DRESSES OF THE WEEK.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16625, 6 January 1922, Page 9

DRESSES OF THE WEEK.

IN AHD ABOUT THE G!TY= (Specially written for the Stax”)* Ono is especially struck this eeasen by the plainness in stylo of th© dresses on© sees about th© streets; th© flounces and ci! apings of th© evening dress are altogether absent front those worn in the day time, and though there are many slight variations in make and style, on th© whole one coat and skirt, or one coat-frock, is very much like another. Suitings and gabardines have almost displaced tweeds for the time being, and voiles are not now so popular as foulards and cretonnes.

Some examples of coat-frocks, in the latter materials ar© really pretty, cost a, moderate sum, and ar© slipped on in a moment. There are a multiplicity of patterns to choose from, and no pno ought to complain of not being able to suit her individual stylo of t ©olduring A white serge coat seen in the Square this week was made on novel lines. It was quite short, the liem turned up some ten or twelve inches on the right side, forming pockets in front. The collar was lined with black velvety and a smartly-cut white serge skirt went with it. A black sailor hat with a black velvet band completed u. novel and pretty effect. A dress of beige sponge cloth was made much on the sanio lines, though the design was different. It had a rather wide check in shaded black, the turned up hem of the short coat being of plain beige without the check. This was trimmed with little horizontal rows of narrow black braid, ending in a loop top and bottom, the same braid coming down in three rows from under the collar to the point <»f th© shoulder on either side, ugain ending in a loop. Th© de©p cuffs were similarly trimmed, and there were three rows of the braid down either sido the front. A black straw hat with a choux of beige satin riband gave a somewhat heavy effect, as too much beige does, if it is a deep shade. The frock wanted a lighter touch about it either in blouse or hat trimming, but it had. a smart appearance, and was carried out on original linos, which is always to be commended.

Yet another coat and skirt, also m beige, but in a much lighter tone, almost biscuit-colour in fact. This bad a fairly long coat, fastened down the front with beige loo.is over stone buttons of beige with a circle of henna round them. It had two false pocket flaps at til© sides one above tho other, richly embroidered m henna worsted, tho collar and deep turned-back cuffs being similarly ornamented. The skirt was plain and narrow. The shady hat was of oyster straw, lined with henna georgette, and havine a or own of henna satin. It was tastefully carried out, and looked well.

The blouse and skirt are again making their appearance alter a fairly long absence from the streets, and a pretty combination of these two was worn by three young girl friends who were making a trip to th© seaside during the week. The first, who was tall and fair, wore a self-coloured linen skirt, buttoned up cither side with fairly large linen buttons. and buckled round a low waist with a narrow white suede belt. A tussore blouse, trimmed with hem pitching aDd having long sleeves ending in a cuff buttoned at th© wrist, was tied at the throat under a neat high collar with a bow of brown velvet. A wide hat of stitched linen was encircled with a white riband band and bow, and whit© shoes and stockings were worn. I have 6een nothing smarter ibis summer.

Th© second girl of the party wore a skirt of cream pinstripe suiting, plainly made, and a white crepe do chin© blouse with medallions of filet lac© inserted across the front and on tli© suffs. She carried a saxo blue jersey-coat over her arm, and liad a shady sax© blue hat with a close wreath of pink roses. She certainly was good to look at. Tho third of th© party was also wearing a pinstripe skirt, though wider and blacker in th© stripe, with a littlo slip of a whit© silk magyar blouse short sleeved, and heavily embroidered in amethyst satin stitch, so well done and designed that she was probably a pupil of th© art needlework class at the School of Art. She carried a lilac woollen w r rap for throwing over her shoulders, and wore a small lilac bat trimmed with sweet peas. They made a pretty, liappy picture, and looked as much what three young girls should look like as anything you would be likely to find in a month of Sundays. An altogether lovely little picture of a. child cam© up Cashel Street yesterday morning, holding on to her father’s hand. She was a fair little thing with fluffy curls, and was dressed in scarlet cottelen© bordered round low square throat, short sleeves, and hem, with a band of cream foulard, patterned in blue, pink and red roses, and having a belt round tho waist with two ends at the back. An artist seeing her would have taken out his sketch book and rrmdo a lightning sketch, jotting down the colouring. She was worth it. STELLA.