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HERE are really three distinct sil- houettes for win- ter afternoon and cocktail parties - and each of the designers has his or her own particular way with the trimmings and interpretation them.
of
First in order of importance I would pul the square-shouldered dress with basqued bodice or squared hips and plain mid-calf length, or instep-length skirt.
Second comes the dress with rather Thore simple top. and calf length
skirt of umbrella Inspiration or skirt plain at the
and very
front.
back
In
And thirdly the
streamline sillaourt-
te, ing Just na
slinkly as possible
to the stiare.
As to
materials
velvet is used; also Katin, shiny and dull surface; crepes, silk elaques, Jersey unit Anc face cloth. Where simple wool materials are used
usually they are
brightened with dis screet embroidery in
bends
or sequins.
rich braids zilvered
or
kile kil
fancy buttons,
or
You will be in
the height of Ish- Jon in bicht-there
is more black than rolour. BY
violet Prune and blue shades, dark, pumpkin greens and
coppery
shinder
fore.
meat amongst the
colours.
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most
clothes-
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wearable
Judging
11 English
standpoint-seen.
this my
fashion
ties For
in Paris during festival. She xasqued indices. trimmings she has Jewelled clips, dlamante, and enloured buttons,
A frock in plain black crepe has the fluted circular collar on the simple round neck, the fluted Frill on the short sleeves, and fluted basque with little flap pockets at each side of the basque in front, all edged with a single row or large diamante. Be- low the basque comes a plain, slim skirt reaching to mid calf. With this frock was worn a small bluck toque
with very large round diamante ornament at one side,
ANOTHER bluck crepe
Chanel
frock is very Bnely pleated all over and has an instep length skirt
BLACK crepe cocktail
dress, trimmed
Iwo
TOWE green and white diamanté, cuffs and basque of black velvet
Black is
1st favourite for cocktail dresses
The only three
and streamline silhouette. trimming on this consists of diamond clips on each shoulder, one at the, throat which turns over softly with a petal-like white collar, and two at the wrist of each long stim sleeve.
A similar type of frock by Alix Is carried oul in prune-brown Jersey, this
THREE styles very fitted to the figure and without
pictured
jeft show-
on
1- Dress - suit effect, severity re- lieved by roses at throat and love on . sleeves.
2-Umbrella-
skirted fruek, "bottle" green withTM crimson buttons und collar.
3-B asqued bodice frock, black silk, collar
and
belt. The trimming On consists of a two-inch-wide band of beading reaching from each side of the tile round collar along the shoulders and right down the out- side of each long, tight sleeve to the wrist. In this case the beading had ground-work of brown beads with white at each side and brightest red four-leaf flowers down the centre.
ANVIN use much beading and brald-to-give-galety-to-other- wise rather sombre, but distinguish- ed. dresses. One or two black
dresses, with very simple bodices with high Chinese necks and long, rather luose, sleeves, and umbrella skirts, have beading on the shoulders, upper arms and front of bodier, or basque edged they may have braiding on the fore
Arm. One such black dress hos drum-shaped cuffs at the wrists made of cartridge rolls of flame-red velvet on gilt kid, and another bas motifs of silver "bubble" beads and sequins on shoulders and upper arm,
diamante.
SEEING STARS
TARS ure more than ever in favour. One of the young modern artists. STA
specialising in interior decorating has used a starspangled wallpaper for the background of n dressing-room The main part of the paper is in a dull pink lecked with tiny white dots and besprinkled over the sur. face are white stars.
Those coarsely woven furnishing fabrics called "folkweave" have become very popular and cheap. Genuine handwoven materints in new designs are being used in modern rooms, where expense need not be con- sidered. Designs are good and golors attractive. The star theme is seen again in one of the new patterns. The weaving is in three colours, a pole lime green, a dusty pink and white., White stars and ribbons" form the pattern on the woven coloured ground.
was also star A delightful quilted bedspread I saw recently patterned. The material was of heavy rayon sulin in soft blue and stars of various sizes were indicated in running stitch in the usual way. This was designed and worked by an amateur,
Applique stars decorate some of the new Parts model dresses, and the newest paste clips are star or crescent-shaped.
