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BROADCASTING RECEIVING LICENCES, 1935

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1936

* Women's Jave

The

Women Of

1936

Some Fashion Forecasts

Shorter Sports Skirts?

To attempt to prophesy the sweep two continents. A noted trend of feminine fashions for a dressmaker returns- from a „holi- year ahead is an intensely inter-day in Patagonia, another from = All Existing Licences expire on

esting task but not an easy one. Greenland trip. Each has a 31st December, 1935.

New Licences for 1936 will be Women have an incorrigible ha- sketchbook full of notes.-Three available at the Government, Radio bit of deciding suddenly to ignore months afterwards, women's Office, P. & O. Balding, as from 1st a fashion that, to all the experts, clothes strongly hint at Patagon- January, 1936 and will be issued from looked like a winner, and then an or Eskimo indvences.

10 am to 4 pm. against the receipt calmly adopting a fashion which

Applications may be made:-

of a remittances of $10.

(a) personally..

(b) by messenger,

(c) by post.

It is essential ander (c) and pre-

And yet there are some things: that can be foreseen.

designers firmly believed to be jwell on the way to the reminis The general consensus, of oplz-j

cence stage.

ion among the leading London: The factors that influence fem-dressmakers is that in 1936

ferable under (a) "and (b) that ap-inine fashions are queer things-clothes will be uncommonly fem- plications should be accompanied by‡A war breaks out on the other inine. Women will find them- creased cheque payable to Hongside of the world, and almost im-selves almost as beruffled and be- Kong Government.

mediately - pseudomilitary styles frilled at sleeves and neck as will then be sent by post or messang- as it is ready. Where actual cash is tendered a new licence)

er as 2002

The new licence.

should be recieved in exchange before

leaving the Licensing Office.

In the case of renewal the old Changte licence should be, returned with the application

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Closes: Reg. 9 am. Ord. 9.30 am. Canton-Langchow-Saturdays, Bee-Patrocins (via Marseilles)

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Closes: Reg. 3.45 am. Ord 9.30 am, Tuesdays and Thursdays Eep 10 Pres. Tafe (via San Fran- am. Ordinary·10.30 alm.

cisco)

their ancestresses were a hundred. years ago. Indeed, history wil repeat itself, because

"Sleeves And Necklines will be as important to the dress this year as they were then.

This is not because women are

sending to be less practical, but because they

toi have begun realise anew the importance of softening hard lines.

That is why there will be a ré- 11

turn of the craze for the fringe 11(as there was in the 'eighties), but it will be done less lavishly. Frocks will be much trimmed, and the waistline -normal for the

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Cante. Verde

Adaptability is the keynote of this black coepe evening gows........ worn by Anne Shirley, the screen actress. It can be worn with the "rhinestone-studded scarf in three ways: over the head in the popu lar harem style, draped across the shoulders, and fastened be- low the waist in a "Erock cost” peplum

with an unusual belt or sash, ¦ lengths and 1936 fashions will be The coming year will be re-streamlined. With this simplified membered. say the dress de-line, details will be important. sigcers for the shortening of This is where the ruffes and frilis skirts - but only sports skirts, jwill come in, with real lace being Not to the absurd length of 1926, jused again.

bat to about 14 inches from the With the knowledge of feminine 8 ground, which will make them an psychology that is characteristic 1inch or so shorter than they are of your discerning dressmaker,{ 13 lat present.

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dark accessories have been chos-j Pleating is the cause of it. In an to accompany light-coloured Jan effort to get away from the suits this year — just the touch slightly flared or straight skirt! that will appeal to a women's which has dominated the fashion vanity. We shall have short, for that type of suit for the last loose jackets, too, and two or three years, designers be- 74gan to experiment with fine pleat-

Our Hats

ing, and then discovered that it with twists of ribbon, flowers, or it were to be successful, a shorter feathers as a trimming will be smaller and more dashing than 13 skirt was essential.

