THE BELT, ITS USE AND MISUSE.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12647, 10 November 1906, Page 7

THE BELT, ITS USE AND MISUSE.

"True art in a belt is to supplement tho costume, accentuate the best lines of the figure, and appear inconspicuous to the extent that a belt is unnoticed save as a charming finish to the gown, md when worn so ns to leave an impretFion of unbroken liiic*.'" Tho above ■.tatciiH'iit, taken from a description of tashions, comes as a shock to tho women who regard a l>elt as merely something to hide the joining of bodice, aud skirt, and who are. apt. in a hurry, to make ■invthing do as long as it matches, or does not contrast too violently with the •■e«t. B"t there is a eood deal to be said on the subject of belts, without ..using them to the level of a cult, such as that of hats, for example. To begin with, most women think they can introduce a sharply-contrasting note of '■olonr around the waist, but it is only in simple frocks worn by a slender 'Vrtire tbrt this breaking line can be ■ fj'ir>*<>d with crood effei-t, and then to account for its exit?t<"n«*o it must cciird v. ith tit. stinslrul", ami, perhaps, the hat. too. The belt which "xtends up and down the back in cor•i»;ponding points can convert even a traceful figure into something ridiculous, while a bad one is utterly ruined. Certain makes of cowns call for certain strles of belts, and one th.tt is effective rith the dress it was designed for is generally unsightly worn with •*ny other. llany cirls forget this. They accumnlnto a number of waistbands of various and sundry kinds, and wenr them in and out of season. rt.y>r>ciallv the popular go!d one. which is beine sharpefi'llr nbmed jnst now. 'Vith a pretty whit' 1 mus'in or a chiffon evening cown it is chnrrring but whf-n worn with •• frock or •» tailor-m-d" it i< o»t of place. o>-eat care should ho cTcrriscr] in the fhoice of the hnc'-V i n t}ip centre of tho back, for tb<» di'Mor .-'nd lets ornntc :f i- tho hotter tho genera] effect, especially for day wear.