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COLOURS ACCORDING TO
THE CALENDAR
New Grey Blue - Day - time Yellow-Shades For Evening
It is a pleasant "idea to choose colours and materials with a view to the months of the calendar, Of course, it may be that the sea- sons play shabby tricks on ns. Still, we need not blame ourselves or our dressmakers. It is better to be ready betimes for spring than to insult the first day of sun- shine with the russet shades of autumn and the dull utility gar- ments of winter.
There are the lighter types of fur wraps which fashion permits at all times. How attractive are furs worn with the tender greys and young grass-greens...
There is a gay feeling in the air about fashion Just now, London being the centre of "luxury and lovely clothes and jewels for
Jubilee year. Already there is life
in the dress salons. New modes are peeping out all the time. Buyers come to London from every part of the world to-day. They wish to hear all about the the Brst tweed tailleurs, the town and race sult, restaurant embles, and, above all, Court. creations and bridal splendour.
London Leads
ens-
In fact, London leads the way for all important dress functions. Possibly colour influences as more than we realised in the past. Thai Edwardian elegance that will greatly sway the vogues of 1935 failed to charm completely by clashing violently with tones or else remaining nervous in regard to colour. Women wore very violent purple and parma violets, red-browns and crude emerald-- them Wedgwood, that curious greens. The dignity of black was displayed at the death of Queen Victoria, and very wisely ever after woman gave black promin- ence. But the sparkle and dia- mante effects of this year will be very different from those of the
beginning of the century. Spark- ling fabrics, or rather dull two- faced pastel shadings woven with gold aad silver, pearls and diamonds, will distinguish many of the best ceremonial gowns, and give magnificence as trains or wraps to the streamline gowns of coloured satins.
Beauty materials include much Satin and silk. Icy-white or deep parchment satin is having a real success cut in the new princess line for evening and finishing in a long train. These gracetul satin evening gowns usually have trains. Backs are low, but the front de- colletage will undoubtedly get lower, for the tendency for the "hitched" neck-line in front is rapidly changing. There is, hand- work in the way of stitching or shirring to give a good shape to the waist and hips of the graceful skirt. Some lovely pale shades in crepe dresses were packed for the cruises.
The Debutante's Blue Blue will be one of the first favourites with the debutante, but
a number of new blues are on the colour-card, and amongst
grey-blue that used once to be considered "old" The youngest debutantes of 1935 will inake good use of it! This cold grey-blue is lovely in taffeta, with a touch of old lace and a bunch of multi- coloured flowers.
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-I have seen a Wedgwood blue crepe inserted with lace dyed to match, and a posy of pink, yellow and green flowers,
Apple green, shot gold, is an- other choice for the dance; so is turquoise with black," Black and coloured nets and laces will share popularity with the sequined frock. There is plenty of silver and black. In fact, sliver seems more than ever to come into all formal schemes, Pale parma-· violet and a periwinkle blue look lovely in lames and brocades stot or splashed with silver.
Silver spots are woven in the new Angora of pastel tints for the ensembles going to the South of France, and further afield.
For day-time, yellow is having a great, wave of popularity. For tweeds, brown and yellow and dark grey and yellow stripe are in" the smartest collections. The Victorian yellow-ochre shade for the wool suit is smart worri with black or brown furs. Grey 19 fashionable, and as a sports ensemble is shown with yellow- striped blouse, scarf and felt hat.
Black and yellow, and red and green, and grey and navy are good." mixers for headgear. Neither must white be forgotten. The earliest hats were of white satin and white peau-de-sole, with black veils. Now it seems that white is relieved with dark taffet-
as with matching scarves. Brown and white, navy and white, and green with white are for im- mediate wear.
For the Court
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1935.
PARTY FROCKS
Gay, Grand And Romantic
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The nice thing, or shall say one of the nice things, about getting frocks, especially for the party. season is that you Can be gay pi unusual grand or romantic, just as you please, or as you think suits you best.
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If you can get several party frocks at the same time you can even take each quality in turn; and this is certainly the moment par excellence for stocking the evening wardrobe. The summer sales are not so good for evening dresses as for other things, but the January ones often provide astonishing finds."
