Evening star., 1915-01-03

Plaids Popular.
There is no promise OF a return TO
the fashion of wearing a tight-attinc
covert cloth jacket with a plain dark
blue serge skirt. but 1t is to be-
worn with a plaid skirt in duh tones
that harmonizes with the foundation
colorinE of the coat. More and more
does plaid work its way into The fash
ions, not only for entire SUITS but
for skirts worn with solid colored
jackets, especially when these are
short. The combination would be ugly
If the coat was long
The use of plaid for collar and cuffs
on A jacket of solid color is often
advocated, but il is not to be COM
mended just now. The suggestion of
putting plaid peltry on dark cloth
suits was brought out by Premet, but
1t was not followed oyer here, possibly
because it was difficult to get the dyed
fur. and the fashion WAS too fleeting
and experimental for the expense in
volved.
Until April, at least, the dark fur
collar of heroic dimensions will be in
the first style. 1t looks like a drum
majors cap placed about the neck or
a New England farmers muller, and.
by the way, there are now smart look
ing mufffers exactly like those that
women wear When motoring, or 3dded
to country sport coats They are in
neutral colors with blazing colors
striped across the end and are worn
with one end forward and one back
ward. So much is being done in the
name of sport clothes that it is not
wise to turn ones back on them.
We have developed such thorough
ly English fondness for sports and
life in the country that all classes OF
society are affected by it, and the
designed re
among the most popular brought out.
even among those whose purses are
slender. The working girl as well as
the idle woman of wealth Gf there are
any lefO are equally enthusiastic over
the last idea in loose topcoats. in coun-
try hats, sweaters and in novelty ten
mis- stockings and shoes, which are in
troduced into the usual country attire
whether one plays tennis or not.
Those who are in the business of
selling clothes are interested in the
fact that the buying public has not
had its fill of dark blue. 1t asks for
it as often now as 1t did in Septem-
ber, despite the growing popularity of
covert, sand and beige well as
putty. These shades are at the height
of fashion, although the manufactur-
-ers say that they were not included
in the color card which is sent out
from the mills of Paris for spring use,
and which usually rules the output
here. The American manufacturers.
however, will make and sell these
shades, and there is every reason to
suppose that the women Will continue
to like them. For a time they have
been ranked as exclusive cClors; now
they will go out broadcast to the con-
tinent. They are admirable for spring,
giving one little relief from the uni
formity of blue. but they evidently
will not GUST it,
For spring il will come out in sew
eral kinds Of silk. as there is little
doubt that this fabric will be the one
to reckon with for several months.
Taffeta will again be brought forward,
but woman seem to pre- er it for in
formal evening gowns rather than for
everyday frocks. With a bullion de-
sign or a fowered surface, it will be
the smart fabric for dinner frocks. as
the Louis Philippe styles need it, 1t
is only fashiona bic in light colors and
in white; in black it is taboo.
"a. White Satin Collars.
There is already much speculation
about the Joining of soft silks and
iAring circular skirts for spring, but
if both remain in fashion after the
French openings, which are scheduled
for February as usual, no doubt the
designers will find some good way out
of the difficulty. Much can be done
by borrowing from the ideas used in
evening gowns made of sil-l net. which
now have fiaring five and six yard
skirts held out by thick bullion cord.
A cable cord of velvet or silk can re-
place this one on silk street skirts.
The advance fashions in dark blue
show the usage of white satin in the
way of wrinkled stock collars and wide
turnover cuffs, in wide belts of white
kid with pearl buckles. and even in
white satin hens when the nature of
the frock allows one. This is a good
idea for the woman to zssimilate II
she is given to wearing dark blue. 1t
would brighten that serge frock she
has now, and make 1T bit different
from what it has been.