IN LONDON IN THE SPRING

Evening Star, Issue 21129, 15 June 1932, Page 11

IN LONDON IN THE SPRING

THE VOGUE FOR SPOTS SLEEVES WHICH ARE DIFFERENT. Tho vogue for spotted fabrics is very noticeable in the new collections. Even knitted woo) jumpers have spots, of oven or graduated sizes, and a girl who is not clever at fancy knitting can yet embroider spots on her favourite plain wool jumper. The effect is almost as good. A waistcoat jumper is smart for,wear with a short-coated suit. A useful idea is to choose spots which exactly match the suit material; but if black, grey, or navy is the keynote of one’s ensemble, of course, one’s scope is widened considerably. 1 am thinking just now of a little bottle green suit which had a waistcoat of stone-beige silk marocain with bottle green spots. The hat was of the same green, and the gloves were stonc-heigo. Waistcoats are chic this season. When made in white or pastel-tinted pique they arc delightful for wear either with street suits or bridge jackets. No matter where one goes, nor at what time of the day, a suit of this description always looks correct. The short jacket and neat gored skirt may be made up in satin, velveteen, linen, pique, or Shantung, according to the season. When thin material is chosen the waistcoat should be of the same material in a contrasting shade, or simply bound with contrasting bindings. A NEW TYPE OF BLOUSE. There is another type of blouse which is a useful adjunct to any wardrobe. It has a scarf collar with coloured ends, and this may be worn fastened like a tie, or pulled outside the coat collar and tied neatly beneath the chin. For holiday wear a short-sleeved, round or V-necked jumper of fine wool is very useful. Wear it over a thin frock on more chilly days, or as an ordinary jumper with sports or afternoon skirts. The raglan shoulder line appears on many of the newest dresses. Models noted in a recent collection had yokes and raglan sleeves in lighter shades. The pockets on the skirts were edged with the same shades, and the effect was rather novel. This vogue for sleeves which are different is noted everywhere. Even blouses follow out the same idea, the darker colour being continued by means of a short basque or a broad, tight-fit-ting band. Usually the blouses have short, tight-fitting, or puff sleeves; but when long ones are preferred they may be either tight or cut loose in Bishop style. A white yoke cut to resemble a wide Puritan collar is a novelty which will appeal to many. In this style the sleeves match the dress, which has a broad white belt and cuffs to match. They give a very demure air to a plain little style.