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NEW GREY-BLUE DAY-TIME YELLOW-SHADES OF EVENING
By THE HON. MRS.ĄC W. FORESTER
• London skirt. Some lovely pale shades. In
It is a pleasant idea to choose crepe dresses were packed for the colours and materials with a view cruises,
to the months of the calendar. Of The Debutante's Blue Apr.: course, it may be that the seasons Blue will be one of the first play shabby tricks on' us. Still, favourites with the debutante, but we need not blame ourselves or our a number of new blues are on the dressmakers. It is better to befcolour card, and amongst them ready betimes for spring than to Wedgwood, that curious grey-blue insult the first day of sunshine with that used once to be considered the russet shades of autumn and "old." The youngest debutantes 12 the dull utility garments of winter. of 1985 will make good use of it! 12 There are the lighter types of fur This cold grey-blue is lovelyin wraps which fashion permits at all taffeta, with a touch of old lace and times. How attractive are fursa bunch of multi-coloured flowers.
I have seen worn, with the tender greys and
a Wedgwood blue young grass-greona.' .
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F There is a gay feeling in the air match, and a posy of pink, yellow
•11 about fashion just now, London and green flowers. ·
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12 being the centre of luxury and Apple green, shot gold, is another
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12 lovely clothes and jewels for choice for the dance; so is turquoiso
12 Jubilee year. Already there is with black, Black and coloured
12 life in the dross salons. New modes nets and faces will share popularity are peeping out all the time. Buyers with the sequined frock. There is come to London from every part of plenty of silver and black. In fact, the world to-day. They wish to silver seems more than ever to come 12 hear all about the first tweed into all formal schemes. Pale tailleurs, the town and race suit, parma-violet and a periwinkle blus restaurant ensembles, and, above look lovely in lames and brocades all, Court creations and bridal shot or splashed with silver. splendour.
Silver spots are woven in the now Angorn of pastel tints for the
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In fact, London leads the way for sembles going to the South of 11 all important dress functions. France, and further afield.
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12 Possibly colour influences 18 mora For day-time, yellow, as I pre- than we realised in the past. That dicted at Christmas, ls having a Edwardian elegance that will great-great wave of popularity.
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For ly away the vogues of 1985 failed to tweeds, brown and yellow and dark 9 charm completely by clashing grey and yellow stripe are in the violently with tones or else remain-smartest collections. The Victorian ing nervous. in regard to colour.] yellow-ochre shade for the wool suitj Women wore. very violent purplejis smart worn with black or brown and parms violets, red-browns and furs. Grey is fashionable, and as crude emerald-greens. The dignity a sports ensemble is shown with of black was displayed at the death yellow-striped blouse, scarf and e of Queen Victoria, and very wisely felt hat.
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of stratosphere blue rolvet and `in topped with a blouse and cape of matching sequins "which" give it the, metallic appearance. ~ The matching cap of sequins is not un like rakish knight's helmet.
THE TWO FEATHERS
Models Need Softening
Feminine Touch
London.
The low clerical type of collar soon on many of the new day-time
ever after women gave black pro- Black and yellow, and red and minence. But the sparkle, and green, and grey and navy are good diamante effects of this year will mixers for headgear: Neither must models needs a softening feminine be very different from those of the white be forgotten. The earliest touch, particularly if the material beginning of the century. Spark- hats were of white satin and white happens to be one of the fashion-
12 iing fabrics, or rather dull two peau-de-sole, with black veils. Now able darker colours in woollen or
faced pastel shadings woven with it seems that white is relleved with taffeta. p.m.
gold and silver, pearls and día dark taffetai with matching
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Two. orchid-tinted feather monds, will distinguish many of the scarves. Brown and white, navy plumes, small yet perfectly shap best ceremonial gowns, and give and white, and green with white are ed, adorned the throat-line of magnificence as trains or wraps to for
mmediate wear. the streamline gowns of coloured satins.
For The Court
To return to the real evening!
Boen
a simple afternoon dress. In black taffeta,
at are Beauty materials include much colour programme. There are some variation of the flat silken blossoms cent dress show, This is a novel antin and silk. Icy-white or deep outstanding Court colours that are which have been worn under the 9 parchment satin In having sure winners. A delicate rose chin,
real success" cut in the shell-pink named after the old Another notion is the winged now princess line for evening fashioned rose known as the jabot, or cravat, of pastel coloured
and finishing in a long train. These Maiden's Blush is one; another la llase, finely pleated with twin clips,
Apr. graceful satin evening gowns usual- the Tea rose (almost an apricot, shellshaped, in chromium oY ly have trains. Backs are low, tone) tint. Blues, from the palest coloured stones, placed about Six but the front decolletage will un-mauve-blue delphinium to the
japart. doubtedly get lower, for the fuller Mediterranean hue, will be tendency for the "hitched" favoared. A pale sea-green, near- neck-line in front is rapidly bordering on the jade tone, is ly changing. There la - hand- good with silver. That peculiarly work in the way of stitching or rich Loule-blue and a Dresden shirring to give a good shape to the china-yellow will also have many tachable capes, and in some cases waist and hips of the graceful adherents.
and port
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COUNTRY TAILOR-MADES-
Country tailor-mades have de-
The tendency to consist of full-length loosely cut
with all cere Raglan coata with matching skirts. monial colours and fabrics this Auntry coat and skirt of this per- registered and parcel malls are closed season will be to avold opulence auasion in check Cumberland tweed at 5 p.m. on the previous day.
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PIQUE AND CHIFFON BLOOMS
MEN'S TIE SILK FABRICS | Big pique and chiffon blooms, as perfect and as large as if they were lored evening frocks are seen flower show exhibita, are worn on a's "tle: silk fabrics," "with|black and navy blue outāts, the like skirts and tight bodi- coats often having linings, of pique collars and cuffs of white or white linen These. Inings are
détachables
PICTURE DRESS
OF TO-DAY
Slim Princess Line The Real Foundation
With the periód-dressing - ordin- ary evening dress can be made much more Interesting. The alim prinecas line seems to be the real foundation, which is the prest-dif: ference between the picture dress of the past and that of to-day Over the perfect figure all manner of amusing fantasies can have full awing. There are some new shadowed and striped shot oilko |that are charming for evening. A lot of these will take the place for summer evenings in the country of the printed floral crepes now worn for the cruise. Many of them are made with alther the old rounded or square decolletage, or with be coming fichu that can be tied back or front.
In smooth surface silks and satins, alad in some of the new lace-cire, there are the tallored evening, or demi-tollette, models.
PATTERNED MATERIALS
Printed and patterned materials" this year are more subdued in tone. than last year, and where the design in bright you find it imposed on a blackground as if to tone it down."
One printed afternoon gown in tones of brown achieves a delight {fully soft effect from kilted Tril- lings at the hem, edging the puffed elbow sleeves, and forming a littlo basque under the sash.,
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