Cr _. -— -' _.s-, own t ifs». (7's ) .' “ HEN is an evening gown not an evening gown pure and simple? When it is a perfectly appropri- ate afternoon gown as well. And this happens quite often in fash- ion‘s latest wardrobe. The truth of the matter is that of the three types of frocks— afternoon. informal evening. and formal evening gowns——the lines of demarcation are not very clear cut. The afternoon gown is. of course. easily distinguished from the formal evening gown—but ‘2 One of the sleeveless after-noon ‘ you-as, of yellow acorgette tfimwd with lace dyed to match. lVithout the hat, claws and perusal the wearer could be dressed for dinner and “rice. there is a type of frock that you might call an informal evening or dinner gown that might be worn quite appropriately for afternoon. One good authority on the new clothes says that the difference be- tween formal and informal eve- ning frocks is one 01 neckline. And it is quite true that the ex- treme decolletege has returned to etrinence only for formal evening W‘ll’l for all other purposes the neckline remains at a position that is not too low for afternoon as well. Sic-ova Show Kathi“! And of course nothing is indi- cated by the sleeves. One may go sleeveless at all times. France has gone back to arms covered from shoulders to beyond the wrists for day time. but America. always a little loath to give up a style that is comfortable and smart, still goes bare armed. 80 your afternoon gown and your evening gown are indistinguish- able in that way. Some clever young women have made the most of this, this sum- mer. and they possess frocks that with hat. parasel and short gloves are perfectly suitable tor after- noon but. leaving 08 these acces- sories. are quite suitable for sve- ning—dinner and informal danc- ing. There is no shall? line drawn _ u--." _. _ ii ‘“—~-’-' ‘ I ,, 8) between colors for afternoon and colors for evening. The only line drawn should be an individual one. You may find certain colors and certain shades of these colors more becoming to you under else- tric light than sunlight: you may find, for instance, that you look smart in white in the-day time. but dwindle into significance in white in the evening. or you may find that a black gown in the eve- ing heightens your c whereas for day time black bring out the sallowness of your skin and the weariness of your eyes. In planning your double service afternoon-evening frock. select some color or shade that you have found to be becoming both in sunlight and in what for lack of a better term we call artiv ncial light. Watch them Bear in mind. too. that. though evening colors may be worn with impunity in the afternoon. an abundance of beading or elaborate metal ornamentation is not quite suitable for the afternoon—40 let the decorations of ydur combina- tion trock be of a simpler sort. Yellow has proved good both tor evening and afternoon. A good double—duty frock could be made of gcorgette trimmed with lace dyed to match—the lace f arming a sort of Jabot at~ths right hip n n to below the hem. h‘Fg gonce women, have an ad- vantage over the men in this mat- ter ot dressing for the evening. it they have taken the trouble or had occasion to get into an aftssIL noon frock—and haven't gone straight through in sports clothes as some women seem to prefer—- then they are rewarded by being able to dispense with special dressing for dinner. The special advantage over men disappears. mover. when men like lir. Charles 3. Hughes wear a blue V Wm: [may mm ”Wm Strong Contrasts and Vivid Colors“ In L ‘ “w; , « - . , . ’:_a t—v—_‘ :— -— .. (71' . 