Evening star., 1919-12-31

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uo in a new way. Any one would
/ K 'ow that the commercial world had
paenty of blue serge and dark taffeta
b The very reason of the strenuous
originality they apply to these fabrics
Each few months they appear in new
guise.
/ Used in Sp'andid Manner.
! The average woman may think
that black taffeta and blue serge are
commonplace materials until she runs
:, against them fun tit in bah frOcks
! afternoon dance gowns and sees them
/ t'inIned " IN paiilettcs Of jet, Wit
| GolJ and silver embroidery and H.
bon,s, with precious lace, and with the
! colorS of the rainbow. She becomes
! beWiidered and wonders why so much
| time and thought are rtckiesSiv Law
! ii'hed on materials that she considers
! can be cut out at home with a paper
pattern and made to do service for all
! those odds and ends of hours dur u.
/ which no one needs gay ANA fancifui
apparel.
( The answer lies in the scarcity of
materials in the worlds trade. Short
/ age OF Labor is Responsible for his
/ change in fashion as IN everVth.ne
( else As long as fabrics are scarce
/ then ingenuity in treatment, original-
/ y g." II. S--D. -eCc' utTiCitY in trim
! ming are the substitutes.
/ 7 re vCr seems 10 he any dcartt
.a@ rus 5 s.ious'y complain o. lack
~ irfls = ny an. quite fr; u-
tic over the lessered amount OF iaho:
and The shor,er hours that 60 u
sH n,redse ia sag : ETery ythin
TAX. tIS ice IS l.ng to ans lte and Is
not as wei made. L MS % be n
common comp ain, that hteh wa
have not broGEht about the same pro
. Effectiveness or he same sN ID tLat eN-
isted when lower vases were paid
All of which goes TO show, so she
1 economists think. that the whole tur
, mCil IS moral. rather than financial.
The New TaHeta Frocks.
Once upon a time The exodus to the
south was proclaimed by flower tur-
bans: today it j. proclaimed by tat
! feta frocks. This is true in other coun
| tries as well IS ~ america ] IS rare
! thai the. dr. ss-nakers take up rovei-
| ties in IN dses sen. They prefer 20 work
! n materials winch are well estab-
, lished.
Therefore aft ia leaps INTO the
arena when January appears II
| the first fabric 10 greet the New Year
! Black taffeta IS not as dorinatu4-
| his year as brown. VIII ch refers 10
clothes for the day. not for The even
The ng for brown is quite str nl
/ and every effort VIII be made by III.
| IL esSmal> RS to dams lie IT CONSTANT!
| before the pubic.
| I'll, sketch shows an afternoon
| frock that could easily serve for .
O'Clock in the evening, provided one
| was not going 20 a bail The skirt is
| m ade in two deep pufs. one shorter
| than he other and Sufficiently tiaring
| at the hips TO give the effect of the
tru Ks worn by men in the Eliza
bethan reign. The bodice is snua y
| a ted 10 the figure by means OF folds
/ not bones or lining. and the decol-
| le age IS deep enough to sci Se for the
most formal of gay occasiors TIL
! brown tone of this taffeta frock is
/ glittering bronze, and this perm is
| the dressmaker to add a narrow belt
Of geranium pink velvet ribbon which
| ties in front in a careless arrange
| ment of loops and ends. There is a
modesty piece of lace across the front
| of the bodice.
| The hat is of geranium straw, touch
ed with brown aigrette.