Chat From Paris (By Margret Manet)

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 36, 12 February 1938, Page 19

Chat From Paris (By Margret Manet)

Curiously favourable fashion time is fbutumn here for the lanky young thing "in her late 'teens. The designer of Paris by no means ignores her —she is Jiis customer of tomorrow. On the contrary, he makes her clothes so original, so individual, that grown-up sister is filled with envy and mother unashamedly copies Personally, I enjoy the shows that are presented especially for her—l get all the best tips for my own dressing and puzzle my friends.

Younger daughter won't be complete Shis year without a plaid sheer woolly irock. It has to be downright gay, though. Some are not relieved at all —she's usually so slender she has no need of that trick. But the one I have liked best, in green, red, and yellow, had collar band, upstanding, and a plain felt belt of the green. The sleeves were slightly lifted at the shoulder, with fullness pleated in and then cut away quickly to a more or less fitting forearm. This with young, still-growing width, is usually wiser. The skirt was centre-seamed and a back and front inverted pleat came so high as to resemble a culotte. The rather tight little bodice fastened together neatly down the front with three lots of self-material tie-ends. WITH TUFTED THREADS, A spinach green soft and fine wool frock had gold linen threads knotted on it for decoration. It was made with a four-inch basque, which is another flattering trick for skinny young people, and was buttoned closely up the front to a neck with a turn-down deep-pointed collar. If it's a suit you want, a jaunty one with two jackets is best. Many of the suits this year have the matching one accompanied by an extra in lighter check. Not every skirt is flared. Straight lines are really smarter for this kind of garb and often hem fullSess arrived at by two inverted pleats, Sack and front, and stitched to neariShee, is preferred. Interesting seamag lifting straight from innermost edge of low-set patch pockets to well above waist, and then sloping off to near underarm, mark the jacket. Most of them button high, too, with sharp revers. IN THE HOUSE. Cosy flannel made with two colours Ss new, but the tones must be delicate; it's in-the-house wear of the very best prder. An especially nice one was in two pinks and was rather surprisingly successful worn with red buttons running from hem to neck and a tucked-in red cravat. A change can be made with the self-stuff wide flatish belt bound with the darker tone. Cufls, coat-like collar, revers, and hem are bound similarly.

This outlining is just as happy an experiment when it comes to great coats. Bluebottle blue, which is a navy with a good deal of green in it, is used in conjunction with navy of the purplish variety. Both are dark yet sufficiently interesting to contrast. Self-

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belts and self-covered buttons are preferred, and as with frocks the buttoning goes high to the neck and a simple "dress" collar. Lines of the contrasting tones are inserted to give an effect of panelling, a basque or even a jacket. j LINES THAT STRESS. Lines are used a tremendous lot. The model I have sketched for you on the

rakish young thing shows how interesting they can make an otherwise plain garment. This'is in the original colour scheme bf dull gorse yellow angora accented with navy on a paler tone. Apart from everything else and its undeniable smartness, it suggests clever methods of "making over." The smart felt hat is soft, in navy and banded with the pale gold.

been abandoned because of the greater need for patriotic war' work, and at' the end of it all for their reward to be the granting of that which had been fought for with so much persistence and pain and actual loss of life. If the war had not occurred what would have been the fate to the suffrage movement? That is an unanswered question, but a very interesting one.