Evening star., 1942-07-07

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manufacturing plant operates very
much like regular dress or coat
manufacturing house. There is no
compromise in workmanship, quality
of fabric or subtlety of line. Only
the best is good enough, for you are
told, "these clothes must last and
stand hard wear. And the camera
has sharp eye, so any substitution
of striving for effect is Immediately
apparent" The average cost of a
costume for a star is well over
$100, and some of them cost several
times this amount. They are often
used for 10 years and more, with
minor changes.
Now that the necessity for econ
omy has become war measure,
some of the less important costumes
are purchased in the stores and
then fitted to the star at consider
able less cost than the manufacture
Of the costume would entail.
A typical example seen was pretty
Brenda Joyce dressed for japanese
spy picture wearing a soft blue
gabardine suit and hat exactly like
a hundred and one suits being worn
by young career women all over
America.
On the other hand, Veronica Lake
in a new phantasy with Frederic
March entitled Il Married Witch"
wears a costume by Edith Head that
is a composite of everything every
thought to be typical of witch's
costume-fowing black mousseline
over a pin sheath, little black lace
apron and hood, and long flowing
sleeves. Veronica who is dimuni-
tive So, is completely enchanting in
this costume, her long flowing blond
hair reaching below her shoulder.
What do these film stars think
about when at work? On talking to
them, I found there were three
favorite topics-their babies, their
husbands and their work. The last
particularly in relation to their
summer vacations and the time
when they could join their husbands
at camp, exactly like millions of girls
throughout the country.
What does California think Of the
slacks question? Since it started
the fashion, it has had it longer
and as consequence feels confident
1t will continue.
Here on the West Coast thousands
upon thousands of women are en-
ployed in the great airplane fac
tories and one sees them working side
by side with the men, and dressed
very much like them. Stacks are
a must" but sweaters and fiimsy
blouses are forbidden to be worn
with them. The result Is a neat
workmanlike appearance.
Women working in other factories
and in large offices have now also
taken to wearing slacks, and the
consensus of those questioned was
that in these instances slacks were
decidedly convenient. However, all
lamented the practice of wearing
slacks on the street or shopping and
all complained: They're so unfat-
tering and so unfeminine.
Here in California life Is very
casual and casual clothes are most
appropriate. However, hats are
worn in greater numbers than in
sore sections OF the East. There
is an earnest striving to avoid an
appearance of sloppiness. And since
there are probably greater concen-
trations of soldiers here than in
any other section of the country,
the girls are dressing for an audi
ence.
Do they wear evening clothes?
Decidedly yes! In San Diego at the
Beach and Tennis Club at La Jolla,
a young marine officer was enter
tanning at dinner. His guests ar
rived early (6 o'clock dressed for
mally. At each place their host had
a lovely gardenia. There is no let
ting down of formalities; the girls
know they look their prettiest when
dressed in flowing skirts.
In fact, San Diego, which is as
completely military as any Ameri-
can city can be, has found that the
boys and girls who are being mar
ried want fancy wedding with all
the trimmings. Some of the boys