THE LITTLE DAY FROCK

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23885, 12 August 1939, Page 22

THE LITTLE DAY FROCK

Most lovable of all the garments littering the wardrobe of the average woman is the little, plain, but perfectly cut day frock that sees her successfully through so many tedious occa-sions-—that retains her chic and at the same time offers her comfort when the last guest is gone (says a writer in the Evening Post). Chosen carefully, with an eye on line so that we have the definite knowledge that we are. from at least that noint of view, well flattered, we may divest it with a gesture of its immediate .dramatic interest and relax again. On the other hand, when the impromptu moment is upon us we are able to twist ourselves into it with a writhe and a wriggle, pin a clip, tie a sash, add just this or that “ inevitable touch that makes it new and arresting, and appear the always-ready sort of women your friends expect you to be. For all this it is, of courpe, important that you choose the model grown, the work of the designer who knows his business. It is important also that the frock be simple in itself, with nothing by which it can instantly and definitely be recognised. It must be of the darkest shade you allow yourself to wear—which, in these days of helpful and miracle-making cosmetics, is undoubtedly black. Choose a gown of a length that will not “date” in a matter of weeks. Whether you be slim or plump the central-seaming skirt is the one. tor you—the hip silhouette unbroken, the bodice somewhat fitted, too, and the sleeve to wrist. To-day’s Paris insists for most occasions on the long sleeve, the high-to throat neckline, the fltted-to-flgure waist, and the 1 ' skirt with the gentlest of straight flares. Materials do not shine. They are of crepes of combined silk and wool that flatter and merge in the most sympathetic manner imaginable.