Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-06-10

pie and leisurely life, these frockS
maintain their freshness from sunrise
10 sunset and are chic for all the
hours in between. They slip on with
minimum of buttons and snaps and
they change their mood with quick
change of collar, scarf or belt. They
show a remarkable resistance to
crushing and wrinkles; many of them
emerge from a shower unSpotted, and,
IN any event, quick dip in the soap
suds makes them like new. Start the
Summer off with goodly supply of
them and you can smile at rising
thermometer!
The silhouette is simple and clean
cut, out of courtesy to the pressing
iron. One-piece, wrap-around styles
that button up the right side rather
than the left; slip-on types, two-piece
brooks and two-piece effects are all
important. and all gain their distinc-
Zion by arresting detail. Many swing
all interest to the back, sometimes for
practical purposes sometimes for deco
ration only. For example, a striped
Siadras frook, which is likely to find
itself on the golf course some time
during the day, poses pleats at the
back of the skirt on the grounds that
Q shifting wind might set front pleats
m motion and in doing SO disturb the
players swing. Another white crepe
spectator frock with wildly striped
bands of grosgrain ribbon crosses
these in back merely because the
effect is novel and charming.
/. Choice of a fabric, of course, has a
lot to do with the type of detail. A
Elazed calico frock-and this is Paris
favorite-may require little besides its
nuaint. demure pattern and a plain
stitched belt or bow A striped
frinkled organdie may make a very
feminine but very tailored shirtwaist
Dress. A Persian printed tie-cotton
may boast only a bit of shocking at
the shoulders and a novel patch
pocket or two. Yet an ice cream pink
Crepe looks its frothiest with a pleat-
ing trimmed cape collar and triple
bows of black velvet punctunating the
bodice front. Infinite variety is
achieved by variations on such themes
as tucks, shoulder ruffles, flyaway
Sleeves, cowl necklines, sailor collars
ribbons, buttons and bows.
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"A S THE days grow warmer white
comes to the fore. almost always
fUith dash of color, however Many
times it's the nautical blue. Haunted
in a sailor collar on trig little linen
frock. Or again it's a vivid flash in
a monogram, the only decoration for
a washable silk English broadcloth
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silk intertwined form the collar and
scarf of simple white crepe spectator
trock.
' White is often the basis color for
those increasingly popular change
about costumes, where one frock
serves the purpose of two or three.
"a smart Illustration is the square,
necked, square-armholed jumper
frock in linen with dark sheer blouse,
which, when the blouse is removed,
reveals itself as the perfect sun-back
tennis frock. Another is the three
piece frock with vivid green, rust or
beetroot red sleeveless short jumper,
which may be omitted or worn with
the skirt alone. A third of this
sactive-spectator sports type is the
white crepe frock, cut with oval neck
line, front and back, filled in by a
detachable tailored vestee of the
Same fabric, and worn with a bright
orange printed linen tie.
White IS first choice for the back
ground color of the new Summer
prints Multi-color polka dots, bold
stripes, plaids, tiny cravat and chal
lis patterns look their smartest and
coolest on white. Big black and
white checks on wolfe, and dark blue
and red closely massed patterns on
white pique are foremost fashions.
Sponsored by Paris and America
alike.
: Reminiscent of the old-time lin
gerie dresses are the white embrold-
Erred eyelet batistes, but similarity
stops with the fabric, for rather than
being fussy, the majority of the eye
let frocks are simple one-piece af-
fairs with straight lines or def bias
cuts. and accented by velveteen
sashes.
!. For those who like their sports
wear tailored. the new white cam
brio shirtwaist frocks should have
and narrow vale piques, are classics
mot to be ignored
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COTTONS offer wealth of posi-
- bilities for the frock that one
slips on at in the morning and
wears straight through tea Both
the sturdy and sheer types play i'm
portant roles in the wardrobe of the
yacationiSt
If you start the day in a country
garden, there are new rough cotton
crepes in heavenly colors. such as
peacock blue, petal bloom hues,
which rival the old-fashioned zin-
MAS, bachelor buttons, peoples and
sinnias in bright beauty as well as
earthly browns and rust. These are
to be found in simple smock frocks,
trimmed with light or dark shades,
and are equally smart for beach or
an hour at the country club.
! Rough peasant linens in natural
tones and vivid tablecloth plaids have
their innings in two-piece frocks that
do double duty-the little waistcoat
or peplum blouSes serve as smart
compliments to other skirts, or even
as jackets with other frocks. A plain
color blouse may be worn with gay
checked skirt, for example, or the
luncheon cloth plaid blouse may top
. white crepe sunback tennis frock.
Candlewick cottons, the tufts form
ing bright patterns on a natural mus
lin ground. need only few wooden
buttons and a braided cord belt to
transform them from the cherished
bedspreads that adorn our four-pos-
tiers to something infinitely smart for
q warm Summers day
Listed as high lights that lend verve
Ind gayety to the sports scene are
Mexican printed piques in bold color
ings, printed percales in bright blue
or red versions with tiny white dots
The embarrassing cotton alpacas,
Persian-patterned silk-surfaced cot
tons, tiny challis prints, the shirtings,
einghams and seersuckers that have
now become classics, glazed calicoes,
Indian madras, linen shantung, nauti-
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