Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28

N OBODY knows whether the
~ tWo-piece suit will come back
VI to the popular favor 1t once
enjoyed Once the suit and
the shirt waist were every
Noman's everyday dress. 1t was the
costume chosen by the American
school teacher when she spent her
Summer and her savings doing Eu-
rope" on personally conducted tour.
Girls that worked in department
stores wore it every working day. The
white shirt waist and the dark cloth
suit were almost IA uniform with the
stenographer and private secretary
so much so that when an actress play
ed such role she felt constrained to
wear that costume. despite the TACT
that the separate skirt and shirt waist
look anything but attractive on the
stage The country woman chose
suit and shirt waist to wear to church
and when she went to town. And 1t
was the costume that young girls
chose for the classroom, and ninety
nine brides out of a hundred chose
suit and shirt waist for their going
away costume.
Sometimes when women get to-
gether now and chance to talk of
clothes some one lamentS the fact that
nowadays all women dress alike. Our
GlOlneS are getting 1edIIu ilS SldllIdI u
lied, signs one woman. Every woman
seems TO want to look as inconspicu-
Gus as possible in public, observes an
other. Well, perhaps there is some
thing monOtonOuS in appearance
about a group OF we'll dressed women
you meet at smart places for lunch
con or tea. But the Standardization
of today does not compare with that
of 20 years ago, when the suit and
Shirt waist were worn by women.
Even the most ardent we'll wisher
of the tWo-pieCe suit cannot hope for
81 repetition of that state of affairs.
Let's ask rather that it will come to
give variety to the scene of fashion.
just at present the tailored suit does
not seem to he the best choice for the
woman who wears one frock the
whole day through. In its present
day Interpretation ii is the costume
for certain occasions. It is most at
tractive when il is considered as
something of a luxury.
Climatic conditions seem to play an
important role with the vogue of the
modern suit. In and about New York
there seem to he very few days of
moderate weather Visitors from
more northerly regions say that there
Is no Spring. There are many other
EVtblOIiS III lIliS tOuHliA, ike ltldl OF
New York. where there really seems
to be little time when between seas son
clothes are necessary. Women can
wear their fur coats or fur-trmmed
coats right up to the season when a
thin frocll and a light wrap are
enough. Then the cloth suit begins
shortly to feel cumbersome
Once. of course, when every one
wore suits almost all the time. there
were heavy Winter suits which were
somehow made warm enough by the
addition of heavier blouseS beneath
and fur collars and muffs without
And in warm weather the suit was
made tolerable because most if not
all women were willing to lay aside
the Jacket. But that was a hideous
fashion. which we hope will never be
revived
Some women in and about New
York contrived to wear new suits
while it was still Midwinter The
trim, short -sllirted little suit of light
weight and color really took the place
of a frock with fur coat worn out.
side. And of course a two-piece suit
of lightweight material is included
in the Southern wardrobes of many
a Northern woman.
If You were going to order new
suit for yourself tomorrow, would you
have it straight -skirted or full; would
You have the jacket long or short?
Probably YOU have given the subject
some consideration and feel some pref
erences. Interesting enough, this mat