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GAY
BLOUSES
Out Of A Yard And A Half
More and more real feminine fashions dominate the mode, and imperceptibly the lines of clothes have become softer, yet keep a certain symmetry of line from -head to feet.
The advent of the evening blouse gives to the home dress- maker every chance, to exercise her ingenuity, and we have spec- lally designed for you two new styles, each taking only one and a half yards of thirty-six inch So rich, and yet, in material. modern patternings, so youthful- looking. Different from the stiff silks of a past ers, to-day's ma- terials are supple and drape well.
Rich, bright colourings of green, red, tawny gold and other shades interwoven with metal in, artitie designs give a glowing and aliye look to any outfit.
I have seen some delightful- brocades the width being thirty- six inches, which I thought would make up beautifully in this pat tern. As only one and a hair yards are required, you can make yourself attractive evening blouse quite inexpensively.
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Satin is a material we always come back to, wherever our fancy wanders. Patterned fabrics come and go, but plain satin always remains. If there are any among you who prefer a little longer sleeve, you will find the yard and a half will go to this. ...«
Now I am going to tell you how to make the other blouse. It is seamed on the shoulders, and 7 have already mentioned the sleeves.
If you are inclined to be a little thick at the back of the neck, cut" it high, as shown in the small Illustration.
Should you have a
fat, straight line from neck to shoulder blades, cut the material into a V: this gives a pretty effect; finish off the basque with stitching.
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Fancy Belts
Any pletes over you can use for a narrow belt, but it will need to be joined. Clasps at the aides will hide the join, or you could buy one of the many fancy belts you see in the shops to finish off the Jumper.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1935.
PARIS FASHIONS
At Parties And The Play
At
Revellion parties dresses were bright in colour. A yellow crêpe dress slim in line, with a pointed train, had a sash of purple crêpe satin which -feil to longpointed ends down the left side. A dress of tea-rose-pink crupe had a stiver belt, "and" was worn, with a draped cape of silver lamé lined with pink velvet. Jackets and capes of white ermine lined with coloured velvet or satin were numerous. A dress and wrap" to match was in pale cornipink crêpe with a draped grey velvet sash belt, and on the wide aleeves of the wrap deep bands of chincha fur," exactly the colour of the grey belt
or
Several dresses were made with capes of lace, metal tissue, chiffon valvet, draped from the shoulders to fall in soft Kolda nearly to the feet down the back only. The line, wide at the shoul- ders, narrowed as it got nearer to the hem of the dress, An ex- ample of this was a dress of röse velvet with a cape of deep cream Brussels lace looped down the back from the shoulders to the feet.
The neckline of the dress was cut square and there were no sleeves, but the lace cape could be drawn about the arms. A dress of Isabelle-white georgette, embroidered in silver, was worn. with a half-length wrap with wide sleeves of coral-pink velvet, the wrap being lined with a paler shade of the same colour in crêpe
embroidered with silver.
A dress of fine black Chantilly lace, very full about the feet, and with a pointed neckline back and " front, had a big bunch of "white narcissi set rather low on the skirt to one side.
"There were a good many dresses made with very full skirts and rather tight little bodices, which either had fichu draperies" or
were outtoned closely down the front to a jacket line. Many of these dresses had full puffed sleeves, the pufts on some dresses being just above the elbow, lear- ing the smooth, rounded shoulder. line which is in fashion: The materials used for full skirts, flounced or with bunched-up dre- peries are taffetas, fullle, net, and lace. A dress of salmon-pink net is almost a copy, in style, of the Infanta dress as it WAS worn when Velazquez painted it A direct contrast in line to these plcture dresses is a dress of fine black sequins which has long sleeves wide at the wrists, a bod- Ice which buttons down the frontTM from the throat, and a low-cut back. The skirt is slim and made with a long train..
