THE CHINA MAIL.
SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1930.
The WOMAN'S Page
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DECORATION TO-DAY
Giving Point to the Room.
Martha House writes in the London Daily Telegraph-
Most rooms consist of a number of phrases which, to make the per- feet sentence, should have the necessary panctuation. But with the modern composite room, which may be the studio-living room, the best-sitting-ro
the kitchen-
dining-room-or" in IN word the
necessary thun ever
Jiving-room-this punctuation
is
znore
if
balance and harmony are lo
Ire
French
achieved.
Under The moderu schemes the one big room general- ly falls into natural divisions. The dining-room may uccupy one end and an arrangement of furni ture makes it easy to turn from this, to a bridge corner, with one
· of the new metal and leather bridge tables, or to a sort of salon, generally indicated by un ex" erescence in the wall, or a piece. of built-in furniture from which books can be easily reacheil.
In order to give clearness and definition to the unmposite roum. therefore-and it may consist of a bed-rant and dressing-room or a bed-room and bath-dressing-room -the matter of punctaation cannot be too carefully considered. This is most often achieved by special treatment of the corners, by group. ing of certain pieces of furniture, and by the use of furniture, which in itself gives' emphasis.
Modern Furniture, quite apart from its shape, has varied in type to X very considerable extent. The nest of tables, for instance. is still with us, but it is now maile of three or four little triangular tables, which can be opened or folded from one side as if they were pieces of a fan,
The ten-table, instead of being one flat surface, made by opening its laps, has become a series of shelves, which are not necessarily of the same level, and which can be folded to put away.
There is further great variety in a piece of furniture which us always been dear to French fancy. Huile Everyone remembers the coiffeuse of Marie Antoinette, and ever since French furniture makers have vied with ench other in making there charming little dressing-tables. They alone serve to punctuate 4 room and give it necessary emphasis.
Smart Versions of the New Mode.
Twa typical examples of the season's new and attinctive styles in flat crepe and printed silk.
YOUR HOSE.
Harsh Treatment to
Avoid.
Every now and then WA hear someone bewail the short life of fashionable hosiery, forgetling, for the time being, the fact that modern elegance in dress has made Kossaner stockings imperative.
"Service weight" hoisery is grow- ing away from the needs of the ensemble, or perhaps, the ensemble One is growing away from it. need no longer, worry lest the hostery of spring be out of fashion In the winter for it will wear only
a little while anyway.
BLUE SHOES.
With a Touch of
BUTTERFLIES.
In Latest Table Decoration.
Real butterflies, some of them comparatively rare, appeared to have alighted on the flowers in the centre of the table at a dinner party given by a London hostess. They are a new flan in decora- tion, and beautiful blue and spotted butterflies are among those being taken out of the collector's box for this purpose.
"The butterflies' specially set
wings are
to look as if they have just alighted," Mr. Goodyear,
the flower artist, said. "They look the flowers, delightful among especially with sweet peas."
The buttórfiles are each fitted on
a miniature cork, to which a wire la attached, if they are intended
to hover over but not light on the flowers. If they are meant to look as though settling, a tiny piece of plasticene is used to attach them to the flower. Members of the Royal family are among those who have had the butterfly decorations. For the tea table at a child's birth- day party recently a very charming idea was carried out. The centre- plece consisted of a country gate, with a grass path leading to B miniature pond, bordered by real primroses and violets. On a grape hyacinth awung one of these but- terflies.
Real butterflies among the bridesmaids' bouquets are a new wedding idea that will be seen shortly. Another bridal fashion, inspired by the long sleeven of the new frocks, is the Directoiro cane enamelled to tone with the brides- maid's dress. At coming wed- ding pink and blue flowers are to the decorate the church, and bridesmaids, dressed in blue, are to carry blue Directaire canes, to which pink flowers are attached, For a long time one haa felt and which are pointed with rubber safest in the shoe world for day-to prevent their making any sound. time with black, brown, biscuit, or grey, but the 1930 range is far wider in choice of colouring.
