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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MAX 96 1990.

HIER PAGE

NEW BLOUSES:

Ignore Waistlines

Hester Winthrop

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Dainty Embroidered" Chiffon Blouse Drawn-

Into the Waistline Vader & Draped Sash

Designs of

the Moment.

LADY DOCTOR ON MODERN WOMAN,

Unless there + something KELTS PART WAY ROLNIC

Another "me:bad of drawing in New theories on the sex pro attra-distinctive about a blouse Nowadays, nobody wants it. Asite bou blowe is illustrated in blem are always interesting, if Dr. Arabella tere not convincing.

Modern leats the for the makers of blouses, they the model of plaid taffesa.

a very narrow leather belt is Kepealy

to the edge simply rack their brains to pro- drawn through lashes cut at Man ince new and startling elects. either side of the blouse at front precipice, and shows him to what This tiny bels-indepths of physical and mental Blosses turned out by the menu and back. facturer by the dogs, all in one width of not in length-holds Idegeneracy he will descend if he style, have no longer an appeal front and back of the blouse does not beed her warning about

against the figure and the sides Feminism.

of

the

wish feminity Breepuumus is liste out jauntily, the flare con- Girls brought up on modern looking for an unusual blouse siderably emphasized by outstand-strenuous methods skip the years these days and will pay it seems.ing frills of accordion pleated between 16 and 25. at which the ribbon. A narrow frill of the latter age they approach any price for the gen.

ribbon edges the turnover forties in constitution and tem

even keen 03 As for the really smart blouses. collar. Excessively smart and perament-"are they disdain a waistline utterly ry new is this blouse with its politics, cards, finance resorts. They hang straight as a man's frills standing out at either side. pre-eminently of materialistic shirt, or as a middy, and you can its batton-down-the-front effec: middle age." wear them that way-if you are and the tall collar that contrasts Dr. Kenealy is horrified at the slim enough-or draw them in

tennis grin." and speaks of the oddly with the short sleeves. It

quarrelsomeness of anywhere you please by a loosely is made of plaid taffeta in shades proverbial

of tan brown and cream, with tan tennis playing women resulting If you draw in your tunic-varnished leather. Such a blouse from their combative habit of blouse at all, the most becoming is, of course, only for a slim way is to keep the fullness at the young thing who can stand the aides, below the arms. Back and extreme style. No older woman front must hang in straight, flat of ample curves would dare risk effect. After the loose sash or such a mode or would be very girdle is kootted, pull the loose unwise if she did. material of the blouse to the sides

tied sash.

and be sure not a gather shows

at the waist line at back or front.

EMBROIDER A TRICOLETTE

BLOUSE AT HOME.

"

mind.

"flere are seeb," she sa55, "absorbed in fierce contest during the exhausting heat of summer afternoons. grim-visaged maidens of sinewy build, hard and tough and set as working women in the forties: sofce with brawny throats, square shoulders, and

This effect is illustrated in the Of all the blouses, the em-istern loins that would do credit blouse of beige chiffon elaborately braidered tricolette models are to a prize-ring. -embroidered in copper tones. The most popular. Every woman who embroidery is done with French could afford

one of these

Las added

her item to

dote and satin stitch and a grape beautiful blouses

wardrobe, and the embroidery is in shades and leaf pattern, and coyers the the front of the blouse, trailing grace bat embroidered tricolette blouses of golden brown. A very beautiful fully over the shoulders and down are sadly expensive-especially model of olive green tricolett is on the short sleeves. It is a ship the hand-embroidered ones. There embroidered in olive, golden over-the-head model, the slash at is no reason why you should not brown and grape purple.

White tricoletta blouses em- the front opening over a flap of bave a stunning tricolette blouse

can do braidered in white will be beauti- the material and fastening with a of your own--if you tiny button and loop at the top. embroidery in simple designs. fal with white satin sport skirts.. Very captivating is the little Here is a blouse that appears to be The pattern can be stamped for belted in at the waistline, but the you on the material and can be soft brown silk blouse pictured. one tone, slightly It is cut on perfectly straight bbose really comes well over the worked in whatline and the crushed sash is darker than the colour of the lines with a short kimino siesta #sirapped wall, on the bin Mislincolate; or the embrondary can and has golden bends dotted over.

fullness is pushed to the sides be dose 13

blouse georgette, with pale coloured rand back while the front falls shades. The pictured

is of rosecloured tricolette benda

THE NEW FROCKS_L

FOULARDS IN BIRD

PATTERNS.

