Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-29


, gave us that association of the two
gay elements of life in saying of
. girl that she carried her youth in her
face, like flags flying?
It was clever therefore, of the de-
signers to launch the youngsters of
this most wonderful holiday season
into victory clothes. The elders may
express their relief from the tension
of terror that handcuffed us all for
four years by bursting out of the
chrysalis into the butterfly, but their
clothes will not be parts of the flag.
1t Is not fitting that any but youth
should wear the bits Of red, white
and blue which. combined with GER
tain skill, make the alluring victory
clothes of this hour.
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There are tiny frocks for tiny chill
dren in which the colors only flash out
as long ribbons that are run through
two buttonholes in the front or back
of round collar and drop to the hem.
There are frocks for older children
which are made of red. white and blue
stripes held in by soft sashes of col
ored bunting in the three colors.
There is return to far-off and
fascinating fashion in the blue bunt-
ing frocks for children between eight
and ten years old which are touched
up with red bunting and ornamented
There are pleated skirts of red flag
bunting with straight little cuirass
blouses of blue bunting fastened In
straight line down the front with red
taken from the time of the Stuarts:
They are made Of white linen edged
with linen lace and touched with red
and blue buttons.
There are red and blue hair rlboons
for girls; there are red and white
striped awning rompers for the nurs-
cry fastened with blue bone buttons;
and one of the successful frocks OF
the holiday season Is made or ordinary
unbleached muslin shocked with red,
white and blue worsted threads, the
design giving blurred impression of
the flag.
1t was clever idea, this, to turn out
the children Of the land in flag cos
which is given over to them In an
Christian nations, making them liv-
ing, joyous symbols Of the red, white
and blue which today is the banner OF
freedom all over the world. And 1T is
not only our flag that they represent;
it is the flags of the allies.
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Two months ago Doucet of Paris
gave the world new idea when ne
used unbleached muslin edged with
tiny, colored fringe as lining for
jackets. 1t had the triple qualities OF
endurance, originality and cheapness
this new lining. 1t was a wartime
necessity, SO Doucet thought. but 1t
speedily became piece of economy
that threatened to be a high; fashion.
Probably the spring VIII make II ex-
ceedingly popular. 1t Is good idea
for those who deplore the lack OF
service in coat, Innings. especially IN
these days when one is not sure OF
dyes.
The use of unbleached muslin for
interior decoration has become we'll
established, especially for country
homes where curtains of this fabric
are edged with colored fringe, ana
bedspreads and pillowshams are made
of it with borders of colored cloth IN
turkey red or dark blue.
AS a bit Of fine dressmaking 1t was
not even considered until the Interior
DECORATORS brought the idea into the
.Doudets coat Innings. and now these
childEens frocks- with their red ana
blue decorations.
The war has its uses. after all. in
teaching the world the Value OIL COIN
monplace fabrics and compelling WON
en- to use their brains and ingenuity
In order that they may be well and
practically dressed. Unbleached mus
lin Is only one of the many ordinary
fabrics that has come to the front al
time when raw materials are scarce
and 1t Is delightful to know that the
Americans as we'll as the French real
lie that beauty can be attached to the
commonplace.
One woman who was enchanted with
q victory frock of this fabric ex..
claimed why, that's the material
use to cover my ironing board! 1t Is
And 1t will wear as we'll on a young
ster as on an ironing board.
This style of costumery for chill
dren came out of the south, out OF
Virginia, where unbleached muslin /:
we'll known and the devastation o.
war, its restrictions, privations ant
economies is still a terrible memory
even to those who were born after TIT
civil war
1t Is rather strange thing tina
some of the great centers have adopt
ed juvenile clothes that have been de
signed and made by Virginia gentle
women ever since the war began
Many youngster going to party IL
house which stands on pedestal o
millions, as we'll as others who trai
into Central Park with their expensiv
french nurses, are wearing adorable
frocks from some little southern town
made very often by aged fingers tina
nave kept the art Of rolling, whipping