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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1950.

WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

Versatile Costume

· Hiattle Cumezio

By PRUNELLA WOOD

EVERY detail of this frock, and its grand total, too, is definitely of 1950 advances, although it may borrow a bit from the attractive Twenties. The peplum with the wide, asymmetric are; the narrow skirt beneath, the artfully simple and revealing bodice.... black fabrics in the 'one the use of three different model....are points in hand.

The basic model is black crepe; the sides of the bodice front are satin; the tunic is taffetn. Like the gloves of satin, this tunic actually is an accessory as it is detachable, leaving one in possession of a chemise type dress, very goodlooking on its own.

GREAT

By Joan

Erskine

REPUTATIONS

COUL

LONDON.

be more re- YOULD it

grettable that the collections seen at WORTH and MOLYNEUX were dull and unoriginal?

The one attractive dress seen at the show, in short evening dren in black stiff satin trimmed with beige and gold lace, with tiny jacket. The lined salin skirt was cut in gores to make

1 hang out like a bell.

Worth seemed quite unable Skirts are certainly shorter, to co-ordinate their ideas-suits and this difference has been

were vorled in slylc with no all the shows, but predominant Inc. They are still arch at Molyneux's "little day dresses"

unpressed pleats in skirts, using were not only extremely short, which

Rive to lack sufficient clumsy

an unnecessar but seemed

silhouette. One material.

with a plain Jacket, had a skirt draped at the side. Generally speaking, the clothes were not well-fitted And

had amateurish lock.

Over & Under

num

tight

Iine that Wa

Kreat There were ber of overskirts with underskirts-a

on

a

They tell us that "the colours fully exploited last season. Little are haunting and elusive, many FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF COLDS check dresses with stiff starched of them overshadowed by

cuffs and

in pink or second tone," which is one way collars

dark dresses of saying that there was no white, and trimmed with ple frills of white particular colour scheme.

The skirts worn with the sulta organdie, have too much

something that appearance of

were unattractive. White pique the local dressmaker could "run

inset with black lace, and up." A nent box jacket in cherry wool with low half belt at the pleated tulle topped with a satin back, could hardly be distin- scarf, do not give a clear-cut guished from

•

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incket

which In 1946.

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the

Sc appearance. Shiny odd-coloured

she

There

ed too much draping one

was

side,

uttoning the other, fussy belts

large brass buttons. Many

of the jackets hnd an unnits-

belts spoiled the look of several skirts.

Bunched Details

PARIS

PARIS.

caro

THE CURTAIN GOES UP ON A SPECIAL WEEK by Joan Harrison

between

A falat line is drawn slightly Returning visitors from Paris' The Paris fashion show is It great fun, even for those who upwards from the outer corners are often asked what is the

differenco cyo maln and a faint Hittle for dress. One never of the eyes, knows quite which mannequin shade applied, also on the outer a date with a Frenchunnn and t going to talk out in a rage corners.

rival has more pub- because

Dr Just city, thinner British-born Marquise de la Falaise is going to get, or

NE would call

"Woman's Weck" in Paris, The town is full of shrewd women, dress buyers from all over the world,

collected together for the twice-a-year fashion

BCC

the

to orgy, spring collections.

There is a slightly mad atmo- sphere in the fashionable bara around the Avenue Montalno and Ruo de la Paix, Fashion edilresses look harassed because 500 models to be seen in one day is a bit too much, even for

them.

The

how

much

one with an Englishman. It is hard to define, but Illustrated! perhaps by the following true:

.1

Then, ears incident.

A Frenchman of my acquaint- whether the beautiful Anglo-GOSSIP? Yes, there's plenty

pro ance was late for an appoint- at Dior's is yet of that. Broadway now Chinese girl

Ho arrived looking con- ducer Mike Todd, huchand of ment married.

smali Alm star Joan Blondell, in Paris trite and clasping a doing a sport of "talent hunting," corsage of yellow roses, commented this week: "I love

You "A million pardons," he said, the agents in this town.

"I was delayed trying to find here from can buy anything Ingrid Bergman's contract to a these roses for you and it took round-trip ticket in the Nor- me so long to find just the right

A quip not far short of the mark.

buyers, loding Im- percable, tot up france in little gold-monogrammed notebooks. The vendeuses, or sales girls, are in tears because, as usual, all the seating arrangements have gone wrong.

Gate-crashers

THE PRESS. agents smile on one side of their mouths and scowl on the other, while trying to keep out of the shows

the hundred-and-one people who

should not be there.

