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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER__
20, 1848
WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
COMMAND PERFORMANCE
STYLES
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LONDON.
ELL-DRESSED London had a gala night at the Royal Command Variety porformance in the West End. And what did it wear?
Firstly, it was very much a while tic and tails affair, with the family diamonda dusted for the occasion. The dress circle had surpassed itself, Fans fluttered, bare shoulders gicomed, outsize carrings caught the lights. It was rumoured that the dress-hire agencies had their biggest night in years! However, it was in- teresting to see the styles that really big occasion brought forth.
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By JOAN ERSKINE
The jewellery was worth noting. Two Parisiennes I saw wore pearl necklaces, but with an original touch about them. One consisted of five strands of pearls shading through palest lae to orchid. The other was a single strand hung with globes sludded with seed pearls, tinted' in pastel shades.
I saw, too, a narrow, braid neck- let, studded with not rhinestones, stiffened into curver, so that it hung fat and filled in a wide decollete.
Evening conts were charming, One, in palest pink wool, was full length with fitting front and flowing bacis-giving a tall graceful all- Houelle. This was a Blanca Mosca model and, as in many of her de- signs, she sublly suggests the com- Directoire- in K Empire line.
'Bianca Mosca Evening Coat
two
Off-the-shoulder drcsics were In the majority, many with and three-tiered collars forming a low decollete. Fine ince for bodicas was used
extensively; Jet embroidery, too..
scen
the "Vase Lino" siretched hero for doan you. This line, of course, nothing to hide any figure faults, and In hardly. likely to become frat favourite. Also sketched is the pre- schi darling of the dress world-the envol bolero-thie fly-away line re- miniscent of Dior. The one was in navy and white grosgrain.
Blanen Mosen is showing charming evening and day in London. In most of her designs the Empire Line Influence Is ap- parent, and is suggested by a num ber of devices:
some dresses
1. Ry pleating, starting high be- neath A tiny bodica and continuing to the hips. This manages to look both Tubular and Empire-but still phasises the waist,
Ilne,
2. By a sheer "princesse"
atting smoothly at the waist.
3. By niting very closely in at the front and flowing loosely from the shoulders at the back.
4. By the use of clever. Scrming and tucks beneath a high bodice.
Another feature of her collection is the use of linings in the jackets and coats to match up with a blouse or dress.
Cocktail Suit
DELIGHTFUL cocktail sult in typical
Although most A brown velveteen, with
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women had given in without struggle to the full-skirted го mantic evening dress, there were one or two notable exceptions,
One, a creation in purple taffeta, was regarded with pity rather than derision. A deep Romney neckline, swathed waist- band, skirt with drapery at the back atted tightly over the hips, and was cut away in the front, showing on ungrateful amount of leg.
One interpreta-. tion of the Empire Line, with a some what old look, is
"princesse" line, had banana tie-silk lining and blouse. The skirt bogan just below the bust-line and fitted lightly into the waist. Very Direc- toire.
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But she has kept, too, the graceful full skirt, concentrating all the full-
ut the back,
with eccentricities, and with a superb cut. Many of her dresses hung flat in the fron! and fell into soft folds at the back.
steel:
Colours were a sheer joy. Gun- metal. looking like molten
deep prune and chrysanthemum in autumn shades; grape and thunder- cloud, soft mauve greys. Shot fabrics were well in the fore, Black, green;
highlighted by deep express and black with a blue sheen, called "Bluebottle," which appropriately was made into a high-necked slim- fitling dinner gown, ideally sulted for a dramatic entrance. Tie silk she used extensively; some with stiff, brocade-like effect, some with a rustling taffeta-look-and all, of course, with the famous tiny design that gives It a pleasantly old- fashioned appearance.
TAKE CARE OF YOUR FURS
Tired Out? Take a Hot Bath
By HELEN FOLLETT
PERHAPS you have had a hectic
day. Things happened, びねー expected things that irritated you, got you all fussed. Life is like that. There are good days and bad ones. You have to take them as they
come.
