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HOMBURG HATS

FROM

HENRY HEATH OF LONDON.

BLACK, FAWN, BROWN & CREYS

ARE ON SHOW IN THE WINDOW IN ALEXANDRA BUILDING.

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THE

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M

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LIFE

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JEWELLERY

FEBRUARY

WEEK-END WOMANSENSE.

The first warm breezes and soft sunshine will bring out

T

By Lorna Westall

Beaty On The Beach

THERE is a style of car which Americans call "convertibles." One of the main features of Moy gashol's show at the Dor chester Hotel, Mayfair, was a convertible" bench out-

through skirt and a grey shirt». And talking of linen-a word blouse. Unbution the skirt-and now about the fabrics, which striking terra cotta colour con- The group, is particularly in there are your beach shorts in the Moygathel group creates. trast. The not-so-sylph-like, interested in the lighter weight cidentally, can shed their fears categories which interest buyers about shorts. These ones of in the United States and in Louis London's show the slim South America, where beach ming lines which are specially wear is its demand all the year for instance, the side openings, they Introduced the results of buttoning diagonally.

the past year's experiments-five new fabrics in lightweight spun

of which threa

At

tons. In front, and an interesting design in white appliqued The back,

AK

titles," the rayon and

regards "pon-conver« linen dresses showed several

DAW lines. Pockets are still impor tant and are often big enough

lit, with boleros and fly designed to dispel such feara round. At this beach-wer to curve round to the back of

away jackets serving us the drop-hend coupec. One

· “Londonus” ́ beach-auit hnd a black and white and skirt in apun rayon. The skirt buttoned down the front had a double inverted

jacket.

pleat at the back. Skirt and Jacket were joined by an emerald green belt. When removed, the coat revealed a black halter-neck sun-top.

linen con- green button-

Another outfit in Bisted *p!

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The Junior Miss is prepared for street or beach. In the street.

royan,

The

show the dress. Many are buttoned, and some are stiffened to stand aw away from tho

ipline. hip Une Itself. is often low, and sometimes emphasised by

circling

Wero

hand-prints, three new wool broad stripe, och

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mixtures suitable for summer fringo-a line which will des and fit for summer suiting, and finitely not do for our plumper Macroom, Q Aine TLOW linen. Some of the linens which the

selves.

Waist-belts are thin she wears the fly-away bale would have rivalled the

I saw none of the "cummer produced after the war bund" style belts which used to For the beach, she removes. It

pro top drildi

dresses to show a cuffed sun-top with verbial penitent's horse-hole

akirts. In shoulder

on the whole, skirts were on the straps. The white shirt for comfort. The newest waist-coat effect in tresh

narrow side, but care had been and fabrics are a far cry from these. taken contrast well against a tanned And; very

to allow, and Important they are

suggest, skin. The whole outil is in un eminently

movement, particularly by the durable and crushable linen.

wash use of pleats. As for well.

Landon is not seeing "colours, much as Paris, although there word several models in scarlet

Seen here is a Rochester House beach outfit in spun rayon, Plunging suntop in navy, and red matches ped cuff shoris.

Look Out for Double Chin

Courtesy Frances Dennes

wear.

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and vermillion. On the whole, alale, donkey, stone and neutral colours were, preferred, and in- terchangeable accessories were relle ол to enliven and brighten.

A Louis London's' straplem- playsuit Iri “Maygashol? Irish "Linen, skilfully modelled in shaded ontoured panels, The

· playsuit also includes panlees. A halter strap la albo "pro- vided for use where · preferred. -

For the morning aperiüf nu bord de la mer or the yacht club lunch, the Moygashel group have designed numbers of suits smart enough to be dressed up for late-day

ed. Louis London's one in Irish; London hos not waited for

linen, Illustrated here, was ski- Paris to show her, the now "cos

fully modellod In different sack" line, but has gone ahead

shades of blue, and atted per- and

Introduced It Into this One feature at the Moygashel, summer's fashions. You find it show which is sure to

fectly. The plunging neckline prove In many of these rayon and popular

matching shoes, now plunges on sunsuits, inen sults, neatly

belted, Lotus have designed shoes in well as in haute couture. This bloused-backed, pencil-skirted. Moygashel fabrics to match line is shown in the other sun

ruits,

and outfit also shown here, which is dress was worn beach-wear. A cornflower blue designed by Rochester House in

with shows of spun rayon the same fabric and colour; the

roll-

Atrima showed a neat, collared model, with side but toning on the tight skirt. Especially pleasing Was tobacco colour "Two Steeples súil with a pencil skirt which you could actually move 14 with comfort-Paris designers

summer

dresses

shoes were trimmed with dark

and had blue glace kid

the currently popular ankle-straps,

please note. At the bottom REMARKS

there were new "kick pleats" on each sido, which allowed a I had only two critlelsms. ΠΟΤΕ generous freedom at The first was with some of the movement than

this style strapless tops of the rlaysults, usually provides. Over it was a which did not seem very safe white-trinimed boxy Jacket,

or practical, Most sunsults, boasting a double row of but- however, were well construct

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The other criticism is in the form of a plea to fashion de- signers in, general. There is a square returning tendency 10 shoulders. I noticed it OC- casionally in the Moygashel show, Dear Designers, you have urged us to be feminine in re cent years. We like the round- ed, natural line you have given us. Please don't ask us to be tough again and pad our shoulders out like spivs.

BETTY WILSON'S PARIS COLUMN

An umbrella for the

motorist

ARIS umbrella makers have at last come to grips

-find-his-umbrella-when-ho-is-ready-to-make-a-dash-from-

his car to the front door.

P with the motorist who complains that he can never

Their Idea

Is to keep his

umbrella

undor his eye

up

DI

by pinning it with couple of presa ded lent

stud- leather

to

1000 which outsize pins are safety attached.

These are meant to be pinned on the

rbot, or on

the seat back,

so that the umbrella can

thrust through them.

be

'On the whole, however, Paris umbrella designers lean rather more to the fanciful this season.

Umbrellas are allmmer, shorter

and more delicate,

Fabrics

for covers include flower-brocaded lame lined with

Sacha Guitry, has left Paris to take up a New York radio and television contract with what must be one of the most com. plote Parls wardrobes.

Madame Delubac, who dressed by Paquin hatted by Caroline Reboux, took with her A full-length wild mink coat, lined with silver lame to match a ruler-straight, mid-calf silver lame dress, a short astrakhan coat and a bulky three-quarter lynx:

Her day dresses are all alim and narrow, -with a. Wrap- round swirl often giving move- ment at one side.

evening

Three of her four newest dresses aro long, in black velvet, white satin ami pala Tosc-pink eatin over pleated rose tulle.

The fourth is a short (mid- gold. Jame; handles are made calf) evening dress,, made in from carved Ivory, amber, silver. emerald-green faille, with two gilt or from old oplum pipes, panels giving an unoven hem

of silver studded with Itne. Jade, turquoise and cornelian.

mado

If you think a double chin is farming, cream the area well at night. FILM star, Joseph Cotten, Milan, New York), four hand-

Then wipe away `cream, moisten piece of gauze with astringent.

LUMP

hold in place with chin strap.

By HELEN FOLLETT

in perfect form, may Jude only the chin, sweep outward along

Pressure

nway... the cream,

Accessories include shoes from every famous shoemaker in the world (London, Paris, Rome, visited Paris recently and crocodile,

baga in different coloured walked into

and two Pierre Balmain's

umbroilas dross house one day to choose with rounded crook handles the

the ones

Parislons some presents to take back to

Chamberlains. . his wife in the U.S.A

second

coat in

an astringent, hold it in mignonette-green velvet lin

ladies should keep a treatment at the collar

He sat through the winter bonos,

and advance spring Collections weather сус

the smoothing up and down an

over Anally chose Balmain's big and southern sections of their faces. the neck with flattened fingers. bulky A chin that has been behaving Placing the finger tips under blanket very nicely for years,

and Uned cloth, edge scarlet the low line to the ear lob | with black and white tivat 10x. His other propent from the decide to go double. That, and

and Then, with fingers and thumbs, collection was à cont, too—a the cream puff shape, are the placed below the chin do light sweeping double coat (Chinese) Densities woman pays for not pinching movements.

