Evening star., 1928-05-20


l. hat, the tailor-made girl, thu
girliSh girl. the mannlSh girl
the sophisticated miss, the boyish girl
the one-piece bathing girl. the collegiate
girl and the fiapper-you could name
dozen more girls. no doubt, who have
come among us and made their little
fiutter in Summers that have passed.
And here comes the Paian1a Orr
ready 60 take leading role TINS sum
nler Of 1923.
Don't imagine because paiamaS were
first known in the Occident as a maScu-
line garment that there is anything al
ell nianniSh about the pattama glrl. Ii
YOU think that. then you haven't seen
her new pajamaS And don't imagine
that she is even the least bit immodeSt-
because the palamaS she wears covers
her legs and even her ankles most as
creetly and are positively mid-Vlctorlan
compared to the bathing suits that We
now take as a matter of course,
To an extent that many Main Street
Americans do not appreciate. palanlaS
are accepted now as a conventional type
Of indoor daytime and evening costume
hv LARGE numbers of cosmopolitan but
conservative women here and abroad,
And the interesting thing about THESE
costumes is that they are usually more
reserved III line than the frockS that
most women wear.
If is not at all unusual nowadays
10 find the hostess at luncheon at
home dressed il new paJama costume.
When she comes home III the AFTER
noon. she slips on palama neSlgee
which she does not hesitate to wear 10
receive friends who come for tea, and
unless she is going out in the evening
or expects to entertain formally herself
she may wear some picturesque paJama
all evening.
The hostess type of pajama that
woman would wear 70 receive guests
is not usually Of the frilly sort she
would choose for negligee wear. one
luncheon hostess recently chose an en-
seuhle with trousers and sllp-on sleeve
less overblouSe Of black satin with
knee-length long-sleeved klmono coat
of brilliantly printed silk edged ~ith
black satin. At another luncheon the
hostess wore rather full ruSt-coloreo
satin trousers finished with narrow tight
cuffs at the ankles, and over this coat
of rich hrocade with fulled sleeves.
straight outstanding collar and haring
below the waist. suggesting the coat
that might have been worn by prince
Of the Arabian Nights.
The name of Mary Nowitzkv Is
SYNONYMOUS with smart ana original
paianlss in Paris and many Of the new
fashions in this type Of garment
familiar on this side Of the Atlantic
are due to the creative genius OF this
designer. In fact. ii any one is re-
SponSihle for the fashion FOR palamas
as bathing ensembles ii Is Mary. From
her establishment came the osach
few seasons ago.
she designs bathing suits as well and
tnmuts her customers with tnnEn1er-
able other cceSsorles-sandals. caps,
bags. and even rugs and chairs. One
Of her newest beach sets consists OF o
large beach rug made of Nile-green
enonre. like an enormous bathmat,
rrnamented with colored floral app1uues
N oilcIofh. and loose Hanging coat OF
tne same eponge trimmed with the OLE
cloth appliuueS To 60 with this Is
little one-piece suit of green silk with
similar decoration. This for the woman
xsao chooses not TO wear pajamaS.
This idea of a beach rug Is one tflas
any woman might "swlpe at SmaH
expense Buy eponge or Turkish towel
f,ar OF the widest sort you can get and
make a rig perhaps two yards long. II
you want wider rug you might sew
f0zether two widths Of the eponge,
then bind il round the edges with heavy
linen or oiicloth and add apphques OF
the same material IL you wish. a rug
Of this sort win add enormously TO your
comfort at the lake or seaShore THIS
Summer.
Many OF Nowitzky's pajamas are cer-
tainly rot Intended for beach wear.
These are made Of georgette or chiffon
Embroidered with gold or trimmed with
me lace. one of her negligee sets mas
frcusers of satin, jumper OF printeo
casiffon and q short Jacket MADE OF
greer. blue and pink chiffon laid one on
-f0p Of the other in layers.
Other pajamas from Mary NovttZky
are made with dark silk straight trous-
ers 10 be vorn with jackets Of printed
veIyefeen fitted slightly at the waist
hne and haring down almost TO the
l1sr,E. They have f1aYing sleeves and
= f1all rolling collar Of the velveteen-
An imported negligee pa1ama set Is
made with trousers Of black velveteen,
straight bat held In and allowed 70 bag
d little at the ankles by means OF elastic
run through the hem. The upper piece
consists Of sort Of Russian blouse,
dzring slightly below the low-placed
he4f. It Is of thin silver tissue With
ctfFs and pockets strapped with the
Nklveteen. There Is a long scarf Of the
veteen at the ends.
"A One-piece sleeveless negligee pa
lama is made Of ibis pink satin with
white maYzbou around the edges OF the
slightly daring trousers. II Is worn with
i0ng-sleeye. knee-lengtn coat OF
matching chiffon edged with the mara
bou
A pa lama costume recently seen on
the Stage vas made Of fine cream lace
trousers and q short sleeveless coat 10
match. both lined with fiesh-colored
georgette.
Among the aIl-around dressmakers in
Paris whose names are associated with
the new pajanaa fashions should be
mentioned Cheguit, Martial ct Armand
Mosyneux. Beer-all extremely well
established houses-who look upon the
pajanlas as an accepted type Of negh-
gee attire.
Cher4it recently Gid daring thing
in making patama costume with troug-
erE cut of above the kneesl Only by
an act of courtesy could the resulting
garment be called pa alan1ag al all. How
ever, IL was made for French actress
IS part Of the wardrobe for play In
which she goes through three acts never
wearing anything but pajarnas and
negiieees.
Worth Of Paris has made some pa
jana sets with trousers coming only a
few inches below the knee. But they
are made Of pleated crepe silk and look
On first glance like q pleateo sports
sksFt. They are worn with simple jump
eEs made sports fashion.