The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-03-01
CHAPTER THIRTY THREE
STREET CLOTHES


We may thank our stars that the
afternoon dress IS vanishing
American custom. You can wear a
suit or a tailored dress NOWADAYS
from breakfast to cocktails, and
through cocktails. too. unless it's
real party.
OF course. IL you have an i'm
portant luncheon date. you will
wear your incest blouse with your
suit and furs instead Of a scarf.
And you'll wear your pet hat.
But that's as far as you need go.
However. you must understand
that there are suits and suits.
Swagger suits belong In the
country and are worn with
sweaters and fedora hats.
Usually they are rough or mono
tone tweeds. But we can't say that
all tweeds belong in the country.
Because there are the lovely soft
Lintons and lacy tweeds that lend
themselves 10 tailleur and dress
maker styles and 20 quite elegantly
10 formal luncheons.
Tailleur II nothing more than
the French word for a tailored
suit. And a "dressmaker suit
IL simply softer suit, some
what more flared or draped or
In some way feminized.
While theoretically the dress
maker suit is more formal, in actual
practice the two are just about
interchangeable.
The choice depends largely
on the individual figure.
So. while a tailored silk blouse
really belongs with tailleur. and
softer lingerie blouse with q
dressmaker suit, both may take
both without raising any eyebrows
Fur Scarfs
Also tailleurs and dressmaker
suits both need fur scarfs while a
swagger suit with a fur scarf is
unthinkable.
THE TAILLEUR NEEDS A
TAILORED HAT OF FELT OR
STRAW WHILE THE DRESS
MAKER SUIT IMPLIES A HAT
SOFTENED WITH WINGS OF
FLOWERS OR BOWS.
Now for the conventions about
suits. Some women will not take
off their hats while wearing one
Much Feeling
There is much feeling about this
Many bosses feel girl hasn'
settled down to work till she take!
off her hat.
So. In the office. II is polite
TO doff your millinery promptly.
even on entering the lobby IL
you're little late.
Socially. however, if you want L
show you know what's what. keeJ
your hat on except in the paddock
Oh, My. No.
Next you'll want to know If yol
may take off your suit jacket. No
not according TO Hoyle.
The rules for this are much thu
same as those for a man. He take
off his coat in the privacy of hi
office and so may you.
But this is really deshabille.
Please don't make il wors,
by wearing a sleeveless blouse
That is the unforgivable sin. Tn,
only time you can correctly TAX
off your coat is when your blous'
is worn outside your skirt
For Heavens sake don't
just pull out your shirttail
and think that will do.
Most blouses just aren't cut 70
it. They billow diabolically below
the belt.
Street Clothes
While speaking of street clothes
We may as well discuss the matte
of what can and what cannot ap
pear on the street.
Most women are uncOmfort
able on the street without som,
sort of wrap.
In summer, this becomes al
acute problem.
II you do wear a so-called tenni
dress. practically sleeveless am
without jacket or cape. pick on
with buttons down the front tina
makes you feel as If you were wear
ing coat dress.
In the fall, n fur scarf will
give you moral support when
YOU appear coatless in your
first fall dress.
As for sunbacks, Unframed stock
ingless legs. shorts. and their ilk
we deplore them on the street, evel
in the tiniest village.
AS for Stacks. they're different
Was it Doctor Mary Wake
who always insisted trouser!