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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1949.
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By IRIS ASHLEY
That rather, lugubrious, type with the moustache is Charles Frederick Worth, whose famous dress batise is having its 'cen- tenary this year.
He was born in Lincolnshire in 1825. The son of a solicitor, he svas apprenticed for a while as shop-walker to Swan and Edgar. When he was 20 he went to Paris with £5 (his francs were restricted, by personal and not governmental reasons) and knowledge" of the French Ian- gyagt.
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Somewhat ingenuously in the etrcumstances, he set up as dress- maker in the Eue de la Paix. The Empress Eugenie demanded a dress to conceal her advancing pregnancy, and Mr. Worth de- signed the first crinoline.
This style of dress quickly ben came the fashion of the day, and because those were indeed Days these dresses are associated in cur minds with the grand ro- mantic tradition D! glittering diplomatic balls, of elegant a wooning ladies, and daring, gallant young men.
For all the short evening dresses we hear so much about women are not willing to part with so much glamour without a struggle.
Here Francis Marshall has sketched for you three ladies—on the left is the Empress Eugenie as the is seen in the famous Winterhalter picture. She
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Worth hits a century
Sketches by FRANCIS MARSHALL
HATS ARE SMALL BUT WORN AT ANY ANGLE
his winter's top coats hats rust obviously be small, but with that proviso Paris designers make
To balance the huge collars on
wearing a dress Worth designed them to wear at all angles, so it for her.
On the right is a copy of the Gerald dress made for Mrs. Legge, who wore it arst for her coming-cut party when she was Raine McCorquodale. Blonde and blue-eyed, she looked to lovely in this dress of long ago that it was copied again with
for her wedding dress
By MARY DELANE
is comparatively easy to choose Paulette makes hats to frame
The bottle-neck is lack of buildings, and I understand that priority is given only in the case of a district in which women are engaged on work for export.
There are at present only 920
some 6,600 children.
a model suitable for one's type, the face, in velvets, velours and day nurseries throughout Eng. what used to called "beaverland and Wales, of which 120 are Belmain, for example, in keeping with the China influence soft long-haired felt all kind to in the London area and cater for
tiny his Collection showed pillbox hats worn dead straight, But on very short hair indeed. this is a style too severe for most women. Dior, on the other hand, showed a number of little
the face and hair.
These Models Add
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fat
Natural coq's feathers and
a
There is a known waiting list: in this area alone af about 10,000 children, and many boroughs are. refusing to accept further appli- cations, except in
cases of treme urgency. simply because they say it is hopeless
ex-
slightly larger hoops in the skirt | berets, and some large ones, too: rock's comb ta red feathers trim for afternoon, tilted forward. Maud Roser's hats and those of the black velvet cap at the top
am told that treble the pre- Jacques Fath had a decided curve left of the illustration,
rouleau of the velvet round the would scarcely be sufficient, and sent number of day nurseries over one ezt.............
In the middle you see that the House of Worth is stili design- ing romantic and beautiful even- ing dresses. This one is from the newest collection.
it is of French brocade in soft orchid pink and is embroidered with little gold crinkled paillettes, tiny silver bugles, pearls, and diamante.
London Fashions
For 1950
within
narrow
cap lifts the feathers in front that under present arrangements
preventing a heavy look.
there is no hope at all of satisfy-
come.
For a young girl, what mighting the deria for years to be described. as a tartar's cap, at the top right, was in velour with a double ring of coloured stones round the point. The fine rather stiff veil was drawn up 'under the chỉn
For evening wear Paulette spring makes many versions of the
The first of the new
will be Scharming Dutch cap illustrated The full-length coat is sap-fashicos for 1950 view in London
one This particular one was in dark phire-blue velvet, lined with the month. A London Model House bile net sewn with tiny shim- same orchid pink as the dress.
group is due to open its Spring mering dark blue beads which
QUEEN MARY CHOOSES SOME BRITISH SILKS
Queen Mary Has always been intensely interested in textiles.
collections on November 28 in were also sprinkled on the veil, individual showrooms of its 13 while for restaurant wear for members in. the West End of the older woman, the big dark London.
red velvet model at the bottom was bound with black and "car- The Group has auntunced its-ried a single jet tassel. export prices will remain the
With this was worn on the left same, high grade of workmanship materials cut and design fer ear only (a popular style at the which it is noted on wholesale moment) a long ear-ring of big.
thingstenes, trade being of course fully main- tained.
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More Day Nurseries
The British fashion industry is She rarely fails to attend an ex- also making plans for famous Every day the National Society. hibition at the international Wool London Fashion Fortnight which of Children's Nurseries receives Secretariar's chowroom, and ex-opens on May 13, 1950 and closes heartbreaking letters from mo
thers wanting day nurseries, on June 13. perts, report that the questions
And it is certain that numbers: DÍ she asks are shrewd enough to Formight will include parades children, whose parents, long: to keep them on their toeses. of womens clothes, millinery and keep them at home, have to go footwear. One innovation will be to residential miséries because Quite recently it was announce exhibitions of textiles used by of the lack of these day nurseries, ed that Her Majesty was to be the fashion trade generally and That it is intended to lessen offered some samples of British of fabrics used by designers
the 'number "ör reûléntial nur- xilks to commemorate her long-individual collections.
serids as soon as gufficient wum-. standing connection with the. Besides the usual receptions beside the point, for here are ber of foster parents can be Toumi, Silk and Rayon Users Association trade associations will also give parents wanting to keep their
she is its Royal Patzon and her several parties for overseas childten in their own homes. link with it dates back to May buyers. Not all sides of the 1889:
fashion industry will consider. And at-2
at a time when welfare- Fashion fortnight as their sales, workers алд 'chidren's
Kourt
of
One of the silks subsequently period, but all branches of the officials throughout the country chosen by Queen Mary was an industry will be taking part in are emphasising the dire need for home life to be built/up indication of her good tastet Various ways
egain, it seems a dreadful and was a Jacomar pure silk spotted Invitations to overseas buyers pitiful wrong that such separa surah in pale blue with a white to London Fashion Fortnight will tions are necessary. - spot.
be issued in the near future,
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profession of nursery nurse has become more and mores popular with girls during the last two years, many of whom as{ they become
go on to hospitals to train as sick nurses. But even if they quit their pro- fession to get married, "What-bet- ter... training could they have to "become good wives and mothers?
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