PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT
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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, JANUARY 12th, 1929.
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Wardrobe That Defies Imitation
The Woman
Of Discrimination Chooses Every Costume For Its Becomingness To the Occasion And Herself
Gold and Flame Are the Tones Of This Rich
Evening Ensemble"
Of Molre, Chiffon and Fur
A Flounce and Cap Sleeves
· Of Fine Black Net · Distinguish a Robe de Style In Coral Chiffon Velvet Embroidered With Crystal
Chic Jauntiness Is Found
In This Maroon, Blue and Tan Sports Ensemble With Its. Sea-going Jacket of Rep And, fis Unusual Belt
The Sparkling Bandeau and Clocke Are Important Accessories
To Evening Ensembles.. Diamante And Crystals Make This Bandeau
All Costumes From Eldridge Manning, New York, Creator Of American Styles
The Glossy and Dull Surfaces Of Black and White Charmeuse Meet Pointedly in This Ensemble With Collar and Cuffs of Ermine
THE day of democracy; in dress aqums The past, although certain underlying
principles govern all good clothes,
There is the ensemble theme, for Example. The jaunty sports ensemble for morning, the rich velvet al lace. ensembles for afternoon and the scintillat- ing ensemble for evening all belinge tor the same family.
New clothes are extremely individual in their formality and richness. They are subtle, also, in the way they take just as much of the molled silhouette as they want, add jaunty tiers nv graceful drapes,' und evolve' a chic character all their own. The little frock" is perhaps the ane that is least likely to be distinctive and different. The one shown at the lower right is completely satisfactory on, both
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IT is beige wool jersey, with an uniqão hip-yoke effect, an effective frim and a very interesting bodice treatment,
This bodice molds to the figure at both sides, giving that chic slender waistline that is s01 attractive on the youthful siguin The erkling is simple, rather shallow in front and back but rather wide over the shoulders. This neckline. as well as the cuffs, the natural waistline and the bottom of the skirt are trimate: with graduated circles of lizard skin.
The skirt has a pointed yoke of box- pleated jersey, with a full cirvalar skirt attached to it. The yoke 'is joined to the bodiée above the natural waistline, though the polka dotted lizard-skin trim is exactly at the waistline.
The sang hipline of this frock shows how the smartest things this year build, upon the princess theme, at least so far as the hipline is concerned.
A gay striped angorn wool scarf and purse combination of necessories give colour and beauty to this little frock. The colours of the searf and bag are beige. rose and a deeper tone of red in stripes. of various widths.
There are three good reasons for showing the natty little debutante's sports ensemble at the top of the page: its royal colour scheme which includes maroon delft blue and tan; its nautical decoration; and the modernistic placing of its belt.
Tan wool reji tushions the chic skirt with its pleats all pointing the same way. Tun erepe'de chine makes the tune with an assymetric banding of delft blue at The bottom, and a maroon rep belt placed most modernistically above this. The little monogram in the front is circular, simulating a buckle,
The Ettle jacket of maroon rep is not the least smart noto of this ensemble, Jaunty is it with its delft blue naval decoration and two handy pockets, lined with delft blue. The scarf is of blag, banded in maroon and the hat of tan has Toth maroon and blue on it.
BLACK and white are in high favour for
formal daytime ensembles. Nothing. surely could be smarter than the block and white charmeuse afternoon ensemble at the lower left. The shiny side joins the dull, in points for novelty and ermine lends its gracious richness.
The dull charmeuse is side pleated for the lower part of the skirt, with the glossy side of the fabric in points to give the snug hipline. The pointed motif is again. brought into play where the black meets white at the waistline and where. the shiny side of the white meela the dull surfare higher up.
A very unusual crew neek, with tiny painted motifs in shiny silver finish this little ergation. The sleeves use both the dull and the shiny surfaces also.
The cost of black broadcloth is lined with the gleaming side of both the black and the white charmeuse, again pointing their way to chic where they join. Point- e euffs and a chic standing collar are of ermine. The little turban combines hatter's plush and felt.
The ever popular robe de style achieves a new exquisiteness in the costume at the top left, · It is developed in coral chiffon velvet, black net and diamante and crystal trim.
Nothing could look more like a lovely party than this youthful gown. Its bodice has a slightly basque effect and the very full skirt, is shirred onto the bedien.
This full skirt, which is shorter in front and much longer in the back, is delicately and most effectively embroider- red all around its ample lower edge with
diamante and crystals, in`an intricate. floral design. Black net falls as a lower Bounce from the velvet's edge, allowing the gown to give the appearance of being fashionably short, yet in reality almost touching the floor,
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Correspondingly individual are little rap sleeves, a decidedly new and charming touch over pretty arms.
SMART almost beyond description is the
sumptuous evening ensemble of gold moire and fame at the upper right. Its lines are aveli, a scintillating fabric luxurious and its colour superb and stimulating.
The gold moire gown is form-fitting. a real princess gown with a gorgeous flare below the hipline, and with a deep Hning at the irregular hemline of fame- enloured chiffon which shows when Milady dances.
The cut of this gown's bodice is lovely. Its shoulder line is assymetrie, with its one jewelled strap of garnela and diamante and its other side of the moire Itself.
At the waistline a handsome backle of garnets and diamante, match the shoulder strap. It is very long in the back, almost touching the floor.
The wrap of matching moire is richly lined with flame-coloured velvet. Its sleeves are its unique addition to chic. They, too, are richly velvet lined and their beauty is enhanced by this flame showing through the wide euffs. The collar Is nf belge fox, a very large, very high collar..
The turban is of gold cloth and gold pendant earrings are set with diamonds And garnets.
THE matter of accessories grows more important as the winter wears on. The style of having a jewelled headband match the gown's trim is new and delight- ful.
The bandeau, shown at the top of the page, la worn with a black velvet gown- that has a long garland of diamante and crystal leaves awinging down the left side from, the neckline to the hem. At the top of this garlund a single flower glowa, a diamante flower with a huge crystal In its centre. A similar flower blooms at the waistline and the garland tapers to small denver near its end at the hemline.
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A Novel Hip-Yoke, Lizard Trim And Harmonizing Purac and Scarf Lend Distinction to This Frock Fushioned of Beige Wool Jersey