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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 1955,

WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

SMART TWO-PIECE IN THE COVER-UP LOOK

BRODERIE ANGLAISE

FOR SWIMSUITS

By DOROTHY BARKLEY

London.

THE 1955 swimsuits try: --

TH

to look as much like a dress and as little like a swimsuit as possible. Most of them owe something to the fashion world.

There's the chemise suit. This is the newest shape, and though it may appear something like the original swimsuit, continental de- Bigners have been promoting it as the last word in fashion this year. "It gives us the new cover-up look. with its half. sleeves and bloomer legs, though the neckline is still scooped out. It is made in elasticised boucle in i wide range of colours, including rose, king- fisher, gold and white,

seams

is

It

Next, there's the princess line

With its suit

Jong shaped into the waist, this the perfect waist-whittler.

Arm rayon batiste, the corset material.

is made in

|Spring and summer novelties in America include

Slipcover Hats And Suntan Shoes

TATS

New York:

HA with slipcovers,

Shoes that suntan, Jewellery inspired by the birds and bees.

These are some of the novel ideas designers have created for what promises to be the most colourful spring and summer yet in the fashion accessories business.

Those hats with slipcovers are what their designer, John Frederics, calls "extra dividends" because à tornan actually gets. two or three hats in one,

Typical is a gold straw breton with removable white lace slipcover elasticised to at the hat closely, This is two hats and a snood in one-the breton can be worn alone, with `cover.

for the cover' can be worn on

a' suggestion

for the

GARDEN

PARTY

Page

This year's favourite is the sheath dress with matching jacket. Here you see it in white broderie anglaise, the dress with halter neckline and cummerband waist, the jacket with roll collar and three-quarter_length_sleeves. By Julian Rose.--- Express Photo.

New

Fabrics And

Colours Featured In

Paris Collections

Then there's the sarong suit

It is made of nylon batiste, andi

like designed something

日

girdle. With its front panel draped over a non-stretch inner panel, it is good for those with generous proportions.

Nearly all the new swimsuits and have detachable straps, most have optional boning. For detail, they have jaunty white revers, are decorated with daisies, or have white braid trimming Necklines are varied this year. They can, be a wide scoop, with wide straps, or a halter crossing over in the front.

white

Materials

are

1)

Three of the new.swimsuits-the chemise suit in boucle, (a square-necklined suit in striped lastex, and the princess

line suit in batiste trimmed with daisles.

the

*

the back of the bead

- Detachable Brims

"The longer hair trend will revive

the snood,” sald the milliner.

Another designer, Lily Dache, gets double duty from some of ber hats, made with detachable brims, so that a girl has a choice of little hat or big one. such has a white lace crowik, or cap, which ties under the chin with

One

an aqua grosgrain ribbon The wide, detachable brim is of Stitched horsehair.

Shoes that sum

sustan

dre in a solt finished leather called corkette,

Tndustries Leather

of

The America says it starts out as m

off-white but grows dariter and more golden in tone with wear and exposure to sunshine. Everywhere, there's underfoot.

Favoured shoa

colou

ashodes are yellow, cornfiower blue, mauve pink and brilliant red. But you'll also eee the subducá t and greens.

A

Prints on swimsuit fabrics all of which can be disastrouser varied, too. look more like those on dress to unprepared fabrics Reliable

Several marnifacturers LEBAUTE Brims will not put a fabric on Topping them all, is the fabric fabrics. They vary from

počka duts in both shoes and rosebuds on the frilly the market unless it has been

blue on purses-cornflower woven with a narrow band of chintzy

American gold confections to the spot patterns rigorously tested and that in-white background, lurex the

IKIVY. Na which is laminated with

on the tailored types

Also cludes being submerged for

white, beige on browIL. a Chinese brush day in chlorinated water... ophane to make it rustproof. seen around: Paris con laces, or new, two-toned or in ice blue, with a band of gold colourful hothouse print.

The nicest version we saw was pattern, candy stripes, and FABRIC in the Spring

MABRICS and colour play semi-detached guipures,

thread, parTOW

a pencil stroke, zig-zagging across the material.

a

from

florals.

in CTOSS-

town:

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More Ropes

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Any man who, hoped the rope Many of the cotton swinsults Prints are less in evidence

have a matching stole or beach its way to London are

Sure sign that summer is on necklace trend would last only collections, second only to than in recent summers, and

these the winter is in for a rude jacket. They are lined with

There generally away

four new fashions seen around awakening.

are more silhouette news.

Then comes crimped nylon, a white Instead the accent is on blurred

towelling so that they

more masses o slightly stretchy fabric, made will do double duty as a beach

ropes, and

than ever. The 60- There are important new modernistic effects

Pale shoes. These are much jewellery or the same principle as crepe

wrap. hatching, wire screening, broken

smarter than, white for warm inch

jewelled rope is as com- trends towards hard finish line stripes, or gravel and stone nylon stockings, which keeps its

be When choosing a new swim weather wear. "They may monplace as the 30-inch rope of men's suitings and flannels quarry motits.

shape well Naturally you will pay more for a nylon swimsuit suit, make sure that it has been pink, blue, cream, or sand In last autumn Newest are those for day wear, contrasted by

tested Christian Dior uses some bird than a cotton one, but you get scientifically

Enquire colour. In style, they are low spaced with such soft fabrics like chiffon, silk and leaf printa, while Balenciaga your money's

worth in its whether its colours will be fast cut pumps, with Louis heels charms, flowers, birds and other

novelties. crepes, organzas and supple repeats a shadowy grey and

quick drying, hard-wearing to sun, sea water and to strong and no trimming.

One shorter necklace is made chemicals in swimming baths, cottons in the formal scene. black ground, highlighted with qualities.

