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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY: NOVEMBER 9 1971

The Alluring New

VEILS

THIS VEIL DRAPES DOWNWARD.

Over THE ARM

Gracefully draped veils accurd well with feminine muzles of the senson-peal and Dekangular teils la drape in wo zups--coloured Chenille dots in high fureur.

MODES OF THE MOMENT, ¡and so on—but usally the mesh!

itself is in neutral tone. Large veils have embroidered border designs the in colour on a taupe, gray or You cannot glance a pictures on to-day's page without black mesh, and flower and fruit admitting the chain of draped | motifs in rich colours are seen on veils. And these veils are dis-many of the new veils from Paris. tinctly the fashion at the begin

ning of autem, when ordinarily big draped veils yield favour to amall, trimly adjusted face veil-. ings. The extremely feminine modes of the moment are keeping : draped veils in fashion at a season whan women usually c ncentrate. anlooking as tailored and trig as they can.

That it is the season when fur neckpieces begin to make thei Hine of throst and shoulder bulky has no bearing on the matter at all for hats conspire with velis, and bave wider brims to set thei draped folds of the vril Cut beyond the line of the fur neck- piece. A drapel veil on a very small turban with the folste of the veil lanting outward ever! for neckpiece and shoulder is Pagly. The folds of a veil should į always drop straight down! 10 give an effect of prace i But since ting turbans havei been abandoned in favour i brimmed hats, or turbans with rolling and flaring brima, large: veils are perfectly possible even with fur coat collars.

MANY METHODS OF DRAFINO NEW YEILS.

The illustrations show some of the new ways of arranging these big vels; and incidentally thel more prossunced size of the new fall hats. And s hats have Increased in size, so have veils. | A yard-and-a half long veil is n iskimpy affair these days and to possess any style at all a draped veil mast, give an effect of Lavishly used material-filmy staff looped and swathed and draped, and escaping in long end-

that falk to the wastline.

FLOWERS AT THE CENTER OF THIS

TUNNING HEIL

THIS ETBROIDERED SILVER MESH

VELL IS WORN OVER A CARR

YELVET TURBAN

mesh veil with clusters of bright-black with

↑ LONGWEIL WITH POINTED ENDS\THAT

OPARE OVER THE SHOULDERS

A BLAIN MESH, VEIL WITH WELL

DEFINED GORDER

What would you say to a gtag in black with black embroidery, in know are the very last word in white prabroidery Paris now. Some of them are hud mandarin oranges? Or to and in taupe with self-toned large, and others are small oval black ved garnished with green embroidery. They are the vary shaped veils of silver mesh with and purple grapes? These effects newest thing and are exceed silver dots that are thrown over are considered stunning in Parisingly smart but the costume small fall hats. A large veil of And veils now disport them

K093 with them bas silver thread mesh with silver- waives generously at the front just now and the flower and fruit that of the silhouette. They tras decorated sells cost a pretty pen-l to be selected with discrim-gray ramie embroidery is pictor- over the shoulders and fall down rather, a pretty number ofțination, else the effect is too ed. These veils look. bast with

gaudy for good style.

black hats and usually accoй- the front of the costume. A veil francs!

Another new pattern shows VEIL ENDS DIFFER IN SHAPE pany such bats. There are no tied around the hat and with its ends simply sagging down at the stripes and straight lines on the The veil with one square end gold mesh vails: silver, steel and ara the season's back would have no style at allveil ends with a scroll or floral and one fish-tail ead has been platinum

embroidery over the face. One of described, And here is another favourites for costume decoration and would give its wearer

these veils is pictured. This veil odd veil you can easily find it dejected, bedraggled look. Опе

has a very sheer black mesh and among the pictures with one picture shows a veil knotted the embroidery is in rust colour. end tapering to a point and the either side of the batbrim

fall The ends of the veil are scalloped other shaped like a three-pointed 80 Shat the veil enda

