SPRING FASHIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17597, 9 October 1920, Page 4 (Supplement)

SPRING FASHIONS.

- •■ ■/:-; . .■■ m> ' r~'-:. •>■ '. Nowadays women-aro fastidious about their lingerie as about their other, attire «■ (says a,London correspondent), and" every, $ summer, the styles become more attractive, n ,A.: ; ; idea is the use., of plaid lawn, r which makes; a most attractive trimming, fc The washing - difficulty, certainly does not 5 come in here, the colours requisitioned be- •_ Ipg fast "dyes,' and the,-. effect :we" can as*. .£ sure you is^singularly. good. .-Hems .%. of j f- pink arid white lawn carried round tho *• square neck , and short -sleeves oi a Magyar ■■•' nightdress most effective, three little! * diamond-shaped motifs of the plaid across ; St the front adding..to, the dainty aspect, j :■' -mauve' and -white.-plaid' carried round fall 1 the : edges'.of a: nightie, including the hem I 6,' of the,skirt, another very attractive: p, example seen.-." Novel-arid very charming a effects are also being 'achieved with riba. bon as a trimming detail', to -crepe :de a' chine l 'and nun's veiling lingerie. ": :, '-- Flat roeettes, cut out'Of ribbon and ap- «>., plied ( a buttonhole.'-'.or blanket-stitch, i ! form' one suggestion of a decidedly novel a : character applied tocrepe de*, chine' camie knickers.' Bindings ; of. ribbon are very; a [effective, aslialsoilittie,frills of picot-edged i ribhoh set on at the top of a low-cut; - camisole bodice and at edge of the'knicker, i -legs.!-., .A:good quality ribbon washes 1 quite well, .and there are several qualities t". specially devised' for lingerie., trimming. r The kimono, style of dressing-gown; reigns 1 supreme, and, -considering; the universal at, adoption of tins particular cut, it is. quite fc astonishing what an amount, of change » and variety can be brought about. ■ • i '."-The choice of material; of course, has a * large word to say in the matter, together 1 with the length of sleeve, clever individual a drapery ' effects ( brought about through. i the simplest means, together with trim- .'.■ mings and-' embroideries; .''■- V 'f ;^'"' ' ." , Popularity of Eton Coats. b —/After a good long'rest -the Eton coat is i .againj in considerable favour, so muc'i , so, I indeed, that the danger is it, will- become i top popular, and in that way ring its cvn } death-knell. v Curiously'-'enough, the first i instalment the Eton coat has come with f summer ' muslins and voiles, several charmting little vfcocks being made with the "'. 'bodice part arranged on these;lines, .the l r - -fronts'' opening; upon the , sweetest, ■ dainj tiesfc . little vests and chemisettes of lace , and lawn, '-'Then; In : linen .and such-like Cotton stuffs^the Eton is singularly sue- "... cessful, .accompanied by either; i skirts to '"1 match, . or some effective. contrast, usually i provided in {stripers plaid, or checked cotton ratine. Perhaps-one of ? the reasons] why the Eton is so universally successful ;' is the excuse it affords for the adoption of <■~ 'dainty chemisettes, and blouses, the! '•■; .latter iunder • these conditions' regaining in/' 1 a large measure their important place in dress schemes lately" usurped by jumpers. ', Little vests of-white, organdie are being - .> finely tucked and; trimmed with;narrow,:, I -pleated-frills of coloured organdie;,; set into a belt thelsama'ca-iried round the'waist, ; and distinctly, visible beneath the short cut of the accompanying! coat. And "at the neck these vests will develop into collars arranged -to fall: over, and greatly embellish'\ the upper part of the coat. ; Other vests are in batiste, quaint: grandfather ' frill 'affairs, and again the .front will be ; . left plain, the lower part slightly racked at waist and finished with a .narrow pleating, the same carried round the.low '•' neck.- Vv / ///// .// *?■ ••'.; -.: '• >' .., 5; ,..' Liken Blouses. - ./-:•.'- ?•'■,,.; ■'.. /This summer -white; is" to be. very smart —white skirts, white blouses, white sports hats,:and, white footwear. .I"he blouse of: (: Ijigh :distinction.,this.season -is' made of linen; * • iSome* of • the new linen blouses .are machine-made, \pf course, but, the {Hand-v s made} models touch the high mark of dis-i':; , tinction. They are so soft and fine be- - cause of the material and the hand-sewing '- that they are just as : comfortable to wear as silk hloases, and wash much better.' A smart linen blouse is made -of fine linen : with; faint huff stripes on a white ground, collar and "link-button cuffs of plain white linen, slightly;heavier in weight. At the front of the blouse the buff stripes are * taken up into tiny tucks, emphasising the .colour here/ The [cut of, this model is very good, and the sleeves have a tailored smartness that will appeal to the -woman who likes good-looking clothes for sport wear. Stencilling a,/pattern is particularly effective on linen*, /or one can make us& of a , later craze, and applique' in muslin op net. ; This notion of applique .looks best of all on -muslin or lawn; a spray of pale roses, for on a corsage, is charming. But if all else fails, and - you aren't much of ;an artist, then try stencilling. By-the-way, how often one sees white linen, dead blue white, and how seldom the softer and j more becoming banana or lemon or buff, (

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