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THE
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LONDON.
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THE London silhouette in: still gay and swinging. and, though modified for heavier materjuls, remaing vivacious. There is a wind- swept influence drawing movement to the back in day suits and giving drapery on upward sweep in after- noon and evening clothes.
The over-all effect in tenilika na opposed to the cylindrical up- pearance of the wartime silhouette, but the "deflated look" has gone. Rippling folds of limp peplums and overfull skirts have given place to
more tailored lines.
The
showings of 11 couturiers who form the incorporated Society of London fashion designers go some way to crystalline the London line. though each house has distinct characteristics which make it hard to generalise.
All cherish the small waist and natural waistline for day suits. There are one or two hints of the high necentuated bustling of Second Empire days, in evening gowns, The same Influence Is, scon ce- casionally in a high corselette to a skirt or in drapery, ensending from the low neck at the back of an oven- Ink dress.
Despite these Instances, however, Empire remains a suggestion rather than a trend. If period influence in sought it must be rather with the Edwardiana and Victorians,
SWINGING
By Melita Spraggs
sklo or to the back in side drapery, breaks the rather stern classic line.
Persian lamb right round the stand- up collar and down the front of a black lown cont cut on princean Molyneux is its main protagonist
Jincs. for day kults. Suit conts stand out
Matill adds n deep band of scal over silm skiris, very slightly to the hem of a full, black town gathered at the waistband, giving cont. The model carried a wido a hint of a return to the peg-top muff to match. skirt,
ing to the
Matt favours the cutaway open- sult coat, with small the natural contours of the hips. waist and rounded lines, following
Capes make mure frequent ap- Dearances as dusk falls. From rich Persian lamb, detachable collars or fox wrap stoles on town coats, right through the medium of fur fabric, matching cloth, to plented net bal lerina capes and trailing net shawis, shoulder drapery softens the Hines and dispels any remaining hint of masculinity in women's clothes.
Conts continue to develop along two lines which emerged last sea~ son. They are either wide-flowing and tent-shaped, with big raglan sleeves and large snug-fitting collarʊ,
Atling or
belted models with
generous flared skirts.
Interest in Detail In day suits, hips have been fint- INTEREST arises from detail rather tened and seamed: all-round full-than from change in style. Peter ness has in some models given way to centre front or to windswept back
fullness.
Tweed Ensembles HIS varies from the barest hint of the backwart movement in
A BEST seller to the Ameri-skirts Finely infea for in
cans, this outfit is typical of the new trend by British de- signers to key their clothes to American dress taste.
Noticeable Americanised points about this British tailor-made are. 1. The outsize buttons, 2 Neck ple-frill on woollen dress. 3. Stort- ling zig-zag skirt. 4. Plan Dressmaker neck Instead of revers. This pleture above, of
ANNE EDWARDS' COLUMN
mistakable "derriere" influent in Peter Russell's tailored suits.
In the skirts of his tweed en- sembles, for instance, the backward movement is achieved by a panel of sewn-fat pleats across the back, with
in panel half no wide in the front. He also follows the mascu- ilne practice of adding side-back hip
to top. Pockets
a suit coat. Victor Stiebel brings interest to a plain black classic suit with a dipping swallow talt on the coat.
model shown at the London Ex-
port. CollecWons, has bean "on the secret list" for five weeks. Reasch: Americans who buy the frock
want to sell the model at a high price, before anyone can step in and copy it cheaply.
FOR THE COST of half a gloss of white wine (at a pluch cider would I find you can give that inevi- table steamed fish a dinner-party
da)
Cook till tomatoes
are
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is how: Put one table- spoon margarine and half a glúss white wine into saucepan and cook together til slightly reduced. Add two tomatoes peeled, seeded, and chapped. done, add quarter-pint tomato juice, one small shallot finely chopped, and quarter-pint thick white sauce. Stir together over very low heat, add pepper, sult, and finely chopped parsley.
