1934-05-16 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1934.

1t1 The WOMAN'S Page 1

Spring's Surprise Natty Blue Linen

In Footwear Evening Sandals Have No Heels.

GAY ACCESSORIES

Heel-Less and

i

low heeled san- dals are one of the surprises for spring that will tempt the Ven- turesome. For afternoon, the low beeled slipper becomes elegant in dark tone velvets.

be abso- Evening sandals may lutely guiltless of heels, or have a low heel to conform to this new fashion. They can be fashioned of gold or silver, crepe or satin. and their colour is a matter of choice-matching, contrasting accenting the ensemble, sandals in the truest sense of the word. toes are revealed; but heels may be open or closed.

or

Being

The evening headdress inspires

the finishing touch to these very new and exciting sandals.

They

or

wear tiny tiaras across the instep,. of rhinestones, Kold links braided gold or silver kidskin.

The day and night vanity has a mirror that will tell you quite frankly how you are going to look in the daytime or the evening. It all depends upon which side you

use to get a true reflection.

on

The mirror is tinted, blue one side, and pink on the other. The blue alde tells you how you ..will look in the light of day, and the pink side tells you how you will look at night. The blue tint- ed mirror is especially helpful if you have to apply daytime make. up by artificial light.

Gadgets Colourful. Colourful enameled cases, with two-fold uses, help to reduce the number of individual gadgets that clutter up smart purses, and also reduce the hunt-and-find system to a minimum.

Chan

the case, and

Irosi.

The "sailor" influence_makar_pos- sible a most-modish dinner Trase here for Epslyn Fanabla, screen ac- The white lacings, besides Jorming a sharp contrast against the "nary blas Unan, allow the dress to fi perfectly over the hips, and the embroidered anchors with their mar row strakmers provide the nacesNETY. trimming for the bodice.

KIMONO EFFECT

FROCKS.

Latest Paris Idea

For Evening.

Splendour In

New Fashions

Latest Designs Show The Mediaeval Trend.

FILMY GOLDEN FABRICS IN VOGUE

London.

This year designers have dipped into many periods. Eighteenth- century colours are often worked into nineteenth-century fashions. The beautiful pastel blues, faded And bustle draperies of another; pinks, and lilacs suit the polonaise period.

This new method of mixing the periods

interesting strikes an

phage in modern fashion. The cinemas have helped, but it must be realised that films full of his- torical dress interest nggerate modes, though often with good results.

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The observant woman will look for all those minute dress details that go to create the perfect mannequin, film or stage star. The way with coiffure, hat, gloves, shees, pochette or fan, flower and whim with a scarf or a bow, is of festher, buttons and bustles, or s the greatest importance in nchley-, ing a well-dressed look.

The Tudor Crown

There is, for instance, the way in which

and tiaras, crowna, wreaths are presented this year. The mediaeval crowns are charm-- ing, and suit the crystal and golden spikes that are featured in newest dress-jewellery.

A

the

com-

Brown and Beige

For the younger set comes this chic belge sult. Elizabeth Young, youth. ful actress, wears it with a smartly dark blous of chocolate brown georgette. The Jacket is single breasted and fostens with large pouri bustons, while the oktr hai tec kick-pirala.

LATEST IN PARIS HATS.

Large Brims With Little Crowns.

SEEN IN LONDON'S SHOPS

Taffeta Now Very Popular.

LARGE BOW SCARVES

London.

To the question: What to wear for May, the answer is, taffeta, and heaps of it.

Hats, scarves, gloves, handbags, and parasols are all made of this crease stiff silk, which does not

now.

bew shadow They have the checked and plaid taffetas at one shop. These have belge or blue lines on a navy or black ground.

Black and white and navy and white are also good in these sub-i dued designs.

The scarves are all made like collars, with a large bow in front.

This clips into place on ope |shoulder behind a crystal button. This saves all the trouble of sew. ing and unsewing a new collar on your dress.

They have plaid and spotted taffeta gloves here, but the plain pastel shade once are less fam- boyant.

These are stitched with a sug- gestion of quilting.

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Whole taffeta ensembles are at present hiding ia cupboards for wearing later.

The dresses are trimmed with fine kilting at waist and hem, and some

have original-looking deep square necka.

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OFF-THE-FACE HATS STILL POPULAR,

Some Models Slightly Modified.

scheme in blue-and-white jewele can look striking with a satin dinner frock. A IN white

moulded model with a mediaeval

New York air has a half-belt of blue-and-

The off-the-face-halo-Catherine- white crystal drops, with a diadem

of-Russia-Madonna (you know all of the same on the hair, a large medallion in the centre of a square FLOWER-TRIMMED LEGHORN the names) hats are still holding decolletage, and wrist-bands of the

on. Paris won't abandon them,: only smaller, same stones,

Paris. neither will New York. Some one There are cirgarette cases with

here again Feminine Parfs is rather enjoying

Field flowers or fruit-cherries likes them. They are tops. The powder compartment is

in in the new cloths that are the thing sixteenth-century are Despite this

first favourites-massed usually enameted a different colour the thought that it can "go Japan-plete the long tight sleeves.

