MODES OF THE MOMENT.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 17773, 8 October 1927, Page 14

MODES OF THE MOMENT.

PRACTICAL CLOTHES FOR WOMEN. And now, what remains to us vh.l regard a dress from the practical as well as the ornamental point of view? What to Lake —what to wear on boll- , dav.- 'I hose are the questions mat abso. b our though is to a cunsiderablt (tegree. io those, therefore, whose thought., turn seaward, I wou.d describe a new mulling wrap and costume that 1 re-

cently made. ‘ ll consists. of the usua 1 little “two-, piece’’ suit ot short “Knickers, and j j ueltcd and sleeveless ''jumper ' ot gaiyl-coioured, waterproofed t..netas. s' The colouring I selected lor one ol these suits (and I composed four ( “sets” of costumes lor the same ; client) had the ••knickers'’ of rather ( dull green silk, with the short, straigui , tunic in prinled watei prooiect tali etas , ot cora.i red, patterned with elaborate , scrcols in tne same green as that oi , the under part of tiie dress. , The neck is rather high (I think that the chest and hack should be/ protected from the sun) and fastened , on each shoulder with a. silken twisted clasp that is almost invisible . The special note of novelty in this costume is the beach wrap cn suite. Jt is circular in shape. An opening in the top of the um- , brel a—shaped round of material allows it to be slipped over the head, and slits in the sides through which the . arms can be slippc.d add to its utility, j

Effective. ■ | Worn with a swathed bathing cap of coral red, having a long tasselled end, it is an ensemble that should prove most effective Also lor uti'itv and clnirin I recommend the sketch of an afternoon dress 1 oi a lovely tone of wine-red crepe ro- , maiiic called “Marionette.” ; its simplicity oi line is becoming, and yet tlie wide pleats of the skirt give ample scope for movement. The over-blouse of finest white crepe l-omaine embroidered in ail Oriental pattern in red floss silk, gives a touch of lightness and elegance to a toilette that J is ideal lor tne plage, or for afternoon dancing. The hat also with its brim of white kid stencilled in a pattern of black, ied and white fruit is worthy of consideration. Now is the time, indeed, when the long .skirt of the “robe do style” will be tested and judged, and probably be accepted or rejected as a popular povsibi ity for the autumn and winter. With dresses of tjiis type are worn broad leafed huts of fine white straw or pale-tinted crinoline, or most delicate ldta or coarsely-plaited hand-made straw. Broad ribbons of satin or grosgrain in colours that harmonise or contrast with the hue of the gown, are sympathetic and appropriate trimming, although a huge single flower with shaded petals of chiffon anil velvet artfully poised on the crown or lightly lying on the broad brim, is equally attractive. A samll hat with a garden party dress rover seems to me quite correct in style.

Blue is undoubted’!' the colour that is ensuitc with the sea and the sky and the white yachts flint make Cowes a joyous picture when the .sun is sinning. One dress I have in mind is of the finest o utility of marine blue kashaline

The little skirt, made with deep inverted boxpleats, is hung from a sleeveless under bodice of ivory-white silk that forms a waistcoat embroidered m gold, dull rose-colour and blue. A tiny pocket on one side lias a golden anchor stitched upon it. Over this is worn •a- short, double-breasted coat, cut like a .sailor’s jacket with gold buttons, a wide .square-cornered collar, and deep side pockets. Little gold-embroidered anchors appear on the pockets and on the left s'cevc. To accompany this dress is a hat made of white corded silk, shaped like tlio-e quaint hats worn by American sailors, with the turned up brim made in navy blue silk. Nautical. ' On a shingled head this looks amazingly piquant and pretty. Or the “very nautical” hat shown in the sketch with its black “peak” and its neat petershaw hand would be equa’l.v effective. White is always suitable and charming also for “sea-going” purposes. Then lor the. moors and tlm mountains —it is on expeditions of this kind that the modernist feels her supremacy 1 She has shaken off the tyranny of the skirt, and can appear in the happy freedom of b’nibs uneneiunbercd with unnecessary material. Breeches need not he hidden, but there are extremely modish dresses to be seen, that although they have the appearance of a skirt are yet of the crmfortably “divided” description. One dress, that I call “Montagnarde,” is idea' for shooting, for climbing, for walking, and for golfing. It is of fine suiting, in a soft brownish colour (l. had the. lone of the moors

in mv mind wlini l selected it). | Tt lias a. Ion*; jumper bodice with a ' calf-skin collar, and it is belted about tlic hips ivitli a narrow band of calfskin in flic same shade, while the short skirt, which is divided into wide lens, has in front a sort of apron that entirely conceals the division, and yetno way hampers the movement of the limbs.