PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, JULY 5th, 1980.
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All Decked Out For Going Abroad
For an ocean voyage,
a woman's clothes must be so elegant that if she falls overboard, they'll miss her enough to stop the boat and go back to get her
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1. anyone who
wears this three • piece traveling suit of gray, lacy tweed will register well
the moment she starts up the gang- plank.
Julia
this blue and white striped one-piece frock will add Interest to early morning deck games.
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EUROPEAN trip this summer is one of the finest invitations to romance that you can issue. Sean your heart and be real honest about what you see there. Don't you have a sneaking feeling that those five days on board ship may hold some heart throbs for you?
If you haven't felt that way about it, you might as well change your psychology, Because it is a recognized fact that the route via the social life aboard a big boat is one of the easiest ways to travel right into the Right Man's heart!
Once you admit this and contemplate the big possi- bilities your foreign trip is giving you, your going-abroad' wardrobe will be a ravishing assortment of costumes de- signed to make you a winner. Go down to the sea in chic! Aside from what you may need on the other shore, consider just what clothes you need to mark you from the first as the most attractive and appealing lady aboard ship.
11. diaphanous black chiffon and white Alen- con lace combine to make this intriguing tea gown for more formal affairs.
Ill. a chic version of the black-white mode
is
found in this black laca evening dress and er mine-trimmed velvet cape.
shirting in apricot, cream, brown and beige makes à gay pattern for this two- plece sports dress.
In the first place, consider the costume you wear when you set foot on the gangplank. It should be so flattering and attractive that when you go into the din- ing salon for your first meal. the head steward will put you at the captain's table!
Then you will repair to your cabin and unpack, rest a bit and come on deck for a stroll and tea. After that, of course, you will change for a dinner dress and look so enchanting that every single dance will have to be split three ways to accommodate the numbers of col- lege men who will crave the pleasure of a round of for trotting or waltzing with you.
For deck wear mornings, you will need a couple of smart sports things because, of course, you must play shuffle-board, deck tennis and other games for exercise. Besides these things, you should have a formal tea costume for Sunday evening supper, if you are aboard on Sunday, or for the cocktail hour during the week. And last but not least, there must be an utterly ravishing ensemble for the captain's farewell dinner the last night. I am listing a minimum wardrobe. You can change your togs just as often as you wish. For of course you know subconsciously that if you aren't going
well in
one costume, an entire change may set you up so per- fectly that you can return and be the life of the party you left a few hours ago because you had faded out of the picture.
I. FIRST of all, let's consider the going-away outfit.
Your friends who see you off will be properly im pressed and admiring if you go up the gangplank attired in a trim and softly tailored three-piece tweed traveling costume. One in three tones of gray is charming, made of novelty lacy tweed, with gored skirt, hip-length jacket that buttons from the bottom to high waistline, where a belt circles the coat, and with rolling lapels that are notched twice for luck. There is a Directoire great-. coat made of the same material to top this suit when and if you near icebergs or the ocean gets rough with the party. Or this suit may have a long cape instead of a greatcoat. It's a mere matter of your own personal taste, To wear with this going-away suit, a little straw fab- ric urban matches the medium gray of the suit and has a big bow of satin ribbon under one side for trim, and crosses the turban in the back to make a loop on the other side. Stockings and gloves should match your big purse with passport pocket and room enough for all the gadgets you find indispensable. The blouse is the light- est gray of the suit.
II. ALONG about the second or third day, by all means dress up for the cocktail hour. Nothing is more effective for this than a diaphanous black chiffon gown, made with deep front and back yoke and sleeve puffs of white Alencon lace. It is such a lady dress, and worn with a little hair straw turban and black moire pumps, you will feel equal to any occasion.
III WHEN it comes to the captain's dinner, you should look your most stunning. How about a charming, chic version of the black-white mode, consist ing of an evening gown of black lace, cut peplum style, with full long skirt coming out beneath it, and 4, novel cowl collar of the lace atop the decolletage. Over this have a short lady-wrap of black velvet, with the edging and the flounce of white ermine. This is the kind of gown to make you tremendously appealing out on deck, between dances, by the light of the silvery moon.
IV. a very deep scalloped decolletage and a petalled, long skirt are featured in this mint green crepe evening gown.
IV. FOR A dinner dress, I suggest a conservative
and distinguished soft green flat crept gown, with belted waistline and snug hips, with floor-length skirt cut in petals below the knees. This has a very deep back decolletage, with its diagonal line emphasized by scallops. By all means wear white gloves and perhaps pearls.
V. FOR early morning deck wear, you must have a
couple of striped shirting frocks. They are ideal, for shuffle-board and other games, and for strolling.
A blue and gray striped silk shirting one-piece frock has short, puffed siceves, a pointed collar and low skirt flounce. >
A two-piece outfit in apricot, cream, brown and a narrow line of red has its skirt box pleated, its over- Llouse, fitted to the hips and belted and made with a self-collar shirt style. Its sleeves are long. A white flannel beret and brown and white sports shoes are suit- able accessories.
BY the time the last day has arrived, your new-made friends will date you up for dinner and Montmartre in Paris.
You may manage without quite so many clothes. Or you may want more. But no matter what you pick, see to it that you travel in a classy manner.
Unless you have enough room in your trunks to per mit you to take along a large variety of frocks and costs, it is wise to avoid anything which even remotely borders on the bizarre. When clothing is wom often it becomes tiresome unless it is quietly smart. A gayly patterned "dress which may make a big hit the first time it is donned may become decidedly dull before the journey ends. Costumes from B. Altman & Co., New York, Photographed by Fab aboard the Mauretania,