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LONDON,
ND this, Ronald Pater- Bon, A comparative newcomer in the field of fashion, has done with Rome success. He followed the general "lady-like" trend that has emerged from the autumn collections, but brought to it refreshing originality.
He believes that clothes should
international be
in appeal; and that the relation slip of fabric' to design govern fashion, to make umely clothes of the day wearable in all climates. His day dresses are skilfully designed so that they
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designer. She will not be con- tent to wear something merely because it is fantastic, exog- gerat:d, or different,
The new fashions call for a variety of silhoueites, and in Ronald Paterson's collection, this is especially apparent in the treatment
skirts. Tight DI skirts Bremade -wearable" by: cut and concealed pleating; full skirts At slmly over the hips and are somewhat shorter than we have been accustomed to
Fine pleating, unpressed. box pleats, asymmetrical button- ing, all helped.
create an to illusion.
seo.
The colours used were mostly shadowed tones-with black predominating. Highlights wire browns that included copper, cafe au lait and dark earth (n
New Necklace
Silhouettes
THERE are three specifle neck- Ince Filhouett;s and lengths
that will be important.
coming autumn sason.
this
As to silhouette and length the necklace picture shapes up ns, follows:
1.
Necklaces that hug
Exe
throat in either dog collar or choker fashion are neway when displayed with decollete dresses.
2. The collar necklace But lies at the base of the neck with either all-around or front drape decoration looms important a neckinée accessory to dresses with tiny jutting collars. In this same category are the mort pendant necklaces.
combination of black and brown).
Travel conts shown were in wido check-yellow, blue, grey and white for ont; tobacco brown. yellow and white for another. One was in double wool, with gay outside weave check, and inside in red, black, grey and while in matching grey. Collar and cuts were faced with grey,
They were ample, comfortable, and made of the Enest wool fabrics or Scottish fweeds. Magyar
leaves
ngan In favour.
аге once
wrave
Hip Pockets
Some of the day dresses had interesting details. A cinnamon brown dress with hip pockets showed a pleated underskirt in the front: In fine grey
crepe
dress featured a tiny pleated bosque over the pleated skiri; two black dresses specially designed for accessorles had
A
A Black Dress
A
1
aro
By ROSE ROLLAND
HE
that logend
SHOES inspired by the ballet. T
are gaining in popularity-and wonian's best friend is
the American type of "fat” her "little black dresa" is right at the top. Thera true only up to point, usually very low cut in front heal, Friendship needs cultivat- with a light concealed ing like anything else, and and tiny silk bow at the back.
Often they
have detachable the woman who simply slips straps in silk or gold kid, to on a black dress and leaves ́eriss-cross round the ankle and "ballerina" look. it at that may find that her give a real
Worth noting is the fact that Anit, the last was a strapless appearance may not be all
they are being worn with both silver she hopes.
full and, tight skirts,
BUTTONS are very "lady- like"-demure
rows of tiny pearl ones fasten B blouse: larger grey pearl ones are used and exotic black on dresses: pearl buttons turn a plain dress into an interesting one.
with double back.... bodlees,
showed three evening dresses. bloused effect. - These bodices Black and old gold salin were eye-deceiving. At first brocade mads A dress with sight they appeared like
graceful
skirt and wide hip
Tho decollete separate panels at the back, and pockets.
was only on close examination was high and curled over at the it seen that they were attached. edge like the petals of a flower,
A viry sophisticated after-
after- balancing the wide hip line. noon dress in reversible crepe "Sea and Sky" was the name with black background and
given to
Grecian draped coffee spots, had the skirt Jersey <vening dress In swept over to one side to give Mediterranean blues, with an elaborately draped boned bodies the effect of an asymmetrical The fold of the
(Illustrated hero). . *. bosque. material formed a pocket in the side, and the fall of materini showed the reverse sido coffee with black apols.
From formal bfiernoon dresses cocktall wear to theatre and
the next step. To enable was
to work all day, and look you to
In ginmorous
the evening, Ronald Paterson has designed
In black faille "theatre jacket"
and braid embroidered in Jet across the shoulders and down the sleeves. The jacket is full with rounded shoulders and wide the sparkling let sleeves, and embroidery, looks its best under artificial light.
Cocktail Glamour
A most unusun! cocktult dress was a black taffeta-backed velvet one
stiff black over faille--with outline embroidery in black and midnight blue sequins.
The general effect WIN of 1 velvet Atting coat worn over a dress, with masses of shimmering embroidery
ground neck and from waist to hem.
But the most beautiful res- taurant dress of all was one in gre:n-gold, pure silk taffets shot with black. The black velvet Jacket top was held in place by a wide belt, and as the model turned round and her skirt billow: aut. II coffee laco petticant could be seen.
