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REPTILE SKIN.
VERY MUCH IN VOGUE.
The best dressed woman has taken up the once abhorred reptilo
BRIGHT ROOMS.
MAKING THE MOST OF MIRRORS.
Nothing has such a transform-
skin, as though it were a mascoting effect on a room as a well-placed and conts, dresses, hats, handbaga,
mirror. A narrowly-black-edged
belts, and umbrella-handles are scon one brightens the gloomfest hall, sometimes, the entire article but if space will not permit of this,
• sometimes, just the trimming, in
try the effect of an oblong one hung reptile skin.
Reptile skin ia eo subtle that it horizontally above a small table can be worked like silk or chiffon, bearing a pair of orange candles in brass or wooden candlesticks. Al- Besides, the markings, are very beautiful, and the skins are found ways see that a pretty scene is re- in all the fashionable shades, so
flected. that whether the toilette bo in grey or blue, beige, green, or red, the right tone can be chosen to har-
monise.
ly framed in wood to match the The dining-room mirror is usual- furniture. Tradition hangs it over the sideboard, but it must be ar- A remarkable costume designed forced to look at their own reflec- ranged so that the diners are not for sports wear, and seen recently;tions during a medi, as nothing is was entirely in anakeskin. It had a coat shaped like a riding coat, with a meat Itile turndown collar and very soft, and trimly fitting, little skirt, laced down one side.
Then there are all the little trim minga on kasha and crepe-frocks, little collare, cuffs, belts, atrapping of all kinds, Nothing is smarter or more distinguished than this -combination of sking and material
FOR MORNING WEAR.
Charming for morning wear to a fresh little dress of yellowo
and blue plaid taffetas, with. collar, cuffs and tie in very pale yellow. Note the quayed, slightly higher waistline,
SPRING MILLINERY.
BRIMS THAT FRÁME THE
FACE..
Many of the new spring hats are charming and feminine and essen- tially becoming. This is good news after months of "skintight" models, of hate that resemble the helmets worn by the milliary heroes of my- thology or the headgear of Ameri- can baseball players., The brim na a frame to the face has come back. Some delightful effects have been) achieved by one millinery designer in whose showrooms were recently shown the latest models, with brimis that are box-pleated, futed, or} "konked," trained in the becoming way thoy should go up and down, and, newest of all doubled under. This turning of the brim under instead of over, requires a skilled touch, but is most successful when precisely right, giving novel curves above the face.
Fine And Coarse Simwi.. Hemp is a favourite straw. Crinolins and cellophane are a good deal, used. Beige, apple-green, 'brown, palest apricot, hycinth blue and pavy were among the coloura specially noticed.
A rather wide-
reflects only a blank wall. In that more irritaling. Then, perhaps, it case, the proper place for the mirror is opposito the fireplace, or some the windows. beautiful picture, or, best of all, effect in the dullest room.
This gives a bright drawing room offers greater acope The for ingenuity, and Individual taste. Rooms which have been connected by doors are often improved by the use of a large mirror to hide the partition. Sometimes, however, it is a little embarrassing to be faced' perpetually with a life-size picture of all the people in the room. A low, marble shelf on which to rest the mirror is essential, and the painter, who can touch up the corners with a sloping bank of rushes or, flowers, and perhaps a few birda or bulterfiles, will greatly enhance, the effect.
Period Rooms.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1928.
WOMAN'S
WORLD
CHARMING GOWNS FOR THE STAY-AT-HOME WOMAN.
Gold brocade tea gown trimmed and cuffed in Wide binding of brown georgello velvet on a
scarlet velvet,
the dressing-table mirror, and air of candles If necessary on the table itself. mirror on the door la ofton sumci
A plain, full-length ent for a small room, and an admir-i
COURT DRESSES.
DEBUTANTES WHO BEAR FAMOUS NAMES.
tan silk house frock.
LETTERS.
OF MARRIED PEOPLE.
[BY LADY KITTY VINCENT
ELITE STYLES
DAINTY HATS LOVELY HAND-BAGS- NOVEL FANCY GOODS
A. P. C. Ballding
THIS WEEK'S RECIPE.
APPRICOT CREAM CAKES. ¡
Beat together 2 ounces each of butter and sugar; add half a boaten egg; stir in 2 ounces of flour, and "I'm so sorry," said newly marthen 1 teaspoonful of apricot jam. ried J to Jack, "I thought this Lastly, add 1 teaspoonful of thick was a bill and I opened it, but I cream. Mix well, and drop, a spoon- see it's a private letter."
ful at a time, on to a greased bak Jack put it in his pocket withouting in. Bake a pale brown; re- saying anything and Jili, who had move the cakes from the oven, and seen just enough of the letter to roll up while warm and soft, leave
make her feel curious, was left them on a ejevo till cold.
prey to curiosity and also feeling
that she had annoyed her husband. Should husbands and wives ever
open each other's lettern?
