Evening star., 1923-05-06
Girls and Their Affairs.
Conducted BY Helen H. Fetter
4 LIZ girls are traditionally inter-

A LIZ girls are traditionally inter-
~ t<sted in clothes. Dress prob
II Gems form good share Of of
their thoughts each season of
fhe year. Right now. Washington
girls are even more keenly interested
I'm 6Tess than usual, for they are being
ca ted upon 10 furnish costumes of
rTrtous periods for the many dra-
16atio and musical entertainments
chat are following in apparently end
Less succession upon each others
heels.
The grand climax will come at the
end of this month and the first week
OF June, when the girl seniors in
all the high schools will be settling
the frills and pulling the hastings
from their crisp new frocks for class
night and graduation.
y !: Ks:
Last week local girls showed their
skill in cVncocting Japanese and
Glecian costumes. This week all the
grandeur uf elaborate costumes OF
Eliza abethan times and costumes Of
old Venice Will strike oddly contrast
arg notes in the hIg Shak espearean
pageant which will be presented by
children of all the local high schools
Hve days of thc week.
IN every case the girls in the cos
thme designing classes have studied
70 have the costumes historically
correct as to detail and also to
evolve definite color schemes that will
lie eft"ctiNc rs we'll rs accurate in ac-
cordan"e With tn favored shades and
ttnts of rhr period. And tho girls ir
1Ie sewing classes have made many
a. rae costumes. only Il fc'v having
=" "e ordered from professional cos
tuners.
i. An"ti'cr costume which Will be seen
n Washington. probably in. large
numbers during shrine week. the first
week Of June. is the Shrine dress.
Nhich has been particularly designed
hv local shop FOR women and girls
VINO wish To dress in the Shrine COL
ors-red. yellow and green-luring
the convention
This dress, officially authorized by
me Shrine committee. will be made
OF hnc French voile in light canary
coiors and will lie OF simple lines.
WITH short sleeves ana rounded neck
hnc' that should prove becoming to
,earI\ cv"r' tIpc Of feminine beauty.
satin gull of red deep yellow. or
green ribhom VIII p;vr the note of
contfa~i =" tHt,, costume.
II S"t'lS pr"nabl.. that thi~ dress.
WIN Lth Il rcd or green sash and
some "t tn ncw slippers Of tn" sarlr
"4"F. would Ht', Iii :. sri kin" crlrCt
sf seen i'll au! large numbers on +
street III the hot sunshine Of early
June days.
Speaking OF these gay new slippers.
seen in all the Washington shoe shops
ana bearing Egyptian names: brings
TO mird the influence of the Egyptian
art and oddities Of costuming which
have been taken up By modistes. mil
liners and others who foster the nov
elites OF modern dress.
In this connection a note in a New
York paper should be of interest to
all girls. The note is inspired by a
statement issued By British fashion
authorities and reports AS follows:
There is one place where the nt.V--
est mummy afternoon or evening
frock will not he worn. AID that is ;.t
the courts 10 be held ai BucE;n.il;2n
Palace. There are discreet regula-
tons as Ia what is 10 be woiu and
what not at these royal parties. In
an office of the ccreInnuial department
OF St. James Palace ara sketches of
the court gowns. and ladies who are
to attend any of King Georges courts
go there and study them.
THE sketches for this seasons
gowns have not aroused any great
excitement, for the very good reason
that they are identical with the
displayed last year. Though many
Sebutantes wear white, they are not
expected to do SO, for this year. at
least. there are no restrictions il. re-
gard to the color of their dresses.
Colored feathers. however, are not
Permitted.
I Another fashion no" from New
York that may interest loca! girls
states that the newest thing in even
Ing gowns mas what is called the
"Egyptian back. which consists oi
two scarfS hanging tToil. tile neck
band to the waist line, v acre they are
caught into Il girdlr about the hips.
thus making u twV-paneI back to
the waist. In DIR. sscs for the fiappars
this effect is given on Il wide single
panel completely across the back
" hich is trimmed in the center with
q broad band. Sayly embroidered and
thus dividing the back of the gown
mto two panels.