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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY

SMART DANCE FROCKS.

Dance Frock of m

Salin Brocadewith

Huge Sashbow.

of Tulle

(Short Full Dance Frocks have

Longer Narrower Skirts

Modes of the Moment.

1 Many of the new dance frocks It is very short, a la Parisian are odd --interesting-rather than style--in fact, the dross from the lovely. The merely pretty evening edge of the decolletage to the edge dress bas gone out of fashion of the skirt measures not much and every woman wants to create more than a yard. Flosh-tiuted a sensation with her costume on tulle is swathed about the figure the dance floor,

ļup to the armpits under the drap-

Gorgeous dance costumes are ed down black velvet bodice. This puffed out coquettishly and in becoming so prevalent that by and bodice ends at the back of the youthful fashion.

same danec.

RAGE.

The little

by it will be the demure little cre-waistline in two such ends; one bodice, is simple and girlish- ature who is conspicuous. This is rather short and the other trailing with short lace sleeves and a noticeable in the case of grey on the floor. Of course the train very modest docollotage. It is dance frocks. Soft, simple little-which is really a trailing sash, edged with peari beads and pearl over the affairs in their dove grey colour, may be looped easily over the arm beads are festooned

At they are tremendously effective when she dances. The skirt is puffed drapery of the skirt. against

background of nude of silver cinth overhung the sides, this skirt retires in coquettish stronger colour-provided there with silk net embroidered with jet length to reveal a

petticoat of lace and pink are not too many of them at the and crystal beads in long loops rosebuds. The skirt is really ent Separate loups fall over the am- PEACOCK DANCE FROCKS THE ptuous and rather barbaric effect ones at front and back. Each ¡broidered ones, giving a sum in twelve panels, the longest The jet and crystal girdle is a new panebis bound with narrow silver This year the peacock is the bird feature-theso girdles of jewels braid and silver braid covers the of fustion. The peacock colours or beads are quite the thing on seams that join the panele. are especially rich and brilliant dance frocks now. Jet beads in combining deep blue, green, black, two locao strings suggest a

The straight-across, off-the- silver, bronzy green and flecks of necklace, but the beads are really pinkish apricot. These coloure shoulder straps supporting the shoulder evening bodice is com- are blended in embroideries of silk velvet bodice. Draped strips of in again and bids fair to and beads, and Are sometimes flesh-tinted tullu pass over the replace the band and shoulder- produced by dropping one layer shoulder and to this tulls the strap bodice that has held ita of chiffon over another green bands are sewed. Part of the place-by the shoulder straps

A youthful dance over a, ricot and blue over, the gorgeousness and dash of this for seasons. green, and stenciled Conchies of black velvet dance frock are the frock pictured has this straight silver, black and apricot un the huge black feather fun and the across decolletage filled in to coiffure band of rhinestones with outer layer.

A peacock dance frock shows one a butterfly design at the front. way of using the peacock design) RED AND YELLOW USED

TOGETHER.

REVIVAL OF JENNY LINE

BODICE.

NEW PARASOLS.

Very Gay,

A Gorgeous Dance!

Frock of Yellow velvet. with Crystal

Beaded Train

One cannot but be impressed by the gaiety of parasols this year, Most of them show at least a dozen brilliant shades and look! like a whole flower garden. The colours are introduced in various ways: sometimes, in brocaded silke, sometimes in embroideries of silk or beads, sometimes in variegated linings.. There are parasole with bands of shirring in contrasting silk, and parasols with knotted modeat height with a bertha of ostrich trimming or crystal beaded not on which is

-sashes in contrasting colour. Ten a pluk silk rose and sprays of and even twenty ribs are quite. rosebude. This frock is made of prevalent and the more ribs, the and colours on an evening dress.

pale pink taffeta. All the edges flatter the parasol top when open- Those rich hues are confined to

od. A very dressy parasol withi This year reds and yellows (are piped and corded and the full panels at either sidu of a frock of silver cloth. Panels of blue-green make part of the kaleidoscope of skirt, cut out in scallops, is twenty ribs is covered with black chiffon are dropped at front and colour approved by fashion. The dropped over a longer, narrower chantilly lace and lined with back from decolletage to hem. dance frock pictured is of yellow skirt of the taffeta. The pointed black not. Th chantilly is put The embroidered panels are very velvet-a flaming shade verging bodice drapes backward, ending on in little overlapping rules and heavy with jet and silk em-n the orang; and down the in a wide sash at the back. With two butterflies of crystal- and broidery, the colours: rich deep train stray great, glowing red this smart and fetching little amber bead embroidery hover on the cover. The handle is of black a gorgeous-wood with an amber cabuchon. green, blue, bronzo and apricot. velvet flowers-a vivid scarlet in dance frock goes

hue. The frock is made still feather fan in pink and grey. The design does not exactly repro-:

fContinued on next column). duce peacock plumage but clevermore brilliant with many little shadings. ly suggests it, The jet-weighted dangling tassels of crystal beads panels puss up under a grateful depending over the skirt drapery sash and seem to be hung from and forming shoulder straps. the shoulder by the strape of jot TRAINS LOOPED UP LIKE and iridescent beads. This is a gorgeous dance frock indeed and

BUSTLES.

