Evening star., 1919-08-27
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WHITE FROCKS WITH GIRDLES

, strong hold on the public fancy
! mostly on account of it's expense
| White may do for the small suburbs
| the southern towns, but in d great
| city it takes money and plenty OF II
| to keep ones wardrobe up to the
| mark when white is chosen.
Here in Paris it is even harder to
keep white in condition than in New
York. One feels the SCOT in the air
as well as one shows it on clothing
and face. The old Paris of clean
streets and parks is, for the time
being, nonresident. The coal used is
the source of the trouble, and the
thousands of Paris chimneys that
pour this foul-smelling smoke give
the city something of the air of Lon
don. 1t makes travelling a burden. The
French train windows are rarely, If
ever. shut; the tunnels are continuous.
ana after an hour OF travelling one is
not Mt to appear as a civilized being.
The smoke is SO ground into ones
skin and hair that cleanliness does
not seem to come for weeks after
ward. This condition, which exists in
some small measure in the streets
and houses as well as on the trains.
makes white an expensive choice for
How Color Is Added
The type of white costume that
rules Paris and Deauvlle is not of
muslin 1t is of thin serge and crepe
de chlne. Serge suits have Been re-
VIved that are exactly the same as in
the seasons when those who never
saw the sea had their yachting suits.
ana oiten there is a pinafore sailor
nat with them now as then. The smart
nat. however. is the colored felt
shaped like those men wear and trim
med with wreath of fruit or flow
erS. White turbans fashioned on those
once worn by drum majors are fire.
quently seen on the women in the sunny
Rltz gardens. Possibly the enthusia SIN
for the Italian soldiers, widely shown
on the day of the victory march. is
responsible for this type Of hat. The v
wear an oddly shaped cap that rises
up to form a turban effect.
Inc nat pins are always brilliantly
forehead. So odd do they look at
times. especially when they are huge
and OF dark colored quartz. that they
suggest the head of a submarine diver
or the head of queer and little
known fish. All these high. well fitted
turbans have some form of trimming
that stands well away from the top of
the crown, such as an immense wing
that rises up and floats backward. or
a windmill bow of white grosgrain
or even organdy.
The hat pins match the girdle in
they are Indian red. so is it, The
girdle. of course, is the thing in these
garden costumes as well as on every
other kind of frock and suit. They
are narrow. made of crepe de chine
and carelessly tied in front or back.
The women seemed to have gown a
bit weary of the fashion of tying
them in the middle of the back, for
they have suddenly changed it to the
side. By the way. one of the really
odd narrow girdles is made of a strip
of cloth on which is placed. close to-
gether, bone buttons in the same
color. One can have several of these
string belts made with buttons in
bright colors. such as jade green,
geranium pink and purple. They are
worn by an Egyptian princess, who
never releases an amber and gold
cigarette-holder from her mouth, and
above it her eyes, like cafe noir,
slumberously shift and watch the hu-
man procession.