Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-26

they might use that brand-new II.
fectation which 10 floating out Of their
mouths with slight drawl: "HoW
perfectly piQuant." This il the new
est lisp of the most sophisticated
crowd
Now that there IL no limitation ia
the colors that q schoolgirl can wear
, she insists upon all those things that
were once fenced in for age. This Il
one Of her methods OF being perfsctl,
piQuant- Two years ago she would
have rejected gray. mauve, black
because her mother and Erandmothel
wore them. Today she grasps at them
to show how much better she can
appear In such neutrality. Probably
that Il giving her credit for q BIT OF
uncharitabieness she does not pos
sesa She merely wants to make the
entire world hers therefore she
haunts forbidden fruit with tho air OF
an unpublished Eve.
Gray looks very well on the school
girl. It should be adopted by ford
women. by large women. by women
vivid. This il a truth that it would
be well to spread broadcast. The rea-
son the young girl looks 50 attractive
In gray is that she has this quality OF
Vividness, as rule. She wears black
as bit Of artistry. One might add
lacked 1uster, she should avoid black
but alas and alack. the schoolgirl does
not need to be told how to change her
complexion into one that is Vivid.
But where the young girl swinEs
INTO true briliiancy is in the wearing
directoire yellow. Red frocks for the
street; red coats, red evening gowns
In tulle and taffeta, in satin, and even
veivet. though she should not wear
Ibis FABRIC: make her holidays glow
ike Christmas tree 1t is the ap-
1t 10 In fashion, she wears it when
ever she desires. - The henna tones
are good. but commonplace, and It
Is wiser for her to select the gorgeous
lacquer reds. She can combine them
with gold or silver. she can wear
them with gray fur on the street. and
sne can wear them with silver gray
slippers and stockings at the dance.
For the street. which includes after
noon anairs. she will wear the one
piece frock instead Of a coat suit.
Thus does fashion change. The pas
sionate desire Of the schooigirl Of yes
teryear was to get into q coat and
skirt with fanciful blouse az soon
as sne changed the school desk for
the soda water fountain during the
honaays; NOW. she considers the suit
old-fashioned. She IL not permitted
70 wear the accepted princess frock
with Its slight wrinkling over the
hips and the drapery lifted hi1h ri
one side. For her the chefnise rob-
still rules.
The struggle between the short and
long skirts which distresses har
elders means nothing to her. she
wears them short, shorter. shortest
This IL her right and privilege. Ehe
would not mind criticism, 6ut she
need not fear II on this scora. Ths
! skirts for schoolgirls arc cut ahomf
sixteen inches from the floor. LAnvin
OF Paris may b. asking an vonrc
girls to wear full skirts eut fnr
Inches from the floor. but 40 far thia
cry has only been Needed BY women.
The influence Of Lanvfn. hovevsr
has been felt IN the intrpduction of
the petal frocle OF the second empara
which she created for her dauehter'
1t has been made In that pale shade
of linden green which the French iiks
and which was fashionable In the 80
ond empire. This frock has q Urht
bodice cut on just below the normal
waistline. to which 10 gathered Q fulI
| skirt of the kind worn by the last
empress of the French. The hem Of II
Is scolloped to represent petals
Sbmntimes the bodice ID made OF
petals dripping down the side. There
| 10 an immense pink rose 1T one HIP
Smart Grin Of 1gew York hare warn