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WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
Beautiful Handout
By ALICE ALDEN
HE finest of touches, the prettiest of designs add THE
lustre to top-bracket fabric gloves, so right, go cool with all outfits. Dawnelle does a double woven cotton
glove with an eye to the eyelet embroidered blouses and A two collar and cuff sets so popular this summer. inch border of embroidery beautifies the slightly flaring
acalloped wrist.
• Apala
GUÍDE
(PARIS, 1950) TO THE
RE-SHAPED WOMAN
Parts (ochien orders
About turn." Women whe had cut their hals short are told, "Lock womanly."
EILEEN. ASCROFT
has been watching the shown day by day, Bhe sends this what--all-means report:
PARIS.
a week of N less than the Paris collections a new woman has been born.
More feminine than the gamin creature of the spr- ing, of the boyish, shapeless clothes and casual, short.
has haircut, she
Curvea where they ought to be and longer, sleeker hairsty In with a roll of curls in the nape of the neck,
Gone are the sun-glow make- up and langerine lip-sucks of the unmer. Her complexion is now pale as the camellla with dark, flowing lips and eyes,
The new line
COATS are either fitted and full-skirted 4-length with exaggeratedly high necks, or they are eight-ninus in length,
How to look different
Eary to tuku.
-but mot odd
TODAY the pic-strip poser stackled by photographer John French. He chooses three-fresh ideas-a sweater, shopping
A sun-top, and
basket - to lead you away from infe-but-dul holiday outfits.
RIGHT: The sporting way of showing one shoulder. This new sweater-style is mado in navy blue and white jersey. with a broad, close-fitting "waist- band. The neck cuff turns down all rund, and makes a broader point on the aleeved shoulder,
LEFT: The Paris plan on This elegant. beachwear.
backless Buntop. designed by Carven, can be copied at home. How to make 11: Make a halter with a broad piece of cotton material, sex a deep hemitae along both ends. Thread through a piece of matching material as a westband, and fie firmly nt the back to securo the plunge.
line.
FINALLY : The prettiest way of packing up small-time shopping. This started as a plain wooden gardening basket with two platform legs for easy putting-down. A coat of brilliant coloured paint smart- ened it for RWAY. from-home time,
Flame-patpled.
-London Express Service}
from the fields and trees
Do Your Summer
Accessories Come...
THE
E materials for this sum. underskirts, mer's
transparent even-
fashion accessories. ing and afternoon coats, and have literally been gathered trimming on silk suits and after- from the Belds and trees-palma
trees, to he nccurate. It is from noon frocks,
the stems of the leaves that
rama is made.
Texturs
trom Vary
stif
spiral
Dior evening cap 19 # colo tulle to match the half. Bulit-up area recalls a Burmese temple dancer's headdress
'DAY DRESSES-The tunic lino is popular or the slim silhouette Baring Blightly or picaled below the thighs, Fan- shaped and X-draping are used
Length is
to the
unchanged from the Spring.
LATE DAY DILESSES are romantic with enormously full skirts below the thigh or sleek- y deted with elaborate draping richly embroidered on velvet, salin, lame Jersey or luce. A new material for this type of winter frock is silk shantung. ward too, for lining the com- panion cocktail cont
EVENING DRESSES.-There oto two distinct Enes here, the bouffant erinoline of Dior and the ultra-slim sheath of Fath, often softened with a *Wetping back drape. The
rapless top is more popular Chan
ever with some halter
accklines and tiny narrow straps
of diamante. All evening dresses pre long, many aweeping the floor and most are heavily embriodered. Materials are rich and stiff, with lots of velvet and floating clouds of tulle and 135c.
