Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-05-13
BY BARBARA BELL.

MAKE dCJlOIl anu SpeCIdCOl
more colorful and intriguing than
ever.
Contrasts of weave and color find
their smartest medium in the sports
suit and jacket frock, making classic
styles look very new, indeed. Cot
tons that look like tWeedS, novelty
woolens, linens and hand knitS sup
ply Summerweight versions of favor
lite Spring fashions, and have that
added desirable attribute of affinity
for soap and water.
Suits, tailored as strictly as those
of an earlier season, promise both
GOODNESS and chic in clearinghouse
and homespuns, mixtures of cotton
and fax and crisp white waffle piques.
Wool-like cottons in gay checked,
striped plaid and peasant motifs
combine with plain tones in jackets
and skirts, reversing the order with
equal success. String cottons in their
natural state and in interesting nov
city patterns provide warm-weather
costumes of SURPRISING comfort. Cot
ton alpaca suits in paStels and bright
prints are backed by the authority OF
Paris couturlerS.
The continued vogue of the ensem-
BILE gives added impetus to cotton.
Brisk little box jackets that swing
straight to the hip, the popular REFER
styles, occasionally belted in back, and
f1nger-tip Swaggers give full play to
color and contrast. Dark over light
or light over dark is the thumb rule
of chic. A navy REFER over a white
pique tennis frock, brown over yell
low or aqua blue, bright salad green
over Mexican stripes, coral pink over
brown, and white or natural over tur-
quoise or navy are new combina-
lions. Washable velveteen and cor
duroy do duty in both jackets and
coats, and occasionally double duty,
too for the same wrap may fire.
ouently be worn in the evening over
formal cottons. Paprika velveteen is
new note with natural, and the
pastels are due for very success
full season.
Long coats of white double pique
In fine vale or waffle WeaveS are
mated with dark crepe frocks for an
important spectator fashion. These
are straight of line, but frequently
flaunt shoulder capeS or stitched
trimming. Wide-cord cottons in crisp
and soft weaves, suitable for wear
with both silks or cottons, are avail
able in white, and in light and bright
Colors. BasketWeave Cottons are
similarly employed.
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WHITE remains good form for ten
Nv mis-, no matter how vivid the
jacket donned off the court to con-
vert it into a spectator costume
Pique remains classic, too, with sailor
styles occasionally introducing a fine
quality broadcloth. Here the new sun
decolletage is a deep square, front
and back. and the professional length
is to the knee.
Shirt frocks and simple, sleeveless
sports types find fresh inspiration in
cottons. For these, gingham ha .
never been smarter Neat little black
and white checks share honors with
schoolgirl and sophisticated plaids,
displaying gay combinations of brown
with pink, blue with yellow and pink
with blue. Seersucker, in bold plaids
and vivid stripes. is another old IA
vorite with new beauty. and its Grim
killed. weave is top of the list of cot
tons with high style appeal
Cravat cottonS, in those tiny tie
patterns which have been so important
in silk, are another find for the shirt
waist frock group of nautical
prints was recently launched. colorful
and charming-the sailors knot, the
semaphore. stars and bars, the COM
pass and the anchor
Cotton challis and cotton alpaca
are equally appropriate for these tai
lored and Semi-tailored dresses. the
latter in plain colors, as a cornfower
blue bodice with natural skirt. and
gayly striped sash, hat and gloves
Separate skirts and blouses, an i'm
portant item in sportswear this season,
have several cottons to their credit.
Corduroy skirts in navy, rust, copper
brown and clay will rough it with the
best of them. The models are slim
front-buttoned types. with wide in
verted pleat at the back, or are cut
slightly bell-shaped at the lower edge.
Cotton tweeds in colors which dupli-
cate tweed colors to perfection, rough
homespuns, gaberdine and plain and
plaid plques are highlighted
From London comes news of checked
crash used for skirts and matching
wide hats. and worn with simple deep
toned sweaters with short sleeves
The regulation MILDLY blouse is back
In our midst, blue sailor collar, braid.
stars and all. These. with straight
skirts, are in classic cottonS. broad
cloths and gaberdines. Tissue ging-
hams, Scotch ginghams, piques and
seersuckers provide bright blouse ideas.
and plaid cotton scrim is a cool
thought for spectator wear.
IF SAND and surf fashions are more
colorful and more madcap than
ever It's all due to cottons, for they're
queening 1t over the beaches
Shorts costumes give them an album
dance of opportunity. The smartest
are combinations of bingham and
linen, as sunny plaid wrap-around
skirt over matching shorts worn with
a bright linen blouse Others have
striped cotton tops and shorts with
plain-color skirts that button or clip
on at the waist for promenade wear
and for walking from club house to
beach. Gaberdine shorts with striped
linen blouses effect another fabric link
Beach frocks, frequently knee
length, have completely eclipsed last
Summers pajamas. These are trim
and fitted, brief as to neckline, sleeve
less, of course. and as noisily striped
as the law allows. Bingham and seer
sucker rival linen. which is first in
Importance. Jackets or capes &C
company these, and when in bright
terry cloth serve as beach rugs when
not covering the shoulders. Cowl
hoods continue smart. draped at the
back of the neck or drawn over the
head. as suits the within of the wearer.
Cotton toweling and terry cloth had
the sponsorship of many Paris de-
signers at the recent midseason OPEN
ings. Tailored tie silk and tie cotton
dressing gowns lined with terry cloth
and with turn-back collar and cuffs of
this same material provide one of the
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