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By
Fashion Editor and
Angrave
To-day's Recipe
CHERRY SURPRISE
frocks. One of intense violet-blue with long, slim skirt, high neck and long sleeves, has matching
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bead embroideries on sleeves and front of bodice; and vivid green gown has a regular breast plate of alternate horizontal bands of silver and stilt ki.
BLACK Borcy
frock, rows of white bends at throat and waist: huge pockets jut
· 01)! 10 emphasize new square hip line
Leave
Lanvin has harem, or Turkish, hems on the skirts of a number of her dresses-that in to say, they are looped under like Turkish trousers urc instead of, being pressed fat. Anotlier idea of hers is to have shiny satin aprons" down the front of wool and dull crepe frocks. Make up a pint cherry packet jelly, three black dresses, one has a bright but use only sufficient hot water to
flame red, and the produce pint of mixture. green, another third a black satin serge apron. The until Just beginning to set. Remove aprons all follow the same design;
1 pound of they start straight across the neck the stones from half -line almost to the width of the shoul- catlug cherries, put these rough a narrow slightly towards the coarse sleve, and stir into the setting tes, and widen out agtun radunily jelly, together with a gill of whipped to the hem of the skirt. They are cream and the whites of wo caught in at the waist-line by a bar beaten to a stift froth Put into a row belt that fastens at the back with two big sliver buttons.
mould until set, chilling if possible. Decorate with little bunches of whole cherries and angelica leaves.
Lanvin also uses many vivkl colours for her
very
afternoon
SALESMAN SAM
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frocks have little juckets and there are niso suits of velvet und face- clothi with long skirts, unsqued or fitted conts and ex- quistle blouses.
Lelong ຄະ particularly lovely example of this last style. He shows n fine bluck face- cloth suit with tube-like skirt and fitted double-breasted hip length coat with revers and long straight sleeves. A gold ince frl decorates the sleeves from wrist to elbow on the outside, a Kold lace banky nppears from a breast pocket, and two gold lace roses All In the V at the neck in front. When the coat is taken
off it reveals a gold lace blouse mounted on white chiffon.
Lelong's materials and colours are specially beautiful; right through, his collection has an air of luxury and riches.--
Name Chart
Nancy
Symbol:
A peacock on
terraced walk,
THIS
MIS name signifies independence, self-reliance, dignity In all
circumstances.
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Tuesday is the day of Fortune, especially when It falls on the 18th of the month. The hours which most favourable are 9 a.zu. and 6 pan.
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Rich and brillant colours are har- monic to you if your name is Nancy, but especially the deeper red and orange hues. Take your colour uchemes from the links #f the autumn leaves, and your personality will be reinforced.. CEKS
Jasper and bloodstone are both lucky gems, and the number 9 singly and in combination will bring you good fortune.
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make
it not a stinger.
15 An afforestation order for this
sort of tree is in, force.
16 Before long you may get the
answer.
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27 Only partly bring back
memory,
28 Home of the gypsies.
to
29 Something that isn't there one
sees when sober.
32 Hidden in Clue 9.
33 Silence it's locked for the night, I tell you (two words, 4,
34
Here is one animal, but there are nine outside.
35 Valuations that ure but little
appreciated.
DOWN
2 Hidden in Clue 9.
3 This gives you a choice.
4 The plant to make your mouth
water.
5 She always had a pain in her
heart.
6 Hidden In Clue -8.
7. Lost, and always in demand.
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8 One could always exchange this old-fashioned garment for some very cheap beer.
12 a word of praise.
14 Likely to be found
Wash (hyphen, 7, 4).
near
the
15 Probably the horse of the
future,
18 There is a good deal of dead
wood
10 Novel.
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22
24
in this science.
nourishment.
the Terrible.
Made by trust.
25 Lanced (anag.).
20 Father makes use of stops.
27 An Indian pony, for.. island use.
30 Put In hay, so the rumour
goes,
31 Gamble for a boat.
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