The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-06-17
WELL-DRESSED GIRL

Going to the movies has become 9 real occupation in the life of girl. And if she goes in clothes tfnt make
 her look foolish or in things that are wrong in any way. why she is
 going to stand out as a badly dressed
 person in contrast to the many
 really beautifully dressed girls that
 one sees at these theatres.
 Ordinarily you don't think of the
 movies as expressing any great
 amount of smart dressing when it
 comes to their audiences. But. go to
 those situated around the corners in
 smart neighborhoods and make a
 business of noticing the clothes of
 the younger girls as they slip in and
 take their seats. I tell you. they
 are among the best dressed women
 in the town, and they give one all
 sorts of pointers for good dressing
 in a wholly unassuming way.
 In the first place, we must recog
 nize the fact that the movie show Is no place for evening dress. It's whole
 character Is against that idea. Dress
 up clothes just don't seem to go
 there. In some of the larger moving
 picture houses you do see ladies in
 evening dress. now and again. but
 they always look strangely out of
 place somehow. They appear to be
 trying to do most informal thing in a formal way and the net result of the picture is all wrong.
 Don't misunderstood me. Not every girl one sees at the movies is we'll
 dressed-not by any manner of | means. But. after all, large pro- | portion of them are and are worthy | of notice If you are going about on this search for those who manage their dressing with more are and
 skill than the majority of the fe-
 male members of the community. We won't spend our time consider ing any one who Is badly dressed for this activity of her day. We will look only at those who are really well gowned and think only of the types of dresses which. at this time
 of year, make girl stand out as being tastefully dressed when she Is about the business of anything so unpretentious as being movie fan, either amateur or professional. The girl in 8 soft crepe dress looks we'll at the movies. It is dark blue. preferably, and is made with flow ing lines, and over this she wears a silk cape made, perhaps, of the same
 material with little fur collar to finish it smartly. Her hat can be, just now. of transparent straw, broad -brimmed as one girls was in theatre seat the other day. The straw was pinkish lavender and across the front were massed morn ing slories in varying shades of pur- pie. This looked extremely well with
 dark blue crepe frock of the sort just described.
 A gray French flannel dress made in one piece fashion with pleats in- serted at the sides was trimmed with bindings of yellow ribbon and this was worn under little short coat
 of the same gray flannel, which was also bound with yellow. Then there
 was little yellow felt hat with the
 narrowest sort of strip of black lecquered ribbon tied around the base of it's crown.
 You can see that the girl who goes to the movies well clad is dressing in the simplest taste and that, usu- ally her clothes are of that variety known as sports dresses. which have evolved to stage where they are
 now the thing" for everyday city wear. Just as they are for everyday
 country wear. They are a great
 boon to girls. not only because they bring out her best points with all possible accent, but because they are so eminently comfortable and easy to wear.