About The Town.

Winter is brighter, sartorially, than it used to be. King Wool, plus the art of the dyer, supplies much of the colour, as witness the dashing scarfs or cravats with knitted or crochetted gauntlets to match on fabric gloves. Knitted capes, knitted collars and belts in multi-coloured stripes, brighten frocks. The ubiquitous jumper, unwilling to be left at home, attends the smartest gatherings as the necessary third in the coat and skirt theme. It may match a glint in the tweed, or it may not; but coats are no longer in glaring contrast to the accompanying skirt. “Tailored tweed!” How well it sounds, and how well it looks! A tweed suit is becoming an essential part of every woman's wardrobe, and for this winter it must be accompanied by a small, almost brimless hat in self material. Accessories—shoes, handbags, gloves—must match some part of your street costume.

For more dressy occasions, I have seen some very chic smoke-grey frocks trimmed with Parma violet or vermilion, or else with striped silk in grey and a contrasting colour. With these would be worn grey shoes and stockings, and hat and handbag to match the trimming. Trimmings are of the scarf variety, and some of them are threaded through a side fastening on the bodice. There are not so many buttons as earlier in the season, probably four large ones, two on the bodice and two on the skirt, or perhaps four on the bodice and three or four on the sleeves.

Raincoats appear in all shades of red, blue and green, in tweed effects, and also in light colours with contrasting, bright trimmings. Hats and umbrellas are to tone. For cold days, woollen gloves with wide, multi-coloured gauntlets to match scarves are useful accessories.