THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 21, 1938.
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AN OCCASION FOR DRESS
Rivalry In Feminine Fashions Keen At St. Patrick's Ball
Even though the Ball season approaching its end, the Colony con- tinues to be extremely gay. Al night revelers are still embued with that enthusiasm to stay out “al night, which probably accounts for why the social pendulum is swinging with a good deal of vigour.
The St. Patrick's Ball which held in the Rose Room of the insula Hotel last Friday night, ed one of the jolliest and
still
social functions of the season, and I've got to hand it to the Irish for organising an affair the likes of which has not been equalled this side of New Year's Eve.
ULTRA SMART GATHERING. The Rose Room was most appro- priately and attractively transform- ed into a little bit of Old Erin, and against this background moved gathering of ultra smart dowagers: and pretty debutantes; immaculate looking gentlemen in tails and mess dress, all intent on enjoying thern- selves. So throughout it all, there was a definite air of informality, too.
Casting a practised eye over the galaxy of feminine embellishments which adorned the ladies present,
it struck me as a pity that a prize was not offered to the best dressed.
by
Ursula Jeffries
It would have been interesting to see who walked off with the trophy. Certainly rivalry was very keen, and the judges would have been as hard put to it as I was had they elected to select any one particular gown that was especially appealing.
I would find myself, for instance, entranced with a sleek creation în white satin, and the next moment be distracted by an ethereal beauty in soft billowy net; or else I would admire a dazzling model sprinkled and with palettes, that sparkled winked in a most tantalizing man- ner, and then find my mind and at- tention drawn towards another in porous lace as open as a sieve
ROMAN STRIPE ACCENT. Brilliant Roman striped jersey in red, white and blue is used drama- tically by Orry-Kelly in this town frock designed for Bette Davis. The short-sleeved frock has a high neckline shirred into a cord and a: tube skirt. The Roman stripped scarf is draped softly about the neck, shirred into the waist, and is finished with diamond shaped tabs. Her smart off the face turbau is of the same fabric as the scarf.
skirt
Clever
sash
tiny
Ito
use
A dainty frill trimmed heart-
mbroidered round the he
hem
other bine, open-
shaped bodice and a full skirt ap-with sequins. pliqued with pink rosettes were other ed down the front in the manner fascinating touches
of a coatee dress, and sprinkled like.
SATIN AND VELVET As I pointed out before the mear-
star dust with blue paillettes
A pretty gown of meter
ers of satin were legion. At least worn by Miss Ann Dodg three ladies favoured the combina-black taffeta slip was worn. tion of green and white. The green it, and a dash of colour was was introduced in the form of chiffoned in the large rick-rack hem drappery, wrapped round the neck ming in orange, and to scarf-like, or else falling freely from carnations attach
the shoulders
Mrs. E. B. G. Dicken's gown was pure white satin, while
green were introduced in deau of green leaves whi her head, and in other
should
right
THER CREATIONS
Other attra ve gowns
heath-like whil
Mrs. FL Portallion wore a bands worn by Miss etty Helbling, black and white satin print. The
low-cut figure-fitting gown shoulder straps s consisted of bands silver lame with train and short of red velvet, and other red touches coatee worn by Miss-Dorothy Ra were carried out in the corsage of and the de luxe model in white roses worn on the bodice, and in her Ica, with full skirt, gathered satin dancing slippers.-
the waist worn by
infred
Two specially charming velvet Raven. This last was completed gowns were also noticed Miss Bwith a black cire jacket, Fair was the wearer of one of them, by a jabot and embroideri and Mrs. T. H. King the other The bast and sleeves
one worn by Miss Fair was a sim fitting sheath in black, with the bust and shoulder straps embroidered gold beads. Just that, yet the gown stood out by its inspired cut and sim- plicity.
The black velvet gown worn by Mrs. King had simplicity as its key-
Treat Your Blouses Well
Blouses form an indispensable part of every woman's wardrobe. To look their best they must be ex- quisitely laundered and finished.
Beal silk blouses should be wash-
Too Tired For Anything
Many Women Are Like This.
bow; sometimes alone, sometimes ed in lukewarm to cool Lux suds, DIVERSITY THE ORDER combined with another or several rinsed in cool water, and the mois- Diversity in style and fabric different hues. Mixed together were tare removed by rolling a few min-women all over the wor
It is a regrettable fact that there marked the gowns at this func-white and emerald green, apple utes in a towel.-
verging on despair due to a constant state of ill- tion. There were no leanings to green and turquoise, safron, laven- They can be ironed immediately, health wards any one particular colour, der and purple, black and pink while still damp, on the wrong side
The root cause of style or choice of material. Though or grey and pink. Four or more and with a moderate iron. the followers of satin were legion, shades combined didn't seem too their opposites in net, chiffons, bro-many to get along amiably together Artificial silks and taffeta can cades, lames, lace and taffeta, made and presented a fine entente cor be treated in the same way, but do up an equally strong force: Decol diale of poly-colour. This colour not let the fron get too hot or the lete styles were well represented, too,juggling was one of the highlights results will be disastrous. If the but then so were the Victorian mo- of the fashion picture.
material is printed, make sure it is des.
"fast" before you wash it.
Colours ran the gamut of the rain-
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Very Important
CLEVER DETAILS Some of the more outstanding And put a towel between the two gowns which fell into this class insides when you roll it up, so the cluded a slim-fitting sheath of a one colour does not touch another. grey and pink print, over which the With Lux there is no fear of sticky, undissolved soap particles maining behind after riesing. spoil the texture and appearance the material.
panama, erin, satin, ottoman make lady wore one of the most original charming “bambina," sailors, pad capes I have yet seen. It was dings and toques. They are trimshioned of pink down and long coq med with fruit and field flowers feathers. In another, the treat mixed, feathers, embroidered and ment of lavender and parple flowing ribbons, and quills. Often very original. Half the skirt was a spotted bandean passes over the purple and other half lavender. Still crown, then through the brim and another took lavender and around the head to be knotted at and dealt with the two ingra the back
ing shades
The famous Mediterranean resort Most of the prints, of
Nice has inspired French milli- into the poly ners who have made very broad-feta print worr
brimmed plateans" like
worn by the grateful girls Biviera. Other hats are by phrygian bonnets and i
those had a white gr
flowers
After
The best treatment for cotton and nen blouses, unless figured,
them for an hom or
suds before washing 2-lather made, of hot water and Ene
fall They should then be rinsed twice taf in hot ater and a third
Prince, cold, to which,
of little blue can
D(in fresh
-vid white) end sprink