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COLLAR-ATTACHED

“VAN HEUSENTM

SHIRTS with

DOUBLE CUFFS.

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HE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1950.

WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

Let Paris

Check Your

SPRING

SWEATERS are novel

Sportswear and fanciful

Ideas

OOKING at the new Parts

collections with an eye to the sportswear future, here are some stimulating ideas to check, In silhouettes, the shift back to more moulded fronts, while retaining Bloused backs, ly something to note carefully.

the

Easy inanifestations of straighter Ines are In moulded hipline contours with fullness below; the "windblown" front and back line at Paquin, the supple vertical lines sug- Rested in neck-to-hem pleats at Dlor. Designers have shelved it for summer, because, of launder- ing problems chiefly.

The still-moulded sult Jackets, with hip-accenting peplums, and the all-coming slim and boxy nack-jackets found mast In- teresting for suits. The latter hints at boyishness again.

Some Individual idene and designs which may be stimulat- ing:

The skirts with oval auron frants, called "almond skirts." at Dior, And double-apron front dresses at Manguin,

Hip-length "blouson" of

allover embroidered Fray Forganza, bloused to a plain hipband and shown over a slim Kray wool skirt, at Grife,

lover

The straw-lace jacket shown dress, at Balenciaga. Tunics elit over Bresses. Chinese in feeling, at Molyneux, Bros with knickers, and some knickers under wrap-on skirts at Gres.

Embroideries in a big way-

dered

linen and

bead- crepe, for example. feathered linens, at Fath. "shutter - Jackel" Bt

Even

The

Balmain-made of narrow strips faced in contrasting colotır.

Jackets inspired by smoking Inekels, at Fath.

A

LONDON,

LTHOUGH scientists would have us believe that the world is getting warmer by degrees, Englishwomen take a great deal of convincing. The new tight- usual skirted suits they have accepted with their

the elaborate broende or lame equanimity, but

To English blouses have had a chilly reception. women a suit must be accompanied by a sweater. Proof numbers of increasing of this can be seen in the unusual sweaters seen in the London shops, both for day and for evening wear.

Dorville, which speciallsos In knitwear, has perhaps the most representative collection in London, and illustrated on this page are two typical sweaters from this house.

ANGORA CURE

In spite of the fact that angorn is reputed, to shed fine hairs in all directions (and usually does), the popularity of these sof!- as-silk garments is in no way diminished. From a fairly reliable source recently I heard that a certain "cure" for moulting angorn them in a refrigerator gloves is to wrap them up and place

for a couple of days, but I hesitate to recommend this treatment! and black, seem to be

Deep purple, mauve, pale blue, favourite colours. Sleeves are either tiny, or the large dolman type. Many fell straight to the hips, like a middy blouse, while others had very high corselet walsts.

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EACH spring harbinger,

year, that

on a

Glamorous angora batwing sweater niso by Dorville with toning gloves and swathed dunce's Cap" also in angora.

chenille

Evening sweater by Dorville In

fine black wool with

deep cowl collar edged with double row of wool trilling, in black and ice-blue.

THE

The Feminine Figure From 1850-1950

and

Mother THE feminine figure has

was proud, Mother was modest. She changed a lot since the miled though her corsets were day of Venus de Milo. ling her and never, never Changed for the better, we mentioned them when gentle- think. But when we take a men were present, look at the fashions of the last hundred years and the strange and wonderful

Gibson Girl

Corsets were "straight-front" In the Gibson Girl era. Waist- lincs were ¤ bit larger than they were in Grandma's day and the Gibson girl felt very the first girl." She ran pink and blue ribbons through her "corset

cover which daringly

showed

She

WIG

boo" "warough her "peck-a-

She didn't mind showing a trim ankle and con- trived to exhibit an inch or two of starch of white petticoat 18 she stepped onto a car.

But she was still painfully mudest. Don't forget the long black stockings and the belove kuce bloomers and full pleated skirts on her bathing suits.

At least she was feminine!

New to UA TIFO the cotton kad narrow horizontal stripes of than peanuts on a summer hat,

sweaters, sometimes pale

tangerine, or walnuts on a bench dress! blue, yellow, with a silk or lisle Anish. Those black and deep purple, from

Speaking of beach clothes, are ideal for sports wear, are neck to waist. cooler than the woollen 'variety, The sweater world is a limited one sweater I saw insisted upon n high in loose, and are often made

one, try as designers will, they being assymetrical to nhirt styles. One I saw was cannot make sweater look like degree. It was black knitted cape sleeve on deep purple cotton velour with a

anything else. So they often cotton with a plunging neckline. A silky cot turn their attention to unusual one side, and an arrow strap on ton had a design of large squares decoration on the basie garment, the other.

latest cruze

Is for the all over, with a tiny motif in and

I particularly admired an each alternate square,

cellophane strips to be knitted

ancora reverslbie waistcoat in into the fabric. This gives a

black, and ต FOR BEACH glistening effect all over. Some pale blue and

comets that went along Came the twenties, and our girl - times the cellophone is in stripes scarlet monkey facket to wear

with the fashions, it's a ceased to be that. It was her bench, For

the

ainbition to be as elasticated across the sweater; sometimes it over a summer dress. We have and felt already seen corduroy

wonder feminine beauty of alm and strapless sweaters are gradually decorates a yoke only.

shops, and now berets in the

curveless as a boy. Bras came taking precedence over shirts Gold fintel thread, worked knitted berets have

in....

