The Washington herald., 1922-04-02
COL LORFUL EASTER OUTLAY
MEETS OFFICIAL SANCTION
Designers Decree Simplicity and Contrasts in
Spring Wear; Sport Suits Disfavored.

, Easter garb, especially in the East,
where the weather does not permit
one to doff the winter weights for
the onepiece dress so abruptly.
Not only is the three-plece suit one
which adapts itself admirably to
exquisite trimmings and individual
touches. but II is the most practi-
cal suit arrangement brought out
in recent years. On warm days the
paletot jacket or short cape can be
dispensed with. leaving an equally
smart frock to be worn with a
small fur piece. The tailored suit
is no longer considered smart ex-
cept, OF course, in the sport mod
els and these should be worn for
sport. wear only, il one wishes to
display good taste in gOwning. For
resort wear. on the links or for the
morning shopping tour, the sport
suit is at it's best, but II certainly
is not the thing for. afternoon wear
about town.
However, the regulation sport
suit will not be taken up too sert-
ously by smart women who wish to
appear individual, for the flapper
type has rather monopolized it. l
no not mean to disparage the young
girlhood of today in slurring the
fapper. but refer to a certain type
of girls who are receiving an ex-
aggerated lot of publicity of late
Al. a1t, hA
ridiculous "swanness" with which
they carry their sport clothes.
Flapperism is no longer a question
of age but of sport clothes.
Draping in Use.
When ones figure is such that 1t
requires a longer outer garment
than the paletot jacket or short
cape, heavy figured silk crepes
made in the Spanish shawl effect
are lovely and give that careless
draped effect that Is so fascinating
on the over medium-height woman.
They are usually just large squares
Of material bordered with a wide
fringe in self color and lined in
some contrasting shade that will
be becoming when carried out in
the hat. Jade makes pretty
lining when one can wear 1t.
These Spanish capes are made in
supplement to the dressy gown and
are appropriate for afternoon or
evening wear. More practical capes
cut on regular cape lines are bet
ter for the business girl or the
woman who wants her wardrobe to
be a practical one. A cape of gray
velour de laine is banded in blue
velvet and lined in the same shade
of blue. Black cire moire capes
collared with chinchilla are con-
sidered very smart and are one of
the few exceptions where full is
used. Most capes have collars of
self material with puffed rosettes
made of the same material.
The introduction of drapery into
many of the spring models is being
noted. The gown which Is COM
pletely draped following the line
Of the figure should be worn only
by woman who IL tall and slen-
der, and unless one is certain of the
effect Of this type OF gown, one
should not attempt it. Most OF US
will confine our draping to our
skirts. where the side drape is
gracefully held in place by a
buckle or pendant at the low waist
line. Metal girdles are used with
most of the better classed gowns.
Among the colors which are consid-
cred strong in conjunction with
black arc cinnamon brown, beige,
putty and almond green. Dark blue.
as ever, holds a prominent place In
the Easter offering and this year
we will see it frightened with
dashing colors.