LADY'S CLOTHES

NZ Truth, Issue 1207, 17 January 1929, Page 15

LADY'S CLOTHES

' Edicts of Fashions Lawmaker

THE law-makers of Fashion have ' A issued many edicts. If you would And favor m their eyes next season will find some of your ideas reversed and you will wear or add to your possessions. THE bouffant frock if you are very young and very slim and , very fresh, but if you've lost .'some of that first fine careless rapture you'll study the draperies that so cleverly conceal your defects, "the slim effects that give you grace where grace is not, and the lines that are your very kind friends. The hat that is worn so that a bare streak of foi'ehead is shown above, just above the eyes; the off-the-fore-head hat. You'll adapt this style to suit your own particular type, and though it will be strange at first, you'll soon become accustomed to it. The lovely new evening frock with a train, if you're one of those fortunate women who possess a well- stocked wardrobe. But if your means run to only a couple of new dance frocks you'll keep to the trainless gown. Red shoes and blue shoes because they are very much the model But if you are possessed of. real chic you will not wear these coloured shoes indiscriminately. They must be carefully harmonised with the costume they are worn with, and a shade darker. The abbreviated • fur coat for late autumn and winter wear. A little coat that immediately gives a youthful look to the wearer if she is slim, a little coat that can be looked at only by the-- woman '.who -is not slim, for she will be wise enough to see that this style is not for her. Color combinations that have hitherto never been dreamed of. Brown and Chinese red, brown and almond green, cinnamon and black, wine and grey. Don't imagine, however, that because contrasting colors are the thing that any two shades can be w r om at random. . The fan, which returns lovelier than ever and gives charm and much grace to the evening toilette. The feather fan has gone the way of all discarded loves, and m its place is the fan of black velyet or mousseline de soie. Bows! The flat bow-knot at the neck of a frock or at the waistline, the graceful trailing one that flows down from the shoulder, - and' the "bunchy," frivolous, big bow that has its place on the taffeta frock and is designed to resemble slightly the bustle effect of our grandmas. Little tight-fitting matinee hats for formal wear at afternoon parties or . theatres where evening dress is not essential. Many of these are expressed m circles or black triple georgette, all stitched and sewn together with gold or silver thread and finished off at the side with a gold or silver motif.