MISS LEROY WRITES ON SUMMER FASHION REQUIREMENTS.

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 69, 12 November 1931, Page 7

MISS LEROY WRITES ON SUMMER FASHION REQUIREMENTS.

PARIS. The gaiety of the warm days brings out a floraison of jolly little details. Costumes are the trees, aecessories the leaves and buds, and as Paris) the cpnlrp qf bpr worlj| .does, so may Rq- - torua, pentre qf the tourist district, d'o'. " In accessory ensembles, . we have reiterated notes and syjicopatiohs: Cqmpanion hats and scarves are good. Sometimes they are o'f the same iiih-te-rial, to same we'ave in difFerent teXtpr^s, a hiixpd paillasson, a mi^tp4 silk, q lieii or T Luciole hat,' ahd E crepe de chine scarf. Two, three, five, ' six and eveii more bright colours, softened to blend, add personality to plain costumes. One sboe?F4"b^g engemble, ginbjgidered Har7 lequin-wise" in wp'ol, acfually flaunts nin.ety-seyep different colours. To'dare the rainbqw, you must be

sure of yotjr taste, Or that of your couturiere. ' It is ' easier to juggle Rlair|, lb&n iridescenf spheres without a bump on the. n'ose. I thought I had disposed of 'kercjriefs Ihgt spring, but noyr, docks Of them flew' towar'ds me in the' mirrb'r, flapping derisively, and chuckling silkly. In the melee, I noticed large §buarg§ pf crppe dp phine, self-en-crusted in different colours. Prints in bold patterns, duller spots of light on dark, in the borders, somersaulted into dark, on light in the centres. Bias scarves in Romap stripes, 1biny flower-print sfreamers to . be tied in catty bows un4er an ear, shgded, double triangles to be fojjipd into reI vers, oblong -shqptipg" 'comets to be tied about the hips. * Dainty Acgessgrlg|. Included in the dainty acpessorips, I lace mousseline, pique, and organdy j collars and cuffs, fichus, ^nd so on, j are blquse? pf satin. The satin, blouse i is an essentjal item of the summer | outfit this year. It is worri with prac-: I tically any suit, ^yhether it is tweed S or cloth, and it |s suited "f0 the' en- j semble by the severity or elaboration | of cut or detail. i White is the usual colour, but a l rather faded shade of light blue, anfl \ a beige tint, are" both good. ' " i Beige has not by any means dis- | appearqcj, nor has that' 'pale pfnk | shade by the poetic name of "ashes f of roses." "" " * -- -- j All these colqurs go well, of cqurse, j with the dark biu'e,''whiqh is qhe 'of I the most popular shades this year for I suits and coats. Blouses of this type | solve a problem, because they always ] have a dressy appearanee, and two | or thpqe ip ^ gp.qd crepe §atjq, ^nd ; perhaps in varying shades, '*can fe | worn in turn, with ihe same suit, giv- 1 ing }t a different pff.e.ct. | Spectator Sports Suits. 1 You, in such a sporting district as i Rotorua, will be glad to hear that i spectator sports clothes, strictly 1 banisjie.d tp the cquqtry fpr several I seasons, show signs of 'returning to S

the Paris mode. All the Paris cou- I turieres are showing numbers of these f sipiHje lilUq frpck's apd costumes, 1 that come under the sports heading | though obviously they are not intend- 1 ed for the practice of any particular 1 active sport. These clothes are Pfore § than likely tq hpve divided skirts, | and in many instances,' they'are hid- | den under split or wrap-around skirts. c The revival of the sweatgr that often | replaces blouses, and oTthb'cardigah a jacket, is a significant sign of the rer I newed popularity of the Sportsvmode. ^ Both of these are gpoydng' sh'orter.the favourife length'of the cardigan being in the vicinity of the hiprbpnes: • The new sweaters *ape liand-knit in r fine jersey or open lapy patterns Sometimes they are b©lng ipade ip fish-net. Horizontal stripes are favoured. Sweaters are worn beltless, or with separate leathep belts thpt uspally contrast with theip in .colour. Many sweaters hqye sh'ort sleeves. others are sleevefess, Paris favours short sweater tunics witb rather loyr ^ecolletees, that have draped turtleneck" collars. By the way, Paris b.a? abandqn.ed all buttons, in favour of clip fasteners in silver gilt, silver, or nickel. Gaily striped scarves are very fa- ■ shionable, and so is a striped hand- S kerchief stuck into a pqckef qp- one f side of a gpqrts skirt.'^The general - popularity of the contrastiilg jacket suit is another proof of the fashionable reinstatment of spectator sports clothes, for such costumes are inevitably less formal in effect, than onecolour schpmes.' Evgning Dresses. Some very neyr eyepjpg fropkg apPear to be jjumpers an*d: shi'ttsr but they are really jo'ined and' a're made of two shades or two sqrfaces. Ope I saw was made of a beautiful' pl-mond-green crepe satin. The short satin jumper joined to a Jong p|pplde/I skirt which was made pp the 'd'all side of th'e satin. Inset bands- of the dull fabric ornamented 'the' shiny surface of _the jpmper. This mixture of dull apd shipy mpterial is always effective- and' exhen-

sive-lookipg, and yet how f'ew people take advahtage of its possiHilities. " Dark brown c|jiffqp js .deJjgbtfpl for eyepipg— apd, more extravagant still, brown tulle. In» one- of the newest cplldctions I saw- a brqnyp chiffop; ' jnodel; Ibng^and slipi-to the knees and: thep very full, worn ydth a-tiny pal'e green satip coat witli; elbow sleeves edged' with pale. browh stone marton' . fur. ' ' ' " ■ ) i-