FASHION NOTES

Taranaki Daily News, 2 September 1933, Page 17 (Supplement)

FASHION NOTES

LATE SEASON DEMURENESS. SIMPLE LINES FOR EVENING. (From Our Lady Correspondent.) London, August 20. Becoming wide-brimmed hats, prim little day-frocks, unsophisticated-look-ing dance dresses, wrist-bands, quaint frilled gloves, Quakerish collars... .wearing them, woman look quite demurely piquant these days ! Hats we have already discussed. There are, however, one or two new ideas A model with a drooping brim and a closely-fitting crown is trimmed with beautiful hand-made flowers in organdi of different colours and dark green velvet leaves. The hat is fine black straw, worn at a slight tilt, and the posy is posed flat against the front of the crown. A mixture of straw and wool is woven into another becoming little shape, which has the crown draped over to one side, beret fashion, and a brim about two inches wide tilted in a line with the crown. This comes up well in light navy, and a band of navy and one of white gros-grain round the crown. Smaller hats of the same material as the suits and frocks they accompany are sometimes made with the folded crown, sometimes with the plain one. The brims are stitched closely all over to give firmness, and the trimmings are usually stitched bands of the material. Silk hats stitched diamond-wise look very A new travel hat has been designed to avoid the flat lank-looking coiffure that generally results from wearing a tight hat which excludes the air for hours on end. It may be developed in soft felt, in cloth, or in heavy silk, and the crown is perforated all over the top. In the case of the felt model, the holes are left as they are, those in the cloth are ma-chine-stitched round, and those in the silk are buttonhole-stitched. NEAT DAY FROCKS. There is. a distinct suggestion of “uniform” about some of the late season day frocks of silk. One much-admired model has a perfectly plain bodice fastening from neck to waist with a close-set row of buttons, a very slightly flared skirt, and a broad patent Heather waist belt. It is expressed in navy-blue fine ribbed silk and at neck and wrists are deep collar and cuffs of white pique, the collar fastening under a navy corded ribbon bow. , . ~ , Then there is a model m black crepe de chine sparsely sprinkled with small yellow oranges. The bodice is cut with a deep pointed yoke, two points reaching down over the tops of the arms, one down the front, and one down the back. Sleeves three-quarters length drawn into tie-cuffs of plain yellow crepe, and wide black crepe belt fastening with a yellow buckle. No frills on this frock! Little dresses of sprigged, and checked cotton materials are likewise plain and unadorned, but cut with as much care as is bestowed on more expensive materials. Hence their refreshing smartneSS’ THE ICE WHITE GOWN. I saw an ice-white satin evening gown, too, that had not even a buckle to redeem it from severity. It was moulded to the figure to just above the kneeline, then miraculously flared, without inset godets, to the hem which fluted out like a gigantic Canterbury bell. Bodice cut high in front, extended over the upper-arms to form small cape sleeves, and graduated off at the back to a fairly deep oval. DEBUTANTES’ DANCE DRESSES. The Debs, are revelling in white, pastel-coloured and black frocks. I think white is the favourite, with perhaps P/ e “ grey and shell-pink and pansy-blue tying for second place. One or two girls definitely favour black chiffon and net, | but the ordinary darker colours are left 1 for older women. I loved the pale grey satin frock worn by one of the younger matrons at a party last week. It was well moulded to the figure, the skirt billowing a little towards the hem, and the bodice drawn tightly across the front to lace up at the back’ with grey silk cords! A similar lacing was in front. ' Frilled muslin, chiffon and net frocks are still liked, and with these go dainty wrist-bands of small artificial flowers. Sometimes the floral note is repeated in the narrow belt, sometimes in a necklace, more often in a small and quite unnecessary muff I Young girls, and older ones, still wear funny little gloves made of silk to match their frocks, or of fine kid or suede to tone with them. They are frilled at the wrists, and occasionally the frills are slightly stiffened so that they stand out like ruffles. It is just as well, by the way, to treat the arms with good liquid powder, or special whitening creampowder, when wearing these gloves, because they draw attention to the arms—unwelcome attention if the skin happens to look red or mottled ! WHOLESOME BEETROOT SOUP. One and half pints clear white stock, one teacupful cooked rice, one goodsized cooked beetroot, two egg-whites, two crushed egg-shells, vinegar, salt, pepper, parsley. . I Slice the beetroot finely, put it in a I flat dish, pour a little wine vinegar over | it, and leave until the juice has been extracted. Make sure that the stock is clear. Wash and finely crush the two-egg-shells, and whip the egg-whites to a stiff froth. Add both to the stock, 1 whisk until it boils, and let it simmer for a few minutes. Then add the beetroot juice, boil for a few minutes longer, strain through a cloth, and return to the pan. If not quite red enough, add a few drops of cochineal colouring. Season to taste, add the cooked rice, reheat, and serve sprinkled with chopped parsley.