Evening star., 1932-06-05
Smart Clothes for Summer
BY MARY MARSHALL.

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their own particular theme song
IL an underlying tone or nuance
that distinguishes them from
fashions of every other Summer II
you are sensitive to fashion tendencles
YOU are sure to realize this, WnetneI
or not there is any word or phrase tnat
precisely describes 1t.
Last Summer We spoke OF the m
creased femininity in women's clothes;
a tendency toward greater softness ad anu
occurrences and coquetry comDlneo
with simplicity. Femininity wasn't
quite the word to describe that blend
of attributes but it served the purpose.
Clothes are still feminine and most
becoming but there is new smartneSS
about them that will stand out as dis
tinguishing these Summer clothes from
those of last season. And the best we
can do to indicate this new note Is 70
call them swagge" Dresses, wraps,
hats. shoes. hand bags, scarfs-all the
intriguing new thirgs that you have
bought to give Zest to your Sunm'r
holioays-reflect or should reflect this
new note of swagger.
The accepted silhouette remains long
and slender Waistlines are defined
and as slender as may be made without
looking artiflcially drawn In or giving
increased width to the hips. Skirts mt
trinity and easily above the knees with
only slight flare beneath Diagonal
drapery and paneling Is still in good
repute but there's a definite tendency
back to straight. symmetrical seams
and goring. Daytime skirts are con-
servatively long, with sports clothes an
inch or two shorter. and evening dresses
save of the most normal sort are some
what shorter. For afternoon and in
formal evening occc Sions the ve"y long
skirt looks trifie old-fashi0ned.
Rough practical materials are chosen
for travel, motor golf and other sports.
There are lightweight wool tweeds and
cottons with tweedv weave and colors.
as we'll as natural-toned crash, either
linen or cotton, and the newly approved
cotton suede which is used IN natural
or pastel tones for travel and sports.
While cottons are gaining in i'm
portance for evening and street wear.
silks are as important as ever. The
striped shirting silk shirtwaist type OF
~dreSs made with regulation length
sleeves or very short straight elbow
sleeves meets with approval for golf
and general daytime wear. For tennis
and other more active sports sleeveless
dresses are chosen. Often the tab ex-
tensions at the shoulders are tied at
either side to give the desirable breadth
at the shoulders.
White-all white )r white with color
is most important. White dresses,
white jackets. white hats. white shoes
and even white stockings. On the other
hand pale beige is stepping forward in
the natural linen tones and in natural
toned Leghorn and Panama hats. And
in some cases this pale beige tone has
usllrped the place of white. In place
OF the red, white and blue combination
that was so important this Spring We
gee more combinations of red, ecru and
blue.
White jewelry is another trick of the
season White has an entirely new
significance now. than it has had be-
fore-at least until within a few years.
For white clothes contrast very def
nitelv with the sun-tanned skin Of the
fashionabl woman.
Although we probably shan't go in
for brown skins as we did couple OF
seasons ago. when they were bit OF
a novelty, the smooth. evenly-tanned
skin has become an, accepted Summer
fact for smart women. And with this
brown skin either pure white or ivory
white is very striking
ivory beads and earrings are there
fore much to the front. The ivory -
hand cut in round or oval beads-and
t19 Co-ri0gS ere just single bead made
int button earring.
- buttons are used on some Of
tll2 snort black dresses. One which
is ~"aH7 back and White-for it is
r'0do uO CT a white dress and short
lts'o biack jacket-shows two ivory
bu rs fastened together like link
s,"-5, one slipped into buttonhole on
e2oh side of the jacket
The vogue for thin fabrics this year
-ba tiste. organdy. dimity and other
cotton fabrics. as well as sheer linen
is a comfort There are charming
frocks for daytime wear In these ma
terials. Eyelet batiste is one that Is
specially popular-and comes in so
many grades that 1t may be used for
most inexpensive clothes, or may be
reserved for elaborate afternoon dresses.
1t is, too. used for lovely informal eve
ming dresses, just as eyelet organdie is.
The batiste has the advantage over
organdie, of course. of not crushing and
wrinkling so easily. Still there are
times when the very fragility Of or
CANDIES crispness makes it the most
desired fabric
Sometimes frocks of these sheer
white fabrics have belts of vividly col
ored velvet or satin ribbon. Cerise, pea
cock blue, mustard-and sometimes
two-toned ribbons, one bright color on
one side, another bright color on the
other-are used.
The simplicity of smart clothes is
emphasized in the thin wool coats for
Summer They are untrimmed. except
with self Scarfs, with tucks and stitch
ing. Often they are cOllarless, and
sometimes both collarless and scarfless,
though more often there Is an attached
scarf of the material of the coat. Some
of them are finished with narrow
white piping-of pique, of satin, Of
crepe de chine, of linen-around the
neckline These coats are very definitely
of the swagger type, although they are
made Of sheer woods Of the more formal
sort