Evening star., 1943-08-22
Advice to the Clotheslorn

Recently, the large number of
! telephone calls and letters from
readers have led us to believe
! that you would find useful a col
{ umn in which we can regularly
: answer questions pertaining to
clothes problems. This feature
will run every Sunday. We ask
that you address any questions
you may have on clothes or
clothes conservation to Mrs.
Hayes, and watch this column
for the answer.
TOR my September, Army post
wedding I have chosen an aqua
faille suit with gold buttons. AS
I have sufficient black accessories
and do not care to get new ones,
Is brown the only other color for
accessories at this time Of the
year? If you have any color
suggestions to offer, please state
them and also if they are appro-
pirate to wear in the South"
Answer-Aquamarine is such a
versatile one that there are sew
eral colors which you might use
to complement your informal
wedding gown-and compliment
you, too. If you want to use your
black accessories, go ahead and
wear the black shoes and hand
bag, and then light up the cos
tune with a hat and gloves in a
lovely rosy pink shade-one of
the so-called Shocking Pink COL
ors. Match your bridal bouquet
to your hat, and you will present
a beautiful picture.
You might wear brown (very
dark brownD shoes and hand
bag with the same color con-
trast; in fact, brown would be
much, much prettier with aqua
than black. If you choose
brown, why not have a hat made
to match your aqua dress-and
have your bouquet the only note
Of contrast?
In choosing the color, however,
be sure to choose the one that
will go with other things in your
wardrobe. There's no reason
why any of these accessories
wouldn't serve you in good stead
In the South.
II have recently moved to
Washington and plan to be here
for a few months. After that we
may move to New York or Bos-
ton. If possible, I'd like to buy
one dress that would do for now
and later. I'd like a dress that I
can wear for club meetings as
well as to dinner and to two or
three weddings which I shall
attend in the fall. I wonder if
you can help me?" Mrs. J. S.
Answer-A good black dress
would be the answer to your
problem. Buy a simple one, one
that "understates" fashion, one
that will look equally at home
sitting at a meeting discussing
ways and Means of Conserving"
as at dinner table in the smart
est restaurant in town.
The dress In the photograph is
Just such a dress. Without the
ermine tails it's a simple little
black dress-lots of chic, no chi
chi. With the ermine tails at
your neckline, you'd be pretty
enough to attend the most fash
tonable wedding. You'll find a
good black dress will be the main
stay Of your wardrobe whether
you're In Washington or New
York.
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Il have a serious clothes prob
lem. In September I am going
back to college and last week In a
moment of enthusiasm I bought
a beautiful white flannel Jacket.
Now have nothing to wear with
1t. should know better than to
buy something without thinking
first-but I've done it. What do
you suggest?" Miss B. M.
Answer-You probably are not
In such a bad way as you think
with your new white flannel
jacket. Don't you have a plaid
skirt in your wardrobe that has >
splashes of white in it? Such a
skirt would go very well with a
white jacket-especially If you
picked up the darker color in the
skirt for your sweater. Let's say
the skirt combines dark green,
red and white "a pretty plaid
combination) . With it you'd wear
your white Jacket with dark
green sweater.