Fashion Hints for Islands Women

By Therese

ONE of the most charming dresses seen this season is evolved from a length of furnishing linen in the loveliest shade of red with a most strik ing bamboo design in white. The dress is simply made and is worn with white accessories.

Uncrushable cottons are printed in the gayest colours in bold designs and make the most devastating frocks; and how they wash! They require no trimming, either, which is an economy worthy of consideration.

All the letters of the alphabet are scattered in black over a white linen shirtmaker frock. Black and white shoes and a shady straw with a narrow rib bon trim strike the right note. If you are energetic enough you can scatter all the letters of your name in embroid ery in several colours over your entire frock. It’s an awfully attractive idea and well worth the trouble.

Two piece suits are always an attri bute to any woman’s wardrobe. They are in a wide variety of designs and offer wide scope for individual treat ment. With something different as the keynote, a hand-knit mercerised cotton suit in powder blue laces its front with cords of deeper blue and red. These hand-knit suits have the most marvel lous wearing and washing propensities and carry tremendous appeal.

Whimsical trimmings brighten frocks and suits. A linen jacket suit sports yellow flowerpots full of blue flowers.

Lobsters in red, green and blue do duty as fastenings on a string linen lace frock that swathes its waist with a sash of the three colours. Hats match or contrast and sport cockades of ribbon, lots of flowers, wings and narrow bands of gros grain, and seem to be made for the frocks with which they are worn.

Two and even three colour contrasts are good this season. An afternoon frock has yoke and sleeves of powder blue which also bands the hem of the skirt of darker blue. The dark blue ex tends to the yoke in two points.

SPLENDID materials are used for even ing frocks —materials that glitter and gleam and are even more magnifi cent than those of yore. Ottoman silk threaded with silver, tinselled tapestry, gold and silver lame, and metal moire with a glitter like ice are presented in all their glory. If you like something simpler, there are sheers of exquisite fineness, lovely cobwebby lace, fine crepes and lustrous satins. Styles are intriguing, too, and it is a satisfying state of mind to be clad in a chiffon gown that swirls widely over a taffetas foundation. It’s equally satisfying to wear a slinky gown, provisionally that the coiffure is altered to suit the change of style. A rustling romantic frock has a moulded torso and is held aloft by slender shoulder straps. Its low decollet age is covered by a fascinating little

jacket that goes all Chinese in design.

Blouses and skirts for evening are le dernier cri. A cocktail gown of silk with full black skirt has a polka dot blouse that buttons down the front, and short sleeves and a cowl collar which can be worn over the head in most in triguing style. Two tones are smart and a black skirt is the foundation for many changes.

Pastel shades never lose their appeal and a frock of glimmering pink satin draped into sweeping lines without a touch of ornament except a dimond clip at the right shoulder is lovely. The drap ery effect of the bodice extends to the left shoulder giving the effect of a sleeve.

A delightful frock is evolved from the palest of blue net over a full net skirt of mauve. It presents a lovely combin ation, particularly when a cyclamen flower is tucked in the waistline. There is clever cpntrast between the demurely buttoned bodice and the full floating skirt.

ACCESSORIES are intriguing. The latest accessories matched by fash ion are hats and hand-bags. Ac tually the hats are little more than caps but they are all that is required for chic.

A bright young thing wears a “beanie” and carries a bag designed on the same lines. Another goes a step further and zips up her beret the same as she does her hand-bag which is made of similar gay material. A trio of bows adorns both hat and bag of another set and gives joy to the owner.

If Fashion decrees that our belts must not be wide, she allows us variety. Nar row leather thongs like a dog leash look most attractive and two of Pido’s col

lars buckled together make a belt that is absolutely original.

Leis of flowers are being worn with great success for both day and evening and look really charming with an airy frock and a picture hat. Some delight ful colour schemes are achieved with multi-coloured flowers.