Fashion and Things Feminine.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 199, 11 August 1916, Page 3 (Supplement)

Fashion and Things Feminine.

. ewe By tDA MELLER

inH^u^BLorsK-AXD-sKiirr FROCKS. A blousc-and-skirt dress is a necessity of the wardrobe, and the most useful b'ouse-skirt is of course, a black one that w : ll accommodate itself to a blou-?

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of any colour. It might be of crepon, voile, taffetas, poplin, or eolienno, and should he fairly simple in charaete\ Excellent blouse-skirts are made with gathers at the waist, others are simply eased very much at th.> waist-line, while others, again, are lilted at the sides, and have panel effects back and

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front. The three-tier skirt, where- .1 ss ; lk material is used, is a good style to wear with blouses. Asfor the latter, there are numbers ot pretty new touches introduced into the seasons' models, the threaded ribbon effect being very (harming. Variety is also introduced into the shaping of the upper part of the popular raglan sleeve, winch is at times sloped r.ff to give a narrow line at the neck, while at others it broadens into a yoke of more or less depth. The blouse-ana-skirt dress illustriU-J is a smart and useful model. 'Hie skit, it will be seen, is made with three deep tucks on the lower part, and the blouse is of two materials. The figured pcrtion would look well in fancy voile crepe de chine or foulard, while the yoke, collar, plastron-front, and deep cuffs might be carried out in taffetas. The yoke, front and collar, cut in onr are very smart, and a pretty feature is tne ribbon-ve'vet that forms a bow at the neck and is passed under the buttoned front to reappear as tw > ends. A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK. Make your environment, lest your environment unmake you.