7 »_ ) at Well Dressed .Women Will Wear Bl) Anne Riiienhonse urgeeostandwhitetroussrstor theysreconsrderedsmart—emart old'esurtltfeatvc-inesinthe mummwoathor. butdiflicult. Becausotulleiaoffllnolmxv.ndmw 3"“?! Gauges all perishable materials quite the W at most perishable. Tulle has sud- witne-ed it. named not Perhaps. too. you should make agnly come into prominence as a the august m on some lightning changes in your fabric tor evening trocks in Page part jewelry. Butsuchchangssare auditislooked uponassignifl-thue notwhatthayonoewouldhavoennt. If tulleandtairetaandgreat beemwhsajswslrywasappraissd moire and velvets consistence- as lead in the morning. silver at eminence—usurping the place of mode. noon and gold in the evening. gear-gotten and soft satinsand the Now thatwomenwesrearringslu-ge tamil of cranes—then it “km“ and bracelets when they play ten- y n d women of will mean that the bguifltnt frock H "mm- is ushing th trai t frock abletastereallydo—itisnotso p es 8 e to the well. But so far nothing of the sort has actually happened. The more aristocratic element of well-dressed women both here ‘ and in Paris have developed an amazing degree oi! stubbornness. Actresses, models, dancers, man- nequins may glide about in crino- lines all they please and may show ~quite convincingly the charm of the bounant skirt-——the more con- servative women are quite content with.thelr straight line slinky frocks. Reporters in France who saw the "Fete Merveilleuse" at Ver- sailles recently were impressed with the contrast between the bouffant skirts of the women in the pageant who reproduced the makers have set out quite did-- minedly to turn the trad of Below, a short faucet of white rabbit that flares at the bottom and is worn with, bouflant frocks in the Ming. easy to make your generalisa- tions. Some beautiful Spanish women have set the fashion in London of wearing jewelry in the day time. but avoiding it in the eve- ning—or at least reducing it to a single string of pearls or a pair of striking earrings. And there are olive-skinned brunettes in this country who would add ten- fold to their good looks if they followed suit. If. however, you choose to wear earrings that touch your shoulders and enough wrist- lets and bracelets and srmlets to delight the eye of a Hottentot you may do. so with precedent quite as good. It is barely possible that for the earrings that you have worn in the afternoon )‘OU‘W’HI want to substitute others that will appear to better advantage by "candle" light. Tulle For Evening if you choose to have a nine- tiered tulle frock as one of your new evening frocks. you will at least have the satisfaction that ‘. fashion in the direction of the fuller skirt. They have suc- ceeded in a measure. for the wide skirts—so wide as to be called crinolines—were conspicuously worn at the French races. Though here again it was not usually the conservative. aristocratic wing who wore them. For the d'ressmaker this rivalry between the straight-line chemise frock that has remained so long in tashion and the new bouitant frocks is a' very set-ions one. It is a matter of business success. .Heistranklyttmldofthechemias frock. He has done everything to give it that novelty which is neces- i‘rockstromseasontoseason. Be hasexhaustedhisrosouroessofar He loch upon the tail-skirted modeL—Vehaq' use. Louis . second' pirs. Gavarai. 1840. use. it doesn’t m a bit which to express his V ., strai tune treekhas muchin larger-accountfbrfiefl-N ' madetsomthresorfonrmd Evening mp of seMte crepe do world; 11‘!“ ‘3‘ m “rum. sarytomskcwomenbuynew. asthischemisefrockisconcsrned. were XV_ unsatusttoevea in the m. them Hammad? :thmers man '1... ”no. quarterscemeatbs rapes-tot caught between two ladies inthsshandoamsntottheesgen- mahmthisdidaotpstmymvaforvsryshorteapss. ”nun-.u‘dmmnbett‘measemwdth theleaat. mummuamwmuinhmw mbumschrsomtaeargsedtorstissststxment‘hsm» mamkwmmmhhmmtfl W e! the W- asm. mast HammadhungthW _ l A. 5’ A n-i: 91!" a .‘s’ 5.45-31iiiddif“ Lil-jhiiiss. impossible in bouiiancy at the present time. And tor evening wear. it is really quite as possible as it was at any of the periods when it has been the established mode. There were "Jams" and ' ". in the days when the Louis ruled in France and the itlelt, onentulkmtadae L010, thMO'WW I [nuts / ,n inthisageofmetsrcsrsandsub- WNW!“ m ways. when lite is what the For Mg English call “an awful squash." we!” the be . . On the other hand. the 1:3" forgoing “use" I” > . elaborate mode with ‘the or but been” is .. daily new ut it. Tho “mutnugnersaioniseon- thatitcentinucsto ties of moregmcral been _ d winout. mm mm: .... Wm. :- m m, "dusmofthetslk Worsening wearwithbeedaatskirts. gm. tivs st 1860 or thceahents. theboulantskirtln .notmah-ussefactssularilare E E i 5 .5
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