DON'T BE OBVIOUS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 18, 22 January 1937, Page 14

DON'T BE OBVIOUS

"A woman is well dressed when she is not obviously dressed; when eachj acccssory harmonises, when attention | has been paid to every detail—shoes, stockings, gloves and bags." This quo-j tation from a recent article in an overseas fashion journal admirably sums up everything that can be said about accessories. It is comparatively easy to chose a becoming frock; the difficulties really begin with the search for accessories to go with that frock, states the "Cape Times."

First in importance comes the hat. It will be interesting to see whether the high or the low crowns win the day. To be "high hat" is to be right up ta the minute in millinery modes, but the low flat crown is still much in evidence and shows no signs of fading out this summer. The main points to remember when_choosing your hat are to see that it suits you and to see that it suits your frock. Don't be tempted to choose a hat simply because it is "smart" and "New." Make sure that it suits your face and figure and then make equally sure that it suits your frock. It is fairly safe to say that women who

confess they have "dozens of hats" that they never wear, try their hats on . without studying the lines of the frocks with which they are to be worn.

The right shoes are as important as the right hat. Women these days have a wonderfully varied selection of footwear from which to choose. If your frock is elaborate it is a sound maxim to keep to a really well cut and plain shoe. If on the other hand you have chosen a plainly tailored dress, carefully chosen shoes will do much to add to your distinction. Coloured shoes are attractive and smart, but they must be chosen with a gQod deal of discrimination. Dark green, navy, or deep wine coloured shoes to match frocks of the same colour usually look well, but if the frock is of rather a bright shade it is best to choose shoes of the more orthodox black, brown or beige. That does not mean that the shoes will be dull, for clever use of contrasting colours, complicated strappings, and punch-work make the new season's shoes extraordinary varied and inI tcresting. Many women will be glad to ally comfort with smartness by ' choosing shoes with the new wide and I fairly . low heel