Mannequins
YOUNGEST of beauties
the Paris modelling for the big- nusca is Pierre Balmain's 10- year-old Nicole, Kor-eyed. creamy-skinned and curvacious, lung and slim, giving a tunic
Ryaling the popularity of effect. Where collars exist, Fali's
"incomparable Sophie" They are as inrce as military is a stafely blonde English girl;
Velvet is top favourite Jacky Craven.
copes.
and Linings FC Lay-bright Dior's glamorous Eastern Alla, has at last
eatins, striped jersey or pleated brunette, her sleek page-boy
slik.
kels
SUITS have slim skirts, dar in favour of the new "chignon" ing or pleated below the knew hair style, worn at the momen
most of the Parks man- or oblique wrap-around skirts by with fan-shaped draping. Jnc. nequins. It is seck on top with waves and a curled roll seldom have revers, but sidn
Dark feature high ureks, natural in the nape of the neck,
siceves and estnut is the favourite colour waistlines with and blonde heads stiffened basques and pockets. 50¢. Jackets of velvet and faille are
shoulders, plain
emphasised
teamed with wool skirts. Many Colours
are lined
tissue.
or faced with silver
In navy blue and whlio-for those who like the que-bare-shoulder Ilne.
Beauty After Forty
By. HELEN FOLLETT
grey-tops
From the fields we have the guipure to lace as fine as cob-Wanes. It forms & sliver frame that is often flattering to the most popular resort hat, a sun- webs. Most popular shades are shading picture hai with string, dark, black, nelled
and thatched crown
0
navy
and
WHITE, hair is not a good looks Hability, BB zome
fastidious attentions in the complexion. It requires the most way of shampooing and brushing. It must be arranged in neatest possible way, have dignity and charm.
A medium short cut can be arranged to look as if the hair to turn the trick. were long. Clever her stylists know how
brim of straw. if a thatched midnight blue, and steel grey.
"Hittle house is cool
pretty
evening in summer, says - One
a fine black loce Betly Allen, the designer, then dress" has surely a thatched hat must be overskiri,
over ters of Gold It is smart, isce flounces, and a frilled black Cool Certainly
The hair is swept upward at the front, carrying two wide un- particularly when worn wil
lace "U" neckline. A sleeve- I'dulations. At the back It is drawn crosswise, ribbon fashion, black linen or black milk sun
with several wide undulations. Many of the older women feel sult. The belt on the dress, in less afternoon dress of ecru net
that ringleted enda are a bit too cute, not dignified. There are vivid green suede, is embroid- has insertion of fine black lace
many other modes that are flattering. Edyth Thomton McLeod's cred natural rafla.
and lace-bordered cape collar. To complete your day acces. And a black
new book, "Beauty After Forty" contains several good hairstyle suries there are woven rafa handbags neat
in
netball dress La
and capacious, Anished with tier upon tier of suggestions suliable for the matron. with on adjustable shoulder, delicate while lace. These handbags are sufficiently formal to wear with a summer cotton dress in town.
Another mid-season collection features lace evening dresses with Mermaid silhouetto-that
Cobweb Lace is, a heath-like dreas with
fishtail flare below the knees. Laco is back in a big way It appears in belge, yellow and for summer. Lovely for ro white, and one beautiful com mantle evening gownis, short evening dresses with billowing bination of while Lace velled by
contrasting taffeta midnight blue chilton.
skirts over
Liquid champoos are canccially recommended for the re- novating of silvered locks. Give the hair a rousing brushing to remove surface dust. Hold your head over the bath tub, rinse your hair well. Four on a little shampoo, rubbing crosswise at the, lemples, up and down at the,nape.lino, back and forth on the crown of your head. Keep adding warm water all the time,
at over.
Some- The bluing rinse seems to be as popular times it is becoming, sometimes not. If the complexion is fair and youthful, it adds chle, but if the skin is sallow it may have
There cast. a deplorable effect, giving it a green beauticians who protest against the bluing touch if, the com- plexion does not quality.
are many
are rarely
BLACK is the only shado for love wear. Every French de- Kigner uses it until six o'clock dresses. Favourite combination with it is brown.
Black appears, too, for late cay dresses, but there are many rich and exotic shades as well. such
as Dior Red, Blue Frence, and brilliant green
For
of
evening there are black ond white and
wonderful
range of smokers' colours- Blond Tobacco, Lighter-Fini Grey and Black Tobacco,
Ideas
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Return of the wasp
THE
ono
waist.
past week has been
of concentrated fashion shows from Mayfair. to Paris, and I have
seen more than 2,000 models. Who comes out on top? Paris? Or London?
Ini falloring our London desig- ners are still in the lead,
They showed sults made from English wool which are more Anely tailored than any seen in Faric.
But if I was spending £70, to £80 on a dress or a suit, Paris would have my money.
