PARTY FROCKS FOR PRETTY MAIDS

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 250, 12 January 1928, Page 5

PARTY FROCKS FOR PRETTY MAIDS

By POPPY BACON Judging by the beautiful, fragile designs which are being shown for children's party wear this season, small people, by some mysterious process, must have learned the art of taking great care of their clothes. How else do the designers imagine that their beautiful models will weather the storm of more than one party? They seem too delicate and diaphanous to be true. Tull© and taffetas are holding first place among the favourite materials, and the most popular design is the one that invariably looks best on young children—the tight, high bodice, almost like a yoke, and the full, abbreviated skirt. A frock of rose tulle was made with a tightly shirred tulle bodice and a petalled skirt of a good many thicknesses of material. It was tied at the back with an enormous butterfly bow of matching silk ribbon with ends that fell a good way below the little skirt. A shaded blue tulle dress made with a tight, plain bodice had a full and frilly skirt, which became gradually deeper in colour as picoted frill was added to picoted frill. The w'aist was finished with a neat, flat row of silk flowers. While describing attractive tulle dresses, I must add another one to the list. This was also in pink. The little pleated bodice was held in place with finely herringboned rows of matching silk and the pleated, bunchy tulle skirt was looped round the edges with silk to correspond. There was a silk, plaited girdle which tied and fell into two tremendous tassels. Taffeta offers countless opportunities. A golden-yellow taffeta frock, cut into a very low V in front, and filled in with a cream net which was also responsible for the half dozen narrow frills round the bottom of the scalloped skirt. A delightful design of rose sprigged parchment taffeta was made with a dear little lace fichu and was worn with lace mittens to match. As a matter of fact, few. children have the confidence to carry off an eccentricity in their clothes. A bright powder blue taffeta was worked with hand-embroidered sprays of forget-me-nots and, where the little lace collar met in front, a larger raised knot of flowers was worked. A pale mauve net frock, each strip of net joined with thick silver thread, was worn over a light blue slip of taffeta, finished round the waist with a sash of pink ribbon.