Evening star., 1920-12-26

they might use that brand-new A.
mouths with a slight dr1wl: How
perfectly piQuant." This IL the new
est lisp of tho most sophisticated
| crowd
| Now that there IL no limitation to
| the colors that q schoolgirl can wear.
, she insists upon all those things that
were once fenced in for age. This il
ono Of her methods Of being perfectly
piQuant Two years ago she would
have rejected gray, mauve, black,
| because her mother and grandmother
wore them. Today she grasps at them
to show how much better she can
appear in such neutrality. Probably
that ts giving her credit for q BIT of
ncharitableness she does not pos
sess. She merely wants to make tho
| 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| an unpublished Eve.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
with red hair. by women who look
| vivid. This IL a truth that it would
De wen to spread broadcast. The rea-
son the young girl looks so attractive
In gray is that she has this quality Of
vividness. as q rule. She wears black
as bit OF artistry. One might add
| that II she were sallow and her hair
lacked luster, she should avoid black
but alas and alack. the schoolgirl does
not need to be told how to change her
| complexion into ono that Is vivid.
| But where the young girl swings
into true brilliancy is in the wearing
OF Chinese reds. Of Egyptian greens. Of
! directoire yellow. Red frocks for the
street; red coats. red evening gowns
% IN tuile and taheta, in satin. and even
veivet. though she should mot wear
| this fabric make her holidays glow
like q Christmas tree. It is the ap-
propriate color for the season; and as
1t Is In fashion, she wears it when
ever she desires. =. Tho henna tones
! 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 schoolgirl Of yes
skirt with a fancifui blouse az soon
as she changed the school desk for
the soda water fountain during the
holidays. Now, she considers the suit
| oio-iasnioneo She IL not permitted
to wear the accepted princess frock
with its slight wrinkiine over the
] hips and the drapery lifted hixh At
one side. For her the chemise robe
still rules.
The struggle between the short And
long skirts which distresses her
elders means nothing to her she
wears them short, shorter. shortesf.
This is her right and privilege. she
would not mind criticism, 6ut sie
need not fear ft on this score. The
skirts for schoolgirls arc cut about
sixteen inches from the floor. IAnvif,
| OF Paris may be asking an yonne
girls to wear full skirts cut tan
| inches from the floor, but 30 far thia
cry has only been needed by women.
| Tho Influence Of IAnvfn, however.
has been felt In tho intrpduotion Of
the petal frock OF the second empire.
which she created for her daughter.
1t has been made In that pale shade
of linden green which the French IKE
and which was fashionable In the sec
ond empire. This frock has q. tieht
bodice cut on just below the normal
wafstline. to which 10 gathered q full
skirt Of the kind worn by the last
empress Of the French. The hem of Il
is scolloped to represent petals.
Sbmntimes tho bodice ID made Of
petals dripping down the side. There
10 an immense pink rose at one hip.
Smart gtrfs Of 4ew XoraE hare warn