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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 1948.
Woman Today
FEMINITY IS BACK
IN ALL
ITS BILLOWY FRILLY SOFTNESS
soon.
trouble in Anding it Jn voluminous folds of her skirt.
"Baby Ribbons”
to know back, in
any
that All its
In the world of fashion, we are young girls; and mitts came in Grandmother never had coming to believe that almost two lengths, wrist and elbow.
This popular garment was sold anything can happen!
the in high-class city shops well af- Today's They were so much cooler than style cycle has made a broader ploves, and here's, wistfully hop-
ter the turn of the century. For sweep that usual, reaching far-ing that we shall see them again
winter wear, these were made of ther back into the past and en-
challis, flannel, or albatross, and It's pleasant compassing within its scope much
were trimmed with silk or velvet. that lles between.
Feathers And Frills femininity is
Switching to outer garments of And, since we're on the subject billowy, frilly softness. Once yesteryear, there is one In Here, in 1948, are the wasp of accessorics, I would remind more It's possible to buy in the particular that I should like to waists, bustles, basques, looped you of the feather bon, usually shops lovely Val laces, Insertions wear again (alender straws in the and draped skirts of the 1870's of finely curled ostrich, and a
and beadings through which fashion wind indicate a possi- and 1880's, and the ruffled pet- softly finttering finish to day or used on lingerie (they used to be so popular in the late 1890'a and dainty ribbons are run when bility), and that is the golf cape, ticoats of the early 1800's.
evening costume when secured Nearly every day something loosely about the neck with rib-called "baby ribbons"), with carly 1000's. old is new again!
bons to match the colour of the black velvet ribbon for frocks. Why it was so named, I don't
Remember But no far Dame Fishlon has feathers.
the deep yokes of know, but every schoolgirl, to be not drawn within her orbit the Of course, these were for looks allover, embroidery in summer well dressed, had to have a golf
knick-knacks only. For real comfort, there ished with
dresses? They were usunily fin-capel that were the delight of fashion was the practical collaret of fur joined to the dress with a band coat fabric, usually reversible-- a lace-edged ruffle It was made of heavy wool able ladies of bygone eras. Some with high collar that came well of beading through which velvet plain on one side and plaid on the of them, forgotten for decades, up over one's cars in the winter. ribbon was laced, finishing with other. The cape was made full built a unique niche for them- This was a detached piece that selves in fashion's whirligig.
a rosette on the left shoulder. could be worn over any coat and
and came well below the hips; All One
charming accessory of these are coming in again.
this talk of lace and ribbon the hood was made from the plald| years that many
reminds me of the dainty night-side of the goods. Well-hoods of LAS Children's apparel shows the would welcome back is the sun-"new look," too, and one wonders plenty of frilis), camisoles, and
gowns (always with sleeves and are here anyway!
And old-fashion-ruffled shade; indeed, fashion is niready whether we shall sce
walts, withi of petticoats forecasting, its return. Why it ed plnafores once more.
varying pleasant, nostalgie expectancy, to They lengths and the dainty dressing see what fashion, dipping into the ever went out is
were charming on demure little sacques n mystery.
accessories
other
and
20 Оле
It was practical and a flatter-girls of another generation who summer wear at home,
of flowered lawn for limbo of other years, will come
Ing addition to any woman's wore them to school over their costume, whether spread above wool frocks in the winter. her head or twirled with coreless Dainty pinafores were usually grace in her hand. There were made of dimity or nainsook, many beautiful parasols, dressy trimmed with lace-edged ruffles, ones of "chongeable" silk, often with crisply starched elegant pure white ones with shoulder wings. And when we carved Ivory handles, and prac- | returned from school in the af- tical ones of catural pongee
terhoon, the pinafore was lined with green-lik-to-give-pinced by the practical, long- tra protection against the sun's sleeved gingham tyer, to keep
your dress clean."
rays.
rc-
Also, to complete the summer Along with the new fullness, costume were milts, These were the drapes and loops in skirts, usually of silk, some of them al-will the pocket of Grandmother's most cobwebby in texture, others day return? (It would probably with exquisite lace patterns, have a zipper this time!) That Black and white were the most pocket was always more or less popular, with pastel colours for of a mystery to us children; but
London Shows New Lingerie
Broderie Anglaise, Ruching, Pleats And Bustle Effects By Victoria Chappelle
International fashion writer and former fashion writer and former fashion editor of the London "Daily Mail."
