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A JEWEL FORTUNE IN "HOLIDAY”

WOMEN'S INTERESTS

Fashion

PRE-VIEW

NEW NECK-LINES AND LACES

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are em-

Round The ·

Shops

LANE CRAWFORDS

costume wear.

There are square and pointed knot of wine-red roses at the waist neck-lines for the evening and the to match the broad-brimmed' straw low-cut backs of several models hat, and a garden party frock for are laced up with narrow ribbons, a young girl is made of palest pink the same ribbons being used for organza broderte anglaise worked straps which Cross

This week is showing a very on either in black and edged with a deep shoulder and look, charming on band of plain pink organza on the nice range of Summer Gloves in youthful dresses.

hem. Beveral other dresses show gay cotton mesh and fabrics, some handstitched in contrasting Loose three-quarter-length coats this idea of a plain hem, among are are shown in plain silk crêpes to them some figured linen frocks for colours, others spotted, as well as match a number of restaurant en-beach and country holiday wear, plain white for sembles. Black coats

and another organza evening dress washable and in all sizes-and the broidered with silver sequins in in black embroidered with white prices are very fair. stár designs, and a deep mauveblue has a hem-band of plain white or- sequin dress has a sequin wrup of the same colour,

Flowers are Molyneux's favourite

Have just received by the Pres, trimming. They are worn in gar- The neck-lines of Molyneux's lands or boas on evening dresses.

Cleveland, another shipment of summer dresses are lower than any and

summer very attractive

straws. varletics unusual

include he showed last season; some are sweet peas. Lilies-of-the-valley,ning and beach wear, as well as Delightful cotton dresses for morn- oval, others pointed and crossed peorites roses, and honeysuckle: with broad turned, collars, while the latter, gathered into a big pasy. a number of crisp silk and cotton the short sleeves are cut in one is tucked into the belt of a cream-organdle for evenings in pastel with the bodices. The skirts are coloured embroidered georgette full, pleated, cut in bell shapes.frock with a full skirt. and frankly gathered into the waist or hip-line for day wear, yet i the evening dresses retain a slim,

ganza..

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straight Mine. Usually without FASHION FLASH

belts, these frocks have cleverly draped waists with long sashes falling from the left side.

WHITE LACE

Lace dresses are shown for din- ner and garden party use. One white lace frack with short. puffed sleeves and a straight skirt, has

More than $800,000 worth of allow imitation jewellery to be worn real jewellery, designed and made by members of the millionaire by Paul Flato. considered the "Seton" family in "Holiday." and world's greatest jewel designer. Is Flato who recently went to Europe PARIS FASHIONS

being worn by Katharine Hepburn, to confer with the former Queen Doris Nolan, and Binale Barnes incf Spain about refashioning some Columbia's picturization of Philip or her crown jewels, excelled him - Barry's play hit; "Holiday."

self in the designs.

insists on

MAYOS

and dark shades,

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REVILLE

Revile have in stock a really useful selection in colourful cot- tons, for morning and afternoon. Slacks and shorts in sharkskin Pink and blue are the smartest at most reasonable prices, they colours for milady's summer ward-are also expecting another ship- robe, according to Robert Kalloch.ment of new goods. head designer at Columbia Studios.

TEA PARTY

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Wide

Range of Summer

Gloves

and fabrics

Gay coloured nets and Handstiched in contracting colours, Plain white costume gloves.

Ladies' Salon

Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

The delicate flowery tones of both of these colours will pre- dominate. and he advises the com- abination of the two in sheer cot-

SWISS EMBROIDERY ton dresses accepted with natural Chinese Anglican Churches, invited dresses are made with short skirts

The Womens' league of the. five

Pale blue or deep corn-yellow lace straw large hats and cool open-the Womens' Guild of the St. John's and feminine frills of the same lace work shoes,

A typical Kalloch creation of Heep Yunn School yesterday, the

Cathedral to a tea party at the at the wrists and neckliness or this type would be a fitted re-first anniversary of the School's the fronts of their bodices. Little arranged in jabot formation down diagote coat of dusty blue un-official opening. crushable liner, worn over a pale

boleros and sleeveless, straight The party was organized by Mrs. jackets which come below the waist plain neckline and pencil slim Speeches of welcome were made by

Growing Their Hair pink sheer cotton frock with high p. Teo, the President of the League, go with these ensembles, and there

by all present.

of heavy silk crepe which have

satin ribbon sash of the same green which fastens under a tight rosette, while one of his more unusual en-

Guarded in an especially-built Unlike other famous jewelers,

Hats are not all of the revealing lines. Topping the ensemble would Mrs. Woo and Mrs. Marr, vice are tailor-Atted Jackets also made electric, buglar-proof vault by Flato designs for the individual wide-brimmed type with a slight be a natural leghorn hat with several detectives, and under the temperament of his cilent. Among breton uptura to the crown Only crown of ribbon embracing the two

president. personal supervision of Flato's abfe the priceless articles created for those women wear them who have tones of the ensemble, and as ac-school children acted the life of St. them. Mainbocher makes a pretty Prior to the tea, the primary inset corselets of lace to relieve alde, bue de Viduro, the jewels re- Miss Hepburn were a rare necklace spent the last nine months grow cessories natural antelope gloves Paul in tableaux, which was praised anglaise with loose jacket and ensemble of dark green broderie present the most valuable assort-of little jewelled hands, which spelling the back of their hair. For and brown and white sandals or ment ever used in a picture.

