The Washington times., 1930-07-17

Cotton 'OplcS Tor MauameB
Midsummer Wardrobe
LAS your wardrobe that tired
IL feeling" that comes along
toward the middle of almost any
season? Do these languid summer
days make you long for some
thing new to wear? Would you
like a good summer tonic for your
clothes? We prescribe cottons.
Because, in this fashion year Of
1880, the whole fashion world
loves cottonS. For instance. many
of the great Partisan dressmakers
are featuring organdie dresses for
summer afternoons and evenings.
When the Duchess of Atholl was
in New York recently, she made
great sensation wearing a
smart frock of cotton voile. At
the most exclusive summer resorts,
in Europe as we'll as in America,
cottons are the fabric of many of
the most fashionable costumes.
And that's not nearly all. For
cottons are cool and practical,
comfortable and washable. And
every day some inspired designer
brings out a new instance of the
smartness of cottons. There are
shoes of printed or embroidered
cottons; pique and broadcloth
hats; handbags of any number Of
different cottons; checked ging-
ham combined with jersey in
bathing suits, and countless other
delightful cotton tonics that fash
ion has provided for tired summer
wardrobeS.
OF course, cottons are most i'm.
portant of all in dresses; and
that's where you'1l find them in
the most enchanting variety. If
you're dreading that dance you
must go to next week, why not
follow the example of one of the
cooleSt-looking young dancers seen
at a popular Washington roof gar
den recently. She wore white
organdie dress, with the skirt
made entirely of ruffleS bound
with narrow black ribbon. If you
simply must have something new
for this Saturdays events, why
not make it a suit like the one
seen in California at a tennis
tournament-of checked gingham,
belted jacket and pleated skirt.
with a sheer white cotton blouse.
And if you want to be very active,
copy the well-known young woman
who appeared on the sands at
Newport in the popular shirt and
shorts costume, of luscious pale
green pique.
For this year, any time Of the
day is cotton time; and whether
you're going to the country, to
the mountains, to the Seashore
or spending the summer in town,
you can find cool cotton fashions
to put plenty of pep into your
wardrobe!
Period Designs In
BOudOir Accessories
COIOrful and Decorative
THERE has been a revolution
L in the styling and materials
used IN boudolf accessories dur-
ing the past few years. This
change has come about because of
the great progress in interior
decoration and the added de-
mands for the finer things on the
part of American woman.
Artists have gotten away from
the old idea of having all the
pieces of a set identical. Instead
of having the same design
stamped in every piece, they are
nearly all different, but closely
related. thus avoiding monotony
Beside being more original in
design and color, the new acces-
sories for the boudoir are more
practical than those formerly in
troduced. Nail files are longer,
the scissors are as finely tenn
pered as those used by profeS-
sionals and the shoe horns are of
a convenient size. In some sets
the metal pieces are plated in
either gold or silver to correspond
with the design of the brush,
comb and n1irror-another new
note.