All the ene" in the evening now.

for carly hats, and are shown in the kimono and trend, there was a nineteenth-con-clusters trim some of the picturesque straws and in flattering net for occasionally there are cigarette lighters perch-good points of

none of the bad-have been intro-tury rustle in the form of a taffeta

Some of the models are as ex- ed on top of fat cigarette casca duced into these new frocks, often petticoat in a lovely tone of blue, Leghorn, shapes. These trimmings dressy wear. wears a marcasite ornament. Then including a sash which is almost as glimpeed just at the feet. This are usually posed on the crown at

rustling hem-finish a full pack of your wide as the traditional "obl." that hold

been the centre front to aid and abet a treme as they have been for se veral months; others are modified, favourite brand. Both of these are

Perhaps it is the popularity of noticed In many of the

tightly dip in the brim.

their brims being manipulated so practical accessories, have lots of

these dresses which accounts for moulded evening skirts,

Contrasting coloured roses or rib that they give a little more pro- individuality and come x all

the fact that low-cut, sleeveless

Filmy Golden Fabrics

bon manipulated in an identical tection to the face. colours too match or accent. your frocks are not being worn so much

One variation resorts to the fan- costume.

golden way is displacing manner can look equally charming tastic; it is the beautiful desper in the evening this spring. An in- teresting high-neck and long-sleeve silver. Yet, with a few exceptions, next black crinoline with a narrow ado which sprang from the fertile more becoming. How band of ribbon serving as it were to brain of Reboux. Could anything line, by the way, is shown on the silver is scated figure in the lowermost sketch. ever, the newer golden fabrics are hold the mortif in position and ter-be more dashing? The frock is of printed chiffon with often filmy, which softens any minating in a flat tailored bow at There is ab off-the-face hati

harshness. Golden cloth and ex-the back quisite tissues in pale colours, shot

NO FASHIONS IN BEAUTY.

Dress May Change But Not The Woman.

San Francisco.

multi-coloured flowers.

A NEW FROCK IN ICE BLUE SATIN

The

has

which paradoxically turns down. There are also bats with wide It is a windblown one with a rip- and sprayed with gold, will be fea-brims that have crowns no deeper pling flange at one side that offers tured at the coming Courts.

than the jaunty little "sailor," and a shadowy background against Golden gloves are featured at how they will maintain a correct which the left profile (hair and the dress shows. With black, and angle on the head in an unexpected forehead much exposed) stands' to carry out a somewhat hard gust of wind remains to be seen! out like a cameo.

casions, they have a certain attrac- bow beneath the chin, tion, Golden shoes and gloves of completely filling up the front of:

gilded splendour possess mare

A figure moulding evening dress

Earl Carroll, producer of the "Vanities." says that our standards of palest ice blue satin has an im-scheme of dress for ultra-smart oc-

of beauty are just the same as those mense

of our fathers.

the gown. This tendency is em-hard-wearing attributes than the He declares that "There are no phasised in many of the newer silver accessories. fashions in beauty. It is the same

models.

to-day as it was in the past and will With this frock there is shown Be in the future: Beauty is here-

a close-fitting cape of the satin ditary and traditional. Dress may quilted over cords and tied with change, but not the woman under-antin strings. neath.

The delicate ice blue tint is soon "Our standards to-day are Do again in an evening gown of better than those of a generation silver and blue lame broche with ago, and probably no different from a twisted drapery in the front of what they will be a generation the bodice., The back is composed beace."

of two straps.

THE CANADA SHOE CO.

18 D'Aguilar St-cor Wellington St.

High Grade Footwear for LADIES and GENTLEMEN

A large assortment in stock also Shoes made to order. Promenade Shoes, Dress Shoes Riding Boots and Leggings. Tel. 31723.

INTRODUCTORY SALE

SUI Going On-More Hats Just Arrived. MANILA HATS

For Ladies and Gentleman Latest Styles-from $3.75 up

Manufacturers Representative from Manila's Largest Hat Factory has a large assortment of the latest designs in Ladies' Hats, on display at

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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 spelling. such as harbor, plow, and altho.

19

10

15

20

26

38

145

146

49

HORIZONTAL

1-Concell 6-Game played.on

horseback

B-A kiln for drying

hope

14-P

11-Nosh's ship 12-Strike gently

16-Blad 16-Rellaven 18-0028

of the foot

20-Royal

Navy (abbr.) 21-Father and mother 23-Pronoun

24-Organic (abbr.)

25-Organ of hearing

| HORIZONTAL (Cont.) 37-Indefinite articio 38-To drets (slang) 40-More fucid

41-Incite

42-Fondle

44-Finish 46-Prefix. Before

46-Conse 48-Propeliers 49-Model

VERTICAL

1-Larga deer 2-Depart

27-A lever for the foot 3-Tormenta

(pl.)

29-61lvary

29-Organ of sight

**-interfection

$1-Share

34-Streaks

4-Very

B-Rug

6-Ache

7-Raw mata!

19

VERTICAL (Cont.) 12-Parity |13-Half a·wcore |16-Three of a kind

angles 17-More sevara

16-Baby

18-Descending

violently, 21-Beseeches 22-Wise men

24-Lycle poem

as rain

20-To steep, as fax 30-A bird

38-Jumps an one foot |26-Nom (Scot.)

36-Suffix meaning

footed

|39-Obtain 41-Make

old

a mistake

43-8ummit

148-Kitchen utensi

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[10-8et of workers

46-Conjunction

The solution of the above with d`new cross-word puzzle

will appear in to-morrow's issue.

for brass, copper

and all metals

use-

BRASSO

-the

polish that gives a lasting shine

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION

Bringing Up Father.

DAY! HOW LONG ARËNDU GONNA BE ON THIS DIET?

NONE OF

SUIT

RES

SELF!

SEP

XOWER

SHALLI TELL MR. AN' MRS. ANTHONY THAT

IT BE ABLE JOIN EM AT DINNER

MORROW NIGHTE

OH!

I'LL START ON

MY DIET

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