NEW AUTUMN FABRICS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19804, 21 May 1934, Page 12

NEW AUTUMN FABRICS

“Wind-blown" and "wind-swept" are the terms used to describe the rippled, waved, and otherwise disturbed surfaces of the autumn materials that form the new frocks, suits, and coats. Entirely smooth surfaces, even in evening gowns, are no more. All fabrics have that crinkled, honeycombed, ribbed, or rough-haired appearance so Insisted on by fashion this season. There are the fabrics with broken ribbing known as “windblown,” which so aptly describes their appearance, resembling as it does the sands of a beach swept by breezes into tiny corrugations. Velvet has been denuded of its shine, and is known as “delustred,” or, if it has a fine, ribbed surface, as “cotelle.” Ottoman silks also have this fine ribbing, while the moss crepe that shows an attractively dull face to the world is anot.ner material used for afternoon and evening gowns.

Naturally, dull-surfaced materials call for a contrast in the way of trimming, and so beading has been revived again. There is a delightful example of this on a matron’s afternoon gown of black velvet, featuring a long, graceful skirt ending in a short train, and with wide sleeves that are inlet with silver beading from the shoulder almost to the wrist. Lame or brilliant buttons give a glitter to dark-hued frocks, and some of the evening gowns are composed entirely of metal fabrics —these are in contrast to the duller surfaced fabrics.