Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-15
War Work Creates a Big Demand for Summe

son at the front, and who spends
money and time In preparing bundles
for him. When faced with discovery by
this alleged SON, who attacks her de-
ception with Scotch conscience, she
explains that all the other women in
the country Dragged OF It's being their
war" and that she lied because she
wanted 1t to be her war"
This IS the feeling that has como to
every woman. even IL she has only
piece of q heart left. Tho summer.
therefore. IS q season to be filled with
intense activity and great national
grouping OF women from every rank
and file of human life on this continent.
all met together under ono flag
This extraordinary condition connect
ing tho buying OF new clothes and the
doing of war relief work, appears to
the apparel people IN all the glory OF
an unexpected Christmas present.
The city centers are huInning with
women on every kind of errSnd bent,
stopping at restaurants for lunch. shop
pins, in the hottest days for new clothes
to carry them through the appoint
meuts of the next month. and the sew
gowns at home are busy preparing the
increased number OF blouses. skirts and
underwear that this sudden call TO arms
has brought about.
steps IN also rs buyer OF huge
amounts. 1t ia ordering clothes for the
enlisted woman of the naval reserve
force. Already 1t has asked for 1000
blue serge suits, smartly made: 1000
white cotton drin suits, 1000 separate
white skirts. loco straw hats and an
other 1000 dark blue felt hats.
The tendency in all the new clothes Is
toward the silhouette adopted by the
government for it's enlisted women.
Skirts are narrow and of reasonable
length. blouses are simple. with wide.
turnover collars of lace or white wash
material. and jackets are short and
made on q rnanniSh model. depending
on the cut for distinction.
Those who do not care for suits are
fitting out their wardrobes with cotton
frocks. Even at the smartest hotels in
the heart Of great centers. fashionable
women are appearing in checked ging-
hams with broad straw hats.
This is a fashion which has never
been tolerated in the majority of great
American cities. Such clothes have al
ways been kept for suburban towns
and the country, and when a woman
found It necessary to go on the street
of a great city during the heat of the
day she felt that tradition demanded
that she subject herself to the discom-
fort Of suit. She preferred to pass
away from moisture In blue serge
coat and skirt than roam the streets in
q checked cotton gown and white shoes.
IS lifted. The only one costume which
is comfortable and Is yet taboo in city
streets is the separate skirt with the
white shirt waist There must be a coat
or wrap of some kind to cover the
sharp juxtaposition of two fabrics and
two colors.
Crepe de chine. georgette. all the
Chinese silks and pongees. foulard,
striped wash silk in light colors and
handkerchief linen are the fabrics
turned into thousands of gowns this
summer for women who no longer stay
at home during the day.
One of the great western houses re-
ports that it has been necessary to pro-
vide the greatest amount of frocks and
suits for war work for women during
this summer than ever before. The rea-
son is the somersauit in the summer
regime. Women viii not spend their
time these months of hot weather as
they have done for a century. They
have work to do in the world. and they
must have fitting and comfortable
, clothes for that work.