NEW VOGUE

Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 449, 3 June 1937, Page 3

NEW VOGUE

Gay Uniforms For Maids The Duchess of; Kent, an acknowledged leader of fashion, has set, a new vogue f>y giviJag her maids at her country home, CO'ppins, gay afternoon aprons mad e frcjin the bales of peasant embroideries, that were a wedu ding present to,/ her from the village of Bled. Other hostesses have followed suit, and have designed bright uniforms for their maiijs l . Coronation colours, of course, are,/ much to the fore. Lady Knollys’s maids, for Instance;, have light blue dr? esses and itheir white mob daps at’e threaded through with red ribbons / to match the ribbons.’ tying their white aprons. Lady Croafield, a cola? patriot of the Duchess of Kent, has chosen red dresses for her maids, in. / a deep, warm tone that, contrasts reflectively with plain white muslin aprons. Som e s.fternoon sets are made of white mu slin polka, dotted in red and blue, but, if you do not wish to emphasise I the patriotic note too much you rnrty follow still another fashion of the -moment 'and, revers e the titual order -of things ’by giving your maids light frocks and dark aprons and caps. I

Sets; of aprons and caps in nla.vy blue jOr nigger brown are designed to go w ith pale blue Or beige dresses. Another idea is the hot-plate glove,, embroidered. or trimmed to match a sell■ of cap, apron, and cuffs. Hostesses have decided against the now outoof-date custom of maids carrying hot dishes on a napkin. The padded gbove has taken its place and is certainly an effective substitute.