Fashion Hints for Islands Women

By Therese

CLOTHES are beautiful and arresting—Nature has again inspired manufacturers in their choice of colours with the result that the new materials are lovelier than ever. Wools have all the supple qualities of silk and are so rich in colour.

Winter clothes are distinguished for their simplicity of style. Great scope for individual choice is offered by the wide variety of weaves.

There are wools of exquisite fineness for formal afternoon wear and cocktail parties, and when these are allied to lace they become the high lights of any party.

Suiting-weight worsteds, heavier wools, and cloth of rougher weaves are ideal for general and sports wear and make up into delightful skirts, jackets and coats. Checks and stripes are the last word in chic. Plain materials can be procured that exactly match the pre dominating colours of the check. Combinations are presented in green and amber, biege and brown, amber and black, and blue and navy, with a fine red thread outlining the check.

EVENING materials are full of glamour and, whether the style chosen be crinoline or the newer moulded lines, there is a fabric for every choice. Velvets endow the wearer with an air of luxury.

Lames come in a variety of designs, including the new and equally attractive multi-coloured stripe effect. This enchanting material is also used effectively for blouses with evening en sembles and for dinner and cocktail frocks.

Silver lame and black velvet make contact for a cocktail hour in a frock that embodies many of the new fashion features. High-necked, the bodice is double-shirred into an uplift waist line. The skirt is flared in front. The un usual belt is about four inches wide at the back and gathered into a clip in the front to let the two ends form a butterfly bow.

The sleeves are cut on very generous lines to the elbow, from thence fitting tightly to the wrist. A smart black velvet pill-box is sur mounted with a black fur bottle brush and a

large black valvet handbag-cum-mufl. with gloves and shoes finish a delightful ensemble.

ALTHOUGH crinolines with their feminine ap peal will be seen frequently, form-fitting frocks are newer and Grecian lines are de manding attention. Charming effects are ob tained with draperies.

Tier on tier of frothing, billowing tulle or net goes to the making of a crinoline that would delight the debutante. The foundation is of rainbow-striped taffeta, the colours showing mistily through layers of tulle. Diamante shoulder straps make it sparkle.

Black lace and net are an attractive com bination for a frock of the same type, the skirt featuring bands of net and lace.

Daytime frocks and ensembles are full of charm. While many of them are on tailored lines, little dressmaker touches lend them a softly feminine air.

Sleeves are significant. Some overseas de signers stand firmly by bishop’s sleeves, which are long and full and gathered into a cuff.

There are variations of this theme; some are narrowed away under the wrist, and others are made cuffless, so that the frock’s contrasting cuff can show beneath.

Skirts are short and are given a shade more width without losing that inimitable slim line.

Movement is achieved by pleats and goring.

Perfect little suits, quaint and demure, are very appealing. On removing the coat of a black suit, a tucked white crepe shirt, waist linked to the skirt with a wide jade green cummerbund, is revealed.

Black is unfailingly chic for a score of oc casions. Try different coloured belts above a black winging skirt. They give a strong touch of individuality and allow the wearer to com bine two or even three colours.

ACCESSORIES are important—costumes are brightened with well chosen clips, pins and

bracelets. All dressmaker jewellery should be chosen discriminately.

A floor-length cape of petunia wool is worn over an azalia-pink evening gown cut on Grecian lines. With this ensemble a gold neck lace, a bouquet of crinkled gold flowers and matching bracelet are worn.

Attractive bag and belt combinations are seen in all the newest shades in many varieties of leather —suede, patent leather, morocco and crocodile—and in the most intriguing shapes.

Miniature kit bags arc very attractive and hold an amazing quantity of women’s bits and pieces. Pouch bags and the envelope variety find equal favour.

The strictly tailored bag with long shoulder straps is definitely sporting and is the perfect complement to tweeds. A brown coat suit with a twin personality is lined with green and biege tweed, with the skirt matching the tweed of the coat. It calls for a bag of this type, and when one of the new squash hats and low heeled suede walking shoes are worn it marches triumphantly on the way to success.

Miss Peggy Aspinall, of Penang, Fiji,

returned to her home by the May “Mo nowai”. after spending a holiday in Syd ney.

The engagement has been announced of Miss Bonnie Hamilton and Mr. Lionel Baker, of Papua. Mr. Baker, who was

formerly connected with Steamships

Trading Co. Ltd. at Samarai, recently

joined the staff of Gili Gili plantation.