THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
DAINTY SUMMER DRESSES.
On the left is pictared a frock of green cheeked gingham; in the center, a frock of white ham trimmed with ent embroidery with green silk skirt and sash and on the right, a bright, chintz frock with white Grgrædic Aveces unl
ruches.
A 5.13
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1921:
FASHIONS IN WOMEN.
· SECRET OF A GOOD COMPLEXION.
A SMART JUMPER.
This is the secret so few peopis
Why are thin, angular ladies the rage at one time, and small, plump, round faced, innocent-realise (says a writer speaking of oyed damsels at another? complexion matter in the Daily
Artists have always inspired Express.) The first and foremost women to a change of appearance, method absolutely to ensure a The Venus of Milo and the good skin is to look aftor. the art of Phidias and Praxiteles scalp and hair.
You will find it is undeniably probably made the dressmakers and hairdressers of ancient the case when a patient atttends Greece do the best they could a doctor for advico concerning the with impossible customers. No unfortunate and disfiguring spots woman of her own accord could on the face commonly called! blackheads, bnt known medically! have dreamed of looking like a Botticelli. You can trace the as one, the doctor will examine! smooth banded hair of Mid the scalp.
It is there the trouble starts; the Victorian days (a fashion resuscitated since) to the adora- want of proper circulation and tion of Raphael, just as we owed attention. So to ensure a good to Burne-Jones the elongated complexion take the precaution to lady with soulful, lack-luetra have the best attention given to eyes; to Millais, the open-eyed your scalp and hair, proper mass- damsel; and to Alma Tadema, age, and rhythmic double hair of brushing The result is amazing! the pseudo-classical Indies
To look well and fool you look every
suburban dance.
All
THE NEW SHOE.
these were to be seen in London well is half the battle these days. society a decade or so ago. Then there were the statuesque women of Du Maurier. Evory woman; who could looked like one of his drawings.
This smart jumper is made of the fushionable Canton crepe in two popular shundes, ivory and tangerine.
Embroidery or patch-work may introduce the fruit or flower. decoration on alternating squares of the lighter colour, with hemstitching to join the squures.
EXAGGERATED
JEWELLERY,
The strapped shoe with the lowered heel seems to be the Sometimes, of course, a famous meeting place of the extreme woman will set a fashion, but in French and the extremo American her turn she has generally been types of shoe-types which have inspired by an artist. Of recent been waging war for a couple of yeare Bakst and the Russian seasons. At any rate, the new ballet have evolved the attenuated shoe is made with a fairly high lady with the lure of strange arch which would not bring angularity and a love of violent discomfort even to a foot used to colour. As to fashiona in dress, a much higher heal. The vamp there is nothing new under the is not so short as that of the sun. I am writing this states Mr. French shoe, but on the other Christopher Gray, beneath the hand it is not so long as the portrait of a lady who
vamp. is conventional American
Some of the new brooches ara represented as wearing a low And the rounded toe is not of dress in the day-time. It is cut that exaggerated roundedness of four and five inches long and one low enough to show a bare back the real French toe. It is altoget-of these brooches, made of white of the vogue now passing, but it her, this shoe, a vory pleasing gold and sot with small diamonds is quite low enough to excite mingling of what many women is a very conspicuous feature of American bishops to a protest. consider the best in both styles the costume. Rings are equally The dress is actually slipping of shoe. Of course it is as yet exaggerated in size; some of the from the shoulders-and in broad expensive, but later on it will dinner rings having enormous sunlight, too. It is not the picture probably be made in the medium-square settings set en cabochon as well as the with diamonds, sapphires or with of a shameless baggage, but of priced shos
jade, onyx or turquoise surround- uy mother seventy years ago-a | high-priced ones.
ed by pearls or diamonds. In. Madonna in a low morning dress.
these square, flat settings a num- ber of small diamonds or other stones are sometimes clustered.
BLACK FOR LINGERIE,
Cockatoos have come in for Black chantilly lace is a favour-together, giving the effect of one Some of the magnificent stone. Whlie sapph- consideration in the by-paths of ite for lingerie, fashion this year. You will newest lingerie is trimmed with iros which come nearest to being remember that they were in brocade ribbons or black velvet diamonds in sparkle and colour of fashion several years ago in-wall ribbon with velvet flowers. Gold any gems-yet which cost far less paper and crotonno. Now they and silver ribbons also are used than diamonds--are having a have reappeared in all sorts of for trimminga, Blips and che- special vogue. A well cut white guises, sometimes embroidered in mises of black crepe de chine and sapphire, richly fauceted, is a very their natural colours on a garden crepe meteor are designed along bandsome stone-if you wear it. hat or smock, and sometimes simple, severo lines, being trim- as a white sapphire and do not embroidered on a bag of satin or med with black satin ribbon or hope people will believe it is the velvet.
narrow black lace.
more precious jewel
TWO:PRETTY FROCKS.
MODES OF THE MOMENT.
It would be difficult to say that
THE NEW SASHI,
NEW IDEAS.
