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THE ROBE DE STYLE ENTERS UPON ANOTHER POPULAR SEASON. Long. Hooped Skirts and Those in Short Lengths Will Dominate the Evening Mode.-All Fabrics

Are Seen in These Bouffant Frocks.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY -

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1928.

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is new and desirable.

quite

There are to be many types of robe de style exhibited. They are to appear in all fabrics, colours and designs.

Spangled and jewelled effects on net and lace backgrounds are both new and appealing. They lend a sparkle that is joyous to these quaintly beautiful gowns.

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Last season saw what was con- sidered the height of the bouffant modol. The robe de style had a

ant role in the formal as well as informal mode. It is particularly. vogue of its own that was enviable and many smart and ex-effective in the bouffant lines. tremely interesting appearances Laces, which are always effective of the In formal gowna, are particularly vogue of this type of gown. Now I desirable in the bouffant gown. In the word has gone around that tiered effects they are quaintly ap Paris is again stressing this model pealing. Black Chantilly lace is in its interpretations of all that especially successful when used in tiers and over a slip of black satin or taffeta if all black be desired, or over silver or shell pink if contrast

Billy Dove, in the First National and lighter tones are to be intro-film "American Beauty," wears duced. Pale pink is always an e-bouffant gown of extreme loveli- One of the most unusual and ap-fective combination with black and ness. It is of white Chantilly over parently most popular-to-be gowns of this period type is of black net Its simplicity is its marked feature. Unusual effects are created by, the uneven hemlines which may tip at either side, back or front. bodices are usually very simple in an their cut but may emphasize oddly cut neckline. A great bow of contrasting ribbon is often used as an interesting part of the gown. It is usually artistically perched on the left hip.

The

when used in no other way may be found successful in the large bow of soft silk that is used at the left side of the waist.

Neta, too, are much favoured. They are particularly effective in the somewhat shaggy hemlines that delight in uneven point. These are lovely in the very long dress of true period inspiration.

PARIS NOTES

Georgette For Evening Wear.

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HORIZONTAL 1-What is straw put about plants to protect the roota? -To reflect me in a

mirror

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to Etna (volcano)

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large smoothing- Irons?

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(Tre solution of the above cross-10ord puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)

layers of crinoline lace and spar-

a novel draping at the front which with silver thread kling broidery, very wide and long of consists of a strip of the material skirt, snug of waist and simply placed across the front of the skirt, trimmed with silver girdle that is forming a short, straight overskirt narrow and distinctive and caught which falls in long points on either in front by a circle of diamonds. Aside. A figured georgette frock in large flower at the left shoulder and navy blue and white is made with pearls are the only other adorna plissé skirt and a straight apron affect in both the back and the ments permitted.

front, which falls in a point on one sido.

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on one shoulder.

Mme. Charlotte has several very square. Indentations. There is one distinguished frocks in black geor. The robe de style traditionally

in belge georgette on the skirts of gette for afternoon wear, among has a long skirt, but this year an

which are three groups of narrow them one which has long lines of exaggeratedly widened effect on the

hands with the square cutting on narrow black velvet ribbon extend- skirt, which, strangely enough, is

the lower edge, and another of ing from the neck to the hem in short, and almost shows the knees.

Notwithstanding the introduction bottle-green in the same material the front and forming the under-edged with a very narrow pink silk Taffeta used in these wide but of any number of new materials in with six finely-scalloped bands on side of the pleats on the front of fringe and a plain bodice with a short gowns is decidedly effective. the models. of the present collec- the skirt and a long jabot of beige the skirt and with two long, grace-pale pink flower The waists show more unusual tions, georgette apparently remains and green on the side of the other-ful lines at the back and trimming A pale blue georgette in this same lines, too, in the deep V's cut both the prime favourite for gowns in-wise plain bodice. The evening the long, slightly full sleeve. An collection is particularly appro- front and back and others with tended for Informal wear, both for frocks of georgette in this collec- evening frock in this collection is of priate for a young girl, with its bandings of metallic cloth lending day and evening. As a matter oftion are especially attractive; pale pink georgette, the skirt com- groups of hand-run tucks and its a smart note. Flowers at the waist- fact, the popularity of this material there is one in nasturtium yellow posed of rounded panels which are full girdle tied in a bow at the side. line may either mass themselves has increased rather than declined with six bias flounces on the skirt during the past two seasons, and and a bunch of shaded nasturtiume we find it used in. nearly all the on the shoulder and another in Ne current collections for the gowns of green which has a two-tiered skirt many of the street ensembles in with a graceful draping at the Moire, too, will share in the sea- place of crepe de Chine and the side and a straight jacket-like son's list of robe de styles, It lighter woollen materials. It is a bodice.

A frock from the Maison Yteb, la creates one of the simplest as well very practical material, as it does

of the georgette as most dignified of the formal not crush eaally, and if it does get characteristic gowns. The waists are bound to wrinkled, the creases soon shake frocks of this designer. Simple in be snugly fitted with a shaped pep-out; it is soft and becoming and line, the hand of the artist is scen Ium, also flat, over the stiffly scal- falls in graceful folds when draped, in the graceful drapery. "THE CHINA MAIL," General loped full skirt. A bertha of lace and it wears extremely well. sleeve is on the order of the raglan, may point the drooping shoulder Georgette is, used for any num- and the two wide bands seen in the neckline and feature a prim little ber of charming frocks in the cur- front of the bodice are repeated in 8a, Wyndham Street. Tel. C. 22. bow for ornamentation at one shoul-rent collection of Miller Steurs, in the back and crossed at the waist-

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into a huge poay or may cascade into an interesting treatment. Hoops are used generally in these very bouffant, gowns.

The

der-in a contrasting colour. black, bolgo, navy blue, and several line. There is also an evening Velvet, however, is a marked shades of brown and green. These frock in this collection of the same favourite in all types of evening frocks are very simple in cut, deep orange shade which is made gowns and will be greatly noticed in following closely the lines of the with a full draped skirt which is all colours. It lends itself well slimi silhouette. Several have skirts turned under, Turkish fashion. An to combinations, too, and so will be composed of flat bands with the evening frock in, a paler yellow has found playing an extremely import-edges cut in little scallops or a plain, slightly bloused bodice, and

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