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WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
THREE REPORTS FROM PARIS
THE London spring col-
T
lections" were "quiet. and dignified, restrained"--they simplified claborato line. But Paris seems to bo doing ita best to elaborato a #Imple line.
an
We
There is no unanimity of line, usually a characteristic of the French shows. And I do not mean by this that we expect all to French high fashion houses to
ce identical desig
of confusing diversity of styles has been shown, and the only thing we can be mure of le that the New Look; as originally know, has dis- appearedkirts, Parfs appears to have gone completely berserk. To quote only a few examples: "Skirt rolling back on itself," Panels formed in front or al back on itself, rakirt folding straight skirts. dipping
With
side
by
row
1-Elaborating A Simple Line
bust, and the shoulders thrust forward as in perpetual. modesty. The silhouette has a blown-forward look. All this is uchioved by thoulder scaming brought forward, shoulders and narrow collars high or framing the the face, and fullness to front of the skirt. In His mid- acason collection (last Novem-
her) French headlines
new
Bounced that Fath had a line. He has further developed it in his spring collection. Controversy
skirts, E has said that women are
draped skirts, pleated skirts, H tired of the Empire Line, that
handkerchief
hand
point
overskirts, they prefer the "dropped bosom back fullness, front fullness, look. Although a great deal of knees, burlap interest was aroused by his New flarings below (coarse canvas) skirts, and lost Woman in Paris, there was con- but by no means least, spiral troversy also. Will it get across skirt derived from curnu the Channel and Influence, the London line? Are women going copla-(dictionary definition)- horn of plenty, symbol of abun- to approve of this newer look, And there you have it, envisaged by "Le Couturier des
dentral skirts, as a point of in- Vedettes"—dressmaker of the
50
terest, were shown by British designers about a year ago,
although the idea is not new, the treatment may be.
но
stars, as he is known in Paris.
Recently Fath and his wife visited America with a collec- tion of his models. He had
success In selling great go-ahead wholesale houses, and this sum- launched mer thousands of American will be wearing his
Jacques Fath, one of France's youngest and most dress designers, has his New Woman. Ho visualized a round back, a nar- wide-skirted
has women
rough cotton
-Anne Edwards
around Paris with a notebook
W
77HAT interests twopence each. For the 'butter: 500 grammes of four, four eggs, British
pinch of sall, one teaspoon olive, women here more ll, 125 grammes grated cheese. than the expensive Drop a tablespoonful at a time creations of the into deep fat..
top designers at
PLEASE COPY
By JOAN ERSKINE
dresses, with low necks, deeply infletas and embroidered with folded at the back, and failing gold' sequins. And the price? into deep pointed revers at the, About 100.- front. Many "havd" voluminous" stotes matching the dress fabrics,
Ho makes the greatest pos- rible use of buttons-the back of a skirt is unbuttoned to show tan pleating Inside. Pocketa ̄nro buttoned vertically on the hip, and dresses buttoned right through, sometimes in the
A short evening coat in one- of these "poor fabrica" was embroidered lavishly with jewelled cabochons and powter. Another was embroidered with rama grasses. Jule was em-" broidered on linen, and cocictati party dresses belled with rope, strings and cork.
POINTS
FOR THE
NEW WOMAN
Stuart
Ruris 47
the Sketched for you are points emphasised in the Paris collections... batwing sleeve, narrow shoulder deaming, black buttoned skirt revealing fan pleating. hip bow.
back. front-sometimes at the (See sketch),
The
walled fashion world The the spring dress
Christian shows are the new IDEAS worth copying:
way big stores keep open hu eagerly to see what "boutiques" little Saturday and close Monday Dior ad up his sleeve. Mang SMART TARTAN criticisms have been levelled
lor that ha
and is an ex- shops where you can buy instead
hibitionist-essentially a. show- less elaborate dresses by the outfits the girls here make from at Dlor,
212 yards of material, pleated same designers for upwards
up to make a dirndl skirt, black man-but none have denied his brilliance and Ingenuity, And of £20.
home-knitted sweater, THE having introduced us to the very angular scarf of tartan....THE
A New "Look,. I suppose it was WAY bakers will cook
expected that this dinner only to be
would joint or a three-course
year
completely in for 8d..... THE SERVICE big stores where you can take change his mind, and raise the your material and get a frock hemline to 15 inches from the cut out and tacked up for a few ground!