Never is the only satisfactory
answer.
Buttonholes For Hats.
Hints, are to have buttonholes!
It cannot do any good Not mere posies, but carefully ar and it may do incalculable harm.ranged blossoms, with stems wrap I knew a couple who opened ench pad in silver; paper, pinned slant other's letters, and one day the wise across the crown with n wife discovered that her husband brooch. It is suggested that in had lent an old friend a certain summer these are to be reall sum of money. That sum was repaid to the last penny, but the woman never felt the same again towards the man who had borrowed it, and in the end the friendship languished and died between the two men owing to the wife's un- conscious attitude of disapproval.
In another case the wife had a woman friend who had a 'slily firti- tion with a married, man The former helped her friend as best ahe could with advice and her. greater knowledge of the world, and in the end. the friend broke with the man entirely, but not before, through reading one of her letters, the husband had discovered what was happening. Ever afterwards he insisted that the friend was not a good companion for his wife, and another friendship was dropped.
At bottom it la suspicion that causes a married couple to wish to each other's correspon dence, bockuse if one of them has a letter that will interest the other he or she will naturally share it.
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In period rooms, small gilt- framo imirrors to match a long orn ate one opposite the window are used to lighten dark corners. too-light expanse is effectivaly doned down by the addition of a dull, old gold frame enclosing-not a mirror -but a piece of black velvet under
And if by any chance a letter is plain glass. The new fashion for
the means of arousing suspicions frames composed of multi-coloured
The general tendency for skirts that all is not as it should be, what fruit or flowers is effective especial
to bo longer makes it easier for good has been done? A man or ly in the more sophisticated type
dressmakers to design Court gowns a woman may have a foolish in- of bedroom. Here, however, as in
which shall please their wearers fatuation for a member of the op the bathroom the position
and be no more than the official posite sex, which If left to Itself mirrors depends more on light than
of ablo arrungement for a very large | A piece of rare Aubusson tapes- nine inches from the ground. Many will die a natural death. decorative effect. Every bathroom mirror on the floor between two an antique. chair has provided the hem which, falls in a series of recriminations and reproaches and room consists in placing a long try acediawork as the sent cover of gowns show an uneven hem Hing, and If it le discovered there are should have a mirror. framed in small dressing-chests. white enamel-or some delicate is ample for both.
One Right leading West-end dressmaker with points is very popular this season, a breach has been made which can shade-on the same wall as the wining a canopied bed and valances of worn at this year's Royal Courts.carried out in georette, chiffon, lace
A room boast inspiration for some gowns to be and is especially attractive when never be quite healed. dow, or at right angles to it. Those rich material may have mirrora fixed in the door of a cabinet are draped to match.
Four Courts will be held by the or other filmy materials.
And Pendants! best as they are easily adjusted.
For the simpler King and Queen this season, and One of the official designs for the room, a shabby frame is easily made it is expected that two will be on elder woman is a satin gown of al- pendants as well as brooches.. Specially beloved hats are to wear As wardrobes are not always in into a thing of beauty by the addi- consecutive dates during the last most angle length with jewelled em- These hang and away from the head the best position from the point of tion of a taffeta framo-cover. Eins week in May, the other two being broideries, in which the satin is of a jewelled dagger thrust into view of the light available, arrange tie is run through both edges, and held during the first fortnight in draped to one side, where it hangs the hat, the pendant hanging on a that through another mirror hung the silk in closely rucked over the June,
with deep pointed effects... opposite, a good-back view is obframe and finished with a clusterj
alonder ahort chain. tained. Have a light hung over of fruit or flowers.
THREE SMART JUMPERS.
1,
On the left we have a smart jumper in oyster white satin, with diagonál neckline and tucke; the middle is a matro crepe de china, illustrating the square neck now so popular; the third is a white crepe aporte blouse worn with a crimson boi and crimson suede belt.
Many orders for Court dressca have already been placed with dress- makers, and the latter are Busy seeking ideas. which are original without being in any way freakish or sensational or departing from the official regulations.
These regulations are not likely to show any departure from those of last year, and Mr. Edward Sy mands; managing director of Re- ville, of Hanover-square, showed me some designs for Court dress which huve "officil approval". writes a woman representative of Home paper.
5.
|GEORGETTE & LACE.
Pale green georgette is com bined with silver lace to fashion this dainty dance dress, silver valon, being used, to bind the bodice and form a narrow belt,
OVER THE TEA CUPS.
