EVENING PROMENADE

Dominion, Volume 16, Issue 177, 14 April 1923, Page 14

EVENING PROMENADE

AT THE D.I.C. Last evening, from 7 till 9, the D.I.C. held a promenade display throughout the entire establishment, and a large crowd accepted the invitation to view this showing of autumn and winter fashions. The various departments and floors showed graceful arrangements of chiffons, laces, and soft materials in beautiful colourings. The main entrance had a bower of purple and yellow wisteria, while elsewhere cherry blossom and trails of flowers and autumn foliage made everything look very gay Particular attention had been paid the electric lights, which were shaded with Oriental colourings. In the Mantle and Costume Showroom was found a selection of exquisite imported gowns for day and evening wear, shown in Panne and Alirror Velvet, the predominating shade) being brown in all tones down to pale amber. Costumes this season have infinite variety in cut, material, and decoration —the coats showing both long and short models, high collars and the ordinary coat collar—but in all these is the becoming easy cut and loose armhole so desirable. Trimmings are mostly of fur, Oriental embroideries, etc.

1 The D.I.C. have a beautiful selection of Fur Coats, AVraps, and Stoles. Many of the Black Coney Seals have contrasting collars and cuffs in skunk, skunk opossum, mole coney, and Russian sable. The Velour Coats show very much more variety than last year, both in design and colouring, and the Ribbed A r elours are a very new note. Large Fur Collars and Cuffs and bands of fur edging the foot of the coat, or panels in the sides, are some of the many styles of trimming.

The D.I.C. Alillinery takes an origins! view of the chapeaux for this season. Large picture hats in black panne and mirror velvet, with jet and osprey and French feather mounts are le dernier cri for very smart wear. A turban in gold tissue and chenille is correct wear with fur coat and tailleur. .Another turban is built of fuchsia in two shades, with a Spanish fan on the biirp. A particularly smart French model is in apple green duvetyn, with a touch of cerise and silver and a burnt goose feather. Shades of brown in nigger, tobacco, and copper beech are very much in demand, and a clever hat is of brown velvet with an encircling mount of pheasant feathers. Flame, orange, tangarine, fawn, and umber, which harmonise well with the coats and costumes fashionable this season, arc shown to great advantage. The Neckwear display is an importune one, Cream Amazon Cloth being the favourite material for high, roll collars and fronts. The “Princess Mary” collar.is m cloth, lace, and not, and is used a great deal. Lace Berthas in many designs of new lace and georgette are ready to wear with afternoon and evening gowns. The D.I.C. reputation fir quality and value in the Hosiery and Glove Sections will, if possible, be even better when the new goods are seen. Holeproof hosiery in different qualities* of pure silk, for day wear, in

black, white, navy, flesh, nigger, sponge fawn, and other leading shades ; Kayser hosiery in black only; Alilanese in plain and striped, and Alorleys in all shades for evening or day wear. Tho new Sports hosiery has just arrived, in fine cashmere, in stripes and checks, also Afarle in a silk and wool mixture, especially fashionable to wear with Sjx-'rts Costumes. The newest Gloves have deep gauntlets finished with a contrasting shade. A particularly smart design is fashionable in Brown Reindeer, with fawn diamonds let m; and others in grey shades, and smart white kid with fancy black stitchings are very attractive. Everything was displayed to the best advantage in the spacious premises of the D.1.C., when evening and house gowns were viewed with special advantage in the evening under bright •lectric light.—(Extended report by arrangement.)