WOMAN’S WORLD.

Putaruru Press, Volume II, Issue 21, 6 March 1924, Page 1

WOMAN’S WORLD.

THE CORRECT COAT FROCK Suits and dresses for outdoor-wear are unusually interesting. Many oi* cthe jackets arc of the loose, blousing type, in contrast to the short. > : .raig;.i coa s that arc so quaint an ! .-jew. unithen, again, the cape in o*lo form m another (usually in slighter form ilia a before appears on ;i large number of new tailor-made*.. When if (toes not. take the form of a I! onn-v capeback, cut. as part of the dress or costume it adorns, the cape i.s see i in the sleeves or is suggested b«- an arrangement at the waist, that seems to infer the cape has been lucked undei the waist-band at the back and escapes at the sides, giving the flare effect of a bell-sleeve. Sometimes a short cape is placed at the sides of a coat to simulate sleeves, with bands of material at tlm bottom in lho form of bracelets that serve as cuffs. The bertlia, a very pronounced feature of present-day dress, may be said lo be an outcome of the ca:m. since it is, after alb a form of shoulder-capo. Coal-dresses are, of course, prominent among spring fashions, and Ihe newest interpretation of the coal frock i- revealed in the sketch shown. The foundation is a sleeveless I'.iuhrslip of black satin, ever which i-- an open-fronted coat of navy-blue kasha, cut rather longer than the umler-sMu and trimmed with narrow folds of black sal in, arranged in do ;* ! e ds. At the neck the satin sugg-sK u round yoke,, buttoned across t;> ti front, which i s studded a! i : .•.s', with large buttons of 1 v. him buttonholes are Simula!.*.! on flm mposit e front by little fold; of f.;::.: .

and Hi- wide waist band •• ' of satin fold-. Here, verily, i :im 1: • for one of lho .simplest and : .m.-i ; of eaat-dresses representing the b«s word of fashion. Similar frock : . aVvory charming, are trimmed v/il bands of pintucks of (he coni malei ial instead of folds of satin. Jllusfrated with the frock is one o the new cloche lulls of ;k>gree taffetas silk, lined with black an:

frijnmed iwith mixed flowers. The cloolic is of all shapes tlie most popular in Paris, and i.s seen in straws and materials of all kinds and colours. With dark serge dresses, Juris of bright colour arc. relied on for giving Hie relief-note necessary to make up Ujq perfect toilette. SPRING CLEANING AND ROLLER BLINDS At spring-cleaning time attention will, of course, be given to window blinds, the condition of which means so much to the prottincss of a room. Blinds are expensive to buy now. and those, therefore, that are shabby- ] looking but sound, should be care- j fully scrubbed and renovated, if pos- I sible, instead of being discarded. j Blinds arc often injured through j careless handling, more especially thr-’i~Ji rough pulling up and down, i which is ant to tear from the lacks that, hold it to the roller. When de- I strucHon of the kind happens, take j tlie blind from the roller and ma- j chine across the top of it, ’after cutting off the torn part, a strip of stout Holland, using it as a binding. Then tack the blind to the roller through the binding and see that it rolls evenly. When the blinds are 100 short to act as perfect screens, remove them from their rollers and stitch lo Hie top of them pieces of material in the same colour, and tack these pieces lo the rollers, the additions being of a length sufficient to lower the blinds to the required limit. The piecing should be concealed by a valance across the top of the window. Then again, in a room where blinds! are seldom pulled below tin* middle! oi the window, an apparently newf set. cm be made from siiabbv blinds by simply turning the old ones upside down. Thus the fresher portions of the blinds are unrolled and pm info use. while the soiled halves remain rolled. To save the cost of new rollers when the springs of the old ones are out of order, or the windows have Ho roller fittings at all, try an • extrapair of short curtains. When run on rods by rings, they may be pulled together at night.

TO STIFFEN TAFFETAS SILK. Taffeta; silk, now so fashionable, i.s apt lo become limp after much wear. To stiffen it, sponge it on the wrong ..ide with borax and water. I-so half a teaspoon.ful of boreax to h If a. pint of warm water, making sure that ihe borax is dissolved. \\ In ii nearly dry. iron tlie silk on the wrong side with a moderately hotiron. A DRAPED AFTERNOON GOWN. Apparently there i.s no end to the variations, as conceived by dress-mak-ers, qf the draped dress, which never before lias lent, itself to so many variations of style as are expressed at the moment. From the. simple little dress, caught up with a single fold at the waist, to Hie gown draped from neck to foot, passing- llirougii graduation stages that involve skirts gathered up at end. hip with more or less elaboration and cross-over bodices draped at each shoulder, the “draped” fashion is before us everywhere and

sounds the Egyptian n to in dress both on outdoor and indoor garments. •With the dress draped Egyptian fashion, a beautiful touch often comes from the girdle, which may develop into a handsome fringe of beads or silk, rendering the front of the skirt very attractive. Or possibly instead of a complete girdle, a large ornament across tlie front of the waist may bo affected, with just a short fringe as an addition. ’Lovely ornaments for catching up draperies, whether of Egyptian character or otherwise, arc used on the new gowns and give to the simplest cues a wonderful air of smartness. The accompanying original design for a draped afternoon-dress, may give ideag to the woman who is hesitating over 1 lie construction of her new house-dress. Any of the silkcrepe materials would be charming for the development of tlie dress, which requires a soft, supple fabric that drapes easily. The bodice is cut low in the neck and filled In with a chemisette of georgette or some such fabric, and the sleeves are slashed from shoulders to wrists, but the slashings are cult glib together below the shoulders and tlie sleeves are bound at the wrists where tlie slashings again meet. The chief interest of tlie dress, however, centres on the skirt, which is draped upwards in graceful folds that they arc held by a band of embroidery, proceeding from a girdle and continued up the front of the bodice. Tlie skirt, falls over a petticoat of soft fabric finished with a deep hem of material matching; the dress. In black morocain, with dull gold embroidery, tile gown would work out beautifully and would be very smart and useful for semi-evening as well as afternoon wear.