MY LADY’S DRESS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22545, 12 April 1935, Page 16

MY LADY’S DRESS

A LETTER FROM SYDNEY Dear Phillida, —This season it is impossible to over-omphasise the importance of suits—both “ dressmaker ” and tailored. They are the costume of the moment. So, although I have already written to you about them, this week I am going to write still more. Let us begin with the two suits shown in the illustration — the first of which must be mantailored in order to give it that perfection of shoulder and lapel, that precision of pocket and seam binding, which only a man’s tailoy can achieve. Notice the box-pleat on either side at the back, the smartly stitched patch pockets and the “halfway ” belt. This suit looks delightful in brown flecked tweed when worn with a striped shirt of Madras cotton. The second suit is decidedly “ dressmaker in fact, last year we should hardly have called it a suit at all. It is one of those extremely becoming and useful outfits which no woman should be without. The dress and jacket are made of the same material, a soft raatelasse woollen in storm grey. Ornamental rows of pin-tucks and just a hint of white pique at collar and cuff-line are the sole relief. The jacket has raglan sleeves and one of the new swinging backs. For sports suits there is, of course, no more important fabric than tweed —and not only for sports, but for travelling either by air, sea, or land. A / good tweed will not crush easily, and even if it does crease a little becomes even smarter and more casual looking than it was before. And this year the tweeds are good. They will fascinate you. During the last few seasons a great improvement has been achieved in the weaving, colour blending, and texture, so that no longer need we think of them as bulky materials suitable only for country and travel. Besides the heavier and more serviceable varieties, there arccharming tweeds of feather weight which are used with success in clothes of a less utilitarian design. One of the most delightful of these lighter-weight suits is a three piece of beige monotone tweed. It has a skirt and short coat with wide revel's quilted in a simple geometrical design. The same design is repeated on the front of the three-quarter length top coat. This suit offers three different outfits in itself. It can be worn without the top coat as a jacket suit or with the three-quarter length coat over a

blouse or sweater, or all together, thus making it suitable for warm or cool days. Other materials which are smart tor sports wear are those of the riding habit stvlo. An extremely chic spectator sportssuit is made of riding habit material and cut on riding habit lines. The hiplength jacket is of chamois yellow whipcord, and is worn with a skirt of black Melton cloth. The jacket is fitted with a seam at the rather high waist line, has flap pockets, and fastens from neck to waist down the centre trout with black buttons and button boles. T lie skirt is made with a short front yoke buttoning like riding breeches. The capalet frock shown in the sketch illustrates the mode for checks. It is made of shepherd’s check woollen in black and white. The wide patent leather bolt

and the button-up front are important fashion features. The elbow-length cape is detachable; black gloves and a black shovel-shaped but are worn. Ibis frock could be made with long sleeves and would, perhaps, he more useful. If you invest in a check frock or suit now you may he sure of being ahead of the mode. Chocks will he worn right through the winter and on into spring. -Not only will our suits and frocks be check, but our blouses, scarves, belts, bags, and bats. A check top coat is the last word in chic, whilst a short check tailored jacket worn with a plain skirt is. perhaps, the most successful suit of ✓-?'**> „ / r s') “»• JOahl^Q