Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08

"HE wardrobe has welcomed DacK
lis prodigal daughters-the friv-
olous feminine afternoon clothes.
There can be no denying 1t
A., this is q feminine year. The
tailored. not so sociable clothes are out,
ard particularly in relation to the Sum-
mer wardrobe, and there are not many
of us who do not applaud this renaiS-
sance of femininity.
The lady who follows fashion must
have a wardrobe that has all sorts OF
feminine frockS, in all degrees of for
mality, but not necessarily costly. To
be smart is to dress for the occasion
this year, and gracefully-that is part
Of the meaning of feminine wardrobe.
There are perhaps four distinctly diff
ferent types of clothes that compose the
adequate wardrobe: Sport clothes are
strictly utilitarian; the spectator sport
are more feminine and play dual role;
the afternoon clothes are of an infor-
NAL and semi-formal nature, and last
are the evening clothes, which in the
Summer are never so strictly formal.
GPORT clothes are now in their proper
~ place, and not, as they we're, worn
for all Summer daytime occasions. OF
course active sport clothes have def
mite reason for being, and that most
practical one. There must be freedom
and simplicity of line, and these neces-
sites are not marred by the touches of
feminine fashion in the new active
sport frocks. They have normal waist
lines, marked usually by belt; new
and interesting sun backs; some have
cap sleeves that are quite effective, and
they all are most becoming-of that
there is no doubt.
The new clothes for spectator sport
are restricted not to q literal interpre-
tation of the sport mode, but TO point
a few degrees removed Consequently
they have dual personality, for with
application to sport as the pivotal point
the dresses to these ensembles can
easily take their place in the active pic
ture. They are more feminine, of
course. and as always the essence OF
dramatic, colorful sophistication in
Summer clothes.
HERE is the important branch of
n fashion that cannot be denied
the fashions for later in the day. From
afternoon on designs are graceful to
q degree and portrayed in chiffon, crepe
de chine and a host Of new fabrics of
feminine inclination. They go right
through the PAGES of semi-formality-
for luncheon and bridge, informal suits,
capped and sleeved dresses OF an even
length about 4 to 6 inches below the
knee; next, the semi-formal frockS for
tea and daylight dining are uneven if
you choose and any length almost, down
TO 4 inches above the ankle; and last
there is the informal formality of frocks
for Summer nights and dancing.
Here almost any vagary of length is
allowed from an ankle length that just
escapes the ground to skirts that trail
in fluttering points. The new mate
rails they appear in are stunning and
suit the casual sophistication of these
frocks to perfection. There are huge
printed patterns in chiffons, most dis
tinctive, and the enormous polka dot
big as plate-is one of the newest
and smartest.
THE fabric friends Of our girlhood
= days are back-organdy, wolfe, dot
ted swiss and batiste Fashions you
know are rather sophisticated and COM
pletely ladylike, and 1t is certainly
amazing and surely clever the way the
naivete Of the fabric and this sophiSti-
cation have been combined, for they
are seemingly two inconsistent elements.
But that is probably the very allure of
these frocks-their aspect Of gay de-
ceivers. The frocks for afternoon and
tea time are charmingly demure and
refreshing and treated with all the art
and skill of high fashions, so that they
are not trivial but highly important in
the mode.
THE stockingless vogue is not 30 APP
plicable to this Summers fashions.
What with the more graceful semi-for-
NAL afternoon clothes coming into the