FASHIONS FROM PARIS

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXV, Issue 162, 25 June 1935, Page 10

FASHIONS FROM PARIS

A New Head Covering

News of the latest fashions in Paris tolls of a new head covering, the “ihram,” inspired by the Indian scarf and quite often worn for the evening. Black is still being worn for evening, and two of the most popular accessories are those of heavy gold (gold collar and bracelets), or else white wax tuberoses. These wax tuberoses are particularly line when worn on the corsage of a black satin gown, or when worn as a collar. The combination of pink and blue is very fashionable — inspired originally by London, with its jubilee blue and Margaret Rose pink, in honour of the Silver Jubilee. Pale pink and stratosphere blue are a particularly beautiful combination. “Tie-and-dye” scarves are much worn. These scarves, made of cobweb silk in Oriental colours, are patterned with tiny knots which are tied into the fabric and then dyed. They form patterns of great beauty and have been quickly adopted by the smartest women in Paris. Carbon blue is much in favour for smart suits. Capes made from exotic feathers are being worn in the evenings. There is a sudden ivogue for grey gowns, and soft waxed vulture feathers or aigrettes worked into flat rows and mounted on chiffon are particularly effective with these. Feathers are also seen in evening coiffures. Sometimes they are grouped together in tiny curled clusters over each ear like miniature versions of the Prince of Wales feathers worn at Buckingham Palace—and feather bandeaux arranged to look like plaits of hair are also effective.

Printed satin gowns are being worn for cocktail time. They are gay in colouring, with the very beautiful rustic flower prints, but . usually the design is placed on a black or dark background. The draw-string neckline, with its ta hionable shirred fullness, is more than ever apparent, and the fullness now tends to be in the front ,of the dresses, rather than towards the back.

Ostrich feathers are enjoying a mild boom on hats. Long, sweeping plumes, tiny curled tips, glycenned tips, sleek and straight are just a few of the variations used. In some cases the ostrich feathers aro smoothed into a semblance of velvet and used to cover part ot the crown of the hat. Again, they may bo woven into a kind of fabric and usd, not only for the brim of a hat, but also for a Toby collar and glove gauntlets to match.