THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1951.
WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
"You must take caviare with your career", somcone said, and dress designers took the hint, introducing
A Caviare Element In A
Business Girl's Clothes
By Dorothy Barkley'
LONDON.
your
You must, someone its- sisted in London--recently, take enviare with career. A nicely-balanced diet of day-to-day business with a generous amount of cavlare-entertainment and social life, was advocated.
Following this up, we have been investigating the ways and means dress designers suggest for introducing "caviare" clement into everyday clothes.
IRST conclusion reach- ed is that the most useful, all - purpose "backbone" to your ward- robe is a well-styled suit. And, we would emphasise, the most practical style is a simple style, By "simple". we hasten to explain, we do not meun "pinin nd dinary" but one minus any fancy trimmings;
or-
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thing that will look well anywhere. Not only is this sensible and practical. It is fashionable today: suits have never been so simple, nor so elegant.
CHOSEN SUIT for the back- bene to the business girls ward- robe is a style from the new Derville collection. (Illustrated below).
Evening dress in ribbed ottoman with gold thread. ficku neckline has corsage of gold net and pastel flowers. By Arthur Banks.
CONTAC striped The
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the
numercus choost-wa- mid: HY. or bailer
incidenteby.
mest taffeta blouse, which echoed the and,
'popular this sceren! although black of the sult 2 its spots.
CHOICE for the there are, : cou.ee, SECOND
Fides 19 business girl's wardrobe is un- other doubtedly the street dress in wool sito, har worsted suiting. A good cho.cicekline. style her is anether examp
by Derville, in black and chanc checked w
Points to note:-it is praction, for it is in a hard-wearing ward through
It is cut on simple lines:
has a button- front, three-quarter
GILT-EDGED EVENING DRESS
In evening clothes *the cuffedziecv:3, and line which aviare" element esmes really i
fashionable, for it has the can be worn up or down. Again, to s own. Fer a really grand, ;
new dropped shoulder Jinc, a it is a style which can well b
neat waist. slightly stiffened dressed peplum, and a
a pin-straight skit, probably
up with
aceraries
53mme os
will
11 is in a tas and grey mixture, with the suit. But, of course, you offset by a black velvet coiler, must plan your colour
It is
is sa unadorned already, that
scheme carefully and ensure it is met
It will be enhanced, not spoilt, by over-dressed (or work.
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the addition of
fancy gloves,
scarf, ond blouse. Incidentally, a BEACHWEAR
blouse in taffeta
or rayon with
Rimorcus evening, when busi-
embroidery on eclter und cuffs. The "caviare clement, if it is Banks's design
completely dress in a
Striped
nces eluthes are, thankfully, pu:
wa away in the wardrobe, we sug- get a dress in cre of the new metallic materials:
brocades, ayons, taffctas, and ottomans. with a gold or silver thread run- ming through them, These create a particularly rish and splendid effect. Recently, we saw Arthur is one of the smartest ways this to achieve is alm
for an evening season 1 dressing up a suit far must be introduced in cut-of-
a coarse ribbed ctiaman estnurun-wear-We-recall-seeing- ofice clothes, too. Recently-w-will gaid thread. The maitstal
of a parchment colour, semewhere an attractive com-udied fashions for swimsuits, is thick so thick that it will bination of black and bronze a c in
showroom but ca a almost stand up by itself and black suf; worn with a branze steamer ca the Thames. This was mokes
frou-frou delightful n:m the ciginal deu of a
ct
noise with every movement. The swimsuit manufacturers. The top style of the dress is pleasing: its deck of the steamer, decorated low halter neckline is allied with wh flowers and
and flags, and
and the banks of the river, flood for ecloured flewers, and the skirt a fehu of gold net and pastel- the F-stival.
provided
a filing fells in luxuricus folda (us- back r und
trated
above).
c.
Swimsuits for this season stem to be ail
ail of
ciescopia" the
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To complete the business girl's eaviare, there is news of BCW
variety-mad: ef lastex-in very range of cormees introduced by bright colours. The sicek cnc-
a long-established English firm.
pleer-strapless if you prefer The products include everything
is easily the most flattering style,
LEFT: Sult in tan and grey basket weave tweed with black velvet collar, stiffened peplum and pine. -straight skirt. By Dorville.
aceded "from bathroom to ball- om. Their particular attraction is that they are all perfumed with the sume. perfume: the gs:lek, powder and foundation cream, as well as the talcum pewder and tollet water, This is something which has bean uneblainable in England since before the war.
EILEEN ASCROFT, reporting the Paris fashion shows, sums up the changed, shape of the-
NEW WOMAN
PARIS..
there is a lot of velvet and ribbed ARIS fashion for autumn 1951 velveteen; the usual rich run,
PARIS for nutum 1961 taffeta and falls for evenings.
old New Look. Back are ultra- winter.. Ince. Fath makes full skirts, stiffened petticoats, ballerina dance dresses of horse- hair Jace. Grite outlines his tiny waists and large, important flower-designed Thee with anporn sleeves. Length is the same is worl. Castillo combines woal and
tolle for grand ball gowns.
last season
frequently.
Conta waisted.
EIC
with
Magyar, and gian sierves a used French designers have used
three timtá
many British ether fabrics us last season, Balenciaga has a selection of dark lead-gray worsted for, tailer-mades, Pierre repost Balmain's tailored, suits tron grey flannel,
very
HATS l skirts: or chere
mausly lore with A
·square back panel falling from a curved shoulder yoke.
Most are fur trimmed with nutria, and beaver the most popular furs.
Linings volcur contrasts fre- uently matching companion frocks.