The
CHINTZ FOR HATS. Jelinging, draping fbrie, various
women who voiles and fine French cotton) the new clothes offered by Paris There are some were either loss trimmed or more will on general principles stoer cropes are selected. Silk crepos
There is a big black milan trimmed than clothes of a soason clear of the temptation to possess might be grouped with cotton! ago. Two things that havo struck a chintz frock. Nevertheless this fabrics when these are thought of straw hat of the poke shape with the most careful observers are material, in designs especially in terms of washable materials, the under side of the brim almost these the return favour of devised for fracks, has a strong! The practical woman has an eye covered with pink roses. rickly pailletted frocks--and this appeal to the younger woman as to the attachment of girdles and only trimming on top of the hat! was something of a surprise--and a possible dress fabric. A good sashes. They must be so arranged is a bow of ribbon. And there the obvious desire on the part of type of hat to be worn with the that they may be removed and are black ribbons to tie under the the dressmakers to uso ingenious chintz frock shows a transparent replaced without marring the good chin. and clever substitutes for laborious organdie brim with the round looks of the frock.
A frock of lavendar taffeta, Uno dress-crown covered with chintz. hand embroidery.
A vory attractivo way of made in Second Empire fashion,. naker pastes little triangles of Painted frocks appeal to many coloured organdie on frocks injimaginations, and they have been arranging the sash on some of the with wide skirts and slim bodice, designs, the connecting points of noticed among the new things in new organdie frocks is to make is finished at the waistline with the triangles picked out with Paris. The type of design, used the sash of matching or contrast- a twist of green chiffon ending in beads. A little of this trimming is much the same that would being organdie wide and long enough big bow ends of the lavendar silk goes a long way. At first you selected for a large embroidery to tie in a large bow at the back at the back. A springtime colour like it as you like novelties gener-design. Needless to say, the or side. Stitched along one sidef combination, this lilic and green. ally, then you wonder whether work is put on in some sort of oil of the girdle is a length of picat- the triangles will stay pasted painte, often giving the appear-edged ribbon, possibly two inches securely.
ance at a distance of skillful or loss in width, usually in some little girl are some frocks of heavy Japaneso embroidery.
soft-hued contrasting colour.
grey linen trimmed with pipings, Among inexpensivo trimming There are painted parasols, too, Figured voilo frocks made by and bandings of orange linen. dressmaker have The combination of the bright, devices that must not bo omitted with flower designs spread lavish-one clever is that achieved by stitching.ly over the top, and black velvet sashes made by stitching together rich orange with the soft, noutral Sometimes an effect of hair stripes ribbon to be used as the bands for longths of organdie in the three grey is very good.
STITCHING AND BRAIDING.
Exceedingly smart for the
A coat euit that makes a good
is achieved by vortical lines of simple, wide-crowned straw hats or four colours predominant in stitching. Black flannel stitched which are sometimes painted in the figure usually pastel shades
For others rather mild in colour combination of plain and figured with white or light grey has had gay floral designs.
WOOL EMBROIDERY AGAIN. intensity. a strong appeal in Paris,
fabric is this: There is a pleated i Some of the braided effects, Wool embroidery is still with There are good-looking summer shirt of a fine checked flannel. which are usually in matching us. But it shows some modifica frocks of simple design and cut There is a box coat of blue twill The cost is colour or in neutral tones, such tion. Sometimes it takes the form that depend for much of their or heavy serge. as grey or straw colour on navy of carpet embroidery and again distinction on girdles of four or edged all round about with a ribbon piping of the checked material of blue or black, really consist of the wool is employed in cross five-inch black velvet heavy stitching. Sometimes the stitches which are simple to apply showing a wide spray of wool- the skirt. smartest effect is gained by the and recommend themselves espé-embroidered flowers or fruit in simplest of devices and inexpen-cially to the home dressmaker. gay colours, placed so as to aive materials. Undoubtedly cut Quite a fad has sprung up for extend across the front of the embroidery is the most interest-garden smocks and informal waist, the plain black ribbon through buttonholed or picotted ing development in cotton or morning frocks of linen or ratine going around and tieing with long slits. linen embroidery. It made its with woollen cross stitch designe. onde at the back. Tassels, though
ubiquitous as they concerning the variety of laces or present bow to most women in Gingham, linen chintz, dotted or not
two 8085018 ago, ars embroidery that may be combined neck accessories. White or grey otherwise ombroidered swisscal were
out of the picture when in the new lingerie frocke, a or tan linen with fine cut work are the cotton fabrics chosen not
that enibroidery was selected by for the frock
requires used in this way. In fact, tassels, frequent combination being filet many well-dressed women for crispness or firmness of tax-small tassels of the sort that set against valenciennes sur waistcoat, collar or jabot to be ture. Organdio, though occasion- suggest up-holstery trimming, are rounded by embroidery on fine worn with the spring suit in pre-ably used for an afternoon frock shown applied in rows to trim linen. Again you see fine Irish lace combined with valencfedhés ference to the more ostentatious is more often combloed with one two or three new frocks.
An attractive device on a linen that is quite reminiscent of the sort of rare laco or bright-hued of the other fabrics as trimming, eilk",
For the frocks roquiring a more frock is to have the sash run taste of ten years ago,
There seem to be no limits set
On the left is seen a frock of flesh crepe de chine with a beautifully painted decoration
of apple blossoms, signed by the artist. On the right, ts pictured a frock of sheer yellow linen with bright wood embroidery.