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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
PettiCOatS and Pajamas

phasis placed on rachel and a new deli
cate pink shade, named for the house.
Heavy, dull fabrics hold the first
place among materials. Fabrics with a
suede finish and those with a surface
which looks as though it had been pow
dered are important, and a new ma
terial called ma,gache is shown with
both plain and figured surfaces.
a LMOST all the clothes were shown
n with suede gauntlet gloves. These
had rows of fine tucks on the upper side
of the wrist and we're buttoned on the
outside with suede-covered buttons
The few elbow-length gloves worn with
formal clothes had pearl buttons at the
outside seam instead of In the usual
place.
Among the evening gowns were sew
eral worthy of mention. One Of lace
was embroidered all over with straw,
which stiffened it like horsehair, as well
as giving it great brilliance. Three
bands OF ostrich feathers about the hem
of another gown gave it a slightly
bouffant and very graceful line. Gray
georgette was the fabric used for dress
with a sun-p'eated skirt. A wide belt
with sash ends at the center front was
of emerald green velvet With this
gown was worn gold-colored georgette
coat with pleated flounces across the
back shading through orange to red.
D. L. M.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
Scotch and French
PlaidS Are Smart

Either you like plaids or you don't
II you don't, there is no reason why
any one should try to persuade you to
wear one Of them, but you will have
to retire from active life at least
throughout the Spring If you want to
avoid seeing them.
If you DO like plaids, right now is the
time to wear them valiant Scotch
plaids if you want or the subtler sort
Of French origin.
Ever since the days of Empress Eu-
genie French dressmakers have been
Interested in plaids because Eugene,
though a native SpaHard, boosted OF
Scotch descent. The interest in plaids
was revived in France in war days as a
tribute, no doubt, TO the heroism Of the
killed Scotch regiments. And now,
without any apparent reason, French
dressmakers have again paid their trib-
ute to the hardy highlanders.l
Real Scotch plaids have been used
by several of the French dressmakers,
but there are other plaidS of the modi-
fed French sort that show the combina-
ton of more subdued colOrs or the
blending Of several tones of the same
color. They speak Scotch with a de-
cidedly French accent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
Prints Designed
With New Skill

The prints this season are excep-
tionally good. They had to be in or
der to survive in d season when stripes
and plaids and three-toned combina-
tons of plain-colored materials were
making such strong bid for favor.
One sees fewer prints of the strikingly
modernistic sort, fewer that look sim
ply like hodgepodges of color. OF
course there are prints that will strike
you as distinctly impossible, prints that
you wouldn't be seen wearing to rum
mage sale, but so long as there are
people who apparently like these impos-
sibilities, accommodating storekeepers
will continue to show them.
The better sort Of prints strike one
as being much more thoughtfully de-
signed. There are small, rather for
NAL designs on dark backgrounds, for
the practical daytime dress, and neat
dark designs on light backgrounds to
be worn with dark solid-toned mate
rails. With the jacket suit of brown
wool you should wear a blouse showing
neat brown figures on a beige or
cream colored background. With a
navy blue suit your print should show
yellow or possibly light green or
dull light rose background with navy
blue prints. In any case the figure. not
the background, should match the plain
tone with which the silk Is to be worn.
This sort Of combination is frequently
carried out with blouse and jacket suit.
1t is also seen in the new redingote cos
tune, which shows a one-piece dress of
the printed silk worn under a solid
toned coat. usually of lightweight wool,
which parts at the front enough to
show a panel of the silk from neck to
hemline. The redingote is fully as long
as the dress. sometimes just a shade
longer. On no account should a line of
the under dress show beneath the hem
of the DIRK redingote section.
Navy blue, you know. is to be the
snartest of all the dark colors for
Spring. It will be worn sometimes with
pure white, sometimes with prints
showing navy blue figures on a light
background. Probably the smartest
color mate for navy blue will be light
green-either yellowish lime tone or
blush green of the light turquoise
sort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
Gifts for Spring Brides

