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THE "MAIL'S
THE CHINA MAIL,
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1928.
FASHIONS ILLUSTRATED
A Paris Creation.
Two New Hats From Paris.`
Fascinating Styles for Evening.
You can't tell where the girl ends and the coat begins on this Lifly ensemble because the cont is lined with the same material as the frock-tan chiffon. This costume is doubly amart since it combines brown velvet with printed fan chison, Tan ribbon belt worn ut the natural waistline farther erries out the colour scheme, as docA the tan hut and tan and brown pumps.
ADAPTING THE FALL ACCESSORY
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[and diamond-cut white stones will be favoured for necklaces and the nccessary pieces of jewellery. The shops are already show and chiffon kerchiefs will be worn ing the new fall accessories, and tied about the wrist or slipped Net and chif they claim, deservedly, our con-through a bracelet. sideration. The list of pus fon triangle scarfs are offered. sibilities and needfuls is constant- Bags of metallic cloth or is growing, and now includes, brocade, embroidered or sequinned. There will be many Irrespective of headwear and foot-will be worn. wear. belts, scarfs, flowers and kerchiefs, OH well as handbags,
hand wear and costume jewellery.
Ideas in these are always new, and so eat is the variety that no need should be left unfulfilled.
We are always interested in the new. notes that tell us of the faibles and fancies that have been thought out to lend smartness to our costume. In the sports shop we find a boutonniere, just a single flower, really, made of leather, and the leather is perforated to match, a narrow belt in the same shade, which may be red, green or what- ever you demand. An instunee of the infinite pains that are taken with details.
Leather is much approved for sports flowers, antelope leather Felt, and suede the favourites. very soft and fine, is also used, for the same type of clothes as leather. Materials vary according to the use to which the flower is put, and velvet and chiffon are liked, the lutter used on evening gowns In trailer style, the chiffon often- times a print. There is a fine use of colour in the way flowers, ars applied to one's gowns.
When the dress is of a printed chiffon, the flowers-roses or gar- denias-may be in one or more plain colours, repeating the tones that predominate in the pattern. At times there are as many as four | separate blossoms, each in a dif- ferent tone, and one can instantly į see the possibilities of such an at- Vel- cessory for accenting colour. veteen is a new fabric to become material for designers of this de- tall.
Mention should be made of the accessory line that has been intro- duced in the fall mode, elever things that adopt the reptilian motif. Shoes, handbags in various styles, belta and flowers are of fered, and they are distinctive and unique. One notes, now and then,
Furs for Winter.
of
The fox fur gives just the right
chrysanthemum laid carelessly touch to many a costume. Myrna Loy among the new accessorios-nothin'm star, chooses a white and silver ing could better prophesy fall, fox, which makes a lovely combinatión.. And there are gardenlas patterned
in modernistic angles and colours,
Bags are oddly shaped, and quite
of
as oddly trimmed. Two leathers gorgeous and luxurious accessories or two materials In contrast, also planned for this most exotic colour contrasts are popular. En-modes, and extreme care must be velop are smaller and there are exercised in the choice of suitable' some novelty bags that seem to details to round out, without ruin combine the pouch with the en-ing the ensemble. The accessory velope. Antelope continues es im is an essential quite as much as. portant material, as well as the the frock or wrap, and can be de- reptilian leathers. Belts follow pended upon to lend distinction, or bags, adding patent leathers to the to compotely apoll, the general group-many minor ensembles are effect featured.
-Ono's first impression of a cos- We know that it is an accepted fume Jewellery display is that it is fact that velvet and satin will be extremely ornate, and it will surely favourite evening materials. Know- prove easy to over dress.A singla ing this, it is not strange that eve- odd pleca is sufficient to smarten ning accessories are inclined to a simple frock, but there must be brilliance. Brilliants, rhinestones a fine correlation of parts, if suc
The cloche dominates the new hats from Paris by reason of its flattering and fascinating feminine lines.` Left, a distinctive and stunning black left velour turban decorated with silver sequins; right, a chapeau of red felt which snuggles down over the head, to produce a sort of wreath of victory effect.
giving a longer waist. The top of the hip is then the approved line.
