Evening star., 1942-10-20

purposes. Claire McCardell thinks Y
do more traveling-in the stratosphe
suit Of redwood bark, as slim and
figure hugging as the costume OF
Mephistopheles. Air-minded, too. is
Vera Maxwell, who can visualize
two-week vacations in Egypt. For
weekend jaunts, her design Is IN
celanese material, warm enough for
travel and light enough for the
tropics. It's a four-piece outfit, in
cluding long coat. short jacket suit
and play suit with matching para
chute umbrella
How good as guessers these
designers are, we cannot say. All we
know is that they've done nicely In
the past, managing to anticipate the
desire of women with clothes that
also set the pace for the fashion
world. So it wouldn't surprise us too
much to find their predictions for
the future come true.
BY the way, a prediction for the
future that we know will come true,
barring unforeseen accidents, is that
a renowned and very snappy beauty
salon will open Washington
branch within the next few weeks.
So far we have no details, other
than that the famous hairdresser
Of the firms New York salon will
preside over the Capital venture. As
to location, time of opening and de-
tails, we'll have to let you know
later. But here's hoping the new
salon will be as breathtakingly beau
tiful as the one which has gained
the admiration of Manhattanites.
That one is decorated with price
less glassware and done in glowing
color schemes, and 1t is, as they say,
"really sumpin'."
Speaking of New York ideas. we've
received word of one that we'd like
to see copied right here in Wash
ington-and it's certain that we'd
have the originator's full approval.
A very famous beauty salon put
bullet-shaped receptacle outside its
door, where it stayed until the reg
ular collection last Friday. Into
this container was dropped a steady
stream of metal lipstick containers
and compacts, important contribu-
tions to the Nations scrap drive.
OF course. there's no reason why
women can't donate these precious
chunks of metal to the regular
drive, for it's estimated that
throughout the country there are
tons of valuable scrap in unused
lipstick cases and compacts. How
ever, some patriotic firm around
town might start the ball rolling in
the same way the New York beauty
salon did. by offering a 15-cent
credit card toward the purchase of
any new product to each woman
who donates lipstick container or
compact to the drive.
This beauty salvage" drive
proved tremendously successful, and
1t could be repeated in cities all
over the country. But even if such
a concerted effort is not made, why
don't you rummage through your
dressing table and see how many
worn -out articles of this type you
can donate? One compact and
one or two ipstick cases to hold
refills should be enough for any
body these days. You probably have
a dozen worn-out ones you can
offer.
Brilliant might be good adjective
to apply to those clothes shown at
last Saturdays fashion luncheon.
All the newest trends bobbed up,
were enthusiastically received by the
name studded" audience. Matter
OF fact, some of the styles were so
new that Washington felt like it was
having sneak preview" ;. There
were warm and wonderful suedes in
dresses, coats and accessories .
A velvet coat, double breasted and
lined with quilted satin. to wear over
day clothes and dinner dresses .
After-dark gowns included a harem
skirt dress with side slits so your
feet come through . Also a new
two-piece dinner dress in black
Daytime high lights included winter
white wools, topped with an English
seaman's jacket in tangerine wool
Nice wool suit in grape tone
with black satin blouse . :. "Yummy'
that three-piece suit in soft green
WOOL the reversible outer jacket
lined with ocelot Unbelievable,
almost. that reptile jacket, thin, Diff
ferent and exciting.