PEEPS FROM PARIS

NZ Truth, Issue 1206, 10 January 1929, Page 17

PEEPS FROM PARIS

Opinions and Other Things I Interesting | . (From ' 'N.Z. Truth V Paris Representative) . 1

; .Cherie,— l have just speni '•still bearing unmistakable trace v not so .much hy evident damagi restoration which has been ace buted m a great degree to this } AT Louyain, for instance, one sees beautiful old churches which had been half-shot away now shOAving new roofs and new stone, and almost restored to what they, used to be. It is really •wonderful; ■:■ There are two. things I'd hate to be m Belgium— a woman or a dog — for they both seem to work from early dawn to. late at .night. Women work m the fields, plough, gather the sugar beet, drive the carts; m fact, anything which the men do. Their so-called lords and masters seem to do precious little. The poor bow-wows work like .horses or the legendary' black. They pull carts laden with milk, bread, and work so hard. A. dog's life m Belgium is no joke. What a 1 contrast with the Parisian doggie, which has a whale of a. time. ■ ■'•'" • ■ • No need, of the compass m Bel-' gium. You "can tell you are going . North by an occasional windmill and the shape of- the. women's legs. Ankles, my child, such as you never dreamt of, save m the white population of Java. ' . It is remarkable. -what a number of English, people /one . meets. At Le Zpute, on the coast, you hear English spoken everywhere. Many Australasians come here every, year. Muriel Dangar, Admiral and Mrs. Lewin, Sir. Ernest ;and Lady Hiley, Mrs. Lord the two Mrs. Westmacotts, who were the Gibsons, from Goulburn, Sir Ernest and Lady Gaunt- and .their, two daughters (one of whom wears a monocle). ;Sir Guy Gaunt, Mrs. Bush, Mrs. Lan dale, Mrs. Turnbull, from New Zealand, are all Australasians who had just left, were there, or were leaving. . Back here m Paris wei have hardly had time to phoose a winter wardrobe, ;incl now the mid-season shows are beginning. These are mostly held for the benefit of those lucky mortals who mve nothing more serious to do than

t a week m Belgium- — a Belgium Wl eof German destruction, though m>;e, as by the remarkable work of complished. . America has contriwonderful work. ■ s move from place to place m quest of 1 sunshine and the usual, round of pleas' sure. t Tne places a la mode for the winter t will 'be Palm Beach, the Riviera, and — Northern Africa, where the idlest of the c "idle -rich" noAv betake themselves to r get away from the contaminating myy fluence of the simply rich. c The lucky women able to escape the v rain, sleet, and snow of Paris, London, 5 and New York are now selecting what 1 they will wear m these places. A s notable feature of -the mid-season col--2 lections is the revival m popularity of / the tailored frock of tweed, jersey, or 1 kasha. ' 1 The two-piece jersey- costume jj has been put back where it be- *• longs, that is, for rear sport, golf, tennis, etc. The tailored frocks are simple m the extreme, and are, of tta course, almost exclusively for jj|| morning or country wear. ||| The only, trimming used is incrusta- §|| tions of the same material, or else fine ||| tucks. Over these frocks are worn m$ sports coats of the same color, with ||f . loose backs and nice comfy, ample ||| jj sleeves and pockets, whilst a fur collar W& J is almost invariably -seen. '. ' S|p 1 Of course, these useful and chic gar- ||m merits are also worn over the two-piece ||| jersey for sports occasions. ".-■.. ,% Riviera jersey costumes" are being i shown with a short jacket reminiscent Wk >■ of the cardigan. ■ *|5 . For afternoon w»,ar, printed velvet, "** ' georgette, and crepe de chine hold - sway. Extreme slimness of line is still > the desired end, and although we are ' frilly and furbelowy," this state of af- Ti fairs generally, begins well below the Chr; hip line. The • line between the 'waist Hall and hips must be as slender and M straight as possible.; Sometimes the of s ; skirt is mounted on a tight yoke, the : sometimes it is flared, but flat it must .rece be. — Yours, \ "Pel ■ . v; ; •:• *r '■' r : • CHARMIAN.- ;■ larg;