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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 10. 1922,

Tea Gowns of Oriental Splendour.

secret of hsing well dressed lies not so mach in the quality of the fabrio and the master hand of a designer as in the taste to koom exactly when and where each costume should see the light.

WHAT BRIDES CHOOSE FOR

TROUSSEAUX.

PANCIES IN FANS.

bare storm.

The French dressmakers have green crepe da china knotted at and it is well they should-that lace discovered that a long coat with one side.

and the French woman The woman who receives heri sach occasion demands its own nevar neglects the chance to intimates at five o'clock in the

tortoise-aball, jet, ivory or mother a rippling hem hides most of the So large are these trousers that kind of costume and that the twist and turn the arms so that afternoon may wear silver cloth skirt, therefore, square trousers of the casual eye does not take lo

the cape, as a background, takes | Chinese trousers nearly covered

o pearl frames, The latest the same material go very wall the fact that skirts have been dis-

now and ever now lines."

fad is to show, a drapery of the The long single plume fan that face arranged so that it falls in with it. Woollen stockings and carded. These are not nearly so

with a long jacket of church was so fashionable yesterday has donace fashion over the front of low-heeled shoes are its cam-immodest as knee-length skirts,

The bright scarf has been the purple georgette crepe girdled given place to an even more the fan. A cascade of the late panions.

Objection to them comes from

the one way in which the average chain of green and black beads very big scale and composed when open. conventional choice for years,

with camers of jade and black elegant and graceful mode-that falls on either side, so that it The trousers that are gathered tradition.

tha strung on a silver cord. A long [of

(Lo made on Into the ankle after the style of

A presents a most graceful effect They are worn by young women

woman know how to give herself those worn by Oriental dancers who have intimate rom

a splash of vividness. Now, if she sings about the neck to fall in of a background of fine ostrich,

Models of this type are being are not exploited. They are not in which they receive their

is wise, she will use the breed the lap. The small fan should be plumes to front of which are made in white and black lace, and in the remotest degree what friends for tea, and

one from China arranged stiff eagle's quills dyed in those lovely gold and silver they Molyneux shows new stimul.quare cape, making it of any the slippers genuine Chinese all manner of delicate colours.

a gay paper fashion now sponsors. The new are.. also Word

as negligeesation in this Geld of dress de chine, naturally, takes first Whatever small things she may large lace fans

anopla material she likes. Crepe

filigree laces ones are as old as many other by those who are ill. as sub especially in one of white crepe place

sandala, heavily ambroldared. Even more of a novelty are originally from Venice,

that, balling ngs the Chinesa rage invented, 'stitute for the elaborate pink or de china over a flash-coloured slip

among these draperies,

mounted on taken Paris bat they are somawbat new to the blue wrapper which was not as covered with white lace. The georgette oreps. Taifata is tonbe placed near her, carelessly on i

by possess of Chinese origin, should lining of chiffon ar

the ankles, the former is almost of duretyne is something new, latter is a sheath slip touchingpawieldy. Satin is good. The uses table or the mantel. a kimona caught up at one hip brought into action by its ac- after the manner Molyneux uses ceptance as a lining for costly discarded for the tea hour and in his draped evening gowns evening capes.

The ordinary satin slipper is

the top of the kimons droops

theornate sandal substituted. Chi- over the tightly drawn drapery

It is clever to dress for the pese sandals of embroidery are which is a graceful line well intimate afternoon hour in one's ought. The black satin and worth copying for any sort of own house as a piece of interior when they have garter strap brocade males are also worn frock. Around the neck goes a decoration, thinking of oneself as string of pearls that crosses be- an object to be draped in colons. and the ankle of shirred satin neath the chest to disappear at Nothing is too garish, really, if it brilliant lining that brings out over an alastic band, and a is in good taste.

some colour in the gow

Average women simply for the warm or half as interesting. reason that whenever she is asked When the first red smoking cos to wear trousers, her mind turns tumas came into fashion, the idea to the kind that are held in above met with little response, because the foot by a band and a ruffle. it was too far-fetched, but there - What she fa arkad to wear to-day is a practical appeal in these en- are trousers cut after the pattern veloping and protactive negligees of pajamas, the uncriticized use, which women like. of which has familiarized women with the id

BILVER TROUSERS, GORGEOUS

JACKETS.

