1951-10-13 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1951.

WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

London introduces the coolie coal, revised ver sloh the suit with two lives, in a new type cf material... several new Paris styles.... and a new way with

scarves,

Coolie Jackets And Two-way Suits

Q

varied coolie

assortment

HE short coolie coat

heads this

hats, week's fashion

news

By Dorothy Barkley

of

went

be jackets, kimonos, even man Cause its rich colours, darin pyjamas, worthy of

embroidery, and any Eastern pageant, Kay

usefulness

designers, general

have liners, made it the most

Lalked Chinese.” about style in town,

When the Chinese in fluence first swept through London fashions roughly a year ago, it left in its wake

s popularity. For day-to-

This grason, the westernising fr mandarin has been carried a stage further day wear, it is made in black

perhaps "wild Western" would

velvet. For Q grand cecasion, by neare

truth. the

Bright

the tuxedo fronts. colours (emerald and genjian are button back

used, with con- Mil- favourites) are

and turn up cuffs to reveal a rasting embroidery an collar and silver brocade lining, or castern cuffs, materials are rich, with 4 embroidery with all its serells,

pink prevalence of

and gold

and intricate patterns, the bades. river lames and black whirls,

traced in wool or sequins. The the velvet.

Transformation is as easy and as effective-as that. So the business girl with chorse to transform a black sweater and skirt for a cocktail party, the bridge-play: lar bridge, and everybody "white-lle" nights. Certainly, the ccclie jacked will be a favourite. 100, for sportswear, when it is weed, with matching made in

Some fashions, like brook, go on and on; westernising styles is one which likely to do this.

of eastern

seems

B of all this season's ver- sns of the coziie jacket is the "transformation" style, and this course, the main reason

The Princess Takes Her Wedding

Mink With Her

On

Her Tour

By EILEEN ASCROFT

ballet

company

ONE of the most expen- Canadian-amaican tour.

world today is a

Canadian

their

also not ambassadors several

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The ballerinas wild mink. It is also con- unofficial fushion sidered by many furriers to during their visit and

manufacturers have presented be the most beautiful.

them with clothes for the trip.

Princess Elizabeth

re-

ceived

one

from the wed- Canadian people as a

the Among these gifts are latest British rainwear. Solo dancer Stein Clare has chosen

ding present. She is taking black swagger-style, lined

it with her on her Canadian tour.

with Kelly green in

new

silky material that сал be cleaned without reproofing.

quality Abst

Present-day price for a

wild

Top-

mink

rul

is

Maryon Lane is taking coloured

claret-

utility gaberdins,

£6,000

100

with a dog-leash belt.

Pre-

Patricia Miller for

(including percent purchase Lax)

and Pauline war wild mink coats sald

Harrop have reversible black about £500 up to £1,000.

large Ranch

siceves. mink

which swaggers with coats.

with mid- in lined respectively been available have only

in are night-blue and gold, both any quantity since 1939,

the permanently cheaper about £3,000.

maleria

proofed

Romaya Austin has the most It was glamorous waterproof. designed as a bridal mac white satin, lined with taffeta.

*Luxury white`qothk

Between the two come most

pastel mulation minks.

mink (very fashionable this winter), mink,

the and white Juxury evening fur.

Average life of a good mink coat is about 20 years. Annual A upkeep

with

expensive, is

new

Multi-job woman

in

of

champion TTRACTIVE

the "not tog old at 40" campaign is secretary Mary roughly five guineas for clean- Hand. Brunette, blue-eyed. £5 for summer storage, elegant ('I like suits £5 for insurance, and tailormades for the office another remodelling every two or three years, which may cost anything

ing,

from £100 to £1,000.

About 120 skins are used in

a full coat and these are im

ported from Canada, Asnerica,

und, recently, from

VID.

Scandina-

The Princess's coat is one of

the world's loveliest furs.

It

has a small collar, large loose sleeves with cuffs and is calf-

length..

Other women who possess beautiful coats are Mme. Paul Dubonnet, the Maharane of Baroda, Mrs Stanhope Joel, and lm star Rita Hayworth.

His suede shoes

PRINCE PHILIP

does not

have the reputation of being outstandingly well-dressed, but he ha's

distinct siyle

of his own, which may start new fashions among Canadian males.

Roger Berkeley, writing this month in the. men's export paper Cloth and Clothes, comTI- ments on the Duke's love of suede, shots with sponge-zubber solos. He wears them on every possible occasion with country iweeds and lounge suits.. even wants black suede shoes with a dinner jacket.

The Prince does not

wear a hat; but sometimes

ORDERED, 120 TIMES, this black cocktail outfit has a cbovron-pleated taffeta skirt, black velvet bodice trimmed, with pink roses, and a éin. wide patent leather belt gathered into o 2ip. buckle. Buyers have at Just realised that "soporates" pre popular with women who like to interchange their clothes.

and no bits") Mrs Hand dives in a

for

hood, quilted lining, and kutted collar and cuffs.

TWO - LIFE SUITS

Another transformation trick comes in the sul with two lives. Wear it as a suil, severely cut in rich materials—one of the new siiver lames or bronze and grey flowered lames; or, if a dress is more ding for the occasion, wear the skirt with a halter-neck blouse lop, in black velvet. The line cf this type of suit is restrained: the waist is winy and moulded, hipline stiffened and curved. Other points to notice are the collar, slight basque and icose back pleats.