-another distinctly new notion. leaf. Spread out, this veil is real- forward

the shoulders rather than down the back. This The veil is throws completely ly a big triangle, the leaf end is one of the smartest veil modes over the bat with a delicate edge forming the base scd the pointed of the new season. Over a rolibrim of scallops coming at the line offend the apex. sailor, the long bordered veil is the nose, and at the back the ends arranging the veil over & bat is thrown in such a way that one are fastened low on the hat brim shown in the illustration; the edge descends to the chia in front and then brought forward over apex of the triangle drops over

nd the other edge just covers the the shoulders. hatbrim at the back. At each

Over

over

The manner of

the halbrim at one side and the

Still another new arrangement wider end is drawn forward from de the veil is gathered up and is shown in an interesting veil behind the hat and draped aver caught to the hatbrim and the that falls forward, Butirely cover-shoulder and bodice. This is

ends ing the front of the bodice, long gray mesh veil with pattern in handsomely decorated

points hanging below the waist-deep blue and it is draped over & spread How off well.

line. One end of this veil is new felt rollbrim sailor in gray. bo shoulder ΟΣ Dosting

That there is art in Hike streamers. This veil is square the end that is thrown

veil no one nteresting also because of its forward over the hat. The other draping glour scheme. The mesh is a soft and is fish-tailed; that is it is who studies to-day's pictures kupe shade with ramie border divided into two long points will gainsay. But so beautiful are which are brought forward the new veils--and so big—that A scroll of slightly darker tone, around the neck and draped over they drape gracefully simcet And the foral clusters are in the front of the figure. The yeil by themselves. The veils of this Hoh purple lightened by shades

has a square mesh is pale gray autumn certainly possess an sle- of mauve.

and a sprawling all-over ramie ment of charm and perhaps that Vivid colours have found their pattern in ecral colour. It is is why there seem to be so many way into the realm of veils as worn with a frock of pale gray pretty women just now and so everywhere else in Canton crepe and a smart turban very few that have not some. stume. Soma of the face veils of darker gray velvet. The coral claim to prettiness. ave chenille dots of brightest decoration on the veil is repeated SILVER VEILS ARE STRIKINO.

in the note of coral drop-estrings. One of the new silver vells is ben-like coral, seɛrist, orange These fish-tail veils come also pictured-silvery vailings you

COLOUR IN FALL VELLINGS.,

Tell as

The waistcoat is us papular as ever and usually comes accompanied by cuffs and collar of fly stuff.

NEW AUTUMN NECK WEAR.

A TRIANGULAR VEJË THAT

TRAILS DOWN TO THE WAISTLINE

Irish crcchet are rarely distio- guished.

The incoming favour for sur- plice bodices on fall frocks brings long shawl back again. For

collars coffee

brown velvet froek with crossed surplice waist and close, wrist-length sleeves there is a set of Irish lace cuffs and collar, the lace on the collar dropped-at the back of the neck-from an inch or so of sheer bandkerchief lines, Usually with the beginning of hand-mbroidered. There are the cold weather season neck-loval and circular collars, also, to wear counters fall off in interest; outline neck openings in these) but this year neckwear depart-shapes: and square collars to ments are brim tull of fascinating fack the sides of a necl-opening bits of finery to wear all through that is finished at its lower the winter. There are fewer edge by ice top of a vestee or gilet. collars, perhaps, than one expects Many of the ready-made tailored: to find at the commencement of a dresses of velvet or dark serge Summar season when so many tub bave a panel front of the material trocks have to be daintified; but in the bodice; but rarely is this there are hosts of other alluring rather severe panel front used. things: Cuffs to turn back over Instand, one repairs immediately the long, close sleeves of sweaters; to the neckwear department and panel. fronts and vestees-picks cut something dainty and frilly neck äzings for house soft in the way of a collar acd dresses, and a bewildering assort-waistcoat to dress up the square ment of waistcoats. Many of the neck-opening. Two "fronts autumn jackets simply beg for with matching collars are pictur- something stunning and dainty ined. One hasa waistcoat of lace in- the abape of a waistcoat, or for asertion and crimped lace frills and fluffy jabot to show between the a square collar of net and inser- coat fronts. Such accessories tion edged with the crimped frills, must be exquisitely dainty and There are cuffs to match-rather of a straight strip of lace, mitred new; very seldom do they look wide cuffs for a flaring or an elbow to give square corner, and the smart enough after a laundering, sleeve. The other set combines frills start several inches up, or even after a dry clean.ng; so the square collar with a "front" ander the collar. The lace for ane must be well supplied in order of lace insertion from which the neck-frill is gathered to a cord to have

