FASHION"' NOTES FROM LONDON

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 112, 14 May 1927, Page 18

FASHION"' NOTES FROM LONDON

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

LONDON, 28th March,

! When seized by that overpowering i'impulse-'toTdß'iftvmething rash, play safe, :go out;and ; ;buyfa new hat. After all, a new hat; i$ .ajwonderful tonic, anda really ecbifemieal way of working off "a fit of nerves or blues, and will often keep one .cQmpleteljr.'satisfied with the rest of one's: wardrobe for quite a long while, where previously we had experienced the "Haven't a rag to wear" feeling very strongly. .C The new. hats . are;: generally smajl and gay, though-here and there "umbrella millinery". is making a brave 'effort to capture womeni's fancy. Thijs revival of the big'haf, curiously enough; began in tfie dressmakers' showroonis xather than the millinery salon. \ . Two tit. the leading Paris dress creators are v.cry . enthusiastic, and presented "picture" ijilKhery :'ia unison with the ,smart ; outdoor suits 1 worn by their man|i'6q|ij^s'. I have seen the same attempted- he/e!."at many .of the London dress shdwsj-an-d they are very attractive, one must admij, and one longs to wear them...... Somehow our lives have become |o_:practical.-jn .these. Post-waT flaysi thatiunleiss qne-San^have a great iiumbef iff"nits iris" safer'to keep to the smaller types, ofj which there are so many charming examples being shown. .'■ . '-:

. Simplicity is still the keynote, au'd must remain, so as-long as -kve/elect to LWear. sn?ril locks,'for tSp pve'r-drcssed type of hea"d:gear is'quite at variance with the sleek shingled head and slei'der figufe.'of^the modern'woman. t Felt gibsvgrain'' and yelvet are useii -onso many'-of the smartest models that one wonders ii. we shall ever wear straw again,. th« j^earest approarch being tSe crochet silk^ straws}'-which aro so fleiible that we can pull them about to suit our faces like the chiffon felts wo all love. . ::i

Undoubtedly, crowns will be musi lower as the season advances—a welcome charijl^ '?9H l3?ei haVqfall decidoS that ffiefe^g^.pr^Wnsyare ageing. |j hear they are^Veiifg Vuilt on to the shape of the head, but with" many cuiining folds and pleats to soften tlie effect round the-face... In most cases the brims are cut very short at the back &• entirely non-existent, and many' are shaped round the ears in little, louifd flaps, pne cap from Paris called tHe "Devil Cap'; is exactly like a blae;k velvet sku,lK ; capif having a deep rpoint on the Idreh"ea3; and curving into round flaps over-.tlie-.ears-; and- tapering to nqthing at the: back' of Hhe-iieck, the sole decoration, being,, a brilliant pin or ornaments -This is/ immensely smart, but difficult, to wear, demanding an immaculate care Wr^ap other details of one's; toilette. ' ' ■ - •■- •.

. .Incidentally, this lack of brim at tfeback is very cruel to our shingle' ling,; .so that life threatens to become justone hair-dressing ■ | bill' after -airotlier. : One little felt hat I saw the other day had been designed as a. protest, for by a clever' arrangcnient :"6t^cutting the' back ended ;in two; little tabs like :a swallow*; tail, which :: came' from the crown over the'ribbori.hand and rested on the nape of the neck. ; One exclusive designed warned me recently tQ_'/wfltch_.the.hats." They are slowly but surely, tilting backwards, and the late season may see us with the; Mt. of; f»»BlpsßtpnrUoiißlyh-irear^thtj---haclt °f *";e head r::- This,veversion to the oldfaihionecfschootgifl type would have spelt; extreme dowdyism. a little"while ago; now it is the ultra smart way of! millinery, and may before long become the accepted .mpd§. Most .'faces,: even the youngest, are the better; for aTUttle shade;"wiso mil-' Imera, therefore, are seeking a-'way of'

compro»ke,..:and, the .draped.' turbans that will follow. the backward trendwill afford a 'little shade '.by means vof cleverly swathad folds, for women have very definitely'proved they' are 'nof ready to accept' unbecoiuirig modes lust because they are '"tne latest." ' ; ■Incidentally/ this -reveals the close alliance that seems ,;to exist in these ■days between the dressmaker and milliner aiia the beauty specialist: more ■ make .UP '. of the complexions;is.: needed" -vvli'eri the face is .revealed,..so : r.eleutl.es.s]y. ■ ■r.i^?- VA l? e- H iress accessories—those T'little things" that make or mar :the success of bur cbstnme^afe daily growing in importance. •At the moment there is awe for "sets that match " to form a decided contrast to the dress worn.. One ,of these-sets in ..the very' .popular shade.of green was being show with a black taffeta frock, but which would score a great success wedded to a tailor-made of the flnes,t serge It consisted of a belt, stumpy umbrella *nd decorathre .sack, bag, the belt arid bag being oT; Very Pupplergreen suede, having buckle-anfl monogram', of marcasite, and" the :docoration was repeated, on the handle flf.-.the green silk umbrella. Here yon have a set that could' be earned-out. in many- different colours—violet, sapphire' bdue; flamingo red, or a golden .bipwn. ' ■ • 'I recommend '-'-r4Ke ' iiat-and-gldves r BY ?? .^'^y aiid inexpensive means of achieving--an fattracfive i ensemijle; ;With ai na-vy blue.sergo, select a felt or suede hats, of pale beige, with apprecia-- ; tion of navy ,kid.. piped with gold— t tT* flo^^h the, f jnygauntlets-de-corated with,the.Uue kid and sjold find if you can add beige fur in the shape of a fox fuf.or collar to your coat, You nave a charming and original scheme