White-Kid.
Greys are there in much variety both in dark and light shades, the one trimming the other. A silvery kid pump has inset trimmings and heel of dark elephant-grey. Beige. suede looks its best with a decora- tion of chocolate kid.
NAMING BABY.
Actress Sets A New
Fashion.
1 new
The Season's Fashion.
A becoming model with picturesque drooping linca framing the face. Fashion's decreo for this year of grace.
ON CORSETS.
Elegance of Line Is
Important.
FOR LEISURE HOURS.
House Pyjamas and a
Breakfast Wrap.
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Women Are welcoming new types to garments this one of them, a pyjama sult designed For house wear.
Those of us who have attendel the season's mannequin parades have come away with the idea firmly fixed in our heads that we must be properly corsetted if we! Cold-ten coloured satin is the are to wear with any real success aclection of an artist designer. The the fashionable, high-waisted, bow on the coat is introduced dress with their slim-fitting hips on the trousers at the waist- and elegant lines.
It is no longer sufficient to have, a vague idea of your measurements and to purchase your corsets over the counter, as we were able to do a season or so ago when corselettes were all we required. Figures have returned to fashion, and once again corsets and lingerie play an all-important part in the womon's toilette.
line. The lower portion of the suit follows the fashonable skirt, line by being moulded over the hips and flowing out from the knee-the effect being more that of a skirt than trousers.
'SPONGED" WALLS.
In a New London Grill-Room.
The amusing and attractive effects in black, yellow, and crystal · white on the walls of the cocktail bar of a new grill-room in Bury Street, London, are obtained by "aponging" the "paint on to the walls. Fountains in black and white are indicated in this manner. More decorative than really com- fortable are the cocktail seats shaped like mushrooms, with stalks of silver-metal and tops of orange oil.cloth.
The basement steps leading down to this new grill-room, where a cook who was formerly in the service of the Tsar of Russia is to prepare some of his late 'master's favourite dishes, are painted with orange whitewash, to match.
Dancing to the lugubrious, but highly popular music of a con- certina and violin, one found Lady Seafield-all in clouds of white. tulle with her red-gold hair de- cidedly longer with her husband and friends, the Hon. Mrs. Charles Baillie-Hamilton in a midnight blue velvet coat over a rust-red frock, Lady Milford Haven in black and white, and Mr. Peter Rodd.
The most striking couple in the grill-room, which has prawn-pink and lemon-yellow stippled walls. were the Ruthven twins in similar frocks of painted chiffon, with crystal waist belts, earrings and necklaces and sequin contees.
BRITISH DESIGNERS' TRIUMPH.
Lady Gainsborough and Lady Carlton were among those who watched, the triumph of British dress designers and British fashion fabrics at Grosvenor House, Lon- don, on March 26, when Lady Moira Combe opened the Daily Sketch All-British Fashion Tour.
The individuality of British dress creators was a revelation to the great audience, who would have been still more thrilled to know that these artists were among them, listening to their exclama. tions of delight. A sumpitioa The breakfast wrap, which it Court gown by W. W. Reville-Terry worn over
finely-pleated was followed by a lovely evening georgette gown, has the fashion- į gown by Norman Hartnell or smartable moulded bodice and hip-line piquant frock by Peter Russell, conveyed by means of rows who makes frocks for the Duchess tight gathers, Tie-ends hold the of Westminster. cont at the back, and the graceful lines made by the draperies of the sleeves define the general move ment of the design., In this case rose beige satin is the suggestion
or material.
Bearing this in mind the smart woman will parchase these articles
with extreme care. all of the
. But we should get wear possible out of the sheer coverings that are approved of fashion, and our first is to pur chase two pairs of every shade we select.
