Fashion and Economy

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 August 1916, Page 2

Fashion and Economy

THE •TAILOU-UADK JN PAHIS. (r'roiii A Correspondent.) Paris,, LUarch 18 Since the Frenchwomen learned from th j English tailor to like the English tailor-made much water has flowed iiiklum- the bridges which ispan the Seine, and she now looks upon tho tailor-made a.s a costume essentially Parisian. fcJhe has adapted it to her need:.- and her fancies, and French dressmakers now send their models all aver the world. ft was easy enough once to get a gnud. serge and feel happy in the thought that it would wear for ever :f you Vked to put it to the test; but to-day it is not ot all easy to get eergo •if any kind. The price has gone up ")0 per cent., mid even, if you buy it at its highest price you are not quite comfortable because you are haunted by the thought. "Ought I. to have anything woollen?" A grent deal of cloth, more or less good, is being used in Paris, and if worn with precaution will not prove a bad 'bargain. It is wise to we-:ir such clotlT on a fine day for its iirst appearance in public, as it gets acclimatized and is not eo likely to spoil under rain once well seasoned by dry air. This is a hint from a Peris dressmaker who 6yuipathizas with women who want to make tne.ir clothes last a long time. Such dressmakers are not very common, but tiie war has produced a few. The models of this season which have been I'm the women whoso country i* at w<ir are simple and wearable. They are to be seen in. dark blue, in beige, in grey. The ekirte arestil! short, but longer than they wero liltst season, and in one or two of the very leading houses they are appreciably longer. They are wide, and tho coats worn with them are short. Prices pay quite are a big part in various kinds of arrangements. Some hevo pleated hips, others pleated fronts, and others, again, pleatedi books They arc well pressed and have restraining stitches so that they shall not net out of bounds, and then- only fault i.s that they ukp up a groat deal of stuff ond. so increase both weight and price. Some of tho closely planted ekirtis with coats ■to match, held in with a loose waist belt arc very becoming, and tailii'-utsioV drowses show tho same effect*;. Perhaps nothing is more attractive that tho now tnilor-m-ide dross of this season. Tt is Princess in stylo, with very little waist-lino, and so simplo that the uninitiated mind win , recommend it without hesitation as a war dress for tho economical. Tn tho long run it is, possibly, very economical, because any womnn whom such a dress suits will be able to wear it to its lest gasp; but it is not cheap to T/igin with, chiefly because it is made with the very finest cloth. A model which is having great success is in beige cloth finely pleated: from the shoulder fastened down the front, neatly isliaped and flattened to the figures, with ifiing slim eleeves and round the waist loosely knotted, a bend-belt with long ends and finished off by a tassel, oome basque blouses in Liberty are made in the same closelry pleated way, and with high neck and long sleeves aro finding much favour. The neck can he softened by a turned-back line of fine netting and the sleeves «m have the same delicate touch. Others are softened by a Toby frill lying down and ennio have the ever-favoured linfrorie collar.