PARIS IN THE MIRROR

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 10, 12 January 1929, Page 14

PARIS IN THE MIRROR

(Written for the "Post" by "Germaine.") PARIS, 14th November. Paris tennis enthusiasts, do hot soem to have abandoned their favourite game just because winter is upon us. On many hard courts in the. suburbs yesterday quite a number of games were in progress. What ..specially struck one was the number, of women players on'the courts. They presented a startling spec'/icle to all those who still conceive the Parisienne as a delicate little person afraid of a little (veather, and chary of risking the milky complexion of her face, neck, and arms, to the ravages of a cold blast; '' But yesterday there was that same young person on a cold afternoon,' with a biting wind blowing, racing over the courts with a lovv-eut '.woollen' jumper, and arms bare to the shoulder, exhaling the very spirit of health and hardiness. If she thought about her complexion, she did not betray it. However, one may safely leave the Parisienrie to look after herj self in that direction! THE PARISIENNE IN THE I . ; EVENING. If she is "sporting" in the day-time, the Parisienni? is just the reverse in the evening. Much crystal is being -worn, and with. her airy-fairy tulle or lace dresses, skimpy little affairs with floating pauels^un-even hems, and what-not, she simply blazes, in-.crystals. The other day, a dark-haired beauty, dressed

in green chiffon, and wearing tha'latest, jewellery, created a sensation. Her crystal necklace mounted on platinum, fitted snugly round the base of her throat, and had three long pendants. Earrings matched, the pendants, in size, and dangled from a couple of inches of platinum. . A crystal brooch fastened a bouquet of white lilies on her shoulder,'and a girdle of these glittering, stones : clasped, her slender waist at its natural position. She captured and reflected every beam of light as she moved, and many of her girl friends; simply ached with envy at the sight of her. ... ..

"JABOTS." A feature; of; a number; of the smartest models, this seaspnia the-jabot. Kippling down the :middle from throat to hem,- a jabot'of" white"'georgbtto lined with-bright and' crepe brightens a; frock of black- satin'.•■■■■A! simple 'straight, frock of black crepe shows a wide jabot-: like panel from shoulder to,tunic edge,! •falling v froriv :a; ;startlirig ( row; of large, crystal.■ buttons: ■ '■'■'.'■■'<":'■ '.'" '■ '•'"■. A jabot ,of ; :b.lack". crcjpp; ripples-' down; tho side ,of.a ; black crepe-gown,, and a grey panel looks': well, on \ a plain grey, crepe frock.- •A ' black • velvet jabot winds its way down the front of a : black sa.tin frock girdled with crystals, the skirt-front . being' made almost wholly of velvet.. The "jabot" appears oir a very striking blouse of beige crepe rippling from the right shoulder 'in front; it appears again in black lace on an evening gown of rose georgette, and on other models of different stuffs." But the jabot I prefer to all .others is the simple one copied from the Chevalier tie' Greux, "Manon's" priest-lover in the celebrated opera of : Massenet. It is of stiffly-pleated linen, edged in the finest narrow lace, and with cuffs to match. This/ with, a simple black crepe frock, is inimitably smart, but it must be worn by the right person!"

1 BEATJXUirUI, SHADES IN SILKEN HOSE. Tho day has long passed when stockings were of. little interest. Short skirts and the' modern taste of perfect harmony arc now bringing every detail! to such a point that each one must be j considered. Tho question of 'stockings ! is one of ( them, and not the least important; in fact, choosing stockings has become just as difficult as buying a dress.:. Certain shades of pink, or of golden sand are not so difficult to select.when they are among quantities of other shades almost similar, but when one colour,'and only one, 'will match a certain dress, then it becomes very hard to choose. Tin.' new stockings have a delightful sheen and shimmer. Ono of the newest shades is peach, and, another is palest green. Both of these colours show up the skin in a wonderful manner, giving an opalescent hue.

THE VOGUE OF "PLISSEES." la fashion so capricious as it is said to be? Under its fancies, a sane, logical, and a real wisdom, are always concealed. What better proof illustrates this than the persistent fashion of plissees? Be it for sports suits, outdoor dresses, and mantles, afternoon gowns, and even evening gowns, the plissees dominate in all their graceful and manifold varieties; flat plissees, Watteau, v fancy plissees, chevrons, squares, lozenges, etc. They arc'marvellously adopted to Ihe latest ways in fashions and to the latest taste! The modern woman is altogether elegant and sporting, subtle and refined, lithesome and muscled, and only tho plissees follow all these charm--ing transformations. The plissee is the symbol and attrib-

uto of the 201H .century. It is the rovengo of .'Dinnil over .Venus. It is the only fashion that suits perfectly our quick'vib'.rati.jigj..continually changing, and delicious period. FASHIQN, HINTS. The don'ts in,.,dres's are legion, and they are almost.' more '.important than their opposite. Don't have too many dresses. Don't havo too much trimmingy- It ■is.better- to follow fashion at a reasonable.distance; she is an.excellent servant; -'but 1 a bad mist-j'ss. Use her. according to your needs and pocket, and let the motto over your wardrobe be: "Be simple, be neat,"and never try 'to- btJ'.g'rand." Miss 1929' will.have nothing of the flapper about her.;" She will be much more; sUbtlcJanci'po'lishcd,; and she will wear black,,instead-, of colours. She will' blend 'rouge-"evenly, and inhale cigarettes grac.ef.ull.y,., without, puffing furiously. And, .unlike her predecessor, she will, drink, her .liquor., from a tea-cup, rather than from,a glass. Hats: can , make-, or. mar an" ensemble. For street wear- the -small hat_ still remains the appropriate and becoming complement of the abbreviated dress. '