stylo) for evening wear. The minding her diet rules. If will weaken fat cells that are top layer of this coat lin consumes more calorios than forming.

heavy

rose-coloured Batin the dally expenditure of energy

.... Wipe

layer is in dusky burns up, they will be stored Away in the form of adipose moisten a piece of gauzo with Lisaue. Of sweets, starches and with a chin strap, let it remain

On the way out Joseph Collen fats sho' should have but the on over night. This treatment, boutique (every Paris dress

stopped long enough"

in the week, will act as sa once; a insurance against the

house has opened): a boutique It is taken for - granted that tion of a wattle-like defect.

forma now to sell simpler dresses and every woman will cream, her -

Keap your head on the level. and the biggest bottle of "Vent accessories) to choose a sweater completion before she tuck To let the chin droop is to Verte (Balmain's special, extra Horselt into bed at night. If she

wenken.

the fibres of the neck Liberty Diamond Cutting Works (Pty) Ltd. under ber hin, let her take, and the soft tissues of the chin old erfume) that the hous

Warning: & spare thin, of which chin and neck in prime condi

-stood

fox] keeping u she will have no usa whatever, i on the way. That is the time the back of the neck. Turn the NOMINATED

tion is this; claspethe_hands at Täisphone 21846;" to take action,

head from side to side, keeping

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Graped cocktail dress m Royot blue feltie, mode by Paquin for Jacqueline Delaboc's United States wardrobe.

London Express Sarvios

A Trouser Year In The Making

trouser year is in the mak- ing for play clothes. Fresh impetus has come from Paris In "camouflaged" trousers like culottes and skirt-length pante under loose-panel

overaldzia. Both allow the comfort of

AND trousers

a skirt look. Blacks conlinus a steady come- teamed when

med top which can

back, especially ∙with

a sweater make a costume of slacks. Boy shoris look even more impor tant, if possible, in the swing of things toward mere boylahness. Sleevelessness is headed for much wider -- representation · In all'aportswear types.

Modern Oriental Modern Oriental is another growing influence-little, man- darin tops, for (everything · from beach to evening wear.

Bwenford, can have real mean- ing in resort. fashions this your, adapted, to resort Zelimates by minimum› sleeves nisi, cool col. ton fofilinen kalia; styled, along that... middle-road a batwam blouse and sweater Not Jet-up on the short cardigan, either in

Reversible fashions are on the supewings? Moscially, beachweanEY laktérrylinadily baseli wraps of

Whispers of Springtime

while

By Grace Thorncliffe ILLUSTRATED today is a three-piece costume that, designed primarily for southern resort wear now would be perfect for carly spring at home. First a sheath of a dress in sheer navy wool, made with camisole top and broad shoulder straps. Over it is a litle short-sleeved front- buttoned jacket, and finally, over the two is shown a banana yellow tweed topper, cut on loose lines, with flapped patch pockets and wide-turn back cuffs.

How Miss Mayo Perfected Her Figure

By PATRICIA CLARY

HOLLYWOOD

VIRGINIA MAYO'S' nguro in perfect. that a famous artist once said it convinced him of the existence of God,. Ming Mayo disclosed how It became that way.

Just

she exercise,

said. Horseback riding, mostly, and outdoor living.

Any

"Of course," she added, imagine there must have been something to start with. girl has to have a better than ordinary figure to get to the Diamond Horseshoe in York. That's where they found me for the screen.

New

"But I have a belier figura now than I did alx yenis AKO. And I think horseback riding has done it.

Sh She and her husband, Michael O'Shen, live on a manil ranch near Van Nuys, Bóth have saddle horses, and both are out of doors and on the bridle paths as much as alblo.

And although many think that bouncing along on a hormo brolidens the beam and bows the legs, there's no evidence of such daminga on Miss JS Mayo's. chassis.(

Fans who want to seelt. what the artists raved about onwil get their chance, Inc. Warnden“, the Hawk and the Arrow In our "steho: Mini-Mayon takidl dip in a blue mountain-pool. HUNKOIUL Cant and put, then wYNKE horseback ridli", dog klárth thei