Flower trimmed hats. Newest of tiny white beads, spaced azure blue dragonflies,

shape is a small close-fitting with larger daisy-shaped yellow cap, massed with mixed sum-ones, and finished off with one' mer flowers. Some of them are huge glass 'bee. crescent-shaped, more entirely Jewellery is just es colourful of pink carnations.

The lavender two-piece. One using

Women may be tailored and --- Other trends in prints, which severely groomed during the daytime, if they like, but they must be romantic and feminine after dark.

Hand-in-hand

with boule vardier suits and ensembles, coat dresses and tunies, the dry Jhard finish sleefc woollens

and pin striped flannels endorse the manaish ada.

also show up in embroideries, are towards old fashioned types. „of cameos, medallions, vines and garlands, otter: handled like wallpaper,

18TH CENTURY DESIGNS

Embroideries are featured in new types, again veering away classical floral designs. There are ecclesiastical " and

symbols, or 18th silk and cotton, century adaptations et scrolling

and irregu rich man straight from the weaves, besides J marked

Patterned fabrics also make from news, with the continued popul- liturgical arity of tweeds in everything from wool to

There are slubs

and bandings pages of Versailles. One source

revival of Clan and Glen plains, of inspiration appeared to have shadow plaids, and Shepherd's been the 18th century costume

and hound tooth checks.

ALL-ROUND COTTONS

Some tweeds take on rustic

exhibition held at the Carnava-

let Museum in Pards last

band-loomed effects in screened,broideries are direct copies of

pebbled or oatmeal, weaves,

Many fabric patternis and em-

designs worn before the French Revolution,

and

Cottons have never been

Colours are pale and light, stronger, featured from carly with a trend towards, the beige morning until midight. Lanvin and parchment family usés cotton for the missing eight yellow, replacing last summer's hours in the day's schedule, pinks and blues. Yellow emerges starred, in a charming cotton or in.. gandy house cor and nightie in importatore as the single most

There are new cotton fabrics

shade.

pale shell pink, bound with Dior calls his particular light Awashable satin ribbon

shade "Queen's Hai Other estion houses' favour. every pale and creamy hue, deepening gamboge and bright mustards, particularly stressed, or take on at Fath, taken from Van Gogh

in quilted and patterned weaves. Many resemble silk with shiny satinised finishes,

foto

additional glamour with metallic and Gaugouin canvases. thread in damask and brocaded effects.

Blended and synthetic fabrics are commanding increasing re- cognition by leading Parisian designers, who formerly turned up their noses at anything that wasn't "pure silk," "pure wool," or pure something.

NON-TARNISH THREADS

A COMEBACK

Navy blue stages a real come- back for the first time in years. It is shown in dark midnight: blue or lighter mayal officer's' blue” ot Lanvin,

Tawny", browns are featured at both Dior and Balenciaga in rich carth and greyish casts. Rods carry over from winter. often paired in brilliant sunrise combinations.

Givenchy showed a special collection with all models made in orlon fabrics. Nylod is strong

New tweeds many three or in puckered

at Chanel, types while other bosses stress the use four different shades of red, from aflurex, the new non tarnishing pins into deep bluish tones. metal

thread which adds a sabile There are also many-flower

fabrics.

reds,

mcluding nasturtium, gleam to synthetic

Patou introduces a formal geranium, as well as glowing model made of metallic sack corals and orange reds. cloth shown without the pro-. For evening, Dior uses, an verbial ashes, B

Lace is all-important au boty and green which he calls

“Dollyhill" reswell as several beavy and Sheer tests. There cinched and pubin Vie are delicate Chantilly, and Alen--Chima Mali Special

$1

EVENING DRESS WITH

A DIFFERENCE

A short evening dress with a difference is this style in black poult taffets by Julian Hose. It has an accordian pleated bodice and skirt, with the pleate separated by black velvet bands. Its wide neckline can be worn on or off the shoulders.

Exored"" Photo,"

suggestion.. is a

cont

as

footual

short-sleeved Judith McCann

with

designers combinations.

of New York

in deep Lavender, wom combines bright orange and just

over a dress of pale lavender.as bright pink, and deep emerald

The short evening dress with turquoise.

Back in favour again are

the

And this spring, you'll see so bouffant, ballet-length dresses. many pastels-pink, yellow and Coral red organza made one blue on jewellery counters,

skirt you'll wonder what ever be new style, with layered

the pearl-coloured and straps set at the tip of the came shoulders.

pearl-United Press.

....

The White Collar Girl

Is Getting Popular

New York. THIS is the year of the

white collar girl. White collars, many of them moderate in size but most of them large, show on dresses, suits and coats.

fine fabric edges

miniature washboard to "scrub"

double Before washing collar which needs-ironing, run long basting threads 1⁄2 inch in from the outer

washed, the collar has been rinsed and pressed lightly, re move the basting and give it a final firm ironing.

seam After

To keep them white and crisp

Press pebble-weave piques on Lite means a little work, but Ite

thick. towel to preserve worth it. Whithe collars arut

or pebbly texture. Press Lace cuffs should be washed after

embroidery collars with each wearing Since makeup a towel underneath and a cloth and hair oil often soll the on top the

the latter to protect necking, brush soapsule alens open works from being onagged the edges during the washing by the fron toe. Or use an ordmary comb as a

Colouring Hair Cream

New York.

Now you das zub, new colour into your hair, in moch the san mermer

would

platinum or grey, Acti

at the some tim

Surprise Hp: 2 very little granulated sugar in the last *Tinse will starch" a small, beer wille bow or collar. Use cold-water starch to crisp heavier cottons-United Pres

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