GLOVES are definitely interesting.

Fashion Hints for Islands Women

By Therese.

THERE are no rules to break in the Fashion world this season—provided that full consideration is given to line and colour you may take any lib erty you like. Sail forth in a picture frock or go all Greek and classical in sylph-like frocks; or if neither appeals to your mood the swing skirt may still be worn with success and here and there also one sees the bouffant skirt tip tot ed in front.

Don’t tie yourself down to type because of some preconceived delusion. Try any thing and alter the style of hair-dress ing to suit the type of frock and the result will be delightfully surprising.

All the Greek and Second Empire de signs are modernised to meet the de mands of the time and they gain attrac tion in process. Evening clothes still glitter—pailettes, rhinestones, diamante, all do their share towards making fes tive hours a success. If these fail in their appeal two, three and even four colour combinations will lift you to the heights.

A gown of striking simplicity is of heavy white crepe with a bolero jacket and a big cat’s whisker bow of black se quins. The skirt has that lovely slim line to the hips and the fulness is ob tained by subtle cut.

Evening, wraps are exciting. Envelop ing capes worn in swashbuckling style, cavalier capes with a dashing air, coats that reach to the hem of the gown are all delightful. A slender knee length coat of lame with billowing sleeves is so lovely that it must be seen to be be lieved.

THE accent is on accessories, whether for day or evening, especially flow ers, real or artificial. Wear them tuck ed in your hair, or as a corsage posv. or huge clusters of them thrust at the waist. Flower-trimmed evening caps are the last wnrd in chic when worn at a jaunty anele.

Belts are important and give brilliant touches of colour or glitter to evening gowns and to a lesser degree on day clothes. A brown suede belt twinkles with gold stars and is worn with a day frock of the same shade of brown. Col oured rhinestones of all sizes and shapes adorn the belt that encircles the waist of a black frock. Gold kid, whether plain or jewel trimmed, finds much favour.

All sorts of clothes are zipped up with lightning fasteners. These are really de lightful and offer a wide choice. They are in gold and silver, and are adorned with multi-coloured rhinestones; happily they can also be procured in colours to match any dress. Sometimes they are the only note of contrast in a toilette and quaint little ornaments are attach ed to their tag ends. Buttons and buck les are endlessly amusing. They run the gauntlet of all things real and unreal that designers can utilise for our pleas ure and as if realising the tremendous rivalry of the zipp fastener add consid erable charm to their utility.

Dressmaker jewellery claims a tremen dously important place in Fashion’s scheme of things, and there are some really lovely things showing in this type of accessory. Gold is. of course, extreme ly popular and is the natural accompa niment to black and is worn for both day and evening. A little, well chosen rather than a lot is definitely the rule for dressmaker jewellery.

GLOVES are definitely interesting.

They come in all colours and in all materials—kid, suede, fabric—and in dozens of different designs. Coloured gloves worn with contrasting frocks in dark shades are very attractive.

For suits, liberty with colour may be taken and a hat, blouse, and bag of vel vet worn with a suit, makes it particu larly distinctive. Ultramarine erloves and scarf with a brown suit leave little to be

desired, and the more daring crimson with silver-birch green is really charming.

SIGNS in the Fashion sky point to blouses and skirts, and the odd jac ket adds the formal touch when ne cessary. Nothing could be nicer than this fashion, for lots of blouses give you greater scope for ingenious colour com binations than almost anything else.

The gilet type of blouse is a favourite, and this is readily understood. A white pique model buttons up the front and the

encrusted plastron is worked with tucks terminating in a stand up collar.

Waistcoats are a close relation to blouses and they are extremely chic, made in striped linens and plain piques.

They have added virtue in that they have a happy knack of pepping up tired suits.

Cottons are happy mediums for any type of blouse whether it be tailored or softly feminine. There are sturdy cot tons for tailored types and really lovely plain, checked and figured cottons for softer occasions.

Mrs. E. Stopp left Sydney for Nor folk Island, by the “Morinda” on June 11.

She is the wifei of the Government Secretary of N.I.