Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22
BY MARY MARSHALL.

sxx@ UNlMER TIME in London and
Paris and daylight saving In
New York all have dehnlte
effect on fashion With clocks
pushed forward an hour, even
fairly late dinner hour comes before
dark In Summer. And no one nova
DAYS cares TO draw the shades and keep
out daylight all for the privilege OF din
ing by can6lelight,
That means that most of lis now dine
by daylight, and possibly have time to
spend after dinner before daylight fades
and lights GO on. That puts quite q
cifferent aspect on the question Of eve
ming dress for Summer, for colors and
fabrics that one would choose for day
light are not the same, as those one
would choose for artificial light. The
important thing to remember however
Is that tbs Summer frock must be APP
propriate both for daylight and candle
light,
Some ciressmakers feel that no mate
rial is SO well adapted to this double
role as whit, chiffon. Others recon-
mend the palcst nude tone in Chiffon,
There are other of-wfite tints that are
frequently chosen, And. of course. in
Vulnerable printed chiffons--fiower de-
signs on light backgrounds.
An unusually attractive dsylight-eve-
ming grown worn recently consisted OF
Powered chiffon, made With simple
sleeveless bodice the skirt in peacock
fashion iongsr. at the back than the
'front.' All along the dropping skirt hem
there was an application of black lace
edging 5 or 6 inches deep.
Some womsn prefer blues and browns
for daytime dining, especially when one
dimes at q public roof garden, cub or
hotel. A lovely brown evening gown Is
OF tuile, sleeveless, and quite low at
back and front, With so-cslleo COCK
tail coat of brown tulle TO wear over 1t.
BRIGHT navy blue tulle Is deservedly
popular for evening wear. often made
Into frocks with number OF tiers and
rlf5ied hounces ON the skirt.
Fashionable women in France not
enly dine by daylight but they like to
dire out of doors. To the American
women there usually fingers about any
meal taken outdoors a suggestion OF
picnics. One expects 10 eat from
wooden plates. with foods served from
camping utensils-certainly not a for
naal course dinner. eaten In conven-
tional dinner apparel.
The frocks wcrn for formal outdoor
dining may be less elaborate than the
one chosen for outdoor Winter wear,
none the less true evening frock. And
in France the 6ressnakers have been
making iow-cut sleeveless dinner gowns
with dinner jackets OF various sorts to
give needed protection for outdoor din
ing. Worth has made little jackets of
black Jet with soft ernline collars. which
are effectively worn over black or white
chiffon gowns.
A reader recently wrote to me asking
some definite questions about the ward
robe she was planning to take to Florida
next Winter. She was going on De-
oember l. She wanted to know whether
her evening frocks should be made with
sleeves or sleeveless, whether her every
day frocks should be of lightweight
silk or cotton. and whether or not she
siioalld have wide-bTimmed hats.
Vas much interested in the letter.
but ] had 70 look second and third
time to make sure of the dates. was
afraid that it was letter written last
November that had somehow gone
astYay. But Ii was all properly dated
scnfe time In June. le2s-almost six
months before the time set for the de-
parture to Florida.
Anything like definite. helpful advice