THE LATEST FASHIONS

New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11785, 22 March 1924, Page 13

THE LATEST FASHIONS

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The two-piece costume must always remain the most serviceable of all designs and in a fine plain navy serge is In good taste for street wear at least two-thirds of sach year in this Doaoinloa.

▲ cut of five-eighths lepgth is fashionable in a suttttg of flue tofe olpthTbe coal’s skirt hangs ftfll while blaaholre braid op rarveie and hips lg also cleverly useq on ins sleeves- Stumpy umbrellas being the tottg; tUe Igdy Ml is etaier.

Fu» being Increasingly used higher in paioe than ever though the manipulation* of a*r humble Colonial rabbit** pette ore now to olaver that many novekr tore are quite Inexpensive. X really charming coat is shown. Plentifully adorned with cable silk stltohecy and fur. Turbans, toques and close-fitting hats are much worn. Wrap-around turbans require bo forms or framss. Use brocades or satin crepe with an ornament of Jet or coloured glass beads, silk orepe wtth wooden bead ornament, or velvet, cut Jet, cut glass or pearl beads, metallic doth Wth pearl or cut glass beads. X yard of BS-iaoh material will suffice; turbans are worn by ladles a#id misses alike.

“EVERY FINGER TELLS A STORY." When fingers are long and large also, they show true friendship and brotherly love. Bhort fingers show a person who cannot be bothered with details, and the small events of life. Such persons are not Impulsive, and, as a rule, are jn&to&Ao mental anxiety.

these should not marry. A man who imagines a woman's hat ought to oost about two and sixpence. The man who provides himself with a family, and trusts to Providence t.o provide a home and something to cat. The man who thinks that all women are angels. The man who thinks that no one but an angel is fit to be his wife. The man who thinks a woman ought to be her own milliner, dressmaker, seamstress, cook, housemaid and nurse The man who cannot remember his wife’s birthday. The man who labours under the delusion that his wife's money belongs to him. The man who says, “Loro me, love my dog.” The man who thinks a sitting-room carpet ought to last fiftoen years. The man who has a £ls fishing tackle and cannot afford new curtains for. the dining-room. The man who thinks he can keep heuse batter than his wife does.

This evergreen question may be answered by the three-piece suit illustrated in a- triootlae or gaberdine. Cable ajig stitching is attractively used on

Slack velvet will make thia ver T striking coat of which collar and Sleeves are important items. Quite new is the platted side oraamMs of self fabric.

As it is high in the neck those buttons in front are for use ag well as ornament. Rows of piping cords at waist, big sleeves arid contrasting cuffs are all effective on this simply made jzarment*