TABLES
America introduced the stole The fact that you can buy a shillings....PARCEL
ali
Landon occasions, dress, designed by one of the near snack bars in shops so that world's top designers, made by you can put your bundles down adapted it for everyday
it! and now Paris has halved Instead of wearing it in the. time-honoured way, Jean Des-
The idea-started last year by Dior to catch the private buyers who were shying away from prices of £100 to £200 a dress has been taken up by three more of the big names this
vent
year.
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for
wear,
FOR the record, here is what ses, a designer to watch with 15s, will buy in Paris today: interest, favours the one-armed contrasting fabrics,
huge
Apply Eye Make-Up Deftly
The correct way to apply eye make-up is to smooth it gently.
over the ild from the nose outwardą
By HELEN FOLLETT
+
So you don't use eye make-up? but the lightest film. The right Are you afraid it will make colour will bring out the colour you look theatrical, carrying loo of the Iris, will help too promi much facial scenery? Don't ment eyes to recede, will give deceive yourself. Even the be-spectacled pyes needed loveliest eye can be made more
touch ot glamour. Among the and beautiful by the offerings on cosmetic
counters tomo offension
of subtle beauty you will find
pleasing aids. An
are natural tones, grey-blue, aqua. eye shadows going to town, all right. Many grey-brown and others that wil women have given up rouge, prove becoming according to preferring to high light their type. eyes. One cannot have 100 many colours on one's face.
And
If eyelids seem dry, apply а little cream before doing your shadow work. The tissues sur- rounding the eyes are more de
tho licate than elsewhere on mascara,
Once you have learned how, you can tint your eyelids, touch your lashes with darken your eyebrows in a jify. The right technique is neees- sary, of course. You must be
face, which is why lines usually show up there Arst of all. The daily habit of anointing that
at use restraint, have the facial area will coax away tell
*cyc. You niso need mirror and a strong light. worth
A magnifying mirror is the price. With it you are not likely to make cosmetic mis-
tokes.
"When applying eye shadows start at the roots of the lashes, blend it delicately up over the need fullness of the lid. You
tale crinkles...
Smooth gently over the Hd from the nose outward. Do a couple of circles at the temple, come back under the eye. to starting point. Use the third- finger; the index finger is likely pressure. to give loo heavy a Let the cream remain on over night.
3-EILEEN ASCROFT sees
Sloping shoulders: Shorter skirts
is
panel bag, the hexagon salchel and the chatelaine belt bag; also a skirted pouch which does
three bags in one.
at top-price Two excellent perms; one room stale. In
wool, shantung, silk, and bottles it is worn in place of a more feminine, less excg- ful--has disappeared. Dior and a strip-tense act and gives you
week of the Paris
dress shows (which have been
displaying
the now spring
clothes at the rate of 450 a day) startling new revealed
fashion.
no
stay
rounded,
stockings.....
i
SCEN
BITC
dekes
Manguin has introduced half
Jean Desses dips his skirts at
and
moves.
follows
OVER ONE SHOULDER
'no
alternallve
the
Requiri
SHOES. Simple, with almost Bat heels. Extreme strappings, slim line, very high heels and ankle straps
out.
and WAISTS-Natural longer pinched-in, except by ex-
COATS Mostly waisted. ternal guepieres of velvet or with slim bodices and fairly full white pique.
skirts, with important lapels and
There are still many stoles pockets. SHOULDERS.-Stoping, with loose conts, especially for coun- alight padding. Stoles and scarves are greatly featured.
Desses
on
LOOSE. STOLES
-
navy
Paris seamstresses, made to while you eat..
nearly the your measure, for same as our ceiling price-this
HE new Paris silhouette bare shoulders, though the ex- Tas been born. It explains why Little Shops
treme "cleavage"-so unkind to the craze in Paris now,
all but the young and beaut!- While dresses Jevel become, more and moro
in an hotel in, the student quar-Woo,
gerated better style than Jacques Helm bring back elaborate to justify their price
and blouses the old
Now Look. Here plain band shoulder strap.
