one bears this
we'll i'm mind. even though she makes her
clothes at home, she will find the prob
lem of fashion solved.
For instance. IL she wants short,
smart coat to wear with a one-piece
frock she chooses it in a figured fabric
if the frock is plain. and the other way
round II the frock is figured. 1t is also
correct to choose the coat in different
color from the frock, but conservative
taste goes against this
ionable air can be given to one-piece