Evening star., 1920-05-16
NEW CLOTHES FOR
VACATION DAYS
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| found that the knife -pleated skirt.
| closely and sternly machine pressed.
| is the best for long service. It shakes
out into its folds and does not show
the creases as plain skirt does or
one slightly draped. It should be
short. certainly eight inches Off the
| for.
So far, so good Then comes the
question OF a frock for the evening.
such costume more than in America,
but it really depends where one goes.
In Europe the great cities are CEN
trail places of interest and one does
| not skip Paris. London or Brussels.
! In America one is not so apt to make
a beeline for New York. Chicago, Bos-
! ton and San Francisco. We escape
cities in travelling here unless they are
of unusual interest to the average
! traveller. such as Quebec or New Or
| leans. and we do not take in Newport
and Bar Harbor on the tour. There
! fore the statement has arisen that the
American women do not wear evening
focks on their travels.
1t is wise to take one or two for
| this country. however. no matter what
ones itinerary. The woman who is
used to appearing we'll dressed at the
dinner table does not want to enter a
large dining room in her travelling
togs. and the woman who is not IA
miliar with the low-necked froclS
| should BECOME SO. 1t is an important
part of social life and adds to the
charm of all intercourse.
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There has come about the adoption
of a frock that has two blouses. The
French adopted it during the war and
the English have always had the
| fashion at their disposal. For the
traveller it is an admirable suggestion
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or America.
The colors are as one chooses. There
is no limitation set. But the mate
| rials should be such that they will not
| require hot iron every time the bags
are unpacked. Georgette crepe is sup
posed to be the choice Of choices,
There is chiffon of durable weave
that also gives good measure for it's
money. but taffeta. faille, satin. and
the ordinary chiffon used for ones
hausting to conquer. They make trav-
cling bore and an expense.
The travelling evening gown is so
built with its skirt and two blouses
| that no one appears like a patch work
quilt in it. Each blouse is adjusted
to the skirt as though none other ex-
listed. One is high, the other low. As
to the height and the lowness of the
neck, the dressmaker and the wearer
can work out the details. The idea is
6ooO cHOuHH, uOWctcT, 10 Dc carried
over int" ones general wardrobe.
Remember that hats must be chosen
that do not crush. There is no paucity
Of these on the market. There is
motor cap that is bodily taken from
Morocco and one from Egypt The lat
ter looks as though it were borrowed
| from our aviators. 1t fits the head so
| snugly that dust would find it as hard
| to penetrate through it as the camel
through the eye Of needle.
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their leisure days in warm weather on
the train or in motor arrange their
wardrobes to suit the activities Of their
vacation. Some go where there is golf.
others insist upon swimming and rail-
| ing, others want dancing and dining
others mountain climbing and canoeing
We are a race Of enthusiasts in sports
| il they are diversied. Our women US
i ually do many things well in the open
They arrange the summer for the in
| dulgence of these performances.
! This is the reason that strongly en-
| trenched shops have grown up which
deal solely with the clothes the Ameri-
can woman needs on her vacation. No
1 sport is too difficult for her to attempt,
and she insists upon new and ingenious
toggery for it.
| She studies the comfort Of clothes in
relation to the service they are in
| tended to give. She is open to con-
viction; she tries out any new garment
that is invented for her sports. Her
wardrobe would astonish the women Of
other countries who buy simply and
sparingly for open air activities and
extravagantly for social diversion.
This season she has taken up the
oyerblouse with enthusiasm for tennis,
golf and walking. She buys or makes
as many Of them as she once had
sweaters. She has not discarded the
latter garment. but she has relegated
it to second place. She uses it much as
the athlete uses it. to slip on when she
has finished her games. 1t is now more
for protection than ornament. which is
placing 1t back where it belonged.
The chance for brilliancy and variety
given by the overblouse is reason
enough for its acceptance. A dozen of
them can differ in every particular.
Color. length. width, ornamentation
present a wide field Of diversity. They
are worn for more occasions than
sports. They serve for much Of the
social life. When they are OF costly
white material and brilliantly embroid-
cred they make attractive adjuncts to
skirts Of chiffon. of crepe de chine. OF
georGette.