Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-26

The tulle scarf that women mace iasii-
ionable last winter Is no longer correct.
80 saw the fashion authorities, ana why
BECAUSE all the new gowns that are 10"
IN tho neck have elaborate scarfs at
tached to them.
Here again we have the orient rms
Is more Egyptian than Japanese Ou'
YOU are perfectly correct as Tar as lash-
ion ia concerned II you use each OF these
words as often as you please "heh
snea1<ing of clothes. 1t is the 1asnon
10 reon Of the moment. When you DO not
feel like saying orient and Japanese you
can appear lust as learned by speaking
~ fnturist colorings and post-fmpres
Zionist combinations and then II you stiii
wish to bewilder those who do not speak
in the new terms refer casually 10 sleeves
after Matisse and skirts by Tribe
Fashion is as confused at this moment
q. social upll1t, politics, socialism ana
snffrasism. If you want to be entirely
practical and not confusing you can go
along the simple path that orientailsIh
rules our clothes. 1t may be from Old
Egypt new Turkey, old Japan or FER
STA. And If you do not know anything
about all this new movement III ART
which has spread to dress you can Jus ;.
dismiss the whole thlnS ny eahne -
And go back to the drapery of tulle and
gauze which is exploited on every gown
that has not a collar. 1t is a very goou
idea to know about because 1t helps out
the home dressmaker immensely. GIVING
her a chance to make a gown fashionaple
without the expenditure or mucn tnousnt'
and 1t is also a help to the scraWny
woman who wants to hide the bones In
her neck and the tiny dimensions OF her
arms and yet appear in a low gown when
necessary.
economy for 1t turns an old evening
gown into Al attractive tea gown. Every
woman possesses one or more frocks on
which the trimming is in bad condition
and Is either soiled or unfashionaoie, yet
| the foundation Is good' therefore, the
scarf.
The gown can be robbed of all its
accessories and then half covered by
shoulder mantle of colored net or chill
fd4 or gauze. The effect is charming.
The belt, Of course. must play a large
| part in the renovation and this is just
| where woman gets good chance 10
show her sense for color.
| She can go in for some futurist work
| herself and apply a purple grdie to
| blue gown or a green one to yellow
! gown or a plaid one to white or
| black gown and place an immense satin
| rose Of another color in front,
How the Nantes Are Made.
There is nothing ungenerous about
these new shoulder draper.es. One can
/ not make them out of a yard of some
thing left over from hat. The good
ones require at least two yards Oh
double width fabric. and three yards
can be used without being awkward.
They are not fashioned after the man
nor NJ the transparent coats which were
| -Snto
| In opera boxes and in drawing rooms
| for social occasions; they are more ike
| a shawl than coat and are definitely
| oriental
to the knees at the back and usually
! go to the waist in front. The points or
corners are usually weighted with tas-
| sells of jet or pearls, or glass beads in
are excessively fashionable and they
| are first aids to the home dressmaker
| On a white satin gown which Is def
| nitely eastern there Is mantle OF Jap
| anese red chiffon which falls to the
| waist in front with deep pearl tassels
| and drops straight down the back near
4 ly to the knees, where 1t is caught up
| tied into a loose knot, and hangs to the
heels The front of this gown Is quite
straight, cut square in front and is elab-
+. orately trimmed with large Egyptian
nearl ornaments. Red stockings ana
| white slippers are worn with 1t. and 1t
is slashed ut both sides OF the back FOR
i six inches.
/ These Nantes Are Colorful.
The main object of using these shout
| der draperies is to get a brilliant piece
| Of coloring, but IL woman Is not sure
/ of her color sense it is far better for
/ her to keep to one co.or or make CON-
b.nation that she knows all about White
i over black is an easy combination, but
i il woman Is q strict follower OF fashion
| she will not use this combination again
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