From Australian Women’s Weekly. March 25, 1950.

Two organza scarf hats, both rose-trimmed, from the Harbig collection. Both cost approximately 25/ and will be available at leading stores.

THE NEW HATS ARE SOFTLY FEMININE

ACCORDING to Sydney milliner Bill McCowage, Australian hat styles for the coming spring and summer will combine all the best ideas from London, Paris and Rome.

London favours snoods worn beneath another hat and also “baby bonnets”-made from soft fabrics and
flowers.

Paris presents an abundance of imaginative and often exotic ideas which don’t conform with any one “line,” but the dominant theme is soft and feminine, influenced by “My Fair Lady.”

Two styles stand out -the Breton and the turban, and combinations of both.

Paris likes the head to be neat and not too gaudy.
Materials range from very soft chiffon and organza to fine, frequently transparent straws.

A novel idea from Paris, London and Rome is the use of chair cane for hats-introduced to Sydney by Mr McCowage.

From Womans Day. Australia. August 2, 1965.

Dainty Handmade Pretties

Two Pretty Designs – A nightdress and Slip and Knicker Set

The Pattern Address

ALL ORDERS for this Paper Pattern must be addressed to WOMAN’S WEEKLY Paper Pattern Department, 21, Whitefriars Street, London E.C.4.

South African and Rhodesian readers should write to “South African Woman’s Weekly,” P.O. Box 950, Durban, to obtain the pattern at the Overseas price. Other Empire readers can obtain the price. Other Empire livery of this pattern by mail from our London Pattern Department at the marked Overseas price.

BESTWAY PATTERN No. C628
Price 1/10
(By Post 1/11)
Overseas 2/-

ROUNDED bustline, well-fitted waist and swinging, frill-edged skirt – this slip, worn under a dress, has all the necessary details to assure a pretty line to the figure. The yoke fitted knickers, you will notice, are frill edged to match the slip.

To make the set you will need 3 1/2 to 3 3/4 yards of 36-inch wide lingerie fabric.

Here you see the pattern shape of the slip and knickers, cut out and placed in the order the pieces go together.

Suitable for plain or patterned lingerie material.

BESTWAY PATTERN No. C736
Price 1/10
(By Post 1/11)
Overseas 2/-

IN rose-bud patterned lingere crêpe, for the summertime, or in daintily printed Dayella for when nights call for something warm, here is a nightdress that is most attractive to wear and yet very easy to make and launder. It has a sweetheart neckline and a group of tiny tucks at centre front waist, from which the strap ends come to tie at the back.

It is an economical design, too, for it only takes 3 to 3 1/4 yards of 36-inch wide material.

See how simply the nightdress is cut. It is on the straight of the material so you can be sure it will keep its shape well.

The patterns of both of these designs can be had in 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40-inch bust sizes.

From Woman’s Weekly, Australia. September 10, 1949.