When A-cruising you Go, Wear the Right Clothes

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 25, 28 December 1934, Page 46

When A-cruising you Go,

Wear the Right Clothes

OR-a summer cruise you.can collect a delightful FE wardrobe that will be equally useful to you when you come back to town. ° Firstly, see that everything you have is made of strong, washable and, if possible, uncrushable fabric. All your clothes will get very dirty on board ship, and unless you can afford many changes, you will have to wash your dresses several times. White is the ideal colour for cruise-wear,

and to it can be added many accessories ‘in red and navy blue. Separate skirts and blouses and jackets are unbeatable, they are easy to launder, they crush less, and they give you various changes. The top coat is the first consideration. It must be cut with a high collar and have deep pockets for the hands. ¢°There is nothing sportier looking — than white. Natural and pale grey are good if you are averse to having a white wardrobe. The material must be woollen-and heavy; flannel or chinchilla cloth or a plain tweed. With this coat you should have a woollen skirt with a couple of blouses or sweaters and a cardigan. A navy skirt with yellow or "red sweaters and matching cardigan of knitted wool.

ihere is a suit sketched on this page consisting of a navy wool skirt, white pique.jacket, and red, white, and blue scarf; the sweater beneath is red. The jacket can be worn over any of your thin frocks or with a white pique skirt for ports. Short-sleeved washing dresses can be of plain crepe-de-chine in white or colours. They should be simply

tailored, either buttoning up the front and with pockets, or with pleats in the skirt. Your cardigan can be worn over these, and brightly-coloured scarves and belts will add colour to the frocks. As far as possible it is better to have solid fabrics that require just a shirt and bloomers and brassiere beneath. Underclothes should be. plain, and bloomers, instead of pants, should be worn while you

are playing sports or walking round a windy cornerof the deck. The best ensemble I have ever seen for deck wear is illustrated on this page. It consists of shirt and _ shorts made in one piece, with a detachable skirt. The shirt and skirt can be in one, and the shorts separate, if you wish. Referring to the first style: You may have coloured striped seersucker shirt and shorts and a plain linen wrap-on skirt-or vice versaor the underneath can be red. and the skirt navy blue. Any dense cotton or linen or fine wool jersey could be used. Of course, with this ensemble you go stockingless and wear low-heeled sandals. For those who like shorts there are many styles from the ordinary boys’ shorts to middle-calf-length

pleated trousers. , Long trousers can also be worn, but they should be rather wide in the legs, of heavy linen or wool jersey; they can be worn with striped or plain knitted sweaters and shirt blouses. | ae For sunbaking there are backless linen or seersucker dresses whose bodices consist mainly of shoulder-straps,

Don’t Wear These On Cruises PRINTED crepe-de-chine or crepe day dresses. And dresses that are "frilly." High-heeled shoes. Black for daytime, unless it is linen. Dresses of elaborate materials, such as satin. Elaborate make-up by day. Jewellery in the day time. "Trimmed" hats. Taffeta-it will split-or lame-it will tarnish.

They are nice when of printed or spotted linen. A little short jacket or large scarf c can be put on when the sun goes down. For ports, the most -useful ensemble is the printed crepe dress and short coat. A light background with brightly scattered flowers is best: A linen suit with a dark blouse or a plain crepe-de-chine dress would be equally good. Your shoes should have low heels and rubber soles; white buckskin lace-ups are the best, and linen or basket sandals when not playing sports. A pair of white high-heeled court: shoes for ports. A medium-brimmed white panama or white felt is the most practical hat. It can have coloured hatbands. A larger hat can be taken to wear at the ports. Evening dresses can be of almost any fabric, the best being of lace, net, or chiffon. These pack well and do not need ironing. Black cotton net is attractive, and lace and chiffon in any of the pastel or bright shades. A long velveteen-or velvet evening coat for the cool nights. Take as few clothes as you can, but see that they are all serviceable and "sporting" for the daytime and not too elaborate for evening. If you do not like the idea of a white, red, and navy blue wardrobe, here are other suggestions for two smart outfits : Striyg-coloured camelhair topcoat; string-coloured wool skirt with bright green wool sweater and cardigan ; pale blue wool sweater; yellow, brown, and white striped seersucker dress; white washing dress;: green and. white checked shirt and ‘shorts with detachable green linen skirt; printed dress and coat for ports, and hat and shoes; a natural-coloured felt hat; brown and white low-heeled deck shoes ; evening dresses and coat and shoes.

For the second outfit: Grey flannel topcoat; grey flannel coat and skirt with yellow and cornflower blue woollen: sweaters; white linen skirt with two cotton shirts ; pale blue linen dress ; yellow sun dress with cornflower blue jacket; white deck shoes, and a white linen hat; small grey felt hat or beret; dress, etc., for ports ; evening dresses. As is mentioned on the previous page, elaborate malkeup is best left alone when cruising, but a little discreet colour harmony, applied correctly, is quite becoming. The best effect you can obtain is to use as little as possible in harmony with your own colouring, and to use that little so skilfully that it does a magical job. Make-up should only be applied to a perfectly clean skin. Whether or not you use a foundation preparation depends on your own kind of skin texture, but whether you do or don’t, cold water-or a freshening lotionshould be patted on the skin first, lest the pores become enlarged. | . The great Parisian cosmetician (what an extraordinary word for so delightful a profession) attached 19 Coty's, gives these fundamental rules in the choice of powder, rouge and lipstick in keeping with your own particular colouring. For those with pink and white fair skin and blue eyes : Choose a natural powder, light rouge, and invisible lipstick. If you have creamy skin, blue or grey eyes+ use Rachel No. 1 powder, invisible lipstick and rouge. On the other ‘hand, the fair-haired type with hazel eyes and olive skin, looks best with Rachel Nag. 2 powder, a bright rouge and lipstick. Ash blondes may choose between Rachel No.1 and Naturel powder, but must use a dark rouge and cerise lipstick. The medium bionde with blue or brown eyes and fair skin will look her best with Rachel Nos. 1 or 2 powder; choose between light and medium rouge. The blueeyed type must apply a medium lipstick, however, and "Miss Brown-eyes" a bright lipstick.