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THE CHINA MAIL,

SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1929.

The WOMAN'S Page

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Season Of Smart Bridal Gowns

Bathing Suit Ideal For Tennis Court、

Formal Beauty in Rich Fabrics

The height of originality is reached in bridal attire this season. An especially gorgeous creation is the dress on the lart, worn by Doris Itill, of white satin heavily embossed on sleeves and borders with pearls and brilliants. She carries રી simple Mother-of-Pearl prayer book instead of the conventional bouquet, Lace and garden The treatment of the as spell bridal beauty for Fay Wray, right, vail and gown ends a subtle Spanish effect to her costunie. wreath of gardenias follows an interesting line from the sides to the top of the hair, forming an appearance of a halo.

The Sports Costume

Jersey, in one, two and three- piece costumes, has taken the spurts mode by storm. It ap pears on the beach, the tennis courts and quite attractively on the golf course to the exclusion of all other fabrics.

euffed

The

sleeveless and trousers Jackets, are quite chic in this fabric.

And on the tennis courts, we find jersey in a finer weave and in white in preference over all other colours, leading the mode. These frocks are quite simple in dealgu and are of the one-piece type. Pleats animate the skirt, employ- ing the fabric which the backs of these frocks disdain. To be in the mode, one simply must play tennis in a frock boasting the sun-tan back. which always can be covered up by a gay kerchief tied vandana fashion about the neck.

The

frocks two-piece much more interest because their colour combinations, Skirts are in some dark colour such as blue, black, purple, deep red or green with jumpers of contrasting shades in light tones, with re- lation indicated in bands or pipings of the skirt fabric trim- ming the jumpers.

Carry of

Attractively patterned one-piece dresses in mosaic rolours are fea- tured for golf. These are accom- coats panied by plain woollen lined with the jersey.

Daris Dawson, First National player, wears स red-trimmed white jersey with jabot laps of red and white. and a red kick- pleated skirt with a hold block patterned scarf thrown carelessly over the shoulders.

“REFORM" MARRIAGES

CELEBRATED IN MADRAS

Madras, 10th June: A social reform marriage: according to Arye Samajerities was celebrated in Madras to-day. The contract- ing parties were Natesa Iyer, a young Brahmin of Coimbatore, and Sectha Devi an Adidravida girl. On the beach, jersey romps in a Doctor Varadarajulu Naidu, riot of colours and novel ensem- Natesa Mudaliar, Dewan Bahadur bles. White jersey lavishly em R. Ramachandra Rac who were broidered and topped by a cape among those present. CON of matching design, fashions a

gratulated the couple on their charming bathing ensemble, Be courage and hoped the ceremony sides being so attractive, it is also they witnessed, would be followed very practical. Beach pyjamas by many similar ones-Rangoon in striking combinations, with | Times".

Camelia

CAMELIA

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Insist on CAMELIA.

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feet above, Lili D'Alvarez. Spanish tennis stor, whe in pushing the movement toward diminishing the amount of clothing worn on the tennis court to its fowest common denominator. Bołow, left, Mr. Beam- ish, a court star of six years ago; in the cumbersome clothing which D'Alvarez wants to abolish. Center,

1,000 YEARS AGO

THE TOILET ARTS OF BYZANTINES

1The Byzantine Achievement. A.D. 330-1453. By Robert Byron. (Routledge. 15.)].

'This is a brilliant book and places its author in the front rank of historical writers.

Mr. Robert Byron, an Oxonian who is, we gather, not more than years of age and in no way con- with the family of the nected famous poet, has boldly taken up the cudgels in defence of that Byzantine Empire which Gibbon made a byword for cowardice' and feebleness. The verdict of those

who read this book will be that Mr. Byron's arguments are sound.

Here, as in his former very re- markable work, "The Station," he is always lively and witty, but be- hind his liveliness and wit is know-

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Raquet Torres in the tricky skirt which only hides a most comfortable pair of shorts. Right, Dorie: Hiil appears in a bathing suit, which Benorita D'Alvarez

·believes is the most comfortable costume for the courts.

in

The evening mode has become completely feminized. Curves are vogue and accented! And fabrics are more alluringly beauti- ful than ever, from the brilliant heavy satins to the glistening metallic presentations.

finitely graceful and becoming to good figures, which should appear moulded into the garments.

. Another fashion for the tall and slender type who can carry superbly the soft draperies that stream out below the narrow hip- Certainly much more material line, is an exaggerated version of goes into the making of an even the princess model. This is long

each ing dress

season.

