New Blouse And Skirt Silhouette] By Manguin
THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 20, 1938.
Smart Talk
With such a weiter of new fa- Now that half-and-half evening 2 black Extremely flattering is the new, broidered white crepe blouse with shior ideas coming in daily from dresses are style news, blouse and skirt silhouette high-a startling hood attached to it. A New York and Paris, it is some crepe floor length skirt and several times hard to keep up with them vivid blouse changes would be lighted by Lucille Manguin. She green grosgrain belt links it to a
all. There are certain little tricks smart economy. is showing a balloon-sleeved gold deep rosy red skirt, discreetly slit
of fashion that will keep you look- lame blouse, closely swathed at the at the sides.
in Since stripes are rampant, waist, worn over an ankle-length | With an artist's flowing tie is ing definitely this-season, and black crepe skirt, sleekly molded at featured Marcel Rochas blouse-case your imagination is slumping of those vividly striped wool car the torso.
gilet in blue jersey. Then there is at the moment, here are a few to digans over your slacks would brigh-
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If your new hat has one of those Gold and coral jewellery heaped very popular vivid tassels on it, alon your navy blue town dress will smart trick would be to match it give it new interest.
Winking gold pailletes gleam on Marcelle Landowska's model of try: a black silk marquisette blouse lacquered white face trimmed with which has softly draped lines at tricoloured twists of silk at the the bust and waist. A whispering neck and waist. taffeta skirt, cut very full and long, goes with it. Piguet's sumptuous white satin blouse has a corselet of gleaming red which fits over a pillar svelte satin skirt.
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Since stripes are considered new and smart, your striped sport Because so much black lace is jacket will be doubtly so if the Grafted onto an ankle-length,
being shown on white chiffon for-pockets are made of the stripes, this bust-high dance skirt of black lace Mr. G. E Sheckler, vice- over rich purple moire is an en-president of the RCA Communicamals this season, bands of it on time running at right angles to the chanting gold sequined blouse-yoke tions, Shanghai, is at present in the the skirt of your worn but much be-jacket itself. with a chin-high collar reaching Colony on vacation. He expects to loved dinner dress would give add- over the head and tying into a bow. remain here for another fortnighted zest. * * *
Still another attractive evening before returning to the North. blouse-skirt silhouette is achieved
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Knit suits derive added charm from contrasting raffa belts, mat- As this promises to be a season (ched to those huge raffia bags. by a finely pleated white chiffon Mr. M. Rocchi, Italian Consul at lof feminine ruffles, a little bolero blouse with a thickly gathered Canton, is a guest at the Hong jacket made entirely of them would yoke studded with rhinestone stars. Kong Hotel, and among other pro- "pick up" your dinner dress. The skirt is a constellation of stars minent guests staying there are Sir and moon on a background of navy Anthony Banks Jenkinson, and Fuchsia and emerald green when blue.
Captain J. M. McHugh of the worn together with gray look both For dinner wear is a richly em-American Embassy at Hankow. colourful and very springlike
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To give you that new tri-colour look, try combining a voluminous pink blouse with a purply-blue skirt and wrapping the waist "cummer- bund" fashion with a wide cerise girdle..
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