Evening star., 1917-04-09
OF Interest TO Women
FRANCE. INTRODUCES A COLORED GILET
BY ANNE RITTENHoUsE.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
NEW YORK, April 7.-One of the
gowns which France sent over to
America this String and which was
shown in the pIfades Of French fash
ions on good-'eoking manikins was
a frock made Vi of white satin. whit"
organdy and by ght red jersey cloth.
There is no re;;.on to omit the black
braid.
The type of FAtin which is used in
this alleged sp@rt costume is an uh-
usual weave. We do not import much
of II, but the French dressmakers de-
light in it, 1t - several times thicker
than charmeuse or satin, d'amour 1t
is woven especially for good service
and for rich col9ring. The ivory tones
in this satin ate exceptionally saus-
flying. The boy of the weave Is so
strong, althouga supple. that II stailus E
hard service fo' two or three seasons,
and vet falls it,to the figure with all
the grace and piiability of chiffon
There is already in this country
variety of satin which is onered LOT
sports. 1t camp out in separate skirts
as early as January, and by the eho
of February the southern resorts were
dotted with th4se skirts in red, blue.
pink and greef.
in the country, which does very weh
for sport apparel, but ii is not easy
to match that peculiar KIND OF satlii
which some of the French houses seem
to be able to g II hold of in any guam
tity. 49,,
woman WHO has brought home
from Paris a peg-top skirt OF TINS
satin, made four years ago. hnds -that
IT is in the silhouette of the hour and
that its richness of coloring and sta
, bility of weava have not been in the
least impaired by age or the service
it. has given.
satin is so expensive, even in Parls.
that it is not worth bringing much of
it to this country, so the woman VINO
wants to copy the sport skirt which
came over in addition to the red jacket
will simply have to look around in this
country for the most durable weave
of that material and use it.
The sketch shows this gown, just as
she took, with her long, black direc-
toire parasoi that gives the effect of
the ebony cane used by the beaux of
1880. The skirt is laid into the waist
in side pleats, is drawn into a yard
and-a-half hem and is open slightly at
each side, the slit outlined with white
satin buttons. Don't be astonished 1t
the fact that the slit skirt of several
years ago, which caused such a SEN
sation in this country. has been re-
vived.
The Scarlet Polo Vest.
The true polo player wears his vest
buttoned high in the neck and he
would not permit braid and buttons on
1t, but this scarlet jersey vest, as
shown in the sketch, with its white
collar and full sleeves of organdy,
topped by a hat with a visored brim,
is SO suggestive of the costume of
polo player that one instantly sees in
1t the suita bility for outdoor sports.
These gilets or waistcoats, which
have been bodily taken from mems ap-
parel, are excessively smart. They are
a compromise between coat and a
shirt waist, or, rather, a sweater and
a shirt waist. There are large sections
of the American continent where a
woman finds it difficult to be cool
through the summer months, and she
ts not cool in either a sweater or a
coat, SO France has designed an in