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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1937.

Fashion

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MID-SEASON PARIS

FASHIONS

NEW COLOURS FOR EVENING

SEQUIN EMBROIDERY

Black dinner dresses and gaily coloured evening frocks have been ordered for the winter season. Molyneux's dinner dress of black silk crêpe lightly scattered with black sequins and trimmed with a draped, sequin-embroidered sash tled in a big bow on one side is a successful model. Another useful dinner dress has a slim skirt of black silk crepe and a yoke, cover- ed back and long, sleeves of black lace. Wine-red, cedar and nigger browns, green and dull orange are colours for the evening. Lelong allies two and three colours

new

a single ensemble and puts light coloured foundations with black and brown lace dresses. A brown lace dress worn at the Opera recently had a white satin founda- tion. There were also plain white. pale blue, and black dresses with which deep red velvet wraps were worn. Brocaded tunics cut slim lines went black skirts draped slightly at one side. Black lace tunics are also correct for such cccasions

On

Chanet's lace and tulle dresses look well over sequia embroidered foundations and, chiffon draperies are used to relleve the severe lines of models embroidered all over with sequins. Thus 3 bronze- brown sequin skirt has a draped bodice and long panels of pink chiffon falling from the shoulders. Pale coloured chiffon falling from the shoulders. Pale coloured chif- ton in two colours is put with silk crêpe in several dresses. A dark blue crêpe dress may have bands of pink and pale blue chiffon drawn back over either shoulder and falling to the ground behind. Triangular Scarves of tulle and chiton edged with lace go with picture frocks, while dresses de- signed upon more slender hnes have long scarves, cut in a piece with" the bodires which can draped about the neck-line different ways. White chiffon is used for a dress with nine, narrow shirred flounces on the skirt and emerald kTeen satin shoulder- straps. Another white dress of fine silk crêpe has flared panels shirred into the skirt at the hip- Hne. Ribbon trimmings are used upon lace dresses embroidered with silver threads, and broad taffetas ribbon is shaped into busks and shoulder-frills for dresses in light materials. These points show that

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LACE AND TULLE Lace and tulle are the fabrics chosen by Malabocher for youthful eventhful evening dresses and the new tulle dresses with wide skirts look like garden bouquets in three and four sweet-pea shades Arti- ficial flowers in delicate colours trim some of these frocks at the neck-lines; others have bodices which are slightly gathered into small points Additional ways of using tulle for evening dresses Introduce long transparent skirts upon day-length foundations, and full, tightly gathered skirts with sequin embroidery down the front Instead of at the back or sides of the skirt.

Dresses with slimly Atting skirts are most usual at pubile functions unless it be a gala occasion. An evening ensemble of dark violet- blue silk crêpe is correct for the theatre. Such a dress might have a pointed neckitne turned down in wide revers embroidered with silver arabesques and a short jacket to match with long sleeves. Simple dresses qf black or white jersey "look well with draped bodices and gold broocheg 83 their sole ornaments. Alix designs dresses of this kind, and besides the classical black and white, such colours as violet, mauve. green, and dull brick-red figure in her latest col- lection. A white jersey dress with a loose straight skirt has a gather- ed bodice held in firma lines with narrow bands of the same material and a violet-coloured jersey dress has cowl-drapery at the neckline and fullness drawn into the back of the skirt. Straight fitted models and picture frocks have trimmed hem-lines. Cerise-pink crêpe is frilled round the hem of a dull green dress and a border of black monkey fur falls, in fringes round- the feet on a long, straight black evening coat which closes edge-to- edge.

EVENING WRAPS

A dress of tawny-red crêpe with fowset drapery on the left side of the skirt has a becoming line, and with it goes a short cape encrusted with arabesques of green, violet, blue, and red facecloth. Another unusual evening wrap" is a cape of

Round The

Shops

Anticipating the last minute scramble for Xmas presents, LANE, CRAWFORD'S LADIES SALOON have taken the precaution to get in early a stock, of nice things so that the ladies-about-town may do their shopping leisurely, and the one result is that there is a mar- vellous collection of nice things in this store.

Cosmeties hold a place of honour, with Elizabeth Arden beauty make- up boxes the predominant feature. There are also mirrors, Yardley's soaps and perfumes and bath salts

There is always such a wide de- mand for gifts that Lane," Craw- ford's have taken no risks and have just received the latest in hand-bags, book-ends, bridge-sets fand very nice ones too), fancy pencils, vanity cases, coat hangers, diaries, shopping lists, fancy hand- mirrors, powder bowls and a host of other things that are definitely. Christmas-y..

At RIVELLE'S the writer fell in love with the smart dresses and evening gowns, all ordered specially for the festive season.

One model, in black taffeta com. bined with black velvet. with square necklines, had velvet ruching down the sides of the blouse. Another very attractive dress was in navy blue heavy silk, finished off with `a narrow black baby ribbon round the neck, sleeves and bottom of the skirt.

There are also afternoon frocks, too-all so riice.

MAYO'S have just unpacked a very lovely shipment of heavy shipment of heavy woollen dresses. that are so much in the fashion these days. There are some very pretty hats too, to go with the dresses and if one is very fasti- dlous, Mayo's can always turn out hats of any shape and style to sutt the taste.

fallle gathered into deep folds and mounted upon a belted vest, while more delicate in colour and mate- rial is

short gathered evening coat in several thicknesses of pink. yellow, and periwinkle-blue chit- fon, which is tied closely at the waist-line and flares out in a full peplum.

Tunics with irregular lines are in fashion. Some drop in points at the back, others are slanted across the backs and fronts of the skirta and rounded at the side, Alix has a dress of fine silk crêpe checked and striped in parts only with narrow gold lines. The bodice of this dress is worked in checks, and the slim tunic is bordered with gold lines, and stands out against the long straight skirt.

Necklines are not necessarily low this season, and many dresses have modestly cut backs and bodices, which it closely against the throat. The square-cut bodices of picture frocks may even be led in with lace guimpes fastening round the r.eck upon velvet ribbons. Feminine accessories of lace and tulle are correct for the evening and short jackets of white guipure go with black dresses. Hair crnaments are made of tulle and sequins, tiny sequin caps covered with tulle veils, glittering sequin flowers held in position with col- oured hair-ribbons, And lace acarves which are tled over the head peasant-fashion. They new evening sandals are embroidered with sequins to match the latest belts and bags. Deep colours rather than pale shades are cor- rect, and dark laces mounted upon white, foundations make pretty court shoes to go with individuai dresses.

NECK NOTIONS

A dainty trimming, which has come back into favour, is the nar- zow gathered frill of lace, an inch 'or 80 wide, stitched round the neck, the narrow V. front, and the cuffs of a house dress; · This decoration looks crisp and charm- Ing. and is so uttle trouble to attach that it is surprising that it hus not appeared earlier. Try it on a frock that is beginning to look rather sorry for itself-and note tonic effect.

A novel idea with Jabot or revers worn with a tailored suit, as to clip these on. fnstead of sewing them. A set of lttle paste clips serves the purpose admirably.

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