In a new play at the Michodiére. "Do, Mi, Sol, Do," Mme. Huguette » Duftos is dressed by Jenny, and in the first act wears an ensemble of" black velvet and white ermine with a small hat to match. In. the second act she has a négligé „
· of lavender-blue crêpe satin trim- med with chinchilla on the wide sleeves. In the last act her even- Ing dress is in white tülle over satin, achieving a pearly gleam, and tucked into the belt, drawn close to the figure, there is a bunch of red roses. Mille. Blanche Montel, dressed by Maggy Roun, wears, la the first act, a dress and jacket of brown velvet with a brown sealskin cape and velvet and fur cap to match For the last act she puts on a lovely dress of silvery-green lamé made with a full long skirt and square cut neckline to the bodice. Her jewels are turquoise earclips and "tur- quoise on the shoulders. Mme. Huguette Duños wears a wrap of bright geranium velvet" on her white dress, and Mile. Manche Montel has dark fura.
THE CORRECT LINE TO LINGERIE
Beautiful Fabrics That Wear Well-Two Types Of Modes
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Lingerie, in its modern phase, is an all-important item in the wardrobe of the well-dressed woman, Not a ripple or a seam must max the streamlined sii+ houette of the morning, after noon or evening frock.
To this end famous dress de- signers have guided the correct fines for all types of undergar- ments, and manufacturers Bre excelling in the production of fabrics which, by reason of their beauty and lasting qualities, are
SPRING'S FIRST prefect materials for carrying
COLOURS
"New Oatmeal Tones
Few colours are under consid- eration. From what I can gather at this early date we are going to be charmed with clear, plain colours rather than a host of in- digenous mixtures.
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Black is being "ousted as much as possible. A few designers have greeted me with this news. I am àise told that the greys which one insists on mixing with white are different from the "other plain pale greys We have seen before. It may be the new weaves that create this illusion in the same manner as happens to belges. These range from pale oatmeal to all the shades that can be ap- plied to oatmeal in its raw Scotch state. No rinker or green casts are to be permitted, and accord-
out these attractive designs.
It matters not what the gar- ment may be. There are the elinkiest of woven milanese-gliks the washable satins, and, most favoured of all, the crepe-de- Chines; then there are
charm- ing flowered mousselines · and chiffons, volles, and other sheer cotton materials in which the lingerie designed for 1935 "day and night wear is modelled.
Lace and hand embroidery are two of the chosen mediums for the adornment of the present- day lingerie, and although for day wear the
lines are necessarily slender and willowy, for night wear there are two distinct styles, the silmly tailored and the "pretty-pretty" frilled and ruch- ed designs.
For these models there
flowered silks
and muzline with a silken surface and texture. The delicate frills
are
are most beautifully finished and. inset with the finest of hand needlework. Often there is a soft silk ribbon trimming in the form
ing to one of my designer inform-of tide the sashes over the hips.
ants these, new belge tones are going to look perfect flanked next brilliant colours.
Oatmeal leads up to bittter yel- low and tones of tortoiseshell in browns which are rare. A bril ant buttercup yellow intervenes for sports wear. "Apart from those in the pastel range there are few greens, and these are fresh in. light apple shades.
Sinte spring is ahead of us and autumn far behind, chrysanthe- mum and dahlia tinis givE WAY to sweet-pea ones which strike a vivia note in selected colourings for mixtures that go with plain shades.
Frills. wide or narrow, are arranged over the shoulders of these sleeveless nightgowns, or form a-jabot, wide at the throat and narrowing towards the natural waistline.
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In more tailored type, made in plain silk materials, there is a liking for hand embroidery self-coloured silke, Punched em2 broidery I's most effective. Collars and buffs, yokes and shoulder cape sleeves are adorned in this way on many of the new models There a delicate velti ing stitch which is also tised in conjunction with extremely fine tucks
Instep Length
Sleeping suits and nightdresses are instep long and full skirted. and in both the garment is practically fitted to the Agure, by means of clever. cutting, the Baest of seams, or hip yoke em- piecements or hip ribbon sashes. Other pyjama models are design- » ed with little fitted jackets, but even these are mainly Waisted with dart seams at back and front.
