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TAILORED FROCKS

With Coats To

Match

Fashion has appoved numerous colours for autumn wear, but the smartest is bronze green. AN greens from "rifle," which is al- most black, to a light green with some yellow in it are correct, but bronze green is the most chic, and and looks better still when "used" in company with brown fur.

Tailored Frocks

Simple, tailored, woollen house frocks are going to be important: this autumn, Every designer in Paris showed them, some are carried out in bronze green rib- bed material, with fine tucks for trimming at the neck, waist and rising from the hem.

For colder days there is a full- length coat, of the same material and finished with a collar of pale bronze fox fur.

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Cost Like Cape

Equally good to wear is a coat and skirt of bronze green diago- Lal tweed flecked with grey: The coat has belt starting from either side, a plain back and a narrow collar of brown Indian -"amb. Another green sult has a loag coat with draped revers of the tweed outlining a wide collar cf brown lamb.

A coat may look like a cape at the back.

To wear with a dress of their woollen fabric in the new dark brown mushroom shade Jays Ltd. show a cost to match, but in heavier material. To the coat there is attached from the shoul- ders across the back a loose panel which gives

a

smart swing cape

effect.

FLOWER BRACELETS

Fur the evening. Corsage bouquets and bracelets of scarlet Howers are pleasing..

Plain drenes for evening wear are of black velvet "or double- ratin worn with couts of pla tinum tissue, lined with velvet, and u entlar of silver fox. One may be sure that the latter accessory is always in fashion. For this year is a practicable purchase on account of it being the martest dress asset imaginable!

BRIGHT COLOURS THE VOGUE

The colours this season are es- pecially lovely. A good deal of mauvish amethyst will be worn for the evening, and in day time ́as at night, a definite purple vio- let-

"I have seen a street outfit in this shade with a jumper 61 orange rust colour; for the even- ing, purple tafetas, relieved with white; is surprisingly successful for blonde or brunette. Flame red and begonia tones are shown for evening, too, and rust shades which have a blending of Egyp- tlar red in their composition.

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The woman who has to wear. each season, something new and fashionable usually chooses middle-course so as to avoid the eccentricity of fashions which always seems to accompany novelty. This winter there many new ideas to choose, or rather from which to weed out" ard some very beautiful mate- rials, including, of course, the new and popular » uncrushable velvet. This is particularly at- tractive in bronze black, which looks so regal because of its sheer richress It is like an Eastern jewel.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1934.

FASHIONS FROM EVERYWHERE

London

Such queer, little sugar-loaf or "candle-snuker" hats women are wearing in London row! They go up to a point in front, and tie in a bow on the brim, and they are of felt, mostly, in dark co- lours.

Paris

Paris and sunshine.

What

finer setting could there be for the lovely autumn creations of the famous fashion houses, and all the social elegance that is so truly Parislenne?

I have seen some delightful clothes of the daintiest and new- est colours imaginable. One out-

With furs, the small beret tur- ban, usually in black,, is seen a good deal. and is likely to beat, for example, of attractive even more in evidence as winter. comes. The cage vell is used with it successfully, since fur collars are no longer enwrapping at the neck

Dyed black sealskin, ir: a lovely shade of brown. makes smart three-quarter coats. The epaulet fever has quickly died out, and in its stead the chest is much covered with tabs and flaps) (and adjustable revers, which Go hot muffle the throat. however.

Little 'velvet blouses are smart, in dark greens and browns, with: tweed Buits, and with the sugar- loaf felt hat I've already describ- ed are young-looking and attrac- tive.

Cossack caps of fur have a jes- ter's peak to pull them up to a point.

Cloaks and capes in material are to be keen quite as much as la fur. Belts are seen even on fur-lined tailored tweed top coats for dying or walking.

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We are to have some amusing novelties this winter. One of the latest ideas to startle London is the fact that toa: buttons on sports coats are, in some cases, being made of Brazil nuts. It is quite novel to have edible buttons!

coat

· THAT GRACEFUL FIGURE

It Is Never Too Late To Begin

If you want to retain a grace- ful, youthful figure keep that waistline supple!

Consider how a child walks. runs and sits. His waistline is as flexible as a wide rubber hand. It's never too late to...begin exercising to attain this sup- pleness and its companion quali- ties, grace and poise. For poise does come from within and an awkward body is not conducive to gracious bearing.

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So do your exercises with - a double purpose in mind. First, to be limber and supple. Second, to build health and poise. Let's begin with stretching and bend- Ing.

Touch Your Toes When you have brushed your teeth and taken two full glassės of warm water, stand before an open window and stretch.

Raise your hands upward, try- ing to touch the ceiling and feel- ing your torso being pulled up, up, up. Relax after each stretch. and repeat at least five times. Then begin bending,

Keeping your knees stiff, swing your hands downward to the floor. You won't be able to touch it the first morning, but after a week, you ten times.

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Disbarred Willesden woman: I went to my husband's favourite pub and while I was searching the bars for him,

he came in and accused me of drinking, paid he had come to look for me!

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'chestnut-coloured woven fabric," draped at the neck opening and held up at the side by a huge diamond clasp was very distinc- tive.

