FRILLS, FADS AND FOIBLES

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 898, 15 February 1930, Page 25

FRILLS, FADS AND FOIBLES

FASHION NEWS FROM FRANCE In the mid-season, when women have all the clothes they want, there are always new ideas to tempt them to spend the money they are supposed to be savins for “next season.” KNITTED ENSEMBLES. A useful and very attractive dress is entirely hand-knitted in fine silk or Angora wool. The favourite design is slightly pouched at the waist, the skirt fitting round the hips, and worked into a decided flare at the hem with a slight dip at the back. At the waist is a wide belt of softest leather in a stronglj' contrasting shade —black with green, royal blue with cherry, scarlet with cream or beige. These wide soft leather belts are much used, and the new knitted or crocheted caps or berets are always chosen for wear #ith knitted frocks. LITTLE COATS. Then there are fascinating little coats for day or evening wear at home or at tlie theatre. Persian embroidery is almost perfect for such a coat, I its rich colouring lending an exquisite j air of luxury to the entire toilette. Very rich pieces of furnishing bro- | cade in heavy silks are likewise exi cellent for these coats. Women have : actually taken to haunting the furni- ■ ture shops and begging in the uphol- ■ stery departments for short left-over | pieces. These are, of course, most j expensive sometimes, but so lovely in

design, texture, and colouring that they are worth the money. Lined with silk to tone, and trimmed with handsome silken and metal braid, they are suitable for any festive occasion. EVENING CARDIGANS. While on the subject of little coats, have you seen the newest version of the evening coatee? Fish net is one of the latest materials for dance frocks, and now a big designer has hit on the happy notion of making cardigans of net in a much thicker and wider mesh t'or wear with them. In some cases the mesh is so large that it looks like plaid over the white arms and neck of the wearer. Lame frocks, and those of soft broche satin, have longer coats, cut straight, and tied tightly round the waist —the real natural waist. EVENING SLEEVES. The coming of the deep transparent hem on a long frock has brought about the transparent yoke. The actual frock will be very decollete, but a quite-high yoke of the very finest net will give it a quaint air of charm, and. in nine cases out of the ten, there will be long, full sleeves cut in one. with the yoke. The sleeves are often full and bell-shaped, gathered into wide jewelled bracelets at the i wrists. The very slim silhouette becomes even more striking when long sleeves are added to it, and the idea is certainly good for women whose arms are suffering from drastic “slimming” treatments, for. as many women have i discovered,' it is almost impossible to reduce conveniently just where j you want to be slender—you go this I altogether: