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THE HONGKONG Telegraph, Thursday, April 21, 1988.

Don't be afraid to wear

DRAMATIC CLOTHES

THEN you go out NEGLIGEE You can

WHE

to buy your new

even

to

look dramatic at outfit, don't be afraid of breakfast-if you really want to choosing clothes that will if you wear one of the ankle- length house gowns to match make people "look twice."

It won't be difficult, because your lingerie. They vary in dress designers have decided style from irimly tailored conts that the new hot weather Here are two examples: clothes shall be dramatic and colourful. SUITS Bolder

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frilled Victorlon "rest robes."

and bolder flared

A inilored coat of lime green Celanese broadcloth cut with wide skirt like a Regency buck's overcoat, and woody-brown ruched revers, It is worn over the pyjamas checks, says Victor in the photograph. Stiebel, and lots of them.

bustle

hunt red.

Victorian negligee with

Stripes, too, in light-weight skirt, In turquoise blue Celanese tweed, and brilliant colours ninon trimme dwith wine-red velvet orchid pink and blackberry; ribbons over matching nightdress in held green and orange; sen blue and grepe satin, with high waistline and low, square neck. Both designed by a little longer. Alexedis. Look for conta without so much nipping in round the waist, and waistlines that are higher. Skirts will remain more or less the same. DRESSES Vietor Stiebel shows day dresses in jersey and light-weight wool with claborately draped bodices, high waists, and skirts that are Juller than they luck. Jersey B Colours: lots plain or silt-figured.

of blue, havy, royal, and pervanehe; in black, as usual. Printed crepes turquoise and raisin-a lovely com- bination-navy and seariet, emerald and me green.

sun-

Pleats are "in," especially ray pleats. Dikush is favouring these for summer frocks, and she ilkes them simple. For example, from her collection comes a summer dress in Courtauld's china blue rayon hopsack, with pleated skirt and plain sleeves und shirt bodice, short turned-down collar.

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EVENING You can choose one of two sil- houettes for evening. You can he slim with a sheath dress, or full skirted, with hips accentu- ated with corseling and a minute _bodice with or without shoulder

straps.

For the "romantic" there are dresses Edwardian and Victorian in Inspiration. Alexedis shows one in over pure white Celanese ninon taffeta, with a "bustle" skirt trimmed with sprays of camellias.

Colours for evening; blue again, but pale this time; marshmallow pink, oyster, gold, lime and pastel shades. For the more sophisticated, golden browns, deep rich greens and strong blues.

FLOWER printed

SKETCHED, top right, is a strikingly

simple evening gown in Cour tauld's black rayon velvet with full skirt trimmed with a wide band of ruching,

OVER your evening gown wear a cont like the one sketched designed by Dilkusha in Courtauld's shocking" pink rayon satin with button-padded bodice, like a Victorion soja, and the

new high curved waistline:

PYJAMAS (left)-designed by Alexedis

-are made in Celanese woody- brown crêpe satin, piped in lime-green, worn with matching dressing-zowa,

WHAT I SAW AT THE

FASHION DISPLAYS

WINTERHALTER HOOPED SKIRTS: FLOWER TRIMMINGS: PLEATS AND PRINTS: GAY BOLERO JACKETS

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MERICAN, Continental and English buyers and fashion writers, both men and women, after they have been through 10 days of the Paris fashion dress openings, present the same air of utter exhaustion that you see on the faces of competitors in a six-day bicycle race during the last few hours of their endurance test.

This is not to be wondered at when you realise that every morning

they have been at a dress show from half-

past twelve and have dashed from there lo

a milliner's to see the latest hats, or to a midday to

two

o'clock show for knitted models. Three o'clock finds them at another dress

show,

at five o'clock to six o'clock

each evening a small house shows ils col- lection, and there are evening shows from 6 p.m. to 8.15 p.m., or from 7 p.m. to 0.45 p.m., or

p.m.

from

tu 12.15 am.

Fido

Стере evening frock in cyclamen, Royal blue and jado green, with green belt,"

At each "opening" we are packed like sardines, on knobbly '111' göt chinirs with are lights streaming An each of the 100 to down on us. 180 models passes we must take notes at break-neck speed. Then Imagine our feelings when friends any, How lucky you are to be en- oying yourselves in Paris." Now that you know how hard we work Tou your behalf, I will tell you what.

To have Been35)

NAVY

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fun printed

dress with

tan lace on

revers.

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NE of

the new far styles, with buncher of flowers

Oper crown,

NEW fashions that have caused the

most sensation are Cagt. Moly neux's hooped skirt evening gowns, Inspired by Winterhalter and Con stantin Guys One of these is in a lovely shade of grey-blus duchesse satin with a tight little bodice and a great looped skirt. A three-

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bolero

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DOLERO in flower print, bor dered with coloured spots to tone with colour of pat

tern.

bordered with little black bobbles and a white tucked shirt, but there are crepe de Chine shirts

pafawrth

SHOULD WOMEN GIVE TIPS?

W

WOMEN

more

are reputedly sparing with their tips than men, and, as the question of abolishing the tipping system periodic- ally crops up there is a sec- tion of the fair sex who applaud the proposed aboli- tion.

