THE CHINA MAIL,
SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 1951. -`
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WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
the 'TIS
Whatever weathor they must show their new autumn collections; five months ahead
nor
nor
the
London.
THEIR FIRST THOUGHT OF AUTUMN
By Dorothy Barkley
Fabric Focused
A
accentuated by a very full skirt: agreed as they were lost season; eults and dresses, thus adding an touch to otherwise Neither torrential rain, and the seven-eighth length long lapels, waist where it should. Individual
slim skiri, gracefully somewhat formalised suits.
might almost-summer run, which is either straight, curving be, and
Again, tailored worsted, dress almost-winter cold, in towards the hem, or belted. moulded to the fige.
Ail, whatever
The
style, are the designers are showing that have a black velvet waistcoat, have the slightest effect on
with usual Koupy the suit is meant for all day, with large pewter buttons. But his most successful way of filling -piece de resistance," large everyday, town and country. the designers, Whatever completed
ir neckline is by using guipure saucer buttons. must pockets
ince-this looks weather, they
Darticularly frequently arc
more show their new collections Thes
•for the autumn season five decorative than functional, but
none-the-less pleasing.
At Ian Meredith's collection, months ahead.
Materials are pure wool, in attention focused primarily on mustard yellow, hunting red, several interesting new fabrics, bright particularly good for formal'sults. yellow, green, lemon
worsted jame, mauve, and crushed strawberry There was a
with bright suiting with a fine gold thread pink, and tweeds rolour combinations. He lines woven through it, and a grosgrain Coats with
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fur fabric, turning with a cellophane Brlsh. A suit sulla, yelling on barathea
TEW collections are al- ways preceded by certain amount speculation on whether new "line" will be intro- duced, or whether last sur-
Suits All Climes sun's suit will still "do." But, so far, the decree, from
The important thing to note the designers is "as you were." But they are most about this pyramid style of coat in its adaptability to all climates, of them-trying out new with all the tricks of the trade materials, details and acces in the way of fur linings, high sories, which create a slight collars and thick wool, it makes the perfect cost for any winter ly different interpretation of an old theme. For the theme is certainly becoming old-with no major changes for at least two years.
the corres back so that the collar ais non-stop to the hem, and bells seven-eighth length coats with black patent leather.
,
Pyramid shape
anywhere. In linen or cotton it
practical is immensely warmer climates.
Judging from the collections alo
already shown. there Is tendency to
return to
for
the
On day dresses there is the aame luxurious cut, the same teeling for fullness which is so much in contrast with the tailored
appearance of suits. The all round fullness comes either in
groups of pleats, or panels. Sometimes the pleating is alternated, as on the "pyramid" style of coat. Koups, grey wool day dress which was in particular, are specialising pleated at the front of the skirt, this style, Shoulders are un- and balanced with pleating at padded, sleeves are raglan, that the back of the bodice.
shoulders, is, not set into the and full to the wrist where they are caught in. In addition to this pyramid coat, there are two other definite and distincl On sul styles, designers are comfortably styles: the fitted, with the waist proving to be as
Neck-
nes on dresses, sults, coal are enhanced by cravats, on evening dresses by Jewei embroidery,
A Garden Party Number
Lace is extremely popular this year especially for formal afternoon and garden party dresses. This pic- ture shows a white Ince garden party dress by Susan Small of London, with matching fitted jacket over a strapless bodice.
THE OBLIQUE COIF
in a black ribbed worsted with
striking on black grosgrain. An afternoon into evening two-piece was trimmed similarly this consisted of jacket and strapless dress; the revers and pocket flaps on the jacket, and bodice of the dress, being trimmed with white face. He uses black velvet and braid for
grosgrain on grey worsted dresses and provides a a gold thread was called "Golden very practical way of "dressing Soot" because the effect created up a suit by the use of de- resembled
gleaming tachable gold braid pockets. through scot." This he showed on a tailored
with long- revers, gold buttons at the wals!, with a cut-away front to the jacket. One of his most effec- quils was in red navy five checked wool; the-
1c-cape elfect on the jacket, lined with red, con- trasted with the blue skirt.
Sull
There is no reason why these suit atylos should noL, when made in tropical suitings, prove equally successful climates;
in
warmer
Ian Meredith has a knack for waistcoat- using waistcoats, effects, gilets and capes on both
Coat Styles
show
IWD the
The photographs new coat styles from Mornessa collection, firstly the straight lined, back belted style in pure wool, and secondly the three-way swagger coat in check velour,
These showings of new collec- tions by designers and manu- facturers continue throughout June and culminate in July with the "haute couture" collections.
