THE "MAIL'S"
THE ROBE DE STYLE REMAINS A SUMMER FAVOURITE
There Are Many Versions, However, to Make Inter-
esting the Selection of Summer Gowns,
Black In Agiin Exceedingly Chic.
THE CHINA MAIL,
SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1928.
FASHIONS ILLUSTRATED.
THE SMARTEST NEW MODES FOR THE SUMMER SEASON
Frocks for Sports, Afternoons, Evenings and Travelling Show Marked Variety
of line and Fabric. Coats and Ensembles "Are Important, Too."
· Individuality. Stamps the Successful Appearance,
THE SLEEVELESS DRESS
The Summer Wardrobe Features Silks and Chiffons as Well as Tennis Frocks of Linen
- Without Sleeves.
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fitted or tlered and have attached, to them skirts of all sorts of out- lines from a princess line to a moulded line or a stiffly bouffant effeel..
season with its
Golf permits a wide choice.
is
also
The afternoon frock of dotted silk or flowered crepe is success- fully designed without sleeves. All sorts of fluttering movements are seen in capes or scarfs with bowa and ribbons to achieve a feminine feeling.
It is a curious fact that although fly combined in the robes des style The summer
The pastel or printed chiffon ensemble, the robe de style is a definite type In Ingenioun fashion. Bodices show varied wardrobe possesses the great-knitted three piece jumper suit the colourful ensemble of modern- of dream, it possesses a variety of variety and may be either smugly eat opportunity for the shopper to smartly striped is well chosen. The istle print, the chiffon and lace en-
Once again the mode is sponsor-, freedom of movement and semble, the wool and metal sports Self knitted one-piece dresa, too, ensemble, and the gayly printed ing a type of frock that stresses suits the picture of this sport to means in obtulning its distinguished
nasert her individual taste: Bihouette. The stereotype period
expression in all types of dresses smart and the wide choice in cotton ensemble for sports are just simplicity of line... It is adaptable appear in a simple one piece frock gown with its tight bodice, full skirt
and ensembles may be expressed by sweaters to wear with woollen or a few of the ensemble notes to re-to both the afternoon and morning-washable, of course-without and dipped hemline in the back now
those for sports. sleeves. using the various costumes offered. silk skirts gives an almost unlimit-member when selecting the sum frocks as well as
There is no 'absence possesses any number of variations
of feminine The down front and down back There is infinite variety in types of ed selection in all coloura and all mer wardrobe. that are delightfully new and movements are again seen. These
In the evening chiffon flutters feeling-in fact the feminine mood dresses for sports as well as dressier colour combinations." - appealing.
share their dipped appearances with occasions and the wise shopper will
with unusual becomingness and be is dominant-but there is seen a The beach ensembles are varied, One of the most interesting of the the down side effects that add intersee to it that her clothes express the too.
guiling appeal, The formal eve- genuine simplicity of silhouette.. For active swimming jersey ning gown of brilliant lamé and. One of the means of bringing to silhouettes of the bouffant evening eat to the uneven hemlines. The mode, yet do not possess a rubber trunks and shirts or the three piece the robe de style of taffeta or tulle the front gown is shown originating in Paris, hemline in general is sweeping and stamp effect by choosing unwisely, effects that are proving as popu as well as tinted lace take on an
the simpler summer mode is found In the frock that is by Lanvin, and posseases a bell full, and broken. Draped bodices,
A knowledge of sports and their lar are wisely chosen. Travelling, air of importance. The evening made without sleeves. Sleeves of skirt heavy ruched at the bot-swathed hips and cascade effects, requirements is needed when select too, calls for its special type of wrap is seen in moiré, georgette tailored lines belong to a past mode tom attached to a somewhat fa capes and scarfs all effect a new ing summer sports clothes.
They clothes.
The belted coat or three or the transparent velvets while in and to-day's sleeves are apt to be miliar bodice of snug lines. There type of period gown. The normal are divided into several groups piece ensembles are perhaps prov- the smart daytime coat white, black voluminous or puffed, tucked or cut are many versions acen of this type waistline is emphasized in many which demand practicality, as welling the successful selection in a
satin, But the bell skirt with of the models. Tiers, petal effects as chic. For tennis a choice among season given to simple effects. of gown.
crepes, tweeds and cash along unusual lines. Consequently, meres all express chic. Capes, the mode is introducing frocks points to a new note as well as its and still crinoline-like effects are frocks is very wide. There is the Afternoon frocks for country throws and triangles and squares with either very short sleeves or smart modified Polonaise effect also calls for a higher waistline in all popular in the period gowns. London silk shirt frock with full clubs or benches show that the are also listed among important with no sleeves at all, me the way of innovation. Chiffon or
Black is one of the favoured col-back, the white pique frock worn printed frock has no substitute. summer evening wraps. net, mousseline or lace with a stiff ours in chiffons, tulle, lace and taf- with coloured jacket, the silk crepe Because
of its very popularity, Indeed the summer wardrobe is ruching of taffeta, moiré or velvet feta as well as the heavy moire frock in white or pastel colours as however, it should be carefully a varied one and there is need of are the materials most often used. used in gowns of the type that well as the all white sleeveless and chosen and frocks should be select-discrimination in selecting one that All colours are seen. The pastelsatand alone.
