HIDDEN FULNESS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19124, 16 September 1925, Page 17

HIDDEN FULNESS.

) ; » One of the problems that confronted every overseas dressmaker of an inventive turn this spring was the production of hidden fullness. Women seemingly want the straight line of the frock that .is perfectly scant and skimpy, and they want the comfort of one that is not. But Ijhe problem was not too maeh. The result is that while many of the now frocks are full and likewise appear to be. a largo number seem to be as straight and scant as ever. Hut the scantiness i 3 only apparent The fullness shows only when the body is in motion. Often this effect is produced by means cf the inverted box pleat, adroitly placed at the sides or more obviously at the front. Sometimes there are little kick pleats introduced near the hem, again there are tiers of very fine pleats introduced in groups. Many of the dressmakers introduce this subtle fullness by means of clever little godet3 and circular insets, placed rather low on the . In this change we have apparently got sway from one of the ugliest and most uncomfortable details of the fashions of a season ago. Undoubtedly the* increasing shortness of skirts made this imperative. The very straight skirt relieved by no :n----sor pleats of any sort has an awkward tendency to rise when the wearer is seated. The skirt that is well above the ankles to begin with goes up to the knees •when the wearer is seated—provKied, of course, there is no sort of fullness about