Towards Winter.

March is an annoying month. Summer is still with us, but winter is trying out his breezes just around the corner. To prepare for him, we begin to plan ahead for warm and colourful fabrics.

Plan your winter wardrobe as a whole. Have a basic colour scheme to which may be added varying accessory shades. Is it to be black, navy, brown, green, russet?

If you are “tweedy,” remember brown and russet and the scarves in tawny colours which will add zest to your outfits.

If you do not “sport,” glance at the tantalizing hats. This black velvet toque, with the wide veil of off-white lace, falling from the back and draped artistically under the chin, is not for everyone, but it may be for you. You prefer, perhaps, to carry your summer penchant for the wide brim into winter, with a felt wide and decoratively perforated. Look also at the black felt which is a fitting cap, flattering the brow-line, with an attached halo. This will be a smart season!

Meantime, for street wear, you want a suit, or, better still, a tailored frock or two-piece which will be useful later on under a coat. Keep your eye on coats. Notice the princess line, with little-girl collar of fur; the box-jacket, probably paid, for wear with swinging skirts; the swirling hem-line, banded with fur and reminiscent of a cossack tunic. The general rule is, “Small hats with top-coats.”

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