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"Gleaming silver paillettes combine with blue crepe for one of the smartest "restuarant frocks" of the season, shown with matching silver balllette bag and tulle, dlaner hat by Mae Clarke, Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer. Player.
"Reptile Skins
One feature of the fashions this Spring, as interpreted in London, Is the use of reptile skins. Snake skin is to make its appearance in the ballroom and at dinner part- les. A black, satin evening gown on show has a strand of cobra skin. dyed blood-red and waxed, carried up to the shoulder on one side, The other side also trimmed with cobra dyed spinach green. Reptile skins prepared for fashionable, uses during the com- ing the coming spring are dressed and treated until they are as soft. as suede. Puff adder skina are used to trim skins.
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Gloves
Gloves are very varied. Kid mittens are being worn in black and white, or black or black vel- vet lined with kid. There are many velvet ones and some have black and white metal braid used as diamond shaped panels on the.. gauntlets, White ones. long of course, have sliver and white wo ven metal" braid used in the same way as decoration.
The cotton glove is glorified beyond recogül- lon, and has guaged puffed slee- ves in Elizabethan fashion.
Fashion is reviving the spotted
Bigger Brims Ou Hats vogue this season but the spots
We are headed-happily for most of our faces, towards a Spe ing of bigger brims. Much bigger brims. Brims that spread out ilke enormous cartwheels-or cury up like overgrown saucers! The cus- tom of wearing, a hat with even- ing dress is a growing one. It gives a trimmer, more tailored ef- fect to the whole ensemble and looks right in restaurants for din- lug and dancing; on the occasions when not all the company are in full evening dress. These even-
ing hats are delicious light affairs of satin, ttlle and other delicate fabrics. In the recently issued Spring millinery number of Vogue you can see several all worn far back and with a delicate halo er-
fect.
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must be a decoration in addition to providing 'colour contrast. In some of the most striking models designed for cruising they are ap- pliqued to the material instead of being woven in. Large white woollen spots are stitched on to the frock and scarf of a two-plece in blue linen.
Everything is simple but expen- sive. The evening dresses 'have bodices. There is no exaggerated low cut at the back. Some neck- Ines are widely opened on the shoulders and rounded back and front: others are pointed or square. Shoulder drapertes fall" softly; the waistline low, and there may be little jewelled but-" fons at the back and front. The hipline is slim. the.. back of the skirts may be trimmed low down. and many skirts sweep the ground.
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London Fashion Notes
Four Hairdressing Modes The carefully tailored short hair bob with waves set neatly in place; hain slightly longer and dressed off the neck in an incon- spicuous roll; gay bubbling curls with an aspect of insouciance, but carefully shaped to head not only at the back, but on top of the head; and coronet braids of long hair sometimes, worn like diadems.
An Original Gift Many modern brides give to each of their bridesmaids. as present a hair wave and make- up treatment from their Gwn specialist, to be done at the bride's house. This ensures that the ensemble is complete for the wedding procession and the effect 19 not spoilt by incongruous nake-up. In the case of the coiffure a certain uniformity of style is oft advised to suite head- dress or hat.
Edwardian Modes
There is a marked tendency towards the fashions that were in force at the beginning of this century. The simplest tailored sults have coats with an inclina- tion to a "pinch-in" at the waist. and s
hint of squareness of shoulder. Lapels are, like collars, wide and bold.., Whether it is a top-coat or the "slim hip-length model that may have a skirt of its own, all the new coats show much real Atting.
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Evening Wear: Fashions While the high evening neck- line is still general, there signs that the low-cut evening dress will return. There are some very low and square neck- lines and others are pointed deeply. Back draperie range from short pleated bustles to long flowing panels gathered in at the waist, and sashes tied in large bows: Many formal even- Ing dresses have jewelled shouf der straps and large diamante ornaments, and some "have yokes sleeves or capelets of beads or massed Sequins. "Chiffons white or pastel colours are lightly embroidered with silver beads and rhinestones.
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Seen at the Paris Fashions" Figured floral silk crepes with new field flower patterns on a dark ground.
Large
coat" steeves
at the wrists.
trimmings.
caught in Flat quilted line
An evening cape made on the floating Arabian line in bright leaf green, worn with a trained or pure silken crepe.
Dinner frocks with skirts "reaching almost to the ankle in
black taffeta,
feathery quchings at hemline." round armholes and at open back decolletes.
with
Colour Detail
In Paris -women like peach colour. lingerie more than any other shade, though there is a little blue. Green and black have quite gone out of fashion: For negligee wear, palest pink velvet mules with a velvet bow at one side are the last word in attrac tiveness. Sandal shoes in gold and silver are seen, and one black velvet patr. In both Paris and London coral is a favourite
shade. so is the dim pink of rose quartz, and the deeper tones of tourmaline and calcedoine.
