Evening star., 1926-09-12
Present Fashions May Be Transitional in View of Recent
BY MARY MARSHALL.

TINE street costume is cast for
a most important role In the
Autumn wardrobe. Now II
Il ever the American woman
likes to go on foot. After
o GUNNER spent out of town sne
finds almost childish pleasure in
strolling about the shopping section.
buying leisurely. looking IN the shop
windows. stopping here f6. luncheon
and there for tea. She is even per-
suaded to take walks In the city
carks-though she wouldn't dream
Of doing so in Summer or Winter.
The more formal sort of afternoon
parties are usually held later In the
Autumn. The season has not yet
begun for the bridge luncheon and
half past two bridge party that pro-
vide recreation and an opportunity
To display afternoon finery to In
Vulnerable American women later In
the year. If YOU do play bridge at
this time of the season 1t Ia a casual
more informal occasion when smart
street wear is most appropriate.
The selection of an Autumn ward
robe is always more satisfac ctory "
this counrry-Or at least in mos
sections here--than the choosing o.
Spring clothes. So frequently Oui
Spring Is a Spring in name only.
Winter lingering chills the lap Of
May" and after that the thermom-
eter rises to 90 in the shade. You
lay aside your fur coat one day and
find that you can be comfortable
only in clothes OF Summery thinness
the next. And every season you are
amazed to see how few DAYS there
are in Spring when Spring clothes
are really suitable. But we do have
real Autumns-the finest that can
he found anywhere in the world.
There are weeks and weeks when
Autumn clothes are really comfort
able and appropriate. The wOolen
street frock. the coat frock the light
weight wool suit and the between
sea sons coat are all timely now
though YOU either shivered or swell
tered in such things in the more
temperamental days of Spring.
There Is another pleasing pros
pect in buying clothes for Autumn.
Many Of them are wearable under a
Winter coat even after Autumn days
have passed. Spring clothes on the
other hand, have no such advantage.
You cannot do anything to make
them cool enough for Summer II
YOU must he economical, II Is a good
plan to buy your Autumn clothes
with this idea in view The street
frock or coat frock. which you buy
now with the idea Of wearing with
fur collar and no wrap. can be
worn beneath a fur or cloth coat
right through the Winter. The me-
dunn weight Autumn suit may he
worn under wool sport coat in
Winter or 1t may be made quite
warm by wearing it with a velvet
blouse or jumper beneath the jacket
There was a time when the two
nd
more widely worn In America than
In France. French women had more
readily adopted the mode Of the |
separate one-piece frock. They wore |
1t with fur scarf on warmer days and |
with cape or coat as the days became !
cooler. Miss America clung to her /
twopiece suit. The girl who worked |
In an Office considered the washable |
blouse and suit skirt as an indis- |
pensable sort Of work-a day uniform. |
II was the invariable sport costume |
here: and there were hosts Of |
well dressed American women who |
felt that they were never so well and |
smartly dressed for the street in warm |
weather or cold as when wear |
Ing the two piece suit. 1t seemed then |
to he practically suited to the Ameri- |
can temperament and conditions.
We chung tenaciously to the idea |
OF having something WaSnaDIe next |
to our arms and necks cloth or
silk frock that was sent to the clean.
ers only occasionally seemed all very
we'll for the French women. Our
warmer Summer climate and extreme
fastidiousness explained to MS then
our prolonged devotion to the wash
able blouse.
Now 1t is the French woman who
favors the twopiece suit and sepa
rate blouse. Having finally adopted
the mode for one piece frocks we are
unwilling to wear anything else.
Girls who work in Offices consider the
simple little one-piece frock of silk
or cloth as the only smart. convenient
type Of costume for working hours.
Every American who has recently
been in Paris realizes how much more
generally worn suits are in France
than here.
Don't imagine that the suits worn