FASHION NOTES.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 52, 2 March 1929, Page 4 (Supplement)

FASHION NOTES.

THE LATEST FROM PARIS. VARIETY IN SHAPES. (By A PARISIAN EXPERT.)

The hairdressers of Paris met (together the other night under t'he auspices of the Ecele Nationale de le Coiffures. The occasion was a dance given in the Salle des Ingenieurs Civilas. All the women present had impeccable coiffures, executed in accordance with the latest Parisian ideas of hair dressing. Curls prevailed. Short hair is still with us. one may judge, from reviewing the hairdressing styles of the 30 pretty mannequins who were a feature of the programme, their heads dressed by master coiffeurs; and by the hundreds of women, who also were professionally coiffed. Curls, waves, pyramids of frisettes, curly hair, with the wind-swept effect, the Raquel Meller coiffure, the

Mona List flat curls, Greek curls, Hyacynthine curie, were features of the evening. v The hairdressers of Paris, following the idea of the moment, have decided that women are women again, and that the garconne idea ia only for eccentrics. However, the chignon, so long a prerogative of feminine femininity did not enter into the evening. Short hair was the rule, but curls, waves, rolls, the fluid effect, all that ie feminine, triumphed. Ornaments, decorations, trivialities of all kinds, appeared in great profusion, La Mode, with her present partiality for softer lines and greater elegance, favouring feminine fripperies once more. And, following the whim for decorative trifles, a vogue for diamond combs and clasps manifested itself, and even diamante flowers resembling roses sprinkled with dew were seen nestling among the cufls.

Millinery Department Very Active. The millinery world in Paris just now is a very prosperous and active one. And it is interesting to note that dresses and hats are two distinct and very different' branches. They are not subject to the same influences; in fact, they are entirely isolated one from the other. Hats are certainly made to match the dresses, and to form an ensemble. But some of the latest hats are independent creations, thought out by specialists and clever modistes with great skill and personality. If there is any influence to be felt, it is only in the "atmosphere," which speaks of youth and simplicity. Such are the bases of the creations this season. Above all, they are personal, simple and young—three qualities which they really attain with the greatest ease. Knowing these facts, it is interesting to investigate further, and learn what hats should be like, according to the latest decrees by the master milliners. '

Uniformity should be banished, and a great variety of shapes created which would please every taste. The time is gone, when women were all dressed alike, everyone of them wearing the 6ame little felt cloche. As a matter of fact, at that time, which is not so very long ago, it became very difficult even for an

expert eye to tell of the hat that came from this or that well-known milliner, or, even, if it had been bought anywhere. Modistes, as a matter of fact, were losing their skill. That time has passed, though, and the hats created new, are personal, and each one differs from the other. | Variety in shape is an important point in millinery. Cloches, for sports or morning wear, are still in vogue, but for afternoon functions, wider brims at the back and brims turned up at the front, served as to frame the face, are seen very often. Some medium-sized hats are also coming into favour. And as for the very tight fitting skull caps, and the smartly draped turbans, their reign is assured. A new idea, but one which is scarcely likely to take on, is the model which has just made its bow to the public—a tightfitting little toque made with a profusion of soft curls of real hair clustering up at the back. The effect is piquant, but, surely no woman would scarcely care to have false curls attached to the back of her hat?

A word of advice, though, reader! Don't wear your hat pushed back from your forehead, even though to show your most bewitching curls. Even, if more becoming, it isn't smart, and you must never hesitate between the two adjectives. Your hat must be jammed down, enclosing your ears. It doesti't matter if these are crushed or sore, "Pour etre belle il faut souffrir.*

The Tea Veil and the Inevitable Handkerchief. Fashion's note this season is once more the small tea veil, which was so popular last season. The other day, one of the latest forms of this coquettish little affair, which , adds that little touch of mystery beloved by the French woman, was seen. It was a plain veil, with one tiny chenille spot, and was worn over a swathed turban of black felt.

It is amusing to see how the large handkerchief appears as part of feminine attire this season. Women simply cannot get rid of it. They wear it round tbeir shoulders as a scarf on the sport's

frock, knotted at the back, in front, or on the shoulder, as the fancy seizes them. In two months' time this fashion may | be as extinct as the dodo, but while it lasts it is charming, always provided, of course, that the wrong persons carefully i avoid it. j

Our Sketch. A picture frock of lime green taffetas, having applications—velvet flowers in autumn colourings—which are arranged in a novel manner upon the skirt, about the corsage, and on the scarf. This is the "peacock" silhouette par excellence. The decolletage is a V, back and front, and the waist-line at the normal.