The dress was worn with a coat of chestnut velvet (made with- out lapels), which opened, widely in the front and had half-length sleeves

The latter increased rapidly In width from the shoulder to Anish with quite astonishing full- ness at the elbow.

A sriking wide fat-brimmed capeline hat. with a a tiny crown. was trimmed with brown and champagne coloured velvet rib- bons, arranged to alternate and Anishing in a great bow in front. Hat, gloves and the belt were all In brown."

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new

· Cylinders of cork and strips of bamboo are being used to deco- rate

autumn dresses, and street outfits. Evening dresses fasten down the back, and many' are finished off thus with dla- mond buttons. Some picture frocks have one or more of these buttons or them.

White ornaments are being used on black dresses, A bunch of grapes in white as a belt or coat fastening is a novelty I have lately seen.

Plaster marks are "another 'new ided in this connection, and this week I saw a girl wearing a black cloth coat, the double rever 'collar · of which was. fastened each side with a fair sized allver fleur de li ornament.

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New York

So far, not many changes in

line have beer revealed in the ad- vance displays of autumò fa- shions here. But one thing ir def- nite-clothes are out to be fore

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· Velvet is everywhere for dây- time suits and coats and evening gowns. The formality of the fab- ric is emphasised by the elaborate fur trimmings.

One of the newest ways with fur is to work it in a tiered effect. This is achieved by narrowing the. pelts and working them so that they appear to overisp...

Many of the cloth coats haye detachable fur trimmings in the form of cape collars and stoles. When these are removed and ex- changed for. cravata in velvet ta match berets. the coats still re- tain a formal touch by fur trim- mings remaining on the sleeves,

Feather mounts are in high favour on hats, Tricorns for lun- "cheon or five o'clock tea frequent- ly sport little feathery fronds of the osprey character. Berets, which are still very much vogue, content themselves with fat quills in vivid colours.

Tunic dresses and tunic ersem- bles completed with knee-length or full length coats are in pro- minence. Ore of the newest tunics has been dubbed

the "Minaret." 41

The skirt sweeps out in an ex- aggerated and slightly stiffened bell line which ends a' few inches above the knees. I saw one the other day in gleaming ivory satin. The hemline was piped with thick cord to make it retain its stand-away hem. It was com- bined with a dull satin "skirt in black,

Sequins are back again B. Alt- man, one of the smart Fifth

· Avenue stores, recently gave over an entire window to sequin-em- broldered evening gowns and suits.

The jacket mults for theatre wear were intereating. They comprised a slim cut skirt, a light blouse embroidered with sequins, and -- fitted jackets with sequin' revers,

"DEAD" SHADES Some of the gowns had softly

Live Again In Latest

Dress Creations

There are designers who al ways prefer. what are termed the "dead" shades, dark, deep tones peculiarly adapted to the richer fabrics of winter, such as velvet, lamė, lame-moiré, the thick reversible" satins,

old- fashioned raille and taketaa.

How very attractive in its modern resurrection " is that familiar mulberry or prune, the ripe purple plum, mixed with dull-metallic-weaves, or in its richness and stiffness. These shades will be moulded to the figure in velvet, lame, satiri or taffeta, faring out at the feet.

A dark prune can show a.con- trasting frill of soft salmon pink, the two colours being picked up by a wonderful posy of shaded popples or orchids. The floral cluster, worn in many ways, la a factor in both afternoon and evening toilettes The scarf or sash can also emphasise the" "brighter colour, as worn with the

darker frock, but floral decora- tions will be there as well.

This flower fashion is distinct ly of the 19th century trend," and will become 'mote marked as the modern poise of elegance gains,"

The soft fur and velvet coat, -·lace blouse and satin wrap' seem to be associated with the sweet- smelling cluster of violets, carna- tions, illes, and orchids.

These posies were mostly real blooms thirty years ago, for the "artificial flower had not attained the beauty of to-day. Both wi have their fair share of papu- larity, and there are indications of the clever mixing of the real blossoms with the coples."

These dark and dull-surfaced colours are the best background; for the charm of floral decora tion. The metal threads "and woven sparkling patterns are best left with their own bril- lance

cluster of white camellias with a dark golden tissue is beautiful as are the more "de- leste shades of coke with -- ver, but the new fashing fabrics, Alight, and brightness, must be treated in simpler ways.

cut and sequin embroidered res vera hanging from the backs of the décolletés.

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There seems to be a definite trend towards achieving a suggės- tion of glitter in dresses. Many of the velvets for evening feature metallic stripes that give change- able shadings to gowns as they go to and fro under the lights. Metal trimmings are used tailored cloth-day tank outfits and basques are much in evidence Jackets to suits fre- quently have rather full bo pleated basques. Afternoon content themselves with Kowns tiny Gared basques. “

Sometimes they are only fea- tured at the back, leaving the fronts of the dresses clinging closely and plainly to the figure. The "debs" are rediscovering the charm of the basque in taffetak and velvet evening gowns cüt on semi-picture lines.

