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FASHIONS AND FANCIES
SHOES FOR THE WINTER SEASON.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1927.
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There are so many new trent-criss-cross design en black suede ments in shoes that step smartly or kid pumps. A new arrangement forth in the winter mode that it is in the sandal type of shoe is seen. difficult to stress any one feature in the black patent leather models, as particularly unasunt.
with fine gold straps that button on both sides.
To begin the day in the new shoes we find the high cut shoes standing foremost in popo- Iar appent They serve both sports aud semi-dress occasions with equal smartness and are seen every where. There is no particular name to these new high cut shoes, for they vary in their practicabli ty. There are some of them that appear on almost pump lasts and are used for formal afternoon up- pearances, while the sturdy Oxford is also seen in the list of high eut shoes.
To dress in. harmony the brown shoes should be worn with the tweeds and sports fabrics,.. while blacks should be chosen for the more formal winter materiale and furs.
In the evening the mode varies und very ornate slippers appear: The heels loom most brilliant, as they are frequently made to match the buckle or band of briliants at the front of the shoe, or match the jewelled gown that is so much in Vogue. Many smartly dressed wo- men buy their heels separately and have them added to the slipper to
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London, Jan. 17. "Women have reached the limit as regards short skirts. They can- not decently show more leg, there- fore it seems that the only alte: native is to clothe their legs in trousers.
One thing is certain.
In the semi-Oxford type there ap pears a smart shoe of three per-: forated bands. so give chic to the tailored costume. It appears in both tan calf or black patent lea- ther. The snakeskin, sabot shoe
return to, long also high, cut-with bands of calf- They never will
skirts," stated a leading West End skin in the new tawny tones is very smart with its one broad band, dressmaker to-day, when supporting M. Paul Poiret's prediction that and leather heel. The saddle Ox.
women 30 years hence will be trou ford, of black suede with reptile trimming and Cuban "heel is a fa-ser wearing while skirts will be as vourite of the day and shares its obsolete as long hair is to-day. appeal with the three-eyelet Oxford alligator. Lizard in brown appears in unusual applications on a brown kid walking shoe possess ing odd arrangements of the straps. There are all sorts of combinations und cuts in these Oxford types of shoes. They are either cut high above the instep or possess straps numbering from one to three.
In the more formal shoes the Ox- ford does not disappear, but is seen In more complicated versions. It combines pump and Oxford quali- The low ties with great success. eut Oxford in black satin for late afternoon wear combines itself smartly with a moire back.
An- other ireatment of originality is seen in Oxford-pump shoes of black auede or patent leather with a sad- dle or grey-beige water anake for a distinctive contrast.
The high cut pump lands itself to various daytime treatments and is smart when combining leather and roptile. Kids with lighter shade kid pipings are seen in ra- ther high cut pumps, in the new
season, too.
Baroness de Stocedel, the Court dresamaker, Boys:-"Women are be coming more maculine daily. See how they have adopted pyjamas."
On the other side, Lady Poynter considers that skirts will last an- the women other century, when might return to trailing draperies. Personally, I imagine that trousers must be terribly draughty.
SHINGLE TO GO..
Queen's Edict The Last Nall..
London. The semi-shingle will be the fashion for the 1927 courts,
The "Weekly Dispatch" says that the Queen's dislike of closely shin aled heads put the last nail in the coffin of severe cuts.
Debutantes-to-be will now cul- tivate the new style, allowing the hair le grow about six inghes below the neck. The ends are then dress ed in tacked ornamental, sausage curls and rose plaits.
The Weekly Dispatch's Madrid The strapped, sandals again ap- pear for occasions that demand a correspondent says that, acting on lighter and more delicate line. the Vatican's request, the Queen of Brown' kid with lighter lizard with Spain has ordered that from Easter a tiny buckle that lies perfectly Sunday Court ladies attending high. flat" also is seen in the ane strap mass at the palace church shall pump. Slender straps of patent wear high collars, sleeves to leather, too, are seei worked in wrist, and long skirts.
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Metal lames, gilded and silvered leathers, ailk fabrice, abk and metal materials all appear at night. Satin or plain kid slippers for the simple type of evening gown is selected. while the very elaborate evening gown demands a very slab- orate slipper. Straps are used otsa pump appears with equal smart- ness in the evening. The décora- tions freqantly "make" the even- ing slipper.
Dorothy MacKaill, who is seen in First National's film, "Just An other Blonde," chooses her shoes with an eye to the appropriateness of the footwear.
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Millinery fashions for 1927 strike buccaneering note.
Hata are ornamented with 8-inch doggers, and skull and cross-bones,
Bobbed, shingled and Eton-eropa ped women run the risk of their hair going thin when they wear ill- chosen and tight-fitting clocha hats, says Mr. J. H. Browne, Pastmaster of the Guild of Hairdressers and Perfumers.
Women are adopting lorgnettes,
The most harmful things, he and their tailor-made costumes wil adds, are lack of ventilation and in-have hip-pockets for flasks contain- terference with circulation, which prevent blood feeding the roots," reing cosmetics... sulting in an inadequate supply of natural grease and colouring mat- ter.
Hats which fit tightly on the fore- head and scalp should not be worn.. Velour and cloth hats allow the necessary ventilation; but oilskin, American cloth and Imitation leather are most harmful "and should be avoided.:
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DID YOU KNOW--
THAT the metals continue their successful run on the stage of fashion Gold is good and so is silver, but better than either is all- ver and gold in combination.
THAT fur is being mentioned as- a trimming for, hats and a fabric Flat fure are for handbags? stencilled, calfskin bags are chic, and leather bags have bands of fur
THAT the felt hat is by all odds the most popular one in the mil linery mode? The new felts are so eupple that they can be thirred. and some of the formal models employ this material.
THAT fashion's conservatories are making much of the orchid, especially for evening wear? It is the aristocrat of nature's garden,; and seems to belong to the new clégance.
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