HAND-MADE WOOLLIES

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 318, 31 March 1928, Page 21

HAND-MADE WOOLLIES

PARISIANS FAVOUR CIRCULAR SKIRTS The circular skirt has become the established vogue for sports wear. It gives the necessarv freedom, and yet remains graceful. Louis Boulanger favours the divided skirt. This takes a definite Harem effect in some of the afternoon models but is modified by being almost hidden by the over-tunic. In the evening gowns the same idea is expressed by a pair of beaded panties, showing through folds and wisps of tulle, the bodice being beaded also. • As scarves and neckchiefs are sc tremor*' sly popular, the couturiers are coming to our assistance by making jackets and coats without collars In these circumstances we may wear the scarf without being bulky, and it’s smart to tie the scarf outside the topcoat instead of inside. The scarf usually matches the lining of the coat or the dress or the trimming of either, but this is not absolutely necessary and all sorts of original ideas a» c carried out. Hand-knitted garments are so successful this season that it is impossible for machine-knitted goods to compete with them. The latest are hand-knitted tops to bathers. The' more ordinary ones are just in the plain woollen yarns, but there come also cashmere strands, and even Angora. Women are knitting kimonos ib fine, soft wool. They are used double, and are comfy warm, light, easy to pack. For your winter coat the sleeve rather than the collar must be important. Sleeves are wide and fur-trimmed and even decorative in cut at times. In fact, compared to the sleeve, the collar, if existing at all, is quite negligible. The fashion buyers are taking home with them much of the woollen fabric of the Irish hop-sack variety. They are also preparing for the coming winter with a light-weight rev2*sible wool in knit effect, which has a small fancy over-check. This makes especially smart overcoats w’ith loose straight lines and bright leather trimming.