Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-09-02

for gowns as for coal and food, but
that's a part of the present scheme OF
things vicious circle which not even
the government seems to be able 20
That thousands Of girls and young
women who have taken the positions
OF men in this country will lavish their
wages on clothes there is no more doubt
than there is that these women will al
ways continue to work instead OF loaf.
And SO the appeal for conservation OF
clothes and for good taste in selection
must go out to them even more than
to the woman who is working for moth.
ing.
Rightful Economy.
There should be a strong series Of
paragraphs sent broadcast over the
land to women in regard to the pur-
chasing of clothes. and some Of them
should read on this order:
Don't wear old and shabby clothes
under the false impression that in so
doing one releases man power for the
war. It's women who make most OF
these iclothes and they need the salaries.
DON'T pay foolish price to any dress
makef for any kind of gown merely
because IL has great label in IT. Use
| the enlightened business mind TO de-
eide what tho value OF a gown Is be-
fore buying IL.
| Reraernber that there are thousands
of >seamstresses In this country who are
eager to make a weeks wages and who
! have been badly reduced in income
through through 1T, the cheap che readg.to-wear
women to keep your clothes in good
order and to make new clothes when
ever possible. in order that you may be
released from that kind OF work to give
your time TO the nation.
i Don't indulge recklessly in dozens OF
VIA sh blouses. Laundry bills include the
price of starch, and to demand starch
! in hundreds OF garments is not good
conservation.
Buy as many things as possible in
| silk. crepe de chine and eeorgette crepe
! in order to save cotton and linen for
| government uses.
Be exceedingly careful in your choice
| of shoes. for leather is scarce and the
| price liz getting beyond the average
purse. Instead Of wearing thin vel
tend through the fashions for any
length of time. have the street clothes
/ made of sturdy homespun. the new
| velour and heavy English suitings.
Don't buy costumes in brilliant col.
| ors. because IL there 10 a need for strict
| economy next fall a dark gown will
serve a second season better than q
gay one.
Eliminate Waste in Materials.
France has made a violent effort for
three weeks to provide new costumery
for America, and she has succeeded.
! The cables report that q box full of
| tricks has been developed.
The main point is the elimination Of
| waste material in all garments. There
fore the silhouette must be as slim as
though 1t had a lead pencil as it's
model.
| There is a strong effort made to bring
| into fashion the half low evening gown
such as the European women have
been wearing for three years. This is
not universally becoming to the Anglo
Saxon. and it is probable that the
American evening gowns with their old
and deep decoiletage may be still
adopted by many.
| No matter what slight fullness there
may be at the hip line in certain gowns.
| there is no division of opinion concern
! Velour has been insisted upon as the
main material for street wear. and
there is more black and white satin adj
vocated than the expert foresaw
| Black panne velvet gowns without
any trimming whatever but a touch of
| white crepe at the neck are offered as
exclusive things for the afternoon.
| The woman who goes to work every
day in some field of activity may aban-
don the coat suit in favor OF the one
piece frock with an underbodice of
georgette crepe. and she may depend
on a smartly built tailored topcoat for
protection from the cold.
| France shows what she thinks of the
jone-piece frock in her new method of
joining a jacket and a skirt together
/ at the hips. The line where the two
4 come together is drawn in rather tights
ly in the oriental manner.