Dress for dinner in a draped Wool of grape green
unusual apron georgette with front drawn to one side and falling in a point ai the front. To dance your way from lato dinner to early morning, ho
"SEA AND SKT"
Uitla Grecian draped Jersey evening dress in Mediterranean blues could not be more aptly named. Designed by Ronald Paterson. (left)
Is
BY THE SAME DESIGNER, this strapless brown and silver HTCY satin gown trimmed with black jets superimposed on black sequins. The beavy material is eaught up on one
bip. (below)
Mrs. Pidgeon only one hat
RS
·WALTER *. 'PIDGEON,
has
model in brown and grey satin trimmed with black Jols superimposed
block- on The heavy material equins. was caught up on one hip and allowed to fall in deep folds of the Bids. (Illustrated below).
Seldom has a collection of dresses aroused such interest. I was difficult to single out one model for special praise, Ronald Paterson is a technician as, woll as an artist, and personally cuts madet himself. He every
The follows the design from minute It is born to final com- pletion, and perhaps this is the renson for the flawless beauty of each design.
Showing in Venice
As an Independent, designer he is showing his models in Venice at the Internationa! Film Festival along with such famous names as Dior, Jacques Fath, and Pierre Balmain. These dresses, on some of Britain's top mannequins, have floated down gondola to a the canal in a
party at the Palazzo Darlo, one of the charming old Palaces of Italy. Later they were include in the midnight fashion pa at the Hotel Exetislor. Venies Lido, All Ronald Paterson's models will be worn by Gloria Clary, who
pro- sprang into minenca
last scason when Jacques Fath chose her to model for him.
To choose the right shade of black is the first essential; there
are as many shades of black.as there are of grey." Ong - may sult your hair and skin, bring
of both; ing out the best another may make the one look dull, the other yellow,
The next thing is to choose the right style of dress. A style which looks charming in
dowdy
your
The smart girl who cannot expensive afford to buy an blouse is getting clever. She buys a neat cheap blouse, and changes all the bullons on it. Next time you go shopping- compare the buttons on blouses. You will soon see the dif ference. On grey · dresses, the accepted button is now gold and spherical.
colour may easily look in, black. You may need some- which shows up your thing string of pearls which, in turn,
SUITS FOR MEN this time may look better against skin than against your material. will soon appear in new light- Decide carefully whether theweight materials. From America neckline Is to be round and we shall seo sults in 94 oz. throat-high or cut in a "V". If tropical wool worsted (with next you decide on a velvet aneh, you to no lining); others will be in will need to find the right a new combination of - rayon black for that.
and cotton in the weave; and an all-cotton sulting, woven finely on silk looma, is carried out In worsted patterns.
FLASH OF COLOUR
Having chosen the shade, fabric and style, why not en- liven the dress with a flash of .has
colour as Victor Slicbel the bodice is embroidered with done. In one of his creations cut out flowers which allows the colour of the kingfisher blus through. (Or lining to fash you might line a hanging panel with colour). There is the al- tractive tunic effect, the long alim sleeves and the shoulder yoke effect.
The "Top Ten" designers de
The hat is an clined the Parisian invitation to
essential take part in the Festival, but part of a black dress and should be chosen while the dress is Mark Luker. Matilda Etches. Kahvis and Jacqueline Vienne
worn and on a day, incidental- in are showing, and I will be in particularly good form. All the
ly, when you are feeling teresting to see how the inde-detalis mentioned in connection pendent couturier fared.
with this particular model me
planning.
-By JOAN ERSKINE signs of clever and intelligent
BACK POCKETS
Here come pockets again, one of them in uss for a gay mufler. in a velour couchman's coat,
London Txorată Zervice.
New COLOURS for
N
autumn MAKE-UP
by
* EILEEN ASCROFT
EW make-up colours to Batter the autumn dress shades are more vibrant and colourful than we have worn through the long hot days of summer.
Radiant Peony is lovely with the new range of off-blacks...... bluts, greens, reds and greys which are so dark almost black
they look
With ginger and cinnamon and brown chades there is Cinnabar, a rich deep red with-, out blue tones, or Redwood, which a lighter shade.
For evening mouve, lilae and pink shades there are Paradiso Pink and Crimson Lilac and red lones are good with Royal and Red Feather
:
Garden beauty STRINGENTS made from
A magnolia fowers or crushed
cleansing pomegranate seeds. lotion from cucumbers and Lettuces and nourishing creart
to
from carrois
walk round CHfforde Hankcon's beauty laboratory is like touring 'round a nursery garden.
Trained
Chectic
Cost
Mr
havo
quince seeds, which whitening and softening quali- iles, to put into skin foods. ̧.
In Egypt he listened to the traditions of Cleopatra's beauty care and brought back sandal- woad oil and cream made from crushed grape seeds.
Penches for his peach nourish- Ing skin food come over from Ireland's hot houses.
Flowers, trees and vegetables, are which grow in England, used as well. The ash. tree from Kent makes a cleansing kand lotion: rose petals from Surrey gardens are crushed lo make hand cream!
nasturtium flowers and seeds are Food astringents, and carrots are one of the finest protections against redness and soreness
of sun- burn.
