Evening Star Newspaper, July 12, 1931, Page 37

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHING R AT T Left, tailored dress of black marquisette. Right. frock of blue flat chifion crepe, with hand-rolled edges. The' belt of blue bugle beads ties with a blue t lace, HEN hot weather descended | suddenly upon America it created a frantic demand for sheer dresses to wear in for many fashionable | spending _at least a part| town women are of their Summer in the city this year. are taking place at| gardens and on _terraces. | This has had considerable influence in | ng the trend in buving Summer | cs and on the time of the exodus to the country What with the tenmis courts, and yachting, even sports clothes are now an _importent part of the city wardrobe. T re showing a carefully n of hot weather clothes ear. There are no floral tough we admit that they are | ¢ plain colors are newer | .« s e YHIFFON suits have the jackets and 4 blouses made double. Felt hats have made their appearance much earlier than usual and it is very smart wear them with the sheer chiffon suit Hats of shiny felt in typical Empire effects are new this Summer. They are, of course, worn low over one eve. It is a good idea to buy these felt hats now if you are in need of more hats, and whether you are in need of them Contrast in DARIS advocates shcrt coats of a different color from the dress. | Most attractive Midsummer ensembles of this sort show a white sleeveless dress of linen or crepe, with a brown coat, long or three-quarter _sleeves. Either white gloves or_brown, white shoes or brown, white hat or brown, may be worn smartly with this cos- tume. Vanity wrist watches are amusing. There is a dummy watch dial, strapped about the wrist by ribbon or flexible metal band, and under this dummy dial | in a tiny compact, exposed by opening the face of the watch. These tricks are made for both daytime and evening wear. Real diamonds are street now than they have been. rich woman, famous for dressing smartly, sometimes appears in the street with her wedding ring as her only piece of jewelry. Sometimes she appears with a couple of inch-wide diamond bracelets on one arm and a big diemond brooch in her hat. A new way to wear jeweled brooches or clips on the hat has been originated by Suzanne Talbot, who has a hat that | is worn on the back of the head, with | a little front brim that is weighted down over the forchead with a jeweled clip. | Some of the new sport frocks of shantung or linen have a row of but- | tons from hem to the beginning of the V-neck line. | Sport hats are made with pique brims | and mesh crowns, the absolut> utmost of comfort and appropriateness. All white bathing accessories are very smart. There linen beach pajamas with four black buttons as the | only break in their colorlessness. There are flopping white beach hats of both | straw and pique. Bathing caps of white | vorn more on the | odern ¢ 12 1931—PART THREE " Conditions Demand Smart Summer Styles for Town [ The slip is trimmed twith Ivet botw. or not and can afford them it still is a good idea to buy them now. Their wearing proclaims you in step with style trends. The hat with the low derby crown and the so-called derby sailor, the re- sult of a fortunate fashion alliance, and the Empress Eugenie hat, with its indubitably patrician air, are other good models. « e e INDICATIONS point to a restrained use of feathers for trimming, as in the choice of little quilis posed at one side of the hat. Feather trimmings are placed at the back, slightly toward one side or halfway up the crown at the side. Picture and give thought to these arrogant looking little hats with the'r bended brims, derby crowns and tai- lored effécts of quill trimmings and give them consideration when choose another hat. for they are winners of the fashion derby of the Summer of 1931. ‘Then there is the suede hat. In black, brown or white it is particularly smart. And it is not a sports hat, as suede hats have been heretofore. The new suede hat is typically in the new manner of very formal headgear, bi- corne or tricorne or Empire in style, perched high on one side to show a well coiffed head of hair and tilted be- witchingly over one flirtatious eye. Coat Color rubber look well with a suit of any color. And white beach sandals are made of canvas or of rubber. Fagoting is used on some of the smart Midsummer dresses of white crepe. They are simply made, tailored in line and finish, with fagoting as their only | trimming. A smartly dressed actress, with ex- cellent taste off the stage as on, ordered six such dresses recently, made in six different pastel colors—but all alike, | cut to her measure. Fashion Cable. PARIS, July 3. RAND PRIX and Drags brought out dresses defl- nitely marked by the influence of the styles of the 1830s to 1860s. Bustles, puffs, peplums, ruchings, frills and furbclows marked the clothes, auguring an cra of frills, All dresses were definitely longer, most of them not more than 8 inches from the ground and many actually touching it. Pel- erines and little capes accented