The barmen, freest of all from worry, have

a wonderful time impariinily showering! charm and champagne.

While debating all this, one is sprayed with scent, crowded on to uncomfortable chair, buffeted and jostled and driven near mad with the proximity of so any of one's own sex all to

gether at the same time.

The compensatiin comes in watching dream clothes, and in wondering how one can possibly adapt that beautiful £200 iden to a £20 income.

Just how that can be done is what Anno Edwards and Robb are coming over here to explain. But not only fashion is catch Ing the eye of the international visitors.

mandle."

Visitors have had to take on night spot off the list. It has been closed by the police for month.

colour."

His explanallon, almost cer- thinly untrue, was easy to joke.

An English friend of mine, here for the opening of the fashion shows, arrived over on hour late for a dinner appoint- Reason: Л police ment. Swaying alightly, he said: out was "Sorry, but I met old John. Wo Inspector on a night present during the "showing of had a few drinks and I quite

film starring 'Miss Vice of

forgot the time."

a

1050

The film operator was sup- Explanation almost certainly posed to put his hand over the true, but maddening.

lens to black out an "objection- able scene." But, said the

First, eyes up to be teen in Paris is to hold. MAKE-UP: New eye make operator, the lens was too hot After all that called the "Eye of a Faun." It In spile of protests, really amounts to a street-wear police inspector stalked out and

of adaptation

ballerina's reported to the Prefecture, who heavy-lidded make-up.

confiscated the alm.

THE BIG PUSH

-It's FLAT and FORWARD

Flat and forward in dark blue faille and shiny black open- work straw.

Robb

Flat and forward, the Dying saucer in

Ang navy kiraw,

Flat and forward in putty coloured fine straw with top trim- ming in pique and small winipõle flaps 1150 in white pique.

opens his Paris hatbox

Fat and forward scarf hat in white and blue pattern lying al the back. The lop is palterned, the under brim plats while silk.

Ribbon In

All Ways RIBBON

own,

is coming back to fashion and people in the ribbon trade in Britain have been scouring the world for new looms or building their improving with

with what they had. and inventing new refinements in warping and weaving. They have built new factories, train- ed new labour and revised ruthlessly some of their own methods and Ideas.

The result is an up-to-date, well equipped industry compris

In some twenty-five to thirty

OLDIE-1 Little school girt scoop shape hat in red felt trimmed white molre

Jewel aludded Palsiez pat fernight stung. the feature la the single ear- ting exactly like the trim ming -- red And blur stones stitch ed with ranila

PARIS spring hats follow the 1920 trend. They're Batter than they've been any mo since before the war; nearly they're worn

straight on the head instead of

on the buck;

they all have forward brims.

and

Beret styles

OUT are tiny close- Alting

skull свра trimmed with one IN are long feather.

OLDIE-2

the

Fiat boater to red slik covered stran trimmed with red and white chiffon, Maud et Lana show quite lot of this type.

little lee-bag shaped berets. They are made from plain felt or velvet to gros In everything fron Grain-are often completely covered with the small flat heads of spring flowers, such mignonette, dalsies, lilac, or violets.

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QUT are the over-the-face veils. IN aro half vells eight inches wide, which cover the middle of the face and leave forehead and chin bare,

Scarves in favour

OUT are sequin Juliet caps. IN are deep crowned boaters with tiny brims. OUT are ospreys and quits and beads. IN are chiffon scarves, trailing round the crown and down the back, tiny coloured seashells, tulle brinis on big hate.

OUT are rough, scratchy.straws. IN are smooth pedal straws and crinoline straws and Kros grain and nylon straw.

(London Express Service)

TREATMENT FOR BRITTLE HAIR

By Helen Follett

IKE the conscientious house- a change of diet that includes firms, some quite small, others keeper, human hair does a more fruit and vegetables will world-famous. They are scatter-

ed in widely spread textile bit of house cleaning centres and pelershams,

zum:ner

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have a revitalising effect upon satins and winter. At those reasons your hair. and taffetas-of which many more shafts are shed than

which are new in weave and

most all show the newest and delicate colours are being sent all over the world.

