PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, JUNE 28th, 1930.
Jean Patou makes this elegant outfit of black crepe royal which features slit sleaves revealing the puffs of a pink georgette blouse.
New Necklines, Sleevelines And Waistlines
Skirtlengths are fixed, but the woman who would be right up to scratch in style must watch the lines at her arms, her shoulders and her belt
by
Julia
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IV. Cyber uses touches of white ottoman silk to increase the charm of the neck- line and cuffs in this light navy Fla- menga silk sult..
this flamingo flat crepe frock Introduces, bowknot sleeves, a cape collar and shirred bowknots Inserted into the bodice and skirt yoke.
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OU must look sharp three ways if you put your- self over as a person with distinguished chic this year. First, to necklines; second, to waistlines; and third, to sleeves.
I am assuming that of course you know all about skirt lengths by this time: Almost to the calf for sports, two inches lower as a minimum for tea-time apparel and full, even length all around after the lights are lit. That decided once and for all-for a few months at least-look smartly to your necklines. For untrimmed necklines, the square cut is the newest. But even this should have some softness to it, a bit of lace edging it, or little points or scallops of the material.
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If you have a collar, your own good judgment can tell you what kind and shape. Lingerie touches grow to be practically an epidemic! No dark frock is quite right that doesn't look to pale pink, white, soft blue or green for a livening bit of light around the face.
If you are planning sports frocks, shirt collars, with big soft bows of the candy-striped shirting are very good. "if" you are an Impish kind of person, a little "pixie." try a modified Peter Pan, with self bow. You will be surprised how much more pixie you look than you ever have be fore. Vestees, gilets that come out for washing, frills and - lace collars all are in the mode ace high.
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WAISTLINES" are still pre-eminently important to your
stylish appearance. Just putting a belt around an old dres will get you nowhere except back into last summer's. frock! You will find that all the new frocks play up to the belt, by hip yokes, by bolero effecta, by jaunty pep lums. Clinch this importance of the beltline by using a novel and very smart buckle at the beltline, and you have done the very best by yourself that you can.
1 Sleeves are perhaps the newest road to distinction. If. you can achieve a novel and graceful sleeve, the fashion medals are yours. Short sleeves are undoubtedly going to
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III. for evening, Jenny chooses this arresting gown of taffeta and net in navy blue, with peplum bodice, strapped decolletage, and mousquetaire gloves in navy blue suede with diamond and tur quoise clasps.
be better and better as warm weather comes. But, since you will need some long sleeves for business and daytime. wear, have them individual, have them smart and by all means have them flattering to your arms and hands,
I should like to give you one word of warning about sleeves. The cape sleeve is so very popular that before the summer is out, the chances are you will be very sick of it. But, don't let that keep you from having at least one or two things with cape sleeves. Every woman has a cape complex somewhere in her soul. They are so femi- nine a type of apparel, so different from the ever-present straight cardigans of the past few years. So, indulge your- self. Treat yourself to some kind of a frock, coat, after- noon dress or evening wrap that has cape sleeves. There is no denying their grace. Make it yours. But be quick about it. Don't let all America beat you to it!"
IF you are a successful business girl, or if you aspire to be one, I should suggest you couldn't do better than
to take a look at a black and pink outfit Patou designed
for particular ladies.
It is black crepe royal, with slit sleeves that show the puif of the blouse's pink georgette blouse, and is cut to
show, the sweet little ruffle and double carnation of piak at the front of the V neck. Black and pink beads and a black hat, with pink flowers make it a veritable masterpiece, indeed.
II WHEN you buy your little informal frocks for spectator sports, for shopping or for morning bridge games, watch the same three points of chic. A flamingo flat crepe frock for these purposes achieves real character by the use of shirred bowknots inserted into the bodice and skirt yoke, by a cowl collar and short, bowknot sleeves.
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TIL FOR evening, Jenny suggests an arresting and novel gown of taffeta and net, in navy blue, with peplum bodice, strapped decolletage and mousquetare gloves in navy blue suede, with turquoise and diamond clasps at the wrist. There is a little evening bag of the same suede, with an omament of the turqoise and diamonds. and a clasp like itCould you imagine, wearing such stunning party frock and not being the life of the party? I think it would be an impossibility This is the kind of
V. Nicole Groult presents black necktie silk with a large polka-dot design for this unusual afternoon tailleur, . a band of fox hems the jacket.
IV. BY this time you are tired of your early wooled
spring suit, and not only need a silk one, but de. serve it. Cyber offers a light navy Flamenga silk suit that you will do well to look at twice, if not thrice. It has n peculiarly graceful skirt. And its bolero jacket, with white- Ottoman silk touches, the fabric which makes the little sleeveless blouse, observes all the points of chic mentioned: Novel neckline, interesting cuffs, Battering waistline.
This bolero is lined with the white also, and its strapped effect collar ends in a jabot of white. The buckle at the "waistline is modern in its three disks of silver and blue
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V. NO doubt you will have moments when you want to * look elegant and distinguished, Nicole Groult re- alized this when she designed an afternoon tailleur of neck- lie silk, black and white, with white Ottoman tilk for the collar, vest and a pleated panel down the front. It has a swanky liule Etted jacket, with a band of fox around the hips. If you haven't the slender hips you should, forego, the fox band. It can make you look elegant, if you are thin. It really, is a mistake if you aren't.
ALL of these distinctive things should have ideas in them for you. Look at their necklines, sleeves and waist- lines. Each makes its own contribution to chic. Their style can be yours, if you stop, look and then go and do likewisel
Polka dots and checks are used for some of the most interesting frocks for summer. Unless you are able to have a variety of dresses it is better not to choose too large or pronounced a check or figure, as it will grow tiresome..
Polka dots may be as small as pinheads, for day time, on as enormous as cartwheels for evening. Checks and double checks have an intrigue of their own.
nations are very effective in both of these new moder
gown to inflate the ego perfectly. For it is flattering, dis-The black-and-white, and navy-blue-and-white combi tinguished, and very beautiful!