that spic-span, well droops a double frill This set is at its inter edge, which given a dressed appearance every woman of handkerchief linen and filet graceful, flat lins where the frill lace. When one says a square" meets the neck. There is a fancy.

CELVES.

A filet collar and "front" wil! dress up a simple dark frock amazingly.

The most interesting develop-collar, a collar defining a square for tying an inch-wide black ment of neckwear, this autumn, is neck opening is meant; not a velvet ribbon around the throat, Irish crochet. It is undoubtedly collar in itself square. These with these lace collar-frills, the the feature of the season in neck collars are in fact merely small bow of velvet coming at the wear. Its rich whiteness is be-straight strip, the material lying back-s forerunner of the high ginning to thrust the creamy-ton-fat against the frock on the chest stock collar. ed accessories of the summer into but rising a trifle behind the the back ground. There is nothing throat at the back

Frocks have tall stock collars; blouse-frills are tied together at the neck with narrow black rib-j bon though the fronts may make' deep decolletage below the higb, smart bow; and when a round-necked or V necked bodice is worn the bit of tulle twisted 'round the throat is almost in- įvariable.

So much for neck-finishes; it is waistcoats that form the chief interest of the autuma neckwear display. If you do not own & waistcoat, go and get one at once, for be hopelessly out of it. 8ton- ning are draped, striped valvet waistcoats, the stripes running cross-wise; and the cost-fronts are faced with material to match. There are embroidered waistcoata too; made of heavy linen crash, of silk jersey and of a new em- bossed pique; and the embroidery is done in vivid, rich colours blended with lines of black, and in add, Oriental designs or in severe straight lines zigags and Greek border motifs. Bometimes the embroidery is in gray · and lovelier

Collars for the V shaped neck black an white, embossed pique, then genuine Irish crochet; nothing more distin opening are shown in another an effect especially standing. guished when it is the fashion. picture. To some women this V For house frocks there And its vogue seems to be return opening is very much more becharming waistcoats of heavy fing, fall-force. There are grade- coming than the square opening silk net, made in slipon style with fal collars to outline the neck which is usually a deal more bishop sleeves ending in close apeningsof velvet frocks and cuffs trying thaus Vor oval opening cuffs, and the blouse waist.comk in various widths for long and The straight across, rounded neck gathered in at a low waistline by short sleeves of indoor dresses. opening should be worn only by a broad sash that moulds the Some of the waistcoats of sheer very young women. Thin or fat, hips.

Soft, lacy jabots are so becoming that their vogue is assured, Sometimes they male with neck-frilla; sometimes with amalt collars,

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lluen and Irish lace, with narrow they look well in it, but never the The old-style waistcoat, savere collars to match, are exquisitely older woman, however pretty her and mannish and buttoned in beautiful. A flet travels best throat. Both the Vshaped collars double or single breasted style is with net, so Irish crochet masse have fabots; in fact one is all out of fashion for feminine wear most successfully with very sheer frill, the soft frill gaing olear new waistcoats of dainty frorie handkerchief linen and the ex-around the neck. Bordered net and lasy trim slip over the head or clusive bits of neckwear combin-lace was used for both these bite fasten at the back with the leat Ing this Ane Hiden with heavy) of neckwear. The collar is made possible number of shar