Electrical equipment of all sorts Is
liked by the modern bride For that
matter, 1t would have been liked by the
housekeeper of the past, poor thing. if
only she could have had it. But 1
think it is a very good thing, with cleo
trical equipment as with such individ-
ual pieces Of silver as pie knives and
oyster forks, to give with the under
standing that If it Is a duplicate it
may be changed. You can then feel
satisfied that a bride won't be bur-
dened with six pie knives when she has
no kitchen clock, or with three coasters
when abe badly needs a f1atiron.
Personal gifts are harder to choose.
unless you are giving really expensive
jewelry. I suppose almost any woman
would like string of pearls. But it is
really best to know the brides taste
If you are giving something personal.
A green handbag when her color scheme
Is one of the new reds would be quite
a mistake
However. if you know the bride per-
sonally. nothing Is nicer than a per-
sonal gift. Something to wear, hand
bag or travelling bag, an umbrella, all
these things will be welcome
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
These Articles of Fash.
ion Compete, accord
ing to Paris Letter.
Lace trimmed Tn.
derskirts Are Found
in L e VI e S
Abroad.
PARIS, February IA.

PARIS. February IA.
THE collection of Maggy Rouff ex-
presses, as always, the conviction
of the directrice, Nine. Besancon de
Wagner, that the mode must be suffi-
GENTLY diverse to produce clothes for
every type of woman. She hGS created
many rev ideas this season and pro-
duced them in exceedingly interesting
ways.
Petticoats and pajamas, widely d.
vergent styles, were among the promi-
nent features Of her collection. Many
suits and ensembles, which utilized cot
ton fabrics in novel fashion were
shown, while the evening clothes, as
always, were attractive and different.
The long-forgotten petticoat, as
shown by this designer, is smart under
both afternoon and evening gowns. 1t
Is always finished at the bottom with
row upon row of ;lne valenciennes lace.
Since the bottoms of the skirts worn
over these petticoats are cut in fiat
scallops, or slit up the center front, the
ruftleS may be g!iInpsed beneath. The
lace always is white, no matter what
the color Of the frock. For variety
Maggy Rouff also included in her COL
lection several black lace dresses with
skirts just clearing the floor. The Sc
were worn over slips which ended at the
knee or slightly above it.
X
THE development of the cotton fab
= RIGS showed an understanding OF
the use of these materials. Skirts Of
silk or wool IN dark colors were shown
with short JACKETS and blouses of white
or pastel-tinted pique. A pique frock
was worn with long coat of the same
cotton lined with navy blue jersey, the
latter fabric also used for an accom-
panying scarf. Other long coats, worn
with dark colored skirts, we're of linen,
either plain or starched.
Evening pajamas had sun-pleated
trousers so full that one thought them
dresses at first glance. Faille silk,
georgette. crepe de chine, printed
shantung and pailletted cire silk were
the materials used for these evening
pajamas.
There are two distinct color policies
at this house, both interesting. There
are combinations of two vivid shades
or else delicate color nuance where
the shading is barely perceptible. AL
powder tones are in favor, with en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
Slight Changes
in New Dresses

Not 50 very different from the things
you have been wearing. That will
doubtless be your decision when you 60
shopping for your Spring wardrobe.
Skirt lengths are about the same-with
the same insistence on moderately
short skirts for daytime and sports and
longer skirts for more formal occasions.
Belts and girdles still hover closely
about the normal waistline. There is
the same trim outline in the region OF
the hips, with the same suggestion of
flare, never exaggerated, below this
line.
Possibly you had expected something
to which you would have to accustom
yourself gradually. If you did expect
any such drastic changes you will be
disappointed-and probably pleasantly
30. Much as we all like change in fash
ions, there Is always something q trifie
depressing about finding new fashions
that are so different that they meka
everything we already possess look Ike
museum pieces.
Yet the more you see these new
dresses and wraps and suits and
blouses for Spring, the more you real
iZe that there really is quite a differ
ence after all. The difference is
enough to make you feel sure that you
will have to buy as many new clothes
as possible without feeling sunk in
gloom concerning the, usefulness of the
, things you have on hand.
The fact is that the difference lies
not in silhouette or actual construction,
but In fabric and finish. Dressrnakers
have thought Of interesting new ways
Of using the materials with which we
are already familiar. There are sur
pristng combinations of color and fab
ric. And there are fabrics that really
are new.
Even II you never make any or your
own clothes you should by all means
visit the fabric department of your ia
vorite stores. This Is the best possible
preparation for making selections of
ready-made dresses, suits, etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
Color Displaces Black at Fashionable New York Rest
Should Identify
Your Possessions

