WHAT IS DECREED ?

NZ Truth, Issue 1215, 14 March 1929, Page 16

WHAT IS DECREED ?

France Makes ©ress %Law 9 Mud , Womea^^lbey • ■ .STYLES ;IH ■ MANY^SHiDES

Summer sets its fashion, clock by the South of France time, and if the blue coast decrees white then white it is,, arid it would be much the same if it decreed emerald greeii.'. But 'white or, rather, a hundred oii'rshades qf white, has been' .chosen as the most delectable summer wear when combined withv'anpther shade. .

/COLORS chosen to set of£ white should |V/ never he obvious; Scarlet, for instance, is very seldom: suitable, as it smacks too much of the typiste-on-a-holiday look that is to .be avoided by women of leisure and typistes alike. Black arid white' is not a good summer combination, though It is an excellent winter one when the balance is on the black side. Blue is always suitable, but .there are beiges, chocolate brcwns, pumpkin yellow arid. .sage, green that are delightful and original. .Navy. blueis ; another of these. \; . • ■;-, ■:'•■■•:,■.'..'-.. ■.••■-,:.•....,• A cp.uple , of - .sleeveless „ summer frocks, pleated and tucked, and made of thick crepe de chine, sports. satin or silk pique, can be Avorn with different colored junipers and cardigans, felt hats and shoes, and so come out afresh each time looking like, new garments. White and tan sports shoes are the correct wear, and the very smartest are court-shaped, with. medium heels made chunkily and a tiny brogue marking. •They are made of white buckskin and kid, and should be worn with beige stockings. All white shoes look charming allied/ to tabac brown stockings. - ; Pale yellow wool: can make one sleeveless jersey with a long neck

opening ;*cigar brown can make another, or deep blue. The matching belts for the jumpers can be - ; cleverly. made. of stitched silk, or of combined strips of grosgrain ribbon. . • ...-,.!.. •• ._'. •.;. A plain white felt hat, with a cleverly folded brim, . is •' the ; ■ appropriate wear with this ensemble, and the ribbon around the -crown,, generally made of grosgrain, can. be changed at will to match the .jersey, and belt. . . , Canvas will make a very pretty bag to match the white frock, and as these, articles are fairly cheap one can have a number m different shades. Raffia and toyb cloth bags, if made^ m novel shapes, are always attractive 'and they last a considerable time if treated reasonably kindly. : Some of the new whit©: sports frocks have interesting yokes made m regularly irregular vandyked patterns. The collar from the front looks like the conventional sailor affair, but at the back of the neck it is seen to have an interesting treatment m tie effect. • A new note from the resorts m the south is the treatment of the legs with a new bronze-brown liquid powder called "Bas de Soie," •\yhich makes the legs a lovely sunburnt tint, and saves the wearing of stockings.