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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1950.
WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
A girl in yellow heralds the spring
PARIS.
T 11.10 one morning a
A blonde mannequin, built
lines,
on Lana Turner lounged down an orange- carpeted ramp in a yellow coat-and sent the fashion wheels spinuing for six more months.
For the wan the Art model of the Art show of the first day of the Paris spring collections,
Five hundred pairs of eyes Dalmain turned to the Pierre mannequin
SHE WEARS IT
the colour.
She was dressed in
Beanon's
new
yellow- favourite
(10las. skirt
Her coat was shorter
Her the ground? straight and narrow,
from
WAS
her blouse was sleeveless
THE COLUMN OF NEWS, FOR...XOMEN? HAS A SPECIAL PREVIEW_ -OF THE FASHION TENDENCIES IN THE_NEW_LONBON SHOWN
The
a
newest look TRIANGLE
by EILEEN ASCROFT
TIDTH in collars and flaring collars
bodices, tapering to sleeves. pencil-slim skirta, is
Overconta
patterned paper can give great in- terest and
warmth to n WINCH large room
and big puff without much
seem to be losing appearance at the new spring line of the their tent-like London
export collections last, and many were fitted to the which opened recently.
Matt showed an attractive new three-layered collar and kmall gay waistcoats replacing blouses with suits. Dresses had back Interest
and in plents
waist.
Shopping habits
furniture and
plain carpet
and curtaina.
nan-
In these days of tow
and little
domestic help
nies
many young couples are unable to plan holidays abroad because of anal children, and relatives are often unwilling or unsuitable
ONE young designer who will to take charge for several weeks
not be showing his own collection this spring is Scottish- Clive Dub-
born, 30-year-old and fullness and tab fastenings ap-
Her waist was amali, ond her little yellow straw hat was pull- ed down on 10 one cheek,
clothes To English eyes, the divide themselves into the kind you could achieve for yourself, and the kind that are more fun to see im someone else.
I'LL WEAR IT
IN CATEGORY ONE Suite with plain, straight skirts And either fitted or blazer jackets. Altera
imatie OPENSES
ut piented chifon. Tailored evening suits in black lace over salin.
Delicate coltura pulo pirik and errain, honey and KTPY. Stort dance <dresses inade of pover layers of pleated get over
n tubular dress of
different
colour.
A
Wide-brimmed black crinoline bats. Cuffs made of cherries.
YOU WEAR IT
IN CATEGORY TWO: all the 1920 fancy dress: Knee-length
| tubular evening dresses in print- ed taffeta, especially with long side panels reaching ta ground.
the
Ear-rings long enough to rest on your shoulder, long amber cigarette holders Slave bangles.
Chiffon scarves round your waist, your neck, or
fastened
from your hat to
elbow. your Pateni leather beach sandals laced up to the knee, with A swimsuit of plastic figleaves
Large sloppy hats with brims Betta that bounce as you walk. mude of tortoisesheil. Furs dyed blue, Skirts too tight to walk
10
-(London Express Bervice)
COLD INSIDE
In
and
pt
Althoug
couture
Is
at a time.
For theme people a children's hotel may be the answer. One of these special hotels for young six miles from people is only the sea and also has the producs business and pleasure of farm illo for
the children.
can. peared on sulta
He tells inc that st The woman who doesn't like
Impossible for a tailored suits will be interested practiently
cute
Jacket with designer today to maintain an cape
Individual cuffed sleeves, Reminiscent of
without bla reserves of capital. Although his regular clients numbered between 400 and 500, M. Duncan has given up his own business and joined firm of Mercia as one of their designera.
Dropping incomes and the habita oro change of shopping
the difficulties for Important couturier.
Another obstacle
KRITI...
the 1820s was the deep collar
shoulderline sloping many of the conta
Length for day wear remaina about the
between and 15in and hats aro 14in amall, set back off the face.
One lovely contrast was an enormous black
cartwheel of black, Hinri with gold, wom with Л black Inen strapless dress and tiny bolero. Unusual feature of the whentalical band of embroidery runel The skirt, repeated ΟΤΕ the bolero.
dress was the
One strap for evening
EVENING, dinner and cocktail
dresses are losing their very naked look and most of them have either tiny sleeves or one shoulder strap.
