Evening star., 1932-06-26
Styles Are
Cooler for
HOtSunrner
No Matter How Hot
the Weather Women
Can Be Dressed in
Comfort and Style.

HOT wave on the wayl That's
" usually safe Summertime
N prediction because almost any
\ where in this wide land Of ours
it is sure that three or four or
five or six weeks from now there will
be a spell of tropical weather. But
there's no reason to dread warm
weather this Summer, and If 1t does
turn out to be season OF unusual neat
the dressmakers and miliners and
accessory makers may flatter them-
selves that they prepared US for It,
So on with the bright, sunshlny Gays
and the warm Summer evenings! we
we're never better able to bear them
with smile.
For every conceivable occasion We
have-or can easily acquire-dresses
that look cool, make us feel cool, ana
really are cool Observe, too, in passing
that women have shown themselves 10
be very much the superiors OF the
sterner sex in establishing the conven-
ton of appropriate clothes for warmer
weather. On the beach, the tennis
court or the golf course your brother OF
your husband may be as cooly ana as
appropriately dressed as you, but WITHIN
the four walls of his office or tor more
formal evening occasions he stu Su1ieTS
the discomfort of clothes i'll adapted 10
warmer weather.
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THE fashion for cottons of all descrip-
tions this season has done much to
provide us with dresses appropriate for
a very warm Summer. Pique evening
dresses may not actually be any cooler
than satin or silk crepe evening dresses,
and organdie may be no lighter than
chiffon, but cotton evening dresses nave
a crispness about them that makes them
seem cooler.
We may wear cotton dresses for eve
ming without misgivings If we choose,
and we may also wear GottonS ana
linens for town wear without feeling
that we are any less appropriately
dressed than the women who go about
in silks and lightweight woods. The
Jacket and skirt suit cf linen or cotton
has an air of as great Importance as
the tailored suit of wool or silk, and
svagper coats of cotton tweed or meshy
cotton weave are every bit as smart as
those Of flannel or fine wool fleece.
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CUT and silhouette of dresses this
~ season are favorable to warmer
weather conditions. Smooth. close Mt
about hips and waistline have elirni-
mated the last vestige Of superhuous
ftlIlness in undertakings as well as
dresses, skirts fare enough below the
knees for perfect comfort without un-
necessary bouffancy. Necklines, though
inclined to be somewhat higher, are stu
low enough for comfort, and short
sleeves are approved for all occasions.
Wider sleeves. too, add their contrlbu-
ton to Summer GOODNESS, because there's
lust no comparison between the feeling
of a long sleeve that is generously roomy
and long sleeve that clings closely TO
the arm.
! Shoes, too, have responded to the de-
lnand for warm-weather GOODNESS, pro-
viding us with adequate support with
the least possible bulk. There are
sandals appropriate for every occasion
and meshy cotton weaves and perfo-
rated feathers provide unusual airiness
to our foot coverings. Mesh stockings
are as light and comfortable as no
stockings at all and a great deal more
acceptable to the well dressed woman.
Mesh gloves too. have done their bit
to make it possible for women to be
snartly dressed without discomfort.
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DARIS started the good word for wide
a. brimmed hats and Americans re-
peated it with emphasis. Your hat
brim may be as wide as you please to
provide welcome shade to your face
and neck, and crowns are shallow
enough to prevent any uncomfortable
pressure over the ears and forehead.
If you prefer the brimless hat, you may
wear one perched on one side Of your
head so light and airy that you may
90 about unconscious CT the fact that
you are wearing any hat at all.
And so on through the list of acces-
sories. Purses are smaller and lighter.
Evening jackets are very short and Of
cobwebby lightness. Even jewellers have
modified their wares to suit the needs
of warmer weather Offering to us brace
lets, necklaces and earrings of extremely
light weight.