SUMMER ENSEMBLES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19511, 15 December 1926, Page 9

SUMMER ENSEMBLES.

The original ensemble suit is very prominent this season. Items of dress that "go-with" ciich other without of necessity exactly matching are very much liked, though "matching sets" are more popular than ever. The picturesque coat is made of the same material as tho hem of the dress, for instance, while the lining of said coat matches tho blouse, or casaquintop. This fashion is riot only attractive, it is also practical, and not too costly. On warm days the dross can be worn without tho coat, a single-skin fur tie falling off tho shoulders; and when coat and dress are worn together the ensembla represents; the last word from. Paris, says a writer in an exchange. Some of the suits are very elaborate and made costly by intricate embroideries and trimmings of expensive Hummer furs. One type can be made as dressy as taste desires, while another type can he plain to the point of severity. Checked fabrics and plain materials aro allied in suits for country use. I have seen candy striped taffeta combined with fine navy blue serge in a suit for town use, while the magpie tints, once again in full flood of favour, can be worked into the loveliest ensembles: black kashmir serge and a heavy-make of _ black-and-white (lowered crepe da chine, or—for special occasions—dull black charmeuse and oystcr-whito crepe,