The evening gown ro charmingly displayed by Gladys Beatty (seated) is of green tulle. Every piece of drapery seems to feel the effect of gravity. An elaborate chinchilla wrap over a white chiffon, evening gown is worn by Bernice Gardner. These exclusive fashions were shown at a New York exhibition of mid-winter styles. People are thinking about their winter wardrobe now,
2e83 is to result. Rectangles, THE PROGRESS OF KNITWEAR squares, all types of link effects and solid pieces abound. Tiny One of the most satisfactory Two-place effects are preferred into black satin, or white, if it be prominence of prints in the new ends in clusters, employing sev-developments in the fabric in this group as a mattor of fact, evening, than the satins in colour, mode, you have.only to pay a visit the most notable the two-piece dress ta a smart fall but one of the vagues of the mo- to a fabric display. Not only the inent is beige satin, rather a 'relief satins and velvets, but the silks, ral colours, are used with large dustry, and beads alternating
If one excepts the interesting new fashion note.
them from the monotony of the usual feaure
prominently, and man-made materials, is the advance
If black possesses combinations of plain and printed sombre hue. elegance, so, too, does beige, and materials are continued, with va
To make the situation there are clever uses of both sides riations.
There is infinite variety in the Gloves will bear watching, for her reflect the general trend of of knit goods to a position, not new sweaters which are more and fashion in their detufl. Since the only of importance, but of safe more like blouses or jumpers, be. mode stresses, curves, angles and economy. Only the shoddy, cheap-ing used in exactly the same way. the like, with more than a little ly made garment shows a tendency The patterns of these sweaters are Accent on modernistro effects, it is to stretch or sag, and as a result infinite in their variety, and stripes considered smart, grouped not strange that these ideas are we have a contribution to the sports are carried out in so small a thing as mode that is beyond valuation. It variously and in many colours. while embroideries are used and a glove. Effects not unlike patch is an accepted style. work are seen and there are clever
Few realize that jersey is quite there in favouritisin 'shown modern. uses of thonga and lacings in colour. as much a knitted material as the Istio motifs of decoration. Silk, velvet and embroideries aploosely woven knit sweater, but pear on them.
SATIN
very
It is a foregone conclusion that velvet and satin will be
Its this fall, generally worn,
to the wo- sophistication appeals
man
this is so. And avere we to take THE VOGUE OF VELVET "AND The pleats, godets, tiers, ruffles, away this fabric from our sports flounces and panels of the frock fashions, we would suffer from mode are noted in the glove mode. their lack of variety. And this Bracelets, not new but smart, are fall jersey will combine with velvet a distinctive touch. And there is and velveteen in some unusually no small amouat of rivalry be smart ensembles, making, as it tween the slip-on and the tailored,does, the cardigan jacket worn one-button glove. Coloured gloves with a skirt of contrasting fabric, have made a place for themselves, or jumper for the same purpose. and among the more familiar tones There are knit Scotch tweeds, we have browna, beige, gray and and they, as well as jersey, are the black and white combinations. used to carry out the cardigan iden, which is a holdover from the summer season. But fall finds them somewhat longer, and at times they drop to the hema of the skirt, becoming, in the process, a sports coat. It,will be possible, of course to get these short jackete years, and since it la, in a way, or Coats separate from an enbe the first to achieve an assured somewhat lighter in weight, it will semble, using them with several position. In this material we shall see all of the new fashion features,
NOVELTIES
costumes.
who prides herself upon her smartness, and its beauty is undeniable, so the reason for its popularity is not the fact that it is sponsored by every leading de- signer, but its own special charm, We group them as one because they are luxury materials, and be- Cause they will share in fashion prominence.
We have looked upon satin as ú between-season fabric for many
of the material, kerchief or scarf more interesting, patterns have
can tell the season of the design, detalls, and amusing flares. We been changed, so that an expert
as of the model itself.