at night, frock ter for three days: ten
GLOVES.Worn (I saw a tulle evening
and skirts. The long scarf-ends
reach above the THE PUSSY BOW
elbow. Many covered from head to foot with of red wine; one re-soling for with coat-frocks,
shoes; 30 telephone calls or 30 and
match day auits, picking up the the tips of white duck feathers),
the belt at the back, sometimes
SKIRTS. Shorter, 13n-14in
'EVENING STYLES--Beauti- motif of revers or pockets. Tiny, smart Frenchwomen are quietly separate chocolates (they are wrap around the body, tuck into are the facts about it:
sold individually); two pairs of
thrown bow, loop Into a
or are
for day wear, dropping to 12in the simpler £20 ver-
ful and romantle, with billow- flared cuffs and wrist bows are buying us
a lot good silk or three of fine rayon 100
casually over one shoulder.
for afternoon' models and 10in stons and think them
Desses shows excellent teste
Ing skirts, trailing the floor be- popular. sie for the restaurant frock. Move hind, bodices heavily encrusted elegant.
of materials. Shep-ment is all to the back or the with gold, silver and election in YES, KHAKI
herd's plaid and houndstooth
side in pleats and draping. TEWEST har checks in
tweeds for pastel
embroidery. NEWES
An Is the
black and wear, and country Napoleon cut - while taffeta for town. Vivid the back; Carven scallops hem elegant in draped sailn, taffelas are finished.
often features short as a man's wool tartan skirts are worn with lines
Jersey, to match sleeves and and
JEWELLERY, Little worn. and brushed for dark sweaters, and topped by a necks: KalenciLga
introduces enormous bows. Jacques Fath As for the shows themselver-
word
shows huge "Pussy" bows across Chunky "costume" Jewellery is to the stole, worn like a Scottish plaid, tiny trains even on day gowns; word on
matched to Beads are the TUBE LOOK stays the
Stripes are predominant, In wool Christian Dior
this the front: Molyneux introduces newest
many BOW
gowns, SCENT BOTTLES and taffeta.
Jacques Fath (old) NEW LOOK goes out.
theme, too, with an overlay of them at the back.
Griffe showed ent uses Egyptian collar necklaces That, in belet, is the summary
Jacques shaped ike
grouped pleats or drapery which Spirals, Tubes of the 450 dresses a day which
ink wells. ** have been on view.
newest MATE-KIRTS are either in the spiral falls away from the gure as it chanting short evening gowns of fluid chain and diamante net, (10in), with very full skirts of Balmain uses real diamonds as Shoulders
RIAL is corduroy cornucopla style, or tubulat,
ruched chiffon and taffetas ar eyes on his fox furs.
Montaigne sets a silver Up waists small, skirts go up a
....newest COLOUR is khaki with fullness flaring out below
lace with shoulder straps.
stick, 'caught by a tiny chain, as couple of inches. And for any-
and the knees. For afternoon
fob decoration mis. belge....newest NIGHT CLUB overweight or one with
through evening there is one-sided peg- whom this is in a celldr entered
⚫sult. placed curves to
pave top draping in failles, taffetas the fire escape to the new, is depressing-there are
ment... newest CABARET turn and organdies. still a few
and flared skirts
three students who call
FURS-Little
Loose used bulky top coats and full-skirted are
themselves the Cellar Rats.
a cape, worn in the romantle
were of pastel coloured evening dresses.
mood, slung over one shoulder, ECHOES..
with neat tailored collar. This TWO TO NOTE
try or travel.
ACCESSORIES-Parasols are CLASSIC SUITS,--Have trim “PECIALS" — a t. JEWEST gossip (they call the calls the "profilo cape"-and
N
Barbars shows it worn over a ginger echoes"). Here
attaches them to the skirts with folds ond pleats to featured by many housee, in- vinal- two incomo-.
ona levels-which I have Hulton; until her recent Illness, woollen dress for town; and over waist, drapes them round the the back, with large pockets and cluding Dlor who hides
a brown tweed suit for sports shoulders or loops them over the stiffened,
rounded basques. Frette in the handle of П bought a hat day from
model, Molyneux enjoyed most:-
wear. Talbot and one a week
skirt and tucks them Suzanne
through Pockets are on important feature exquisite BENE-
shows them in rushed tulle, laco Pockels are plain, her day off...
but, the waistband. Molyneux shows of these sults. for her maid on
printed pique and gay white brought
·DICTINES—at the
favourite enormous, and usually buttoned. them trailing from picture hats One ald Ανα Maria Monter wears
palaley Crillon Hotel.