NEGLIOSES WITH TROUSERED

SKIRTS..

the sides.

with

The days of Watteau-coloured fabrics in shiffon with much lace and many ribbons are over. Such negligees belong to the bedroom. The living-room calls for fabrics as deeply toned as the modisevals

The more conventionalized form of oriental bouse costumery is in "The house costume among the trousered skirt which has been those who go in for the casual thoroughly incorporated in evOD FREE USE OF GLITTERING BEADS. sometimes consists of a pair of ing clothes. It has charm. In silver cloth trousers, lined with its most beguiling form it is built

None of the designers forego the silk so they will not flop and lose of blue and gold brocade some Oriental trick of draping the body their shape, and a long jacket what after the manner of a msa's in sparkling crystals when they buttoned down the front fasbion-Turkish robe with a long coat arrange tes gowns. Not only does ed of valvet or chiffon in a vivid over it of turquoise velvet. The Molyneux use large pearls atter wore. A woman thereby gets all colour, heaped with as much em-straight lines are given by the the manser of Worth and Callot, the opportunity for which her bellishment as the wester can overdress, the Oriental trousered but there is another indoor robe of soul may crave stand.

to attach effect by the brocade.

black velvet which OW S Jade green georgette crepe

its herself the glory that she does It is not uncommon to find a brilliancy to as elaborate string not dare wear when she is in the lined with silver net makes one capa or a train attached to these of coral beads which Bay public eye.

to

Bride's negligee of ivory crepe de chine over flesh. coloured slip of sutin, Longstrands of pearls cross a the waist.

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Loose frock of green and wilver brocade with deep collar in front

and train made of green releet. The slippers are of silver cloth wilk

Bilder buckle.

suob jacket.

Tea youn of black refret com- bined with coral crepe de chine and decorated with corul beads. The crepe is arranged as a square cope which is attached to the shoulders of the gown.

Nothing Victorian goes

Turkish custume of gold and tur quoise brocarte with slightly high waistline qindled with turquoise relcet. Loose cout of turquoise reltet with wide sleeves. Turkish turban of brocade.

TROUSER SKIRTS.

Evening gowns are fascinat-! ing affairs of lace or brocaded} voile, with simple and harmon- ious lines. Coloured laces of cherry, arsenic, gold, etc., are) rather amply superimposed over satin and taffetas.

KAZTOW

An unusual ides common to all these frocks, is that the founda- tion, which is quite a sheath, ends in straight trousers hardly perceptible when covered by the lace. Velvet is much used, alone, or combined with metal lace, georgette and chiffon.

Where sleeves exist in these gowns, they are long, Itull, and of a light contrasting fabric. Combinations of delicate here.laces, with layers of pleated chif- fon are most effective, while zilver

It is ornamented negligees which is not in keeping mediaeval Italian might have with large green roses made of with our ideas of what this worn; these are matched to s. She should be Oriental or early cloth trimmed with jet, makes the taffeta held together with strands costume is intended to represent. large square cape of coral crepe de Italian. of fine silver ribbon. There is no The uninformed might easily chine. A coral comb perches in belt. It bangs squarely over the mistake some of these new the hair.

The woman who sits on a most gorgeous of evening gowns. figure. The trousers are silver costumes as dance add dianer

amall needlepoint sofs while the The "Viatoriso," which has The lace cape which Madeleine pours tes with lined with green. which shows iuffrocks, especially those designed Vionnet put on ber summer frocks a cage at one end and a the season's wardrobe, is a good a parrot in taken such an important place in uplarned cuffa at the hem of the for the young matron, and if the of black crepe. reappears in tes gayly coloured fire screen at deal seen, especially for youthful trousers.

truth could now be told it would gowos. Ons is used with a slim the other is quite content in the evening dresses. A happy in- A pair of thin gold cloth be found that they go out into gown of black satin held by thought that she presents a de-novation is a very wide and long troubers has a shorter jacket of society more often than the owner low belt of onyx medallions; corative picture. The ash trays tulle skirt, embroidered in small biek velvet with Moroccan confesses. The designers do not ourx bracelets at

angles in gold braid outlining care for this phase of the gown. catch

the wrists may be of blue Bristol glass and bead flowers, and completed by the outer edges The edges, a loose sash of jade They impress upon the public this

of the tex things of gold and black tight bodice, with a loose pointed square of Chantilly| Royal, Dresden.

Isbew) at the back,

Blip-on of black satin, sleeveless, with square cape of black Spanish lace held to the wrists by carted jet bracelets.

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variation of this fashion is 10 be Been in fan showing golden talle mounted an an encimious frame of mother-o' rexel. This is veiled with a drapery of single fronds of white lancer ostrich plumage falling in fringe fashion over the face of the fan and showing slightly curled lipe.

White gauze fans, spangled with imitation brillianta aad mounted on brilliant-encrusted stricke, are set another novelty that Paris is introducing for use this season; while exquisitely painted gauze fans are now appearing for use on all occasions.

It is easy to transform an old evening gown into a decorative tea gown which serves for dinner as well by adding a kimons of brightly coloured chiffon or crepa with square sleeves and a jewell ed girdle. The colours chosen for these kimonas are petucía, jade, flag red, fog grey, Chiass yellow.