PARIS IN THE MIRROR

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 110, 5 November 1927, Page 15

PARIS IN THE MIRROR

(Written for "The Post" by '' Germaine.'')

PAKIS, 7th Sept.

The autumn season in clothes is like a play in which the curtain refuses to rise. The band discourses, the lights are lowered, the audience fidgets impatiently, and nothing happens. In plain language, the new designs, are out, have been out for some time, but they don't make the play. Is it tho wearing of them, the deciding of the great question as to which shall be taken and which shall., be left, that starts the rolling of the ball? No one likes to be among the left, therefore no one shows a definite irrevocable lead. The air is full of indecision, and we whose duty it is to be well informed at least a fortnight before" the event, v fall back on .platitudes. .

Will skirts. be shorter or longer? What is the new colour this season,,and what is the latest stuff? How about furs, and the shape of shoes? Are people tired of "nude" stockings? " Is it smarter to wear sleeves or no sleeves?

Will one go on being shingled, or are we to have bunches of curls at the back of our head, ag i 3 predicted by certain Pans coiffeurs? And so on, and so torch. If I were to attempt a plain answer to-morrow might give the lie to my assertion of to-day. No one knows anything for . certain. Neither the great authorities or the lesser stars. We none of us know anything until it pleases the people" on whose approval tha dernier cri depends, to come back and approve. At present they are still away snnning themselves on the •Lido or enjoying life at Biarritz. They remind one of the important guest who is always- late on principle, and who enjoys being waited for. FOE AUTUMN DAYS. In the meantime, all I can do at presont is to give my dear readers an idea as to what to wear for autumn days. •First and foremost a coat and skirt is a most essential garment, for one can wear it all the time, sunshine or rain. In the country it is'as "right" as in town. The cut matters most of all, so a good tailor must be found. Navyblue isa youthful and fashionable colour to choose. The coat may bo short and have pockets in the front, with little flaps, or the tops of .the pockets may be merely slits. The coat may be fastened with one button or be double-breasted, with four buttons •Ciny pm-tucks draw it slightly in at the waist, 6r it is encrusted with bands of its own material—forming curves and shapes which are only visible at close i quarters. Little narrow belts are chic and belts of self material. SKIRTS AND OTHER DETAILS. Skirts of, tailor-mades are quite plain and straight, and just as short as ever at present. They have side seams, with a pockot each side, as in a man's trousers. The normal waistline is the style to choose if one wants to be in advance of the fashions. Sometimes a belt is cut like that*on a man's waistcoat, giving a high-waisted line to the skirt. The blouse is tucked into it, as in our nursery days tT,Thenf ki rt £ may be of a uShter col°ur than that of the coat, or it may be of <t,J? V t °? o£ materials. Sometimes two skirts are made to do ■t^r^w ? Ue COat- ror "'Stance, with a black repp coat you may have a repp skirt and a black and grey striped skirt. J A great point to remember, when wearing the skirt and coafthat is well tailored, is to have very neat shoes and a. ha* -which is small and neatly trimmed, i J MILLINERY. Hats really do not seem to have decided what shape to take. A few a very few, of the bonnet shapes are seen, and the "vagabond" type retains Its popularity. The big hat, the "capeline," with a somewhat high crown and wide, graceful, undulating brim is very popular and very becoming to' certain faces, beautiful faces, with flower-like complexions and hair of the latest shade. Few people can wear these capelines satisfactorily. But a girl strolling down the rue Eoyale yes terday in a # deep purple georgette frocli wore one an purple Leghorn, its onh trimming a single purple velvet flowei It suited her to perfection, and drew attention to the beauty of her regular features as nothing clso could have done. THE LATEST FASHION HINTS. The demi-saison skirts have an inch or more length and more than that of fullness round the hem. Yokes, sashes, neck draperies aro further features of the new styles. Sashes and neck draperies are sofl and* important. A sash of two colours and materials swathes the hips tightly and forms a big bow on one'side of the skirt. Handkerchief' draperies are worn on sports clothes. Fichus are seen on

light summer frocks, and scarf-collars on all sorts of morning and afternoon frocks.

The hard neckline is only seen on jumpers, and even then it may be softened with a scarf or handkerchief.