They are used to give and the tops of sleeves,
back by Fath, which will appeal cottons, also in silk roses scattered over very thin slice of
...Dior had to embroider emphasis, alung from a belt to
Manguin launches the "profie especially to the Englishwoman, match afternoon gowns.
Rich and hall В coronet in gold
cape is the coal dress. In navy-blue, twin slico
formation.. worn over one shoulder and grilled,
of dinner dress ho has just made by side in
taffetas, tie sik grilled ham (bacon would
Tila Marcelle 'Chaumont oreales a ending in shawl effects.
In one with the top,
feather-weight do) on top,
poached
SLEEVES. The waistcoat effect on wool dresses ched Hayworth bought
Mostly three- cut into the quarter-length, egg on top of the bacon,
evening costumes, organdle for her-black by carrying plents from the Hollandaise sauce on top of the dress named after
taffeta skirt, black and white front neckline to the back of bodice raglan style, with great
IIATS-Hugo cartwheels, tiny and ruched and united chiffon lot. All matic at the last minute check blouse....Princess Eliza: the waist. For dresses and coats interest in the cuffs which ore
beret, for the little restaurant frock and put under the grill for one
or caps, variations of the for he shows an exaggerated bat- felled, large and stiffened,
A both started
lotic EMBROIDERY.- alo fashion a minute before serving.
finished in Zizotte
four wing outline,
gowns pearls-three or
tiny bat's wings. dunces' caps and Robin Hood long loops of royal dimen-
Elbow puff sleeves were shown fells, "Spahi" pillboxes, bowl- touches appear on many HINTS for those who follow
on youthful model by Charles shaped models and glamorous (Bruyero shows Eastern sleeves) fashion blindly. Take A Montaigne, often covered with a Easter bonnets. Flowers, tulle, Popular, too, is the Uny Chiness.
band collar. feathers and sequins are sack; hang it with almond shells, second
Double lace, cape sleeve.
used lavishly. sleaves are popular, T might as well be Spring, say walnuts and hazelnuts in a
Eye veils are back. They you tasteful design, mix li designers, if
COLOURS—All shades of billow over the
forehead and wear: A bunch of cowslips tuck-wicker and gold thread, and
grey, navy blue (very popular. then wear it! You'll be right at
the chin. ed into
NECKLINES—Soft with roll- drop to the a yellow belt....a
HANDBAGS-Large and in for evening) stone beige, varia cherries on your the top of the fashion scale. For
Fored lapels or chokers. Shawl spray of
tions of white, mimosa; and trimming lapel....chiffon
collars were featured by Schla novel shapes, many in on the spring stunts included the your hat....a patent leather use of "poor materials," starting parelli, the attractive fichu col- alins and pastel colours, Maly- primrose yellow, pale green and belt with your evening dress with toiles, alpacas, jute hemp far by Molyneux. Dlor introduces neux has a modernised version lac mauves and pinks. and a white piquet collar... full ove ling skirt of burlap had high-julting breast pockets.
and finishing with burlap. A deep sailor collars and hugs of the 18th century "Bourse" to
match
afternoon and evening vell embroidered with your
Nearly all evening gowns, gowns. strapless colton top and gold belt. Another of Jacques Fath's many afternoon models, and Roger Model shows "Duplex"
cotton and beach frocks have two-section, models, a Backcloth dresses was lined with.
2
1 OEUFS
toast
gold
ber
'buttered. and apelold thread on the do duly as a purse, and set a 'cape." which is
MULLED SPICED WINE
in a student's sixth floor flot. A litre (14 pints) of red wine, two cups of water, two
Are.
Bix
dessert spoonfuls of cinnamon, ono grated nutmeg, and cloves are warmed over the
Put a slice of lemon and two lumps of sugar in cach mug. pour the wine on top and drink when it la cool enough.
The cost for entertaining four
people was 28.
for you-guess-who
alons....
IT'S SPRING...
the dress
3PUFFED fritters Cooking in name white cotton gloves
the window of a shop
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with
:
fox.
to
many had a reversed bolero cut calipper Battin
fallic, rustine Ana
jerseys,
HATS AND VEILS wools, men's tropical sultings for
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Checks, both large, and pin- point, are used in most collec tions. Tiny stripes are popular, too and Carven shows many secret spotted materials.
.