SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 1932.
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Owing to our being
over-stocked in
AFTERNOON AND
EVENING DRESSES.
We are holding a SALE
for ONE WEEK
commencing on MONDAY, JUNE 27TH.
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New Evening Modes
Backless Gowns Popular
A broad-shouldered appearance is necessary this season, as width at the shoulders is the newest and mest fashionable effect, being used on the most formal gowns, as well as the military top-coat and sults of tailored cut.
Evening gowns have adopted the| broadshouldered effect, and tiny sleeves, berthan, and fichus are
again in the mode for dance frocks, dinner gowns, and theatre
wear,
Although the shoulders and tope of the arms are covered with brief sleeves, it does not mean that the backless decolletage is not On the contrary, it is more fashion- able than ever, some of the new evening gowns being backless to the
seen.
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waist, while the arms are covered with a broad strap of the material on which diamante or rhinestones sparkle. This is a style eminently suited to heavy satins or velvets, gowns of such soft materials chiffon, georgette, and lace adopting the fichu or bertha of the same frock, extending from the V neck In front, crossing over the arms to form tiny shoulder capes, and end- ing at the waist at the back, where the ends of the fichu are sometimes tied in a bow, or in long ends to form a sash. This offers a practi- cal or georgette frock up to date, for a fichu of georgette of a.con- trasting colour might be added, as colour contrasts are fashionable this
Sam£3844JU FT2324422JW£63048JÕUE winter for evening as well as day
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ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES
-Price-Moderate.
A Trial Order is Solicited..
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Opposite Entrance to
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Wear. If the fichu is long enough to tie at the back of the waist, and have sash ends hanging to the hem)
of the gown, a very smart effect would be created, especially if shoes and accessories were worn to match: the colour of the fichu.
The square-necked frock uses tiny, puffed sleeves in the period style to gain its width at the shoulders. Satin gowns, with yokes and sleeves of fine lace in the same tint, are among the smartest of the Beason. This is a fashion much [favoured for white satin bridal gowns, but it looks equally well in black and neutraltinted satins.
ANKLE BEAUTY.
Was the
re-
"Ankles and legs are more im- portant than faces," Gmark of a beauty specialist whose Mayfair salons are thronged just now with debutantes undergoing ankle treatments.
Exercises do much to reduce the lumpy ankle, which may be the heritage of hockey at school, and, although legs and knees are hidden beneath longer skirts, thinking of the holiday when they will be revealed.
women arg
Wax baths are being given to make
Lustrone Gil Permanent Hair Waves the legs smooth and white under which are Largo, Soft and Natural
Artistic Finger and Marea] Waves, of fine gauge silk stockings.
Bony
Treatment, Shampooing, He Pack knees are massaged with a fattening (any colour), Hair Cutting Haul-skin food.
care for Ladies and Gentlemen. Conrolled. scientious, Artistic Work by EuroPORN
Expert, Mr. Alexander,
CHARGES MODERATE.
A VISIT WILL CONVINCE YOU.
Too plump koses are
Silver and gold painted. half- moons on the toes are an amusing fantasy that some of the very young are indulging in.
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By J. MILLAR WATT.
Beautiful Evening Clothes
The New Diagonal Neck-Line
Grey In Favour For Morning Wear
Jackets Will Vary Little
Evening clothes are beautiful
this season. Necklines "are now, silhouettes vary, and materials are original. Every woman wears what suits her, without thinking, or causing her friends to think. that she is not quite smart because she in not in uniform.
One evening gown will have the bodice arranged with a fitted corso- let above the waist, and a cow! neck in front, the cowl cut away
on the shoulders to little draped straps. Another will have the cowl front, but a narrow cross-over back. Then there is the bib frock, the skirt of which is full at the hem and narrow above the knees. The front of the bodice its over it at the waist, and has long scarf panels, which cross at the back, fold round to the front again, and are tied in ja nest bow, The neck-line is 8 rather high V. and the top points of the V pass round the neck to the back, where they are tied in a lòng bow, just like a baby's ‘bib.
Again, there are bodices with the new diagonal neckline, leaving one shoulder well covered, and the other. shoulder bare but for the slender atrap which holds the slanting side
of the bodice.
! Sheever in the Evening,
It is possible to wear sleeves in
the evening without being called a
"dowd." But of course the sleeves woollens in badana yellow, brass, are the newest! A slim satin gown and copper yellow,' pistache green, will have an inset yoke of flesh- and early-morning blue. This blue, coloured chiffon, and into this will by the way, is a favourite colour, be set small puffs and long Atting the soft, bright blue of an early sleeves of the satin. This is a dife Summer: sky. And then there is ner or theatre gown; it would not violet. Last year we were offered be comfortable for dancing.
violet, but hardly, any one wore it. A dance frock, of satin, maro-deep violet marocain or wook volle This season we are going to wear cain, crepe-de-chine or lace, can frocks, under straight plain costa of have long sleeves, not too fitted for wool in the same colour. Tonches comfort, of Ane net embroidered of black-and-white, or pale orchid with gleaming beads. Or it can pink, relieve this shade, which is have an inset deep yoke, with only "trying" to those who do not draped front
long puffed use the correct tones of powder and sleeves, all of delicately flowered lipstick Quite a lot of violet is used ninon to tone with the foundation
for evening. material. One most useful and at- [tractive gown was
Grey is certainly back in favour, made of black especially for morning wear. Very fine lace, with yoke of green and attractive suits of soft grey flannel silvery-white ninon.
and
are to be worn in the mornings. A gown of pale green cire, lace, The jackets will vary a little. Some with gay stiffened epaulettes over will be cut on Eton lines for young the shoulders, has funny little baby women; others will be in a glorified sleeves of kilted cream chiffon peep-cardigan style. There will be tiny ing from beneath the epaulettes. tucks in the back, at the waist, to
The very large puffs, set into at the coat to the figure, the fronts low-cut bodice are not so fashion-will be fastened with four buttons. able as at the beginning of the sea in a line, the opening will be wide son, but in a tiny jacket to put on and outlined with very. with the gown they are quite good. revers shaped to form an oval, Barrow Some Colour Thought, yeah which will show the blouse, kat All designers this season are de Other Jackets are quite formal, termined to make us relinquish our in the tailor-made fashion that will beloved, black clothes. Bo lovely never go out. The only difference Hittle suits and freqka ara made of is that they are not so long an soft tweeds and finest light-weight formerly,
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