Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1921, Page 64

PARIS LEADS THE WAY IN A SEASON ' Gray, Jade and Hen- na Remain Popular. Cheruit Introduces a Splash qf Color in the Sash of a Black s and White Frock! —Dark Colors for Street Wear—‘ V\)gue for Green. nY ANNE OWEVER Tearned leading the form of our RITTENHOU S have the Paris in we may ta free of = strings of clothes, have acquired less independence— save. of course, as individuals—in the matter of color /. ©an aslor range tha amone our dre but ha o from Par you name a single color s had prom 2 The very Known give names by which they are r origin the proof of ti led b me name in age tainly never to ug by .he short cut from Fuiaa, but had first to prove its fash- ion possibilities in Paris before eated it Cltron, still lxht. =rees use® to indicate the ! 1 yedow that started with s a renewed vozue at | o southern watering places this ! winter, is, of course, not the color of | our cilron. used in cake making. but of the French “citron™ or lemon Ir wr had gone to nature and not | to France for the wide range ofl orange and orange vellow shades| wtill in demand we should ha d | them nasturtium. not capuc Occasionally you meet who rebels against the constant use of these French words in describing clors. taking satisfaction in call tete de negre nigger-brown. prefer- | ring cherry to cerise, rust to rouille. and linten green to tilleul. Hardly | would any one carry this fad to the extent of calling beige “natural wool.” | * % %% | But though we follow France in variety of color, we set our own measure when it comes to extent. No one who has given any considerable thought to a comparison of French and American fashions as actually worn has failed to notice the Amer- fcan predilection for bright colors. At Hayana it has been observed over and over that when you see in evening assemblage a predomi- nance of bright-colored evening gowns you may be sure it is made up of Americans. while if black and dull fones prevail the assemblage consists of Cubans. Thjs American predilection for color has been noted for so many seasons that the fact as recorded this spring cannot be a mere happening. Tt has been suggested as a possible explanation that the reason American woftnen select brighter hues than do Freach women is because New York and other large American centers are considerably further south than Paris. New York's longitude is prac- tically that of Madrid. and it is gen- erally supposed that the further south you go the greater the fond- mess for bright hues. One wonders, then, why our clothes are more color- ! than those of Cuban women. Terhaps the vividness of the cli- mate in New York and other large American cities might be taken as an explanation. In the day of the supremacy of the great Italian cities Venetian women were famed for their Intense love of high colors in 7 v COAT OF OVSTER WHITE CLOTH A TRIMMING AND GKAY STITCHING, WORN WITH A BLACK HAT, or rence | acrs or mililners ! we | i \ | i | { | WITH ENING DW SATIN EMBROIDE ATIN BOW AT SID| AP or PEARLS, RED AN dress tittle p color appetite h defenders of It and French travelers were ajfavor in ined thereby. This abnormal | it has come s heen explained by |and secms an taste by sug- | Last sprmg gesting that > was surrounded | nappened. It by brilliant colors in water and sky [have spent and that consequently the women had | somewhat to wear brighter colors in order to|little more as brilliant as their surround- | we spoke s. New York women live against | “new jade. a background of far brighter colors | dressmakers than do women of Paris Just this spring. while French- women- have been concentrating on brown and black hats for the city, milliners who imported for the Amer- jcan trade have recognized the fact that bright hats were still in demand here. And. though bright colors often appear among the evening clothes of well dressed women in France and.though some well dre women here have been we browns and blacks and gra ris as it had out of its as well liked buch the san seemed its popula anged its ue to its of it confide ¥ i make-ug ntly a have h ¥s and | whites, there is a perceptible predom. inance of color here. | * x % % The most striking development in colors in Paris this spring is the pop- ularity of a clear, bright red that is quite free from any suggestion of rust or rouille. It is used as trim- ming or facing for dark street frocks and suits and is combined often with gray. However, there seems to be the same disposition both here and in Paris to keep to the colors that have