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Novelties In Coats And Suits.

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Days now loom ahead when spring clothes will be airing their in the various characteristics- "open" instead of salons. It will

watching interesting pageantry of individual choice. The smart woman might step out in one; of the latest coatfrocks from Main- bocher. It is a fresh version com- bining slack coat line "fixed" to

the bodice of the frock so that it sways independently from side to

side over the back and cuts a new "dash" in small checked slate-blue

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The natural light tracings of civet. ent-fur dyed mucalyptus green trim the jacket of a suit in identical bolero colouring-or blue for a worn with an evening gown might denote an early spring appeal.

A slim, dark bine, elbow-cape- sleeved coat, worn with a pair of white and red spotted suede gloves,:

coat-fro line, indicates another and there is a morning ensemble of grey flannel overcoat and navy blue heavy silken crepes dress with high neck and long sleeves, which looks smart and unsophisticated.

Patterned Gloves And Blouses

A great selection will be made from the new dark suil styles with gloves and blouses of checked, spot- ted, or lartan plaid silken fabrics, simultaneously seen in the Main-.

col- bocher, Molyneux, and Chunel

the lections. Choosing one from

Spring Ensemble

SLOPING SHOULDERS New Crisp Styles Favoured

IN FASHION

Effect Produced By

New Line.

TREND OF FEMINITY

Paris.

Sloping shoulders are here.

The old squared shoulders which

Cotton Materials Pophiar This Spring.

RICH SHADES, CHECKS AND TARTANS

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Crisp Styes promise to be in took the style world by storm have favour this spring. To begin with, been supplanted by a new mold. there are quite a lot of criep The shoulders which appear on the materials it-taffetas 'and new frocks-and which stylists pre-gansa, or, as it was first called, dict will be seen in the 1934 spring organdi, of the silk kind, which is models-cling almost as closely to just crisp enough never to look the wearer as her skin.

draggled. Then there are the lames Breaking from the close high and the ordinary muslins or grens- threatline seen on numerous frocks,dines.' many of them give the effect of a There is something about many of bottle or vase neck. Some are de-the new materials and styles which signed without any shoulder seam recalls the fashions of Bath in its at all.

Jane Austen days. There are

them.

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They are all part of the definite striped muslins, flowered silks, rib-and travelling, we have ideal clothes trend to feminity which has marked bon sashes, and some turbulence which remain tidy in a storm, after the new mode and which turns its about the petticoats to go with a night in the train, or a long drive

in the car. back on angles.

* Coltons Ingenuity is required to give 'grace

"A great deal of cotton is going) to the new line, since the idea is to The chief difference in fashion make the frock fit as smoothly over which lies between then and now is to be used this spring, and all sorts the 'shoulders as a cape. Lanvin that women now dress fittingly for of the mixtures that the American it fashion writers call synthetic yarns. designs frocks of black satin and what they are doing, whereas

The writer went to see the greyed hyacinth crepe which slope must be admitted that Katherine: from the neck to a point on the Morland, Elizabeth Bennett, and the Sur collection the other day, and aleeves between shoulders and elbow rest of that bevy of fair girls did found some of the most enchanting without & seam. The seam appears not dress with any idea of being materials, plain and figured, in wool and in mixed yarns and in cotton the practical. - only. at this midway point on

The loosely To-day we have clothes for every of different kinds. Bruyere makes a very short sleev-occupation, and the right ones. woven materi-le are most popular;

cave in soft woollen! ed pale blue crepe spring frock with Only when we are going to a party a new canvas sleeves which just cap over the do we become utterly unpractical. crepe is charining. shoulder. Other designers work Our evening dresses are as absurd The rich shades, which the neither with a ragion seam or the regula as they should be; our late after-pastel nor full colour, the soft, faded noon frocks are extremely feminine; shades, the stripes, checks, spots, but for walking, games, shopping, tartans are all pleasing to look at and to touch. The great idea is to: have two or three shades of one colour with a figured material in several colours-striped, checked, or in a tartan-and then make up an ensemble of coat, skirt, and blouse, or else a dress and coat.

arm,

The one-button teilleur, now Springtion shoulder seam pressed as flat

fashion worn seith a smart white satin blouse, featuring the high- Iraped neckline. Distinctive acces sories are a chic bars, white glovas and two-skin marten_fur.

other in order of designers in going RETURN OF SENSIBLE

to be a problem! The trend is

varied in another style when a slack coat of darkest blue lainage appears with a floral taffetas lining match-

ing a blouse and tie.

White Organdie Coats The aspect of dark costs skirts with patterned blouses dreases of Roral and tie-sik

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une collection. A full line is given

DRESSING-GOWNS

Corduroy And Angora Will Be Popular.

