Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-03-15
Ensemble VIII Form Foundation for Trousseau of 81

haVe-wrapS, hats and accessories
but If she is wise she will spend only
short time in actually getting it to-
gether. Though fashions do not
change quite quickly or so dras-
tically now as they once did, still 1t
seems more important now to have
ones entire wardrobe up to date.
or course, there is to be an ensem-
BILE suit That solves the problem OF
the going-away costume better than
anything else could possibly do
Really the bride of this Spring Is
fortunate, for the shops now have
ready for your choosing such cos
tunes at most reasonable prices. Once.
you know, the frock with coat to match
was an expensive proposition, though
it always provided the smartest pos
sible sort of going away costume.
1t is well to choose either beige or
navy blue Brown is rather too warm
in appearance for Spring. Beige is
the prevailing choice for the Spring
ensemble, but if you find 1t does not
become you then by all means so back
to navy blue, for the French dress
makers have revived this old faVorlte
this Spring and there is no doubt that
it will increase in favor as the season
advances.
The ensemble may be of the three
piece sort with a slip and tunic. You
might choose twill slip with crepe
de chine tunic, with twill coat, all In
| beige. Decoration of flowers in some
| becoming shade gives the needed
touch of color.
A CLEVER idea for the bride who
Z wants to make the best show on
| a modest expenditure is to have two
ensembles combined in one. Let us
| suppose that you have a beige twill
| a
chine frock beneath. Then have the
coat lined with some sort of figured
silk crepe, and of the same silk have
simple little frock that may be
| worn for all sorts of informal after
noon affairs. Thus the coat of your
ensemble suit serves for two pur-
| poses.
Several jumper frocks could be
used to advantage in the Spring
| trousseau, and these are such sim
pie little affairs and depend so largely
| on the design of the print for deco
| ration that q girl with a knack for
| sewing might make one or two at
home. Choose an attractively printed
silk. The skirt is straight and short
with fullness let in by way of side
pleats, and is mounted on thin
wash-silk sleeveless bodice. The
jumper itself may be long-sleeved or
| very short-sleeved, with the sleeves
and neck perhaps finished with plain
colored silk, to go with the figured
| ia brio. Usually these jumper blouses
| are for afternoon. For evening gold
| or silver brocade or kid is a good
all-round choice, kid being more COM
| Portable in warm weather than the
brocade, which has no give White
| doeskin opera pumps are well chosen
- -. y ~
| you like, you may choose a pair OF
black velvet slippers for evening or
afternoon to be worn with very sheer
flesh colored stockings. This is a
fashion that was revived by a num-
Der of well dressed young women at
Palm Beach and other Southern
| Winter resorts.
DOR many years we have been very
l. much dominated in our ideas of
| design and decoration by the Orient.
All through history there have been
periods when Occidental thought and
| taste have been under this influence.
| Hundreds of years ago the crusaders
brought back Oriental ideas of deco
| ration when they returned from the
| Holy Land. Napoleon's eastern cam
| paigns brought about wave of
| Orientalism in French design and
| decoration. Dozens of other histori-
| cal events have similarly tinged our
| fashions in clothes, furniture, and
decorations generally with the art of
| the East.
Recently we have been much pre-
occupied with Orientalism. But there
| is no doubt that the reaction has set
| in. True, there is still an enormous
demand for Oriental rugs, but here
! and there you will meet a. discrimi-
mating woman who feels that some
| other sort of floor covering better