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Miss China: Bien
The Changing WHAT THE WELL - DRESSED
Silhouette
One of the surprising things in life the way in which wo- men seem to be able completely
their Agures to change
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accordance with the dictates of Fashion.
Actually, of course, it is done by standards of comparison. If to slender hips are considered be the highest form of feminine beauty. hips and busts are ac- centuated to create this illusion. I. hips are definitely not in vogue," shoulders are broadened. so that the body appears to ta-
lines per off as the
descend. When height is in fashion, small. high hats and long. fight skirts add inches to our statures.
Our Adaptable Figures Almost every part of the body has at one time or another been subjected to some kind of fas- hionable disfigurement for fas
Every shape and hion's sake. size of figure has been in vogue The at one time or another.
pictures in any representative art gallery reveal how often the fashion in feminine beauty has changed. Notice the difference between the portly form of a damsel in a picture by Rubens and that of the boy-like figures of the modern ladies depicted by Augustus John. These exam- ples show how the gure has been inflated and deflated in the cause of fashion.
Apart from variations, how- ever. in physical configuration. there have been marked changes In what is commonly called the "silhouette." The waist, for "in- stance, has migrated up and down the gamut of the female form from the frontiers of the breasts to the "hinterland" of the hips. At the present mo- ment, it varies from the high waist of the Empire period to what is anatomically considered the natural waist,"
Silhouette of the Moment
It is curious how old-time fashions, over which we have all laughed when looking through the old family albums, are being subtly adopted by the young woman of to-day.
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The silhouette of the moment is to follow the figure with, if you choose, a little emphasis to the curve of the bust, and a drawing together of the fullness towards the back, to give that suggestion of, what the Edwar dians used to call. "a very fine figure." A wise maxim for all time in fashion criticism might be-Despise not the fashions of your parents, for you may yet. live to see them worn by your children.
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WOMAN IS DOING
AROUND AND ABOUT LONDON
Glove Styles.
Velvet gloves and examples in moire and plain.. silk, a black and many colours seeins to retain their popularity. Red velvet gloves are smart for Christmas parties. Organdie and ince gloves have been relegated to the evening. Lace is mixed with fine silk, and with frills and goffering up the arin can carry out an at tractive two-coloured of lace look scheme. Mittens well with picture ball frocks. Cream and paler shades in ex- guisttely nited long suede gloves will, however, appear with this Some year's evening fashion. evening gloves are made of tine black suede, with embroidered jewels in colours lightly dusted Then on to backs and hems. comes the question of bracelets Bands of diamonds cannot be comfortably word with gloves. For country wear loose hog-skin and coarsely knitted silk (such as are worn hunting) are smart. For Town, dark kid and suede predominate, relieved with light-. er.stitchery, and fanciful deco- ration on wristbands and gaunt- lets. With black quits white, kid or suede is smart, stitched black or vice versa. Brown and beige are good with tweeds, and dark navy with white. Lighter gloves with darker stockings and shoes are another popular mode: Heels are high, and still higher for the evening, when in gold and silver kid and matching crepe de, Chine trimmed with diamond stud or beautiful buckles.
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Millinery Modes - Midwinter hats show that milliners are still · kindly disposed towards berets. The trimming is placed on the" summit of the crown. A Black velvet beret, the crown of which is folded and patted to fit close to the head, has a tab motif of paradise feathers and half a dozen strands of osprey laid flat on the top. Hats made from fine velour are cut plain to the head.
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The outline is the most import- ant feature. The "crown may be swept upwards at one side and carried forward "toja" point, "or turned back in front into the shape of a Russian coronet, Close fitting bata worn at the back of the head are bound with a fat band of overlapping feathers.. Sailor hats in velour with very flat crowns are shown for wear with tailored tweed suits. There are still rather flat messenger boy caps with a brief peak at one side, with a quill or two, drawn through slots in the crown.
