NATIONAL DRESS

Evening Post, Issue 56, 7 March 1934, Page 14

NATIONAL DRESS

I A MOVE IN HUNGARY i 'Hungarian, social circles are eonI templating a return to, national dress for evening wear, arid sartorial experts j in Budapest are wondering how its men ! are going to take to the reform, says the "Christian Science Monitor." | :In the past Hungarian men wore a [ national costume which was distinct from the peasant costume. • Its design formed the basis- of a famous Hussar uniform, as well aS that of other' uniforms of a less familiar kind. Hungarian magnates, too, had their magnificent parade dress. . ,- Estra\-agancies ar,e. not likely to. re(turn in the degree of other days, however. The suggestion now is to standardise a special festival dress to ba [ worn on occasions which demand ah atmosphere essentially "national," and | it is probable that a try-out will be i made this month, at the Opera Ball which is to be revived for the first time since the war, and which used to be regarded as the most important social event of the Budapest season. The women of ■ Hungary are -in no sort of difficulty. The graceful lines of the old costumes, combined with the wealth of colour and the- skill of embroidery for which Hungarian costumes have been famous, fall into perfect harmony with the fashions of the moment. With men, however, it is different, and the tailors of Budapest are proceeding with caution. Nothing, they; declare, can upset a new movement so quickly as ridicule, and nobody is willing to prophesy how far and.how fast! reforni will move. ■ Splendid entries have been promised for the Karori Horticultural Society's Dahlia. Show, to be held in the Parish Hall, Karori, tomorrow; The most prominent exhibitors in the Hutt Valley, Wellington, and Karori will be competing for valuable trophies and cash prizes. The show will be officially opened by Mr. F. J. Shanks, at,3 p.m.. Until his recent transfer to Wellington, Mr. Shanks was the president of the Canterbury Horticultural Society. Afternoon tea and supper, with home-made cakes, will be provided by the ladies' committee. .