MICROSCOPIC WRAPS

Dominion, Volume 24, Issue 239, 6 July 1931, Page 4

MICROSCOPIC WRAPS

Fashion for Evening Wear Fashion is reducing evening wraps to, scraps of material that can be pqt into a tiny handbag, states an English exchange. , Sixty mid-season models were shown at a West End hotel by a well-known Paris designer at the Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia, W., and nearly’every evening gown had its “scrap wrap.” One, in black cire tulle, was simply a shaped piece of the material with an opening cut for the head to slip through, Another was a minute bolero of pink lace with Ibng tight sleeves. Women gasped with amusement and delight when a mannequin appeared in a pale blue crepe frock with a fichu “wrap" ’ that was simply six rows of chestnut-brown lace cohering the right shoulder only and tied under the left arm. ' , Another microscopic wrap that caused quite disproportionate longings in the; minds of the feminine audience was a sleeveless one made of shipy black; straw. \ .Here, according to this designer, are the main points of the summer mode: —i Afternoon dresses are shorter, reach-i ing to about 12 inches from the ground. Trouser-skirts are chic for indoor “hostess” wear, as well as for the beach., Belts are wide, four inches being the average. Very light wool' sports jumpers are. hand-knitted, with crochet tons. ' Nearly everything has a short sleeve—elbow or “puff." , V

There was a large attendance of members at the Martinborough branch of the women’s institute on Thursday, Mrs. Robert Smith presiding. Several new members were elected, and the hostesses were Mesdames E. B. Evans, E. C. Evans E. Evans, Beveridge, Ellwood, bliss Evans, and others. Mrs. Grace demonstrated barbola work, and Mr. Sutton gave an address on modern verse. Extracts from the works of Kipling, Masefield, Sitwell, G. K. Chesterton, Chambers Aldrich and others were read and enjoyed. There., was a satisfactory attendance at the annual meeting of the Jlcsterton Sketching Club, which was held in MeAsrs. Hugo and Shearer'S Oak Room on Friday afternoon. The president, Mrs. W., Dalziejl, occupied the chair. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: —Patron, Mrs. Gawith, Senr.; president, Mrs. W. Dalziell; vice-president, Miss F. P. Maunsell; committee. Mesdames B. V. Sheet, H. F. Codm, R. E. Maunsdll, G. H. Collie, H. M. Peacock, Misses O. Cockerill. C, Creswell, Mf. Dunn; secretary, Miss M. Barton. Misses Young, Miller, Mormi ahd Coleman were elected members and Mrs. E. Mac Diarmid. an hon. member. Mr. and Mrs. Don were elected working honorary members.