The vogue for Luon Linens are likely to be pro- minent amang summer fashionis. They are being made in three weights, for dresses, sults and coats. The dress weights have Little herringbone. designs, and alio dice effects, diagonals and double diamonds Coat weights have self checks and honeycomb stripes. For suits there are linens with blistered patterns, herringbones and all over raised lattice designs. The colours are .. beautiful and are In pastel and dark shades. The new greens include
sap-green and various shades of mignonette green for dresses. For suite a copper-brown goes well with a fondant pink and there shades or blue, natural, and rust. The coat weight linens are useful for wearing aver crept de Chine dresses and for travelling in.
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There will be hats tosult all faces-large hats and small hats, berets and bonnets. The right side tt will be more favoured than the complete backward tit. Vogue for Jerseys and Blouses
Blouses are being' worn with your suits from now on. Just.as vivid in colour and startling in pattern "as you like in taffet. "printed satin, and silks with re
gimental stripes or tle silk designs, Bows are everywhere. On blouses they are a great feature instead of a proper neckline, There is a new net used for a blouses that. goes with a fascinating afternoon sul tallored in black matelasse the simplest line, which is given an eighteen century charac ter through a massed bunch of 'godets set to już outward and downward at the back of jacket basque. Yokes will play rather an Important part. in both sports shirts and more decorative blouses, Already the square yokes haye dainty stitchery or embroi- dery and have had a great success on the Riviera. In these models the square set sleeves are retain- ed. Some newer ones have the pointed yoke and a more sloping sort of bottle shoulder and sleeve. Postilion Hats for Spring The hat novelty of the moment is the postillon style, which is made with dark crown and Eight brim, the brim being quite tiny. The new pale turquoise and flesh. beige-pink tones are the most flattering relief to bifack; darkest brown or deep prune,
The dip down in front and at the back recalls the plumed arrogance of the eighteenth century but for the 20th century the plumes are yet to come. So far the postition is a tailored hat, practical and simple, The new shape is per fact in either felt or straw for ...wearing with coats and skirts. A band and small choux or plaid or striped ribbon rests on the curls at the back. Ribbon has returned with new force to fashion,
Spring Modes.
Stitching has become an im- portant part of the spring mode, and is being used particularly on plain fabrics. both for day and evening as an alternative to the
fashion for weaving decorative effects into the material Itself. Especially. Interesting is the part stitching plays in the new tailor- mades. In the case of the more severe styles for race meetings, the stitching tones with the coat or suit. On the other hand, this form of trimming is frequently used to introduce colour contïast In the more youthful and decor- ative modes
Evening Gowns The long stream-une or mer maid silhouette will be retained with cascading back draperies al-' so sashes and bows, giving the Impression of the bustle, Skirts will have plenty of.fuliness below the knees. Many gowns will have long sleeves. Some models will have neck and shoulders bare, others will retain the high neck "and low-back feature of the past season. But the trend is towards a low-cut neck at the front.
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some cases evening gowns will have short trains
Day Dresses
They will be longer especi- ally for Indoor afternoon wear, bridge and tea parties. Tai- lor made suits with silk blouses or shirts will be very popular,
Pinafore Coat
The newest motoring coat is pul on literally back to front. You slip into it as though it were a pina- fore with long sleeves, fold it over at the back: faster a scraf at the back of the neck, and buckle a belt at the waist to keep secure.
Hair Bandeaus
-The success of the bandeau has led to the creation of many new designs for the devotees of this attractive evening inode. Individ uality is the latest cry. Smart women are revolting against the unifom look of sculptured waves and curled ends. Silk chains in alternate light and dark shades to match the frock form a pretty circlet for the debutante. More dignified for the older woman is a blue halo swathed with aliver, arranged to rest lightly on the hair,
A Windswept Spring This Spring the four winds.of heaven will be let loose on your new clothes, Everything will be whipped into motion. Hats wi veer upward, shoulders slant down. wards. Fulness will be blown for. wards or back. According to the Spring Forecast number of Vogue,
a new element. is sweeping into fashion.. Movement. ·Motion.
Your profile this spring must have the feet, windswept lines of a speedboat or aeroplane.
Shorter Evening Frocks Trains this winter, and ankle length evening frocks this spring. It all started when sleeves appear- ed on evening frocks. Now wo-- men have realised how smart the tailored type of evening frocks. can be, especially, for between- seasons. To meet, this fancy, Paris has designed trim frocks in printed satins, in designs of tal- lored strictness. Skirts are ankle length, sleeves are long, necks are high in front, but a deep V den cends to the waist at the back,
Some of the evening gowns had "bodices carried in a straight lined from under the arm to the waist. Thus the term back panel. can be taken in a strictly, iteral sen- se. On the other hand, as stated above, the deep V décolletage "at the back is also popular,
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