Between-Season Frocks That Are Really A Little Bit Ahead In Style

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 256, 25 July 1936, Page 21

Between-Season Frocks That Are Really A Little Bit Ahead In Style

(By

Barbara.)

J.V my sketch this week you see two of those heartening between-sea-son frocks that, have more of spring time than of winter in them, are up to the minute and a little bit ahead in style, will be excellent under your fur ■ eoar now and better alone later on. Boih ar,- of light weight woollen and both feature those ravishing prints which will lx- a riot in spring-time.

Grey crepe witli rust red accents makes the redirgotc frock on the left. Pleated tie silk with a white ring tills the opening. Small covered buttons fasten the waistline. A rust red calf skin belt is fastened with a novel buckle.

Violet wool crepe is the material used fop the slenderising frock on the right. A scarf of white silk printed in violet is attached from the neck to hemline on either side. A black belt of thonged leather, a black bag and small black toque complete a dignified ensemble. This frock is charming

worn with a plain black wool fcoat whiqb has wide sleeves and a straight slim line.

Jinny betwecn-season frocks feature white pique collars, bows and belts. Sometimes a neckline is outlined with the merest suggestion of whiteness. Again a white pique line runs down the front, of a black wool coat-frock or a white pique Mair-U frill adds enchantment to a nut-brown jersey. The newest innovation in silhouettes is the half-tunic, used either in the front or back of the skirt. In both Instances they are attached at the sides and flare away from the foundation skirt. A favourite skirt silhouette is that, which folds deeply in front tn a single impressed pleat. This is usually featured on an extremely simple dress with high neck and mngyar sleeves. Sleeves are most often large—either padded at the shoulder to give an exaggerated Gibson Girl effect or wide at. the elbow and caught in to a tight waist. Raglan sleeves are disappearing and three-quarter length sleeves are practically forgotten. Although the half tunic and pleated skirts are important, attention Is more often focussed on the bodice. A saucy and protruberant jabot of white organdie, lace-edged, is placed high at the neck of a navy frock, which has a sun-ray tucked bodice and a half tunic over the back of the skirt. A brown wool frock, which features pockets cut in one with the skirt panels, has a plaid gingham plastron pleated in triangular shape on the bodice —a neat bow is placed under the chin. Floral and printed silks of every

description—particularly the new animal and toy prints—are used with great success in all manner of (rims on plain frocks. Bolero frocks with printed silk fronts and printed silk trimming the bolero are extremely attractive. One original two-piece afternoon dress is made of diagonal navy wool worked iu chevrons. The skirt is cut fourgored and the top is very plain with four rounded patch pockets and a selfcoloured soft leather belt. Covered buttons do up one side from hip to armpit. Tremendous interest is supplied by the sleeves which are slit to the arm-pit and lined with printed silk. Short printed silk undersleeves and a demure printed silk c >llar with tiny bow complete an enchanting ensemble. Flowered and paisley prints used for tailored blouses and Peter Pan collar are unexpectedly demure on plain wool frocks. Akin to the redlngote illustrated is

the floral frock covered by n. plain wool coat, which promises to become one of the spring’s greatest successes. The Parisian designer Coupy makes a sophisticated ensemble from plain black woollen and a stylised print of black and red leaves on a white ground, The printed dress has pajoda sleeves made with triple puffs. The coat is sleeveless, but extremely wide at the shoulder. It has a narrow collar turned back from a low V neckline, and is tied at the waist by a bow of the material.

Another particularly attractive •'printed and plain" ensemble is a brown crepe dress which has white curled plumes scattered over it and is covered by a beige wool coat. The dress Is a two-piece, which has inserted pockets on the hips and a scarf collar of the same material tying in a big spread bow. The coat is unlined. It is cut very “1800," with much-pad-ded shoulders and wide revers. Three buttons fasten the front, A novel trim is provided by an inch wide band of the frock material which outlines the revers and goes down the front and binds the cuffs and pocket flaps.

The hats to wear with these gay semi-tailored ensembles are the straight sailor variety with shallow crown and not too wide brims. The trimming—either a complicated ribbon bow, a cluster of flowers or of berries—is placed dead in the centre front. Enterprising wearers tuck real flowers into the ribbon bauds of their sailor hats. Try a couple of marguerites or a head of red genariums iu your navy hat and feel the rejuvenating effect.