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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1934:

The Woman's Page

Chinese Offices served by Shanghai.THE FASHION

INWARD MAILS.

: FROM EUROPE

Oct.

Doucalion

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FROM [JAPAN

.Oct.

Axaina Mazu

Santo's 'kru

Emp. of RussİS

Pres. Goolge Beathin

Kamo Maru

flakusan Mdru

Noto Maru

PROBLEM OF

THE SEASON

Evening Dress Almost

Glove-Like Fit

POCKETS TO EMPHASISE

THE WAISTLINE

Leather Popular

London.

Women have to face a new pro-

20

Pres. Monres

Mayobashi Marú “.

Holyo Maru

27 blem. At this season of the year

Morioka Baru Pa

28

Nellore

30

it goes almost without saying that

FROM AMERICA & CANADA

Kenp. of Russia

Prea. Coolidge

Pres. Monroe..

FROM SHANGHAI

Яinkiang

Aceas

Asama Maru

Porthos

Emp. of Russia Pres, Coolidge Hakusih Maru Pros. · Mionroe Diomed

!. FROM STRAITS

Calcutta Maru [Alf Mail ex. Im-

perial Airways Service)

Deucalion

Kashima Maru'

Toyama-Maru

Josang

gladhana

Soudan

OUTWARD MAILS. FOR EUROPE

Comorin (Amsterdam Air Mail

Service)

Oct.

Oct.

Oct.

[let.

Closes, Reg. 5 p.ni. Ord. 9 a.m.. Chenonceaux (via Siberia)..... Acncas (Viu Marseilles)

it has to do with autumn and win-

ter fashions,

It is fist this-how is a woman 25 to get into a smart evening dress?

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A little while ago the rumour! went round that the new fashions! would be designed for plumper wo-

men. Anyone who, encouraged by]

this rumour, started eating fatten- ggling foods must give them up at 24 once. Many of the dresses are so 24 tight that it seems as if a large

size shoe horn would be needed to

get them on to the wearer.,

Slits Essential

necks have gone into temporary

Evening-dresses In particular retirement.

jhave in many cases an almost glove However, no womali is asked to like fit. So tight are they that it put up with the discomfort of a would

be impossible to get into stil dollar.

22 them at all if dressmakers did not Day dresses made from soft wool |

provide slits at the sides-at the or Jersey materials have a straight

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28 back and in the front, or both-collar to match with an edging of

20 which are hocked or clipped. Spring white lawn. More dashing is the

NEW HEMLINE TENDENCY

"Nude" Shade Is Too Firmly Anchored

The evening hemline shows a

30 fasteners would scarcely be equal to collar which introduces a vivid tendency to reveal the neat ankle, 30 the strain involved!'

colour contrast, such, for example, either in a shorter-in-the-front line

The tightness goes to the knees as was provided by the scarlet band or a shorter-in-the-back movement. or just below them. Thence to the linked with brass military buttons The latter is newer and little hem are frills, flounces, flairs, gores, which rose above-n bright purple startling. The petticoat, complete godets, pleated inset panels, slita-jersey dress.

20 in short, any width-making device

that appeals to the imagination of

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20 the designer,

Closes Reg. 1.45 p.m. Ord. 2.30 p.m.

Pres, Wilson (vla Siberia) ....

Closes Reg. 4.16 p.m. Ord. 6 p.m. Hakusan Maru (Amsterdam Air

Mail Service)

Clones Rog, 4.30 p.m. Ord. 5 pm,

FOR JAPAN

Chenonceaux

Pres:Wikon

FOR MANILA

Pres. Jefferson

Emp. of Basis Prej. Coolidge Pres. Monroe

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Oct,*

20

Collars

with filmy lace ruffle, has been accepted by the smartest women, and the idea occurs to one that the return of the black silk stocking in not so remote after all." W

Other designers make collars Similarly day dresses, except which are quite low in. front but

So far, the "nude shade is too these made for "occasions," like rise like petala at each side of the bridge parties or a smart wedding, neck, subsiding again at the back, armly anchored in the fashion are simple, with a simplicity that Others use a frill of fancy-striped picture to be so lightly discarded, only an expert can copy, and mould ribbon. Others fill in the front. of but it will not be long before a style. the wearer's figure.

SEASON'S VARIED NECKLINE

Fluffy And Frilly Gilet

There should be no difficulty this year for every type of woman to find many necklines that will be come her, for the popularity of the gilet has emphasised the importance of the neckline. FEBRUA

The gilet la not exactly a tunic, bit comes under the same category, Actually, a gilet is a neckline at- tachment to a dress. Sometimes it is! only a collar-plus, but more often it extends over the front of the dress and its sash ties in's bow at the back. In this form it is like a blousette, but instead

of being worn "under" it is worn "over"] In this way it encroaches on the tunic, and sometimes, indeed, is worn at tunle length.

But it is to the gilet we owe the cason's so varied neckline, or vice versa. And vary it must, either in simplicity

or in

elaboration -all fluffy and frilly and femin Ine-hence the gilet, or the tunic.

EVENING BAGS

Evening bags remain small and the bodice with a soft velvet or conscious women will appreciate the inconspicuous, just sufficient to con Autima Uniform

woollen scarf which is wrapped value of the finest black silk stock-tain powder, lipstick, hanky and a Practically every dress designer round the throat and finished either in completed by the black satin wee comb. For further reparations slipper, as the only adjunct to the fof disarranged pulcritude, one la 23"features"-either a coat-frock or with a flat how under the chin or

slinky black evening gown, especial-supposed to withdraw to the privacy one with a blouse bodice joined to two loops pulled well forward.

And last, there is the collar, which if the hem reveals a vivid wave of a "Ladies Room" where, In the This type of dress looks like need not be part of the dress, maciele colour bias, as featured in the smarter establishments, beauty pre-

from fringe arranged above and Molyneux" collection. below a

narrow "back-bone" of lightweight woollen materials are ribbon which may or may not be

2g used, preference being given to studded with sequins or metal studs.,

Oct.

the skirt at the waist.

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25

25 becoming an autumn uniform.

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For these novelty tweeds

and

FOR US.A.

X

Oct.

Pres. Wilson

FOR SHANGHAI

Oct.

Chenonceaux

20

Pros, Wilsoá.....vvte

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Oct.'

AL FOR STRAITS & INDIA

Comarin

Aendas

Sultang

Santos Maru

Porthos

Hakugan Maru

those with a knotty, crepe, ribbed

or blistered surface.

Variety is obtained by the clever

use of scarves of all kinds, novel collars, unusual belts and the use of 20 pockets.

29vOne designer uses large cornu-

copia-shaped pockets to give her

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{tight, skirts a "peg-top' appearance.

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fout beyond the hips it each alde.

VIA SIBERIA-Letters and post-The idea is to emphasise the waist- cards for Europe and South America line.

ure forwarded via Alberta" L 80 Almost every dress, including;

and PARCEL those for the evening, are belted.

superscribed.

REGISTERED

MAILS are closed. 15 minutes' earlier Ribbon belts are used with tweeds tham the time given above, unless and woollen materials. Leather otherwise stated, and where male are belts are used not only with day! registered and parcel malls are closed frocks but with evening gowns and

wdvertised to close at or before a.m.,

at 6 p.m. on the previous day. (usually in's bontrasting colour.

AIR MAIL-Imperial. Airways via

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that it is used us shoulder straps

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