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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 14, 1937.
Fashions Straight From Paris
I am back in Paris after a stay at an English sea-side resort, wher I was surprised not to see more ai tractive bathing and beach costume: Women are the chief adornment o a French seaside resort and conside themselves as such, and never fai to honour the beautiful setting by wearing beautiful bright and Kay beach wear.
Now let us return to the great Paris has capital and see what planned for the autumn season.
New materials, every year. are more and more beautiful
The Palace of Tissues at the, In- ternational Exhibition : presents magnificent fabrics for dresses.
Lovely Patterns
Tailor-mades present riety.
One tight-fitting
the
list and a gauged piece of material rming a basque a the back is re- iniscent of 1880.
Another has a long jacket, close ting at the waist as well as at the ps, and is trimmed with two bands astrakhan fur and fastens with a
ip.
CLEVER IDEAS
Piano Hint: To prevent dampness from spoiling your piano, buy a little unslaked lime, make a tiny bag, fill it with the lime, and hang it by a tape just inside the piano, It will then keep quite dry.
NOTIONS IN NEEDLEWORK
If you would be in the forefront of fashion you simply must decorate your sportswear on pocket or bodice, with a little motif made up of your
Sewing Tip: If you are sewing own initials. white work, see to it that you wear
They are so smart and do add that
Coats have the redingote style. ome are made of two sorts of ma-la black dress or a dark apron. Iindividual touch to a garment.
arials, for instance, cloth and velvet, nd though they are trimmed with ur they often have motives made of ne of the two fabrics.
you are sewing dark material, wear contrasting white apron or dress. By doing this, you will save your- self possible eye-strain.
You can have them on pockets of sports dresses, blouses or shirts, on scarf ends, or use them for decorat- ing one side of an otherwise plain bodice You can readily work out To Mend Iron Saucepans: Place Hats are very bold, crowns. „very
yourself new ways of using mono- igh for day wear and of different a little sulphur in an old pot or
grams. on the stove to melt. trimmed with || saucepan
Don't be afraid to try the mono- hapes. They are The famous Lyons silks are per- eathers. flowers and ribbons well When melted, take two parts of gram idea. You will find it the sim-
All are haps the most remarkable.
at in front. They are worn very sulphur to one part of fine black plest of all embroidery to do and unfolded high-hung on a sort of
orward, and the general tendency lead, and mix gently. Pour mixture when you have made a success of screen, their inumerable lames make
a forward slope.
on an iron plate and leave to cool the jumper-blouse you will be dying them look like cascades of gold, silver On the whole, hats and trimmings and harden. Break off a piece of to embroider your initials on other and many other colours. Some are
garments. of contrasting colours. The cement, put it on cracked part of patterned with Persian designs, very
road turned up velvet or "taupe" saucepan, and solder with a hot bright threads run through, glitter-bright and hairy felt) brimmed soldering iron. ing like precious stones.
ats are in great favour for evening
large
Others are patterned with embroidered flowers of lovely shades.
Original silks are covered with
Chinese
printed views of France, scenes and symmetrical designs in relief.
"Paris" is the big motif of an original black silk, written in broad italic characters, the capital P em- broidered in blue, the other letters in yellow.
Woollen fabrics are very soft; their texture is quite different this year, threads have been skilfully handled, multiplied and knotted. The main colours are Burgandy red, raspberry, crow blue, brown burnt bread, havana, khaki. too is in favour.
like Green
Scotland seems to have influenced Paris considerably these two years, for plaid material is still very fashionable, as well as checkered tissues. "Drapmouche" is a new, beautiful, thin and soft cloth which will be most in favour for dresses this coming season.
Princess Frocks
Here are now. general. details about dresses, coats and hats.
Frocks are largely of princess style, with ample skirt, and trimmed with motives made of strass or sil- vered embroideries.
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They are made up of two sorts of materials, muslin and velvet. · Broad draped close-fitting belts are some- times the only ornament of a dress.
One belt is entirely made. of sequins.
Evening gowns have the waist very accentuated and are very ample at the hem. Gathering at. the bodice in every way is a novelty. Ribbons and flowers adorn them. Many dresses have no belt.
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how silly it will seem then.
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