White felt hats and others made from light-weight mate- rials are shown for cruizing. Fancy trimming is used. A white felt but shows a band of colour- ed platted wool round the crown. and another carried over the top. Blik hata with stitched peter- sham brims are light and Cool
Winter Jewellery. The very high, often complicated, neck- lines are pushing the necklace- rather into the background, and giving importance to the brooch. Braceletá appear in pairs, word one on each arm over long tight aleaves or nitted gloves. Bracelets. are much narrower and looser. When wider, only, che da worn on the left wrist. Very idig slender earrings are popular with low- necked evening frocks, or' dangl": ing inside ruched collars when they stand out suficiently from the neck. W
Cruising | Fashions-There are evening dresses df printed fat erupesTM in large designs on darky grounds; they are cut straight and plain with table, or hasque effect. Daytime clothes for erni- ses-appear in new textures of pique, in lipen, and in botični with a wary design and tigh Anish. There is a tendency to wards" darrish colours, such
as
“LOOK FOR THE NAME ON THE SELFEDGE dimo, rust red and greenish
Soignee
How She Has Revolutionised Cathay's
Ladies Fashions":
VERY little
BY MEE YAN
has been written about Chinese fashions in the past but commenceling with this issue I intend to devote, each week, a column to this subject.
relrel.
To start oft, therefore, I shall give a brief re-
of sume
the change that has been brought about in Chinese Jadies' fashions aince, say, 1929 .. The reynote of a Chinese lady's dress, is, 33 you "perhaps know, its and simplicity, that of course -is the pass word for chic and beauty The Chinese wo- man did not real- ly come out of her shell 2417 about four or five years ago when the younger set in Shanghal fe- volutionised their social
standing
by following the mode of living of their western sis- ters. Since then they have pro- gressed by leaps and bounds. Here, one is in- clined to use the
In afternoon frock word "improved" in black chiffon instead of pro- gressed because though ...the.. term make-up" . was farallier the actual to them, enough meaning of it was lost in that they were totally ignorant of and colour har- the blending mony of cosmetics.
life" outlook in Her general having been entirely changed closer and
through improved intercourse with the Western world, Miss China to-day can more than hold her own against the best the West can offer in the way of dress and make-up. There is a mistaken idea that
THE VOGUE FOR" JEWELLERY
The vogue for all kinds of jewellery set with diamante is, at its height just now. Frocks with a jabot invariably have the fullness drawn together with a brooch and scarves have their ends fastened down with small brooches or pins, while draped necks are usually Anished with... a clasp. Evening frocks with a beat-shaped. neck have either a buckle or clasp on either side: two or three bracelets set with brilliants and semi-precious stones, are also correct for even- ing wear. Buckle or clasp, or- naments of this type are parti- cularly popular and look especi- ally effective on velvet hats.
the best modes are turned out") in Shanghai which has been iermed the fashion centre of China. . I will not argue about Shanghai being the fashion cen- tre, but so far as original cres- tions are concerned, some of the local Chinese tailors can "and do turn out the most exquisite and delightful
that gowns--gowns the Northern designers are not slow in copying.
While on the subject of these long flowing dresses, how many of us know that the chief factor towards making these gowns so charming lies in the trimmings? When one looks at a completed dress, the trimmings seem n- significant enough, but take them off, and no matter how expen- sive a material the dress is made of, it loses that finishing touch that is so vitally important.
At this stage one may ask, what is it that make these Chin ese dresses so fascinating? Opi- nions may differ of course, but to my mind it is because they show so little and yet so much. In the case of European-styléd dresses, one does not have to use one's imagination to the extent dematided by 'slit-skirts and cur- ves created by these close-fitting gowns. It would be no éxagger. "ation to say that"a really well- dressed Chinese lady is like the proverbial "thing of beauty" and everywhere to-day. in the ball- room, and on the race-course, she is the cynosure of many pairs of eyes.
While we
Bre raving about these Oriental dresses, let us no lose tract of the important part played by the "accessories." Gloves. stockings, shoes, ear- rings and even the insignificant scarf---they
make all help to Miss China really hela soignee, and as we are only in the dawn of this new age, we may be sure that even more intriguing de- signs will be created as time goes on, and we may shortly "see Miss China in a position to challenge, say Miss Europe, for the title of the Queen of Ladies' Fashions.
WHAT THE STARS ARE
DOING
Billie Dove (Mr. Robert Kenas- ton) is expecting a happy event to take place in April. The Kenäs- tóns were married last May after a romantic elopement.
Dorothea Wieck, who has com- pleted her first Hollywood picture "Cradle Song" is to appear next in “Alteti Corn” vefslon of a New York stage, play.
Marie Dressler's next picture for MGM is to be "Mrs. Van Cleek"! based on a story by Elinor Mor- daunt.
"Evelyn Layè is about to com- mence her new Gainsborough pic- ture "Princess Charming" under the direction of Maurice Elvey.
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