AMERICAN VISITORS' SMART ATTIRE

Chronicle (Levin), 4 July 1946, Page 2

AMERICAN VISITORS' SMART ATTIRE

The advont of American vjsilors always gives a fillip to fasliion and Ihe women on bounl Ihe Monterey when it arrived at Auckland last week were as smart as any of their prewar predeeessors, states an exchange. Beautifully sheer nylons and unusual modern handliags in soft leathers were genoral.

The toeless and lieel-lesis .vogue ]>revailed in the attractive footwear, with i some of the slioes studded on the thiek j soies with brass pins, or built up liigh | on wedges of varving thiekness. Ivven utilitarian raiiu'oats had an air of fasliion that the New Zcaland gar-; j mcnt seems to lack and were woni with i l becoming rain hats and ankle-high j [boots to nialcli, as belitted the showery morning. Ileavy fur trininiings on [ coats and f rocks showcd a retuni, to [ I n x n ry in travcP wear, wliile the bril- , lian costunie jewellery tli'ut is such a popular American accessory gave aj lout'h of .ghunour to cven tlie piainest . costume. ; One of the smartest ' women on board was Mrs. Alexander Grav, better ] known in fheatrical eircles as Miss Joy-: Flower, who passed througli Auckland ; on her way home to Sydney for thej first time in 10 years. During that timej Miss Flower has been on tour in India" (South Afriea and the Far East," Ehe! has lived in Mexico, was luarried in j New OrJeans and has visited- all partsi of tlie I'nited Htates from New .York' to Itollywood. 1 Eome coiuments on Cunadiau fasliions were made by Mrs. Moore, wifc of Rcar-Admiral G. D. JMoore, G.B.E., i Nuval Officer in Oluirge, Eydnev, who 1 was a through passenger in tlie Afonte-| rey on her way to Australia after three: months in Oanada. Alrs. Mooro and: her daughter, Barbara, were struck by. the profusion and cheapness of attrae-i tive clothiug in Canada. In most pa-rtsj of the country stockings were rationed, 'liey said, but they could obtam nylous fairlv often by queueing up for them. l