The vase itself, by the way, is also a piece of punctuation, and it is very much the French vogue just now to place a single piece of beautiful pottery, or an animal, or Bowers, just where they will give point to room without any fur- ther aid. The little dressing-table is made of palissander and ash, and the quaint little mirror can be pulled forward or pivatted in uny direction. The central part of the the other, if they
where bottles,
are a number of
dressing-table, brushes, and so forth can be kept, has a miniature roll-top, which can be locked at need, and which is very protective of small things. At the white sides drawers.
The artificial flower is used in France very much more than in Britain, partly because of the central heating, which does not sult natural flowers, but also in the interests of style. On the table are allk muslin flowers, and at the back of the chair flowers made of affective loops of very shiny pale grey silk rather with an effect of pussy willow. These give a high light and a touch of colour to an otherwise quiet room. The rain feature is, however, the punctua- tion or spacing, upon which, used in groups, the distinction. of the reom depends..
BOOK ENDS.
For Thin and Fat Books.
They are so much more practí- al than the ordinary desk book. hand into which we try to squeeze Terequisite number of volumes and always find we have one too:
A dusty beige out of one box may be just enough different from the dusty beige out of another box to be noticeable, and the good stocking of one pair cannot be mated with the good stocking of are not exactly alike: This is one of the most economical of rules.
Treat Them With Respect. Avold ill-fitting shoes, for the heal that slips is an enemy of fine hosiery, as is the too-short stock- ing. You cannot always be sure that a nine-und-a-half is correct for the shoe size listed-a very high instep may make a ten neces- anry, which will mean former will cause discomfort and wear out easily. With the surety that your stockinga,fit, and your shoes, as well, the next considera- tion is correct care of the former.
that the
Before wearing new stockings wash them, and handle them gently, for they are delicate, using lukewarm, soapy water. Do not wring them, but squeeze them, and In every way, treat thein with respect!
Draw them on carefully, rolling them upward from the foot and never pulling them up by the tops. Actually. fit them to the feet, and take them off the same way. And 'wash them after every wearing, remembering that the mesh thins as you wear them, and remats when washed.
But if you are wearing stockings made of fibre, you will find that hot water will disintegrate the yarn and wear it away. So always. —lukewarm water and a pure soap. Dry your silk stockings in the The bookends obligingly move to
shade, and never iron thom! Accommodate in book and fat Hosiery that is worn one day only booke. They are the servants of will wear twice as long as hosiery bur books, whereas the immovable that is worn until it is really spil Londen sider of the bookshelf ed
made the altelves the masters,
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quatting
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there are sult
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But blue in dark navy or a tone lighter is quite as practical, touch of white kid being introduc- ed when it comes nearer the sandal. For the street the pinin pump in darkest navy, with a tiny leather bow and possibly a little punched design round the ankle, is one of the newest styles.
All red shoes, too, are well worn with white suits. Green is a wonderful shade for the country, but blue is best for town.
Dark beige hostery is best. In fact, for daytime, stockings do not ream to have changed as much as fashion forecasted in the earlier season. The woman herself on being good style chooses all the darker tones in beige, sable, and chocolate, leaving the golds and sunseti shades for night-time. Platinum is now taboo, though silvery pale-grey hose may match the shoes.
The bestowal of one name, and that a short abbreviation, upon the infant daughter of a popular ac- tress will probably set fashion. Already babies are being given very simple names, some of them, such as Charlotte and Caro line, reminiscent of Georgian times, but surely "Sally" sets an example of brevity and simplicity.
The manufac-
turers are, of course, meeting these new demands of fashion and models are now appearing in the shops. which will make it a con- paratively simple matter for wo- man to restore the waistline, mould the bust into natural lines, and
keep a slim line over the hips.
Now features of the season's
One has only to hear. both men and women unfeld, in moments of expansion, the dark secret of their four and even five names, most of, which have been dropped, realise the errors of our god-coreets are that they are from three to four inches longer, panela fathers and godmothers.
of elastic are shaped to denote the waistline, while many models are
to
Though, after all, it is unfair to condemn them, poor things, as
who prides they merely repeated at the font the names the parents had already chosen. We have yet to hear of any godparent who turned rebel- lious at the last and replied to the question: "Name this child," with a totally different get, or even with an impromptu of her own choosing, There are things which are simply not done. This appears to be one of them.
