Evening star., 1943-01-16

worn for years. Get it out if you
can. Doctor it up with some big
pearl buttons and a good cleaning.
It's very smart again. So is the coat
that was the rage in the early 30s,
the natural-color coat with fluffy
fur collar. Now that the Govern
ment is taking over most of the
chemicals used in dyestuffs, watch
for a fashion buildup for natural
colored clothes.
But if you don't haye' a coat
and have to buy one, why don't you
think about one of the hagrantly
bright ones that are still available?
That buildup for natural colors will
come in good time, but as long as
you can get color you would do we'll
to buy it. You don't get as tired Of
a strong, healthy color as you do of
a dreary, f1abby one.
A coat in magenta wool, for in
stance, would be exciting and practi-
cal over black, brown, gray, navy,
green. A coat in sharp royal blue
would be handsome and wearable
with anything.
OF course, fur makes all the differ
ence in the cost of coat, so get fur
If you like it and can afford it, But
1t really doesn't make much differ
ence in how attractive you can look
On the other hand, if you can't al
ford good fur on your coat, skip it
altogether, Nothing looks worse
than chewed-up bits of cat fuzz
maladroitly located.
Now you have-or are going to buy
the three essentials of your ward
robe. Good going-out dress, every
day suit or jacket dress, warm coat.
What about all the addenda that
uvens up a wardrobe? And how
much OF your budget should you
spend for your clothes anyway?
Part Of it should go for good walk
ing shoes, but make sure you have a
gh-heeled, frivolous paT around
Men hate heavy-lookina SHOES. SAID
one draftee, Let the elr4s toC.cr on
high shoes; We'll catcn them.
What you pay tor shoes will nave
much TO do with leather shortages
IN the months TO come. AS more
and more restrictions are put upon
the use of feathers you won pe able
to tell the most eXpen-ive Snoes from
the cheapest. however, reaHy Cneal
shoes are still bau puy ano you
would 90 well 10 AVOID them.
Jeweiry to bngnten ana vary youl
costumes can be cheap Cheap u
expensive, It's almost all mat OF
plastic now, ana it S color ana gdyelJ
tnat counts.
Glrdle,S and braSsiereS may pos
Slbiy be rupberles4, but That uoesn
mean you IL have 10 buy expensive
Whaleboneu contrapLlonS TO gave You
q tlgure. BatlSte, cut with the rIgnj
amount OF aoroitness, Can 40 gooc
job OF shaping you. You Il get more
wear, incidentally, out OF these non.
costly batlste controllers tnan yol
ever did out of your more expensive
elasticlzed garments.
II you have a child, that one-ten, i
OF your clothes budgeU may nave tC
clothe both OF you. If you nave MOI
than one child you will have 10 CIV,
up something else to make furtheI
leeway in your budget,
Buying for children has its ovr
tricks Of economy For instance, i
you have a little girl-any age from
2 upvard-you can keep her lookin,
pretty with two good Suspende
skirts and variety OF little blouse
and sweaters. The skirts could b,
cotton spring and summer, WOO
when cold, and if you can't max,
them yourself you will find they arr
extremely Inexpensive to buy. 1t i
costume that cuts Gown finick,
laundry and ironing problems and i
extremely handsome aS-well
You can do the same with youI
little sons wardrobe. A few pairs ol
suspender pants, some shirts anc
sweaters in various degrees of dress.
up for anything from playground t.
Sunday school. and presto. you anc
he are set.
Infants clothes should be KEEP
very simple. Swaddling clothes ar,
out Of date and modern babies kicl
freely clothed only in diaper anC
shirt. You add q sweater for day.
time. flannelette gown for night. Z
bunting for out of doors. All thu