New Colours Appear

Southland Times, Issue 21820, 24 September 1932, Page 17

New Colours Appear

Under the auspices of the Invercargill Plunket Socitey a mannequin parade was held this week in the Mary Elizabeth tea-rooms on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons. The frocks, hats, coats and all accessories were lent by Messrs Herbert Haynes and Co., and worn by eight mannequins and four little girls chosen by the committee of the Plunket Society. The parade provided the women who crowded the Mary Elizabeth on both days with a comprehensive survey of spring and summer styles, and it is a matter for congratulation that girls who wore them had been carefully chasen with a view to demonstrating the new and distinctive fashion-trends to the best advantage. Miss Marian Royds was the leader, in association with Misses Elsie Wilson, Bona Todd, Mona Basstian, Julie Snow, Shelagh Wilson, Lois Douglas and Mona Muir. The little girls—four charming types, and undoubtedly the main attraction of the display—were Margaret Moffett and three tiny tots, Nanette Sumpter, Betty Bews and Patty Royde, Mrs N. R. Macalister stood by the platform and described the salient points of each outfit. An outstanding feature of the parade was the introduction of new concurs. One of the most delightful of these—a very soft and powdery shade of pink which would be as becoming to the white-haired woman as to the bright colouring of youth—appeared in a cool tennis frock of art pique, and again in the ribbon velvet forming the only trimming on the large picture hat of pink chipped straw, worn by one of the bridesmaids. Crayon yellow was introduced in a tennis coat of hopsack, with matching cravat. Another sports frock of eggshell blue art pique struck a modem note in its tiny caped sleeves and one-sided rever. Musk, an intense dull orange with a suggestion of green about it, appeared in a light-weight jumper of diagonal wool with a frilled neckline. Wool pique in rust red was the material used in a very smart service skirt, whose important feature was a suspender top and trousered waistline, strapping a tussore shirtblouse.

A new colour-combination, a close mixture of blue and green diagonal stripes, produced a street frock consisting of waistcoat and skirt, of the new quinine shade that is receiving so much attention in the fashion houses overseas. The bluish-greeh tinge of quinine is reproduced with very unusual effect, and will undoubtedly be popular. Floral silks in varying weights com- ’ prised the majority of the summer frocks, most of which had their accompanying waistcoats, boleros or Eton jackets. Shadow-lace, particularly in black over pink georgette, was much in evidence. Cowl necklines, too, were freely used, a particularly smart matron’s gown of black georgette using this very effectively, with irregular tucking, as its only adornment Low set flares, puffed sleeves, chain-stitch embroidery and materials of modernistic design were other striking points in the fashions. Guardsman’s red, rose dust, pepper and salt, and Wellington blue were further departures in colour. Cotton materials were more in evidence than ever, pique and linalene being first favourites amongst the charming tennis frocks displayed. Beach fashions—gaily patterned cotton pyjamas, with large Mexican straws —were also shown, and the kiddies wore both beach and sleeping suits, illustrating the fascinating kiddy-styles that are constantly being introduced. The bride (Miss Marian Royds), with her two attendants (Misses Elsie Wilson and Julie Snow), formed a final tableau which met with unstinted applause. The bridal gown of peach-parchment satin moulded the figure by ingeniously diagonal inlets of the material, and flared below the knees, forming a slight train. Its moulded sleeves were generously flounced above the elbow, producing a slight square-shouldered effect, and the same parchment lined the muff she carried, that was lightly strewn with orange blossom. The veil flowed from a particularly charming brimmed tulle hat, little more than a frame, round which was arranged a shallow . coronet of blossom. The bridesmaids, who held the veil, were in frocks and monkey jackets of blush pink and buttercup Brussells lace, respectively, with large lacquered hats of clipped straw in their respective shades. Appropriate music was played throughout the parade.