PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, AUGUST 3rd, 1929.
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Olothes to Keep Cool In
Clothes
Comfort
Is of First Consideration In Planning
A Mid-Summer Wardrobe
Jean Patou Expresses Preference for Black.
And White in This Bathing Ensemble. In Which the Color Scheme Is Carried Out From Hot to Shock.
From Helene Corbett Comes This Chic Restament Turban Of Black Crinoline Strap, Shaped in an Of-the-Face Model,
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Thu Jenny Afternoon Dreu
Ja Made of a Red and Brown Linen in Modern Design. Trimmed in Brown Foulard
Diaphanous and Gleaming la This Unusual Chantal Evening Ensemble,
It Consists of a Primrose Yellow Mausteline de Soie Cope, Worn Over A White Mousseline de Soie Dress Entirely Embroidered in Diamante.
~HIC CLOTHES are the ideal of fashion, even in the 'torrid days, and thete reems an illimitable choice this year. The new, fuller garments really are cooler than the tight; straight lines. The aunton fad has done much to lower rear necklines and do away with superfluous rear collars, Leafs and expes. Sheerer fabrics do the rest.
And there are some novel ideas introduced this season. Silkı nud satins go to the beach; ginghams, dotted Swiss, linens and voiles go to parties. All in all there is a spirit of real democ racy in fabrics.
Etras hats have at låst staged such a comeback that they more than rival felts for mid-summer. The big. floppy beach hat is ubiquitous. So is the medium-sized, pliable straw that does service for afternoon wear, topping lovely organdy or other calton frocks. The tiny restaurant hat of fine sheer straw that teams but weighs little is an innovation that is found indis- penible for roof garden wear.
Everywhere in frocks there is much more fullnes. This applies to waists as much as skirts. Many a blouse has pleate stitched to yoke depth and then pressed. Sleeves live a way of leaving the arm below the clbow and flaring to real width. Paris intinduces the idea of what is politely called "long curls" which in reality are flaring sleeves that start just below the cop of the arm.
There are new combination ensembles this year which are tremendously chic and cute. They fashion a beach suit of a railer fancy tuck-in blaute,, worn with shots of saim or figured fabric and a coat of figured silk lined with the blouse's material, They add a separate little skist of the cout', fabric.which Mi- lady may slip on after the suns herself awhile, thus giving her,
perfectly smart afternoon ensemble.
I. JEAN PATOU uses black and white for some of his smartest beach outfits. This one corries the black-white idea from a big beach hat of white bound with black to white straw beach shoes with black heel and pipings.
The shorts are of fine, black jersey de soie, with pleats in ikem to give plenty of fullness. They bulton around a while satin sleevelers and backless blouse. The beach coat is of strik. ingly figured black and white serge de soie with white sponve cloth for its lining.
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II. THE hot-weather evening wrap is one of the problems of summer. One must have an evening wrap, but one does not really need warmth. Chantal solves it by using sheer. primrote yellow mousseline de soic and fashioning a cape that is quite long but diaphanous. It fics around the neck, making a smart little bow with hanging ends on one shoulder and leaves the arms quite free.
White is the color pre-eminent for evening dance frocks. But it seem as if party gowns for summer should twinkle in
some fashion. That is the reason to many of the little chiffons" have diamante outlining their necks and waistlines. Chantal uses while mousseline de soie embroidering its entire surface in tiny diurnante.
This white frock has a suntan back, with bonds that make sa unusual shoulder line in front crossing just above the waist- line in back. The whole decoration of this frock emplinsizes the cut of this neckline. Fullness is introduced by a large box pleat is front and gode tides.
Dancing slippers of primrose yellow complete this costume, with suntan stockings that look as if, Milady had none on.
III. FOR wear with chiffon ensembles to summer restau
rant dinners Paris has invented, all manner of new lit- Hle hats, Helene Corbett uses crinoline straw for this fascinat-' ing little off-the-face model, excellent, for the woman with reg- ular features.
The straw is very sheer and therefore fine with chillons. This hat has a plain crown and a novel striped brim, with the little stripes accenting the height of its wearer by standing excel all the way around the head. The sides flare slightly, with the minutest suggestion of the tricorn shape that is finding its way back to favor this season.
IV. PARIS prints her smartest daytime fashions, as is shown in this cute Jenny frock of modernistic linen done in brown, cream and red: "The circular skirt has brown foulned for its triangular front panel, running almost up to the crushed girdle of brown silk. The waist is a bolero, cut down into a point front and back so that the girdle shows only on the sides. The V neck is bound in waving lines of brown, red and cream silk which flare in the back to form a triangular collar the shape of the skirt's front panel.
The sleeves are long and tight, fastening with snaps clear to the elbow. With it brown pumps are worn and a little brown straw turban, with a gleaming band of silk straw scross the front, diagonally.
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V. EVEN summer riding toga go cool this season. Redfern creates this new and original riding outfit for Mademoi- selle Devillers, well-known Parisian actress. It gives many an idea towards the solution of the bot-weather problem.
The breeches are of grege "corkscrew" silk, an imported ribbed material that does not wrinkle. The blouse is of the same shade of crepe de chine, a tuck-in made with turnback, rather loose cuffs and a loose sports collar atop a cute shoulder. yoke. The sash is infinitely more informal looking and easier than a belt. This one is of ombre-tinted crepe de chine, in shades of grege, black and rust red. The tie is fashioned of the sash's crepe de chine and the banding of the grega felt hat is of black.
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Redfern Created This Original Riding Outfit for Mile. Devilleri, Star of the Renaissance Theater In Paris... The Breeches Are Greger Corkscrew Silk, the Blouse And Sash of Grege Crepe de Chine.