Culotto-style
Yards of anteriał go to make up this spring 1950 variation of the divided skirt to light and dark brown checked tweed.
tha
is that n
retail couture business must pay StM
purchase tnx quarterly, whereas many clients accounts often run year before settle- ment.
Welcome
that women signs intend to stand on their own fe in this election and mako up their own minds about their votes, independently of husbands, are
ing.
their
I know that many parents feel reluctant to leave very Joung children with strangers, how ever competent they may be, but there's a lot to be said for familles having
rest from themselves sometimes
A
Proper Corsets Important-
Osvrter RKO Radio Pictorame
A foundation garment makes a good figura look even better, anya Movie Star Llabeth Beatt. It is particularly important to look trim
In an evening gown, the addu,
By HELEN FOLLETT
that
you desire to have a "ine stay in place, should not ride "ngure" get a correctly cut-and- Pt has been proved by tests Atted foundation garment
down the walst will whittle weil - known children's Ine, confine spreading hips and psychologist said to me recently: make you feel that you're keep- "If mothers and children coulding up youth and style. have a rest from one another st intervals neurotic women and malad- broende, heavy rayon, or colton Justed children,"
bo thero'd
fewer
About women WILLY New Yorkers can buy polka-dot cotton flannelette booties to match their pylamas
Cost is only
48. or nightgowILK. already appear
extra and may Inspire English Mrs Lavender Dower, prospec- manufacturers to follow suit tive Conservative candidate for Only one in ten of the inven the colllery
Valley tions for making housework Dearne
the Inventor's constituency of West Riding, easier sent in to tells me that women are coming
Club
Men come from women.
WOITY more about to her meetings in increasing seen to numbers, many of them on their kitchen discomforts than women
do themselves. own without their husbands.
The subjects about which they feel most strongly are undoubtedly housing and food.
Gay walls
Joan Gubert of television is of novel gold wearing a pair carrings made like tiny cages, containing two miniature poker dice.
each
The material
may
be
that the life of a foundation is increased when given a rest bo- tween wearings. So you must have several. Frequent launder ing is also a life preserver; the
to garment has a chance of sume its original shape.
with elastic inserta For extra weighly customers they include
heavy boning and lacing. They Reversible
provide figure support and per- feet control
Long Lino
On the woman of normal pro- partions, the corset will give a long, unbroken line to the sil houette, on the skinny sister it will nip in the waistline to accent breasts and hips by contrast. What clever designers have done along these lines is some- thing like magic.
Waist indentation is achieved in girdles and corsets by buld- waist ing them up above the
The Duchess of Kent's beauti- line from two to three inches. ful new Rolls has an adjustable And there are other devices for Lace mirror hidden in the making the waist appear sien- armrest. Other luxury gadgets der. In some garments & hidden
beiting elastic band, includo a writing table, radio, locker for gloves or valuables, feminine, equalor, acts as Atted cigarette box and golden effective waist nipper. St Christopher.
Summer shoe styles will have lots of colour. One popular low- in suede, heeled court model, will be available in blue, pink, red, yellow and green.
INCE restrictions on wall- papers were recently re-
decorators moved,
report boom of room-papering, Women who have been unable to have their rooms
papered through the wor
years, aro
going kay with the new striped, spotted and damask designs.
Grey seems to rival cream as the favourite shade, and pastel tones are moet often chosen, although the new darker greens with creati stripes, maroons, will and This tendency will be wel-
are being bought. rumed In London, where the
Some of the more unusunt strapless cocktail dress has designs this reason include a never really become popular pattern of jungle tigers and a English women seem to feel pastoral
of scene tapestry Delf
conscious getting into shepherds and shepherdesses. undress before dinner.
One of the prettiest is of trailing Lols of versions of the short
of ivy green veins
on a pale evening dress still appear, many
grey background. organdles, In lovely summery lace and mousseline; with wide,
Since 1815
T
SHRIRO (ANZ
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... Baby... it's cola, inside.. swimsuited for
oblily
night, Swedilah módel Eritt
• Colming ⠀⠀ displays: this, white maila lastex balibag, costumė
at the Dorchester,
Londos Esrars Jervice.
