FADS AND FURBELOWS

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 464, 23 February 1933, Page 7

FADS AND FURBELOWS

Eor the Older Women. | — : — ! I The new fashions lend th'emselves | especially to the older woman who | wislhes, to look her best. 3 Take, for example, the new round | necks which fit neatly at the throat | and hide those tell-tale hones so*| 1 proudly displayed by us at twenty. j 1 Or take the lonig tight sleeve, which ; i removes ten years from its wearei*, ' | the attractive sh'ap'e of the arm be- j \ ing revealed without exposing its de- ' fects. These particular sleeves will be smart for evening a,s well as day. However, don't try to wear them if : your arms are inclined to be over-fat. ' They will only aecentutate what could 1 so easily be concealed in one of the | ultra-chic new Russian sleeve effects. j These are full, some even gathered at th'e seam, and eome into the wrist, making both wrist and hand appear especially small and feminine. Sleeves. Both short and long sleeves, are fashionable, so Paris cleverly combines the two. Sleeves though, are the only parts of the dress, to be allowed fullness. They are the pampered pets of fashion this season, as they were last.) • If you want to be smart, you must say it with sleeves. There is no lack of variety to choose from j — ianything, as a matter of faet, that : falls into the catelgory of what con- | \ stitutes a sleeve — -three -quarter sleeves, sleeves with immense elbow euffs lame sleeves on plain-coloured gowns, and moderate sized sleeves heavily emhroidered with rounds of chenille, like flowers on a straggling vine. I Shorter and NarroAver. | A decided shortening and narrow- " ing of evening 'skirts is one of the most striking features of the season. Besides tbe regulation instep lengtih, there are innumerable frocks that reach undecidedly below and ahove the ankle.

Seasonal Neckwear. Among fashion features it is noted some of the high necklincs drop down a. little, which makes them far more becoming to most people. A high neckline suits very few. For dust coat there is quite a demand for the new three-quarter "swagger" coat. It is correct in all its lines. It has big pockets, regain shoulders and wide \gleeves. An ideal light summer wrap or dust coat, just the thinig for travel or motoring. Scarves are still very much to the fore. In many oases these are arranged around the lapel or neck line of the dress or blouse, and brought through a slit or slits, in the dress itself. This is new and looks decidedly chic, particularly if the dress is plain or in self-colour, and the scarf is boldly striped or polka-dotted. Oily Hair. If you are troubled with sudden excess oiliness, try this: When you melt down soap for your shampoo, add a pinch of bicarbonate of soda. If you use a liquid shampoo, you can do the same thing. And have you heard about dry-eleaning' oily hair with alcohol? When you haven't time for a shampoo, soak a piece of gauze in rubbing alcohol, separate the hair into strands and wipe each strand with' the gauze. Not advised for dry hair — ever. Still Evening Dress es. W'hite p'ique is a material which is being used for evening dresses. One seen with a very simple decolletee is mad with a rather full skirt cut on the hips, or a draped waistline, gives a soft effect to a numher of others. Other evening materials that are liked are satin, lace, and as for lame, it is simply adored. Bustles for dancing dresses are not popular, hut sashes and lame scarves are very much in the picture. By the way, brilliant coloured scarves, with white satin dresses for evening wear, look very smart. Paris loves to ad a red scarf to a white satin evening dress. Open sandals for dancing are being adopted by many French girls, or satin pumps dyed to match the dress, and high' heels wihenever possible, if the girl is not too tall. Lace for Lingerie. Since women have returned to really feminine clothes, our foundation garments have gradually heen following suit. Not 'so lonig ago our "underneaths" were always of the plainest. Certainly we yieided to our love of pretty things to the extent of ehoosing beautiful materials, soft silks, washing isatins, and triple ninons. But the trimmings were negligible, seldom amounting to mere contrasting colour, or a spray or two of fine emhroidery in exactly the same shade. Good-bye to all Tihat. Now, good-bye to, all that. We have changed our miuds with truly feminine thoroughness. Indeed, so' lavishly do we now trim our lingerie with lace that the trimming is often 50 per I cent. of the garment. We now even | wear corseis and suspender belts i made completely of lace. Many women love to make their own underwear, even though they would never dream of attempting a dress. ; They like the feel of th' soft material ' they work with and enjoy seeing a ' dainty garment emerge.