Evening star., 1925-06-07
BY MARY MARSHALL.

ANY a young woman has the
M style of her wedding dress
VI and the color of her brides
- ' L maids frocks definitely de
Cided upon before she has
determined the name of the bride
groom. And most women--Noung and
old-heGin 10 plan their holiday ward
rohes before they know just when or
where they are going for their va.
cations. II is rather pleasant in Mid
winter, with gray skies overhead, TO
begin planning just what sort of
frocks and hats YOU will have for
your next holiday trips.
OF course, something will depend
on the ways of Spring and Summer
fashions, but your plans need be only
tentative. You review the wardrobe
YOU had for last Summers vacation
and the one before that, and your eX.
perieuce helps you in pla hning for the
next. Perhaps YOU mak4 few pre-
hminary purchases and prepare an
elaborate list Of the thifgs that you
feel you must have 10 flake another
Summers vacation thoroughly enjoy
able.
Then when the actual vacation is
at hand everything seeing quite differ
ent. The sort of frOcf you had
thought of as suitable for golf and
tennis on your vacation simply won't
do at all 1t is hopelessly out or
fashion. Your list of accessories needs
complete editing Several of last sea.
SON frocks you had thought would
do AS is''-whereas viewed in the
bright light of this June one of them
won't do at all and the others will
need complete making over.
The woman of very plentiful means
leads sort of holiday existence all
the year round, and Of course she
knows nothing of this yeGrly thrill
over the prospect Of a Sumffer vaca-
tion and a vacation wardrobe Yet il
is usually from the clothes wSe'n by
these women OF wealth that the Fom-
en- who must spend cautiously Lhks
their cue in matters of dress. But II
Won wa Mt 10 have your wardrobe ss.-
tSfaCtory. and YOU haven't milliof
aires income, then be sure 10 modify
these fashions To suit your own par
ticular requirements. As often pos
sible select froc<s that answer for two
different purposes-a coat that will do
for evening and afternoon as well,
tennis frock that will do for golf. a
travelling topcoat that will answer
your need for general sport coat.
And so on down the line.
THE topcOat ought TO be one OF
your first considerations. 1t may
be that you have already procured
one. If not, do not consider it an eX-
travagance. for the coat you may Sc
lect now for its purpose will do for
a general utility coat all during the
remainder of the Summer and Au-
tumn. Avoid dark color or solid dark
weave for this purpose. Navy blue
serge or twill Is not as good a selec.
ton as some sort of tweed in light
neutral tones The coat need not be
expensive, so long as it is straight in
cut, of fairly good material and 10
made to fit well. Even an ineXpeD-
sive coat of this description takes on
an air of distinct smartness when 81
fits with unusual precision 1t rs
worth while paying a tailor for slight
alterations in order TO secure perfect
fit over the shoulders. around the hips
and in the sleeves for ready-made
coat.
The only other wrap that you will
actually need is a coat or cape to do
for evening and afternoons. White
coats are coming rapidly into favor
for this purpose, the simplest being