Lowers are passe--as silk pat-

This Brown Silk Blouse Clings to

the Figure" Gracefully

FOR MORNING WEAR,

RICRAC AND SOUTACHE REVIVED.

JOTTINGS.

THE PALMER HAT.

This Plaid Silk Blouse Coquettishly Emphasizes the Hips with frills

Old fashioned rierac braid that ierns. So are polka dots. The very used to be sewed on pillowcases latest conceit is to have brids is the smartest trimming you can flattering andflashing arross your bave for your summer frock of

A quains idea in hat trimming sumer foulard Parrots because coloured linen, or of tinted cham-in the use not only of beads, hut of their vivid plumage, are in bray The carrow rierat u all kinds of shells quite like the especial facour. One new foulard ming is sewed to the edge of pilgrims of the Middle Ages, who pattern shows gorgeons green collar, sleeve, sash and pocket worn cockleshells in their hats. patokeets on a black ground. An-Some frocks of linen or chambray

OFF-THE-SHOULDER FROCI. Some of the latest Paris creat- ions have compromised with re- gard to the no-back vagee, and present instead 03-the-shoulder bodices, the ones we used to wonder how our grandmothers

kept up. One of these quar itle bodices seen recently was fof silver metal cloth, and was allied with a wonderful baneby pale green" skirt of rufis eznght- up with a rail or two of silver Bowers.

GAUZE AND PATEST LEATELER.

other pattern has red and orange hate scalloped ounces and ricrae—SHELI-ROZED HEADGEAR.

Sometimes the shells Are and green parrots in a sort of borders the scallops. By the family group, the mother bird and was, these plain coloured dresses arranged in the form of flowers, two baby parrots ona sbort branch. are much smarter, than figured but quite the prettizatides shown This family group in wonderful voiles or plaid ginghams for by a French milliner was a faury

Linen frocks one straw of a very openwork pat- The combination of chiffon and. colouring is repeated at inter-morning wear. vals over a navy blue ground.will have if one can-barring thearn with a long chain of mother-chopped-up patent leather sounds One of-pearl shells wound round it weird, but it is not; it is quite Bluebirds, of course, find favour linen, coloured chambray.

attractive. This patent leather Dainty is a grey foulard pale yellow linen and two chamwice and then dangling over with bluebirds fitting across its brass, pinks and blue will make a the brim a little. An excellent braid is put on the most delicate,

use for a neck chain one is a surface. Here and there the deep good allowance.

little tired of. bluebirds are picked out with

also.

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in fact gauzy, fabrics, and it is also made into the, funniest little Aunches of flowers dred natural.. SELECTION OF COLOURS.

colours. It was Poires, the great The most becoming colours for French dress artist discovered its any woman are those which har-possibilities as trimming and be

black touches which add to the grey lines bordered fuely in artistic effect of the pattern black. In the centre of each Another exúnsing-new_patter square is a large grey dot, also has a bluebird blue ground on outlined in black. This is a for which is a check of grey, the ticularly neat and smart design.monize with eyes, hair, and come is putting it on ali bis lates: even-

BEAUTIES OF ALL NATIONS.

IX: THE AMERICAN TYPE.

Here is a typical type of i

blond. The photo it,

plexion. A stout woman shoulding frocks, often tinted to match wear dark, unobtrusive colours, the foundations. such as taupe, black, and grey. Dark blue is a colour almost uni. versally becoming.

SASHES POR "NIGHTIES.” Panniere nightdresses may be very up-to-date, but they are too fassy to find favour with the average woman. A very pretty idea to give so original touch to a plain nightdress is to thread fairly wide soft ribbon through slots in the material at the waist fine, and just below, and tie in large bows over each hip." It gives the pannier banchiness with a minimum of trouble in making and laundering.

ONE-DAY HOSE

Gauze stockings, with plain feet for ease, and the rest. masterpiece of lace work, will be popular this Sommer They are commonly called in the trade one- day stockings, for they are so perisbably made that they will stand little Ten} wezr.

HOSIERY COMMUNIQUE.. For day wear," If you want to be considered well dressed, you should confine yourself to grey, brown, plum or some other quiet This shade of slik stocking. refers to quite young girls. If you are in the thirties the shops provide Scotch hose worked in dice pattern of jade, and cerise. If you are in the twilight ages, when a rose lampshade gives one youth which the cold light of day fails to confirm, the shape provide se la-lurid stocking of the most Emsting-medleg of blatant bites.

Special Blouse Sale.

NEXT.

MONDAY,

TUESDAY

&

WEDNESDAY:

25% Reduction off ·

Marked Prices.

Lane, Crawford & Co.

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