Evening star., 1918-08-11
The Trade and the Public Have Not Found Their ADVANTAGE
for the Buying and Selling Of Garments Months Before
Seasonable Weather-To Save Trouble and Expense

some kind. Even IL the world is re-
duced to whole garments Of sewn ng
leaves. there is no reason why any
one woman should wish herself out of
the picture. Let her go along with
the momentum of the hour and buy
and wear garments of fg leaves.
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the moment 1t Is needed. It should be
preached In every possible form of
propaganda that this Is the wise way
to live during war time. Rest assured
stock Of one thing from store that
store will be replenished the moment
Its supply Ia exhausted
VI course. there are women who al
ways ways demand quality. They prefer to
past fashion, II they are sure that
every thread is silk or wool, as the
case may be. But the majority Of
women are not inclined toward ac-
ceptlng that system Of dress.
therefore let us start out in new
measure Of reform as soon as this
month IL over, and face September
with no idea Of rushing into shops
ana buying everything that is offered
because "a It is labeled New" Maybe
Ing of panic among buyers that now
is the only chance to get enough
clothes to carry one through the win
ter results In the very thing that the
government desires most to see
avoided-reckless spending of money.
so buy shrewdly, and not for hoard
ing.
II there is to be economy in clothes
iet 1t begin this week. 1t is at this
time. between the seasons. that a
woman can take thought of her ward
robe and twist and turn 1t according
to prevailing fashion in a way that
VIII serve her until styles are more
settled. Then, when she has to buy
much, she will buy wisely and well.
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Here are some prophecies that may
help you to be economical and wise.
One of them sounds like the first aid
to an injured wardrobe. 1t comes
direct from Paris. 1t is that checks,
stripes and mosaic blocks are widely
worn in whole suits and in parts of
suits.
Can you imagine any piece of news
more gratefully received than that
which gives woman a change to
the other way around?
There are colored stripes on a white
background. made of heavy wooden
material anu DullI 1utO d SklTL 10 Ue
worn with any slip-on cuirass or short
jacket of colored cloth or velvet.
There are dozens of checked and
mosaic suits and one-piece frocks.
Paris is full of them. They are worn
at Vichy, at, Deauville, at Biarritz. and
they are shown by every big designer
who has al house in Paris.
One hears that very few capes are
smart unless they are touched up with
checked or plaid fabric. And capes.
and will continue to be so through the
autumn. They are worn over sepa-
rate skirts and cuirass blouses. or
short Chinese tunics, and they have
that swagger military air that comes
from their careless arrangement
ones have some kind of waistcoat ar
rangement which holds them closely
over the-bust and waist line.
Skirts are narrow. AS the govern
ment will allow shoes to be eight
inches from the ground, the skirts
need not be heightened For the pres
cnt they remain moderately short.
What the near future will bring out
no one can say.
There is strong effort being made
on the part of individual designers to
introduce long skirts for evening
wear. but it is doubtful If the expert
mcnt will succeed at the present mo-
ment. A lack of material does not
bOtnef the buyers, because tnere lS a
sufficient yardage of certain fabrics
in the world to give a woman as many
long skirts as she wishes.
The use of knitted bands as trim
ming for all manner of clothes is not
a rumor of prophecy, but fact that
any woman can make use of in re-
modelling her midseason wardrobe.
The government may tell us where
the wool comes from. The retailers
don't know. France started the trick,
and America took it up with vehe-
mence. AS we are now a nation of
accomplished knitters, there is no rea-
son why these bands of ornamental
tion should not be made on the porch
in idle hours.
The milliners put them on hats
they are used on coats for collars and
cuffs: they trim one-piece frocks; they
outline the edges of capes as facing,
and they are in demand for girdles
and military belts
Strips Of colored Angora wool are
also in high favor. Knitted silk is
offered by a number. of designers as a
substitute for knitted wool There
can be no question about getting as
many silk threads as one wants.
In the elimination Of non essentials,
which is a vast process of reform
going on throughout the continent
an finds that fashion permits her to
omit the collar and cut off her sleeves
to fiveinch length.
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