Paris in. the Mirror Written for "The Post" by Germaine.

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 18, 20 July 1935, Page 19

Paris in. the Mirror Written for "The Post" by Germaine.

PARIS, May 29. Personality in clothes counts, and curiously enough, the clothes which have personality are usually the simplest. Lovely evening.frocks that have personality in. them are the simplest things imaginable, but none the less distinctive and beautiful. Garlands made of flowers to match those in the.pattern of your summer evening gowns are worn like a tiara, around the head. Cut flowers, if you like, but eschew v.he imitation kind, for they are' no longer in vogue. Poinsettias and arum lilies are being used for evening corsages, and big posies of mixed flowers, climbing roses, primrose, lilies, violets, daisies, and poppies are all seen. Two silhouettes contend for evening styles supremacy—the girlish fitted bodice and full skirt is one. The slim streamline, with the skirt ankle-length in front, and trailing at the back, is the second. You can go out after dark with an uncovered head, if you like. But, if you want to wear a tiara or place a twist of velvet aureole-like around your head, you can also do so. It will disappear under the short curls under the back—and give you a charming appearance. Keep your ears exposed, for it is now the fashion to do so. And long dangling earrings you can wear below your curls. FASHIONS FOR THE YOUNGER SET. Our title does not mean that styles for the young cannot be adopted for the older woman. Not .at all. Young, smart clothes can also be worn with advantage by the older' woman. Suits are sporting, with their belted jackets and pleated skirts. Linen and flax are called to interpret the trim, gay silhouette that Paris loves just now Necklines are amusingly cut up, so that they are both high and low, and often shoulders are still left out m the open. There arc many prints and pleats. Narrow pleated ruffles occur round the hems and collars. The prints are animated with light patterns against dark backgrounds. Soft fichus carry shoulders and. clinging soft folds. Tunic dressessare very much in the picture where they vary from knee to calf length.'. Nearly all are in light colours or. prints, upon dark underskirts. Some merely show two or three inches of underskirt, others a broad strip. There are tunic dresses finished with short capes, and a novel idea consists of three upstanding gussets placed on either shoulder into a simple band which ties round the neck. Blouses are either tucked in or short and snug, arid belted. Some of them fasten down the front, in a quaint way with galalith buttbns, or roughly stitched hand-made looking buttons of black or navy patent leather. There- is usually contrast between skirt and blouse. Checked.with plain, or light with dark. . ' • .. .. JOY OVER' NEW FROCKS. There are plenty of all-black models in the new. collections, cut and patterned to more than please the.younger set—black'clothes, made with plenty oi youthful -charm,', with dash and smartness and minus, all the dull details that used to'mark these smart affairs. There ' are 'all kinds' of flashing red models . . . red dresses that can be seen' for miles, but good, ■ practical, weairble. reds, for .any wardrobe, lhe snowy white dresses, fully guaranteed to make even-a-super-athletic woman appear ethereal and picturesque, come in dull white", gleamiing satins, or twinkling •;■• creations.'-^glistening: .:,with. .tiny rhinestone's sprinkled from shoulderstraps to hemline. Pastels and high shades come . second place, and the colourful- printed siilks are worn by those who'like tlieise brilliant fabrics. BLOUSES WOULD FILL A BOOK.

Blouses are going to be a controlling factor in deciding whether your suit is dressy, or practical. Dainty blouses with rows and rows of narrow lace are sometimes used for the purpose of relieving the hard lines of

tailored clothes. Sloping shoulder effects are cveryhere, and scarves are inseparable from the suit mode. Spangled and lame scarves for dressy wear, bright chenille and taffeta scarves for morning and afternoon. Striped satin scarves are a new feature, and printed silk and. patterned crepe de chine scarves are all over Paris, and lots of them have metal threads in their weave. FLOWERS OF MANY MATERIALS. Practically every size'and species of flower, made of anything from wax to organdie, is found brightening spring fashions. Blossoms arc being made, into capes, tucked into coiffures, poised at the tip of V decolletee.i, fastened to the wajst with the stem coiling round to form a belt, and even woven into Hawaiian leis and worn as, necklaces. - Flowers made of wicker work, such

as is used for the seals of .chairs, is one of fashion's latest whims. The cane is spilt very fine and twisted into tiny flowers, a coloured head'being set in the centre of each] Sets of these flowers are joined in the form of a garland on decoratively twisted strips of cane, and made into necklets, bracelets, and belts, as well as dainty motifs, to wear on summer frocks. A prominent Paris milliner is even using this wickerwork as hat trimming.' ■ •

There is a new clip earring composed of two tiny pansies. These are in enamel in natural colours, and they are mounted on silver. The busy bee, made in imperishable enamel and wood, is going to serve as buttons to fasten up our summer clothes. The summer muff of artificial flowers to match the summer cape, also in artificial flowers, and a toque to match, is a new fashion-item which will be seen at the races.