Picais ate clothe
where-large Long silky
PARIS hots for autumn 1951 ara .small, brimiess cloches, worn back all the face, arched abore, the forehand. Simone Cange features feather, trims - tong aheasant's quill threaded through, a soft green tur felt (top) and cock feather Tassel trimming a red asym metrical (bottom). fur felt is used by Gilbert Orcat far, the nut-coloured pull-on model with gold bugle
Bead brolder (centre).
Home Mask For
Oily Skin
Mix Fuller's earth with 3 tea spoonfuls of witch hazel and one of camphor water. Apply the pack over face and neck.
You
will feel
n
21 tightness over the covered parts. The mask
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the
Rm.
Janse
cvery-
Many of Fath's draped day resses are of Belilsh Jerseys. Jean Patou has chosen a black- and-brown Necked wik which looks and is tailored like wool. Hermes fentures
tange ct plaid-itke Otibure tweeds in soft shadow harmonies of black- an-grey and violet-burgundy- black.
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Top-knots
and for buntry reeds, crisp knife-ks in tailored HAIR-Paris hair-stics reveal
and
town sulis ¢cphs"r•a
strong Directors influence, tina'd for luxurious drawn back from the face int sk and satin cock: a flat fold at the back: Tiny top- (seness? tall gowns.
knals on the crown of the head
COLOURS-Auluma shades mind one of Toulouse-Lautree's chosen by the leading Paris clowns. nouses follow the same irend s London's Big Ten designers. All
shades of blown, from pale De vonshire cream to deep maho-
No rouge?
warm
gany, Dark tren grey is a leading MAKE-UP.--Frees esicur, frequently placing black and glowing with courful for tailor-mades. There are many foundations, dark red lipstick and and for evenings apients of eye make-up. Many whole range of icas. Many of manarquias dispense win auge the black silk bad wools are shot altogether and still eling to the with ed tones. Desses has
dc-
dce-eyed leak.
signed nearly the whole of his election la shades c
peacock, lupin, anthracite,
Dog collars
skin
Osier, petrol, duck and aqua.
19 drawing out all the impurities of which have been mak Ingit sallow, dull and
greasiness and causing
un- Jarged pores. Let it re- main till dry. I will conie away easily with a
elath soaked in
warin water. Then apply a generous amount of cold ercum. Let it remain for a minute or two, then wipe off,
An
Evening {Fabric
Spanish designty Castillo mixes violet mauve and purples, Schlar, ACCESSORY IDEAS,—Umbrel- parelli embings ocean-green las with pinc-cone handles with red and orange.
Horse-hair, lace
ara
MATERIALS.- Wellens
her Eng-haired and silky or Feather-weight. AR 10:ms of jcsys are used. As in London,
By PRUNELLA WOOD
slave bangles of red roses
leather belts and cut bracelets -studded', with sapphires and rubles... pine comb clips and pins. pearl and djamant
sullary dog
half-mirror bracelets and corselet belts
wide
draped fabric. #howed Schiaparelli
many amusing accessories Little jersey caps have plaited jersey plg- tails caught with velvet bows, Rainbow-hued brushed wool is used for bowlers, Jackets and
of
wraps. For belts sic chooses smooth fur and many of her but- lans are of brilliant glass.
China jewellery
IN THE SHOPS.-Jewellery of gay china flowers, You can buy a necklace of lemon, wear daffo- ells-reund your wrist "and" pin a couple of pineapples in your cars. Men like to buy their shirts and handkerchiefs inilalled and this can be done in a few hours (in Londen # takes about two
weeks).
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-WITH NEW APPEAL IN stripe in black and while.
COLOUR. COMBINATIONS
YARN DYED FLAN- The tiniest of check is also stance, one notes purple with NELS are gaining favour worked
out in
Horizontal stripes are con- sidered most signilleant in new- looking combinations that add to their fashion interest. For In-
three-colour white in Cambridge or Oxford with some American manu- in brown with chocolate brown effective in gray.
combinations like red with aqua grays. Rust and yellow are also facturers because of their to go with it. Also included in growing desire, to get away stople weaves are Iridescent For high fashion a cole- enough to lend themselves to versalie brated mill has developed a formal or casual treatments. chiffon-weight flannel of silky, supple quality that is
from gaberdines and sheens. coloured classics are
colourings. These interestingly
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fabric fashion which is showing. SHARKSKINS....n worated
renowed-strength for the autumn, Best liked are- navy or brown with white.
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handsomely brought out in -HERRINGBONE. Another grays, Oxford brown, classic that is given new distihe French blue and a black tion through colouring is the REPPS. ..nteádlly colning frost which is a blackish two-tone herringbone which up in fashion, algnificance. Prob. may bo blended to achieve lems in. price and production are Oxford.
changeable colour effects. or the factors which are holding ¡Simplest worsted sultings done in sophisticated schemes back the popularity of this highlight classics bi colour in electric blue.
fabric.
blends that give them new
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Appeal
More feminine of character is
·FAILLES AND BENGALINES. bird's-eye 'weave: in distine- STRIPES get Important back- also an qutstanding fabric tive three-colour combinations Ing for the sult with the longer fashion fri Imports, especially the like pink with mossy, green and torao jacket with plain or mix French. More holes featuring brown. These have plain twill ture worsted skirt The most moired variations for more worsted to maichi.“
dramatic for a walking-soil is a formal solia and conts,
THERE is a great deal of mousseline de sole around, but s Treat deal of it turns up la-frocks that are just 100 blilowy to give x girl a neat figure, despre co
This dress happily combines, azure blue moussaline with black lace, which holds a ino for both Inbrks and provides a sure-fire colour combination, especially for blondes, The lare tops the blue fabrio, and the latter comes dut by itself only In the binding about the keyhole neckline, and in the bow (which, adornscát,
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