UNEXPECTED WAYS

Ribbons are used in many unexpected ways. Most women

ribbon in their

hats- wear special type caled a galloon. For Glengarry the famous Scottish bonnet ribbon, worn by Scottish A very light delicate taffeta

regiments, real silk is essential; takably French cut and drape, used for the "bunched" cocktail ribbons are used to bind shoes with, or to edge the sports coals and we approved of the nipped- and dinner tresses was sup-

the be uncrushable. This enled "blazers." Both posed to In waistlines.

but Dinco the

Queen Queen Mary and Plain black dresses were ideal may be true,

managed to for hanging the family jewels fabric

and crumpled at the outset, we felt with riblion on every bed. neat they wero

consolation in

is used to line seams Ribbon They were so there was little unostentatious.

and reinforce wigs, and many ordinary that they had one great knowing that it would retain its

ribbons from virtus no-one would trouble to appearance. In addition, these woven-edged

great bunches of material on Britain are worn by the women copy them, so presumably you

hips and neckline aro not of Sweden and the people of would be unique in your chosen

attractive.

Trinidad. In fact fifty-five dif model. But do you really want

The best materials used were ferent countries have bought to be unique if it means sacrific high-fashion for Ing

qulot a taffola 'and a nylon. The ribbons from the United King- becauso taffeta was brown respectability?

with broad dom during 1949 and

taffeta ribbon is the most dif- Best were the print dresses in criss-cross stripes of green, blue

The nylon was ficult of all to weave it is one

of the

most sought after, or blue and black fern patterns. brown with polka dots.

on,

TICKETS $10.00 — SUPPER, INCLUDED. black and white tulip designs, and brown.

look carry blankets bound

at

reason.

any other time, for some strange This moulting process

If the scalp is dry, hair brittle, evidently sebaceous glands

need give no concern unless It sulking and not working, it is Is excessive for the reason that a wise step to all the scalp the new silky threads will push night before the shampoo. forth from the scalp to carry

on,

When a girl anda ravelings in

medium Olive oil is a good the comb she is likely to slow for this purpose, but mineral grooming, which is a oll is just as good and waches up on

falls, out more easily. mistake. When the hair

COR- brushing should be done scientiously, And to do thorough job, get a brush with all-around bristica. The bristles connot possibly bring out

ones live shaft: only the dead come away, and the sooner they are out, the better, to the new growth can start.

Apply the lubricant with * medicine drupper, It will trickle over the scalp, will not be caught up by the hair. When the oil has been thoroughly dis- and tributed, spread fingern thumbs on the crown of your head, give it a rousing mauling. Pick up the flesh and pinch It to increase the flow of blood. Do circles will your

hair

thumbs,

FAVOURITE Paria

cocktali

in

right now for the

guests: chom city's exhausted page plek-me-up. It is mado with orange juice, Cointreau, brandy, and champagne.

It will pick you right up and lay you down in a sleep deep enough to mako you imagine you have a wardrobe full of

£200 Parls creations.

—¡London Express Service)

New Look In Spring Bras

AMERICAN designers аго

making a big altempt to style bras like outerwear, with trick closings and smart trim- ming to add to their appeal. All this adds up to new reasons why bras can be worn as outerwear In the coming seasona

Bras that are meant to bo seen are in work at a number of American firms for spring and summer. Emphasis is on cottons of all types-eyelet, pique, seer- sucker, broadclothi There are floral and geometric printa ## well as solid cojpurs, the majo- rity with ruffling, piping and other "pretty" touches,

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Colours to be considered in these bras that are to be worn with play clothes are white, muted pastels, belge and wheat tones, some black and navy-ali leaders in colour line-up for

sportswear.

Emphasta in a clue acceptasice cf brightly coloured bras for accent. Basic

spring

on black in play clothes in a

play clothes fabrics, like sall- cloth denims, linen and pique, ore all colids this season, which can tako elther colld colour or bold prints in brae.

Spring Delight

W-B

By Vera Winston

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BLACK WOOL, very sheer and lightweight is used for suit dress, nice for wear under destined to a cont now, and blossom forth on its own later

Candy

taffota striped on.

bow makes the blouse top, its Uled midriff showing at waist below the short bolero Jacket. Two square self-covered buttons fasten the little Jacket

the

which is lined with the to

top fabric. The drea line, its blouse and skirt look, in a

Ilair can starve the same as going around the

sides. The one-piece model and has a plain any other part of the body and front, back and that is why the ardent beauty growth is usually a bit thinner neckline and short sleeves. The give those striped taffeta collar and cuffs Becker should pay attention to at the temples, so

since they are are opilonal, nutrition. endeavouring to have areas special attention. Next a balanced diet that will Includo morning shampoo with a lot of smartly detachable. A suit dress

and the various food elements neces-, soap

elbow of this type is one of the earliest

of the now Spring trends. sary for well being. Sometimes grease.

plenty

of