A stitch In time saves nine. and the
truth Of this adage Is nowhere truer
than where the stitch Is taken to put
Identification marks on the more usual
sorts Of wearing apparel. An easy way
to give stockings and socks of the vari-
Gus members of the family identinca-
ton marks is TO work solid little circle
Of color at the back Of the hem of
each stocking, ueing q different hue Of
feSt-color silk for this purpose Thus
one daughter may have red and another
green, while the mother may have blue.
The fact that you yourself can identify
your own stockings and that perhaps
the daughters also know theirs does not
make such a precaution unnecessary.
1t is annoyig to have to call a family
council every week when stockings are
to be sorted.
initials woven in tape are usually
sufficient Identification for pieces OF
lingerie-and these woven initials may
also be used on sheets. Some house
wives like to mark all household linen
with the date of its purchase-so that
the strength and reliability of such
linens may be tested. This may be
done by means of indelible ink; but un-
less you are expert in using 1t you will
have better luck with the woven initials.
In a family where several persons
have the habit of buying books 1t Is well
worth while to cultivate the habit OF
marking your own books. Where there
are several children. it Is not always
easy to remember to whom each book
belongs Arguments may follow, but
these are avoided if each child has his
own individual book plate, which should
be pasted into the book when it Is new.
Rubbers have an unfortunate way of
getting mixed up. 1t Is very simnle
thing to mark them, and much con-
fusion may be avoided II this is done.
A simple way is to cut of inch-long
strips of adhesive tape. Mark q piece
with the name or initials of the owner
and press one Of these against the lin
ing of each rubber. Umbrellas ought
to be marked-h for no other reason
than to serve as q reminder Of owner
ship. The initials on the handle an
swer this purpose. A strip Of adhesive
tape bearing the owners name may be
fastened to the rib of the umbrella in
an inconSpicuous place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
Selection Should Be
Made With Knowl-
edge of What They
w ouId Pref e r.
Some Classes Which
Promise to Meet Re.
quirements.

It's time to he thinking about Spring
brides.
The most that we have to do is to
buy gifts for a few of these brides.
But that git buying is most impor-
tant thing.
1t always seems that the gift should
BE- something the bride really likes,
really wishes for And when you see
rows and rows of stupid presents,
things the bride doesn't really delight
In, they are a reflection on those who
sent them, not on the taste of the
bride. For the donor of the gift should
spent time as well as money in select
ing the gift and should be sure, by
some means or other, that 1t L. just
what the bride wants.
II you don't know the tastes Of the
bride, you may have some difhculty in
choosing Just the right thing. But you
can do 1t. You can ask about her taste.
II you can't find anything about it,
perhaps you know something about the
bridegrooms taste, and then you can
be sure something chosen that he would
like would please the girl as well. And
you can buy something not too individ-
ual, not too unusual, something that
anybody would like.
For instance. suppose you don't know
the bride at all. but you do know that
the wedding trip is going 10 be taken
by automobile. That's lead. Some
thing for the car would surely be &C
ceptable, and more than that A rug
for cold days, for instance A clever
fashlight, If you only want to spend a
little.
Suppose the man has little cabin
Or lodge where he goes camping Then
your choice is wide. indeed. Anything
@rV he h.
Table linen is almost always welcome
70 any woman who is going TO keep
house. She can hardly have too much
White damask is a good choice for the
expensive gift. For the less expensive
gift some small luncheon napkins, a
bridge set Of a breakfast set are all
good.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
Two Jackets.

