Evening star., 1924-05-14
Late ArriUaLs and Smart Store
Ne,os of Today
BY ETHEL M. PARKS

Ne,os of Today
BY ETHEL M. PARKS
To dress cool, comfortably and in
good taste is the problem confront
ing euery Uon1an, particularly resi-
dents of Washington lDho may not
get aUay until the middle of the
summer, and some Uho may, per-
haps, not get alUdy at all.
Summer days and summer affairs
at the country clubs, golf, tennis,
motor trips and grdduations - all
demand their olDn particular kind Of
togs. Good taste and good style
means dressing in keeping IDith the
occasion, and the clothes this sum-
mer are so attractive for each one,
and so inexpensive, that one cam
begin to take a nelU interest-after
the skyrocketing prices of tDor time.
To be quite in the mode there must
be touch of red in the costume.
Right noU it is the striking bit of
color in the preDailing black COS
tunes. As summer adUances it tDiu
be seen as a combination of red and
Unite. Perhaps this is lDhy the red
gardenia is close riUal of the Dhite,
and is quite the nelUest thing in
imitation foWers.
Sir,nlicitv continues to be the key
note of the latest fashions. EUen the
French designers noW admit that
American ready-made clothes are
the best of their kind. Of course,
they make that admission Uith the
qualifying remark. eff you cannot
afford French models"
Lingerie has taken on a nelD i'm
portance. 1t must be in straight,
unruHed lines, nnd only the sheerest
materials are pIeated and these are
sometimes stitched. Lace, of course,
is the faUorite trimming on lingerie
as UeU as dresses. Practically all
lingerie is of silk nowadays. and that
is not as extraUagant as it sounds.
Most Wcn1en hoUe found that it is
absolutely practical, and the slightly
higher cost in the beginning is justi-
fled, because If lDenrs so lDeU and Is
SO easily laundered.
Ostrich is quite the Uogue as a
frimn,ino on the sheer, dainty dance
frocks. Ecru end creo,n colored Idces,
combined Uith chiffon or geore-
cite, make some of the most adorable
Little frncIs. Sometimes the chiffon
is of all the -oIors of the rainboU
under lace or embroidered net.
Lovely uhite dresses of Uoiles and
creme de chine, combined NTH laces
and fine tucking, are all that could
be desired for gradudtions and
school functions.
Silk broadcIoths. guaranteed to
lounder; the IoUe[y tub silks Uith
trimmings of Irish laces. fine hand
kerchief linen dresses, the enabToid-
cred uo;les and the printed crepes
are all fresh and cooI, and the proper
things for sport and country club
Uedr.
OF co,srse, one must haue Sports
Coat for the motor trip and all the
other occasions When only such
coat UiU do. They come in dttrdc-
tue stripes and ploids, in all the
latest cuts.
Then. there are the sleeueless
Sport Suits, of Botany flannel. the lost
,Uord in a practical and at the same
time fascinating sport suit. They
come in all the lovely nelD shades of
green, leather, copen, etc. The
Palais Royal uDas the first to shoW
these sleeveless models this Spring,
and the demand has been enormous.
Then, there is a neU all-rubber
corset, Which is guaranteed to add
greatly to the joy of sports, because
of the comfort and case of motion it
permits. "They do say," too, that
it reduces one Uhile you uDear it, and
/ suppose it Is true that any lDon1an
wiH do or wear almost anything to
gain the popular struightline sill
houette. IF you do not belieUe that
reducing is the great national indoor
sport of today, Just listen to the con-
Uersation of any group t.. sDon,en.
The summer holds no terrors for
the Uonan who anticipates the hot
Weather and selects a Uariety of cool,
suitable clothes while the cool days
permit of comfortable shopping.