Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-01
Blue Preferred for Evening,
Red and White for Tennis

Pastel colors have to a great extent
been superseded by the stronger, So
called poster shades for sports wear
this season and red is of all these
poster colors the one that appears with
smart effect in the new tennis costume
Some women prefer all white, but there
is something undoubtedly new and
distinctively about the white tennis
froc., with red trimming of some sort.
a tennis skirt recently worn by
we'll dressed tennis enthusiast was
made Of thin white flannel, with two
inverted box pleats at the front, each
with an inset of rcd and stitched down
well below the hips. This skirt is fln-
ished with the new fringeG edge--the
material being travelled out for about
an inch by way Of hem.
Even for evening wear the new
bright dark blue is frequently chosen
and is smartcst when made very simple
of chiffon unrelieved by any other
color. 1t provides excellent background
for diamonds or crystal ornaments
and dark blue. you know, has a. way
of making the skin look white and
clear. Not only diamonds. but rubles
sparkle to very good advantage against
the background of the bright navy
blue chiffon evening gown. And rubies
Il am told--are extremely smart
How far one may go in using the
flag in dress is a question about which
authorities differ. but I have heard
that in England there are new scarts
made of lightweight wool printed in
designs of the British Union Jack.
worn apparently without thought OF
disrespect. This material, by the way,
is wool bunting, the sort Of material
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in for considerable favor now that the
! lightweight wooden materials are in
the vogue.
Even luggage this season gives three
cheers for the red white and blue.
A mans suit case and roll bag. which
| might be chosen appropriately by a
young woman, Is made OF natural sail
cloth with transverse stripes Of MILDLY
blue and red. Plain sail cloth luggage
may be bought and later striped IN this
way, or you might choose to have the
stripes made of your college colors.
There are sail cloth golf bags which
| may be striped horizontally If your
| golf costume displays the new tricoior
| scheme then the stripes should be of
red and MILDLY blue,
In line with the fashion for flag COL
ors has come the fad of wearing regi-
| mental, school or coIlege coIOrS as
bit of dress decoration. And a number
of the French dreSsmakers have de-
| signed frocks of this sort.
Apparently the idea is to display the
color of your husbands school or regl-
ment This may take the form Of
| narrow bands Of silk used as piping
| as ribbon bands about ones hat or as
| the color of belt or vestee.
The woman who is more interested
| in her husbands ancestors might
choose the colors displayed on the
| family coat of arms or crest. Gules.
| argent and azure-the most usual CT
| all heraldic color combinations are,
| of course. red, white and blue.
Here are some smart combinations
of this decidedly smart color scheme:
A navy blue skirt and Jacket suit
with a Jumper Of red and white silk.
! A frock Of navy blue georgette with
scarf trimming of red and white
| chiffon.
A white flannel pleated skirt with an
! applied band of red and blue about the
| hem and a sweater of white with ir-
regular horizontal stripes of red and
blue worn with square kerchief with
white and red center and blue edge.
| A contribution 10 the rec, white and
| blue fashion from the house OF worth N