1938-04-18 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 18, 1938.

Valley Provides Lots Says Ursula: LADY-LIKE & GIDDY

Óf Stimuli

Of

Mad Hats Saturday's Pick-Up For Flagging Spirits

by Ursula

Jeffries

It's worse them disgraceful: it's definitely graceless in grace.

Sketched are three amusing new season head pieces. The rough straw turban is orchid in colour; boasts a clump of blooms on top and is finished with a band of cerise-velvet. The shepherdess hat is of black baku straw and gold jersey for crown and strap. The little black baku gets its humour from the pink crown and rosebuds and the black veil snood.

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white pique coat, cut on princess lines, with a red chiffon handker- chief fluttering out of one breast pocket An off-the-face straw in navy blue, with its almost crown- less Crown swatched in navy chiffon, topped the whole. The outfit was a triumph.

5. A demure cotton în zig-zag pattern, tied at the waist with tai- lored rope in navy, white and red, was another frock we liked. The crown of the bonnet as tied with rope to match. A neat little 'num- ber.

Among Those Present And since we can't leave

you

There are always a lot of stimuli, a simple black frock in a manner to racing at Happy Valley-espect that was very soul-satisfying. ally at the turn of a new season. 2. A piquant black tambourine We are tempted to count them off that savoured of the spirit of On our editorial fingers for you, 1900, with its back filled in with just as if you didn't know, for ex-flowers. It lent a charming old- ample, that the first vernal breeze time air to the very sophisticated of summer in the wide open spaces silk print frock. does no end of good to relieve 3. Gardenias blooming atop th claustrophobia (if you suffer from maddest and giddiest navy blue it), or that the pageantry of fas-straw plaque-its two sides turn collar and short-sleeved cuffs fas- hion reaches its peak, providing at up and held in place by a wide hioned of large pique marguerites. least 80 per cent of the stimulant band of grosgrain ribbon crossing An ultra-smart touch, we thought without mentioning some of the a feminine soul needs when the the crown. spirit is wallowing in the depths.

A saucy white straw beret accom-ladies we saw-there was Mrs. Phil- 4. A naive poke bonnet in rough panied this one. Our soul, for instance, was all white straw, heavily veiled in fis

Delaney, in a royal blue linen suit, the better for the mad, but flatter- net of navy blue.

2 White bayadere stripes on with hip length jacket and throat ing hats we saw sunning themsel- simple white frock, and gave

It topped navy blue linen, accented with a hidden behind a white dotted hand- ves at the Valley on Saturday. We just the right amount of dash.

it narrow belt in red patent leather.kerchief, tied ascot fashion, Mrs. noted that they either pitched for-

We doff our hats to this frock for: James Middleton-Smith, the 5. A royal blue bonnet, very star-, being at the height of the

for- ward from deep bandeau backs, or tling, but so becoming.

1938 mer Andre Madeline Van der backward from the face, or

Half its summer mode. else crown swathed in red chiffon, the bonnet, banded in red, completed emerald green, with green lacing A navy blue straw Stegen, in a white frock belted in ther perched lightly aloft in sailor, other half in royal blue-a bonne it.. breton or bowl-brimmed shapes-that matched

at throat, and an off-the-face straw to perfection the We saw lots of inconsequential multi-coloured silk print, picking cading over a brown silk ground, linen suit, with check blouse, and 3. Multi-coloured streamers cas- halo, Miss Beryl Fair in a white bits of ribbon, bunches of flowers, out and highlighting the red and that's scraps of veil-all lending an air royal blue tones in the

what we liked about the black-straw sailor; Mrs. G. S. Wil- of old-time charm, romance

With it went an off-the-son in a cool green sports type femininity to the rustic scene.

face hat, which Agne's favours. linen, with open neck shirt front; Simplicity Marked Frocks 4. We have already warned you and Miss Kim Lai in Thrilling Models

Frocks were mostly simple, as that navy blue would be

a stunning Here are some of the hats that they should be when hats are mad. places this year.

going Chinese creation of royal blue thrilled us most:

Next we draw chiffon, trimmed with jade green. The ones we trained our glasses your attention to a navy blue linen 1. The wide brimmed breton in on included:

Yes, for flagging spirits, claus- emerald green, with crown scarcely! 1. A navy blue model buttoned all white soutashe embroidered in

with both its sides marked off in trophobia, et als, the recipe for a a half-inch high. It dramatised the way down the back, with white wiggly pattern. Over it was worn on race days at Happy Valley.

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