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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, MAY 12, 1934.
PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT
Those DYNAMIC NEW SPRING COATS
IMPORTANCE of suits, separate
dresses and Jacket onsembles not- withstanding, there's much to be said in favour of a spring cont. It's the per- fect complement for silk dresses,
Outstanding among descriptive nd- Jeetlves with which one may identify 1034'e spring conta [A
term tho "amusing." Not that these new num- bera aren't suave, individual and all the other good fashion words. Just the same, one may safely say that they are good fun for their wearers. For instance,, who can slip into a cont which tas mavement in every line without getting an uplifted-spirits reaction?
Nothing starda «lill this season-yolt look netive evek when you're relaxing behind some smart len table in a candle- lighted restaurant. For that, we havo to thank dealguers who feature the windblown silhouette and who truly belleve that no costume should look like "Atill life."
Of course, if you are going to have a conservative coat and feel that perhaps you'll want to wear it two seasons, there are all sorts of handsome tailored module. Some, aro perfectly plain, double-breasted and have wide révers and notched lupeis. There's something classic about a fine tailored spring cont. Interesting detalls such as smart wooden Buttons add notes of fantasy. Many coats are trimmed with leather button and buckles.
GROUPED ABOVE are three of the most attractive new spring coats. At the left is a tailored coat of brown and tan herringbone trimmed with four brown leather buttons."; In the centre is a navy blue coat, set off by inverted pleats in the bodice, wooden bailous and a Johnny collar. The cant at the right is trimmed with palyak and flaring slightly below the knees.
There's a vivid suggestion of alert life and movement in the models from which you'll make your selection
by Julia
Hampton Coats designed by Helen Cookman,
VERY SMART is the emem. ble at the left, with its tailored Jackel of broken herringbone_in wing-red and very pale blue. The shirt is pale blue homespun and the "bloute is dark red collon.
HERE'S a neat spring costume a auit of pale gold with a knee-length swagger coal, straight skirt and short-sleeved jersey blouse of turquoise." The coat can be worn with separate dresses,