Green More in Favor

NZ Truth, Issue 1031, 29 August 1925, Page 18

Green More m Favor

French Fashions Among the greens mentioned as having been favored by the prominent French dressmakers m their spring showings were chartreuse, Nile, jade, 'almond, mint, billiard — which is exactly the color of the green felt on the top of a billiard table — pea green and bottle green. French dressmakers were stressing everything from a pale apple green to a dark bottle green. There was good reason for this stressing oC green. Fashionable women at winter' resorts abroad had already shown their willingness to wear

green. Whatever superstitious prejudice there may be- against the color seems to have entirely disappeared. Once it would have been quite impossible to persuade some women to wear a green frock, even though there might be no question as to the becomingness of the color. It was a well-known fact that the French dressmakers could never sell a green frock to any of their South American customers. Perhaps one reason why green is and has been considered very smart recently is because of the vogue for the red-haired girl. Since the days of Helen of Troy — who was read-headed, was she not? — green has been chosen OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCH

as the most becoming color for au-burn-haired women. In Victorian days, when red hair was looked upon as a sort of family scandal and when one might say, "She is rather goodlooking though she has red hair" — m those deluded days green wasn't so much admired as it is to-day.

The sketch shows a thoroughly up-to-date frock of beige georgette, consisting of a jumper blouse and' a short pleated skirt mounted •on an under bodice. The sailor collar, cuffs, and pockets are bound with brown ribbon which also forms the tie. The hat is trimmed with the same brown ribbon.