1931-03-21 — Page 11

PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MARCH 21st, 1931.

americanizing paris styles

II. you will be fom- ininity personi. find If you step out in this fur bearing chiffon suit combining black with a duskee pink in a way to capture any man's

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When you plan your Easter wardrobe, you must soften tailored severity of French inspiration by lingerie touches, declares Nemerov in this second of a series of spring style forecasts from famous fashionists

Daw Demers.

of Russek's Fifth Avenus, creator of the exclusive models shown on this page

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spring must be Amer `icanized belure they

suit the average Amer- ican woman.

1. this gray crope frock for spring afternoons will win favor with the American wo. man on three points .... - its new cowl scarf collar; its rhino- stone buttons. and its three- quarter sleeves.

A woman is attracted to certain types of clothing as a magnet is attracted to steel. Her personality, tempered by her nationality, determines the styles, colors and details which appeal. That is why we really can judge a woman by her clothes just as we can read her character in her face and learn some- thing about her background and breeding from her demeanor.

What the average French woman enjoys wearing will not invariably appeal to the American or to the English woman. French women cling to the all-black costume, while the American woman demands soft, feminizing lingerie touches in white or color.

American couturiers have recognized the fact that they must abandon their French-impelled efforts 10 design the so-called tailored dress for American wom rn. They like, and now are able to get, the softer "diessmaker" clothes which suit them far better than the smart severity of Paris tailored costumes.

THIS spring we can see these influences more clear-

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ly than ever, for softness of line, suppleness of silhouette and blurred details which give the impres-. sion of style instead of a sharp notation predominant in the clothes selected for smart wear. In general, there is considerable variety in skirt lengths, although most of the dresses are slightly longer than during previous reasons. In fact, it might almost be said that now skirts can be worn at what- ever length best suits the wearer. Fullness, however, is essential to the flared and gored skirts which appear in silk and woolen costumes alike.

How much of the new modes are the direct re- sult of American tastes is difficult to say, but one thing is sure, the American woman has become cog- nizant of her ability to dress to her own personality. Couturiers realize this and are beginning to co-operate to accomplish this end. In all of the modes this element is apparent that they were created to fit into and mold to personality, rather than to enforce

Paris-made idea of style upon the wearer.

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I. GRAY and other neutral and neutralized tones are very much in demand, although colorful con- trasting details are not unknown. This gray crepe two-piece afternoon elreet dress is characteristic. Slightly flared skirt, loose, three-quarter length sleeves and combination cowl and scarf collar give. a soft, yet trim effect. Rhinestone buttons and bell buckle relieve the plainness of the dress in a new and interesting way, for while they afford little color con- trast, they give zest to the whole.

II. JACKET ensembles are with us again, but with new variations of color and cut to make them really new. A printed chiffon ensemble is a

worthy costume for both spring and early summer. The ensemble shown here combines enough happy features to please a regiment of women. The mate- rial is black chiffon printed with a duskee pink flower. Duslee pink chiffon is used for the soft yoke and dress sleeves. The jacket is loosely cut and has deep cuffs of blue fox, which each just hallway between elbow and wrist. Sleeves are, above all. outstanding features of the new modes, for they vary in length, cut and detail to an astonishing degree. The simple aireve is no more and in its place is an intricate feature adding new lines the silhouette.

III. A LARGE hat adds to the essentially lemi

nine and alluring air of the beige crepe dress with the pleated flounce. Here our old friends, soft bows and a cape-type collar, appear in a way which Kays Spring. 1991. This frock shows its versatility by following a tailored style at the same time that it promotes the very feminine intrigue of the large col. lar and the bows that tie demurely in the center of the front,

IV. SUITS nre with us again, but in a modified

version with dressmaker effects to make them unlike the old versions of "What the well-dressed man will wear." Wide fox cuffs on the three-quarter length sleeves terminate a most unusual shoulder, neck and sleeve treatment. Notice, however, the very plain neckline--a telling contrast to the soft details of the suit. Of course, plaids are enjoying renewed popularity and here green and gray plaid is used for a tweed suit both useful and smart,

Hots show considerable variety, being large, small or medium, but always off the face.

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of the newest hats is blithely known as a "halo," for it consists of a soft felt cap encircled by a band of soft

The added height which the rolled "halo" givet, is immensely becoming to`most women giving, as it does, an effective, it rather remote frame to the face.

V. AND speaking of spring, what woman dors not want a dress to celebrate the season which is just a bit more elaborate than usual? To wear under a coat, or to enhance that "tea party" feeling, this dress of linen lace will satisfy feminine yearn- ings for a really dressy dress. The one shown here is very simple as to line, which prevents it from being fumy. Notice the very short sleeves-a new detail for afternoon frocks. The brown ribbon lacing forms

a pleasant contrast to the dap yellow or absinthe tone of the dress,Shoes must have a harmonizing (tone.

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IV. three-quarter sleeves with wide for cuffs are a detail worth noticing on this dramatic suit of soft gray and green plaid twead, whose plain neckline is an arresting contragt."

tea-party

gown of yellow starched linen relieved its sim- plicity of tone by the lacings of brown satin rib

bons.

fil. here a cape collar changes its mind and becomes a scarf on a belge crepe dress which de... pends on a new pleated flounce and soft bows to complete its chio,