been in the limelight, rather than to make much effort to select new colors or new shades. This must have been | something of a disappointment to the woman who likes to see new shades | and colors exploited every season. A month or 80 ago a good many of those best able to speak authorita- tively on clothes subjects would have assured you that green—which now adays is usually just another way of saying jade—was done for, It was not in very great eminence in the wardrobe of the women at the south- | ern resorts, and during the late win- ter it did not seem to be in such high i | BANDEAU OF BLUE AND GR | WITH newer jade of this sprin Seemingly it is capable | considerable variation—doubiless tak- ing advantage of the fact that th Chinese stone for which it is named ed and mottled, showing much ation Henna seems to s long-lived, though it is apt to take new to describe its different phase rouille or rust, copper—all th | been used | describe tone. So | ran into a real he : * ¥ x ok a still vintag of have just passed through | for colored handkerchiefs, | s have been introduced into | shion when society first took snuff and 1o have reappeared periodically ever since, even though snuff is only a memor: The pure white handkor-] S| chief is t' « more usual choice of most | .| women now, and one hardly needs to mention the passing of the poly- chrome lingerie—which was perhaps { worn more often by the wax figures | in the shop windows than by women of your acquaintance. i i | Ribbons for Sashes. | Wide ribbons for sashes and girdles | extensively used at present. v silk brocade for girdles are used on street dresses. For evening wear a supple metal brocaded ribbon .| which has great draping possibilities -~ | is used. ¢iray and silver is a popular combination, and also the dxflen‘nt' ghades of copper. The handsome ! metal ribbors in bayadere stripes are particularly rich looking when made be Now it is evident that for the third or fourth spring henua or copper is the smartest color for silk or woolen sweater: There tangerine various orange shades— alled are thi now—that in good though difficult to wear are this repute shades 2 spring. of the few t might be considered shown by Cheruit this spring that is sure to appeal to Amer- jcans is that of combining a black and white frock with a single note of bright. color in sash, girdle or other splash of trimming. Certain 4 tones of red are well used in way. Nattier blue has almost a nat- ural aflinity for black and white combinations. Jade or emerald green might be uced. Less obvious is the use of lemon In connection with the black and white. Molyneux manages to gct a good effect by using black and white and red and green, all in one frock. Certainly there is nothing at all new in the vogue for brown, which came into the limelight before the end of the war. Gray, that struggled for recogmi- tion first as peace gray when an early end was predicted for the war, and then as battleship gray, is in no dan- ger of losing prestige this spring or summer. To be sure, we have suf- fered from a visitation of cheap gray millinery that turned some of us against the color as a possible hat shade. But most early millinery is short-lived, especially when it is made of such a delicate shade. Gray, especially the light shades, holds Something the same place that white does. It is guch a delicate color, €o_easily soiled, that this very fact protects it from becoming com- monplace. Unlike white, gray is not universally becoming. o, be able to wear gray successfully glvesa woman a double distinction that is not over- Jooked In the selection of epring and summer wardrobes. *x x ¥ As an evening shade gray has al- ways stood on uncertaip ground. It is interesting in passiig that Mme. Millerand, the wife of the French presi- dent, wore gray with pearls at the recent bal de l'opera, Which has just been held for the first time since 1914. It is also interesting by way of showing the persistence of green in Paris that the most talked about gown at the recent Molyneux opening in Paris was a mermald gown. espe- cially noteworthy because it showed the retarn of the use of paillettes This sheath-like gown entirely by greenish-biue or spangles. ND WHITE STLK | was covere pasileties, revealing pert WTTH BLACK oLy the un- OF DISTINCTIVE COLOR COMBINATIONS eted figure of the mannikin Wwho yre it. Over this was worn a trans- rent coat of sea green tulle which s thrown over the shoulders or d—just as one would wear a There seems to be no nlisnnsu_iun on ied of the Atlantic to give up arker, more