(SPECIAL TO THE "TELÉGRAPH" BY "JOAN")
•
The Street of Adventure.
(Hut Andrew Soutar's latest book In
London, Feb. 16. drawn by Stephanie comes within over line is becoming very popu This week, as you will see, we an entirely different category from lur again, and that in case you are entirely letting ourselves Unusual Colour Groups,
go those I have been describing to haven't realised it-it has a very Rich brocades will be used for wo have an exceptionally smart sporty, and suitable only for
on jumpers. On the extreme left you. It is, in fact, distinctly un-slimming effect. many Court gowns this season, and jumper in oyster white satin, with afternoon wear. Flowared crepe. the materials show rare colour com- ja diagonal neck-line and tucks. As de chine was the material, and an binations from unusual sources, as you will observe, there is some excellent idea is that the aldri "Consider Your. Verdict in the case of the colours which sort of system about these tucks shall be the same colour as the chinson's), have been inspired by the Aubusson
Mr. Soutar, by the tapestry chair seat,
a continuity of line in bodice and binding and lining of the hip way, comes within the category of The old unwritten law that de-sleeves. The middle jumper illus-flare, although in the sketch the authors who seem to turn out a butantes should wear white when trates the popular square neck, process is reversed. The being presented at Court no longer and the model was in maize colour-i holds good, but it is well knowned crepe de chine, with trimmings that the Queen's preference lies in of drawn thread and crystal but- this direction.
Number three is, a model tona, This year's debutantes include of the separate blouse which is many girls with Interesting names particularly useful for shorter -Miss Diana Churchill, Miss Diane wear. This one was in white crepe, Chamberlain, and daughters of with a crimson bow and a crimson Lady Astor, M.P., Lady Violet suede belt. A red tartan skirt Astor, and of the Viceroy of India completed a very striking én- and Lady Irwin being among them semble. On the principle of mak- -and a large number of these girls ing the most of a good thing, I will wear Ivory Court gowns. might as well draw your attention. Some debutantes are choosing to the hats, which are typical of soft ivory antip gowns with the new season's modes. All very trains
match, Hightly akin to pudding basins, as you trimmed with jewelled embroidery will see, but with a certain line of crystallised pearls or diamante. which makes each one suit the Coloured jewelled embroidery in face of the wearer. I think the which pink topax, rubies, aqua- extremely close-fitting style will marines, and sapphires appear, will be rather short-lived, and at Buckingham Palace this season of the sun shining on London we also be seen on many of the dresses with the summer and the prospect that
how many debutantes are selecting to the one on the extreme right.
It is of special, interest to find shall revert to the style more akin gowns of ivory touched with green. Green is a leading colour with the Court gowns of this year, and ap-
to
Vanity Street.
brimmed hat, designed for a quite small navy straw hat was trimmed leaves decorated a belge straw itat. young girl, was of course straw with with faws ostrich feathers drawn Cire ribbon is also in favour. Black a silky finish reminiscent of a very close to it; another hat, also cire ribbons, made into a big bunch- fashion of long.ngo, trimmed with brown, and the front of the crowned knot at one side, trimmed a hat red, yellow and mauve flowers made covered with massed petals in a de of green straw Picot gros-grain of feathers. The brim was under-licate apricot colour; the petals were is another fashionable trimming. Hned with cream petersham ribbon of ostrich feather Two fame-
"Ostrich feathers are returning, coloured birds with bright yellow somewhat novel trimming across the Naples green, lime green, almond A swathe of gazelle formed pears in many old and new tones, but, like so many other things toys, which appeared on the side of front of a cream straw hat, which green; and Cherer green are among those horrible catastrophes which When I found that by one of day, they must not look too muca a small hat of hemp, were also was also, trimmed with, watching them like themselves. They are so shap fashioned of ostrich feather
overtake the best-regulated. ed and moulded to the hat
petersham, ribbon worked with gold
fashion notes we had yet another that at a little distance they look Red And White Flowers throud T
A New Weare or face Broken white and amoked, ivory imper! I was rather afraid you aurprisingly Hke velvet, Needless Cire flowers, which look rather Hydninth ping
was the colour of are two attractive tones which are would accuse me of lack of to say, they do not wave; Lot a like fragile diina, make pretty trim prios of Zelt turned up adroitly and materials include a new, weave of it is as well to get our new mall straw hat with matching likely to be very popular, whillat variety; but on the whole. I think frond stirs, and sometimes the mings. Tiny red and white cire anished at the side with a rosette atin which has exceptional supples son's jumper orgy over in feathers are bound with straw. A flowers on a wreath of glossy groen, of felt looper
dess and draping quälldier,
Strids and of course the garmen
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