Two jackets with one skirt are Of
fered at some Of the shops. You may,
for instance, have a plaid skirt and o
plain dark cloth coat with silk coat
for later wear or you may have q
matching jacket and a contrasting
jacket with q skirt of any color. In
fact. the fashion for contrasting jackets
is so prevalent in the new collections
that we will be able to produce wide
variety in cur street costumes simply
BY changing about our skirts and jack
cts.
Fer practical purposes a good plan
is to have a plain colored suit of black
or navy blue and two skirts, one to
match and the other plaid. One of the
smart shops sells plain separate skirts
to match long coats for Spring, thus
giving the customer the chance of add
ing suit to her wardrobe at the same
time she buys q new Spring coat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
Suits Chosen in Prefer.
ence to Ensemble of
DR. e SIS and Coat.
S o #, Long : haired
Furs Prevail Scarfs
Become Part of Coat
or Dress for Formal
Wear-Trimming of
White at Neck.
SMART New York restaurant
at luncheon time is the best
place to see fashionable day
time clothes as they are worn,

A SMART New York restaurant
~ at luncheon time Is the best
IA place to see fashionable day
4 4 time clothes as they are worn,
where they are on parade, as it
were, and variety of choice is here
along with your luncheon than your
tomato juice cocktail when this i'm
preston becomes certainty.
At one restaurant smart clothes and
delectable food meet between l o'clock
and 8 every day In the week, so we
chose it as representative of what they
are wearing at luncheon time" All
the clothes shown in our sketches today
were seen there one day recently.
Stable question marks punctuate the
query as to where fashions really start.
for many of the fashion features de-
scribed in cables from Paris already are
incorporated in dress as worn in New
York: Witness the short-sleeved suit
the colors that are superseding black
and the hats with tilted brims.
y y 81
QUITS are chosen in preference TO the
ensemble of dress and coat, and in
these two lengths of coats are favored.
Goats Of many lengths have appeared
IN the Spring showings of fashion
among the few chosen the hip-length
jacket and redingote. The latter, here
tofore considered a style for matrons,
has been adopted with enthusiasm not
only by the debutante, but by the junior
miss
Soft, long-haired furs prevail. when
furs are worn and considerable silver
fox is seen. This should be good sea-
son for fox fllrs, with the collarleSS coat
80 very prominent.
No longer an accessory OF the sports
costume alone, scarfs have become what
we term high style. and are part of the
coat or dress for formal wear. You will
see the scarf as part of a printed silk
dress worn under a redingote. It forms
the collar Of jacket and Is twisted
around the neck of a wool dress worn
with a short fur jacket.
4 4 r
r INGERIE collars have become ex-
- traordinarily prominent on dresses
that are somewhat formal. Some
Of the dresses sketched today, both coli
ored and black. show a trimming of
white at the neck. In one corner Of the
large sketch, pleated white georgettc is
used ct the back of the neck and 10
extend over the shoulders into a half
yoke.
Cavalier cuffs reaching almost to the
elbow are smart, too, and many of them
are worn. Pique cuffs in this style are
shown.
Color was everywhere. Green dresses
with white collars and cuffs, dresses in
the new red shades, navy blues, browns
and beiges in entire costumes and many
colored silk blouseS were seen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
Brittle Hair.

If for any reason. because of the
weather or because of your health or
because of neglect, your hair becomes
dull or brittle, rub little olive oil into
the scalp with the tips of the fingers.
The oil must, of course, be spariDg)y
used, else the hair will look greasy. Use
1t especially for several nights before
shampoo. You will notice the results
In softer, better looking hair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22
Cuticle.

II the cutie, about your fngernails
clings to the halls, don't be rough in
pushing it back. Dip an orange wood
stick wound with absorbent cotton into
glycerin and push the cuticle very
gently with this.
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Short Sleeves in Suits

! with the same leather, adding a bou-
quet of white chamoic flowers for good
Igmcasure g ss4ESsV-' EnNt
T Very often. even if the sleeves of the
coat are long, the gloves are worn up
over them to give a short-sleeved effect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-22