A dark brown antelope looks
well with smart tweed suits, and this can have chocolate coloured hose to tone.
The awkward part of being
Paris Creations.
Last minute versions of captivating chic in millinery are pre- sented in this collection of hats which smart women are choosing this
Senion.
*LIKING FOR DOLLS.
No one seems to be ashamed to display a liking for dolls these days, and; it is not
valuer, for
And most serious)
drose ng long
over the
to
omen
christoned with an abbreviation is that no one will believe it is an abbreviation. My only experience christened Tom," whose intances did their best to point out the errors of the god
Addressing.
Jetters
from your new
melody or of
pecially boned at the top to check any tendency there may be for the roreet to roll over when the wearer benda.
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For elderly women there are some particularly firmly boned models, high at the back and front, and specially fashioned so that there la no suggestion of a bulge above the waistline, which, of course, la fatal to the latest gowns. many women, but these, too, have changed. Brassiere tops are made to give shape to the bust as much as possible, while back lacing is being used to provide for indivi- dual adjustment at the waistline. Now Lingerie.
Cordelettes will still be worn by
of
Beach dresses and elaborate bathing dresses are another in- stance of the desire to break away from stereotyped forms of dreas, but the tendency has been to vulgarise there departures. hence 'the
pyjamas.
new
cult of- the house
silk sating and silk locknit are also the popular choice.
New Seasons. · Gowns and undies are not the becoming only things which are 'more sophisticated for the new hats, too, differ very much from the simple little pull-on felts and the plain but chic akullcap hats which were formerly le derner cri.
In the latest models straw and
rather low.
with
silk are often skilfully combined, hemp and bakou are allied crepe-de-Chine and satin in many. fascinating chapeaux. A pretty, hat seen recently was of soft brown bakou straw, while the brim was of beige crepe-de-Chine, and Lingerie is made' with higher neets of the latter material also decorated the crown, which, in ac waists and neat, smooth hip lines, the "slips" being waisted by tuck-cordance with the new mode, was ing or seaming. Never in the an- nals of fashion was neatly-cut Many of these fascinating hata lingerie, of more importance. hail from Paris, but the British Every woman will appreciate the manufacturers for their part have fact that it is impossible to wear evolved some delightful hats in the the new modes without giving new light-weight tweeds, suitable extra care and attention to the for sports wear In spring and "undies." The material of which summer. they are made is, of course, also. These are mainly made on closc important, soft satin and crepe-de-fitting lines and a new gesture is Chine are being largely used, the bags of tweed to correspond while many versions of artificial with them.
a
The wonderfu) elocution of Miss. Vera Shepstone, the actress who produced the parade, was put to the test, fur she announced frocks for nearly two hours without a pause!
Masked mannequins intrigued the audience.
A NOVEL TRAIN.
Every inch of seating space in the Savoy Chapel was occupied by relatives and friends of Mise Lois Blundell and Mr. Ronald Whineray, who were married there recently. The bride's dress was of deepest cream satin, the big roll collar en- crusted with pearls, and pearle trimmed the sleeves from wrists to elbows. The train was particular- ly interesting, being, in fact, an extension of a long, sleeveless cont of lily-leaf green chiffon velvet,
Little
lined with ivory velvet. stars of crystal beads and pearls appeared at intervals on the coat, and it was lightly clasped at the waist in front with pearl studs. She wore a halo of pearls over a. tulle veil.
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MAISON de MODES
Mme. D'Obry. 18, Queen's Road; Central. JUST RECEIVED
A Shipment of
SPRING HATS
and a beautiful selection of
SILK VOILES
afternoon and evening Dresse
also
COTTON VOILE DRESSES
for day wear
Orders taken for Coats and Dresses and executed
under personal supervision;7.