Paris fashions are already i spiring London designers, Barely six weeks after their appearance in the Paris collections, they are being shown in London-in

LEFT: Cocktail frock in black moss orepo, with a. fall of sequin leaves scattered from the bodice. It is purinered by. a large square of emerald green crepe, edged with a deep, black frlige.

RIGHT: Grey and silver lanie cocktail suit edged, with black silk braid The single-breasted jacket buttons low; It has a moulded waist and slightly stiffened basque. The skirt, hang- ing straight in the front, has unpressed plaats giving back- fullness.

Shoe-makers

come to the aid

of the party

by EILEEN ASCROFT

there are attractive

British materials, by British de- signers. In particular there is the Diar coat line with the broad belt placed high at the back on the yoke, almost shoulder-blade level, and the fullness increasing In magnificent folds beneath it. Jacques Fath's new sleeve style appears on every coal in one collection: cut on raglan tinos, is inset deeply in a triangular eo that the points of both shape, triangles almust meet in the cent tre of the back. Occasionally, this sleeve is accentuated further straw hats, canvas sandals and Reindeer," by

OR most women the first town

day of October is the "fatties" in tan and black lined signal to pack away sum with lamb's wool. mer cottons and bring warm Advance, Christmas shoe news top coats out of the back of includes novelty slippers for the wardrobe.

"Puddy, Tat" children, celled

the Red-Nosed and gift boxes of

It is sad to say goodbye to

and Rudolph

longer-skirted silit over a tertan.

making it in a different suntan oils. But autumn has its velvet or brocade mules, which

the material from coat. For fashion, consolations... a fuller, will sell for 30s, Ed., or 25s. in example, a black velour coat had velvet sleeves, and black

a mohair cost had black Persian canvas petticoat; one lamb sleeves.

new shaggy dog" hats, gay party shoes to go with a full- skirted calf-length frock.

PARIS DECEPTIVE

We couldn't help admiring, i

the of

Gold Leather.

Party feet ideas from

for the Christmas

New

Party shoes have never been York prettier. They are jewel-decked season include gold leather and small town flat with her hus- although it was a copy--from a

band, runs her own car, cooks style by Jacques Fath-the de- or huve-encrusted heels Pumps shoes, hand-tooled; and per- the dinner each evening after ceptive Parisian elegance of the daily maid has left and has green wool day dress with the are made of delicate crochet manently pleated nylon stock- mesh; others Bre hand-ings, which give a perfect fit found herself я job in a two rows of small buttons ex secretarial bureau where her ending from collar to hem, and embroidered in Italian designs, and are invisible in wear. special interest is trying to find the apron-introduced by Fath

Real Cinderella slippers give. the older woman a place in last season-now placed at the

of splintered. business.

back of the skirt instead of the the appearance front.

glass and can be bought plain or coloured or tinted to match. So women in Lendon, if they

49. extra. wish, can follow certain details a special frock, for

100 TIMES IN THREE WEEKS "buyers" have said. “Yes” to this Each black-tacked jersey dress. reason after the Parit collections London: wholesale, designers hald Hequ midson shows, Incorporat

ing top French fashion points. Among this winter's "Buyer (Favourites" or these two cocktail dresses,

often

in

to'

the country he has a cap match his tweed sult He also Hies top hats with formal dress, both silk and grey. For semi-format occasiona he carries a bowler, though he is. seldom seen wearing it.

tails Prince Philli clopses a deep evening bow Style notes winged collar. from recent pictures are the satin-covered buttons. Most of

With

histles are of slanting stripes. and favourite choles is a club

techol

English

Stilef criticisms from male dreas experts are (1) the Jacking half-inch of shirt cuff, (2) that he doesn't bother to show apucker handkerchief and (3) his dislike of wearing

Subsonal:

BASONAL Jublion slogan, played by a New furrier. Men don't We

at they cho

the

that was

.

"This prejudice thal many employers have against older women secretaries ridicu lous," says Mrs Hand. "I loses

is

a lot of experience to industry

and causes a shortage none should exist.

cf current Paris fashions, (though There are also matching hand- the choice is necessarily limited) bags.

where in a way which avoids com→→ plicated currency transactions

Mrs Kand herself does short- and the exorbitant prices of the hand at 200 words a minute couturiers across the Channel!

is 90.

Indian South

ELEGANCE

PORNBRAAKAGULUN

Good

White Satin

value. are

white satin. opera 'pumps (18s, Bt.), which can be dyed to match your frock.

and her typing speed She is travelled. experienced, charming. She has worked for famous names among many them Yehudi Menuhin, glass Montgomery, an Maharajah, and 3 American ambassador.

Looking ahead KNITWEAR manufacturers in the United States are not only choosing a 1951 "Sweater Girl." They are naming. "Miss casion, wear a fringed scarf, em- strap has replaced the old- broidered with sequins, on an fashioned ankle strap on most embroidered dress; emerald and models black are good colour partners For women who do not like. wearing winter overboots in for this

Dou-JEWEL embroidery is one of the pieces de resistance of fashion

Pretty all-day, shoes, which this season, Sequins, beads and rhinestones glitter from every can go on to a cocktail party, or type of dress and sult. Black out to dinner, are made of velvet cocktail sults have their

Bishari lizard In bright jewel shoulders encircled with Vic

Sweater Girl 1970 from pre- cocious four-year-olds.

(World Copyright Revived London: Exprays Seralet).

orlan jet and bobble embroidery, shades of topaz, emerald and skirts of evening dresses are rasby. Spangled with jewels. If dramps the desired keynote of the oc

The more graceful. halter

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