....in

of speak- a manner Women into the design. Is also becoming Alo in the milli appeared. figure has survived at all.

ilnc, there

their job Was ing....but of the 1850's and subdue curves, not

erhance comfortable popular.

The bello I saw a green

were reversible scarf hats with

60's laced herself into an 18- them. could be left

And as for corsets, they gold cap sleeved sweater with long ends that

Inch waist-Une and somehow came as near going out as they wound chows so far this a gold tinsel thread collar.

hanging or

round the

on cating and have in a hundred years. managed to co year we have seen quantities of pisin black wool sweater and a cele for warmth, Colours were

1900,

Mother why

wear a girdle under a breathing. In knitted lace, and at Dorvliler intticed tinsel thread yoke.

attractive: Chocolate/pale blue: saw many sweaters with double

fare-thee four-sack? There was at least was still laced to seurlet/navy; royal-blue/black; TINFOIL & CORK

and went about the r

one period in the twenties when linc/binckberry: pale grey/dark well lace frilling at the neck, lace

business of Hving encased in yokes, or lace collars.

dresses were shapeless sheaths, A patriotic stocking cap grey.

and stays

padding with holes for neck and arma, for sweater with low curved neck was in rayal blue with scarlet | bones. sweaters The prettiest

strong mars and a string lled, not around young girls are the ones with line, which scattered all ends finished with a white pom- enough to make a deep uff-the-shoulder neckline

groan with agony. over it dises of gold Unfoll

the middle, but at the bips. and liny cap or put sleeves, which were stuck smaller circles

Curves Come Back One I saw was pale blue, with of cork. We feel inclinet! to ask flower motifs embroidered all why and foresce dreadful when cleaning time over in tiny coloured beads and calamity

Although, comes.

are

and ordinary sun-tops. believe they perennial

and attractive, the navy dress with white touches, takes At all the

different approach. This season's version is

especially evidenced neat and pretty from the sketch above. It is new model of navy wool crepe for with stiff white silk fallle the detachable collar and cuffs, the collar posed over the navy wool collar beneath. A fly front closing on bodice and

that is entirely pleated,

A

skirt with

pleats rowed down to mould

the hip-line are other details. sequins in pale pastel colours. A navy suede bolt completes.) the outfit.

Oddest

and

of all was a belgo

hnd

upon

០៧

porn.

To-

Colouring was often adven- fection, I suppose cork circles on turous. A light purple sweater a sweater are no more ludicrous

Long hair again by winter say hairdressers

ONG hair will be fashionable again by the end of the year, according to leading L don hairdressers.

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be "Ai first false hair will popular to give the illusion of women's huir โร length white growing.

"But many

before this happens

get their styles will

even shorter.

hair in the short cut that They will go to a shingle-peak fashionable women who want at the back, but will be soft and ugly to be "different" will revert to feminine, and nothing as long styles.

"In

ten to twelve

months'

↑

Himo we shall encourage our clients to grow their hair Hittle so that they will still be the leaders of fashion," one London hairdreæer mld.

as the Eton crop will return."

A Berkeley Street hairdresser reports that many of his tomers have already tried growing their hair,

"But they soon have it short nguin when they see result."

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cut

the

By Christmas ibis àtylo will be

Co

SPRING JEWELLERY HAS A TOUCH OF THE

COLOUR IS big news in spring

jewellery. Postel brilliant and

20'S

Everything has a new di- fat. quality-not pearls, mensional pastel enamels, but high and raised with domed coral, turquoise, moonstone and and high surfaces paved, heap- "opal are all styles to watch for, ed or encrusted with stones and " Opal in particular, lo stoging a "beads.

sirong comeback.

Two colours together are bet-

ter than one. Look for combin-

Ear-Top Earrings

Earring news includes top-of-

utions of coral and pearl, tur- the ear interest. A Paris dress quoise

and pearl and white maker has chosen a rhinestone model which covers the ear bends used in combination with completely and comes over the gold and silver.

Crystal Comeback

Crystal with pearls is a fash- fon headliner, imparting a new formal look for springtime.

check. A gay earring features cherries and cherry leaves on gold wire at ear top, and two cherries at the lobe,

Look for big-typo necklaces,

Crystal, so popular back in the to fill in open necklines; look 20's, has staged a spectacular for pendants, and cluster ar comeback. Old-fashioned fet good with patent leather ac

Cuff bracelets and

rangements.

"ola fushioned" way the hair chandelier earrings, all identi- bracelets-even important look-

Londen - ZEYTIN -Ferdigs.

The nów sleeves demand

multi-strand

cessories. fed with the 20's, are all high ing bracelets in

pearls. In 1050 fashion favour,

And then figures camo back like .girls began looking girls....bras began helping instead of hindering and girdles

got

work slimming Chips and giving hostery a chance to show what a Armly gartered stocking could do.

And now we have nylons that are light as ole, innocent. of boncs,

and more dattering than Mother's

"izon-malden.” (Who

says-that-styles aren't--heiter? Who says that the girl of 1950 isn't just as proity and twice as comfortable as the belle of 50 years ago?