Frills Fads & Foibles

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 355, 16 May 1928, Page 5

Frills Fads & Foibles

Special Feature supplied excluisvely to THE BTJN, Auckland, by The Central Press, Fleet Street , London,

Vogues and Vagaries

(By Madame Jeanne Varrez)

One-colour schemes are to set PssMon’s keynote in the forthcoming -eaaon. Toward this end, trimmings be virtually limited to what the French couturieres call "decoupes,” end “nervures,” executed in self“aterials and self-colour. Th 9 decoupe consists of pieces of 'ell-material—square, oblong, circular °r triangular—encrusted into the dress febric, go that they achieve a scinffllating effect as of some new kind '1 reflection or colour. The dress~aker3 are showing models in plain sa dn, for instance, or in dull crepe, ***** manifold decoupes set in regular sterns, so that dresses quite severely simple in design are neverthe*e*s fully adorned. Hervures” are fine, tiny pin-tucks; these are to be largely used on I? * er frocks. Jabots of self materwill constitute yet another form embellishment, all in keeping with e one-colour chic. On advance Swest °,°® notes that the jabot, in its iormert rotation, is frequently ®ateri»i°u sel vedge of the dress of nn „„:*? e *f when its width allows is a , ®*Jttmg. An elaborated form by one ® , s 3uare ke rchief suspended sad *, from the right shoulder dress S down to the hem of the tt «**its enjoy as great a vogue Keen They may be either twoa cardie,^ he-piece; or three-piece when mmainfee 18 adde<l - Jumpers still and in „r£ e hough to cover the hips, skirt* h«»i te , nln . e cases out of ten Mother ®v o **¥ * n some form or bUDttlar in tcilow ii tr. he immensely a green ” *7* 6 sports category. So hi smaiy “fetal thread is much used »°rked in 1501I 501 ! 8 Buits > being often f® bands, while as a rule it is

matched by a gold or silver buckle to the belt—this last being now used as a finish to most up-to-date jumper suits.

New models in sports suits are being fashioned in fine blue serge, natural kasha, black broadcloth, and navy blue reps. Prom which it will be seen that navy is to be well to the fore again. Thin broad-cloth is also used for cardigan suits. Afternoon frocks bring crepe de chine well into the picture once more; also heavy marocain. Fiife wool crepe materials, such as crepella, come into a specially chic category of smartness. Small flowered patterns and the tiniest of ehecks are “in” again, the last named being very much the vogue. Dresses materialised in these fabrics are usually softened by means of collars and cuffs in lisse or chiffon. Thus one smart model in navy serge has a pale-pink georgette turn-over collar, with deep frilled cuffs, en suite. The same notion brightens up many an “ordinary” frock for daily service with smart waistbands and cravats also contributing to the scheme. Fine lace and picot-edged organdi ring the collar-and-cuffs changes with lisse, chiffon, and georgette.