Evening Star Newspaper, December 26, 1926, Page 75

Tendencies in Evening Frocks May L £ SOPHISTICATED AND VERY MODERN IS THE BLACK VE VET EVENING THE - SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. C.; DECEMBER 26, 1926—PART 5. DEMURE YET ELEGANT-IN THE BEST SENSE OF THE WORD —MIGHT BE APPLIED TO THE FROCK WHICH INSPIRED THIS SKETCH. IT IS OF ROSE TAFFETA AND CREAM LACE TRIMMED WITH PLEATED RIBBON. BRILLIANT YET ' DIGNIFIED ARE WORDS THAT APPLY TO THE ORIGINAL OF THE SKETCH, AT LEFT, WH IS OF WHITE CREPE GEORGETTE TRIMMED ';W'{TH RHINESTONE EMBROID- “RY. FROCK ENRICHED WITH GOLD EMBROIDERY AT LEFT. CONSERVATIVE YET UNUSUAL ARE THE ADJECTIVES THAT BEST DESCRIBE THE BEADED GOWN, AT RIGHT, OF RUBY-COLORED GEORGETTE TRIMMED WITH RED AND YELLOW BEADS, BY MARY MARSHALL. OME one observed the other day that so far as cut and contour went evening frocks this season showed very litle change—that the newness all depended on the materials. That conclusion must have heen drawn after superficial ob- servation. If you look closely at the new evening frocks you have to ad- mit that they possess an entirely new fashion. There is, of course, a rather dazzling wealth of new materials that may strike the observer's eye at first. But that is not all. The more you see of these new evening clothes the more you will probably admit that it is by means (Of them that the designers are con- triving to launch a new era in fash- fons. There has been very much less change in the fashioning of street clothes, sport clothes—day clothes generally—than in evening clothes. Women refused to accept the new fdeas for daytime wear. They were | too entirely satisfied with the things they were wearing. But just by way of novelty they did take up many of the new devices for evening. And these new evening fashions may be the point of the wedge that will before long leave an opening for the coming of a really new fashion of dress. The ensemble idea—that is, the frock with wrap to go with it—was first applied to the street or daytime costume. Before long it was extended to the realm of evening clothes and it may be that it will continue in favor longer in this guise than in any other. than you would probably pay for the made of black silk marocain embroid- ered inl gold. The frock slightly blous. ing above a fairly low walst line shows large petal-like designs of the gold em- is generously embroidered in the same dyed a lovely golden brown is used to A wrap of metal brocade lined with gold brocade wrap should be worn beneath sapphire emerald For restaurant, theater or opera wear—for evening concerts and other “entertainments” there ‘is a decided advantage in this sort of costume, and though it seems like A luxury that you perhaps cannot afford, it really is not. The evening frock with wrap to match may be bought for a trifie less two garments separately—and either may be worn without the other. One notable ensemble of this .kind was broidery over the skirt and at the lower part of the waist, while the coat way alpng the lower part. Squirrel form a large collar and to make cuffs that extend almost to the elbows. You may find it a better plan to assemble ur own ensemble. You may, for instance, choose one of the new brightly hued velvet evening gowns and then to go with it choose velvet to match the gown. A gown of gold lace may be worn with a trimmed with fur. A crepe or chiffon frock -of light petal pink trimmed with bril- liants looks best when worn with- a velvet wrap of ruby red to accent- uate the lighter tone of the frock. Princeéss blue georgette or chiffon blue velvet, Nile green beneath and orchid beneath deep voung women are showing their true sophistication and that they are per- haps more astute than their mothers in choosing their evening attire in the fact that they much less jewelry. with seven or eight bracelets in the amethyst. best beneath the white wrap and this may or velvet. women chose, when they were given free rein, evening frocks of the most sophisticated sort. may I8 veering over toward the more de- mure and ingenuous type of frock. This women sophistication. bouffant sort, designers earlier in the season, are | meeting with much Buccess now. sort taffeta with -small The sleeveless hodice simple—made rounded decolletage and fairly closely draped. It extenda to the hips, where it is joined by a short bouffant skirt the fullness of which is controlled by groups of gathers. scallops edged with a narrow cord of the material and there is an under- skirt of cream net and shows enormous bow of the silk of the sort originated by Lanvin is placed at the left hip. used—and dress. of palllettes, ing adornment is makers speak glibly sequins, bugles and beads, of crys. tal, strass, diamante and rhine- stone, not always knowing the exaet meaning of the words they use—but knowing that it is the glitter that really counts. Tulle and lace are also used as the medlum for this array of star dust. Many women, even very dressed women, will doubtless con) tinue to glisten and gleam in the evening all Winter, but there s al- ready a decided pull in the other di- rection. A number of distinguished French dressmakers have been veil ing their metal frocks in tulle or Jace —giving_an effect of softened bril- liance that is decidedly attractive. Chantal uses black tulle over sflver lame and Molyneux uses soft gold lace over gold. One of the smartest frocks seen at a recent evening as- semblage of well dressed women was a rose-colored satin frock the sole ornament of which was a bar of rhinestones that caught—or appeared to catch—the drapery at the front of the skirt, If black and white are no colors at all, -then it is very smart this Winter to wear no colors in the eve- ning at all. The triumph of the black dress was in a way unexpected, certainly unpredicted. Odd that it should have come at a time when lors are o lovely and so striking. ut there = nothing dull or drab or sombér about the new black evening frock. There always seems to be something . luminous about it—either by reason of many beads and spangles The white frock is at its be of ermine, imitation ermine A few seasons ago the younger This season you ve noticed that their cholce well may be because have actually these young gained more Taffeta frocks of the shown by the French here| | /2-2.6 One effective model of this made of a_yeHowish pink flower designs. is extremely fairly high, or by is evening are often not the very young arms. There is rather more variety in the way of materials used for eve- ning frocke' this winter than hereto- fore, and the reason for this is that a number of old-time materials that were too stiff or too coarse or too heavy for present-day use have heen transtormed by the manufacturers to suit present demands. Thus velvet and molire which once were too heavy or stiff for most evening purposes are now made almost “as soft as chiffon. Taffeta, while suited to the flaring, bouffant type of frock, lacks its old:time crispness. Often, it would seem, the material of the frock is merely a medium to which to attach beads, paillettes and sequins. Usually the material is georgette or chiffon. Sometimes heavier materials are used—velvet, lame or satin. All sorts of glitter: it 18 made. with a adding a bit of color by vivid artificial flower. way small tucks instead of The hem is cut in rounded secondary importance and this, came as something of a These new white froc lace that beneath the scallops. An Another way in which the very combinations of the season. shades for the Winter, but one not see as many was reason to'expect. when combined with pink, is quently chosen and so is yellow. is are wearing Arms adorned The triumph of white is hardly reason of the fine quality of the velvet, lace or crepe of which French women when they wear black in the evening usually pre- fer to wear all black, but many Amer- icans achleve a pleasing effect by of n of too, surprise. s are glisten- 1 gleaming things made splendid ’\ crystal and pear| beads and bugles. Inks in all tones seem to be favored —and the fashion of wearing a petal- pink frock with a deeper rose or red velvet wrap is one of the distinctive Greens are spoken of as among fashionable does of them as there Blue, especlally fre- One Puzzlers Have BY CECILLE LYON. TR Christmas is wonderful—there is a great big tree that mother and dad decorate when Mary and Jack are fast asleep—Uncle Jim and Aunt Sally and Cousin Edna and Bobby all come over for dinner and then—presents are given out from the tree. GUESS MARY'S GIFTS A | Guess this word diamond, built around something we see too much of on Christmas Change “cake” to “link” in four moves. (In changing one word to an- | other, change one letter with each step, forming 2 new word each time.) -4 Today's addition to the Cross Word | Puzzle Zoo is used for trimming many a fashionable lady's coat. Can you guess it? Holiday Fun. - Steamship (abbr). . Near. . Behold! .-French 1|hhr) . Senfor (abbr. other. . Article. . Upon. 5. Vegetable. . To destroy. . To file. . At any time, . Affirmative, . At present. - In regard to. 26. Like. Year (abbr.). Vertical. . Title of this puzzle. . Large. . Continent (abbr.). Merchandise house, . Thin. . To vex. Pronoun . Favorites. End of prayer. . To clothe. . White valuable substance. 20. Fresher, Concealed in this sentence is a typl- cal Christmas game. Can you find it? “Mme. Bouchar, a designer, will show you t'ese new models.” Answers. s Christmas presents are: - and pocketbook. « word diamond is: add, v ‘ake, lake, c, baa, like, Horizontal 8, F 7z are: on: 6, at: 7, lo 13, the: Vertical—1, wolf; 4, stare; 9, sheer; ) 16, amen; 18, dress; 19, 5. Charades. . The Caveman Writer. “There's one thing to be thankful I for," sighed the writer in the stone {age, “I've had sent back to build m A New Kind. Mrs. Tripp walked into.a store and said to a clerk: ‘I want a small, nar- row comb about 8o long, for a slightly bald man with celluloid teeth.” . Good Definition. “Papa. what's a net?” house." almost enough stories | | | { | “A net. my son, i & bunch of holes Definitions are: Horizontal. 1. Us. tied together by little pieces of string. Now, put up vour books and run out and play for a while.” i B CA LENDAR, 1921 FO.R. 1921 N/ THOMAS o) (STONEWALY "2 JACKSON - v 8 BORN JAN.Y/ , 5 21,1824 - ! 7 A r-emxuu‘ g *r BORN il ; } " JANUARY / 17,1706 § ('{_ YW EDGAR ALLEN POE / % FAMOUS WRITER WASHINGTON BORNJAN. 