Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-13

Colors arc as interesting as cuts. Inc
truth is that they should interest women
more than any other feature in clothes.
No matter what the style of gown, It's
effect is married if it is worn by the
woman whose hair and skin cannot staho
its color. Wide segmentS OF the "orlu
have gone wrong in this respect since
the fashion for brilliant colors became
fixed. Many found their salvation IN the
fashionable all black or black and white,
but not every woman can confine herse1
to even these respectable tones.
The great artists have reaped a Won
derful harvest In shekels and reputation
since the oriental craze began; they nave
foisted upon a public that was not al
WAYS willing to wear them gowns that
resemble Jacobs coat Many atrocities
were committed in the name OF art ana
clothes. and it is probable that this was
tha reason for the universal fashlon Tor
black and white that has held for over a
wear. The trouble about mixing coiors
in fabrics is that a little Inclination is
dangerous thing and an amateur Will Try
to rnix her colors as though she were
great artist and wear the result ABROAD
before q public that is stunned or breaks
into ridicule. - 49,
Somehow the winter is safer than the
spring and summer as REGARDS the nurst-
ing forth of violent coiors anu ~ VIZ I.,,,es
IRE enjoying the black and dark Diues
and seal browns of the season We cant
,elp peeping around the corner TO see
what is coming.
As far as those know who ought to
know, there is every indication OF d re-
turn to tan Orange is already rising
,boye the horizon like a summer sun,
md copper gold is promised us in lie"
weeks. Banana yellow, mandarin new
leather, old leather are among the
shades that the spring Will oner. ms
IS not hopeful news. Prismatic orange
sounds poetic and is doubtless artlstlc'
.)ut how many compilations VIII not DE
the worse for wearing 1t:
The only way to redeem these VIVA
tones Of tan and yellow is to soften them
with black or the deepest shade oil seal
brown. but from what one can near tneS
are going to be worn in all their cfudltS
The yellow brocades. sunlight hrocades
they are are alluringly good looking anu
fact that they did not come near the
face They were used as drapery on
gowns of yellow lace or white tuile, or
as coats to deeper toned velvet skirt
with all their edges smothered IN seal OF
sable.
This demand for tan will bring an enor-
NOUS amount of Chinese standings and
ra jahs to the market. They are durable
fabrics and far better and more com
Portable for the American climate than
linen, which needs an iron every hour
if one would keep trig looking in It.
There are also leather colored serges tnat
will be made into coat suits TINS spring
and will serve for many of the new Va
rieties of smart motor coats that are
worn by women who cannot even AFFORD
a taxi And. by the way, While writing
of motor coats. it might be interesting 10
insert Just here that long army capes that
f,,Il ha ShnllldarS
on the scene. In Europe they call them
students capes. Women used 10 wear
them long ago when golf arrived In
America as a novel form OF taking eXer.
else. and it is probable that they will
soon have a comfortable place in the
realm of clothes.
OF course, whenever tan becomes the
fashion it brings its brown sisters along
with 1t, and Paris is already laying much
stress upon the recrudescence of the
darkest seal tone. Many of the best att
ernoon gowns, and some for evening as
we'll, are made in seal brown instead of
black The color is an exceedingly diff
ficu!t one to catch and the dyerS are
rather pluminS themselves Tor having
done it, and their miGdlenlen the dress
makers are busy offering Il to the pub
lie.
One directoire afternoon costume OF sea-
brown has a skirt of corded silk draped
across the figure and caught up INTO nVe
1OIdS ABOVE the Knees, tie Sodl - VI 9So
brown plush and is sharply cut away
from the waist line just where the two
revers end. and hangs in two tails down
the back to the knees. This edge Is all
finished with Hudson seal. which also
forms the reyers as well as the high Beau
Brummel collar
There is q wrapped stock of yellow
lace inside the high collar of fur which
is caught with q diamond circle In front
and hangs in two full tabs outside the
revers. The sleeves are long and bell
shaped and finished with deep cuffs that
nearly reach the elbows. No wonder the
tiny round barrel, muff OF war times is
coming into favor again when one must
wear the immense cuffs that are now
added to the sleeves.
Copper gold satin is to be an exceed
ingIy fashionable fabric and there is no
doubt that it can be made up into won
derful afternoon gowns. Let us hope
they will not be worn by the wrong
women. ~
Early spring elothesIwilI not be con-