Pleating will be almost as im lever.

portant in the evening, but then gjit will fall softly to our heek...

Colours are to be very bright-

Boger Worth, and Mme. Els

13 We are to see the last of the peth Chamcommunal, the design-

14 train on the evening gown this er for W. W. Reville Terty, both

year; not because women do not agree on this.

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like it, but because they have lostį And since the main trend of the knack of managing it.

are

Be-fashion this year will be one of

Pale Blue Satin Robe

White Swansdown Collar

Ginger Bogers, the popular fibe star,is responsible for introdue- ing a new negligee. In her picture she wears a pale blue satin robe; cut closely at the waist, then flaring to a full train. Collar and sleeves are baaded with the loveliest white swansdown.

The Ixtest in sports outfits is a military-cut two-piece saft wazin by Gladys Swarhout, the opera and filmstar With it are- wat a dark brown felt hat, with a, brik- liantly coloured feather.

Ginger Rogers also displays a fresh-design-in – “Täve... o'Clock Wear The tunic is of steel-bine taffeta with a plain box-pleated skirt in dark blue tafeta...

A butterfly bow is worn with the collar, fastened with a rhine- stone, pin.

HIGH BOOTS FOR SKATING

The Latest In Paris

High kid boots instead of stockings and gaiters are one of the latest Parisian ideas for the the skating enthusiast, and fashion extends also to the specta-

VIA SIBERIA-Letters and post-sides, crowded dance floors and luxury, clothes will become more for writes 2. Paris Correspone cards for Europe and South America restaurants are forwarded "ria Siberia” if

not the right and more glamorous; in spite of

ideant background for 14 superscribed,

a fashion that their essential simplicity Dress- REGISTERED and

PARCEL really belongs to the spacious Ed-makers will be helped whole. These high boots, with front MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier wardian days.

heartedly in this by the material lacings and flat heels, have a than the time given above unless

little-giri air, and in some cases The classic effect that appeared manufacturers, who otherwise stated, and where inails are

are design advertised to close at or before 91st year will, however, remaining fabrics probably more lovely are of the gumboot-kind in black patent to match gloves and trim- a.m., registered and parcel mails are to some extent. Moreover, fore-than any this generation has yet mings to elbow-length hooded closed at 5 pm or the previous day. casts Mme. Isobel, we shall have seen.

AIR MAIL-Imperix] "Airways via! Long-Sleeved Dresses Singapore, Bandoeng-Amsterdam via with very low decolletages, and culine dressmakers nearly always on skating kit, with cativas bags It is significant that the mas There is a keener run than ever Singapore, Saigon-Marseilles via Sal got. Correspondence for Europe and long capes and coats in transpar-more emphatic in his opinions included for carrying skates. ed for træusmission by these Services, ent chiffons and organdies, forjabout the “bad” influence of the 7 Rates and all particulars are shewr women have discovered the charm past on modern clothes than his made their appearance in bright Gay accessories for ski-ing have in the schedules exhibited at the Gen-of piquant contrasts for the even-feminine prototype. We shall still coloured wool-kuit sleeveless eral Port Office and Kowloon Once. ing.

see a good deal of this influence waistcoats for wearing over shirt

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7Air Mall" and "banned in at the Gen- But, in spite of all this femt in 1936, of course, but we should waist blouses, many of which are 10 zral Post Office. Unless superscribed inity, women will still have to not if designers much as Victor at crepe de Chine chosen to match? 13 for despatch by a specific air mill keep an eye on their diet. Carves Stiebel and Norman Hartnell, the trousers. 14 service, correspondence will be far are not coming back just yet. For dressmaker who 14 intermediate countries will be accept afternoon

created

the

Brown corduroy trousers and 14 warded by the first service available will remain much at their present gown, had their way.

and evening clothes Duchess of Gloucester's wedding white flannel jacket, for instance,

Gunpowder Versus Face Powder.

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