.
1920 look
The LONDON slhouette is big and loose, with a narrow hemline.
I saw a lot of the 1920 Look. Coats have half-beits dropped
to rest on the hipline.
Suit Jackets are longer, but skirts generally slightly shorter with fulness at the back.
London shows lots of black and dark green, Woven cheeks
THE CONCERTINA A new hat from Faria, by Vatou,/
purplo
are popular and both and black overchecks.
The PARIS collection opened with Dior's chow, which wa due to begin at 10 o'clock,
At 10.40 Journalists -and buyers were still pouring into an already overcrowded salon, where,
a temperature of In more than 80 degrees, people: were jammed together, on git chairs and were packed on the stairway and window balconies,
AŁ
of
round, high colors mink and Persian temb. Geng-
his Khan fur caps and digantic
furlined
mi, tunie frocks with. elde lacings.
capes and overcoats. Glicen Alexandra
Day crinolines
10.45 the first dress ap- peared. By 11 o'clock, wo were asking: "Has Dlor doné 18 again?"
The whap waist Is back
again, Sults and coats have a
dog collars of diamonds with padded or stiffened hipline. all clothes from dawn to
dusk, violets sewn over a vio
let satin lining to a mink coal,
a court shoe with toy troni
lacing, evening gloves Joined by a halter neck strap.
Always fur
FRENCH
b happy
FURRIERS should mea this work: all the big designers have used fur for morning. afternoon evening.
and
Mink is the reding favourlie. used to line end trim coals and
in mits,
Mongol caps and normous muffs and ridiculous evening accessories Fuch ཅ་ aprons, "minklet" necklaces embined with matching pearls, And "Bul-Minks," which arc lk chiffon scarves hemmed with minic.
At Dalmain's mannequing even walk on mink: the spicy of theft evening shoca have been trimmed with fur. Gloves have cuffs of mink and mini fur embroidery is used en even- ing gowns.
Accessories
DIOR slits his
Lots of velvet
Jacques Fath is coming well up into the lead, and there was little Lo choose between his collection and Dior's,
Fath shows lots of velvet with fur. Ho shows the curate hat with a narrow crown and wide
HALTER-NECK GLOVES (For evenings, by Dior.!
Jackots to brim.
He showe the yello carry a boutonniere of lilles of look, with his torso fittings far- the valley: Pierre Balmain ing below the knees. launches * small
pink rose with a pink satin bow and calls it "The Bollly Rose," From
But Fath's evening dresses are sadly behind Dior's. The skirt was Go light that the mo- this salon, too, come cocktall dein could hardly walk and had
with gloves
rosca, cufta el
to be assister Dn to the
platform. bubble" jewellery (plastic Hats in Paris are small, either bubbles filled with, coloured made from cells of tulle et fair water, crome de menthe or and square on the front of the burgundy) and reversible um-head, or like two flat pancakes brellas trimmed with
fur. of felt. Enormous bunches of violets
are The
perched upside down on crowns of hats with Üve dems waving in the air.
Shop-gazing
OUTSIDE the rareflad air of salons French the overheated ihops are still full of ideas for
summer.
and
Song bubble Jewellery is inexpensive; large pretty buttons, of amber or tortoise- for od. shell can be bought each.
scen
Tiny plush iricorns are also Velvet and satin cravats are worn with suits and conts.
Collars are muted.
You will wear lots of cluck and
Little dark green, Velvel
is the material of the peer in London and Paris.
Hair will be longer, Dior'd models wore their hair really pinned into a half-roll al the back,
Fath's models show thỏ Canasta hair style, which is brushed back with no parting and has a deep wave over each car. Popular Lor holidays
Finally, a summing up of the turkish towelling skirts, lovely Dior-Fath now look for the in wi:ite with black cotton winter..
skirls.
are
artificial: rases A small head, a thin nock have minute drops of "dew" sloping shoulders, a big bust, sewn to their petals.
small waist, wider hips, pater
₫ Garden furniture is mostly complexion; dark" Ups, dark
white and red and features lots | nails, dark chestnut hair.
of rocking chairs.
China has
ath-over patterns of cross-stitch,
latticework and ivy,
~~(London Express Berdics)
Susan Deacon
-London Bepraso (Kersion).