Sometimes instead of a long a very, very expensive one. Its trailling sash, there is a high, wearor has her hair in the now puffy sash of tulio that stands babbed effect. An export coiffense out at the Lack of the hips can achieve this effect with long coquettishly. A frock of the hair; or, if one prefore, a bobbed type is pictured; and hero again attachment of artificial hair can you suo the new girdle, this time be fastened around the head and of jewelled cabuchones set in the natural hair drawn over it and silver. links. The frock is made coiled at the back.

of pale yellow satin brocade with VELVET DANCE FROCKS ja panel of crystal beaded palej

STATUESQUE.

yellow net do in the back of the skirt, The brocado is draped A velvet dance frock is a smart affair, and is quite the most upward at the back to show fashionable thing one can fox trot this panel, and the upper part of in--but one wonders if those the skirt is partly veiled with velvet costumes are not uncomfor-pleated yellow tullo, looped at table for such strenuous exercise the back in the big ash bow in overheated rooms? However, The jewelled ornaments slung on as little volvot as possible is used fine silver chains around the in the bodice, so probably the waist and across the bodice of wearers manage to keep cool. beaded tuilu are topaz coloured, Two now typical velvet dance For a debutanto 18 'the gowns are pictured. The black enchanting little dance frock of velvet model is particularly chic.Jpale blue faille, looped up and

AN ORIGINAL SUNSHADE.

Out in the sunshine it becomes a parasol, with the guy colours every parasol must disport this year to be fashionable,

A NOVELTY.

M

An Enchanting Little Trock of Pale Blue Taille

Stunning Peacock. Dance Trock with "Draped Panels

The sunshade seen in the picture on the left is here shown being put to a new use in the shade, as a smart modern bag trimmed with ostrich.

green and gold changeable silk with gold tassels. A pleated frill

WALTZING IN "TWILIGHT."

Purple Paris Fashion.

Twilight walizing is the latest

to match the sash falls from the practice to be introduced in Paris edge of the cover.

dancing saloons. At frequent

A smart parasol of gold and intervals towards the end of the black brocado is veiled with evening, the brilliant lighting is shirred black chiffon. A model switched off, leaving aglow only of green taffeta stencilled in gold a few lamps coloured a rich purple. inveiled with peacock blue chiffon.

The orchestra sinks Eo

A most interesting parasol was subdued and sensuous waltz, and photographed for to-day's page. in an exotic atmosphere of velvet It is not only a parasol, but a very shadows one dimly sees closely convenient reticule which you interlaced couples gliding round the darkoned room. Gradually can carry on your arm.

SMART ACCESSORIES.

Open, the affair is a graceful, the music dies away, but the 12 ribbed sunshade made of lights are not turned on again til striped silk in rich brocaded and the dancers have returned to their plain effect and the colours are seats, gorgeous. The parasol pictured combines rose, mauve deep blue and white. Other models combine orange, copper, black and white; or peacock blue, green, gold and black-and so on. Inside the cover you will see the two ribbon straps which make the bag handica-when your parasol turns itself into a bag. The other picture shows you how the bag looks when the transformation has been effected. The ferrule end of the parasol is, of course, the bottom of the bag and the ribs, are attached to a metal ring which) is built around the forrule and so that when the parasol clases the ribs close at right-angles to this metal ring instead of tight up against the stick in the ordinary way. The stick is in two parts, with a socket at the centre and may be taken completely out of the cover, when your parasol becomes a bag. Or you can carry Lace is so bigh in fashion's the parts of the stick in the bag. favour now that lace sunshades The ostrich trimming on the bag, for summertime are a foregone shows on the outside of the conclusion. There is nothing parasol cover though it is not more frivolous-nothing more visible in the picture of the open enchanting than a lace parasol sunshade. Easy to carry about but its daintiness must be care- and easy to pack is this excellent fully guarded between hours of parasol-the most practical and use with tissue paper wrappings. convenient thing in sunshades Many of the new parasols have that has been invented yet. shirrings of self material. A rather pretty parasol has gathered ruffles of stiff moire ribbon, each ruffle gathered at its lower, rather than its upper, edge; so that the

Some Parisiennes this winter frill stands up from the cover coats in the correct high-up-at- are wearing Chinese mandarin When the parasol is closed, the the-neck pattern and in every gathered frills fall downward to ward the ferrule end. Sash parasols came in last season and

MANDARIN COATS.

combination of barbaric colouring over their tea-frocks, and on

bid fair to have a great popularity many informal occasions. this year. The sash or wide scarf

WRIST AND LIP.

is passed around the cover, not Tho very latest thing from far from the edge and is caught Porie is to have bracelot and over each rib with several rows of oigarette holder to match. In one shirring, put in crosswise of the of the smartest sets adon the scarf. The ends of the scarf are bracelet represented a serpent of knotted and dangle over the edge jade with gold markings and the of the cover and usually tassels end of the cigarette holder was or balle trim the dangling ends. inde green. A second bracelet was A parasol of the sort has a cover a delicate pink with cigarette Jof green taffeta and the sash is off holder to match,

Quite a popular fad are the tight-filling cape of gold or

or the opera. The one shown in silver cloth for restaurant wear

the illustration is of gold laca over salmon-coloured chiffon,

Much beaded, embroidered and lace-insel hosiery ta seen and where it doca not inaich the. dress, it is most apt to be grey, silver or gold,

While there are many vary. ing styles in slippers for even- ing wear, the favouride to the plain back patent leather slip- per with u'rhinestone:bdeklai.