LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIME

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 72, 26 March 1940, Page 12

LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIME

UNCERTAINTY OF SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME

LONDON, February '4,

In London these days prophecies abound, but we can say with confidence^ that never in our history has the human race been so uncertain of the shape of things to come. Good resolutions made at the beginning of a New Year have a way of evaporating as the months slip by, even in normal times. Under present conditions, when ilis difficult to see more than a week ahead, the only resolution possible is to live one day at a time to the best of one's ability.

As a well-known naval man misquoted recently: ."Your country, expects every woman -this day to do her duty"— to look attractive in spite of' black-outs and very slender budgets! ■■■•■' ■". -' ■ ' "•■■'" ! Not nearly so difficult as some women ' imagine, for the elegance of simplicity is the keynote to good dressing in these wartime days. Gone are the fripperies of oustle and crinoline, the wild, crude colours, and sumptuous, picture styles of a few short months ago. \ ; . Good figure-revealing lines on both day and evening dresses, and although skirts can be full or narrow, there are no exaggerations of either width. Plaids are much.liked, both for coats and dresses, and the new soft woollens so light weight.and yet so warm that they 'suit all seasons, come in new soft colourings such as "Maginot I blue," "plane grey," "trench brown." etc. •

Molyneux ■ still - makes youthful clothes which seem adaptable to all ages, all his skirts are short, some quite full, others slightly flared—but ' all smooth over the waistline and hips.

I have sketched a model, suitable for almost any material that expresses the. spirit of youth so persistent in present-day -fashions. The -sqiiared-up sleeves balancing the wider Jiine at the skirt hem, the gracious" over the bust fitting into the moulding bodice, that is zipped closely under the arm, the long line becoming broken by a decorated belt, and a soft white vest to add a final touch of dainty freshness.

A very new style seen recently had a very bloused bodice, its waistline

dipping to a lower curve at tile back. This is a welcome - alternative to the very moulded bodice which calls for bust perfection, which all do not possess. Real jewels having been deposited in safety "for the duration,"^ women are wearing some superb gilt ornaments in every possible shape and size. Ropes of "pearls" are back in fashion, also long strands of deep garnet,