the old-fashioned note. Ostrich boas matched hat trimmings. Tiny fur scarfs and chokers worn. Dark gray and red, used sep- arately or in combination. pro- vided & new color note at Drags. Several costumes in these shades were trimmed th black fur, Muffs of all materials, from mus- lin to fur, were carried. Black and white comb nations still lead- ing. Tiny ringlets and single curl ;:: shoulder appeared with new ats. Terrace Apartments, Tennis Courts and Yachting in Nearby Waters Make ¢ Existence in City Pleasant arnd Popular. " \ N N RN NN N\ NN N N\ N\ AN REDN ~\\\\‘\ Y NSNS N N\ Above, left, blue and white chiffon suit with white scarf collar and blue patent leather belt. stitched coat, box-pleated skirt and 1 New Styles {Ideal Selections Which Season Give Assurance of Comfort—Hats Right, midnight blue chiffon suit, with pin- chite chiffon blouse with nickel buttons. Are Flexible Tay Be Made This Better Adapted to Warm Weather. | | BY MARY MARSHALL. | OR the important French dress- | ‘makers who create our fashions —Chanel, _Schiaparelli, Patou, Regny, Molyneau and the rest— Summer is over. In their imag- inations, at least, there is an Autumn tang in the air, days are definitely shorter and snow is on its way. The dresses, hats, wraps and accessories that we are wearing now and must continue to wear were designed many months ago and these creators of fashion are | concerned now with new fashions for the coming season. Within & few weeks we shall all be seeing advanced dresses and hats in the shops and in August we shall be | invited to buy new furs for Autumn | and Winter. - But to the average wom- an, whose interest in clothes is of a Summer clothes are still of supreme importance, and we shall have at least eight weeks to wear them. * kX X “'E have had warm days, but warm, probably warmer, days are sure to come, so take inventory of your wardrobe and see whether you have dresses, hats, shoes and accessories in which you can face the world with | comfort and satisfaction for the rest of | the Summer. Actually it has never | been easter to combine comfart and smartness than it is this Summer. | Sleeveless or short-sleeved dresses are the rule and even in town one may wear sleeves that end above the elbow, if one takes the trouble to wear gloves that cover the wrists. Necklines are comf{ortable, too, for, though there are interesting scarfs to wear if you like, you can wear your low collared dress or collarless jacket without a scarf of any sort. Dresses are long enough, but not too long; waistlines are defined, but not uncomfortably snug; skirts are ample enough, but not excessively full. It is the fashicn to wear jackets, but they are made with short or three-quarter sleeves and usually collarless and add scarcely any weight to the costume. * ok ok x HATS are better adapted to warm weather conditions than they were | & year or £o ago. There are little mesh | reps that are scarcely heavier than a { hair net. They give you the comfort of ! going bareheaded and add the assur- ance that your hair will not be disar- ! ranged. Even the more substantial hats are comfortable, for the crowns no long- er come down over the brow and ears. | And because hats may be worn so easily | fashion frowns upon the custom of | going hatless. So see that you have an ample supply of warm weather head- gear—several Jight mesh or jersey caps, 3 white panama with which you may wear bends of different colors to go with different dresses, a wide-brimmed cartwheel hat to go with your favorite afternoon costume and perhaps one of | the new light-weight felt hats that are | 50 convenient for travel for motor wear. | Shoes, too, are made for comfort as i well as smartness and if those you have jon hand cannot be worn easily on a | warm day, then put them away for cool- er weather and invest in one or two | pairs of the new fabric shoes. There are shoes of ecru linen with brown kid trimming that may be worn with al- most any Summer street costume. There are pastel-toned linen shoes with | matching kid trimming to wear with pastel-toned dresses, and various mesh cotton shoes that are delightfully cool and comfortatle. e ] Varying Colors. personal rather than a business sort.| throughout the warmer weeks. Usually they are made without sleeves, or with short sleeves with a little jacket having leng or three-quarters sleeves. A collar | or vestee of white lace or embroidery gives a dress of this soft smartness and freshness. Or you may choose a sheer dark dress of navy blue or brown. Possibly dark dresses seem out of place to you on a Summer day. If so, you can wear white or any light tone with confidence because this Summer fashion approves light tones for town | wear. An_all-white jacket dress of washable silk¥is an excellent investment and may be worn with white, black or colored = accessories. Red or blue, red and blue, yellow or green are com- bined effectively with the all-white cos. tume. White was never more generally | worn by well dressed women than it is this Summer. At the Summer resorts and country clubs the majority