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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 21 June 1924, Page 3

The bateau neckline is still seen oil shoulder to shoulder; in its newest ve*g? tE 'MM W« 11 Inconsequence of the widely adopted cross-over bodice the V-shaped neck returned to fnslxion* . The square neckline, voted for som time past as dowdy, returns again made Attractive by the ingenuity ot the modern dressmaker, who cuts it o\ Vav so that it begins just near the shoulders and then fills in the inner edges with a soft frilling or embioidery; or she takes it right up to the base of the neck. . Young and old wear a round neck on their frocks and soften it by the addition of a circular pleating or lingerie collar or by a bertlie which may be as deep as their courage permits them to "'popular fancy has definitely retained the round neck which fits up to the throat, finishing there abruptly without trimming. It is not always becoming. , , -> While the neckline has been raised in front, it has in many instances been dropped at the back. A novel finish to a gown shows a deep scallop continued from the neck down the front. The effect justifies it being called the "cottage loaf line. A quaint finish to a gown is a gipsy's necktie, arranged on a round neck and knotted simply in front. A use for lace on almost every garment —black lace, white lace, and black and white lace mixed. Magpie lace is generally waxed, _ and has a large mesh and bold designs. Now that sleeves are so elaborate — and they become more and more so every day—lace has a fresh role to play: bat sleeves, wing sleeves, bishop sleeves —all these aro made of lace : black, white, or coloured. Novelty- handbags look like dat alabaster powder bowls and are just as large. They are ornamented with raised sprays of flowers and are carried by ribbon straps threaded through small "loops” of alabaster. In place of the ordinary leather strap by which the short umbrella is suspended from the wrist it is now fashionableto have a narrow chain of beads matching the handle or the tips of the umbrella.

Very quaint and gay are the new darned “siring” jumpers mado of widemeshed coarse filet net-, which is worked in parts with bright wools. A brightly- coloured silk slip is worn to show through the open mesh. The early Victorian corsage, which so prettily moulds shoulders that retain a youthful slimness, seems firmly- established. This is essentially- a young woman’s fashion, for the artless method of trimming—often a narrow wreath of conventional flowers round tlie _ shoulders tho tightly-fitting bodice and ‘bouffant’ skirt are slightly ridiculous on a woman of middle age. Skirts are much lower in these "period” gowns. Many touch the toes in front. When a delieato material is used the underskirt, or lining, is sometimes shorter than the proper skirt, so that a transparent border is the result.