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THE CHINA MAIL

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26, 1933.

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Women's Art Work In Vienna

CLOTHES The Home As Field For

Linen Tweeds For Hot Weather Trips.

Expression.

NOTABLE EXHIBITION

Stripes and checks combined For artistic and commercial rea- | with plain-materials enter largely jsons, the women artists of Vienna into the scheme of smart travel jare endeavouring to bring decorat- outfits this summer. Usually the led walls back into style again. ensemble consists of a topcoat in They are not pleased with the bare, the plain material and either a cold, empty room which became the cardigan suit or a woollen frock fashion in Vienna after the war. in an effective stripe, plaid or pin and would like

induce 10 check design, while the hat or beret home makers to give warmth. is in the same, material as either colour and individual character to the coat or the frock.

the interior of their house.

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A PARISIAN "WAR” OF RIVAL STYLES Masculine v. Feminine.

A COMPROMISE

Despite the Fashion armistice, signed at the Spring Style open- ings here.

War has broken out

again between the camps of those who advocate masculine attire for women, and those who are willing to shed blood to keep femininity free from breakishness.

A cardigan suit of light-weight The Decoration of Walls.

Full-fledged masculine modes on tweed, worn with a hand-knit In an effort graphically to show jumper and a topcoat of a firmer, the public the attractiveness and women have heretofore been seen enly in the movies, but within the heavier weight tweed, with a geniality of artistic decorations, matching hat in the same material the Vienna women artists, belong-tast few days a representative of daring feminists have as the coat, makes smart anding to

association, called group practical outfit for a steamer cross- "Vienna Woman's Art" arranged allied forth in the full regalis of their husbands, brothers and Ing. as in mid-channel there. are an exhibition, called. "The Beauti-

sweethearts. likely to be really cold breezesful Wall."

Male Opinion Flouted. however warm the rest of the They took a large ball in

The French say, "That may be crossing may be. A woollen scarf Museum for Art and Industry and and gloves to match the jumper divided it into some thirty com- all right in America, but in France --never!" French women have give the right finishing touch. partments, representing corridors,

been vestibules, porches, balconies, and long

famous for their Oatmeal Tweed

feminine charm and appeal. Since Very up-to-date and practical and all sorts of rooms, auch was a travel outfit seen at an ex-tarlours, studies, nurseries, break they have no legal rights, they have learned to wheedle their men. clusive model house. It consisted fast nooks. sleeping rooms, a of a cardigan suit and topcoat in coffee house, a theatre a fashlou flattering them into an agreement that a less tactful approach would oatmeal tweed worn with a brown parlour, et cetera. nand-knited jumper and scarf and Each compartment was decorat have made Impossible. one of the quaint berets which goed and arranged by one or more of up in a high peak at the back. the members of the Vienna Wooddled into an agreement of any Most effective was another out- man's Art Society, so that the kind by a creature clad in his own fit consisting of a brown and beige public was given a very wide clothes, with her hair cut off and

alicked down? chevron striped jersey frock, with variety of colour seliemes, figures,

The answer is that no French- a peaked cap in the same material and light effects. and a travel coat in plain brown | With the exception of the coffee man would permit such a disgust- lined and faced with

were ing expose, and besides, there is a which the striped room and theatre, jersey. It had roomy pockets rather gaudy, though very interest-French law that prohibits it. piped with the jersey and in ading, the decorations tended to be justable storm-collar. Jersey and subdued and restrained..

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But what man could be molly-

A 50-50 Costume, t The fashionable couturiers, how-

light-weight tweeds are ideal mate. The colours, to be sure, were ever, have found the one loophole rials for summer travel. They bright, but they were sparingly which keeps them on the right side hang well, do not crush easily and used. The modern tendency to of the law, but gives them a and their loosely-knit or woven ward simplicity was observed and chance to avoid the actual evil. texture makes them cooler than the a concession made to the fashion while preserving all the appear- heavier-weight materials in really that requires bareness by moderance of the evil.

The mode that is causing all the warm weather.

tion in the use of colour.