ABOVE: A straight-hang- lug, back-belted coat In donkey brown wool. The halt bell at the back.
of consists
two parts faadoned on three bul- tons By MORNESSA.
AUÐGÖNGUURUGURUNICOS U SAN DEACON TODAY JU
The Skin-Pin just
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'hangs' on
food-and-fashion spies have been busy. They bring you from all over the world the latest notions of the elegant men and women who have dedicated their lives (and their bank balances) to gilding the lily.
From New York Nowest idea is the skin-pin.
hcort A fake ruby burst is made with a spongy base and clamped to the bare shoulder with glue.
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GLIT
be
ter. The Duke of Windsor, Lord Lovat, and Sir Malcolm for second Sargent compete place.
most Charm,
THE QUEEN is the popular Woman With followed by Mrs Winston Chur
Young, Gracle. chill, Oladys Fields, and Mrs Roosevelt.
Single rhinestones can stuck to the forehead, shoulders or ankles with colourless nail varnish base. A pretty idea for evening wear. Already on the market is a new hot for the ladies in- spired by General MacArthur's "crambled eggs" cap, It has lack of mobbery" and
MANY MEN mention Greer Garson. Women give Wilfred Pickies and "My Butcher."
A "natural manner, noise, "rome-
Skin Plas....Rhinestone stars and a butterBy fantened to the bare shoulder and forehead.
ABOVE: Three-swagger coat with three buttons at neck, envelope pockets
It is large brown/beige check velour, and is by MORNESSA.
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Always Changing And Always
The Same
or-
Fashion is always chang- ing, and always the same. As the latest proof come the blouse and skirt outfit for the evening, which is the newest and most attractive suggestion for the summer. There is nothing banal about these ensembles, for the skirt in delicate gandie or moussline de soie or at any rate a trans- (parent fabric, very wide land with a magnificent coloured sash or panel cas- ending down one side.
Worn with a silk blouse and an attractive and unusual-belt, this is the answer of the young Mrs Ballantyne, of Selkirk, THE DUFFLE COAT BOYS to the problem NOVELTY: A two-piece says:-
who appear everywhere wrap woman who cannot afford ex- clothes or has blouise, butioning down the "Charm in a person is
ped in a shapeless belge blan-pensive evening
little use for them. In middle of the front and back. ability to be able to talk to, ket.
and
¡very be in They are almost always fact, these sheers, whether print- terested in, any worn flapping open, so they led
or plain, in colton, rayon, type and class
are not worn for warmth. Why nylon or silk ure the most popu of people."
lar materials for holiday evening are they worn? Mrs
are good pack- WAIST-dresses. They man, of Bramm- COAT CHAPS.....from theers-provided that care is taken hall, thinks that:-
"A charming person
almost as much gold braid as thing that makes people feel at Men I dislike
home" are the most popular definitions-of-Charm.
hist
You buy three pieces in con- trasting colours and mix 'em.
Latest bras- Bierc provides a zippered poc- the centre front for smoli change or jewellery,
ket
on
An umbrella- cum-parasol in black lace for rain or shine versatile
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accessory. Secret? Lace is
stretched OVCT
waterproof ace-
tate rayon.
TIME SAVER: housewives now
Today Susan Deacon has MacArthur neira about
scrambled egg" hats.
SCOTTIE SAYS—
"No! You've got it iorong again-scrambled con hat, not poached egg."
the
Chap-
THE COLOURED
pastel wool waistcoats at £5 and have a certain dramatic time to the embroidered satin effect.
at fifteen guineas-I dis- like them all. Satin waistcoats
umally kind, look feminine, all-coloured
gentle, con watstovals affected. siderato and
good mannered
home, there
at
fore. naturally charming
everyone."
to
Mru Iljin, of
Ashley, Sumg.
it up nicely. She says:- is "It
neither American
position, their class, nor nationality. But to and be sincere and kind to every- Cel-
one from every walk of life.”
MEN
saluda ready
washed, wrapped
buy chopped
iTh
lophane.
From a "plushy" regthurent
in
New York, serve coffee lote The Duke of
·with
Edinburgh cream thickly poppered multanas and raisins and cover Mr Anthony
Eden with honey.
