COLOUR CONTRASTS

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 166, 9 April 1932, Page 6

COLOUR CONTRASTS

Evening Wear for Winter Evening wear for the winter season emphasises strongly the renewed importance of the contrast theme. Few evening ensembles are all of one colour, the fashion being to relieve the main colour of the frock or coat with white, black, or some other vivid contrast. Black evening jackets, either long or short, have collars and deep cuffs of white fur or fabric, while white jackets reverse the scheme and are relieved with black or with the colour of the frocks worn beneath them. Frocks themselves are often given added interest by the use of a contrasting colour, generally Introduced in the scarf, which may be either detachable or part of the frock. The new way to wear the scarf is with its ends hanging to the back, leaving the front line unbroken. Pink scarves on blue evening frocks, blue scarves on pink frocks, especially those of angel’s skin and the heavier satins, black on white and white on black, are among the favourite colour contrasts of the moment. Another new colour contrast Is bright I grass green, worn in a scarf on a dark brown dress, which should be accompanied by green accessories, such as I shoes and jewellery. Large posies and bunches of flowers, worn at the waist line in front, or at the back, are also used to add a different colour to the gown. Clusters of purple violets can be worn effectively in this way on a white or pale green gown. Red roses on pale pink frocks also give an effective and charming colour contrast. AUTUMN LEAVES A correspondent writing from AVimbledon, Hawkp’s Bay, wishes to know of a method of preserving autumn leaves through the winter. One simple method is to place the leaves on sheets of newspaper under an accessible carpet, where they should remain for a week or so, and thej’ will then be dry enough to keep their colour' and . last for several months. Another method is to dip the leaves in glycerine and allow them to dry undisturbed in a cupboard. Beech leaves picked in the spring when they are just at their full growth and not yet battered or spoiled, can be prepared for winter use by standing them in glycerine In a dark cupboard throughout the summer. In the autumn they will be found to have changed colour and their coppery tints will remain throughout the winter. These leaves are even more beautiful than those picked in autumn because they. were picked while (bey were still perfect. Leaves treated in this way are practically everlasting. BENEFIT CONCERT A very entertaining concert will he given at the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall next Tuesday. It is being organised by Aliss AVinifred Quinton, and the proceeds will be devoted to restoring the loss sustained by the Maori boys in the recent fire at Hikurangl College. Clareville. Contributing artists will include:. Airs. AATlfrid Andrews, Aliss Ava Symons, Air. and Airs. Ray Kemp, Male Quartet. AA’ellington Ladies’ Quartet, Air. A’ictor Lloyd, etc., and items from Alaori party.