Now Comes The Broomstick Skirt

Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 205, 30 August 1941, Page 13

Now Comes The Broomstick Skirt

C*ASH ION T comes astride a broom- *• stick! America's newest play success brings longing thoughts of summer to winter-weary New Zealanders. But perhaps it will not be long before the broomstick skirt bewitches us, too. Its crinkle type of pleating has put a new wrinkle in summer styles. The crinkle is achieved by tying the skirt when wet around a broomstick and allowing it to dry. The skirts have been sold in America this way, adding to the novelty. They were inspired by the native dress of Apache Indian squaws. The model shown is a typical version. The skirt is printed cotton, topped by a voile blouse with eyelet embroidered banding. This type of pleating for skirts has also been adopted for one-piece sports dresses in other fabrics. The fact that they need no ironing is a strong attraction. The broomstick skirt is also being developed as a street fashion. In dark monotones and small prints with a "town look," they are being made in spun rayon and finer quality cottons, with less yardage in the skirt, according to the fabric. The

blouses are in the same popular peasant silhouette, either in matching fabric but unplcated, or in white with the embroidered banding.