Evening star., 1934-05-27

importance TO the youth OF tne Ma
ton.
The Kaleidoscope days to come de-
mand so much of fashion, clothes
with a certain hard-to-fin fair,
sports clothes that may turn up in
town for tea and still preserve their
nonchalance and chic. Clothes that
rise above the crowd-and never let
you down. Uniformity is the car
dinal sin; individuality the pearl Of
great price, which generally bears an
exclusive manufacturers label.
Yet the prep-school and college age
finds it easier this season. The So
luton lies in the suit, the jacket cos
tune and the myriad of extra" coats
and jackets. sweaters. blouses and
skirts that add color and infinite va
riety to youthful wardrobes.
Then. just to make life more inter-
esting. there's the wear it backward"
movement. Sweaters and jackets that
are just sweaters and jackets when
worn in the regulation manner, take
on an added verve when abruptly
reversed and buttoned, tied or clipped
in back in the pinafore manner. Even
coats have caught the two-way fever
There is a new one now being shown,
inspired by an English tennis coat in
seven-eighths length. with bell sleeves
and a turn back collar that rolls high
at the neck in front. when you wear
the coat hind side before, and the
effect is utterly beguiling.
For a suit which does twice as much
c
sidered necessary. we refer you to
linen one with reversible coat and two
skirts. This one Is brown and white
Wear a brown suit, white suit. the
new light-top. dark-skirt contrast, or
the even newer dark-top and light
skirt. Four costumes in one and the
right scarfs, gloves and hats will make
1t even more!
Innings. incidentally. can do a lot
for a girl Many of the new tweed
coats have linen Innings that not only
keep you cool, but set off the rest of
your costume. Then there is a Paris
midseason success, destined for big
things in America: A suit of white
novelty pique with striped jersey
jumper and jacket lining
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IT is the surprise element that makes
youthful fashions so stimulating.
And this partially accounts for the
vogue of the suit and the jacket frock,
for nowhere else can contrast be
managed so successfully. One finds
it in a suit with natural linen tweed
yirk riyyiI
jacket, the latter as washable as the
former Noisy turf checks and plaids
in jacket or skirt merge with plain
skirt or jacket Reserve polka dot
prints are another smart fashion, dark
coin dots on a white ground for the
frock, and white dots on dark ground
for the finger-tip coat. A rather dark
novelty linen suit has a straight
seven-eighth-length topcoat of pastel
wooden. A navy linen jacket COM
bines with navy and white checked
skirt and scarf. Often it is a light
linen jacket that tops a dark crepe
frock Occasionally a jacket will have
a vestee, large collar and portions
of the sleeves in the contrasting fab
ric of the frock.
Blouses, jackets, sweaters and fin
ger-tip coats perform lightning like
changes of costume without seriously
damaging a schoolgirl budget Vivid
blouses dress up the dark jacket suit,
or convert a sun-back tennis frock
into a stunning spectator outfit. A
navy blouse sets the right tone for a
bright red flannel suit, or a plain
blouse accompanies a plaid alpaca.
Goats with easy lines and full, swing
ing backs adopt such colorful and
versatile fabrics as bright cotton
brown velveteen with matching
scarfs). checked cut corduroy, lined
with taffeta, and coarse string knit
Sweaters, both twin and the separate
types, come in luscious pastelS and
lacy weaves, or In classic lightweight
weaves for wear with linen and cot
ton skirts. Vividly plaided skirts are
popular in tones of raspberry, olive
green, tawny brown and rose.
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SMARTEST of all for the younger
set are the sailor themes, which
one finds represented in everything
from beach wear to afternoon frocks.
A recent fashion show, in one of our
larger cities, devoted exclusively to
fashions for the high school and COL
lege girl, included, among a number
OF effective costumes, regulation sail
or suit in peasant linen, with a deep
sailor collar and dark blue MILDLY tie.
and two-piece white jersey sailor
frock with MILDLY collar. Dark blue
MILDLY blouses with white skirts or
natural with brown were other popu-
lar notes.
Refers are first in important jacket
fashions. You will find them in linen
suits, given novelty by bright pearl or
ashtray buttons, in navy flannel or
alpaca, worn over white tennis or
beach frocks, and in dark velveteens
and corduroys. The Norfolk silhouette
appears even in taffeta for dress-up
street wear
Accessories, too. find the nautical
note an exciting and varied one.
Scarfs, gloves, bags, hats and even
shoes are to be found in tiny cravat
printed wash silks and cottons, the
prints rejecting such themes as the
sailors knot, he compass, the ships
wheel. stars, moons and the like.
Braided cord makes fascinating belts
and buttons, rope sashes tie in au-
thentic sailor knots, and COB hats OF
white linen or pique tie at devastating
angles. Even compacts sport the stars
and bars or wig-wag the semaphore
code.
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YOUTHFUL town clothes take taf-
feta seriously in trig little suits
with crisp white organdie tops. With
slightly longer skirts, they're perfect
for daylight dining or in matinee in
navy. brown, checked. plaid and polka
dot patterns. Checked and dotted
taffeta dresses with short sleeves and
white linen collars occasionally are
accompanied by a plain jacket Yel-
low is favorite for blouses with both
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