New Britain herald., 1929-07-26
Keeping Cool The Gay White Way

New York, July 26.-Keeping cool in August is usually the crucial test of chic.
 August days and August nights are the hardest of all the year to gown. One must not only manage to feel cool There is the rcsponsi- bility of looking cool at the same time.
 Shecrncss of fabrics is an essen- tial. Yet certain sheer fabrics arc unsatisfactory in humid weather. It is necessary to pick materials with the idea in mind that the lest easily withered, the better.
 Next to sheerness comes color. In fact, I think I would hold a brief for color first. Crimson and scarlet are not ideal hot weather shades. Greens, on the other hand, have a cooling effect on the spirits. White however, is ideal. White Is Best Choice
 If a woman is the ~ meticulous type, white is the best August choice there is But soiled white or rumpled white or white that is just naturally dingy is the most un- pleasant spectacle in the world. To wear white 10 it's best advantage, accessories must be given extreme consideration and if they, too are white the task Of keeping every thing spotless is manifold.
 Orchid is a good, cool summer
 
 cool blues Certain yellows, while very warm in tone, give a sum- mery-ness because of their sun lisHtness.
 The cut of hot weather clothes is important. Sleeveless frocks are ideal. The tightly fitted princess lines are hardly suitable for tubable clothes.
 For Norning-Lincns suggest linen for mornings, since it is quite correct for style this year and very crisp and cool looking when freshly laundered. Pioue and many of the loosely woven cottons are equally good.
 A charming linen frock for the  linen simply cut, with a spray or two of fine white orsandie leaves eppliGued by hand, The design runs diagonally across the blouse and skirt and also forms the cuffs.
 Fine hand-tucks define the shoul- ders and 'waistline and belt of linen ties gracefully on one side. 4 good hat for so eNqnistcly simple froc11 is a natural bakou in. the now halo mushroom shape which means that a mushroom is lifted in front by few tucks to give one a view of the face beneath.
 For the sleeveless devotee. a ! three piece sports suit is done in white flat crepo with brown and hcige mcdornistic design for trim minG. Tho step-down yoke work on this outfit deserves attention. It is new and extremely contemporary i in ifs modernistic line The finger t;o length coats shoulders ron this same Set-back line, an effective decorative torcN.
 A Cool S',a1r of Rcd A simple. nHtural hal'ou hat tops i this. bonded with brown beige and touch Of rust. the only rcd that | hosneGks coolnosS. The g~oscrain ! ribbons form a chain effect around ! the crown, a touch that is just a | little different from the ordinary l be rdirC.
 For evening, criTn orrnndics held a place in Woman's heart ! Nile green organdie makes one think of all cool things such as evening Zonhvrs and ocean waves Its tiers of f1orrces din well 10 the hac'l of the skirt until they actually
 sween the ground. Women must | face the fact ncv- cvoni~g gowns ne vo"v shNrt. Even the cri~p o0c". lil-" this org, rdic. skirt the 'n0r. The rc2r of this gown's hor~o is one of the very low dc"nl- ] '"t"~"s to show the hcautv of Mi , lad"'s sTnhurned hack. From the center nf the docoletase a soft bow i If ribbon hangs in soft Ttreamors | A tiny belt Of the same e,rdlcs tho i frOck