Among full swinging lines, the slim skirt still has its place, too, both in the classic day suit and as an alternative to the bouffant Hnes evening and dinner dresses. For evening, the addillon of apron front and tunic overskirt drawn to the
Russell, for instance, makes travel- ling conts with three-quarter-length sleeves and turned-back cuffs. This brings gloves right back into the fimelight as Important accessories and makes way for the return of the muff.
In Britain, at any rate, gloves have token a back place in the competi- tion for clothing coupons, Now that they have been taken off the ration, elbow-length matching gloves are worn with these wide sleeves.
London designers are
restminet
in their use of fur. For the home market, it slit bears 100 percent purchase tax and so makes garments on which it
used very expensive, For export, however, there Is more scope since purchase tax docs not operate in this sphere, Norman Hartnell adorns a simply cut cost in pulty wool with nutria сарс and voluminous muft. Two dressy day conta-one in tomato wool, the other in mustard wool-are swathed in stoles of blue fox or cross fox. Molyneux puts a narrow band of
Seen In Bermuda
Both day and evening dressca may be divided into two silhouettes, the long slim and slightly draped fullness cas- one or the one with eading from a tight bodice. The ballet length has been relegated to afternoon and restaurant dresses. Evening wear is full length again.
Designers have exploited to the full the new materials avaliable to them for the first time since 1830. Norman Hartnell bran colourful collection of court clothes for which Its house is famous. A white salin evening skirt has two alternative bodices, one off the shoulder em- broldered with flowers in pink crystal and ruby; the other a little nied coat of cherry velveteen en- broidered with pink and white lilac sprays.
VELVE
Velvet Is New VELVET might be said to be the season's new material. Digby Morton has an afternoon sult with in skirt of sun-ray pleated velvet; Nor- man Hartnell uses brown ribbed velvet for an afternoon dress to be worn under a. mink coat: Victor Stiebel uses stone corduroy for w half coat worn over a tortoise shell woollen skirt; and French silk velvet is used in many evening dresses,
Victor Stiebeli uses lace and tulle for full-skirted party dresses. He drapes smoke-brown. Ince, [1 an apron, over n white organdle crino- line, which breaks into a froth of pink at the back.
Rainy Day Charm
Plaided taffeta raincoat.
By GRACE. ORNCI
Still descending on หย is 踏 shower of delightful now rain-
wear, just when we think that the
designers must have exhausted their inspirations. Plolded taffeta
in white with navy is used for this Duchess satin, grosgrains, poulla, broches, and brocades are all used raincont and it is nicely treated to for dinner and evening gowns.
rebuff raindrops. Two set-in bands Muted pastel shades are seen in both day and evening clothes as op- at the neck criss-cross viu a plastic.
no-colour posed to the
shadce grays, muds, stones and beiges-ot | buckle. There are elit pockets at last season. Peter Russell calls his new shades Scotch fir, grapefruit, the side and a losso flared back Tulor brick, and wistarin. Wistarin. better known as violet, ranging from and detachable hood are other de- lovender to deep purple, Is an important shade in all collections.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Fine china should not be rubbed together or it will become scratched. Strong sanps and hard water should not be used in washing it. Hot, but not bolling, water should be used for washlog and ringing. Pure, mild soap should be used. The designs have been fired onto china, but they will wear off in time it handled too strenuously.
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Heat marks may be removed from a coffee table by dampening a cloth with spirits of camphor or essence of peppermint. Daub it on the spot, and let it dry thoroughly, then polish by rubbing hard,
By ALICE ALDEN
FABULOUS HAT is in order when your best beau invites you for a luncheon at the club, or to the races, or is escort-..
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TE LIKE the jacquard weave of this dressy taupe Was In frock weave for and the high gloss of satin in daytime fashions. The dress is a handsome one as to design as well as fabric, with deep and wide V neckline in front, softened and given a day- time look by a wide collar. The cord belt is of self fabric. The hat sketched is a pillbox fer of brown with a chou and cascade of matching yeiling dotted hugely with cheting ca