Frocks for Every Mood

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 508, 10 November 1928, Page 20

Frocks for Every Mood

When Madame is Calm Or Has a Nerve Attack

Fluffy, Fussy Modes or Simple Ones

I have just seen some veally charming evening frocks in silks, chiffons, r and tulles —lovely things that make ( you feel soft and feminine and j pleased with yourself (writes “Ger- ’ maine" from Paris). They dip almost J to the heels at the back, and are , slightly drawn up in front. They ■ look a little bit bustly behind, with < their soft draperies, and, as if, in front, they have bene nervously , ihtched. Lots of clothes made one thikn, somehow/of “Madame” when she has a crisis of nerves. That does not mean that they are unattractive! Au contraire, like “Madame” in her crisis, they are quite fascinating, almost bewildering. Then, there are the what I call the “calm” clothes. There are many of this kind to be seen this year. You know what I mean! Slim lines, falling soft and straight from shoulder to hem, with insets and tucks and agthers —nothing to ruffle the eyes, or make you wonder very much about anything. Soothing clothes, and very often misleading about the characer of the women who wear them. You want them in the wardrobe, of course, but it is a mental laziness to wear no other kind. Pale colours in georgette give the effect of calm; and tucks, insertions and pleats ehhance the delicate mood of them. If you choose a simple frock in absinthe-coloured chiffon you might drug yourself and others into a comfortable, snory sleep. I wonder if one really could affect the minds of one's friends with the colours of one’s frocks ?