GET INTO TROUSERS, YOUNG WOMAN!

NZ Truth, Issue 1239, 29 August 1929, Page 10

GET INTO TROUSERS, YOUNG WOMAN!

And Flaunt Barbaric Splashes Of Outsize Jewellery ,

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fHERIE,— If Mag Helly had trousers. Not the ugly, long-!

but the dearest little knee-breec'

THIS type of dress Is the direct outcome of a contest inaugurated by

Monsieur Helly, when he invited the most .famous sculptors, painters and decorative art designers to give their ideas on "what they considered modern woman should wear to harmonise with her multifarious duties, business, sport and pleasure, and tone m with the modern trend of interior decoration.

Hundreds of artists competed, and evolved some of the most interesting models, some of which Helly has used for his creations. His ideas are sane, yet daring, as the lamb -like attitude of the average human with regard to fashion is distressing.

There is no gainsaying that if the new manner of decorating and furnishing is definitely to catch on, we will, if we care at all for harmony, have to dress in' a way that suits the new art.

One of Kelly's sports costumes consists 6f yellow crepe de chine breeches, buttoned tightly around the knee, and a yellow pleated skirt with a white

wool sweater.

Another model has a green jacket and sleeveless dress, with a blouse of creamy white and green knickers.

A third model, which I considered very smart, was m black and white. t

The top was of white crepe satin, and the skirt of black satin was slit down the front, " and when the mannequin sat down, it parted and fell on each side of a beautifullycut pair of black satin breeches. The effect is certainly charming,

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and not at all masculine, although Helly calls it his "robe masculine." For a country house visit and a tive o'clock tea, we were shown another innovation — a severely-cut black cloth tailor-made, with a white crepe de chine blouse, m which the, lady steps into her cabriolet car. Arrived at her destination she calmly takes off her jacket, unfastens the wrap-around -skirt, 'and walks into the house clad m a faultless white crepe satin frock. Among the ensembles I noticed a light blue spotted woollen coat over a crepe de chine dress of the same color, with fine stitching around the hips, and designs m pastel shades appliqued around the waist. A grey coat, flaring towards the back, was lined' with the same fabric the frock was made of— this was a red and white printed material resembling chiffon, and which fell m soft lines. EVENING CAPES. Short, detachable shoulder capes appeared on afternoon and evening dresses of chiffon. This most picturesque accessory was often tied iri front or on the shoulder with a graceful loose bow. A pale green -blue lace and chiffon model had a large circular cape cut like a bolero m front, and fitted the shoulders like a raglan coat. A grey satin frock had its cape placed from one shoulder across • the back, just like a Spanish bullfighter we^rs his. It has been very hot, and tea at Armenonville under the green trees around the lake has been one of the delights of the week for those who are still m Paris preparing for the "Grande Semaine," whicn promises to be one of the most brilliant yet, culminating m the Grand Prix ball, to be held at the Opera. That night we are. to go back to the

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her way, she'd have us all m Legged garment the name implies, ies to match our frocks.

days of the great Napoleon. The Emperor will be shown, at the house of his sister Pauline Borghese at Neuilly, received amid great pomp and splendor.

Then tableaux will be shown by the famous Pauline to entertain her illustrious brother and keep him m a good humor (the Little Corporal was,- they say, hard on the family).

These tableaux will unfold portraying the future, and gradually bring us to the present era.

I'm waiting to see if the famous impersonator of Napoleon, the actor Drain, will register surprise, and how he'll react to Foch!

Aladdin's Cave seems to have been

rifled to stock a jewel show at the Galliera Museum. Never have I imagined, much less seen, anything like the precious gems that figured and took leading roles. WEALTH RAMPANT. Pearls the size of pigeon eggs, diamonds, as big, as small onion bulbs, made what my American neighbor described as "Solomon m all his glory look like a piker." Showcases filled with necklaces, rings, brooches and bracelets dazzled the eye and emphasised the Aladdin effect. The most distinct impression ' that to-day's jewellery gives is its barbaric size and flauntingly modern designs. ' ♦Skyscraper lines and thunderbolt effects, which seem to influence practically everything nowadays, even the female form when painted a, la modern, are now being reflected m brooches for milady, and brooches for madame. White gold and platinum are the favorite metals for settings, and the complexity and intricacy of designs m multicolored stones, ancl gold lace work, are a marvellous medium for the French platinumsmith and goldsmith to show the workmanship for which they have been famous for centuries. CAN'T BE DONE! But — —who is going to wear necklaces weighing pounds, and brooches .the size of my fist? Some of the latter are designed as baskets ( of flowers filled with blooms of precious stones; Among the historical jewels figure the three magnificent emeralds Napoleon 111. presented to the Empress Eugenic at the birth of their . son, the ill-fated Prince Imperial. In a word, modern jewels are enormous, m both design md impression— often clash m colors — and manifestly wish to be seen, and don't care Avho knows it. Yours MARIE.