BROWN THIS SEASON.

Waikato Times, Volume 111, Issue 18631, 9 May 1932, Page 5

BROWN THIS SEASON.

DESIGNERS’ FAVOURITE COLOUR. WORN ON ALL OCCASIONS. It is curious to notice how r one colour can hold the whole dress world of Paris. Not so long ago wo would not look at anything but black models, perhaps tempered with turquoise blue. Now we pass black clothes, with the exception of a few smart coats and frocks, and we turn to brown —brown all the time. All the designers use brown for morning, afternoon and evening, for indoors and out-of-doors, and even | for boudoir and bedroom wear. A pyjama suit of light brown washing satin, for instance, was shown with a negligee, also of brown satin trimmed with lace dyed to match. Dressing gowns and wraps of every kind are in brown—padded silk and fleecy flannel ones for practical wear, and satin, crepe de chine and, newest of all, thick silk foulard, one to include in the "visiting” wardrobe. The satin and crepe wraps are made with bertlie capes and bell sleeves edged with wide lace. Some are tied with strings of the material, others have wide sashes. But. the foulard and woollen wraps arc plain to primness, the only concession being heavy fringe ends to the foulard sashes and perhaps coloured pipings on the collars, cuffs, and pockets of the woollen gowns. A smartly cut, very plain pyjama suit in golden brown satin or crepe de chine, and a tailored wrap of foulard, crepe, or satin a shade or two darker, make a very attractive breakfast toilette, to wear at home or while travelling. , , Perhaps you think so much brown means a season of monotonous clothes. Not at all—shades of brown are as numerous as sands of the seashore, while there was only one shade of black 1 The darkest brown is the colour of wet earth, nearly black; the lightest is a bright preserved-ginger colour, and in between there ace. hundreds of shades. Also, turquoise-blue, rosepink, coral-pink, pistachio-green, yel- \ low. tangerine, orange and rhalkI white are all used to relieve the basic, colour. At the, moment, coral-pink and chalk-white are the chosen favourites to go with brown, pink being used only on the darker shades, of course. , Coats aro ini'!do of fine satin-faced doth, diagonal woollen material, and a new honeycomb weave of granyia, which has a rough surface. Nearly ail the nicest woollen, both fine and heavy, have the rough surface. For travelling and sport coats showing quite large checks of cream and brown, beige and brown, or brown and lemon, are worn over frocks of fine la inn so or Jersey. The well-cut skirt, with a pullover or a jersev, is quite smart for

mornings and early aftrnoons as the frock. Some of the skirts match the coats, but not all. Often a different material is chosen to match the jumper. The latest jumpers, by the way, have necklines which fit closely round the throat with bands of finer weave. Some of them fasten on Ihe shoulder with tiny gold buttons to keep them from stretching out of shape. They are made of the finest lacy wool, or else of fine plain stockinette. Falo lemon and shades of tangerine and rust are most, worn, 'but very original Jumpers aro shaded up from the hems in different, tones of tho same colour.