WOMAN’S WORLD.

Putaruru Press, Volume II, Issue 18, 14 February 1924, Page 1

WOMAN’S WORLD.

A VOGUE IE CONTRASTS. There is quite a vugupo in period dresses, tile drooping- lines o.L : the early Victorian era, the flowing sleeves of the mediaeval period and the Egyptian draperies 01 long ago ali figuring among the newest fashions. hul, most oil these period styles iire only to bo seen as influences. They have their effect in one way or .another, but for the most part are applied to dress that expresses the modem spirit of the mod erii women and makes her personality stand out to the best advantage. Waists grow longer. If possible, and are always a little bit bloused, without, however, disturbing- the general straight effect of outline. Sleeves arc as interesting as ever, and the prettiest imaginable effects are arrived at on summer dresses of airy .character, made of such delicate stuffs as georgette and ninon, by slashing up the outside of’ the sleeves to enable the material to cascade gracefully down the sides of the skirt with a‘-^ol : t, frilly effect. Paris' remains steadfast to the vogue in contrasts, which is typified by the one-piece dress with plain skirt and fancy top, and by Hie reverse mode—that is, the. froclc with plain top and fancy skirt. The materials used in a dress are sometimes different, sometimes similar. In tlie dainty liHlr French dress iflustrnted, the 'material throughout is navy-blue marocni:!, but the skirt is

decoratively treated with white embroidery, while the top is quite plain and unadorned. The embroidery consists of applied clusters of tiny rounds of white silk ad single rounds, scattered at intervals between the little boquets, each of which has a leaf-like frame. The Guv i>uJT-.Gcew.-. : . Ihe neck of the frock, and the scalloped border of the skirt, are all bound with grossgrain ribbon. it-ld-g vho colour of the maroeari. ami r and the waist with bio*, and .-mis and while clusterboqurt G• • S:G side. The liOck and bub;. • v wo eased into ribbon binding, and the v, ai d blouses as it. should do over the ribbon sash. Short ler-Vfs have revived the fashion of wearing bracelets, and just a band of gold, or of velvet-ribbon even, or a bangle worn round the wrist or upper part of the arm, is now considered Tory chic. SUMMER TRAVELLING COATS. Wrap-coats of all kinds, from dust coats to steamer wraps, for hot days and cool days, have received gener-

ors. wrtli the result that every will find something quite cfanr^fifiß

and r uitable for summer wear among the wraps for every occasion offered. The Jong coat is more graceful than ever. But •it is not always a simple afllair. It is embroidered and trimmed with applique, tucked and flounced in tile most surprising man ncr, though as far as silhouette is concerned, it remains severely straight and plain in line, and this is really the best form for coats. Occasionally the skirt of a coat ol: fine cloth is slashed to give the appearance of small, flat flounces from knee to hem, and silk coats :n# treated in a similar way. Race coats arc very much trmmed blit traveling coats are as simple as possible so far as make-up goes, though many are elaborately embroidered, and there seems to be a special fancy this season for block patterns, the embroidery wrought in straight, uncompromising- lines. Perhaps the smartest travelling coats of tlie simple class are those made of repp, or some such material, bound with silk braid—a method of trimming that always gives a certain severity and dignity to a. coat or costume. Trimmed with silk braid is the travelling coat illustrated, and the material of which it is made is wool-repp, in the fashionable ocre-ycHbw, that finds an excellent contrast in the black of the braid. One of the essentials of a travelling coat is a high collar, and iliis is furnished in the model illustrated, and is of the kind that can be rolled up high in front as well as at tlie back and form a perfect protection, while it can also be worn open in front, as sketched. Fashionable points arc the cross-front effect, and the sash bow of material, under which the coat is fastened. Large armholes, deep cuffs, and new-shaped pockets are other attractive features of this useful travelling coat.