MODES OF THE MOMENT

Dominion, Volume 25, Issue 172, 16 April 1932, Page 6

MODES OF THE MOMENT

Passing Notes by Jane

Wellington. April 15. DCal ßefore we go on with our New Zealand-made travelling outfit 1 must wiok yQU to Him ami am anX of’white ’’ones about, some with coloured piping, that with brightly hued berets and scarves make good hi„li '‘^BuTtb^reds'tnd' 1 blues ami greens, the patterned tweeds ami cheques, are lhe most attractive, because of the definite notes of colour they intioduce into the mezzotints of crowded pavements. You people in the country—at least in your part of the countij—have a great advantage over us in that respect. Your emera ‘J g J £ rust and gold and brown of autumn flung against if. ami U> c “ 1 . ie ’ r< sei tie 1 lack steers, and lhe white fleece of sheep on the hi 1 sides, Ses vouthe-l think excitement is the word-of colour on the day. For lhe citv we have all grey tones, from sky to pavement, except for a few arresting splashes of brightly-painted cars, and the new gay coats Ji nd hills and umbrellas. - We have a duty. here, which as lately be uo nt I and encouraged by the fashion experts. Its quite <?•£' t 0 look tl)tcif ' ll ’ even in a southerly. Is it a southerly 1 mean, I vvonici . 0 e dav someone says. "So cold, isn’t it? The wind’s in the south in an inqmessive manner': and I say to myself well, that means the cold wind comes from lhe south: I must, remember that , The next day someone else says: North wind. cold, isnt it. and 1 adjust mv ideas. The same description seems to apply a other Hues to o west and nor’-west winds. They all blow, they all bring rain, more or less and when the winter has once settled down they are al equally cold. ['still see matching ensembles about, (brown leather coat, brown shoes and stockings, gloves, bag. and hall, but they are getting fowe . It is curious how irritating lhe one-colour scheme has become now Imt the contrasts have brought relief to eyes grown tired of a fashion that held the Stag T« n b^t^" S ihey called berets?-of soft wool. I Hat can be folded up or down to suit most faces, are delightful: much smarter than the original ones. I saw a girl to-day in a white raincoat, w. b a sear of checked wool in soft brown and fawn, with a hue ol rust, and one of these soft little “beeswing” hats of brown turned up on the left side "HI a lustcoloured feather, and worn well down over lhe right eye. did not see her bag I hope it was rust or orange, but it was probably blown. Neatly evervono fails when il comes Io the Ihree-eolour scheme. Anyway, she looked very charming. The same coat with bhie-and-lawu or green-and-brown accessories, would be good; though the soft tones of lhe brown were Well lust week we had got our stock of New Zealand-made woollen underclothing. had we not? We had bought three pair of the liner grade of combinations, knowing that nowhere in the world can beltei ot I’ll fell von whore you will get really good New Zealand-made things, and that is when you come to the word “corsets" on your list. Many women who always wear them probably take it for granted they are buying imported ones for thev compare more than favourably with English ami Euiopean makes in nuiterial. cut. finish and price. Corsets nre so very nnportant mjw-.■i-davs. when a eorsellcss appearance must bo achieved it . any cost, because of their very character, the almost boneless manner of lheir liguie-motikltng, lhev must til each individual figure perfectly. They must be Io a great c'lent adjustable, so that to make a good corset is not an easy matter, and it” seems to be n fact worthy of note that New Zealand makers have overcome the difficulties of such an intricate garment. Ditiieulties m connection with other garments cun surely lie overcome too? I suppose the question of machinery ami experts is more expensive in some cases than in others: or it may be'a question of supply and demand. Corset factories are few. and woollen'mills many, perhaps? But it’s perfectly certain that to meet the demands of women whose dress sense is fastidious to the last degree, nianufact titers of any class of clothing must present the buyers with things that compare with "fashion goods." from the world’s great centres. But here I am. barking back Io where we were last week. We must get on more quickly, or the ocean-liner will leave before we are ready. Au revoir, my dear. ''l"\.NF