It is sometimes interesting to note the novelties displayed, even though they may not be at all appropriate to one's needs, for they prove that individuality and diversity is now assured us, if we
Knitted fashions are quite the the telling details that are to dis seek it. The ensemble is stressed in a three-plece outfit made up of same as general fashions, and are tinguish the forming winner made. pouch bag, boutonniere and scarf, quick to adopt or adapt everything It is to details that we owe both the material for all three a gay, possible to their uses. They can variety and change, and they areE
do ao many things. with their the most important feature of plaided silk in strong colours. Silk bags, either stitched or quilted are almost human knitting machines, fashion at the moment. another offering, and in one pouch and they knit designs and trim. Every originator is emphasizing bag cloth and satin are combined, mings and embroideries into the satin, and is using this lustrous a dress. fabric in widely different ways. the frame of onyx studded with pattern to be used for brilliants. Shoes and bags for the They even knit tiers by means of Printed Batins will be popular, or sports costume may match, and flat ruffles that, lie in pleats, and at least, they should be, for they
of pleated are not only beautiful, but usable.{ they will be gay, although the make a general use background is often in a neutral effects and godets, knit in. Intricacy of eut la the dominating tone, There are tweed bags with In this particular type of sports feature of the newest models, and leather mountings for sports, and fashions we find the normal waist- the yoked or moulded hipline, the velvet and duvetyne handbags are line. stressed, for it is considered softly draped neckline, and skirts making their appearance. Ante-smart to tuck the sweater in under with originality of flare and cir- lope and suede have lost none of the skirt. When this is not pos- cular flounce are generally pre- their popularity for afternoon sible, as happens in many insented.
stances, the skirt is drapped lower, We are rather more accustomed
wear.
Can't Dampen Their Ardour for Bridge!
These four mermaids-just- can't
whether
they ye rked pat an ingenious, combination of the two.
up their apparatus in a pool and prosceded calmly with their bridge
they set
Charm of Velvet.
Green transparent velvet-an Import ant fabric and calour combined with tinsel - brocade, makes an attractive evening wrap for which every woman will long.
The exquisite fax collar
Small patterns seem to be the general favourite, and there is distinctly modernistic trend, but it is not a bold conception of the idea, Colour shading is an impo Itant feature, and there is
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clever use of ombre and compos effects, applied to the figures st the design. One suspects that one's accessories will accent. single colour, as was the case in the afternoon mode of printed chiffon, when jewel tones were the choice.
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Some of the new velvets show patterns that seem to have copied the tweeds, even the homespuns, and this appeals as a distinct novelty. They offer, as an induce- ment for the use of these velvets, the appealing fact that they do not show crushing, and we are well aware of the fact that this is There are a distinct advantage, patterns, also, that employ polka dots, checks and stripes, in designs originally conceived.
Many of the weaves are so l'in and transparen wat they can be Incorporated into the early fall fashions. This material is both a daytime and an evening possibility, and it makes both simple and fu- tricate frocks, na well as the youth- ful models that appeal to so many. Of course, we may expect black, wear the au- and for, immediate tumnal colours, especially the range of browns, and the jewel tones are another favourite group. Weaving its way in and out through the story of fashion, wa have the idea that nothing is more wholly elegant than velvet, with Jace. You will find that some of the most beautiful of the models in velvet are lace-trimmed, perhaps it were better to say-lace And some of the more touched. formal satin frocks use this lovely stuff to complete the idea of for mality and of femininity, for lac is a symbol of both.
new
Usually this lace takes on a cream or ceru tint, and certain ivos a note of richness to the garlaces seem to be preferred, among
ment.
grow more and more intrigued with this colour as time goes on.
One le impressed with the idea that the vogue for satin will be nothing compared to the vogue for velvet, especially the transparent weave,One heara more of the lat ter than of the classic stuff, and, printed transparent velvet seema more imp
this supple fog to the
them the cobwebby Alencon and renaissance face; the latter quaint-- Iv different. And batiste and point d'esprit, exquisitely hand-embroid- ered, find a place on some of the models. It is applied in collar and cuff sets, in Jabota or revera or deep yokes, and it edges the decol- ete effect that results from pointed yokes of flesh-toned chiffon.es
"A handbag, han the plain in traveller, comes in
It is most flatter sturdy of
Igned for the
and
and no one will Atted in the usual way, the deny the elegance of a skilfully
part designed cut frock in the hewarrenting papers of colours.
Padawan vor had in calfakin and in If you have doubted the fashion reptilian leathers.
cond and
various