LOOK YOUR BEST

NZ Truth, Issue 1214, 7 March 1929, Page 16

LOOK YOUR BEST

Give-:? Attention To Those Details

HINTS BY THE WAY

Whenever a woman looks her, very best and really well-dress-ed, you can depend upon it that it is the "little things" which have contributed to that appearance. You know the old, advice that has been given so many times concerning the attention that should be given to the hat, shoes, gloves and bag if the wearer would look her best.

TT applies to-day even more so than it did . twenty.. years' ago, when frocks were all-important and the accessories a bad second. The following by-the-way suggestions and notes may help you m your choice of "little things." There is .still a slight "nip", m the air, and every now and again throughout the summer that "nip" will arise and should be the reason for your having an odd short coat that can be worn over' , the the jumper suit or tailored; silk frock. Have it m a lightweight woollen material — hop-sack . is excellent — and m a light color, cut perfectly plain and belted m suede. If you find that your choice of summer frocks tends towards the sleeveless and simple, don't make the fatal mistake ,of wearing a dressy hat with' them. • There are dozens and dozens of simple, shady hats m all shapes and sizes, so choose one of these for wear with sleeveless frocks. '" Should you have made a summer frock and find that it is too - full at the waist, try your hand at a few inverted pin tucks, which will' take m the fulness and give that slim effect at the waistline. These tucks are also useful for taking m a neck that has been cut with a too generous hand. According to a. contemporary, the American dressfitters make their customers kneel down to see if the hem of their frock sweeps the ground. 'If it does the frock is the right length and. eliminates the chance of a pair of knobbly knees being shown. If you are so lucky as to possess a pair of good feet and legs, do make the most of them, 'for slim ankles are lovely and very rare. - Buy as good stockings and shoes

; as . you can afford, have both faultless m cut and fit, for good legs and feet deserve good covering, and as already stated, slim ankles are really lovely. These . clays notiody wears more than one -petticoat even at the risk oi being "seen- through." Next time you make yourself a •slip, be a little extravagant m the matter of material and allow sufficient to have the hem a go o d ten inches deep. This will make your petticoat shadow-proof, In your spare minutes make yourself a beaded belt for that chiffon or georgette dance frock. Have it m colors, if you like, although all silver belts are lovely, and don't forget to finish off with a brilliant buckle. Also, don't wear very , broad belts; your^best plan is to keep to the narrow, inch-wide strip. Don't, oh, don't, wear soiled gloves, Soap and water and 'benzine"- or petrol are no great price and to wash oi clean a pair ol gloves is the worl< of a few minutes Wa s h 1 c.a thei gloves should be washed and drieel thoroughly, ther pressed with a noM too hot iron, which will make them look .just like new. , ilave - you. .an evening frock that despite. the,-.numbei of ' times you've worn it, shows no sign of wear and tear? You'd hate to discard it, of course, and arc probably wondering what can, be done m the way of freshening it up. Buy -some ribbon, very narrow of width, and : see : that you get plenty of 'it. .'-.'. -.'.'" ' . yVThen .when yyou have heaps of time, sew that ribbon iri loops very close -together, all /! round the hem of yo'ui m two 'or -three rows, one above the other. . It will take a >very long time-to dc but the effect is very quaint', and rather uncommon, so think it over.