Evening star., 1915-07-25

latest idiosyncrasy in the fashion world.
The awning man has suddenly loomed
into popularity. When a pretty young
woman appears in his shop now asking
for samples of his materials he no
longer asks her the color of her house.
Already he has learned the new tricks
greater variety of awning stuffs this
year than ever before.
One Indianapolis young woman who
wanted certain colors that the awning
man could not supply confessed the
other day that her sport suit is made
from mattress ticking.
Who would have the courage to pre-
dict the next move?
There is one thing at least to be said
in favor of the awning dress-it sur
wives well the daily ducking which
comes to every woman's costume this
season. The lovely maiden who trips
out daintily in her sheer lawn while
the sun shines brightly at in the
afternoon comes home at the dinner
hour looking like lily after the storm.
Trying to wear summer gowns has
brought gray hairs to more than one
fair maid in this season of daily rains.
And that's right where the awning
frock becomes exhibit A. 1t sheds the
water like the proverbial duck. OF
course, it is very striking looking to
begin with, as it usually is of broad
stripes; some of the more truly smart
looking, with trim short skirt, a
sport coat and hat.
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Apropos of the hard times" in which
we live, and incomes necessarily re-
stricted by so much
One Who Keeps giving. the Dress
T.
Up Good Style. loudly that their
orders are curtailed. and they are pay
ing the penalty for prevailing whole
sale charity. 1t looks. however, that
the majority of women are fairly well
dressed. and a small minority .superla-
lively so, says Boston writer. have
been interested in watching the gowns
donned for one festivity or another. OF
late. and am especially pleased with
the becomingness and variety of frocks
displayed by Mrs. George Saltonstall
West, who has made an admirable place
| for herself in Boston society since ar
irving a bride, several years ago.
Mrs. West. who was formerly Dorothy
Fowler of New York, has a pretty girl
ish figure. and blond coloring. and
blue seemingly suits her better than
any other color-at least she is usually
in blue when our paths chance to cross
I especially like a taffeta frock OF
which Mrs. West is apparently fond. 1t
is of, blue and white striped silk, and
looks like copy of picturesque model
of former years. The full skirt is
lace, and the bodice is rather tight
With this Mrs. West wears a wide
brimmed hat~wreathed with flowers In
| blending tones in a sort of hydrangea
blue.
have also seen Mrs. West in a fasci-
mating gown of pastel blue chiffon, over
a foundation of liberty of the same color
made with the prevailing wide skirt
which is only becoming to the youth
full and slender sisters. With this
| floating effect, Mrs. West dons wide
brimnied hat Of exactly the same color
| the brim being of transparent material
| 1t is extremely effective. and especially
suited to it's graceful wearer.
A group In front Of me at one of the
local playhouses was discussing some
| friends of mine.
Old Charge and says St Louis
Good Answer. ssnaas ss'se ana of 'oe OPINION nGn
in this small party was that nowhere
in this wide. wide world were such
snobs to be found as those people who
go to make up that small zone called
the world of society.
I should like to express my frank
opinion as to this accusation, even If
1t be at variance with the ideas of my
| entertainers. Nowhere do persons
meet on more common ground or are
accorded fairer treatment than In this
same little world styled the social set.
I really think that people who make
a speciality of society are almost the
onlye class of Americans among whom
one finds honest equality.