of | women are exponents of this fashion. | White linen, white pique and white cotton mesh are se=n at every turn. * X X X I‘HE separate skirt of white pique hzs been revived this Summer, and if you have not already added one to | your wardrobe, you should do so now. | It may be bought separately or as part | of & two or three plece ensemble. It is | white pique blouse tucked in at the | leather belt—black, red, bright blue or | green—or it may b: worn walstcoat | straight line jacket of pique is some- | times added to the white pique costume, | though usually a little packet of silk or |linen in bright contrasting color is | chosen. If you have time and inclination to {do a little home dressmaking, you can | make & number of these little jackets | yourself. Make one of blue or brown or | | black crepe with large white coin dots |and save enough of the material to | make a neck bow. Then wear your dotted jacket with a white pique or | cotton mesh and finish the picture with the bow at the front of the collar. A blue flannel jacket made with straight long sleeves and finished with brass buttons or a nautical emblem on | the sleeve will prove a most useful ad- | dition to your vacation wardrobe. These Jackets are made of very light-weight flannel without linings, and are very smart when worn with a white skirt and blouse or a white one-plece dress. For beach or boating the same jncket‘ may be worn with white gob trousers | or pajamas. One of the most interesting develop- | ments of the Summer fashions has been the acceptancs of the jacket with short or three-quarter sleeve. To bs sure, this fashion was originated months ago and was launched last Spring, but the significant fact is that it has been accepted so enthusiastically in this country, | |Collars and Cuffs Show Daintiness New, charming and old fashioned. That's what strikes you about the very newest thing in collars and cuffs. The collars and cuffs are of net and lace, most exquisite, most dainty. Tucked and embroidered. Shirred and pleated. Finest net edged with cob-| webby lace. And this is the trick. They are held in place with pins. A big bow- jknot of strass or_ rhinestones to pin !the collar to the front of the bodice. Empress Eugenie hat of beige felt with self trimming. Furniture Makes Picnics Pleasanter It you go picnicking often, by all means put seme money into picnic fur- niture. You can buy little folding stools for smartest when worn with @ slecveless | less than a dollar each, quite comforta- | ble and attractive. For a little more | waist and worn with a wide patent|you can buy a camp chalr with a back, | | which is much more comfortable for| | fashion, over the skirt at the front. A |some persons. These folding stools take | up little room and certainly make pic- nics more comfortable for the older | members of the party. You can also buy & cheap folding table for picnicking, and that, too, adds to the picnic's comfort. Sometimes the table-—but then it costs more—folds into a box to carry the picnicking equip- ment and unfolds into a table. A couple of cushions and a steamer rug ought to be included in the pic- nicker's equipment. A coarse, cheap rug is quite all right—just something to spread on the ground for the pic- nickers to sit or lie on. Put away or spend a certain amount of money each week to make this year's picnics pleas- ter, and just see how much you can add to their comfort at & really rea- sonable cost. Don’t Let the Dust Get Ahead of You Of course, there is such a thing as being too much concerned with the matter of dusting, but the dusty house is never a well kept house, no matter how you regard it. And very little time is saved in the long run when dusting i3 neglected. The woman who goes around with a duster and a dust mop every day and who makes it part of the ‘weekly routine to go over all mold- ings and ledges with a slightly mois- tened dust cloth never has those really hard sessions of cleaning which come when dust in allowed to accumulate. Dust is really injurious to books and ornaments and impairs the surface of finely polished wood. A very little dust, as much as may accumulate within 24 hours, may be lflhuy picked up with a slightly oily dust cloth. But a layer of dust thick enough to be clearly visible cannot be rubbed off or picked up from the furniture without slightly scratch- ing the Melon Hats. . The Mercury hat, with curved brim and flat crown, is of black felt trimmed with a grosgrain bow. At the left is a suit of blue and white printed flat crepe with an eyelet-embroidered vest. | ¢ PRETTY feet are as much admired |ters are going about in party slippers now as they ever were, but girls| in the daytime. How can any one keep | of today are very little concerned about | from getting pneumonia in the Winter the size of shoes they wear. The size [time if she wears shoes with paper- of one’s shoes depends to a great extent | weight soles? And what support does on one's height, and since girls of the |the flimsy little shoe of the moment | present generation are taller than their | give to