Another point in favour of in- dulging in new evening dresses just now is that the mid-season models are nearly always so al- luring. There is none of the danger that can lle in acquiring something very new and striking at the beginning of a season On the contrary, the most recent designs have a sound base; they are the result of mistakes recti- fied and good points emphasised
Both colours and fabrics are quite" delicious. There are shot velvets and taffetas and faille, or its near relation, poult de sole: strange cire "laces mounted on, tulle; fascinating finishes of cel- lophane or metal beads or pall
Iettes or clips,
jewelled circlets and
Quite nomal about the waist- line, simple and fairly high in front about the bodice, and with a band of the satin studded with water bubbles, or so they seem. This band, gives the wide and al- most off the shoulder line in front and falls into a loop at the back. rather like a Hawalian lel worn back to front. The water bubbles are made of half globes 'of cellophane, through which the satin gleams palely and in which every passing light or col- our is reflected.
Worth uses mossy: green velvet shot with orange for a delicious dress with very simple lines, and deep coppery-red satin fallle shot with green for another sat isfying dress with a low-cut back, stin godets at the back of the skirt, and a towering bow on the left shoulder.
PERFUME
There are thousands of per- fumes made; perfumes that have captured the lovely scents of every sweet-smelling flower and herb; others that are more elusive, and suggest the vague fragrance of a
a wood. There garden or perfumes that conjure up д picture of warm starlit nights, of languorous days under an Eastern sun, and that convey, as only a "scent can. a subtle insinuation
or colour, warmth and life.
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The choice of a perfume must be made with great care, and the decision is not one to be arrived" at all in a moment. Experiments have proved that a perfume changes with the personality of the woman who uses it, just as precious stones take on, to a large extent, an individuality associated with the wearer. The best way to make a choice is to single out three or four which you consider suitable and then try a sample of each separately. You can experi- ment in the perfumery depart ments of the great stores, or in the salons of the great dressmak- ers, who almost all have their own special perfumes for use with their
creations.
Of course, no other scent should be worn on the day that you intend to experiment with a new one. A few drops should be put on the arm and its effect noted Immediately after application and then in about an hour's time.
The woman who studies.
her
effect on the world and has a fastidious sense of "rightness will need more than one perfume. The scent suitable for a summer day out" of doors, when organd! frocks are worn, is not suitable with an exotic make-up combined with a lovely gown for some im- portant evening function.
Refreshing
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Claudette Colbert's Jewels
Feminine Hollywood is becom the magnificent jewels which ing speechless With envy over
Claudette Colbert wears in her next Paramount picture, "THE Gilded Lily."
Not only are these jewels val- ued near the half-million, mark --not only are they the most in- tricately
designed pieces ever seen in such massive ensembles, but her sets break up into an amazing numbers of different combinations
One of the most interesting sets she will wear in this film is a long necklace of rubles and diamonds with a large pendant drop. This has a wide," matching bracelet with five hüge cabochon rubles surrounded by pear-shap- ed diamonds and filled in with a diamond
pieces can
pave. Twenty one be made from this entire display is. worth nearly £80,000.
set and the
First of all, the necklace can be detached from the pendant. drop, with it's 77-carat ruby, which comes out of the setting and its into a dinner ring frame. The necklace then breaks up into four bracelets and the dia- mond clips on each side of the large ruby will make two beau-. tiful diamond clips.
Rare Rabies
worn
Ear-
The catch from the necklace separates and makes two hat clips and the rest of the neck- face forms a choker, high around the throat, rings of pear-shaped rubies- extremely rare-may be assem- bled from the collection and there is also a frame into which half the necklace fastens to ... form a gorgeous tiaza. These
combinationS
In hot weather there is nothing more fresh and delicious than Yardley's "Lavender." It is an ideal choice for the woman who is spending a long day out of doors. The delicate "Fragrance" perfume, also made by Yardleys and first introduced by them about a year. ago, has been a great success, and is admirable for use in the even- ing in the country or for day time town.: "Orchis" is another
in
Yardley scent, and is a good choice for wearing with" what one might describe as one's most "expensive. personality." It is more exotic and
อ Iraction neavier than Fragrance," and is perhaps more suitable for the brunette, while Fragrance can be used by the fair-haired and fair-skinned wo- man with good effect.
