Bright Courts

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 662, 14 May 1929, Page 5

Bright Courts

1 THE ROYAL COURTS THIS j 1 YEAR AT BUCKINGHAM i PALACE WILL BE THE j MOST SPECTACULAR FOR ] I YEARS !_ J GRACEFUL DRESSES In women’s dresses, frills and furbelows have become fashionable again, and straight lines have been replaced by the curves of femininity. The court curtsey will no longer be an agony. Long full skirts with draperies will enable nervous debutantes to perform it with grace and distinction. As they sink on the floor their frilled skirts will float out around them like the petals of• full-blown roses. Debutantes are largely using supple satins and fine crepe de chines, but chiffons, georgettes, mousselines de soie, and tulles are most popular and especially adaptable. The full an-cient-modern skirts composed of multitudinous tiny frills with clever adaptations of the crinoline and panniers fit closely at the hip and dip back at the sides, forming an uneven hemline. The frocks are composed of layers of different colours, such as pale pink super-imposed on rose over bue, and orchid-mauve over delphinium blue, giving the loveliest effects. Slim Bodices The bodices are slimly cut, and trains are pearled or embroidered with feathery sprays of Headdresses are most varied. Wide jewelled bandeau enable girls with shingles to attach bunches of curls over the ears and at the back ‘of the head. Little caps of pearls and lace are also worn, or bouquets of circular flowers arranged in circles in colours to match the dress. Fans of ostrich plumes and eagle’s feathers are popular.