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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1934

The Woman's Page

Colbert,

Directoire Jewellery For New Fashions

Classic Bracelet Designs That Have Ultra-Modern Look

Paris.

THE new Directoire faansi DRESS rings

RESS rings are more attractive

one of the latest

bring jewels into prominence, design is a "twin" ring in platinum

with a and already a great deal of decora-

double centre of two tive jewellery is being displayed in and a white sapphire, a ruby and a

rectangular synthetic stones, a blue) designs that are in keeping with white brilliant. Topaz, aquamarine the autumn vogue in afternoon and and tourmalin are among the stonea evening dresses.

mounted in this way with excellent results. The stones are fairly Much of the modernist jewellery large, as is the trend in all jewels is based on the old Greek and

this season.

Roman forms, originally designed

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ANY of the new paste orna!

in gold, silver, bronze and iren; and MA ments are lovely in design.

this applies also to the first of the There are clip-on brooch pieces in a Directoire fashion periode in dress, triple pattern which can be worn as when the Paris fashion creators of one important ornament or used as the day were inspired by the classic three separate clips. Counterparts in diamonds would cost hundreds draperies of a long ago era in de-of pounds. The centre is often a signing the fantastic clothes worn circular floral or feather design en- by leaders of fashion after the closed la a square. a bar at each French Revolution.

and carrying on the pattern.

The latest clip-on earrings not Jonly enfold the lobe but are carried to follow the upward curve of of platinum, silver or chrom-in small diamonds and in paste.

the ear. These are designed both or in gilt, this new jewellery

EEN in its present-day medium

Lending dignity and charm to the weater, Claudette screen actress, this gown presagesium, the return of the embroidery Ho much used in mother's day. It is hosies gown of raspberry crepe and was designed, in a tunic sil- houette with a wearab motif at the throat and both wrists.

HOME DECORATION EMBROIDERIES

Chiffons And Silks Áre

Appliqued

for all its classical origin has aHERE is always something new startlingly modern look. Lunettes, Jarrows, and curiously shaped cross-

in necklaces, and one of the bars are wrought into necklaces and est original seen recently is a de- bracelets in

sign in which miniature carved matching sets in chromium. Large, clip-on brooches other take the place of beads. These elephants strung one above the and belt ornaments adorn the new necklaces are in one colour in pale models this season.

green or pink jade, or multicolour- Some of the afternoon dreisged turquoise, pink and green jade, have an enormous jewelled clasp, amber, cornclian, and other stones, worn close under the chip, as a col-mixed in a cleverly arranged colour lar fastening. In the darker scheme, each tiny elephant separt

19 Embroidery applique, which is coloured wool dresses, the queered by a gold bead and knot of silk. 20 being used so much in all forms of Victorian reds and blues, these

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or metallic

for afternoon

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Oct.

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A, breezy cost of diagonally striped gray and white tweed, with wide double collar and cuffs of white pique over black suede. Sil ver novelty buttons give a laced"- effect, and the black suede belt ends in a jaunty downward droop. Drue Leyton, actress, is the model.

REVIVAL FOR THE LINGERIE

Another Victorian Vogue

London,

Swansdown la so soft and be

home decoration embroideries this "sham" jewels bestow a vivid note ANOTHER intriguing necklace, coming that no wonder the lingerie season, has also a part in the new of rich colour which is most autumn and winter modes, particu-effective. 16larly those for the evening.

with its matching bracelet, is designers are finding all sorts made up of small draught-shaped of ways with this feathery adorn- beads in turquoise-blue and black ment for boudoir novelties for the

It is the dressier type of frock atrung in a triple row. Egyptian coming season.

and evening wear blue heads are also used for these Little coats of delicately colour-

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that has attracted the attention of threaded designs. Coral is treated ed washable satin and silk have fabrics in eutout flower designs, jewel designers this season, and in an original way by Interspersing sleeves and deep cupes made en- 17 Clever little touches of colour are here originality allied to fine crsfta- a thick two inch length of rope tirely of swansdown dyed in the 17 brought into the evening ensemble manship has evolved many exquisite made up of small pink and white same colour. Sometimes the use

by means of hand embroidery on ways and means with "precious" (coral between enormous pink coral is revered, and the coat waistbelts and, other garnitures.

stones, synthetic and real.

Sometimes the embroidery is used

17 as a setting for a design in bril-

15 liantly coloured stones. In other SCALLOPED BORDERS

20 models raised full-petalled flowers

are posed against a border of flat applique in a floral design as a

18 shoulder strap or braces.

Empress of Canada:

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CHECKERBOARD DESIGNS. TO THE FORE

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Spell Perfection

beads.

PLEATED TRIMMING

is of

swanedown with wide sleeves of satin.

Many of the new luxury dressing gowns have inside fronts of swans- down, which also makes a wide Trimming in the form of kalte border at the outside edges of the pleating is fashionable, and these sown. In other models of aatin tunics have proved themselves to be the cape fashion is carried out in

most satisfactory garment for

feather. afternoon and informal evening. The fashion for awansdown goes Many day and evening skirts are parties. They look well with a

back to Victorian days, when dyed slit, the tailored ones showing self-three-quarter length coat and skirt in deep queer Victorian coloura, Paris.

edges, which is a smart way of, in some light wool material, and, of maroon, puce, and peacock blue, it Checkerboard designs, diagonal as finishing cloth and wool. Even

course,

are excellent when worn "trimmed" cashmere polonaise and well as on the straight, bave taken braid is used to look like a self-

with a silk outfit.

bustle dresses. Now it is seen in VIA SIBERIA— Letters and post-designs feature bird and foliage

the place of plaids and the new edge.

hues cards for Europe and South America Are forwarded via Siberia" so motifs, with a generous use of dot- Buperscribed.

For the simple dinner-dress, prints varying from the confetti to scalloped borders are pleasing, and

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