Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 178, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1918 — KINDS OF EVENING CLOTHES [ARTICLE]

KINDS OF EVENING CLOTHES

Cloth of Gold Gowns, Jetted Nets, Satins With Trains, Only One Kind. Don’t jump to the conclusion that women are buying cloth of gold gowns cut to the waistline, or jetted nets that are mere fragments of covering, or satins with Ceremonial trains, states a fashion writer. This Is evening apparel of a kind, but only one kind. It might be said that Washington leads the way in this fashion of dressing, for the place of administration has rapidly become the place of extreme gayety, ceaseless entertainment and fascinating hew clothes. One dresses more there than in New York or Chicago. The kind of evening clothes that are being bought by women who have never before indulged in this bit of recklessness are the things that make one appear suitably frocked for the evening. Once upon a time they went out in the evening in whatever clothes they happened to have on when their husbands telephoned to meet theft for dinner or the play; today they have learned the lesson taught by the better dressed class that evening clothes make for comfort and are desirable.