OUR PARIS LETTER

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 19840, 14 May 1927, Page 19 (Supplement)

OUR PARIS LETTER

FASHIONLAND’S LATEST NOVELTIES. I (Specially written for the “Chronicle.”) (By Yvonne Rodier). One of the most notable features of the season’s fashions is the chic littl ‘ juniper of taffetas which is being worn over a cloth skirt, the latter plain, tne former of the übiquitous check or plaid design. Per contra, a minutely-pleatc.i taffetas skirt has its chic complement h» a plain silk blouse and little coat, bound with a narrow plaid edging. * # # * Many Paris dressmakers are making the most of the resuscitated navy ■ vogue, one of their happiest dress-in-spiral ions being navy chiffon over palest rose pink. I saw a particularly smart navy crepe mororain ensemble trimmed with scalloped pink Petersham i edgings. Pale grey is obviously to vie with navy in the Parisiennc's affections, ami the perennial black and white alliance is again sponsored by the truly smart.! A charming afternoon gown in black latin showed the new long swathed collage that is “pulled”' into a widc Romany ceinture tieing in a bow in the front, with white satin and crystal buttons intriguingly introduced on to the collar and cuffs. New millinery models include hatwith brims 'and hats entirely void cf brim. Both styles have their own • f fectiveness. Crowns, while remaining fairly high, are not exaggerated, and ihe hat fits the head quite comfortably. Ml-grosgrnin examples show exquisite •olour blendings in three shades. One if the latest millinery fabrics is chif-fon-felt worked into a delightful colour scheme, in which different hues of this most attractive new fabric are rut up and arranged in rows or stripes. Grosgrain also trims smart straws, and there are many softly becoming paille d’ Italic creations. Brims to shade the eyes are a feature of sports mil ]inerv, whether of felt or straw. * * * * Freak Handbags. There is a “freak” handbag fashion sponsored just now in Paris. Obviously evolved from the “toy” dog habit of the davs when Madame carried a

“petit toutou’’ under her arm, the bag takes the form of a woolly dog which opens tiown the bark by means of a sliding fastener starting from the dog’s shoulders. The inside of the’ animal is fitted with the usual equipment: mirror, chain purse, powder puff, and so forth. Brown and black are the favoured colours, and the doggy even has a coquettish ribbon tied round its. neck to complete the illusion. It is not. I imagine, a fashion that will appeal to the feminine dog lover. A new development, of the all-pre-valent boutonniere is seen in the wrist let posy. A flower is fixed to the wrist of the long and tight-fitting sleeve which is featured on most of the up-to-date afternoon gpwns. The flowers —usually of velvet—are placed at the extreme edges, so that the softly! rounded petals rest over the wearer’s hands. Given pretty hands, the mode is charming. * * * A quaint notion is the antique jewellery as trimming for otherwise inadorned frocks. Ohl-world bracelets are worn outside the sleeve, and necklets follow the’ line of the neck-open-ing. two and sometimes three being worn together in graded lengths.