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Modes of the Moment

The Touch that Tells of Type

Paris.

THE WAY A WOMAN puts on her veil tells a tale which she may little suspect, or if she is at. other type she may be quite conscious of the story she is telling, The finished coquette is invariably conscious of every gesture which concerns her dress. You may see her to-day busy with that little aye veil which she wears so attractive ly about the brow and eyes.

ladly with the little tinkling veil admittel of the open use of her, vanity bag.

The turn of the wrist, the slip- ping of the fingers into place, the passing of the other hand over the First came the rouge tampon. fait recompli, can be one of the Before the mirror she used this most entrancing gestures of which tress. So different from the clum freely about the cheek bones; clear- the woman of the world is mis ly she believes in high lights.

By struggle to force a hand into Then she took her powder puffin glove that is too tight and whien, from her flat silver nail-shaped box when won, is not worth the effort. and shook it over the black frock of the vendeuse (this gesture gave away one trait of character any way) and then she lightly powder I watched her trying on a newed her nose, cheeks and brow. hat at the milliner's week, and en- joyed the entertainment se much as a bit of hy-play on the stage. First, the hat, with a fitter two vendeurge assisting, was pulled and squeezed and pinned here and there to get one line finer and an ather stronger.

An Absorbing Momant, After this, the lipstick. This was an absorbing moment. Purs ing her lips, then stretching them over her sharp white teeth, she shaped her mouth as near to a Then came the vell, a little, cupid's bow as she could, with eyes as critical and cold as she pro- open-meshed bit of net which was

ather stiff. They all four work-bably felt about the whole busi. ed on that veil, but it was the lady ness, since sentimentality never With her red tipped fingers glean comes into the "make-up" of her ing with diamond, she laid it about particular type. There is nothing that ultra smart little hat and of the ribbon and the rose" philo, let it play about her brow and eyes sophy there. with the lightness of laughter.

It seems to tinkle in sympathy with her own laughter, for she was a bright young person, neither tender nor languishing. Her hair shone with a copper tinge and her bracelets were metal. All about her was bright and hard. Then I watched her put on her rouge and powder. This is another tell-tale gesture. The self-assurance of the

EMULATING THE FILM-FAVOURITE

Many women say, "How can we expect to dress like the film-stars when they draw such tremendous salaries They forget that clothes are not so much

Everyone wears a bow nowadays, Bows of all sizes and shapes and estours, in every kind of material, are the fashion. On the dress, tied in ribbon round the throat, on the aummit of the hat, at the side of it, at the waist, on the shoulder, morning, afternoon, and evening, bows are worn..

Bows of All Sorts

Misa Pert carries her tartaen bow just as she should-with a and repartee. Miss Demure ties a challenge. It bristles with smiles neat ribbon bow under her chlo to hold her shirt blouce in place.

Then that soft scarf tied to a bow on the shoulder of cone or dress, and that one which sits on In the putting on of a glove lies the hip to end a sash belt, how de much charm. The girl with a pret-licately it corrects the touch 01. ty hand who can put on a glove severity in the dress.

in sach a way as to make those And the small, stiff little butter- her murmer charming, fly bows, which sit on the crown of who see creature," will be able to see the a hat and give the wearer at least

been vase of youth broken with some an inch or two more of height than content, for she will certainly keep has her charm and will put on her There is much to be learned about

ita "bows. glove with the same dear gesture humanity from the way it weary at fifty as she did at twenty,

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"THE FALL OF THE DOLLAR

Not to shrink

accorded by Nature GUARANTEED Not to fade

of how to be well-dressed in the, Now we came to the possibilities. A cheapest possible manner.

very good plan is to buy one, or "The first step in buying perhaps two, dance frocks in white. clothes," says Claudette Colbert, Then at the end of the season they who will be seen soon in The Phan-, can be dyed the fashionable shade tom "President, "is to set yourself and altered a little by changing a certain sum and keep to it. Do the neckline and trimming. In a little cheming. Perhaps a new The Phantom President I wear a spring coat and two frocks to start white frock which I am now hav- with. The frocks can be varied, if ing transformed into

a Kaffa

a question of they are in fairly simple styles, by brown with gold lace. There is money as triste. It is possible for the use of scarves or a different only one thing to remember. The small fur frock must be of good quality ur a woman to look quite as smart on belt. A bolero and a

make another it will streak after being dipped. neckpiece would £2 as on 250.

One cannot economias on cheap change.

These things are necessaries. material."

Many of the stars have recently Igiven their views on the question

At Lane Crawfords.

centered

Round the Cown

Seen this Week in

Local Shops

can also

Gordons Ltd., have in addition to Whiteaway Laidlaw boast that in the furnishing de to all their usual stock some spe- partment a ninety-nine per cent. cial British shoes. The K. shoes of their goods are British. One of are made of the finest leather and the first things I saw silk tapestry beautifully cut and the price is in rich-looking silk which is gus27/50. There is also the Brit-Ban which comes in a fine and rooteed to be fadeless called Rayon shoe

At a time when all interest is the British Empire Fair at the Peninsula Hotel it is interesting to see what local shops are doing to help the movement. At Lane Crawforde Ltd. in the Ladies Salon I was told that they Tapestry it is double-width and in supple kid of superfine quality

several lovely elusive abades and at 33/- per pair, can dress an Englishwoman from the price is 8/50 a yard. top to top in British goods.

are also some lovely cretonnes and

There

British shoes may be rather moro® Starting with fine-span silk a new material called Cepia-fabric expensive than the usual Swise stickings by 1 & R. Morley at 2/75 which is in many artistic designca made Shoe, but are unrivalled for per pair, or in Rainbow Stockings, and is also fadeless to sun and cut and durability,

corsets

Another special line in Empire goods is the All-British Bath Sheet a very good size for bathers, being 34 inches by 68, and just 2/05 each.

Dolly Vardon Hat Shop.

and

which are also British. There are soap. This is fifty inches wide and British shoes in many colours and costs 4/00 a yard. varieties also, there are

There are some charming exam. The Cellular-Airtex corset is de

ples of the Early Victorian type lightfully cool and comfortable, and

of dress at Dolly Yardons, I saw costs only 5/75 and there is the

in crisp, organdie with little berth famous British Gossard at every

as gathered at the breast with an" price from the modest little sports- Miss Naylor is shewing fashion old-fashioned posie which was sweet- model at 4/75, to the skin-fitting imported from London. I saw a Two-Way Stretch model at 47/00. pretty morning dress in pale buffly unsophisticated. Another was &

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with white collar and cuffs and an- lovely shade of pale grean, Dresses by Deval are made of the inflow also cuffed with another in lemon yellow. To wear fins English span silk and are white at 25/00. There was a sweet with them are hats of white in guaranteed fadeland as for little frock in a small cherry many different kinds of straw, hate-The Lincoln Bennet hate coloured check collared with crepe trimmed with little flat sprays of need no introduction, and there are de chine and a charming unerash. Apwors, or with ribbon or organdie. very pretty, and charming at the able linen in leaf-green at $7/77 These dresses and hate are suitable starting price of 3/6.80 thinks and a rather unusual pique in for late afternoon wear and the must admit that Lane Orem fonda powder-bash with a tiny flower girl who wants to go on to dance are doing their bit for the Empira) pakern, ka well as others too num alter the cinema will feel just this week.

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