ENCHANTING FADS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21248, 30 July 1932, Page 6 (Supplement)

ENCHANTING FADS

FASHION'S FLOWERY WAY Flowers have made a riotous reappearance for summer evening wear at Home. They are made of tulle, or chiffon, or the fine cotton material of the gown, or even of feathers, giving the effect of a feather boa. Flowers of the same material as the gown border the decollete back and front of an evening frock. They are large in front and graduated to tiny blossoms at the back. Sometimes just one half of the decollete is so outlined, the other half being edged with a soft twist of the stuff that falls in a floating end behind. A soft plaque of flowers in a contrasting shade forms the front of the belt to a veiy simple evening gown. The evening scarf says it in flowers this summer. Six large red carnations in tulle are attached to wide floating strands of tulle which tie round the throat in a large bow, the ends floating. A triangular scarf is held loosely about the shoulders by a set of three large flowers of the same tissue. A knot of chiffon flowers falling over one shoulder is balanced by a floating end of the same chiffon behind. An evening frock with a shoulder strap decollete has one strap formed completely of flowers. A velvet evening cloak had a high collar made entirely of extravagant velvet flowers. Long tulle gloves have a bracelet of tulle buds at the wrist and another at the elbow. Short" gloves in " fishnet " silk have a wristlet of wide-petalled flowers. Even the plain evening glove is finished by a circlet of flowers 1o hold it snug to the upper arm, or a bare arm has a band of brilliant coloured flowers instead of a jewelled bracelet.