COMFY AND CHIC BEDROOM WEAR THIS YEAR

The kind of novelist to whom a

to white ottoman silk for a coat over scorn of "sensibie" dressing-gowns

a black and white patterned Chine has too often been such a godsend frock, the Chine being repeated in will have a

Foot lining.

difficult.time

But this is not all. year. Nearly all the most

this chic

Other couts of white linen faconne dressing-gowns of the moment are with well-spaced floral motifs stop at the same time the warmest and Khort un straight hemlines of black most sensible.

frocks, and some are in white or-

Handle for luter on in the season.

The Early Morning Cough!

You have probably grown no used to that early morning cough that it is treated as a matter of course, and therefore not treated at But if you continue this neglect sooner or later it may develop into something 2 serious.

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Imagine a glowing affair in pin- stripe corduroy, manly in cut, the heart of a flame in colour, and with a clever and slender mono-} gram embroidered in white on the Pucket. Although this colour is sp vivid and makes you feel warm

just to look at, it is not difficult to

wear,

Not So Vivid.

But for people who fight shy of vivid colours first thing in the morning, there are plenty of others to choose from, equally chic and satisfying.

One is in white wool with dark brown chenille. dots all over it; the collar and belt are of ribbed brown velvet, and there is an un- | ugually attractive fastening to the

bolt.

Another is in blue Angora, one of those blues with a faint touch of violet to give them interest. The rather short sleeves are very full, tife bodica crosses over that you remain warmly covered

as possible.

Latest Sports Clothes

Dyed Flax Coats Are Popular. RO

shades.

Dyed Flax Popular

Leading Note

This blending of colours and shades of one colour in one ensem- ble is the leading note of spring fashions up to the present.

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Another fashion which is notable is that of different weights material in an ensemble. A thin dress has a thicker coat. Frequent-1 ly the coat is in a figured material; and the dress in a plain one.

Dress materials of all kinds, wool, silk, cotton, as well as mix- tures of different yarns, Are now made in Tamilies, and that has a marked influence on styles. Of course, there are plain coloured materials, crinkled crepes, and 80 lon, but the new fashion is to have different shades of one colour, and' as many as can be pleasantly mixed:

In one ensemble.

ELEPHANT : HAIR BELTS

Flowered Materials Again Popular.

BUSTLES ARE BACK

The rustle of spring is already heard in the dressmakers' estab

ishments, where there are daily shows of spring fashions. The rustle is supplied chiefly by faille | and very, thick 'satin,

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NEW NECKLINE STYLE

Shape Of Face Has Influence.

STUDY FACIAL CONTOUR

the neckline cut close to your neck for this elongates your neck's appearance. Also the very deep rectangular, version of neck- lines is good for you but keep the collar close on the sides.

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If you have a veritable awan's' in plain. "colours-dark for the How do you look in the new

neck, long and slender, topped, by daytime, pastel shades for the high-collared necklines?. Dyed flux was largely used, for evening and for dresses when. It

If you have a squarish face, round face, then you will be in coats and skirts. This is the first is frequently patterned with with wide check bones, don't let your glory in tight little collars time that it has been possible to ob brightly coloured flowers, Ito not

to-morrow morn delays

In all circumstances, and Can ATTRACTIVE DESIGN EVIDENT Lain flux in anything but natural Flowered materials are used latest square necklines.

anybody get you into one of the that fit snugly and are young and Immediately the cough begins,

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as with pyjamas. Yact Indications of forthcoming styles

again and again,

Just make your face look too big However, it your face is slender This dyed flax is uncrushable and Busties, petticoats and belts for the rest of you. Lic aromatic

and fragile and your neck jong and which does vapours released

not apply to the in sports clothes were exhibited at unshrinkable, and looks like a loose are back. The bustle usually con- There is one exception to this slender, these collars may make while the soul, Imeak t Torange lowly dissolves

shorter dressing-gowns.

London show recently, t

ly woven woollen. With a short sista of a large bow or two or rule. If you have one of those you look scrawny and not attrac- the phlegm in your bronchial

Many of the models consisted of filted cost and a skirt of flax dyed several frills: carried down the faces that has width at the eyes five. Try those which are light tubes, and ol your! - cough - has

'a almply-cut dress with an unlined in a chock tweed design (beige and back of the skirt, Petticoats are and cheer-bones and then tapors around the neck but flare out at cerned.

WOODEN JEWELLERY WILL three-quarter coat of the same black) a blouse of beige linen was worn under evening dresson with to a very delicate oval or pear- the sides. They have an Inno-

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