Rainproof Velvet
FASHION, states a Paris correspondent, is prepared for rain ami lias found a way to waterproof practically any and all kinds of material from the sheerest fabrics to coat tweeds, wools and velvets.
At the moment, waterproof velvet is right up in the front ranks with all the other forms of velvet now on the market. Raincoats made of this cloth defy all former unpleasant ideas about the coat that had to be suffered when the weather was wet if the clothes beneath were to be saved for sunshine.
ymnrt women in Paris are purchasing the rainproof type of coat in prefer once to the simple tweed or wool because it is made just as smartly and serves a double purpose. Hats, purses and gloves are made to match and, except for those who just don't mind, or even like, to carry them, the umbrella business may suffer a decline iff prosperity.' For'the warmer days, certain houses in Paris have prepared the rainproof frock, no heavier than the average woollen ensemble and of an even silky texture that is'entirely suitable for an afternoon function. ■
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17917, 22 October 1932, Page 10
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186Rainproof Velvet Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17917, 22 October 1932, Page 10
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