Evening star., 1920-11-16
BLUE AND RED COMBINATIONS
BY ANNE RrTTENHOUsE.

Certain combinations of color in
clothes offend US. although we know
not why. Possibly unfamiliarity has
much to do with it, Tradition rules
instead Of instinct
Black and brown is a new fashion.
| which is an instance Of how we re
fuse that which is not familiar 10 the
/ eye. The dressmakers insist that it is
the most desirable Of all the winters
combinations. but we shrug our shoul
ders and say that everything that
| Paris likes is not for us.
Women who are very much in the
| center of things see the charm in the
| combination of these two sombcr
| colors. but they may be governed en-
tirely by their knowledge of fashion.
| The dressmakers claim that il is al
most impossible to get women who
/ live out of the great centers and
smart social life to accept the frocks
which they offer in coffee colored
satin and raven black cloth: they
turn to gowns in blue and red. in
black and blue.
| The reason for this is that they are
! familiar with the combination. They
| have been brought up on the juxta-
| position of red to dark blue. They
are not sure that they like the flag
| mixtures in the same colors Flag
| blue is adorably tinted. but it is a
| conspicuous color for the average
| woman. Navy is the tone of blue
which offers the least perplexity.
| With deep red in combination they
are assured of safe ground.
| Girls Gowns on Adults.
| Red and blue are for girls. The
, colors belong to the schoolrooms. to
| skating. If older women desire TO
wear them on the street. that's their
| business 1t does not alter the ira
dition. So say girls. And the older
| women go on wearing the two colors
as soon s the autumn arrives. some
of them injudiciously putting the red
inext to their wrinkled or forid
faces.
! When the dressmakers offered a
new type Of gown in these two colors
they specified that it was to be for
the debutante. They did not even
encourage the young married woman
to take it up. She feels. and with
good reason. that the world was made
for her. especially III dress
Debutantes found the red and blue
| frocks a delightful change from the
persistent henna shades and bit
gayer than the prevailing Moroccan
brown. so they went after the idea
with enthusiasm.
/ The sketch shows frock made for
| a young girl. which has been copied
| for those who are able to look girl
| ish 1t is of blue serge. fabric which
| is not considered first-class this sea
J SON. yet continues to be used in the
| best type of gowns for those VIII"
do not wish to experiment with ii
newer fabric.
| This gown is slimly cut. The front
| of the bodice is embroidered in large
| squares with red silk and steel
bugles. the kind the French dress
makers made important last summer.
| The three-quarter sleeves are fin
1 ished with a fiat cuff edged with red
| silk embroidery. and there is con-
| spicuous girdle OF red crepe. a ma
/ terial that is considered quite smart
for the big Algerian sash. The skirt
! is slashed on each side. showing a
tight underskirt of red duvetine.
/ Wonderfully like an old-fashoned
red flannel .petticoat. said one OBJ
| server Of this scarlet underskirt
Don't Neglect the sash.
| Whoever chooses one Of these blue
I and red gowns may wish to omit the