FASHION NOTES.

Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17972, 18 March 1930, Page 5

FASHION NOTES.

VOGUE OF LONG FROCKS. Soon we shall he in the full swing of dress shows again. In the meantime we visit as many designers as we can and take the opportunity to find out a much as possible about forthcoming fashions. One thing we are sure to find: although hem lines will be more even all the way round, frocks will be long—for the next few months at least. Twelve inches from the ground is Ihe length adopted by all the big houses for day wear. I have seen the most delightful frocks for tennis, made of Shantung silk or very thick washing crepe de chine in the most lovely colours: deep rose, lime-bud green, periwinkle-blue and, of course, cream. Pure white is not becoming; even in the sunshine. It is strange how banal the scarlet-and-while scheme looks now, after the more sophisticated groen-and-yellow, and the most chic 'black-and-white. But I was going to tell you that all frocks made for future days are five or six inches below the knees and. as they arc pleated, they look very nice indeed. Capes Will be “in” Again. Many of the new garments are to have capes. I am very glad to know this, for the consciousness fo a cape floating from her shoulders always makes a woman walk in a queenly manner—a great advantage in those careless days. very light tweed or lainage coat will have a small wing cape beginning under the collar and gradually sloping between the shoulder into a flared frill to the waist. Naturally, the waistline is well defined in such a coat, otherwise the silhouette would he rather clumsy.

When the wrap is for travelling or motoring, the cape is of more useful dimensions, and. although only waist, length, is voluminous enough to cover the tops of the arms and shoulders, which always feel chilly, even in the warmest climate, in the late hours. A New Cape scarf. A pretty new version of the neck scarf, closely resembling a small cape, is being added to tweed coats and dresses. This cape looks as if it started out to bo a triangle, but the corners are rounded off, and there arc two long slolc ends which tie in front or else hang down on either side. For sports and afternoon silk frocks, these charming little scarf-capes are made of two tones of thick crepe de chine in brilliant colours. They arc most useful, and much newer than cardigans and sweaters. .But the pretty bright scarves we have worn so much with our jersey suits and frocks, the long ones, the squares and the triangles—alas I I do not think we shall see much of them this season. Why? Because they arc being sold quite cheaply. On the other hand, those made in black and white, black and yellow, royal blue and rose and so on, with narrow pieces to go round the throat ancl ends made like closely pleated fans are not cheap.