DID YOU KNOW?

NZ Truth, Issue 1306, 22 December 1930, Page 7

DID YOU KNOW?

THAT provided your figure's an asset and not a handicap you can trail off to the next big dance looking like Caesar's wife brought up to date. One of the newest conceits m evening frocks is the Grecian idea, the crossed-bands-on-bodice theme. Very nice on a tall, fair wo- j man; unusual, too. * * THAT Heaven Blue, a new name for an old color, gets- a great hearing from big dressmakers. Incidentally, Clara Bow subscribes to its popularity by wearing it m a dinner frpck, a sports rig-out and m a beret. * * THAT the ingenue can look her most ingenuous this season m taffeta dance frocks patterned with tiny rosebuds, very tight bodice, bunchy long skirt, flat bows and loops. Altogether reminiscent of the when-grandma-was-a-girl era. THAT the "natural" waist line is obtained by placing the belt just above the hip bone. * ' * THAT cross stitch as a decorative scheme is still m the swim. Mostly it is employed for embroidering blouses, and uses two or three different colors for distinctiveness. * * THAT now that long gloves for evening wear are definitely "m," shoes and accessories do well to match them. Included m a recently collected trousseau were a dance frock of lime satin with long gloves, shoes, bag and immense chiffon hankie m jade green. Effect was superlatively smart. * * THAT black and white checked silks are worth snavelling for, your next summer suit. There's very little to beat black and white when it comes to smartness. Accessories to match or contrast are numerous, too. . * * THAT gingham, which always has its followers summer after summer, gains m strength with the coming hot days. For tub frocks that are worn around the house or on the beach gingham is ideal.