Evening star., 1934-05-10
Shopping in Washington
A w e e ky
D i g e s t
By
Margaret
Warne,

skirt. The frou-frou consists Of three
large flowers of the dress material at
the neck and a waist-length NOUS
seline cape edged with ruff1es. These
frocks are adorable for bridesmaids.
But the cotton for evening frocks
Is by no means confined to the
crisp and dainty variety, for
fashion has helped herself this
Spring to material usually kept for
the morning hours. and brought
pique. plaid gingham and other
cotton sports goods into the eve
ming picture. Bold plaids COM
bining yellow, blue and white seem
a bit strange in a f1oor-length
frock to be worn with a white
linen coat, but it is quite in line
with the modern trend Of disregard
for old formulas and sure to ap-
peal to the younger crowd. They
will be especially nice to take away
on vacation and wear at the resort
club dances. They will not crush
or be spoiled by damp salt air as
easily as some of the more dainty
frockS.
WHEN you go hunting for street
w and sports cottons it's no
trouble at all. The colors are gay
and contrasts are quite noticeable. A
white linen street suit with short
semi-fitted jacket has a bright red
blouse with kerchief neck. The red
material is dotted with white anchors.
String lace is a cool item to consider.
and this season the designs are more
attractive than ever. Two shades of
blue on white is the color scheme of
one in a diagonal design. with short
puff sleeves and high round collar
slashed at the left side. The trimming
is French blue cording belt and but
tons Another good string lace comes
in a green and orange sleeveless
model with deep circular collar of
green linen.
OF a still more sportSy character
are those attractive two and three
piece frocks with the shorts under a
wrap-around skirt. They are the best
answer to the question what to wear
for a days outing at the beach or for
tennis. and, of course, for the Summer
vacation they are ideal and will have
to go along with you. One of the most
snappy- looking models in this type of
frock is in bright blue linen, sleeveless.
with the waist cut in deep surplice
line to the belt. like on apron dress
that wraps around. There is a wide
linen belt that buttons over to each
side and a patch pocket on the right
side of the skirt Red. blue and yell
low candy-striped pique makes the top
of the undergarment, with two tabs
that show outside the blue linen. The
shorts are of the blue.
The combination of two or three
colors is smart In sports clothes.
as, for instance, a yellow blouse
with bright green skirt and a
short jacket of brown. all done in
linen. A tennis dress of white
linen has dark blue yoke that is
an excellent idea. A very pretty
combination of colors in linen is
wine red and cream color. The
blouse and jacket are dark and the
skirt light.
ONE cotton colony is featuring a
two-piece dress in bright-colored,
narrow-striped pique, consisting of
overblouse and skirt. The blouse has
square neck and interesting yoke,
with three buttons on the shoulders,
and uses the stripes across in contrast
to the skirt. A yellow linen with
Peter Pan collar edged with Irish
lace and other touches of lace and
tucks is good And one of the
cuteSt junior sports frocks has bor-
rcwed ideas from the sailors. 1t has a
large white sailor collar with inch
wide border of navy blue and two size
able stars in the back. The front has