Evening star., 1933-10-12
Shopping in Washington
A w e ekly |
D i g e s Il
By
Margaret
Warner

accent the sides there are two pouch
effects in the collar, formed by lining
of buckram which makes it stand up
very smartly. In front are large fur
lapels, which extend to the waist and
give a very luxurious impression.
With this coat. could be worn,
with great success, a brown fiat
crepe gown of that delightful variety
which can be used for practically
any occasion from sunrise to sunset,
and can always manage to look like
one of the trimmeSt dresses in the
room. It is the kind that the busy
housewife slips on at the approach Of
callers, or the club woman donS
after glance of despair at the rest Of
her wardrobe, and continues to put
on until, at the end of a hard Winter,
it is almost in shreds. 1t is wrap
around model very simply made,
with the front hanging straight and
the belt appearing at the side, going
around the back and buttoning on
the other side of the front, where
there are three large white buttons.
The neck Is V-shaped, with small
white vest effect to lend softness to
the face. Below the vest are three
lapels on each side of the neck, one
overlapping the other so as to show
the points of each. At the wrists are
tiny edges of white and three-tired
cuffs made like the collar.
IF, for the Fall, milady decides on a
L suit as the basis of her most i'm
portant costume, she might well choose
one such as We saw, which, as long as
its season lasts, would be as useful in
its way as the dress described above.
1t is of rather a novel color scheme,
chiefly chartreuse with little brown
in it and occasionally tiny orange
f1eck, and Of that sporty. heavy, rough
tweed that you are going to see so
much Of from now on. The skirt. as
is usual, is very simply made, with full
ness given by an inverted pleat in the
middle Of the front The coat is OF
swagger length and semi-fitted. At the
shoulders. inverted epaulets lend a
touch of newness. A lovely raccoon
collar, snug around the neck in back
extending a short way down the front
on each side and tying together at the
throat with tweed ties, completes the
effect. With the suit, a blouse of
banana or eggshell satin would be very
smart, as would be one of a more
strictly tailored type Made in the
way that the suit is, on swagger lines,
but with its raccoon collar and its lit
tie extra touches of smartneSS, it would
be entirely suitable for luncheon and
the matinee, or for almost any other
daytime occasion. 1t is the sort of
thing you find you "are just living in
and like it.
Another coat which we found is
of the useful type that one expects
of Winter coat, but of such rich
appearance as to go admirably with
a charming tea gown we saw in the
same shop. 1t is of black boucle
cloth, made straight down the back
and front and fastened with two
buttons on the side. The sleeves
are unique, with two tucks running
lengthwise that narrow at the shoul-
der and gain in depth as they reach
the elbow, and narrow again as they
approach the shoulder having made
a sort of oval on the upper sleeve.
The lovely, large gray squirrel col
lar can be worn three ways-tight
about the neck, down in the front
in two revers, with the cloth but
toned high around the throat. or
the fur reverS down and the cloth
revers lying down as well.
THE frock sketched is that striking
new combination Of Chinese red
and black. The black skirt with its
fullness below the knees is joined to
the waist by heavy gold Chinese en-