One
As a background for pictures, a plain paper is best, but a
Sticky weather ahead
OR sticky days there is a lotion that protects com- plexions against cold winds, mascara that won't run in rain or snowstorms, and a nourishing hair cream
to which helps counteract the wind and the rain.
WORLD COPYRIGHT RESERVED. [London Express Service)
tho
different types Closings of
Corsets ts give different controls. with lacing permit women
comfort. figure needs and tighten them according to their book-closing enables women
the
A
to
the
wrap the garment around body for a flattening effect over Zippers abdominal areas. make them easy to get into and out of without stretching them unduly.
Even more important than style and line is comfort. When, during the Atting, the garment has been adjusted, walk around, No matter stretch, sit down. what your movements, it should
dress-three cities
ANNE EDWARDS follows a fashion around Paris-London-New York
PARIS.
THE opening of the Paris fashion spring offensive was to begin. And the night pre- vious to the big day the fifteen top Paris houses scheduled to show their collections for the week were working late to get the clothes
finished for the world preward Molyneux-
Among them was Captain
one of the few names in fashion which have a world-sized reputation and the only one who tashion in all three main dresses women captials-London, Paris, and New York.
I there
much difference la the $0 women of these threux. There is a great deal
three countries dress? "Yes," said Molyneux.
Way
of difference. It is
is not in the clothes, they wear but in the way they wear them.
the dress--often they all choose.
the same model-but in the ac
Not in
cessories, the hats, the climate, Drawings.
and the outlook.
"A dress worn by a French-
woman is one thing. The same ROBB
dress On nn American or
British woman is something quite diferent.
a
Is the smartest. SHE
frock, with
its
PARIS
Left: Garnished with
ellor hat and block ploors.
LONDON
Contra i åt must koti,
needs a coat with it.
NEW YORK
Right
Must be
crisp and cool—any -
in navy silk,
cares whether the dress will last plain court shoes-nothing simple example like more about being stylish than England is cold, and London is extreme. CRISP this plalli, That dress sold the frock in an odd sophisticated Bṛey, and all these, things decião
"Take a
taffeta cravat.. equally well in
countries.
tru to
But
SHE has
too
but
IN NEW, YORK SHE 'kos
to look crisp, and to be cool
being practical. So all three colour or perlinps in black her choice BHE buys I in when I see it on with the scarf in ilme green and gray-because it suits her fair! BHE bas definite preferences for a Frenchwoman it is one thing: oliva. SHE wears the new large colouring. SHE buys a top-coat box fackets and white acces
American or English antior, delicate black gloves and to go with it because she will get sores. SHE loves navy blue woman it is quite another." the DOW Louis heeled shoes.
moce use from it with a coat, and hats tipped back from her These are the main differenc
SHE has the scarf made in yel-head. So SHE wears the dress ences:
in navy silk, the hat and gloves IN LONDON SHE is een low to look gay. SHE likewin, white pique, the shoes, wary Hally practical-even zich bat with trimming and a side low or very high hedeflent
-{London Express Services -to her the latest fashion and elegant women consider first ways tilt, plain dark gloves, and
·
STYLISH.
IN PARIS SHE is extreme
PRACTICAL
Ensemble
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By Vera Winston
very
Σ
SHOWN, here, is a suit that is well matched and a good mixer, cach plece being excellent on its own. The skirt and 4 loose boxy Jacket are of And Linton tweed. The skirt is Sy straight with a slot scam down the front. The jacket is reversible, gray, with orange and gray checked tweed collat revers and lining. On the re verse side it has a gray collar, A little weakit of the check hi
The a scooped out neckline. blouse is of white tissue fuille.
New Silhouette Influencing Hosiery Tones
THE new silhouette is shorter, slimmer, straighter, thus Influences the importance of the right hosiery shado bo cause it reveals more of the Icg.
The silhouette. carried over the bare top fashion of last year, is new in its sophisticated slimness. One of the most im portant bare top fashion is the
This points in the need for flaté bandeau with a cool cover-up
bering suntan tones in hosterý - to "match" the suntam revealed. by bare tope in
The middy, bloused look la
slihouette
to watch. another Thie Hegg planted skirt to easpain
Floats draw the straight look. attention to the legs in a skirt that has motion.
-
Hosiery colours are likely to Influenced by two facto
of becoming skin tones, and that of the costume..