neutral shades for treet wear. New York and Paris greed in their predilection for ¢ blue and black street frocks and suits, though at present the American woman is more inclined to wear them mbination with a bright hued position to zive and often a wearing a with an Nor is there any di: p color in headdre: good effect is gained by bright bandeau or headdre; all-black, all-silver or all-white f With the bright colored frock | trast is often achieved by selecting a band u or headdr of metal or jet. Little wreaths of metallic flowers or ives showing a tint of color are 1l much liked by the younger wom- | en. to whom good taste and consider- late mothers deny the more striking { bandeau or headdress heavy with jet | or feathers. Bandeaux fectively worn. of feathers ave often ef- Lucic Hamar has de- signed one of blue and green feathers with the wing at the right side ud- . ed with o N stones—an ACCessory hat would of course be a wise choice only for the woman of blond or pure white hair. | A rather easy solution to the prob- {lem of arranging one's hair becom- ingly may be found in a certain little cap rather more often seen in Paris than here, that slips on over the hair Iy and completely as a Turk's It is reminiscent of certain em- pire headdresses, affected by the sis- lters or sisters-in-law of Napoleon. | As it is of satin the hair is quite com- pletely hidden save at the edges. 1t is often elaborately embroidered in pearls or sequins. which give it light- | ness and brilliance, i While, there undoubtedly is some tendency to i use of higher colors in clothes there seems to be a more restricted use of colored accessories| than has been the case formerly. American women used sometimes to be criticised for their penchant for very bright silk petticoats worn with dark street suits or frocks. This taste was sometimes spoken of as really African. It was not any more characteris of American women than of Engl or French women to indulge brizht-colored handbags. gav neck | ruches of feathers or tulle, bright | hued bunches of artificial flowers—, bought without much regard to the) hi in THERS. UDDED N STONE WING AT SIDE ostume with which worn, We vogue ey were to be! of and alternating bands of navy blue silver. each about three inches| Radium, the new wide iri- nt ribbon, is in rich tones such as red and gold, rope, orchid, or blue with gold. Among the gorgeous metal brocad- ed ribbons newly displayed are hand- some copies of old tapestries show- ing human figures in rich costumes and other very wide ribbons in elab- orate conventional designs, showing beautiful pastel colors in the satin grounds. A beautiful ribbon of rose icolored taffeta has narrow satin stripes in blue tones. Black moire and satin sash ribbons are frequently finished with a deep fringe, which will be a popular finish for many of | the spring sashes. A Nourishing Soup That Is Different | Soak one-half pint of dried lima beans all night. The next day put| them into a saucepan with the water | they were soaked in, with sufficient | water added to make one quart; add a | little sait and one sliced onfon. Boil | or steam gently until the beans are | quite soft. Pass all through a sieve, | return it to the saucepan, boll again, and set aside, In a separate pan boli | two quarts of well washed spinach or | 1 canned spinach equal to that amount, with some salt and only the water! that clings to it from washing. Boil two tablespoonfuls of canned yenAI with a little salt and sugar until they are tender. When the spinach is cooked, pass it through a sieve and | add it to the lima bean puree. Add: the cooked peas and one-half a pint of | milk, and reheat all together, but do not boil again. Lima bean soup in powdered form may be used instead of the dried beans. This may be obtained in yzck-l ages and makes a good basis for-soup. Moisten one-third cup of the powder with cold water, add it to one quart of bolling water and let it boil fifteen minutes. Then add the spinach puree, the milk and the cooked peas. Reheat it, but do ot let it boils THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MARCH 20, 1371—PAKr: = These two handsome cane suites /) i This Four-Piece Cane Suite, $265 O £ S i \& A handsome mahogany suite, carefully fitted with canc and with spring seats, upholstered in striped blue velour. Davenport, rocker, armchair and fireside chair included. ‘This Three-Piece Cane Suite, $178 Siy canc, of attracti blue velour. e de foot Davenport, chair and rocker of mahogany, fitted with i . 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