Six o'clock! You have a dale for the merry evening. You look at your bed, think how nice it would be to crawl in and go to sleep. Despair not, pretty one. You can put all your pieces together again if, you know
how,
By ELEANOR ROSS
TURS are still expensive, but now fullness and other fine features, plus new handling of pelts, makes a fur coat good value. But whether mouton or mink, fur is only as good as the care It receives. While some turs are hardler than others, all need plenty of fond pampering to keep them looking their best and give longer service.
Courty Yardley
to
that fairly claws you. That's start the bloodstreams hustling.
Dlp a heavy wash.cloth in ice cold water, place over your eyes, lle down for twenty minutes. While resting, don't think of the things that bothered you during the day, Think of the, fun 'you're going to havo at the party,
Remove the cream, apply a foun- dation cosmetic. Be sure you have one of right tint to match your skin.
were
When you have spread it on neat- ly and evenly, give the flesh a turisk tapping treatment. Use your finger Ups as if they were little hammers. Remember when you had to do five finger exercises when you struggling with plano lessons in your childhood days? That's right. you'll
exercise your face
*face, Lake away, fatigue shadows,
Fluff on powder, lay on the syn- thetic blushes. do the make-up
Push back your hair, put on your shower cap. Give your facoa. cleaning with a thin cream, leaving on a film of the emolient: Get into warm bath that has been made fragrant with
a sweet-smelling water softener. Close your eyes, your body go limp as a rag. Best, rest, real The cream and the molet, warm air of the bathroom will remit and put a tiny Bit of blue
fresh your complexion, bring colour ing to it. Have an alternating hot and cold shower, followed by a rub down with a coarse, gritty towel
shadows on your eyelids. That alone will pep you up. Apply lipstick. the last thing, then a bit of perfume at the back of your ears.
EMPIRE LINE"
INFLUENCE —
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DESIGN AT WORK
EXHIBITION
By PETER DITTON
can
much
JUST
JUST one moment, please, be- position as its modern counterpart. Latest designs do not guarantee any fore you sit down. Turn
better cups of ten, but they are far round and take a look at that more suitable for packing and cozy armchair into which you probably be produced at a were just about to sink, Take lower price due to Improvements,
consequent upon new machinery bo a good look. What do you ing installed in the factories. sec? Just an armchair with a comfortable
a cushion and
which gently aloping back enables you to relax to the fullest extent? Very nice too. But there is more in it than meets the eye,
A table that was constructed for the dining room in the early nine- teenth century is just as capable of a sot of knives. forks and holding
a table straight off the dishes as assembly line at a modern factory. Tho differences are marked by a lack of intricate carving upon the legs and a tendency In the modern table to rounder edges. But nobody could any the task of eating has been made any casier,
SMALLER DETAILS
You can sit down now, but don't pick up that book for a moment. Keep thinking about Very comfortable, the chair.
But who decided isn't it? just how soft that cushion on which you are now sitting is only in the smaller details that modern designing has the edge Care starts with the selection of a should be? Who decided just over the work of a century or two coat. It should be the proper size how broad those armrests ago. Comfort has become the key- despite the overbearing note and, should be to give the maximum presence of the 'utility' mark, that
Who decided just is the designer's aim. how far off the floor the seat
This is evident in the creation of should be? Why, the designer such items as an insulated handle
And coat
should
At exactly.
It ទ too small, it
may
of course.
crack at the scams, Coats comfort? that arc too large will lose their shape and lock unsightly. It the coat is to be an all-service affair, which means that it will got plenty of wear, it is a wise investment to Het a fur-trimmed cloth coat, or an untrimmed coat of the casual type. However much you may love your fur coat, don't stroke it. Fur should be shaken vigorously, and it is best to hold the coal or Jacket bottom up. If caught in the rain with your fur coat, attempt to handig
COM-
for a teapot, a larger sideboard with four drawers in the middle provid- Hls, or her, every thought is for ing easy accessibility without too A much stooping, and an electric lamp your convenience and comfort. designer decided that that very chair with movable stem which can be ad- in which you are now elting or justed to any desired position. would folling be a better word?- would be the acme of comfort in the
You agreed with him chair line. although at the time you probably were not aware of the fact
Now you are quite and bought it. happy. But spare a thought for the poor designer. His work is in to your furrier at once and let anished. He cannot say, "I
the furonie It has
been welted down to the leather. Take
it i
not
Of course, along other and paratively now lines, there have been great developments during re- cent years. The London Transport Board has a place in the exhibition, and they prove the point excellently.. The improvements which have been carried out for the comfort of have
sengers are numerous. They include wider omnibuses which enable more ΤΟΟΠΙ to be devoted to
scating accommodation, windows operated by winding handles instead of the 'push-up' variety, and better lighting throughout.
