SCOTCH PLAIDS AND THE CLAN TARTANS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18785, 14 June 1929, Page 12

SCOTCH PLAIDS AND THE CLAN TARTANS.

A changeable climate renders it necessary that the feminine wardrobe should include some wool garments possessing both warmth and lightness. Paris has returned to the vogue of plaids and tartans, and no materials are more serviceable, for motoring, sports and country wear. As to the clan tartans, there is always a seasonal demand for these in Scotland, London and other centres (says a Home paper). These materials are of a distinctive class and there is such a variety that with careful selection of the colourings and designs they are smart for women and children’s

A pleated skirt of tartan cloth with a plain coloured bodice in velveteen or other material, or a plain skirt with a sports jumper, either trimmed or piped with clan colourings, make quite attractive outfits. Inspection of the clan tartan designs will reveal that there are se^e . r al embracing bold colourings in which red predominates, including: Robertson, Macintosh, Roj’al Stewart, M Duff, Fraser; then comes Dress Macpherson with its smart splashes of yellow and red. . , This is an age of brilliant colours, but the quieter and more subdued colourings with the dark green ating will be found in the M Donald, Hunting Stewart, Eracht Cameron, Menzies, M’Kenzie and M’lntyre designs.