Fashion Hints for Islands Women

By Therese

is in the air, and so our loveliest materials take unto themselves all the flowers of this lovely season.

Every variety and type of material is flower sprinkled with the most devast ating results.

Crinkled organdies in delicious pastel shades scatter flowers lavishly over their crispness. Party frocks of this exquisite material are an absolute joy.

Creaseless voile is one of the greatest standbys of a tropical wardrobe. The voile is beautifully fine, has marvellous washing propensities, and comes in de signs and colourings that rejoice the heart. Whether the hour be morning, noon, or night, a voile can be found for the occasion.

Linens and washing silks come in for their share of popularity. Deservedly, too, since they lend themselves to almost all types of frocks.

Paisley patterned silks, luxurious crinkled things with organdie backs, rustle their way to success in evening frocks and coats. Pastel tinted chiffons and taffetas weave gold and silver threads through their loveliness.

Exotic flowers run riot over satins, lacquered and plain, and go to the mak ing of some of the most striking evening gowns the season has to offer. They require no trimming, depending solely on their cut to make the most of their riotous beauty.

Lace, that feminine of all materials, is insidiously weaving itself into the forefront again. It comes in formal afternoon frocks as well as in frocks for the cocktail hour.

Silk jersey gives serviceable wear and makes especially nice sports wear.

Reversible figured materials make en sembles that are the essence of chic for formal occasions.

The navy frock with quaint little whitq unicorns disporting themselves over it, uses the reverse side of the material— white patterned with navy—to make the well cut three-quarter coat. A navy hat with white ribbon band tops the ensemble.

Navy is unbelievably cool for summer wear when gayed with lots of white.

A white silk hip length coat with wasp like waist, goes over a trim navy frock, thus ooeying fashion’s decree —light over dark for afternoon, dark over light for morning. Top a light skirt with a dark jacket and you will be unmistakably new.

Boleros in gay cabalero style add them selves to the multitudinous types of coats presented this season. Redingotes combine plain coats with figured mater ials for the frocks. Short chubby jackets have square shoulders, and boxy swag gers swing wide as you walk.

Neutral shades have new importance in the scheme of things. Beige and grey in varying shades—and since neutral shades ally themselves so faultlessly with whatever colour your errant fancy pleases, their importance cannot be too greatly stressed. Navy and black lend them absolute distinction. Green and

flame-red lift them to undreamed of heights, and so on till every colour is exhausted.

Blues, from electric to navy, are all brought to the limelight. Postman’s blue is a new shade which is receiving more than its fair share of attention.

Shirtmaker frocks teem with detail.

Round yokes, square yokes, pointed yokes, no yokes at all; collars of every size and shape; and skirts flared, pleated, or circular. Novel buttons trim their blouses—birds, beasts, fish, and flowers add their quota to the detail.

Blouses are trumps, and whether for

bridge, cocktail, formal, or sports wear they are spared the same attention to detail as our frocks. The Russian peasant blouse returns to favour and there is much rejoicing among the very youthful. Soft little feminine lingerie blouses find success for afternoon wear, while the übiquitous shirt blouse serves us on divers occasions.

Rick-rack braid, quaint, old-fashioned,

and full of charm, is used for the trim ming of gowns formal and informal.

Spotted belts, handkerchiefs and tiny

cowboy scarves give character to the plain white or pastel tinted shirtmaker.

A white uncrushable linen says “nothing but the best is good enough” and boldly takes to itself a navy lacquered satin scarf.

Wooden bead belts in gay colours form ing flower and geometrical designs add charm to plain frocks. Belts come in varied widths—the narrow thong of leather sharing popularity with the wider type.

Fashions for evening are of such varia tion that there is wide choice for every type. The sleek sophisticated type of woman has never had a wider range in colour, material, or style. Those lovely lacquered satins, exotically splashed with flowers were especially made for her, as was the sleek gown of dull black crepe with nought but a gleaming jewelled clip to trim it.

Heaven-sent for the ravishing blonde is the gown of ice-blue satin, the little tight-fitting bodice of which contrasts so definitely with the voluptuous fulness of the skirt. Huge flower prints are veiled voluminously with tulle, or net. A pencil slim foundation of black uses the same drift down stuff to charm the heart of the ingenue.

The ankle length frock for cocktail and evening is receiving mixed receptions.

Soon, no doubt, they will become uni versal wear, but at present they are the choice of searchers after novelty.

Sports and beach wear have great attraction. The culotte is one of the most useful and attractive garments we have had presented to us. A compromise be tween shorts, skirts, and slacks—what more could one ask? A little fitting waistcoat jacket is their ideal accompani ment. Play suits are charming for the young moderne and with either peasant hankerchief or sunbonnet of childhood days tied ’neath her chin, she looks delightful.

Beach bags have gay towelling covers lined with waterproof silk. Fish and fowl swim and flutter all over their brilliance, as they do over the huge towel that does yeoman service as a beach wrap.

Hats are gay and amusing and the old adage “a little nonsense now and then” is applied not only to our beach hats but hats for formal occasions as well. Saucer-like hats, plonk a flower right on their crown. Breton sailors line themselves with spots and trad long tails at the back. Large cartwheels thrust a rose on their brim, and paisley crowns trim straight brimmed sailors.

Black veiling intriguingly swathes a cream ballibuntal. Stitched hats of line and silk match shirtmaker frocks and have a tailored appearance that goes so well with this useful type of frock.

Thick cordings, twined and intertwined, serve the purpose of hats and are ideal for motoring and other occasions when the locks require to be kept in order without the encumbrance of a mcie formal chapeau.