washable frock smartly beited. jed that have very few duplicates will express the chic of the mode Riding demands natural or white in either pattern or in print. Wash and yet not neglect the expression linens with or without sleeves, or able silk crepes in lovely colours, of individuality.
with georgette frock
Billie Dove, whose selection of
its distinctive ruche at the bottom
are again widely used with pale Doris Kenyon chooses a charm. pink leading. Black, however, isingly designed bouffant gown in the season's choice for a distinctive black to wear in First National's gown fashioned in the manner of "The Hawk's Nest." It is striking iy executed and adds a colourful The moulded hip line is again seen note in the cherry red velvet ribbon in evening gowns. It lends an air trimming as well as the Tovel of grace and emphasizes the allm-bunches of cherries used aa deco ness of the figure. It, too, is happi- i rations in place of flowers.
the robe de style,
LUXURY CONTRIBUTES TO THE MODE.
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Wherever our activities lead us, whether it be to the races, to the country, to the shore or to some town festivity, we are impressed by the undeniable fact that the whole world of fashion has changed. It is not as it was five, even two years ago. Boyish and mannish sim- plicity have given way to feminine
cat and line.
op-
the tweeds or gabardines for cool-ensembles er resorts. Yachting, which is al- and flarınel coat, three piece tail clothes is always to be admired.
waye easy and delightful to dress, ored Shantung suits all are smartly wears a charming white ensemble calls for the navy blue cheviot (seen.
sulted to summer needs in her sult with alceroless white jersey Summer ensembles are Increas-First National film, "Heart of blouse or the knitted three-piece ingly seen. The softly feminine Follies Girl." Miss Dove has also auit preferably in all white trimmed transparent velvet, the chiffon and been wise in her choice of after with navy,
rhinestone jacquette ensemble, the noon and evening dresses.
LOVELY GOWNS.
head-dress was arranged in tara form with a mop of silky curls showing where the crown might
is FEMININE LINES AND LONGER have been.
work, rich laces and elever pliques supply the added note of luxury that ia everywhere apparent and silken. Footwear carries out i Materials grow in loveliness with the idea of the frock not only in every season. Sheer weaves, pos-colour and type, but in luxury of aessing strength that their appear material, and the workmanship ance belles, work out the various as exquisite as skilful artisans can designs in a perfect way.
Even effect. It is a combination of many the velvet that used to be a winter different things, is luxury! material can now lend its richness to summer wardrobes, for It is aheer and not too heavy. Soft,
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Headwear, featuring the large hat at the moment, uses felts as soft as silk, siraws that
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SKIRTS..
New Modela.
Very chic and attractive was Alice Cocéa, who in private life
ing frock made of glittering amber gauze and tulle to match, a long tulle scarf forming the train,
tional motion picture, "Here Comes Doris Dawson, in the First Na-
the Bard," wears a charming little afternoon frock of black and white figured... silk. Its sleevesancas
The tennis frock naturally is found without aleeves. It gives
with apron strings tied across the back. The total effect is one of youthful charm and freshness,
THE AMATEUR MILLINER.
Help For the More Experienced Home Worker.
ja pinkish shade of mauve with an enormous bunch of Parma violets thrust through a small hole in the brim so that the actual flowers are preased against the head behind the right ear and the stalks stand up
It has been pointed out that stiffly above the brim. writers on the subject of practical
The bluish mauve of the violets dressmaking and millinery for and the pinkish mauve of the felt home workers always confine them are "pulled together" by veiling the selves to the simplest and most ele-top of the crown with a single inyer mentary efforts, assuming that the of thin blue georgette. home worker is of decidedly limited
The Petal Toque, ~ intelligence besides knowing nothing whatever about the technical side of be
The toque Is Intended to
covered the business.⠀⠀
with petals .of The home worker is often foundation le a tight-fitting cap of greyish belge organdy muslin. The very expert person capable of strong net with a narrow wedge- fe now Comtesse de la Rochefou turning out the most profes-shaped piece of elastic let into the cauld. She wore a Cheruit ovensional-looking creations with the back to ensure an absolutely close
merest spark of guidance. There fit.
Lew fore a
auggestions for
Orgardy muslin Rowers can be carrying them out would
ap bought quite cheaply at the sales, peal to quite
· Recalling the” Valasquez Period.
many home four to six of such blooms furnish- workers as the inevitable series of ing sufficient petals to cover a toque A wonderful robe de style in diagrams showing how to cut a In this way. dag fra black velvet was shown off by Mlle. square in half diagonally, and so Soutzo, premiere danseuse at the on.
The centre of only one flower is With the
models with which the more expori- remainder of the petals radiate from Opera.
used. This is generally placed, picturesque Here are four of the very intest
enced home milliner should, with this as naturally as they can be ur- slightly to Оле side. The
patience, be able to cope quite suc-ranged. cessfully.
