SPRING may not be far off, but Remember...

NZ Truth, Issue 1293, 18 September 1930, Page 18

SPRING may not be far off, but Remember . . .

MAYBE the sun IS ponying on to your front \ ' lawn, maybe the elegant .creatures m those exclusive little salons ARE' talking of "Spring ni odels,^ modcldm, ' ' but don 't' .lure yourself into the belief that you're almost done with winter, and that soon the moth balls yvill, keep your woallies company- and your tweeds knd • furs will be relegated' to the back row. Spring may not be far behind, but for at least another two or three months the "weather prophet" will brightly (?) announce at intervals his further-rains-and-cold-on-the-coast prophecies. Therefore, your, comfort and consolation are the winter sales. . Now's the time to pick up a length of tweed — 'choose, for preference, one of the lighter weights and lighter colors— either as a' coat or a frock; that length will serve you faithfully until well ' into October. -.' 'If making a frock remember the four ' il inches below the knee edict, and that t . ' /y i g! pique for the collar and cuffs is your ' Ms, %? best bid and your smartest. ' ; s%j£J| If last year's rainproof coat / iJlifß ig beginning to show its. ' f" '' :< is;^*^^B^

age, replace it now when prices have come down with a whizz, buy a new beret and a bright scarf. The wea.ther can do its darndest, for you'll be equipped to battle with any storm. At this time of the year a new in-be-tween-seasons hat is indicated. Advance summer styles, judged by the overseas fashion papers, will be all m favor of the cart-wheel brim", 'but these are not the days to think about brims tha.t demand warm sun and gentle breezes. On the contrary, Augusts-g usty winds are best combated with the b rimless or cut-away felts that are going very cheaply at every sale. ' There a.re still dozens and 1 zens of dances and parties ) come off this year, so you 2an't go wrong with a few yards of chiffon or lace or tulle or moire. Where their price at the beginning of the season barred them from limited dress allowances, to-day they are i down to the level I of the office's junII > ior typiste. P-\ , And ace cs- §&>' sori cs, es|||4 pecially beads IP* and baubles, ff|i bracelets- and » brooches, the p| pretty things mp that shone bell' .hind glass counW > ters m all their art *jew el l cr y splendor early m the winter, now are flung oiit on | / tables for all the \ world to see and I handle, and they're I going, as the rabbitSoh remarks brightly, "Real cheap to-day, lady!"