SWANSDOWN REVIVED

· FOR LINGERIE-

Another Victorian Vogue

Swan down. ls so soft and be coming that no wonder the in gerle designers are finding all sorts of ways with this feathery adornment for boudoir novelties for the coming season...

Little coats of delicately colour- ed washable satin and silk have sleeves and deep capes made en- tirely of swansdown dyed in the same colour. Sometimes the use. 1s reversed, and the coat is of swansdown with wide sleeves of

Many of the new luxury, dress ing gowns have Inalde fronts of Bwaondown, which also makes a wide border at the outside edges of the gown. In other models of satin the cape fashion is carried out in feather.

The fashion for swansdown goes back to Victorian days, when ayed in deep queer. Victorian co- lours, maroon, puce, and peacock blue, it "trimmed" cashmere poto naise and bustle dresses. Now it is teen in all the most delicate hues imaginable, and makes an Ideal Anish for boudoir coats, dressing gowns, mules, and other of the dressier incidentals ir lin-- gerie fashions.

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"The actual silhouette has not greatly changed. This is the im- pression left by the week's 'dress shows. There is possibly in after- noon and evening dress a more pronounced Edwardian air, -espe- cially in the tendency to back- drapery. There is a good deal of fabric-cutting on the cross, which gives the Impression of the slant- ing backwards movement. The evening corsage is variable, and it would seem that fashion re- mains faithful to the somewhat low back, and in some cases the fronts are cut lower too; but no two décollétage treatments are alike.

Much of the corsage line, in evening clothes depends on the sleeves, arrangement. Some gowns are sleeveless, yet have a spread- across, winged drapery at the back, between the various lattice- treating wings is to have them work openings. Another way of

running down stifly from the back of the shoulders to nearly the waist-line. This gives an epaulette effect on the shoulders. which has the advantage of mak- Ing the waist and hips look smal- ler.

Drapery which has a similar ef- fect in the front is the wide bib- like plastron, caught by a narrow belt the fan-like-apron spreading on to the skirt below:-

Ribbed Fabrics Evening dress is rather more. complicated, although the desire to give the lmpression of amart simplicity. Both cut and materi- als are very unusual, and there des not seem much hope for any amateur styles. There is so much minate retall that is baffling to the untrained.

Many ribbed fabrics are employ- ed for evening wear, though the stripes here are narrower than those in tweed and wool.

A raised satin stripe and a thick ribbed crepe are very effective, but require skilfül cutting. There Is a desire to mix two or more materials in a dress, and here many pipings ruches and fringes can be brought in. Narrow vel- vet, ribbon, kid, jet and sequined Lines recall the fads of the late 'nineties, the subtle difference be- ing the lightness of the hand that to-day taes these trimmings, There is no plastered over-weight ed effect that polit, so many Vic torian and Edwardian frocks. -

• We have plenty of decorations and beautiful - examples of „fine hand - and jewelled work

Birappings of gold and silver kid similar to that used in our shoes can trim plam satin frocks. Velyet edkings may be left plain and hat or cut out in designs Fringes so far seem nar- Tow, for silk and wool and some good effects are attained in the createl drop

Problem of Purple, Purple is gaining in popularity. There are most graceful semi- trained models in purple crepe de Chine and ribbed silk. Purple is essentially a winter colour, and looks its best with white or dyed erimine. A brilliant pink or green- bronze is also an ideal relief shade- to purple.

Fancy taffetas in stripes and checks are having a great success for young-looking dresses, yet this material, with its dark velvet or gold stripe, savours of older days -the debutantes are particularly happy in their choice of quaintly. patterned taffetas for the dance and theatre gown, Taffeta does not crush easily or spoil. In fact, a tañeta model can be packed for ages and shake out fresh ar ever.

The new ribbed fallles and sat ins also posseses this quality, which is not one to be despised when one's wardrobe is limited. Some velvets crush much more easily than others a point to be remem bered when indulging in this fab- ric.

time nothing is For cocktail more exective than the new wool woren sequined fabrics. The col- ours are, mostly on the dark side, which show up the sparking effect of tiny bright sequins or mirrored squares in glass. Black, brown, green and aubergine are all pleas.... Ing shades when lit up by these sparkling studs. A heavy black crepe, is good when sprinkled with fet beads, or black wool with white and silver.

Jet Braces

Braces of jet and narrow panels of the same have come in again as decoration for dull black chif- fon and georgette, Wide belts of let or studded silver sequins are

worn on white frocks, with small capelets of the same. This is a -helpfül fashion when the frock is

sleeveless.

Another rich evening colour is wall-flower. Again, it should be only in rich materials. Medlar, too, is lovely for silk or velvet, but. somewhat loses its charms į in wool

There is no doubt that all the eighteenth and nineteenth cen- "tury colours are best in the rich- est of wintry fabrics, and the lighter chiffons can gain distinc- tion by the weaves or trimmings of metal and synthetic tones. -- Fur is plentifully used for night or day. Despite its charm, it looks as if we many become a bit over- furred this winter. Plenty of feathers from the famillar. barn- door fowl to the elegant ostrich fairy fronds are there to ring the changes. For chilly hights the feather cape is charming. Mus of fur and feather are among the extras that are full of feminine