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The All White Evening Dress.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1927.

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Dominate the Evening Mode.

The sports coat will of course, be seen throughout the winter sex-

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Trim lines are accentuated in the: sports modele. There is a dash. and straightness of line to the in- signed in the unusual lines of the formal coat that marks it for period frock: -

youth's own.

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In season, where there is much attention paid to brilliance in the evening mode the picture dress that appears in simple laze, tulle or netThree In Love," who wears her It clothes with exceptional distine- appears as a distinct rellef. carries with it much charm and tion, has selected a picture frock of originality and always strikes a

all white tulle, which in its general note of individuality in the formal design follows the Empire period. It is very longa skirt terminating

scene.

The vogue for lace gowns is well established as the season advances. Many of them are in the various colours sponsored by a colourful season, while still others choose the simplicity of plain black or white. Gold and silver are much seen, of courer, in the glittering mood of fashion, and they are indeed gor. But "geous in the robe de style.

the all white or all black receives most attention when strikingly de-

LATEST INNOVATION.

Waltresses at Guildhall Banquet.

For the first time in its long his- tory, the Guildhall in mall week saw waitresses playing the part of the familiar City waiters at a banquet given within its walls, and the Innovation somewhat. startling caused much comment amongst the

the dinerz, From all accounte girla made a very favourable im- pression, and demonstrated the art of waiting in its highest perfection.

And the leather or kidskin cont has entered into a season that. de- mands the unusual in its wardrobe: with so much style that at least one coat should appear in the

in four tiers of ruffles of the tulle.young person's wardrobe. Its bodice is short waisted and a sash of simple appeal in white satin girdles the waist. There is much distinction to this gown,

The transparent fabrics are much worh. In fluttering panels of tiers they lend a fluffy and youthful silhouette. Many of the very bouf. fant evening gowns are of tulle of net over an under drop of satin or taffets.

Kidskina come in natural tones or may be dyed almost any shade. With knshaa favoured for linings in the sports coat, there is a great chance to introduce celour to the sports world. Leather coats strik- { ingly lined in reds, greens, orange, ross and blue appear, almost every", The ostrich trimming that has where. These gay linings fre become established in the mode forquently appear, adding a colourful things new frequently finds itself note to the leather coat in either adding a note of the unusual to the lapel collar, cuff or in a general ricture frocks of transparent fabrics. The straight fiues or the curled feathers appear with equal beauty at all places.

banding effect that is highly satle fying and new.

Black kidskin lined in scarlet A frock for formal occasions that breathes youth in its charming presented one of the smartest pic lines frequently possesses flutter-tures recently at a sports event, ing flounces of tulle with a huge flower of chiffon in brightly con trasted colour at the hip. The bodice of this simple but appealing type of evening dress has simple outline and a slightly bloused offect. The uneven lines at the hem of the

It was obvious that only highly-skirt Introduce another favourite skilled women had been engaged, point in the picture gown. and the deftness and precision with which they performed their duties, their quickness, their neat appear ance, and the lack of clatter with. the dishes were the subject of many appreciative remarks.

The vogue for faces and fringe also servos to introduce another important fashion in the evening. mode. The sheer laces and grace- fully awaying fringes are harmo niously combined in some of the newest gowns for the formal ap pearance.

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"But there is another aspect of the question that has to be considered. Serving at a big banquet at the Guildhall is rather a severe phy sical strain even for a man.

Wines and courses have to be carried con- siderable distances and up and would never keep time with down stairs, and it is doubtful if

various courses. In these condi- any body of waitresses, however ex- tions i woman would collapse, under pert, could do the waiting efficient- the strain of carrying heavy trays ly at such a function as the Lord of dishes and bottles. Then, again, Mayor's banquet on Nov. 9. At the women, charming as they look in dinnor of the Royal Institute their nest and artistic dresses, can of British Architects, when the never present the dignified appear- women waitresses made history,ance of some of the men waiters who' the number of diners was much serve at the City public feasts, and smaller than on some of the great the host at a great function has to banqueting occasions, and the girls bear this fact in mind. "Consider had plenty of room to move about the effect of waitresses at the Lord a totally different state of affairs from that at the historic banquet on Nov. 9; where the waiters' task is one desperate scramble from start to finish, The wine stewards have to travel in some parts hundred to one hundred and fifty yards or even more, which means that they must move almost at the "double" or they

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Mayor's dinner to the Chancellor of the Exchequer and the bankers and merchants of the City-an imper tant, dignified and purely business men's gathering," said a gentleman who is a frequent guest at. Mansion House functions. Women as well as men, he added. liked to see men waiters at really "dreasy" dinners...

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cate that cotton flouncings, frills, and tucks made of lace will be popular on the summer, frocks. These "new" fashions are, of course, only very old ideas resur- rected in a modified form." Because of the depression, a num-

ber of lace workers have left the industry temporarily for

trades.

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Many manufacturers "hope" that of Nottingham lace for her personal the Queen's Christmas. order use will have the effect of popu- while the white kidskin coat worn larising lace. Her purchases in- by Alice White In her "First Na- clude seven floundings. tional film, "The Runaway Enchan tress," is no less distingi ished. It possesses. an attractive feature in. its black fox collar, which furthers the popularity of that always be- coming combination of black and

white.

LACE AGAIN.

Fashions. For Next Spring.

The return to popularity of lace on women's garments is anticipated in the spring by Nottinghamshire lace manufacturers.

Mr. S. Hickling, president of the Lace Finishers Association, said:

"All the Paris fashions for the apring are designed to allow a generous proportion of let-in" lace on underwear. If this fashion develops as we expect t Will there should shortly be a revival of prosperity in the in- dustry. Much of the machinery now in use by the leading houses is of an up-to-date kind which makes a greater variety of more beautiful laces, approaching hand-made texture in their finish. "There are signs of a return' to a modifed form of rule," to be worn over spring and summer costumes as a separate article. The advance fashions, also" indi-

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