19, |5°9 DIED AT MOUNT VERNON JANI4,1199 7 | & S © T 9 011 1213 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22° 23 24 25.26:27 28.29. 30 34, °lo = ALEXANDER HAMILTON IDEN JAN. 11, 1751‘ " WILLIAM MEKINLEY ™ *UoRATIO ALGER JR. - CAPT.JOHNSMITH 2 £ AUTHOR OF MANY CHILORENS CAPTURED BY - m“i BORN JAN.13,1832 , |NDIANS GoLD DiscOVERED m,“""'s' necs TALFORNIA JANUARY L/ A= \?\: DANIEL WEBSTER . BORN JANUARY 18, 17182 i il extraordinary French frock recently worn was of orchid moire with fac- ings of cherry-colored georgette. Red .paillettes may be used on pink chif- fon, yellow is used with gold lace. One decidedly striking frock recently worn by a well dressed American was a_simple model of yellow chiffon trimmed with three bands of red pail- lettes—one around the hips, one at the hem of the skirt and one midway between these two. Sometimes two shades of vellow are used together— one a lemon and one nearly orange. Almost invartably this season stockings chosen for evening are of flesh pink. The idea of wearing light- toned colored stockings to match the deeper tone of the frock and slippers never seemed to gain much ground, and the very sheer black stocking as an accompaniment of the black eve- ning frock is now seen but seldom. Fashion demands an extremely trim headdress. Whether your hair is worn long or short you will feel decidedly out of place in any assem- blage of really smart women now- an | | the wave must be clearly defifed and St ead Way to New Fashion DARING AND SMART--EXTREMELY SO--IS THIS ABBREVIATED LIT. TLE FROCK MADE OF BLACK VELVET WITH OVERSKIRT OF TULLE TRIMMED WITH OSTRICH PUFFS WITH RHINESTONE CENTERS. I \N“‘ ;ln l \‘ | \“'\\ \ Wiy “‘ ‘ 1 A | | ‘lil\' | W and very neat. Black hair, brown hair, red hair and white hair or vellow hair—all have a place on the screen of fashion; rough hair, dis- heveled hair, hair that shows the effect of careless eurling or burning —thts looks out of place. There must be something quite definite ahout your hair arrangement. If you choose a bang—it must be a real bang and not just a half-hearted ort of bang effect. Your part must he clear and distinct—if it is waved : broad. Amateurish work is entirely demode. Straight hair must be as straight as the proverblal poker. Much has heen said about hair ornaments and headdresses for eve- ning dress. The tiara and rhinestone bapdeau have been seen on many oc- casions. Rut here, too, whatever vou choose must he well defined. The band of tulle tied about the head to hide the stray ends of an iiltrimmed bob or the wayward locks that have begun to grow in, may spoil the effect of the best evening costume. adays unless your hair is very sleek (Convright. 1926.) How to Make a Toboggan. Most toboggan sleds are rather | hard to make, but the one shown here can be made easily. Instead of hav- ing -all-wood construction, the bottom is of sheet iron, save the side pieces, which are one-by-feurinch boards, seven feet long. ‘When you go to the lumber for these s, Be .sure to get straight-grained fir or spruce, with- out knots or defects. Soak three feet of each board in hot water for several hours until the wood can be hent without splitting. Stick the ends through ‘adfacent runmgs of a ladder, and bring the other ends down until the curve is of the proper shape. d Fasten in this position until the wood has again dried out. Now get a sheet of galvanized iron three feet wide and seven feet long, and attach it to these pleces with - large-headed nails. Drive the nalils down far enough that the heads will not protrude. Run wires from the front corners down to the bed pieces to prevent the curved ends from straightening out again. This sled should be painted, ex- cept on top. Several slats can be nailed across the bed if you wish, although you can He in comfort upon it,_full-length. You can have races with several of these sleds in your “gang” and have lots of fun. Holiday Spirit Will a Christmas present for you—Nine good riddles! Perhaps you could have had some fun on Christmas eve by staying up and see ing if Santa Claus could answer them. However, the Riddle Editor certainly wouldn't advise it! { 541. What is the center of gravity? 542. What is the difference between a doctor and a butcher? 543. In what way does a volcano resemble a gun? 544. What tree is it that stays close to_the ocean? 545. What watchman? 546, How does a sailor know there is a man in the moon? 547. Why 1Is it better to be burnt at the stake than to have your head Here is insect made a good cut off at the block? 548. What is the right kind of tim- ber to use for castles in the air? 549. What is that which by losing an eye has nothingleft but a nose? Help Riddle Fans. ANSWERS. 541. The letter “V". 542, A doctor cuts to cure and a butcher cuts to kill: 43. They both discharge. 544. The beech (heach) tree. 545. Spider (spied her). 546. Because he has been to sea (see). 547. Because a hot steak is bet- “er than a coid chop: 548. Sunbeams. 549, Nolse, Two of a Kind. Freth—How do you suppose a fel- low with two wooden legs can walk? Soph—He probably just mgnages to lumber along. Short Circuit. Len—Clark calls himself a human dynamo. Dun—Well, Eyerrthing he he? [ shouldn’t charged. why has on i