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FASHIONS AND FANCIES
Distinctive Wraps.
Crystal and Fringe.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
23, 1927.
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Individuality is stressed in the wrap that is worn upon formatoren- Stons. All sorts of fabrics, designs und trimmings have combined to create a formal covering of rare- Euppeal.
contrasts tovbrown or black furs and youthfully appealing when banded in white fox.
Dorothy Maeknil, whose role in her latest First National film, "Just Another Blonde," permits her to wear clothes of interest to feminine
The pretentious gowns of the formal winter season are designed to express imagination and restraint as well as a sparkling movement.
Beads and Fringes in all the sparkling jewel-like designs of git- tering appeal appear in gowns.cre ated along simple though intricate lines.
Last season emphasised the Im- portance of the gistering, jewel-im-goers, wears an evening wrap like fabric for the wrap, while this of lame in one of the formal scenes.
It is of beautifully figured and deli-o season uses glittering materials. It also pays attention to the formal cately coloured lame and is com- covering of satin silk and velvet pletely outlined in wide fox, Lhat is designed along distinctive lines.
THE NEW DANCE CRAZE.
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12-Loyal
10-Métrio land: measure.
18-Colored
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Corinne Griffith, whose selection clothes is always in exquisite taste, wears gowns of remarkable beauty in her newest First National film, Tree Hours." One scene; demanding an appearance in even- ing clothes, gives her the oppor- Enthusiastic dancers frequentlytunity to wear the glittering type ask each other this question now sponsored in a brilliant season. It that the dancing season has reached is composed entirely of crystals them with the
its height in Great Britain and all have had hours of assiduous prac- Lice.
The popularity of the simple full cape of youthful appeal with its quaintness and simplicity, ha per haps inspired the simple though luxurious evening wrap for
The lines are less winter time. intricate. The fabrics, while vari ed and always beautiful, are less jewel-like and the far is applied in Jess ornate fashion.
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The stomp step, which is the second stage of the flat, charleston, arrived recently from America, Lines that either reveal a straight where it was revived from a step silhouette
IA feature dolman that was popular there when the
charleston was in ita infancy. sleeve are seen sharing the popu larity of the purely cape, wrap. f It is introduced. in the second Pleats have a manner of Introdue-step of the charleston. The ball of ing originality in the elaborate the foot is put down flat, and the evening coat. Fur, too, lends a heel "stoms" the floor on the note of distinction in its uniquet sacond beat. application.
over silver foundation and fea- tures tiers of crystal fridge giving the swaying movement so new and chic.
ing to the fact that the style for the ladies is po wear even shorter skirts, they had to make the silk in the stockings longer. This left. n certain supply of stockings on hand to go with the longer skirts and they had to sell them at a loss. This, of course, is only a small thing, but it is one of the points that they have to con- tend with. In their sweater trade,) Fringe, this season, need not be my friend tells me that they have of crystals or other glass beads to orders to keep their mills going in achieve distinction. Many of the this particular branch of their imports shown feature fringe of business until the middle of Feb- silk shaded to match the silk fabric.ruary, night and day.-Emil Daries The Fringe usually appears in deep in the "New Statesman."" flounces and is also seen as a unique bertha effect.
Some may the step, occurred ori. The gown that is brightly trim The cape that is really a shawlgally in a North American Indian med with crystal, strass or jewela Will stompers ever is extremely elegant. Combinationa has entered the mode. The fabric, war-dance, of course, grants warmth and is carry tomahawks to defend them of colours are possible, and many selves from other, too-energetic of the important gowns feature. often of velvet. Deep friage plays
stompers?
fringes combining the always popu an impertant part in these shawl
"Many dancers are learning the flar black and white motif in cry- wraps of graceful appeal Fringe
stomp step," said Mr. Casan, the stal and jet bead. Jewelled plays a distinctive part in the Tor-
dancing teacher, to a Press repreflowers, too, make lovely the formal imal cont, too. It is found adding sentative, recently. "It has be
gown of silk or velvet using ite a smart note to the black chiffon
come a craze. It is a more intricate
lustrous background: as an effective velvet coat of rather full ines that
form of the charleston. Dancers foil for the rhinestone embroidery. like the rhythm it puts in is made important by a collar of
Indeed, there are many ways of gray fox, now so much used with
#teps."
introducing the jewelled movement black,
in the formal evening gown."
Far and velvet proves a happy combination in all evening wraps.
THAT COLD
their
would not have secured such a
Pale apricot velvet bordered withhold on you had you promptly taken
beige fur and richly collared with the same fur crentes another wrap of distinction.
A magnificent' wrap of gold and blue velvet, collared and bordered in smoky fox, is given a graceful line by its unusual back of plaita that form a flare. The sleeves, bell like and without far, are most un- sul,
All black velvet in a full cape effect and completely bordered in black fur is as distinctive as it is apt to prove becoming.
The lames, always chic for for- mal wraps, appear smartly both in cape and coat outlines. They are especially stunning when heavily furred. They prove magnificent
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THE CHANCE OF FASHION.
The observation of Bradford textile manufacturer chat, whilst it used to take two sheep to clothe a woman, a silkworm could do it now, is the sort of remark that is repro-; duced in every newspaper.
That. however, it covers a business pro- test is shown by a tetter I have received from Canada dealing with the prospects of one of the textila companies there. My correspon- dent writes:
Business, however, which deals with ladies' styles is, of course, more or less one with a good deal of chance in it. For instance, ow-
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