We and slim, held in as far as the have skirts that billow as well as knees, with the skirts below reach- float, skirts that feature numerous Ing to the ankles, or even to the

floor. A birthday party for two was panels and skirts that flounce or held after the matinee of "Her ruffle their way to success. Past" at the Shaftesbury Theatre, The floating

MISS VIOLET VANBRUGH'S "PARTY FOR TWO"

ledge. He has 10 particular 30 YEARS DRESSING veneration for our modern high- brows and their gods, and in- dulges in some sly kicks at them. and He emphasises the

grace splendour of life in Byzantine days:

In the case of women, the arts of

silhouette that the Byzantine toilet were not far

to celebrate the thirtieth anniver- droops and even trails at the back removed from those of the 20th cen-

Its loveliness tury. The Empress Theodora, whose Bary of Miss Violet Vanbrugh's as-is in high favour. past is still the subject of eternal sociation with her dresser, Miss Elo is no longer regarded as impracti- eal, because of the durability of witticism, slept late and bathed for Stuart. her

complexion's sake. While the The latter has never dressed any these new fabrics. blonde Empress Zoe, who could at other actress, and before she began tract a third husband to share her throne at the age of 62, discarded the Imperial robes for lighter draperies, and passed innumerable hours in a bedroom fitted like a la boratory with cosmetics and scents, So also the Turkish bath is not

It is Turkish at all.

The princess type of froek is her work with Miss Vanbrugh, Miss particularly attractive when fash- Stuart was well drilled by her loned of heavy satin or a metallic mother, who had been Miss Van-cloth. The line is moulded tight brugh's dresser before she became ly from the high waist to the hips her house keeper: All the family by means of skilful cutting, fat are associated with the stage in tucks directly over the centre of some way, and Mise Stuart herself the body (which must be so flat direct offepring of the Romen through the Byzantine; and regular | (Continued at foot of Next Column.) as to be nearly concave), shirring bathing, considered in the West until

and gathers. This fashion is in- 50 years ago offeminate and ridicul ous, was recognised in Constantinople as one of the essentials of comfort- able living.

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the gratitude of modern Europe, whose existence it saved from the In Mr. Byron's, belief peoples of Asia and whose culture Byzantine Empire has a right toit rendered possible.

the

Fishtail Train Amuses Fashionable Femme

Silver-fleckedvelvet in brilliant green crates the ideal sumpter evening

on the left. The large shoulder ties are of velvet and chirou, and the sleeves are

ing folds by shirrs and cords. A frock be pa

sweeping the floor completes this charm line of white velvet vininis Posed )

green "fafréta, righ

mer ensemble: Bow, the famous film star

ut touch

hown here shiramer

rain barely

the neck.

played many child parts-she was one of the babies in "The Vicar of Wakefield," as well as being page to Sir George Alexander's "Faust" before she undertook the task of helping Miss Vanbrugh behind the

scenes:

At the "party" most of the time was spent in recalling incidents which had occurred during their long association both in London and America. No unfortunate happenings seem to have marred their stage work, but they laughed over the occasion when Miss Van- brugh went to an evening party in a green frock and her red bed- room slippers.

"Luckily frocks were of the sweeping kind in those days," said Miss Vanbrugh, so that I was able to leave my slippers in the carriage and walk in to be announced in my stockinged feet. No one noticed my plight, I was told, but I found it rather chilly

one.

The metallic cloths evolve gorgeous grande robes-there is no mistaking

Elongated peplums, deep decolletages, and full, swooping skirts possess the grand manner. The new idea of great bulk and interest is ex- pressed in an all-around line, low on the thighs, in order to accent more than ever the lovely moulded hips,

In satin, one finds that white Is deridedly the colour of most im- portance. Some of these satina have small designs delicately traced in silver embroidery, and the long flowing skirts are faced with silver cloth.

Of all the dresses now being shown, the really newest and most revolutionary is the model in which fullness falls softly and with great beauty from the high- These est waist-line yet used. dresses are the event of the season.

The

Evening dresses that are two or three inches longer at their short- est point are quite usual. short skirt that relies for its illu- sion of length on panels, points, or ends, at only one point, is по longer pleasing.

Corinne Griffith, beautiful First National star who is to appear soon in "Prisoners," selects for her grande robe this elegant frock of gold cloth, brilliantly beaded in sequins. The fitted basque reaches to just a little above the hips, from where the skirt falls to the floor in much fullness, creating a gown of: breath-taking loveliness.

Pamela

has just received a beautiful selection of

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