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PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FEBRUARY 22nd 1930.

PAGE THREE

it. Bernard

and Com- pany u's e

blue chif-

fon with floral de-

sign for “ this slimple dinner frock.

1. Bendel imports.

this Chanel gown of lace which features new di- agonal lines in its flounces and novel scarf.

IV. Lucien Lelong, fea- tures an exaggerat- ed flair in the black velvet cont of this "white satin pajama

sult.

II. this felt hat of soft green from Madame Jane Blanchot has a Dutch bonnet

effect.

Soft Styles for Spring

this green and black crape, Poiret places a black cloth cont which has # novel collar.

VIS

from Worth

comas this

soft

Alico

bluo

gown

pat- tornod with whito

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fon- tures

blue

faco flounce.

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Fashion puts down the revolution in dress;

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"and clothes for the new season demonstrate

an easy grace free from all erratic lines

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FTER a winter of doubt, fashion now, emerges into a spring of promise. The ground is surer under foot and womankind knows definitely the road, though the destination may be a bit vague.

The quest for the feminine and graceful, and the reaction from straight lines and boyishi figure, may lead back in corsets and trains, or it may not. But obviously, styles have changed their course.

While evening skirts are long, those for day are not unpleasantly so unless you wish to be extreme. And the hemline for day is not so erratic as it was last fall. Often it is quite even, and, always it her grace and softnes), --- -

THE high waistline is not so arbitrary as it started

out to be. The alender woman can revel in the accented small waistline, but the mature woman hai leamed the folly of emphasizing the too rounded waist. She conceals the line by well cut and very smert boleros, by simulated double and triple belts, and in many cases by just defying the mode and keeping the waistline low.

The outstanding characteristic of the spring mode is it softness and ease. There are no harsh lines, Do abrupt transitions, and severe tailored effects have vanished completely from the picture.

IN chiffon and silk, frocks there are delightful varia- tions of the scarf collar, the clever we of bows and ties, and the smartest of lingerie touches,

Practically every costume for street has its jacket or its long coat, and these wraps are as graceful as those for evening. Materials, too, are as feminine and as delicate as the most modern weavers can make.

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EVEN the colors are more feminine than before

deep and midnight blues have given way to a lighter tone, Reds have compromised with the rose tints so that the purplish, agonized reds are not in evidence. The new shades of pink are enchanting, and greens were never so wearable.

But it is well to remember that black and white, and combinations of these two, are the ultra smart woman's choice for spring and summer, t

Illustrated today are some of the newest Paris im

portations, that show plainly how styles are tending..

I. THIS Chanel inspiration, imported by Bendel,

shows the way lace is being used at the moment. The diagonal lines of the flounces are most becoming,. and the scarf arrangement is positively inspirational. achieving at once a modified bolero ellect and the smart new cap sleeves.

TI BERNARD & CO. have designed this frock

for the "jeune fille," as they call the young girl in Paris. The material is a navy blue chiffon with all the gay, fresh colors introduced in the floral design. The line is princess and fits snugly over the hips. A charming note is the scarf, attached at the back of the square decollete, with the long cloud-like ends that may, float to the winds, or be tied in a dis creet bow,

III. JANE BLANCHOT has created this new

hat which features a unique. Dutch bonnet. effect with wide sides and a pointed front, giving a most coquettish effect. The material is soft green felt.

IV. LELONG'S new pajama suit emphasizes

feminine appeal in the elaborately cuffed.. sleeves and the exaggerated flare of the coat. You cannot see, alas, the wide bell-shaped hem of the trousers, but it is there. The outfit combines white satin, and a jacket of the sheerest black chiffon with polka dots of varying sizes, sprinkled casually and plentifully about.

THIS Poiret ensemble features a soft, and beautifully cut cost of black wool and a dress of black crepe, printed and bordered with green.

VI. THIS lovely evening gown from Worth, which

fairly breathes charm, is made of Alice blue chiffon patterned in white, with a deep, bloe lace flounce of the same color and pattern. The, utter simplicity of the bodice, with the wide straps over the shoulder and the soft cape in the back and the slim, youthful silhouette make it a distinctive gown'

in any seaso