Fashion and Things Feminine.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 288, 25 November 1911, Page 3 (Supplement)

Fashion and Things Feminine.

By

IDA MELLER. . .

(Copyright.

A PRETTY MUSLIN FROCK.

The enjoyment of the summer holiday is largely influenced by the discretion shown irt planning ami carrying out schemes of dress for the going-away outfit. The clothes must suit the occasion. No woman would think of going away without providing herself with a serviceable coat and costume, and. of course, something light and cool-wearing in the way of a muslin or foulard gown is a necessity. This, according to present fashions, would be made in the princess or Empire style, possibly with a tunic or apron front, for which there is such a vogue just now. A corselet skirt will assuredly prove useful in the holiday outfit, and this may be arranged to fasten with buttons and buttonholes at the left front. An excellent accompaniment is a sailor blouse, which, through all the changes of fashion, is never totally ignored, and at that moment presents quite a refreshing change from the übiquitous blouse with sontnk'-s shoulders. ft is c> rt.'i’nly advisable to include a waterproof in the going-away list of clothes, or, instead of this, a long coat of serge that will act as a protection in bad weather. As to hats for tho seaside, tho greatest comfort is given by those that fit snugly on the head:' but a largebrimmed hat of coloured straw- or black crinoline will assuredly accompany many a girl on her summer holiday. Tho largo hat -should be worn during the journey to the sea or country and thus save packing. Hats give far more trouble in tho packing than frocks, and ow ing to tho new order of things it is

the large trunk that is reserved for hats, tho smaller one for dresses. A charming style for mu'siin or foulard suggested in our full-length sketch. The tunic is bordered with laeo insertion, and is cut in rather a new way. the right side being shorter than the loft. 'lho sleeves are seamless on the shoulders and fall over under-sleeves of lace, bordered, like the laeo at. the neck, with a narrow lino of black velvet. Ihe under-skirt is quite plain, and at tl.e waist is a 'ash of soft satin matching the colour of the dress. This de-ign works out delightfully in pale green muslin with a ringspot’in white, in cerise foulard powdered with :> white sr.il, <>;• in pr.io blue soft silk or muslin. The large imts of putty-coloured straw trimmed with ribbon. The quantity of 3ljin. muslin required for the frock is from i to 71 yards.

HOAA' TO MAKE A KNITTED GOLF COAT.

The knitted golf coat is now .accepted as one of the most useful and comfortable wraps for every season of the year, and is by no means limited to the service of the golf player. It is certain, as usual, to associate itsell largely witli summer holiday outfits. At both English and Continental seaside resorts the golf coat of white, knitted wool is one of the favourite wraps for slipping on when taking an evening

stroll on the parade, or sitting out on tho hotel balcony in the cool of the day. while either in white or colour it flourishes alike in town and eoutrtry districts for morning wear. It is quite on the cards that it may become ns great

a. favourite in this Dominion. There are girls, perhaps, who sea l [ th,'” column who may be interested in receiving a few hints on how to knit a golf coat. The work is pretty and easy, and can be accomplished without. any special knowledge of dressmaking. We will take the golf coat illustrated as our model. I shall not attempt- to explain ro.v by row the stitches to be made, as s-icli a minule description would be tedious and difficult to follow; moreover, the increases and decreases vary with the size of the coat. I will, therefore, treat the subject on broad linos, and tell of how to proceed in the general way. Tho first thing required is a good pattern of the coat, cut in paper or muslin. In sending measurements for tho pattern, care should be taken that an easy fit j s allowed for. It is bettor to have a pattern too large than too small. To ensure the correct size, before starting on the wool-work tin' nattern should be tacked together and tried, on. Afterwards it must be taken to pieces and the piece to be started on laid out flat.

Begin the wool work from the lower part of one of the fronts of the coat, by mounting on to a knitting needle as many stitches as will be required lo correspond with the length of the pattern, and make anv increases or decreases according to the outline or your paper or muslin pattern. When the armhole is reached, decrease and increase so as to form the lialf-eirelc cut in the pattern. Proceed in the same way for the neck, and following this principle make the fronts, tho hack, and the sleeves.

When the different parts are finish cd. join them together by seams sewn with wool. The sleeves are mounted in tho same manner.

The coat is bordered round the neck and down the fronts with a plain strip of knitting. composed of about 12 rows. The cuffs to the sleeves correspond with tho bordering. and the lower edge of tho coat is also of plain knitting—less wide than the cuffs. The coat has a striped effect. Tho stripes in relief are composed of four rows plain, one row purl : those that recede—four rows purl, one row plain. Tho fastening is arranged with pearl buttons and cords.