ENGLISH FASHIONS

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 142, 16 June 1923, Page 18

ENGLISH FASHIONS

Some sand and jade colour schemes are mentioned by a writer in an exchange as follow :—

Fashion is rapidly on the move, presenting main trends and detailed notions with increasing prodigality. The former include the vogues of the tailordressmaker suit, as the French call it; the frock with little coat to match; the craze for the figured underdress with plain silk tunic; the Egyptian note in all evening toilettes, and millinery that insists on tall upstanding feathers or gigantic ribbon bows.

Details are manifested in colour and decorative notes that are mainly inspired by that poor old Egyptian monarch ! The outstanding colour' scheme, for instance, is sand and jade. Sand coloured crepe marocain goes to the making of a, wonderful model, with the essential swathed hips, and centre front fulness imprisoned by a jade buckle. A short jade necklace and bangles con-tribute-to the scheme, while sand silk stockings and sand suede shoes complete the toilette.

Gloves are another striking detail. I was introduced recently to a wonderful tolette de soiree, comprising a white satin frock, cut on mediaeval lines, with pointed bodice. The frock boasted no decorative note whatever; no touch of colour; no broiderie, no lace, no beads. Simply its own faultlessly exquisite line. A cape of the same white satin accompanied the gown, lined with a lighter, weight black satin, which also materialised the deep frilled collar. But it was the gloves—the all-important detail— that struck a new note of inspiration. White kid of velvety suppleness, elbow length, showed a deep mousquetairs gauntlet of Bbiffened black satin. The effect of the tout ensemble was the very last word in distinguished chic. It was interesting to learn that this toilette was destined for a lady who has eschewed jewellery, and who has decided to model all her dress schemes accordingly, with sheer beauty of cut, line, and material, compensating for the lack of any decorative note.

MORE PAISLEY TOUCHES. The vogue for figured 'Paisley' silk is increasingly demonstrated in the favourite alliance of a plain crepe marocain overdress—beech-brown' taking pride of place—with a diagonally sloped hemline that reveals the Paisley silk under-jupe, the Paisley note being repeated in the revers of a crossover bodice. A beechbrown silk Breton sailor hat shows a Paisley brim lining. The Paisley touch harmonises no less happily with the ultra-fashionable dark leaf green, and the navy that is once more returning to favour for daytme war. Another scheme along similar lines is the kr.ife pleated skirt of fine faced cloth with Paisley blouse-tunic, one of the fashionable hip-coats, Paisley lined, being worn with this ensemble.