Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-19
Young Girls Spring Clothes Proclaim Victor
victory, and Of that amazing thing

youth.
The hat that the milliner has
matched TO the dressmaker's victory
frock Is Of cream -colored Jersey with
a big soft crown. The brim is faced
with red straw, and there Is a twisted
red cord and tassel that looks as
though 1t had been lifted from the
shoulders of some staff officer. 1t GER
tainly would be pilfered from the Of
ficer IL the sdapper" had q chance to :
get at II. for she has taken the war SO
to heart and has worked so hard in 1t
that she embraces all the lighters un-
der the word hero" She beEs or pill
fers bits Of their uniforms whenever
she can, and you see her running her
machine or skating on ice.covered
to school with these bits of the allied
uniforms scattered over her surface.
Whatever a man may refuse to a
woman ne does not refuse to Hap
per. he no longer regards her, you
see. as non producing consumer, in
socialist phraseology. She has earnedS
her right to exist In these times. for
sne mas worked unfiinchingly and un-
ceasingly since April, 1917.
of course. she dances. She does this
iar better than any other member OF
her sex. She smiles CONTEMPORARY
wnen her grandmother tries to initiate
her, Tor she knows that the thing she
Goes superlatively well is syncopated
Dancing. She dresses for the part,
Ihefe are vast opportunities for her
gowns. she may not be allowed to go
70 dances small and early, except on
Friday and Saturday evenings; but
she belongs to three or four dancing
classes that meet In the afternoon.
anu In New York, as well as other
great centers, there are exclusive
evening classes arranged for just her
pleasure.
II she is rich she pays $50 for each
OF her dance frocks, for even a casual
N tt,nN T.
dollars worth Of difference between
the making of her gown and that for
her mother The finest of satins are
ussd, the best of tulle, the softest of
taneta. Metallic laces and tissues are
omitted in the wardrobe of a well
dressed youngster Heavy embroidery
Is boo.
Ine chemise frock, certain modi-
ncation of an eighteenth century court
gown and much that is medieval and
Babylonian in contour are especially
CHOSEN for her evening costumery She
avoids purple and black, but she mixes
up In her wardrobe bright pink. natter
blue, jonqul yellow, white, cream and
scarlet.
The dressmakers offer her newt
mixture of pink and blue which has
come down from the Dresden shep-
herdesses. They have brought back
roses by the thousands for her dance
gowns. Some of them are rocco, with
their hardened, glitterfng surface and
gilded leaves. which make a piquaut
contrast to her youth. Others are OF
satin taffeta with velvet petals. These
roses garland her bodices, they form
her sleeves in row after row placed
upon tulle. spreading between elbow
and shoulder. and sometimes they gar
land the armhole like hoops.
"A French designer has brought back
the scailoped trimming OF another era,
and 1t has been received in this coun-
try with fine appreciation. So the
napper" wears a dance gown OF ruff
fies. each edged with its band Of col
ored scallops: and there is sash to
match.
If one runs through the departments
dedicated to the young girls service it
would seem that she Is the pre-
eminent person of the hour for whom
the victory clothes are designed. And
why not? There are over million
young boys who are said to have
saved the world for democracy, and
who are arriving home covered with
crosses and glory, to dance to dine
and to make love to the 'fapper'' She
knows her power today, and she is
dressing up to it.