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Co-operative flats
AN Interesting housing -ex-
periment is nearing com- pletion on nfth Avenue, New York City. It is a luxury block of co-operatively owned apart ments. Designed by the famous Vienna
American architect, W. Chemistry,
Hohauser, it towers 10 sloroya Hanleon has devoted his life to
and looks bigh
over Central discovering the soothing, healing Park. and beautifying___qualities of Apartments comprise 3-7- trees, fruit,
And flowers
bolcoryck, terraces. rooms, in vegetables, and using them
powder rooms and dining alcoves, creams and lotions.
prices
from 24 range thousand dollars (£6,000), with
rental maintenance
of two thousand dollars (£600)
Said to be one of the most luxurious blocks of flats in the world, amhlt'es include televi- sion outlets, dark oak parquet. floota, modern laundry and garage, model Atted klichen and
His studies have taken him and all over the world, particularly to the Far East, Egypt and the Balkons,
In Bulgaria he discovered the. basis of his three lovely per fumes by accident. One sight he was walking back to his holol and felt a crunching under his feet and noticed a wonder-.
3. It is an all-duty sult which visiting London with tim may be worn morning or even-ful musky scent. In the moming ster husband, possesses
only ing. one hat, which she never wears. of the bib And she professes to buy only
algnificant four new outdis a year. necklaco fashion is being heralded
3. The return necklace
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in many "media We visited the Pidgeons in and hins bien. fashioned into their hotel sulte, and Golby
Mrs-Pidgeon's' shoes, with the) now low heel and gilt bar were in black suede.
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he returned and found nothing. Next night by the light of a The per- torch he discovered fume came from a Uny mosa plant, which only came out at The suede is cut and crosses night, and when crushed gave over at the front style which off this pungent scent both tailored and dressy types, has sketched Mrs Pidgeon Walter Pidgeon is having copied Suppites of this Bulgarian wearing a three-piece ensem for his own shoes. Golby-has moke are sent over to him regu- EXPANSION DOG Collar bis designed for her in America, niso sketched some ideas from Tarly kept in wax for a year.
·Necklace is fitted with an 'ad- Justable clasp, which expands The skirt of doe black wool Mrs Pidgeon's wardrobe which before the all is extracted and for precise fit. .--
is straight and gathered at the could be easily copied,
then used as a perfume basis, | centre" front, the 'whille- blouse
CLARET VELVET APRON FRONT DRAFE has delicate has ple frill pleating at the to be worn over a dinner or, a
Rejuvenating floral scrolls which start at the collar and wrists, "
cocktail dress by postAustralia ho discovered bnse of the neck, frame ihe
Tho, apron ties at the side that Ti-Tree oll Isanti with black satin ribbon and is throat in tiny sparkling shine- stones and deep sapphire buds.
beads.... BIB OF PERIODOTS and pearls strung together by hand is a pretty and effective com- plement to either decoliste, or hight necklines, Tiny pale green beads are scattered through the the trellis pattern,
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year.
cocktail bars,
A
Co-operativo owners of this luxury building wili move. in In 1950, but all apartments were sold months ago.
Brainwaves-
From Paris, Betty Wison senda me latest accessory news.
GLOVES.-Dior uses antelope and kid for long evening gloves, cut into a deep point and reaching right
to up
the shoulder as in the sketch.
Sometimes a Vandyked band of faggoting above the wrist, picks up the flared point,
Another Dior idea is to match a sky-blue dress with sky kid gloves, edged with Persian lamb well above the elbow,
UMBRELLAS-Paquin Intro- duces the Umbrella Bag (seo sketch) which leaves one hand free to deal with his extra-light skirts. Bag is in black suede clasp- ed with tortoise-
shell, dangling from a gold- banded tortolac- shell.handle.
Dior's man- nequins^ic arry neatly rolled um- brellas with fine crooks covered tiny fot
with
beads.
DELT S Jacques Griffe swim Bulls, Gina Abre
pulsa bronze- beaded ornament, which allow you to tan ail' over (glass lets through ultra violet like a drawer handle right in the rays) is the aim of one English middle of a belt back; also uses
concs dangling manufacturer for next summer. pine
Mites lile boy fabric belts like tassels, Men ingeniously grow clothes that
with
the child, introduced by. designer Merry Hull
bs in
Bouquet
pretty
.from
har rounded heavily embroidered with fat septle and healing, and from attendance at a big Montreal, English--women from.colleague
The deep red bolero, which J collarless, shoulders and Dolman sleeves which reach above the wrists.
A NET EYE VEIL is fastened The suit is good because to a half-circle of milliner 1. Each piece is interchange wire which is wound round with able.
by narrow black velvet ribbon-this 2. It is not a new style, but it
passes for a hat. will" not dala
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compliment for Robert Walling, back from a Parie holiday?
will Rich "Uncle" this he makes healing lotions store at Christinas to adviso and creams for skin complaints business men and bachelors on, Another tree, which grows in gift shopping, da Prague, provides
rejuvenating ·Day's programme `a tiny sap, which is used to make a fold
CRAN W. folder for pocket or handbag full of prettier atris, more pitic mask
comes up an your breakfast. From Greece he learned the tray In Deauville hotels, (Idea, fashionably dressed." ancient custom of crushing here for English resorts)
No fashions in Paris streets
to
· make a male whistle. London:
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