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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1934,

PRACTICAL FROCKS

but not

The hot-weather dresses

are dull ones

are not frilly or fancy,

but they're gay enough to suit anybody's taste

COSTUMES COURTESY

TEN EYCK-NEW YORK)

PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT

HERE'S a wual - able silk frock with amusing blue nauti cal figures printed atelite back grund. It has cord lacings and a forge neckline bow of con-. trasting color. Prys

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tol bracelet and eur-

rings are court with

it.

THIS PERFECT summer street en- semble consists of a softly tailored dress of while the silk with a rippling.coller and a-seven-eighths length coat of dark blue the silk with a shirred waistline."

THEY'RE practical without being dull;

different without being obvious; charming without being frilly these new summer frocks for street and general day time wear. Wider necklines, washable fabrics and matching Jackeis distinguish them.

No nonsense in a summer wardrobe, if you please. By that wo mean that you should get things that are practical as well: ́as beautiful and which, in the final analysis,

won't prove extravagant.

For instance, there is a decided vogue for pure white. And any girl with a grain of fashion donese knows full well that there's nothing quito Bo flattering. However, In choosing a white frock, make sure that it's washablo or, if it'e a very expensive model, at lount cleanable.

CHIFFON in a black and white polka-dot design is used to make this jacks outft for midsummer informat luncheons and teak The dress has a aquore collar that is worn outside the jacket.

An everyday dress that has to go to the cleaners each time after you wear it will be a pretty heavy strain on the average pocketbook, and one that shrinks or gets otherwisa ruined after one trip to the cleaners Is an even worse strain on the nerves. Both tragedica can be avoided it. you shop diligently and make sure that you're getting what you pay for.

To get back to the subject of wider necklines, try on a few before you decide to stick to the close-fitting variotica which wore so popular during the past winter and spring. You'll be cooler and, since you have an exceptionally wide choice, you're sure to find something that just suits your type of face and throat...

In the midseason Paris fashion openings, Devoral of the lending couturiers showed

THIS JACKET ensemble of bluc and white plaid organdie is as cool ar an ocean breeze and faltering, as well. Both dress and matching jacket ore trimmed with plain while organdie collars.

lower necklines. Mainbochor cut many wide and low, both in front and back, while Schiaparelli presented many that were low and square. It was "Schiaparelli who favoured pure white collars on dark printed sheers, or dark crepes in mono- tones.

Cottons certainly are dominating the fashion plcture this season. You meet them everywhere on the street, In smart restaurants at the luncheon hour, at afternoon teas and later on at dances and other formal functions,

Accoreprice, as usual, are important. Look at the charming then or pique collar; cuffe, bag and glove sels that are being shown in smart shopa." Wide-brimmed hate of the same fabrics are pleasing.

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DRESSY bul rimble, this black crepe de chine after- noon turn dress with branded white pige ornaments is perfect for the mature fig we of large brin e- let and carvings of crystal with t

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