There is perhaps nothing more cooling than Eau de Cologne, and Adress in heavy white satin Eau de Cologne about a house in and if I had my way I would have surprises when it turns its back, gallons in very hot weather. It thanks to the embroidery let shou'd be poured into the bath into the skirt and threading the and used for a rub-down. A few shoulder bands which cross and drops in the distilled water in To return to the real evening intersect in the middle of the which the face is washed will give colour programme. There are
back through a circle of emer
a alightly astringent action, and some outstanding Court colours alds and diamonds? that are winners. A delicate rose
Spotted net, that very old be very cooling to a heated skin. shell-pink named after the old friend is quite charming for alta clean freshness is almost as It is invaluable for travelling, and fashioned rose known as the young girl in cherry red mount- reviving to others who catch a "Maiden's Blush" is one; another ed over silk in the same colour hint of its fragrance as to the is the Tea rose (almost an apricot and made with a very full skirt one) tint, Blues, from the palest and fluffy shoulder ruffler The Cologne is an excellent choice. It user herself. Atkinson's Eau de mauve-blue delphinium to the
same dress would be as enticing" fuller Mediterranean hue, will be
In white, in cornflower blue, or is lasting and altogether delicious Two other perfumes bearing
favoured. A pale sea-green, ne in corn yelow, but this last only Atkinson's name, are worthy of
ly bordering on the Jade tone, is good with silver. That peculiarly rich Louis-blue and a Dresden china-yellow will also have many adherents
The tendency with all cer- emonial colours and fabrics this season will be to avoid opulence and excessiva brilliance. The new materials, however rich in them soires, are distreetly woven and the colours, lovely without being overpowering in any sense
for some people
Sequins or palllettes are good special comment. There for parties too. They glisten and Nosegay," which, as Its name hections upwards to face and neck.
limmer and shoot amusing re-imples, is a subtle mingling of sweet-scented flowers and is put you can contine yourself to black up in a flagon encased in the entirely, or to gold or silvery grey. Loveliest silk container that makes or mix the last two with
Ita decoration for any dressing usual success. Modern sequins table and a particularly attractive are so delicately mounted the present "Bonnet is equally good you need no longer the bard
but more sophisticated. I would effect that. chain mail
Nosegay for the country sequin fabrics of the past almost
and Sonnet for the town inevitably produced.
.. were specially planned by the firm from whom Paramount obtained the jewels.
A GOWN FOR BLONDES
A beautiful gown in green and gold-fascinating for all blondes -has been introduced by Queen- ie Smith, newly signed by Par- amount, who will be seen In Bing Crosby's starring picture, "MISSISSIPPL"
The outfit consists of a low backed dinner frock and a hip- length jacket with a dark, green velvet scarf,
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NEW MODELS IN HATS
New hats of every conceivable shape and shade are making their appearance in the sinart Hollywood restaurants.
Elissa Landi, featured in Para- mount's "THE GREAT FLAIRTA- TION." is wearing a model which shows the new “"witch" Influence. It is in dark blue velvet with a double roll around the shallow brim, and a peaked top adorned with a casual, little bow.
Single quills are popular, too. Judith Allen, appearing in Para- WITCHING dark
mount's
HOUR." has a model in brown felt. with a long qüll piercing the crown and denting the brim over the right eye.
A NEW EVENING GOWN
A fascinating type of evening gown, particularly for resort
who is featured in Paramount's wear is the white crepe which
"THE" WITCHING” HOUR”... and
Carole Lombard wears in Püra- "FATHER BROWN DETEC-mount's "RHUMBA," " TIVE," has a wonderful newThe skirt is in three knife- model to wear at home."
This is a pyjama model in sap hire blue satin, simply cut, with a sash of the material about the waist. Instead of the usual trou sers, there is a circular skirt with just enough of a train to provide grace and the mode of the mo
ment.
SHADES OF PIERROT
of ruffles has invaded the fash- The pierrot, with all his galety
on world
Helen Mack, In Paramount's "KIES AND MAKE UP an amusing frock in with a plerrot Coll gouttle and rufied? match
pleated tiers and touches the ground, while the top is dráped high about the neckline and has
bow. a double kimono siceve to the el-,
BEAUTY HINTS FROM PARIS
WINTER MAKE-UP
New ideas in make-up from three of the leading beauty cul- ture schools in Paris, "where dip- lomas are obtained by would-be beauty specialists, have been brought back by a young English beauty expert to her salon.
These include a double Lipstick, especially intended for use during the winter months, in which the "reverse is a pale banana-peach shade, and the obverse an orange red with no hint of the mauve in it. According to the complexion of the colour scheme of the dress, the time of day, client, and the temperature, the correct amount of each shade is applied to the Hps.
Mixing The Powder
Rouge that is specially made up for each client at this beauty salon, bas A sman quantity of grease paint, in its composition. This is in order not to dry the skin during the winter months, and it was after stage experience that this specialist evolved her formula.
There are no set shades; each. ant has her own exclusive vers which may be altered for her: the climate or her complexion
Another make-up secret from a
uty school in the powder two shades
the rest of the fac