Lingerie colours incline to the new soft shades of blue and pale green, the pale primrose yellows and, of course, the Infinite variety of peach tones which range from deep rose peach to the lightest tints. The great advantage of this popular colour is that there are so many lin- gerte laces which tone happily with it. In other colours, when lace is the decoration, the exact toning of the contrasting colour has to be sélected carefully, it one is making up one's own in- gerle—as so many, women do nowadays. The safest choice is a clear soft ivory-coloured lace.
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Stripes And Spats
On Your Head
are
"Sliced crowns or bonnets?" Many of the new crowns sliced off fat either in front or right off the top. This treatment 13 particularly noticeable in sports hats with moderately wide brims. The alternative line is the poke botinet, with an upward and forward movement. Another new ne
Vogue predicts for spring is the Breton sailor-but this year wide-brimmed, slightly turned up and worn almost the back of the head.
Neckline Story
at
Not since Edwardian days have necklines dropped clean off our shoulders, but now at every party. there are
Bome young beauties Wearing nothing but a necklace above bosom level. And what a lovely line this is Vogue shows as well quite another neckline. for quite diferent occasions. A V neck with a jewelled clip at the back: at the front, the
As a matter of fact the ivory shades, or very pale belge are
the among
most satisfactory lingerie colours; they are attrac- tive in crape-de-Chines, lingerie are, and as a background for floral designs. In all fabrics, In some of the newest ungerlewathes of satin go high under fabrics ivory or beige is used as a background for stripe and spot designs in the latest 1935 spring colourings.
the chin. The whole effect is 80 gallant and young, that America Ix as charmed by it as we are.
Frames For Fringes
We shall see poke bonnets this springi Schiaparelli calls hers "Chaste Lady bonnets, and makes them of straw for spring. Agnes has one of white pique,
the brim wide in front and prac
·tically non-existent at the back- and proves that a poke bonnet need be neither giddy
Talbot one of pale
the
pleated vell und the
with
Mavo's
HONG KONG
HOPPE
New Spring A T
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Old Hats remodelled
AND
Made to look at New.
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South Arcade, Gloucester Building.
Just a Few Left Matrons' Coats
in Velvour Cloth AND
Opposite Fur Trimmed
Special Price $10.00
Hotel
China Building
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GALA NIGHT
IN. THE
GRILL ROOM
HONG KONG HOTEL
ON
SATURDAY-
2nd FEBRUARY, 9 P.M.-Z "Ä‚M,
WITH
HARLAN & JANET MILNER Sensational Dancers.
EXTRA COVEr Charge $1.
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THIS WILL BE A RUBY
YEAR
Emeralds Second In Popularity
Rubies will be the popular stones of 1935," with emeralds a close second, Diamonds, displaced from premier position: as an orna- ment, are being widely bought as an investment.
Thanks to Improved conditions, sales of precious stones are going 1. up.
"The price of precious stones is low to-day," Mr. F. Ward, de-.. *puty-chairman of the precious stones section of the London Chamber of Commerce, told me.. "It must inevitably rise as the world recovers its spending capa- \ city.
"Fine rubles are scarce, as the market has to rely almost entire- ly upon second-hand sources. for
Its supply. Very few stones are being found in the mines to-day.
Prices up Shortly?"
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"The same applies to emeralds, *Prices of both rubles and emeralds are likely to rise--very - consider-. ably zoon, especially if Amèrica. continues to recover and comes Into the market.
"At the moment several import- ant American pearl and precious stone dealers are on their way to to this country to replenish- their depleted stocks.”
Another sign that 1935 is to be & Jewel year is the increased acti- vity in Antwerp and Amsterdam, where diamonds are greatly in demand,