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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 8, 1938.

Fascinating Treatment Of Prints

Brilliant Colours Cleverly Used With Plain

(By URSULA JEFFRIES)

If ever Spring brightness was transmuted in- to fashions, it's this season. It is almost as if the same hand that splashed the fields and gardens with flowers of every hue, had turned to fashions and painted them in the same dazzling strokes.

The back is plain, ex- We've grown to expect the the skirt. beauty of flowers in Springtime, cept for a rose print sash which the indescribable sweet scent of ties in a bow at the back. fresh growing things, the tingle -White daisies and pink dog roses in the air, and that certain sómė-'dabbed across the front of a black thing which puts a new spring frock from left shoulder to right into our step, but to find all of hem, leaving the right houlder that beauty and freshness

per-black, except for miniature same flowera meating the

we'll rosettes of wear, certainly lends additional interspersed here and there. The zest.

frock seen from the back is highly interesting too. The skirt is divided down the middle with the all-over print design on one side, and the black ground and rosettes on the other.

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clothes

COLOUR YOUR KEYNOTE

It was hard to realise that the weather outside was dull and chilly yesterday as I sat and watched the models at Malzee's parade all the glory of spring sunshine and flow- ers in the new collections they have

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the

DRAMATIC TOUCHES

just received. The warmth these the frocks which new arrivals imparted had no part colours with dramatic dressmaker with grey skies or rain-rather touches. they suggested sunshine amidst tropical scenery.

NEW TREATMENT

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TROPICAL COLOURS ·

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The lush verdure of a tropical garden is splashed on the challis-like fabric that fashions this youthful one-piece dress. The wide soft suede belt is in a deep green, in pleasing contrast to the white of the print background and the white accessories.

Andrew, Mrs. H. Seth, Mrs. combination of the cut-out felt de- Crapnell, Mrs. K. Lund, Mrs. R. [signs with ornamental stitchery Sanger, Mrs. D, L. Ballantyne, Mrs. done in wools or coarse embroidery A. Kirby, Mrs. D. S. Middleburg, threads. Mr. H. Donovan, Mrs. D. D. Forbes and Mrs. J. R. Callis

To Make Up

The belts are fastened in front The young

added models who greatly to the charm of the frocks with three or four large hooks and So much for the prints riow for they displayed included Miss. Vera eyes, laid on the outer, decorated combined plain Crapnell, Miss Peggy Humphreys, side. The hooks should be applied Mrs. J. W. Bundred and Mrs. But-with the projecting side outwards. Scraps of coloured felt are cut in ler.

circles, diamonds, or other shapes to serve as a backing for the hooks and eyes which are then worked down with bright woolen stitchery. This clasping-point of the belt can be decorated also with a few woolen tassels.

DECORATIVE

BELTS

Make Them Yourself

One in particular caught my eye. It was a slender model in black and it's chief beauty was it's simplicity Colour-that's your keynote this and slenderising silhouette. Drama- Spring, and the more the merrier.tisation was presented in the Not only splashes of bright colours trimming of royal blue tailor-made in the form of sashes, scarves and rope, interlaced to give the im- other trimmings, but bright-colour-pression of pockets on the left and Decorative and colourful belts, can ed bodices with darker skirts; flow-|right side of the bust, and falling be made by using a thick firm braid, ers in multi-coloured hues in large down the front to form a fringe. similar to upholstery webbing. From splurges against dark grounds.

A second was also black and ever a braid about three inches wide cut so pretty. It flaunted a little bolero off the required length and decorate of black net over which had been with wool stitchery and patterna cut stitchted white soutashe braid, from scraps of felt appliqued on. De- The prints shown by Maizee's fea-forming-un intricate pattern. The signs should be bold and simple. Bun ture-an exotic treatment of bril-

same braided pattern was also car-ches of cherries and leaves cut from Hant colours-with-plain_The_ma-. ried out in the wide belt

green and scarlet felt, grouped along" jority of frocks were black, that

Look-out for sharkskin for you the belt and sewn down. Feather ever-present favourite, but while you are aware of it, you are not will not only see a good deal of or blanket stitch in wool along the this summer, but you will love the actually conscious of it. There were crisp and fresh feel of it. Incident- too many other f

fascinating bright | ally it launders beautifully and will colours printed on it's ground to dazzle the eye, and which at once- put the frock into the gay class,

last several summiers,

edges.

Dutch Figures Scattered small flowers in shades of pink and crimson grouped or sprinkled among green leaves, or a pattern of oranges or lemons look

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All-over prints have given wayOne featured a full-length, smart | well. A delightful belt can be made! She-ko after you have discovered, for

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At yesterday's showing two ear ly summer arrivals were displayed.

You will have nothing but praise for

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coat white sharkskin

with a frieze of little Dutch figures cases of skin complaints and minor in- ment. These were among the most buttoned all the way down the

front, worn over a printed frock made by setting clipped bits of dif-, juries.

She-ko is an aromatic, antiseptic, A large bouquet of flowers in carried out in a jacobean design: ferent coloured felt one upon the

ficacy. orange, yellow and green tones, The coat, by the way, can be worn other to form skirts, aprons, shawls curative ointment of the highest ex- She-ko is equally · good for aka splashing the left shoulder of a separately as a dress. The other was and other details.. A row of small brown print-frock. The same tones a navy and white print backless houses with a tree set at intervals troubles, eczema, ringworm, itch, wet and dry sores, piles, or for injuries, were carried out in the streamers frock with halter neck, boasting a is another good arrangement.

cuts, burns, scratches, scalds bruises. Those who can draw and design As a reliable healing agent which is -binding the stems, which cascaded tightly-fitted-white bolero with

at an angle across the whole of the revers. Both were made of shark-will have no difficulty in making pat- rapidly efficacious there is nothing to terns for themselves. Others less surpass She-ko. Obtainable at all chem- front to end at the right hand corn- skin.

ists.. a motif from 3 er of the hem.

It was a brilliant show, made just expert can trace Large roses in varying shades of a little bit more enjoyable by that child's picture book or a flowerman's

trac pink and red, with touches of green rice touch-tea and cakes, and catalogue, repeating the and purple, covering the whole among the hosts of ladies present I along a strip of paper until the out. The bodice front of a demure black noticed Mrs. D. Armstrong, Mrs. L whole design is worked out frock. The same rose design is re- Dunbar, Mrs. D. M. Biggar, Mra. effect depends upon bald simple de- peated in a panel down the front of R. Nather; Mrs. J. Hall, Mrs. J. M. laigns, gay blending of colours, and a

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