the foot, anyway? mothers—due, in large measure, to ath- | Those are their questions. The better | letics—it is only natural that their feet |foot health of the present generation [ore larger. If mother, with a height |ought to be answer enough. Our feet of 5 feet 3 inches, wears No. 3, while are remarkably grateful for such air | her daughter, who is 3 inches taller, |and freedom as we give them—and our | wears a No. 5 or 6, it does not mean |modefn shoes give tem a lot more than that feet are actually becoming larger. | shoes of the last generation. | Model shoes may still be of the| TO be sure, modern heels are un- compromisingly high. The smart sil- houette demands a high heel. And there may be objections to that, from the point of view of foot comfort. But the modern young women slips from the highest heels into heelless sandals and back again at a moment’s notice, and so gives her feet frequent rest and change. And so they seem to bear up | smaller sizes, but the shoes that most dress models wear are well above the average in length. because girls who are chosen to display new frocks and wraps are usually well above the aver- age in height. One very charming mogel of our acquaintance unblushing- ly admits that she wears a No. 9. And |in one family of four exceptionally at- | tractive young women of ‘the modern | under the strain of high heels. Brighter Colors. | athletic type the oldest of the quartet, | | who wears a No. 5 shoe. is called Cin- |derella by her sister because of her | fairy feet! | Really there is no reason why any [girl need know what ‘size shoe she| Bright and stil brighter colors are wears anyway, because modern shoe|on their way ’ ¢ | dealers Snvariably measure the feet | opo o, Mo those who are bect | carefully before attempting to fit shoes | 2Ple to predict coming taste and fash- and usually the size marks in the shoes | lons, assure us that there will be less generation—men, | That is, modern shoes are light in | weight. understand. Probably one of the things that makes the modern shoe better for the foot is one of the things women of an old® | An interesting color scheme indorséd about. | by Regny of Paris consists of putty, too—worry Older women, who blue, ‘don't | brown and orange. change with the times, but still wear yellow gray tone that stands in favor substantial shoes, are quite likely to with | worry about the fact that their daugh- present time. are done in a code that you cannot | tendency to go into dull dark colors for Autumn this year than usually exisis. -1t is safe to say that most all foot |Flame color, i ills come from badly fitting shoes, and | nasturtium tones, one reason why girls of today are less | addicted to corns and bunions and been spoken of as colors likely 1o suc- | other afflictions of that sort is because | ceed next Autumn. i |they realize the importance of getting |shoes that are large enough and of the right last. bright reddish browns, corzl red, sapphire magenta and even purple have Color ééheme. Putty is a slightly the French dressmakers at the Left, aquamarine blue georgette dress trimmed with a nosegay of yellow and white buttercups. Right, brown mousseline frock with sash of braided ribbon in brown and bittersweet. Avoid Sunburn. An ounce of prevention is worth everything when it comes to real sun- burn. Tan is excellent. Both from the having blistered and burned, that you tclan stand the full sun for hours at a me. Beach Hats. White Satin. - White satin is one of the smartest choices any woman could make for the Summer evening dress. It is manip- "['HE color of your dress may have A smaller bowknot at each cuff. Or & much t5 do with your peace ¢f mind | big pear] pin at the collar and ber of | i {on a warm day. Here you must con- four big pearls on each cuff. The ef- for their mothers, are among the new aste_ and temperament | fect is so utterly dainty and attractive | things. Pique hats of white are worn ‘on. If you feel uncom- | that you either want to buy one of the with frocks of all colors. Sometimes| The thing to do is to expose the fortable in light bright colors for town new collar and cuff sets with & brooch | the hat is made of the material of the |skin gradually to the full force of the wear, then it is worth your while to and cuff pins to go with it, or else|dress, matching it. Sometimes it is|sun. A few minutes a day at first, more buy a sheer dark dress of some sort. rummage through jewelry box to|made of colored la in pink, bl and more later on as a layer of brown- There are black chiffon dresses that |find attractive nd"‘“m already own'green, lavender or yellow—and worn are most eppropriste fex foWa weak | that will answer the purpose, ¢ _ With & white frock, " _ . " ulated into the most becoming and Melon hats, for little girls as well as | Point of view of health and cf fashion. | graceful lines. But sunburn that really burns is in- jurious, To wear at the beach there are wide | hats of pique or lawn or other cotton material. They have drooping, shad- ing brims, that fall over face and neck, sunburn, Hlom?h