Evening star., 1928-01-08

n worn out or out OF date--what
"A our young middleclass ma.
tron is faced with a most diff.
cult problem in clothes economy
for the chances are that as the
helpmate of a young man still on the
lower rungs Of the ladder OF success
she will have what we politely call a
''limited dress ailowance"--decided
limited in most instances.
The dress situation Of the young
American matron is more difiicult than
that of other women for several rea.
sons. In the first place. IL she has
come from a family where there was
not a large enough income TO provide
her lavishly with clothes. she has
doubtless gone to work. and from her
earnings she has spent more on
clothes than she has saved. No work.
ing girls in the world spend so lavishly
for clothes as the Americans.
For another thing American girls
usually have no dowries. The good
cld-fashicned idea still prevails that a
worthwhile husband should provide
entirely for his wife's support. The
young working girl in France denies
herself silk stockings and wears sub
stsntial. practical clothes SO that she
may save something every week from
her wages FOR a neat little dot" when
she is married. Frequently the in
come of the dot is used to provide her
with her own personal allowance.
But to the girl Of good sense and
enthusiasm the problem of being well
dressed though married. though hard
one, is at least amusing For the
f1rst time in her life she turns her
talents to account 10 make some of
her own clothes: she watches the daily
papers for news of special sales. She
has her clothes made over and re-
modelled and she considers prices of
shoes. hats. frocks and lingerie as
she never dreamed of doing when she
had aaeegular~ dress allowance from
her fathers Or rs~orked TO earn her own
living. Incidentally she looks forward
to evefysincrease in her husbands IN
come as time when she may have
more 70 spend for clothes.
When, a. not infreQuently happens. a
Eill who has been decidedly smart be-
fore marriage falls off perceptibly in
smartneSs afterwards. the fault almost
always is due TO the fact that she has
become lax IN her attention 10 details.
The girl who Is as precise in her
coiffure. E her hands and of her gen.
eral makeup after marriage never
gives the impression of being badly
dressed no matter II the amount she
spends on clothes has been strictly
limited.
After marriage the most importa n,
part pf a woman's wardrobe is the
clothes she iweaEs. al Il home. This
many young matrons forget. They
also oftex overlook the fact that their
home clothes should be chosen with
reference to the furnishings Of their
The girl whose living rooms are
furnished. in Spanish or Italian style
certainly never appears at her best in
the sports type of clothes. no matter
how smart. One young woman we
know whose apartment, 10 furnished
quite effectively in the Italian style
wears aEfEnplA.t .tnnic .frockss of creme
silk in rich cclors that blend well with
the color scheme of her rooms. And
these nottoo-short tunic. frpcks she
makes a1erself. At sepY tfffiisg cost.
The additipn' OF n brooch os. gfrfIe of
heavy Renaissance design adds to. the
effectiveness OF these simple gowns.
Another young woman whose small
suburban cottage .is furnished in the
more usual American colonial style.
and whose kitchen and Aating nook
are finished With curtains OF quaint
calico. chooses for house wear prim
little frocks OF printed cotton.
Whether~or not the young matron
regards her afternoon frocks as more
importart than her evening frocks
depends pf whether she prefers to
appear SELL dressed before the WON.
en- withaghom she plays Bridge in the
afternoon or before her huSbapd. yH&n
he returns from his dfIce. II really
seems asEH the evening clothes ought
70 be q. Great deal more important.
II may seem q little incongruous
10 don m evenings dEsss when you
are going 70 get the dinner and pos
ably clear up afterward. But the
evening dress may be Just az simple
and inexpensive rs any other sort
Of dress and just as easily protected
by an. aprpn-. And one OF the incest
compliments b swcfffan can possfbiy
pay To- her hNShand- fs tas shoas hin,
that s&hs thinks II wUrth while to
dress. up a bit for his Homecoming.
An attractive evening wrap is some
thing that the young. n,atron should
be sure TO have-even If she has to
make it herself. vefVHf ss usually
easitr 10 manage ttapsAny Of the
metal brocades. and ioFssan evening
wrap that must be worn for many
occasions is usually more satisfactory.
Rings on her fingers and bells on
her toes-not exactly, but. almost. For
it's rings on her fingers and bells on
her wrists. These new bell bracelets
are made to be worn a half dozen at
q time. Two are Of silver color. two
In green goldtand two in regular gold.
and each fns, hand haz.a number of
little bells that Jingle not too loudly
when the handeor arm is moved about,
While colofs considered smart for
street wear are strictly limited this
season. fhere never was such wide
variety in the choice Of eoiors for
evening. At the opera the other even.
ing quite ths most admired of all the
younger naatrons was Mrs. George r.
Brokaw in light pink wearing
enaerslds. Pale pink IN indeed well
liked. sometimes 50 pale az 10 be flesh
colored. and these shades do offer a
splendid background for the setting
on Of any sort Of jewelry.
At The formal ball in Ottawa where
Canadian debutartes are presented the
Viscosintess wiliingdon, wife OF ths
governor general, received In very
dark biue--yeiieved by a band and
other trimming of diaupanfe.
Can IL be possible that hobbIe skirts
srs coming back into fashion, As
q matter Of fact, j haven't actually
seen a single one Of them, but word
fass colae from Paris that Martial 2,
Armand are making some Of their
new tuutcs drawn In just a trife along
the iower edge, With the effect OF o
slight hobbie.
coiors for indoor Wear and FIR
evenings, with street clothes of black
beige, brown, gray or perhaps navy
blue. This In the way ths'coior situa>
ton has worked out In Paris this
Winter. and the young r1atr0n who
wants 10 iook ssaaytfy dressed when
shopping ~ csaing, is.nchlng or at
sanding tnf ss,aaft<Ne ~ hs.esas~s is.d