IN PARIS,

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19661, 22 August 1935, Page 12

IN PARIS,

BLACK AND NAVY FOR DAYTIME. With Paris at the height- of its -social season, the llitz is packed at lunchtime with a cosmopolitan -crowd. The former -Barbara Hutton may he seen lunching there, and one day wore a voluminous silver fox cape, almost to tier knees, over a -printed crepe do chine frock.

The presence of Indian potentates adds a touch of glamour, and there are hosts of Paris’s best-dressed women in simple daytime clothes, which have just -a touch of frivolity for relief. Navy wool tallleurs, with hip-length jackets, and -straight skirts, are much worn, the skirt just covering the middle of the leg. Small toques, sometimes covered witli a huge navy 'ostrich plume, sweep round to the front and end in the air at the back 1 These hats are worn straight on the head. A smart Parisienno wore a simple jacket ensemble of navy crepe dotted with white, with an ol'f-tiie-fa'ce, crown less straw hat with little ostrich lips peeping over the edge of the -brim in front. A triple strand of large dark red beads provided contrast. Navy and white is worn by many, but black and black and white retain the lead, which is almost a foregone conclusion at any smart meeting place in Paris. An unusual black and while frock was of bla'clc woollen material, with long, straight sleeves, set on below the shoulders of large black and while checked material, and a wide belt of the same -checked fabric. Cape Costumes Popular.

■The cape costume has been well represented 100. One of all-black material was worn with a graceful hiplength 'cape -of Persian lamb, and the little herd Ilia I accompanied it was perched well forward. Tho cape,

which was plain in cut, hung from a small yoke of black satin, knotted like a kerchief at the front.

Another all-black frock had a hiplength capelet ’curving away at the front to show the dress and tied with a satin how,at.the neck. An unusual rustcolouired. costume made its appearance one day. It was a -suit of brick reel wool, quite plain in line, with *a hip-length collarless jacket, cut close to the neck. Bands of natural fox -started at either side of the waistline in front and 'continued over the shoulders in wing effect. The small felt hat was of lightish brown shade of fur.

The general silhouette effect lid to tbe conclusion that skirts as a whole were straight, and -came just to -the middle of the calf. Jackets, lop coats, and capes were as straight as possible, but loose at the back. Sleeves were simple, often straight and open at the wrist. Hats were -small, but varied in style and angle. Materials, plain and dark, were relieved by lingerie neckwear, llower boutonniers, flower toques, veils and ostrich feathers. White gloves and bells were other concessions to spring.