In deaf-and-dumb language the hair to Edwardian, and is brushed plain white faced leather sandals. Director George Cukor, who

name of the star; Jeweled dower up" from the nape of the neck into Kalloch feels that many hats authenticity in

every ping of rare stones; jewelled curls on the top of the crown or with Fibbon crowns will be worn detall of his pictures, refused to brooches, pins, and clasps made in even into a bun. The women still Curing the coming season. He has and the high stiffened crown in sembles has a wide flared skirt in the signs of the Zodiac; and Trowing hair and with untidy wisps created one of rough straw for of red, yellow, blue and green gro: several layers of-black organza and lavalleres and bracelets containing at the back wear Queen Alexandra Jean Arthur to wear in the Col-grain ribbon. These colours are a buttoned jacket-blouse of white bundreds of square-cut diamonds. toques poised well forward and with

umbla Frank Capra production. carried out in the belt worn on a Swiss embroidery in a large wheel Simliar rings, bracelets and neck- follow-me-lad

ribbons

hanging You Can't Take It With You." plain white siin frock which Miss design, which fits on to a tight laces of unusual design were made down the back to the neck,

The hat has an eighteen inch brim Arthur wears in the plecture. to suit the blonde beauty and per-

EDWARDIAN SPINX

Barnes.

ZIPPS FOR STOCKINGS

* Stockings with "zipp" fasteners up the back seam are being patented by an ingenious designersonality of Miss Nolan and Miss

in Hollywood. A very Ane slide of rubberised material is being per- Flato also designed the male fected which gives the appearance jewellery worn by Cary Grant, Lew of a rather thick seam, and the Ayres, Henry Kolker and Henry Iden has two advantages-it makes Daniell. For Ayres he made a set stockings much easier to put on of cuff links similar to those me and saves ladders, and it also originated for Director Cukor- "ofers an opportunity of contrast- goid and platinum bolts and nuts-

Ing "zippa" to tone with a costume which screwe into place instead of

or accessories.

fastening.

Ginger Wins Fashion Award

Wearine blacle nat over a creant satin slip, iftlon-haired Ginger Rügeri selfi ba saan in "Vivacions. Ludy," her costarring sehide with Ipmer Stewart.

Ginger Rogers, RKO`Radio star, has just been chosen by America's leading designers for Fashion, Academy's speclat 1938 award as best- exemplifying the dream dictatën of the typleti American girl. Parson, alitý, charm, makend and ability to wear clothes were the standardé quaed in selecting the winner in the anumi poll c nducted by Emil Alvis Beriman, the: Academy's director. Miss Rogers receives s Fashion Academy medal, awarded each Spring en fashion saaders in eleven prominent Gelda the world over.

Shop decoration has taken on a gaiety and distinction equal to any art show now that all the great. dressmakers have a small shop as well as a salon for clothes. In a corner of the Place Vendome is such a one: in the one window a white plaster sphinx dimples at: you wearing quite simply a toque of pink roses and velling on her

her

head. rose suede gloves on hands for should one say claws?); in the companion window a similar creature has an Edwardian hat trimmed with,, violet ostrich tips poised well over her forehead, wears violet gloves and a necklace of plastic bows such as is the newest fashion.

In the re Cambon a famous dressmaker has palest green glis- tening tuile dotted with lies of the valley, and jewellery of golden bees in 'all sizes, of which you are expected to buy a set of fire at a time.

HORTENSIA COLOURED

The new colours are the reds. ranging, in the mid-season dress collections, from the deep grenat through rosy reds on to japonica rose and geranium shades. What we have so. far referred to as the cyclamen "tones are, to continue vith us, but renamed "Hortensia" for the 'hydrangea plants, both pink and blue. Indeed, reds and pinks are only fashionable when they have a suspicion of blue in them, and blues again are modlih when they have a blend of red in their composition:

JUST SO FEMININE What is most noticeable in the newest fashions is the. extrenie femininity of the modes, the loosening of all severe lines except in tailored suits and sports clothes. The widened armhole so that you hardly see where sleeve'ends and bodice begins is an example on the soft dresses and coats alike, so, too, is the forward draping, pleat- ing, or shirring of fullness. Rib- bons and lace are having their heydes

The Legislative Yuan' held its 123rd session at Chungking on May

with Mr. Yeh Chu-tsang presid- ing in the absence of Mr. Sun Fo

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