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Served exclusively at: GLOUCESTER LOUNGE, DAIRY
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And Every Other Reliable Stores,
Gone, at last, is the strictly peplum, which gives her just tailored housecoat. It had its such a touch of fragile femini- uses, perhaps, at # time when inity apparently quite irresistible few women could bother with to the masculine сус Even very feminine clothes, but today nightgowns today are made on is place is being taken by such the lines which are rather sug-- attractive nonsense as the break-gestive of evening dresses, ex- fast gown in crisp white broderie cept that the latter would not be Anglaise, threaded with cherry provided with frillings round the coloured velvet ribbon, with a hem. But gauged picces over low.round neck --und--elbow-and-- bowa- on --the ́shoulders It is re-(these can be pulled out flat for miniscent of every worldly washing and ironing) and comedy that was ever written by bodices gauged and delicately Oscar Wilde and dressed by itted provide new lines, Cecil Beaton, Even when the Finally, of course, there designer gives way, presumably, the tile bed-jackets and the to demands from much travelled shoods which are an Integral clients for neat, and plain house- part of every trousseau, and ex- couts, she will add a touch of cept that these are getting more. drama in the form colour elaborate with more fuo work- (1oyal blue taffeta can be sur-manship than has been seen for prising enough for anyone) with years, they have not greatly a row of deep frills at the back changed. But it is this type of
are
up with next!
This Navy Blue wool felt boater with side toops of red, white and blue Petoraham ribbon, trimmed with white tio - volt,-was- soon--during-a-dluptay-of-British summer millinery
In London a fortnight ago." (A. P. Photo)
How to Buy a Hat: Consider Colour Effect
BY NINON
from waist to hem to add garment which gives London's Every woman wants a hat to necessary. A woman must take
seamstresses the oppor- do something for her. It must be three things into consideration:
piquaney.
clever
Fragile Femininity tunity to show that they can do becoming in line and colour and
work which will compare more it must make people notice her, 1 The costume or costumes Few brides, of course, can re- than favourably with anything In determining the colour of a with which she expects to wear sist the floral breakfast gown the world can show.
hat, some serious thought finished with pleated sleeves and
Is the hat,
2-The colour of her skin, hair and cyca.
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Claire, Bigom, who at fifteen is playing Ophelia at the Shkkaspésre Festival Sat: Stratford-on-Avahi Claire'o ilfa 'hat been¦¦ marked" by "singlenols of purboss, the won a scholar ship to the Gulidhall, Bohool of Drama'at 12;" warrind / thêş 0.0, 0.; til they gave thee: an "astrien," and harmada co Brandonyfa, shy was the youngest member of the Oxford. Re Pertory Company. (A.-P. Photo):
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3-The millinery shades being featured in the shops.
on
Each bat: the shopper tries must be quickly analyzed. from all three standpoints. And, if a woman cannot hear herself think while her milkner is talk- she should ask for three min- ing, utes of silence before making up her mind to accept or reject a style.
Never fall in love with a hat
and then look for a costume to
छ
go with it. Select a dress or suit and then the accessories. If possible, choose a hat at the same time-the-new -outfit-is- -selected.
A woman's hat must harmonize with her costume and flatter her face. Some women manage to do all
"ght with what they call
sense," or feminine in- tultion, and others make a study of the rules of harmony.
Regardless of different in-
tensitics and hues, together with fashion names that change from season to season, the three groups of colours are the bases simple or complicated -- colour
schemes.
of all
In millinery, the designers have created colours and combinations of colours that are feminine, de Heate Everything has been done this season to help a woman achieve a "pretty" look.
and utterly charming.
Beige noutrals of wheat,
chamois, natural and bumt. (a gentle brown) are popular,, 10: sother with pure white and gray, FampleDiva la regarded as a flat-.
colour..to virtually all com
plexions
In bright colours the favourites are yellow, tangerine, orango red, pine-grow. These are much sised in hats, as well as in trims z0ings for neutralanga N
pala-yellow pink and
Vmauve 16 violet..
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