The Casque of the Moment. Easier than it Looks.
Then there is the capeut One is of a very pale from a high felt crown in the newest shade of pink straw with a wide way up over the forehead and well band of felt of a slightly deeper down on either side of the face. flower consisting of many petals of shade forming a border. A large
the same felt is slipped between the crown and brim so that half of it Georgette of a paler shade of the rests
against the crown and the same colour as the felt is seen other half against the cheek through the spaces of the pattern. One of the large hoods that can Similar georgette is used for a be bought for a few, shillings will voluminous scarf on which the furnish the felt for the border and pieces of felt cut from the hat are the flower. The petals of the arranged as s a decorative motif flower are stitched as fatly as pos- and closely oversewn in place. sible to a piece of stiff musiin cover-Daily Mail."
elaboration, formality, intricacy of supple silks; rich, cobwobby laces; supple as a fabric and is manipu
Among the lovely gowns designed This year's modela nets, fine linens and unique cottons, lated by the hands of the designer for garden parties and afternoon are different from last, we are pro- they are all luxurious in their own into individual shapes. Trimmings receptions robes de style predomin- gressing.
individual way.
provide a line of severity, orate. They are extremely feminine Obviously, there are contributing
They take on colours that are smarten the theme with a brilliant 'causes.
And among them the most riotous or demure as the occasion ornament or a beautiful flower, tho
and notably long. Important is the element of luxury, demands. And in the final effect fluff of feathers or the cobweb
I have sketched a lovely Beer dress, which recalled the Velasquez which touches everything with the achieved, they share honours with threads of lace. Even the severely model worn by Mistinguette, which period, she wore a long string of wand of its beauty. There is noth their designs and tints. As the tailored felt hat is lacking in any attracted a great deal of attention turquoise stones wound round her ing, from kerchief and scarf, to fabric is, so is the gown, or the quality of harshness. completed ensemble, that is not cost, as the case may be. By com
at & recent dress competition held arm, and as she danced one saw that Pearls, no long the reign- characterized by it, and we admit bining fabrics and colours, a furthering favourite in the costume in a new marble hall in the Champs/her little black satin shoes had Its influence, even in the luggage proof of this quality is brought out, jewellery field, have
turquoise-blue. heels. givon Elysées. Made of white chiffon, with which we travel.
and fine handwork and clever trim-way to sparkling pieces that it was decorated with rose-shaped The fashionable woman of today ming touches complete the general feature rhinestones, crystals and encrustations of shaded pink ribbon. looks, first of all, to her coiffure impression of exotic beauty that is brilliants, used, frequently, with Her little black-and-white Felding Her hair may be short, or it may not, strange though it may seem, the coloured stones be long, her own taste determines at odds with simplicity,
them to the costume, Glittering ese, tucked away under one arm, tha But it is not severe In Its
Luxury hides in the ruffes, frills, things have their place in the supplied an effective mote She Haes, whatever Its length, for lux bows and draperies of the mode, mode. They appear on frocks and wore a huge picture hat ury lurks In the soft waves that Fussiness is not luxury, but the use hats and handbags and shoes, but
¡white the new mode demands. Softness of these details stops short of that must belong to the occasion and
crinoline
wreathed in shaded pink. undesirable quality and drawn a the hour of the day for which they owers, sharp line between severe sim are offered,
is a quality that makes for luxury, and soft lines are imperative if the coiffure is to be a modern one, in keeping with the fabrics, lines and colours of fashion,
that link
plicity and a quality that can be Bathing attire demands, luxury termed demureness. If it hints of fabrics. The traveller goes in attics the Victorian, as it often does, well and sating and soft-te The basis of the costume is, ad- and good. But it takes from that She carries luggage that mittedly, the corset, and it is mode the best and manages to most in beauty and fashispod of fine stuffs and takes leave the worst. It does this with It is made of on a delicate colour as a forerunner several modest
lined
A Famous Horsewoman's Gown.
Mile. Gafatry, who rode into work-fame last spring won the women's ride from
o Nice, looked slender
veritable draped in a alver, which was
loney
and mati
One Tallor made Only. ›
Another gown In Ivory lace, em- lously velled in ivory tulle, was an broidered in pale gold, and myster-
ideal gown for a mid-summer ved ding or garden party”-
There was only one severely made was of costume-talleur, but that mot unusual material,, the simply. cut Jacket being dull gold lame, and the short perfectly plain skirt black satin.
The newest pri
Mail:
scarfs have
ed with pale pink crepe de Chine. ⠀ >
It is necessary
try to choose a shape
In which the straw is arranged 'In rows. so that the actual straw need. cut make the slit through,
The edges of the cat out motif at the side are closely oversewn in silk to match the felt
vening dress, its colou
what is to follow. Lingerie Shoca demand unusual materials, with even when its material is inexpens- and make much of fabrics as well Ivé, appears a wisp of beauty. And, as leathers. They like polour, ind
The
fabric
Vis one
afford it, there are are not at all peces that are, truly; stuffs that dreams are made of."-- Dainty, haad- I'mhd.
verse to patterns in
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