Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-15
BY MARY MARSHALL.
PARIS.


II HE custom of wearing evening
dress is decidedly on the in
crease. Many, many women
J. now possess evening frocks
who never would have
thought of il had they lived gener-
alton earlier, and there are many
women who habitually wear evening
dress who would once have donned
evening clothes only for occasions.
1oU wear an evening frock in the
evening just as YOU wear sport
frock for sports or a bathing suit
when YOU go in the water. Once
evening dress" was synonymous
with party dress''-you wore 1t only
for special occasions.
For one thing, evening frocks are
much easier to wear than they were
flo trims, no close-fitting Innings.
nothing that makes the evening frock
any more difficult or more trying
than any other sort Of frock. Many
women used to dislike to wear even
ing frocks because quite frankly they
felt uncomfortable and conspicuous
in low neck and short sleeves Now
adays we wear bathing suits that are
as decollete as our evening frocks,
and no one who wears the light
weight abbreviated little frocks that
fashion dictates for Summer after.
Moons now could feel much embar
rassment in an evening frock.
a black evening frock ought to be
in the wardrobe of every woman
young or old. There are times when
nothing else will take its place. But
the black evening frock. like the
white evening frock, must be chosen
and made with great care Any
evening frOck certainly will not do.
The effect is not one of somberness
Usually il is quite the reverse.
Shades Of flesh and light rose are
still combined with black. beaded
gown may he worn over flesh
colored foundation with a slip Of
black GeOrgette between. An arti
fetal flower at the shoulder or waist
may contribute the touch Of color.
But the newest way, in Paris. of
bringing color to the black frock is by
means Of costume jewelry. Then the
gown must be severely. simply black
and the jewelry almost barbaric.
White evening frocks have never
been more distinguished than at pres
ent. Good advice to any woman is to
possess a white evening frock-
though certainly not any white
evening froCk Very simple white
frocks are sometimes chosen because
of the excellent way that they set off
colorful and eccentric costume jewel
~. But this background sort Of
froCk must be chosen with the great
est care and. if possible. it must be
dlaped or designed especially for you
who are to wear it.
Then there are white froCkS
made respondent by silver, pearls
or crystal ornaments. This glitter
ing ornamentation must he Of the
finest. There are frocks all agleam
with dazzling brilliants. You'd
choose one for the vaudeville So
prano. but for your own evening
frock would want something more
subtle. Hence YOU choose the very
finest sort Of beading and embroid-
cry for Your white evening frock.
4 charming Midsummer evening
gown is of white chiffon with silver
spangles. rhineStones and a little
fine lace Not infrequently the
beads or spangles are of silver, and
small frngeS of silver beads some
times add to the ornamentation,
being set in two or three vertical
bands across the skirt.
Tule is a Summary fabric that is
wisely chosen by the young woman
seldom wisely by the woman of
ripper years. But it is not fabric
TO be attempted by the novice nor
one that should be included in, the
wardrobe of the woman who eX
poets to wear the same frock many
times.
Is it the result of a recently re-
vived interest in things Spar
that red and yellow, the colors
combined in the tax of Spain, are
seen so often in the new gowns
chosen for evening? Just as the
wine shades are coming into inn
portance for daytime wear. so the
cd hlf
tone are assuming prominence for
evening Vivid red--hardly the
color YOU would choose for an evening
in late Summer. is it? Many women
must have chosen it. for YOU cannot
90 10 "A smart evening party now