Ollivier Wuired. Pichlos Freddie Brown
From Brussels
A Brussels firm announces a
'complete waterproof for
dog
in pastel shides cold
with!
madam's new macintosh,
wired
£7 38, 3d.
with
The "F" macintosh, plastic hood to match, coverI the dog from tw/se, complete with hood,
plece to a tail which glides on like any brella cover. The lega with elastic Just above paws.
faster the
From Paris Schiaparelli is showing chif fon scarves delicately embroi- dered with real bair of dif ferent colours
into wovers
IS NEW antiscopes.
A new Interior decoturing doors Idea is to polno white
The "oblique colf" is the namo given a new off-the-face with gold gradiated panels a hairdo Introduced by B. Hugo, netistic director of the Ferrantelle School of Advanced Hairstyling
This design, which requires hair about 3 or 4 inches in length at back and 3 to 5 inches at either, side, emphasises width at high sides of a aido, part, waves wider at top. then at bottom, graduating as they reach the bane of the head at back.
Principle of the new colture is to give the impression of a
more oval face, Mr Hugo states, this happening, bocnoss of the
do decorate them with
on gold plaster stars.
I
utilice
THIS IS CHARM
HAVE, ħad hundreds of 101-
charming more they are most
giving a definition of Charm.: MEANTHONY EDEN -
Bir Laurence
WOMEN
The Queen
Mrs Roosevelt
The Duchess of
Gloucester
Mms. Auriol
Gracie Fielda
BLOUSE-SKIRT THEME
The girl with imagination and Men are often guilty of the a shallow pocket can "dress them faults of which they accuse with footing panels and
set
women. Following fashion like floor length stoles, while sheep, say the men, is one of of separates or, in other words. women's biggest faults.
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MEN WHO TELL WOMEN that "A woman's place is in the home."
Mr Richard Stokes, Lord Privy Seal, went one than that in America
skirt
changes of biousa and
can be worn one with which another in unusual colour con- rast but always with a basis of prove invalu- dark colour, can
In Britain, the major trend in beiter blouses and tops, of course, is covered the move towards recently
shoulders. The off-shoulder
when he said that it is
woman's place to
&
and produce babie at home line is going except for very 101
What
docs.Mr
Richard
Stokes, who puts us so firmly
In our place, know about
la still a bachelor.
Jevening dress,
but there are types of boat-shaped
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ending in shoulder-
small sleeves or wide
women?....At 54 I see that he shoulder straps, placed well to the side of the figure and giving necklines the effect of square which are very becoming.
-(London Express Service)
Latest News In Summer Fashions
with copper satin gloves and London says ~-
flowers; the black stole can be worn with this and again with an London-An attractive colles- evening dress in pale lemon
pique, tion of youthfully styled cotton
Paris says:
France.
Piguot shows models emphasis Ing summery formals which and linen resort and play clothes The black jeans which team has just been presented here by up with matching shirt and bra rovive bodices more tightly fitted Joy Ricardo, one of
the young and bolero are also shown with around midriff than in spring, private dress-making houses a gay, fruit-printed cotton smock, and which lengthen afternoon
reputation for ideas.
The various combluations go on skirts an inch to average 14 from An innovation at the house almost Indefinitely
the flour; short dinner dresses nearly reach the ankles.
with
¤
this year is that this particular
collection is featured as Prendy to-fit" ́and customers can got
Slim button-through skiria ora big feature, with Miss Ricardo
A variety of deep oval neck- their “clothes within two days. for summer: a typical outilt has lines is developed at front, on Typical of the collection are a skirt of this type with fitted, jackets and toppers, as well as jacket, dresses, some draped and some which
three-quarter-leaved
eight places in black list beach, and
combing to make compley1000W spotted cott gray and while bordered with big white pique
la
contrast collars. ?wid
STA SKiris predominato,; the:||
All The -daytime and 'ovenin”.
cotton, while to also appear in combination with
hailer,
exceptions being sumpleat- pririts throughout the collection, canary yellow Altogether they cambribo, Jeans, The collection inchates formal ed, printed taffeta alternan
shoerd one daytime skirt, one evening cottons as well in slun, tong or dresses an evening - skirt, a bolero, strapless bodies,
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a brá, briefs, shorts, shirt and a pretty neckline detalls. Oiky all gathered chinos skiris with cort- stole.
three quarter wihaved styles with Hastating the initer are sull,
For evening the long black
salin bodices cirt- gray foliago prints, or navy and tung while spots are favoured for broidered with lace or crystal
accorit on width at the top and of generally kuler hair from abitability z odmicul every let-1 skirt and strapless-top are worn' dresses of this type.
the face which makes the taco appear 'sinaléz,'
Beads.
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