GORGEOUS "BAGS."

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 135, 9 June 1926, Page 19

GORGEOUS "BAGS."

MY LADY IN TROUSERS

(l~rom Our Own Correspondent.)

LONDON, April 23

Those cynical persons who have told the world that women will eventually wear the trousers should see the series of pantaloon, pierrot, and pyjama suits for the more frivolous of the fair sex (says the "Star").

The trousers question i s still tickling the fancy of designers in London and Paris. All sorts of trousers are being tried—principally for smoking suits, slumber suits, boudoir and rest attire, and there are milder attempts for Eve's freedom on the terms court. Skirts are short and tight, hut trousers are long, and sometimes wide. In one collection of lingerie thsre was a pair suspiciously like Oxford bags, only they had permanent turn-ups. The Victorian pantaloon is the latest cut for dressy pyjama suits. Made of heavy crepe georgette, or crepe de chine, the trousers are gathered at the ankles and trimmed with many frills of fine lace.

Eastern gorgeousness is the note for the smoking suit. The Chinaman's uniform, made of multi-coloured satins, is a favourite, while a modified version of the Turkish harem trousers is allied with a loose jumper-like coat.

In Paris the more Bohemian of the hostesses are holding pyjania tea parties (all women).

In this case "pyjama" really means "smoking suits." Freqently the trousers are made of black satin, and the jacket is a handsome confection of gaily-printed satin.

Suits which include trousers—especially the attractive and becoming boudoir and nicotine models—will figure prominently in tliie season's trousseaux.