Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Wednesday 10 July 1918, page 12


COMING FASHIONS.

,; SPRING'FROCKS, i/

Touches of embroidery and braiding will beautify most of the attractive - spring frocks this year. There is nothing new about the fashion, but it is persisting much longer Until assisting with such fashions. The illustration shows some of the ways in which this embroidery will be utilised. The front frame, Bush ends, cuffs, and square neck line al! - finished with it. The heavy patterns which we have used on

winter dresses will, however, be rejected in favour of more delicate patterns, sometimes little more than a fine tracing on the cloth or silk sometimes this tracing is achieved by means of stitching with very fine silvers poid threads, as fine as ordinary sewing silk "Sometimes the ' i thread-like design is worked in line chair at stitch, and coloured silk threads may he

interwoven with the gold or silver, or used I to supplement it On silk frocks a good an effect may sometimes be secured by using

a fine thread line with very little pattern, 1 and working over or outlining part of the , ' design with fine gold or silver thread or

coloured silk Embroideries of any kind, if well done and applied with judgment, lend an air of distinction to the simplest frock, and the girl who is able to work them for herself will be able to convert an inexpensive silk frocks into a very smart garment indeed during the coming spring