The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1924-05-11
Summer Clothes
For Wear In
The City
BY JULIA H0YT

~ AIL0RED suits, tailored suitsl
That's all one seems to see these
days. fhave always had great
affection for tailored suits myself and,
have never gone without one for .
season ~
And in spite of natural tendency
to dislike things that everyone wears 4
am still wearing my tailored suit.
1t cannot be denied that a tailored
suit is becoming to most people, and Is
a very useful detail in wonans ward
robe. hope, however, that we VIII
moi, carry the use of tailored ,snits to
such an extreme as to extend the style
into linens and really summer clothes.
] have reason to believe that this is
going to be the case, not having SEEN
any in linens or wash materials as vet,
but | fear it-'owing to our tendency to
carry fads and styles beyond their APP
propriateness. 49,.
A lady in Baltimore spoke Co me the
other day about the rather general feel
ing which seems to exist, that even in
summer one must wear rather. dark and
norf-ssimmery clothes in the city. She
wanted to know whether, in my opin-
ion, this was necessary. l should say
that it was not at all necessary. u do
not think that fluffy and thin nauslins
or very transparent materials look APP
propriate in the city, but certainly
there is no reason why women. should
not wear light and cool looking colors
and materials in the city az much as
they would in the country After al,
we are keenly aware that it's summer
in the city as mnch as in the conntry
--even more so-and can see nothing
in bad taste or out of place In light
foulards and crepes,i and such ma.
terials in cool and light eolors. ri Z.
1t seems TO- ~me that the main oh.
jective during the season Of heat is to
feel cool ones self, and to have the
appearance OF feeling cool for the bene--
fit of others. Generally speaking, this
is not possible when we wear heavy ma
terials and dark colors. There are
some lucky people who always look
cool; regardless Of the weather ar their
costume; and other unlucky ones who
never achieve that appearance, though
wearing the freshest and thinnest of
dresses. But, In general, -eannet
deny that there are certain col6fs that
make for heat and others for GOODNESS.
Pale and light green's, pinks, lbeing
careful not to 20, into reds or flame
color1, grays, naauves. light blues-in
fact, almost all the light, rather pale
colofs, tend to produce an effect of
coolness. Yellow, used in decoration or
for walls, is supposed to produce
warmth, and it undoubtedly does in a
room; nevertheless, think pale yell
low often looks, extremely fresh and
cool in a dress. White, we all know. is
charming FOR summer Brilliant coli
ors produce. q feeling Of heat in the
observer, If not in the wearer.
! do not like to see white shoes worn
in the city, nor do 1 think that white
dresses. look well. in the city, although
they actually may not be any less prac-
teal than tan or gray, from the point
of view of catching dirt.
/ am rather conservative, I3simagine,
in my taste for shoes, both as to color
and style. 1t seems to me that the
four standard colors black, brown in
all shades, running into light tan and
Champagne gray, and white for the
country cannot be improved upon.
Such atrocities ESQ they seem 40 mel as
brilliant reds, greens and bludS are not
only bad style, but ugly.
although ! believe that We can wear
Light colors and ateriaiS ia town in
the summer do mot Ezean that they
should be quite ay transparent, or as
low necked and short. sleeyad as in the
country. There is mo need for 4his, for
solid material such. as crepe Ar fou-
lard, while giving the, effect sf more
clothing, in no way INCREASES clAF dis
comfort. Al very thin dress a 6Aerally
needs slip, and is therefore liz not
much cooler than 4 dress Of Is solid
material under which we can Wear very
little. ,sg 81