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ROUND THE SHOPS

Details In Dress That

Dominate

Paris.

The Young Parisienne flatters herself on her squaretoed shoe this season. She strides along very easily in strong brown sudde shoes with square toes, laced tops, and low heels. The cheaper edition of this shoe is not very attractive. It looks better in leather. Only the very expen- sive bootmaker has achieved B good model in suède.

For the afternoon, shoes are.

stili dainty, with court heels, rounded -toes and either low-cut vamps or vamps which are car- ried over the instep to what looks like a side fastening even when it is not,

Since black dresses are worn so much black shoes are right to go with them, either in suède or kid. The well-cut, almost untrimmed Shoe in glacé kid or suède is. much liked by the Frenchwoman. Lightweight stockings, without clocks, in very fine silk are worn, and both shoes and stockings should

be Impeccable. Great stress is put upon this point.

Woollen Stocking Revival

Pig skin, or "pécari, as it is called, is the skin used for mor ning gloves, the, gloves to wear with tweeds, Thin woollen stockings are their companions. Plain or with a wide check or plaid, the Farisienne has adopted the fine woollen stocking for morning wear, and is developing quite a passion for t

But to go back to gloves. The easy pull-on pécari or the-wash- ing chamois' are right. for tailor-

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. maden Quite simple and not ex

LADIES' SALON

Ane suède with worked gauntlet tops. There are velvet gloves, and for the evening long gloves of these same materials, or to match the dress. Again, short gloves are worn in the evening with mitten sleeves which reach nearly to the short sleeve at the shoulder, These mittens take off and put on like gloves.

At no party with any pretention to for- mality is it correct to be without gloves.

It is dimcult to say just what trimmings are this season. They

Though opinion is divided in the matter. I think shopkeepers are very human people. For instance. Immediately after the Xs and New Year Celebrations. (they are, most of them, having sales} That, I take it is to give the public a chance of picking up something. really good cheaply, for after all is said and done, women will be women and whether there is a sale or not, they just cannot help wanting to buy most of the time and as a result the family chequer runs pretty low!

LANE CRAWFORD'S

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Lane Crawford's have much to offer including hats, cpats, shoes and in fact they have cut all their prices drastically. Even the new season's goods are being cut so that for the early birds many a bargain may be picked up. Not only does this affect the "ladies but also the men for they are... having a sale in all departments so roll up, all ye shoppers, and get what you want at half the price you would have to pay at "normal" times.

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MAIZEE'S

Maizee's are also having a clear- ing sale and for three days only. her customers will have the chance a lifetime to get something really cheap. This is strictly a cash sale but what difference does this make when you can get some- thing really nice for next to no- thing? There are many smart "dresses, especially outaizes and it is in this direction that some ex- traordinary reductions have been made.

EVE

Not to be qutione, Eve is also. having her sale and here again re- duction is the pass word. Every-. thing, has been marked down to the lowest figure possible and as there is bound to be a big rush, 3 advise all would-be shoppers to be there bright and early.

MAYOS A

At this time of the year when everybody is thinking of what to get for the annual Race Meeting, hats come in for a lot of considera- tion. In this respect you cannot do better than pay Mayo's" B visit as she has just re- ceived a new shipment of fur felts in all shades to be made up in the latest style:

THE NEW HAIR STYLE

Back To Queen Alexandra Curls

Hairdressing styles for 1935 just evolved in Paris owe their in- spiration to the late Queen Alexandra.

I was shown a number of the new styles, which so far have

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WIND UP OUR SLEEVES

Sleeves! Make way for sleeves! They enter with a flourish. These new sleeves are out for admira- tion, and plenty of it. First of all the way they start. No con- ventional beginning at the shoul- dar level for them. They spring straight from the neckline". or from as near as makes no matter. Balloon sleeves, bottle-neck, slee- ves, organ-fluted sleeves, parach- -ute and peasant sleeves...they all encroach so far on the bodice as to leave an incredibly slim line to the body of the dress. Choose them for your next frock. won't regret it!

NEW FASHIONS IN

JEWELLERY

You

Jewellers are anticipating that Princess Marina's gift of a wed-

consist of little flecks of colour of word-amous hairdressers who First Spring Millinery ding ring to the Duke of Kent will

on a dark dress, as when a bit

of a scarf or a ribbon is knotted at the throat a couple of blg. Bright buttons are used to give colour to the shoulder, or waist, or hip; a fewer is thrust into a belt or pleaed near the throat; a clip of glittering diamond paste, A string of amber, Jade, of lapis beads are all looked upon as: trimmings.

Recently I have seen embroide- ries in soutache, in silk, in metal threads, on a bodice, on scarf ends, on a pocket, a belt.

The rule applied to trimmings and ornaments of all kinds is never to exaggerate their use. Bruyère gets an effect with a little narrow bit of bright ribbon. no longer than a book marker, at the throat of a dark blue dress. It makes all the difference between brightness and duiness. But there were more than Just that touch it would lose its effect,

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She user big buttons in the same way. Shiny black belts on the dull material of a dress are trimmings, and Molyneux has put

rog piskin belts un event dresses of the finest lace sştir and ve

For the afternoon, gloves are not so simple, 174 are any number of shades, and colours into be used

met in Paris,

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Pictures of the new modes have been brought to London by M. Georges Barranger, of "Georges," in Buckingham Palace-road. S.W. But even the most fashionable woman will not be allowed to have her hair dressed in these styles until the New Year.

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One of the most striking sty ies has a cluster of curls on the forehead. It is similar to the fashion started by Queen Alex- andra when she arrived in England to become Princess of Wales.

"These curls form a perfect frame for any features," said M. Barranger.

To Show Ear

"All the new styles have loose, natural waves, and the hair is dressed to follow the contour of the head.Curls at the nape of the neck are definitely out.” “

"Next year every smart' wo- man's hair must be dressed up to the top of the head and showing the eRTS.

Shades

The introduction of a scarlet wing of fanciful ornament, in one of those small boat-shaped dark felts is attractive on a dark vinter's day. We are, for the moment, quite willing to have the persistent black note relieved

Black antelope-duvetyn and felt provide a dark. Youndation. The narrow-brimmed toque with

the higher crown can have a bright ostrich plume placed at the back Some close-atting hats and undoubtedly the smaller shapes continue in favour. These show a tiny quilled fantasie, a decorative jewel, or short hat pin.

At this season of the year, the designer "tries-put a few larger bats for the sea zips to warmer climes. I am told white and beige crêpe of rough surface, or a corrugated strap paper ply

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felts that anything in the

set a fashion. Birmingham jewel- forg in particular are pleased with the Royal wedding, since not only did 'they make the ring and other gifts, but they also presented Princess Marina. with

some.

fashioned to the lobe earrings of

new design,

the ear, and they

of are ex- pecting that this will popularise the design and so bring them more trade.

At present, Birmingham's je wellery trade is buster than it has

arms are working overtime, and been for six years. Nearly all the

there is a shortage of skilled la bour

of straw clust be no less easy for manipulation. mid-season favourite, but not for travel,

Many suite of sponge-cloth or cotton tweed will have clever. ted Cossack or

ade to match, and

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