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PARIS, FASHION NOTES

[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]

Fat, June 11th.

Like Jean Patou, "about whose collection I wrote last week, Chanel seems to spend her time designing clothes which will take off at least ten years from the age of the wearer. Even the models she desigus for matrons have air of youthfulness About them that is lacking in the frocks designed. by some of the other designers who belong to the ing

And, above all her clothes are always discreet and in good taste- dirhcult fest for a designer to accomplish when she throws the law

of tradition and classical idents to the winds.

older and more staid school of dress.

Most of the simple afternoon dresses are made of printed crape de Chine, with per haps a touch of foulard introduce here and there to break the monotony. She

ford of waking skirts that have three tiers of

Hounces on them. either gathered or pleated

Pleating, as a matter of fact, particular feature of early all the models here; the finest pleats are Ling User

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The Corporation undertakes General Bankin, and Exchange Business of every description Da in addition to its Branches has Agencies in al

0. CHAMPKIN, Manager,

in all materials, woollen materials as the principal Cities of the world. crope de Chine and ninon. But to return to afternoon frocks the bodices of these are flat, and the sleeves, as a rule, are long, but there is no trimming of

used, say kint

perhaps, a

callar soft lingerie not to big.

artist men is i

which are expensive.

beled afternoon frocks Simple-nnd horribly a popular shade; so are almond green black and grey. But as Chanel deigas a KOLL deal for Englishowmen and a as, apart from this, her own tastes run to quiet, beridals, there is very little colour to be seen in this satson's collection, nearly all height shades, such as red, green and the like having been put well on One side in favour of dark or neutral tints.

Her skirts err on the short sile, ure straight, and have a tight look about them, although bidden plents or a fold buttoned ever allows plenty of freeion for walking.

There are some lovely little taffetas. frocks to be seen that are simple and rest fal to look upon and decidedly becoming to the wearer. These are en

embroidered with da signe copied from old "Italina tapestries. When she tires of making frocks on the

Chanel makes the most lines, models in an embroiders! silk that is o

delightful

of

from the picturesque Eighteenth Cel.:

inile de Jong patterns, with their rustic scones and their pretty Dresden China shepher desses. One quaint printed material she has nade use of shows streaks all over it like the skin of a tiger. Another p model is made from 4 dainty whit crepe Georgette that bas black daisies worked all over it.

one of the evening moxiels no cut low at the ick and high in frumt, laut the majority are cut

equal line back and front. Beaded crepe Georgette is seen grent leal, auostly in white or pastel shades: For those whose liking for bended frækshas

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have been in vogue, there are more striking

lels

including a must attractive one in

black, with silver lace forming a tunic and with a sleeve that moulds the shoulder and falls away in long lines, this forms a a vorg bending line at the back and looks far more discreet than an expanse of bare back show ing.

Another in lei in flesh pink crene Cier Geor gette shows a slanting apron drapery-in front and a wing cape behind. These two ljustments are bordered with silver tissue, and thus dress is wern beneath a coat in the same shade, embroidered all over with silver and crystals, and edged with a border of kolinsky fut

haye evening cloak

that is one of the show pieces of the collec tion

is in pink and silver lame, inished with

J high collar of chinchilla.

Among the tailored models, there is an attractive suit in black alpaca; the plan

skirt

is buttoned up each side, and the slut cost, cut on plain and severe lines, opens over a lovely white silk crepe blouse in an erten thick quality; this shows a mound neck and long sleeves cut "fairly full and in with a band at the wrist.

Caught There are few black models in the col- tection,

but only few, au blank is being severely snubbed this year by nearly all designers, modern and old-fashioned alike. that Chanel is showing are mostly designed for afternoon; they are quite simple and untrimmed, except for panels or a fanlike piece of pleated material set in at the side where the skirt wi

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The sports clothes, here are delightful ant somehow manage to combine a sporty and a "towny" look so that they can, at a pinch, be wo

wora either ini street or on a golf. course without looking out of place in either. Woven woollen suits are being worn a great deal with either a

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and white mixed with black, dea being to work them out in designs of Eastern origin.

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also worn

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and

crepe) or in crepe de Chine. Dresses of this typo are untrimmed for the most part, eut quite straight, from neck to hem," with panels of closely folded plcats let in from

above the bust from tiny. round neck

heck yoke.

On her black afternoon frocks and many d. coloured ones that are not made-of

of the

a figured material, Chanel is making use of the quaint idea of the coloured will hand- kerchief round the bine or shoulders w means of trimming:

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