There were stripes and strokes, trouble is a masculine cut dinner dots and squares; there were con-jacket worn with A regulation ventional figures scattered sparsely feminine skirt. A sort of Middle- over plain backgrounds; there ex Regiment uniform is what were bars, and stars and plants some people call it, for when the and animals, but nothing loud or woman is seated at a table-If she flaring. Rather timid bat friend- chooses the boyish bob with a little ly blotches of colour added smiles brilliantine applied-one's to the sometimes grim plainhess of glance is often misleading, modem house fashions.

Grey and royal blue formed the colour scheme of yet another travelj ensemble which consisted of a grey flannel jacket suit with which was worn a royal blue blouse, pull-on felt hat and a slim-fitting coat with cape sleeves in royal blue tweed.

Keeps The Hair Tidy.. Many women prefer a soft pull on felt hat with a brim to a cap or a beret when travelling. Tho pull-on hat has certainly the ad- vantage of keeping the hair tidier To be chic in the rain is an ac-while the brim is a protection to complishment of the newer. gen- the eyes against fierce sunshine on a really hot day. A brim, too, We used to wear our oldest helps to screen and soften the tired rags and not care what we looked lines which are apt to become map like. All that is different now. ped on all but the youngest facer As far as the texture and appear on a really long journey, to say no ance of our deluge clothing is con- thing of the sallow look one very cerned there is no difference be- often gets after a stormy sea cross

ing. ween it and our other clothing.

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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic apelling, such as barbar, plow, and alibo,

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HORIZONTAL 1-Stocky part of a

plant

At any rate, the French blame Furniture and Furnishings.

this "passing fancy" adopted by a The chairs were of simple metal few very few, members of Pari framework with squares of canvas, sian society, on the movies, and like camp chairs; the cushions, put it up to the men in each family large squares with a different to see to it that their women aro colour for eachalde. Mirrors not victimized by such a craze, and were frameless, like some specta- that the real French woman cles. The curtains had stripes or preserved ́in all her native sex ap- bars or dots or splashes to match Deal the walls.

One of the most interesting rooms was the nursery, with pine trees and animals palated on the walls, shelves for toys and books, little tables, chairs and pictures.

The hat is an advance model for ear- Every couturier has his definitely autumn, and just the type of hat ideas about the martness of rain-which would look well for travell all to match. coats, rain hats, rubbers

purses ing. These simple, rather minnish: The whole exhibition gave one and gloves. Rubberized silk and felt hate are to be very fashion the effect of simplicity, geniality chiffon make the sheerest coats and able. Some of them will be rather and brightness. capes with insets of waterproof like bowler hats and others more

The artists exhibited rugs · of. velvet, crepa and satin. Bright like homburgs; but all will be of their own making, striking por buttons of metal, crystal and

celain figures, books bound ⠀ in the softest light-weight, felts," quartz run harmonious scales up

Linen Tweeds and down the openings.

silk, many vases, dishes, silver For a few hours" railway jour-articles and furniture, modern-wall Ribbon and feathers as.hat trimney in really warm weather a suft lapestry, dark silk panels bearing ming are rubberized and water-in one of the new linen tweeds is striking figures in lighter silk, proofed in such a manner, as to a very good choice. 1 like the after the fashion of Japanese hand- leave you completely bewildered. lineas with a honeycomb or waffle work

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Even little ostrich feathers with surface. They not only make nent By taking the home, these their delicate sprays can be copied tailored suits but also the smart Viends women have chosen an es- in the you can't-get-me-wet mate-est little frocks for town or sea-pecially appropriate - field for ap- riale.

Iside wear,

plying their artistic talents.

Bringing Up Father.

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9-Any surface - (pl.) 11-Taima

12-Egyptian sun-god 13-Lingered

17-Musical note 18-High playing hard 20-Peopl 21-Fasten

naval officer (abbr.) 24-A thoroughfare

(abbr)

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24-Goddess of the

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| 15-Veneration

18-Anger

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VERTICAL

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25-5acred

Egypt

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|38-Dried lexvas used:

for a medicine

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children (abbr)

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31-Large deer.

32-T¢ followE.

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35–Seniors, (abbe.)

37-Pronoun

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38-A measure of weight 39-8pread loosely for

drying, as flux 41-Pitch

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