THE short-sleeved suit, launched by
some of the Partisan designers les.
Summer, is this season an accepted
American fashion Sometimes it seems
as though the speed with which some
Of the French fashions are adopted
here is equaled only by the slowness
with which others take hold. For last
season American buyers had long
Sleeved French models which they
bought. This year, however, finds
short-sleeved suits In the shops and
at all the places where smart women
gather.
Gloves naturally are brought into the
limelight by this Short-sleeved mode.
And the wise woman should remember
that conservatism is the best policy
when buying gloves. No matter how
tempting the counters full of enbroi-
dered, bespangled and bediZened gloves,
it Is we'll to heed the mid-Victorian
maxim that lady is known by her
gloves. and eschew all overelaborate and
ornate covering for the hands.
At the moment the best glove is the
long suede gauntlet with the wide, far
ing, top, which wrinkles down around
the lower arm and wrist in a most lux
urious manner. II you can match your
gloves with a handbag, you will achieve
an ensemble effect unequaled in fash
ion.
Brown suede gloves and purse and a
dark brown hat may be most effective
with a beige wool suit. Or one may
match some other detail of the cos
tune, as did the wearer of a black
broadcloth suit when she chose white
chamois skin gloves, a channels vest.
and, as a finishing touch, faced her hat
A black WooI crepe dress
iOith scarlet scarf, is Wor,
with a coat OF fiat gray fur anc
black hat faced w;th red
The nary blue wooL crep,
dress. trimmed With cut-ou
pattern, is iUorn tUith seal
skin coat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26

Miss Olive McClintic entertained q
company of Is at the Congressiona
Club at luncheon and bridge Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26

Mrs Pedro Capo- Rodriguez, State re-
gent of the Daughters of the American
Colonists for the District of Columbia,
will give a bridge party in her home at
1856 Ontario place Monday for the
benefit of the George Washington Uni
versity fund of that society.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26

Mr.. and Mrs. d. H. Schmidt Of New
York City are passing some time at the
Carlton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26

Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Morey have re-
turned to their apartment at Wardman
Park Hotel after two weeks visit with
their son-in-law and daughter, Mai.
and Mrs Paul c. Paschal, at their home
In Fort Davis, Canal Zone, Panama.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-26

of the prizes, of which there will be a
liberal number. Patronesses are Mrs.
James Brown Scott, Mrs. William John
Cooper, Mrs. A. Montague Ferry, Mrs.
Theodore M. Knappen and Mrs. Arthur
S. Henning Among those taking tables
are Mrs. Edward c. Stone, Mrs E. B.
Gregory, Mrs. M. F. Stellwagen, Miss
Katharine Appleman. Miss Hazel Kent,
Miss Mariannette Chittick and Miss
Jean jackson. The Reception Commit
tee will include the former Governor of
Idaho and Mrs. d. w. Davis, DR.. and
Mrs. Raleigh Gilchrist, Mr.. and Mrs
Stanley H Smith, Mrs. Edward NJ. Wal
lace, Mrs. c. D. Sloan, Lieut.. Col. and
Mrs. Ralph Talbot, jr.: Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Somerville, Sd; Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin A. Mason. Miss Edith Macau-
ley and Mr.. and Mrs. Seiforde M. Stell-
wagon.
Mr.. and Mrs. James M. White gave a
musicale in their home, at 1900 Irving
street northeast. Saturday evening, in
celebration of the twenty-fourth ami
versary of their meeting. Those assist
ing Mrs. White on the program were
Miss Rita Harbers, VioliniSt, and Miss
Adelaide HarberS, soprano. Mrs. White
sang several numbers she has used in
broadcasting from Jacksonville, Fla,
while on a recent visit to that city, after
which refreshments appropriate to the
occasion were served.
A week end party was given in the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Ramm-
ling at 1901 Thirteenth street northwest
when their entire family were assembled
for reunion. Those present we're: Mr.
and Mrs. C. j. Rammling of Staten
Island, N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Dixon,
Hillside, N. j.; Mr.. and Mrs. L. M.
Carter and Lloyd Donald Carter, Wash
ington, and Mr.. Karl Rammling.
The Phi Delta Sorority will hold its
tenth annual formal dance at 2400 Six
tenth street this evening.
The textile section of the District of
Columbia Home Economics Association
gave dinner Tuesday evening in honor
of the association in the Garden House of
the Dodge Hotel. Covers were laid for
70 guests and a program followed the
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Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Meixell of Maple
wood, N. j., are at the Carlton for sew
eral days.