SNAPSHOTS OF LIFE IN HOLLYWOOD TO-DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 97, 24 April 1940, Page 13

SNAPSHOTS OF LIFE IN HOLLYWOOD TO-DAY.

Both Tailored And Dressmaker Lines. (By SHKILAH GRAHAM.) Priscilla l.anp ha? followed the prevailing custom of copying elothcs for private wear from her pictures. Copies of a couple of evening gowns worn bv Priscilla in a recent picture now repose in her home wardrobe—a vouthful formal of blue and white cotton in a bold print, with snug Ix.dice and full tiered skirt. Across the neck and backline is- a wreath of gardenias. Her other gown is a jacket dinner dress of blue and white checked faille. The ,-kirt has a bright red .jersey top. broad-fitted waistband and skirt that flares from the waist. The tiny jacket has a notched collar and facings of white pique. i

)to hemline in "corded scroll* (P.issamenj terie. is \ <-r\ good this -prin^» . . . j Jxuia Turner in .1 two-piece, lilted suit !of beige Shetland wool, over which was worn a lull length cape in diist\ wool I- - - hind.i Darnell in a daintv wlii o angora sweater, with p<'plum. designed i for evening wear, wont with long skirt 111 multi-coloured plaid 'Ic|k> . . . Vivien heigh wealing a navy blue street dress trimmed with white eyelet embroider \. a rutlle of white peeping out beneath tin' heuiliiie 1t f tin* dress, pettioat t a shion. I ] Barbara Stanwyck in a new rcefiv coat in snow white sheepskin, fuzzy and soft. Worn over a luggage-tan skirt . . . Brcnda Joyce in w iiite lines sikm . tator sports dress, with enormous whit.* ■ addle pockets, elaborately embroidered in multi-colours. (Big pockets occur again and again) ... At Palm Springs . . . Myriki Loy in a one-piece p!avsuit in blue anil white checked jerscv. with a matching skirt which converted it into a spectator sports dress . . . Mrs. William Powell in a red and Dlue plaid, satin rom|>er suit, over which was worn a full white pique suit.

j the tullncss concentrated at the front. The jn«n s simplicity is- irlievcd by a | ereain-< oloured |M-ttieoat. very feminine : with « flounce of cnibroidci ed organdie. !I he Metro aitrc-s completes her j ensemble with black crepe, open toed >a ii'la 1-. Red currant* are the trim <>n Ro-alind Russell's new hat. Held on by vu'le. tho liat feature? a shield effect that points down toward the eye and ico\ ered by the truit. Rosalind wear* the hut to toj) a plain black, wool ensemble. I'or a suit tliiit i* good for daytime or evening wear, Helen Cilbcrt selects line black woollen fabric with a slightly fl ircrl skirt, topped by a wri-t length jacket. A tiny waistline is achie\ed by the two seams that lollow the curve of the bodv. A novel touch—tlie four pockets < hat accent the jacket at tho shoulder and hip lines. Colour is added to the get-up with a pepluni hlou.se in green, black and white print. Seen Around town. Irene Dunne in a i-wagger coat of toast brown in a crisp Seasoncraft wool embroidered from neck

You get an idea of the trend of coats | by the costumes designed for Andrea: Leeds to wear in her new film, which show a clever combination of tailored! and dressmaker lines. A typical one is of aquamarine wool with double-breasted | closing, fitted waistline, hut with soft! cartridge pleats at shoulder and at cliff I of sleeves. The coat is worn o\er a simple frock of henna-ro-e silk with accessories matching the dress. Flowers and veils come with the spring to judge by the hats purchased by Hrenda Joyce, both of them boasting either flowers or veiling. For afternoon wear! with a dull blue frock Hrenda wears ai cap of matching blue poppies and soft pink moss rosebuds thicklv swathed in blue veiling. Very gay is Uremia's gay !)!>'* sailor, in canary yellow straw with two immense roses placed like a pompom at centre front, the flowers shading from yellow to russet. The hat is draped in navy blue veil. A pearl-studded belt is the highlight of Laraine Day's shirt maker dinner frock. Fashioned of black crepe de chine, the dress features long sleeves with snug cuffs at the wrist, fastened by matching pearl buttons. The skirt is wide with