Nevertheless, women do tip, and so long as there are fair- Įminded people in the world tips will be given by both men and women. It is the abuse of the habit which has brought it so greatly into disfavour,

Tips are 'supposed to be a reward for services rendered, yet it often happens that those who tip have been rendered no service what-

Boover.

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True, they may have been handed lunch or dinner or tea, or the ser- vant in a private house may have performed her duties for the guests of her mistress, but the services have been rendered to the person who has paid for them. They are not personal services.

1 have a friend who is quite generous to anyone who goes out of the way to attend to her, but never leaves a cent for the one who han made 130 effort to please. For special service she is more than generous, and, those who know her custom cannot do too much for ber.

If this method became general there would be 10 servants, waitresses or shop assistants with sulky or angry faces; no shirking of duties-only a strong effort on the part of all to earn and deserve a tip.

The strongest argument, against with pockets, buttons and collars the tipping system is that all workers should be paid adequately for their labour, and should not,

drawn in place of a pattern.

the front drawn In

Soir de Paris

BOURJOIS

TIRANES

Amid the festivities it awakens' the soul of the evening and the

thoughts of all Paris. Its elegance

harmonises itself in their midst

due to the very subtieness of 'Soir

do Paria," the perfume of charm

and youth.

BOURJOIS

Paris

London

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APRIL PARLOPHONE. RECORDS

F1017-Bei Mir Blat 'du Schoen. FT.

1 Double Dare You. F.T.

PHIL GREEN & HIS SWING ON STRINGS, F1044-Palais Gilde. (Sejection). Danes.

F1053-Palais Glide. (Selection). Dance. F1033-Rosalie. Q.8.

Are You Sincere, Waltz, F1032-Smarty. Q.8.

8.F.T.

Lille Heaven of the South Seas. F1035-Hear My Song, Violetta. Tango,

Corrida Real, Tango ......VICTOR SILVESTER'S ORCHESTRA. F1038-Once in a While.

It's a Long Long Way to Your Heart, F1039-Girl In the Alice Blue Gown.

With You F1037-Waltz Medley. Plano. Billy Thorburn,

.LESLIE' HUTCHINSON..

One of these shirts has roses and therefore, requiro tipa. Secondly. F1040-Tin Pan Alley Medley 8. Plano. Moreton & Kaye. satin dress has black tulle bows all buttons down

You Took the Words Right Out.....HARRY ROY'S ORCHESTRA.. down the front.

pale beige colour. A yellow shirt most people like to know exactly F1027-Mams That Moon is Here Again. F.T.

what an outing or a visit will cost. has buttons and pockets drawn in

F1028 Snake Charmer. FT. and this can never be determined

Let 'er Go. F.T. The long, slinky evening dresses of contrasting colour.

......NAT GONELLA'S ORCHESTRA

Napoleonic line are worn with large

while they may come in contact with black hats. One in shell-pink is There is a full-skirted white tulle other people who expect a gratuity ruched round the hem; another in evening frock with tiny blue and at every turn, white crepe has two large brown pink flowers embroidered on the

taffeta bows forming the front of the skiri and a white taketa bodice. It is argued, also, that to give bodice and a tiny little bolero jacket Another full-skirted debutante frock even a small sum of money to those with long sleeves. A black dinner has the bodice enurely ruched and who are fortunate enough to

be

sult has the front of the short- a blue chiften evening frock has a earning, while there are yet many waisted bodice in patterned crepe; wide shaped belt and bolero

the same crepe is used for revers of crocheted in black silk. A full- unemployed people, is wrong." a tight-fiting jacket.

skirted black tuile dress is sprinkled It has been suggested that there with long rod-shuped black "sequins, should be a box in evidence at every All the long, clinging dresses have a halter band around the back of the The skirts here are full for day restaurant, cafe, or hotel, into tip neck and, as usual, there are a great clothes and bodices fit easily. There which anyone who wished to many artificial flowers used for these is no long hip-line and the waist is could put their coins, and that, at frocks. Day akirts are pleated and where nature intended it. Conts are the end of each month, tho, sum

and jackets are tight and hip-length. A nipped Into the wal

have

collected should go to soma únem- soft shade of yellow is used for long swinging skirts. Most of the even-ployed person. This does not seem cornered shawl in satin of a deeper

conts worn over printed frocks; a ing dresses are very full-skirted. of blue is worn over the shade

pearl-grey

to be a practical idea, woollen cout is shown over a navy and white spotted dress. THE collection of Nini Ricci is large

and most interesting.

quite a number of employers take Day COLLECTION so varied and full dresses are all in dark or brilliant into consideration the tips their of originality that it is hard to shades, encrusted or appliqued with employees may make when fixing describe is that of Delong. Not only contrasting colours and materials. their wares. This is not only un-

shoulders. Another in champagne- coloured satin ja worn with a large black lace shawl.

A dress of pink moire, cut with an off-shoulder bodice and buttoned down the back, has the hooped akiri divided with two horizontal bands of silver sequins and trimmed with bunchy, roses. Another champagne

has ho the most wonderful colour.

mixtures, such as a black skirt slit

A great deal of shepherd's plaid fair, but leaves men and women in and braided in front, with a wide-red and checked designs are used for a dangerous position. belt, over which is worn a blue smart country clothes.

L. R. C.

TSANG FOOK PIANO COMPANY Marina House, 19 Queen's Road C. Tel. 24648.

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