him put it to rights. But if the coat designed a chair, now I will stop.".
has been exposed to just a normal
coat
rain and has become somewhat wet It could be dried in a well-ventilated room, hanging free. When the is dry again, give it a really good shaking. If possible, keep your furs In garment bags, not only to keep them dust-free, but to prevent crushing, the worse possible treat- ment for fur.
WORK QUIETLY
TTE has got to go on and on de- HE
signing chairs. Little chairs, big chairs, armchairs, kitchen chairs, tall chairs chairs, short chairs, wheel and rocking chairs. They have all got to come out of the designer's brala.
Cool, Dark Places
The man who decides what shape THE closet should be well venti-
your next teapot shall be is in the Jated and of normal temperature, Furs should be kept in cool, dark same pealtion, and so is the woman who says what pattern your' next places. Laying them out in the sun, pair of curtains shall carry. an we have seen some women do, is an abuse of the fur, as the heat of
•
They work quietly and without a
the nun dries out the natural oils great deal of appreciation. They are
of the pelt leather and fades tho original colour.
Be careful about your fur coat while driving. Avoid sliding into the
car from the opposite side to where een
fur
the backroom boys and giris' of
life.
Pas
Ladies' lipsticks have also received great attention from the designers, and the present-day lipstick cuse fo almost foolproof. No longer is there the possibility of the lipstick being crushed and money wasted.**Coses are adapted so that new Upsticks can be inserted when necessary, and there is now no need to throw away and incur additional the old caso cost,
LATEST INNOVATIONS
ALL these and a hundred blher. A latest innovations are on show, but perhaps most interesting of all: and the focal point of attention dur- and ing the afternoons, when pro- grammnos are relayed from Alexandra Palace, is the new television receiv ing set.
At least they were until someone had the bright idea of presenting the designer to the public "Let us show off our backroom boys girls," they said. And so the "De sign at Work" exhibition at Burling ton House, Piccadilly, London, came to be.
Every aspect of design is covered, from a fountain pen to a glant four-
you intend to sit, as friction between the fur and the car upholstery is detrimental to the fur and will cause an early deterioration of the pelt. This is especially so with fine furs. Better wear n cloth cont while driv ing, and if making
call
shop. ping at a smart stero, why not carry your fur coat along and change be-engined airilner, fore.
making your grand entranco?
coat When seated, open your and case it up slightly to avoid any strain on the back seams, Don't ro- main sonted with your fur coat on for any length of time, but rather the remove it. Don't just throw the coat over a chair any old way, but arrange it carefully. Flaco a fur garment on a hanger, immediately upont removing Fur pieces and scarfs should always be hung by thair, metal clasp and should be kept in their own garment bag away from, contu..
thera In these last two branches have been radical changes during. recent years. Bail-bearings have replaced steel nibs in many makes of fountain pens, and jet engines have taken over from the petrol motor In the latest airliners.
This incorporates the latest im- provements, such as a low-set screen to give the widest range of view in a room, an instrument, panal in one. straight line, making tuning-in as asy na possible, and, finally, a pair of tight-fitting doors which have concealed hinges which, when shut, transform the whole cablast into, an attractive plece of furniture.
The 'Design at Work' exhibition has bean staged with the idea of how- ing the public just how clayer, the, But, fundamentally, the lesson to designer really is and just how hard be learnt from the exhibition is that Is the work involved.” But the evan design has not changed much in the without their gureated labong we fya, should 'most probably continue to last hundred years or more.
Ateapot that was~ made "seventeen-dot" has the handle and 1ld in much the same. spout.
· In-drink ton from, a cup with a handle spout, and' pour it from a teapot wELE