LONDON FASHION NOTES Specially Written for "The Post."

Evening Post, Volume CXVIII, Issue 114, 10 November 1934, Page 19

LONDON FASHION NOTES Specially Written for "The Post."

-' , "LONDON September. 14. A'heat wave in September is par "ticularly .trying to the dress design •rers who are now showing autumn fash * ions. Women, will look and admire m - criticise^ but only a vei? few can b( to order woollen dresses witl otha thermometer climbing higher ant -Higher. Even the ultra-smart, who lik< ~to wear yelyet , and tailonnades ii * August) < are .regretting./the jreputatioi "they have to live up to. However, om fashion has aready spent itself as fa as the smart world is concerned. Tin -"pancake"■beret has swept over Lon "■ don like an epidemic, and every womai * who bought a new hat during the coo days of "'August fell, a victim to thi style, which, means that millinery de ' signarsihave got to start all over agaii and. think of something new. ■> Will they rush to the other extrem.' and' giveusheightT Already I hay seen several, versions of the "Scarle Empress" cap—ve^ high and softl: -waisted, set at .the jaunty angle mad. popular by Marlene Dietrich an tha film.^ Then there is the Spanish torn with chin.strap and i red lose under.the brim. Tha sailor hat xemaina very popula for plainer styles. After the droopinj softness of a cloche, brim, the straight 'unforgiving lines of a sailor hat ma; - seem difficult; but they are fresh an< charming, if «are is taken to choos. just the right Tridth brim to suit botl features and height. BHOET OB LONG- HAIB. The of t-recrirring controversy of lonj or short hair is raging once more Women arrive from Paris asserting tha "They have all cut it off." But ti those 6f us who have struggled througi the weary months of straggling ends our cherished "nape-of the neck" curl are too precious to sacrifice at the firs breath of rumour; only to be- told late that one must'grow it again. The safest plan while the aTgumen continues is to, do something new witl what we have, such as brushing th. back curls upwards and wearing tn. side hair curled behind the ears, if it 1 becoming this way. A curly f nnge oi the forehead and the hair brushe< smoothly back with either a small boJ or a bunch of curls at the back wil give the necessary touch of newness without sacrificing one's patienti; grownl hair. FASHIONABLE FOBS. To talk to you of furs just when yoi are thinking of putting yours away ma; seem strange. But the woman whi values her furs has them Tenovated am cleaned at the end of each season, si £« few remarks of the trend of-fur fash iions may be useful. ' ..."-" ~ S Three-quarter and seven-eight lengti rfur «°ats aro newer than Bholt iac •Tcets These may have fitted waist ■EHnes or loose swing-back lines. Thi sneck-line on these coats is as varied a don. the tailormade suits. Some aro jus Sum-over "Peter Pan", collars; other stand up straight with wide winj "pieces like a Medici or Elizabethan col F lag ear f collars-so supple tj>».t they an I tied in knots and softly draped shaw * collars on regal mink and ermine coat. «;.„, frppD to more conservative lines 'The fur capo is the novelty of th< * «pftson. Several coats have doubled thei ■usefulness by having shoulder cape col 'lars. These are detachable to be won with a suit or midseason dress". * TVerv sort of lamb is used to mak< I oats capes, and scarves—tailored witl :£!* s 'ame ease'as cloth or velvet. Mus "nuash has returned to fashion, out th< Unr novelty of the season is the reviva 'li golden brown seal This fur has no £Wn fashionable for years, and womei had forgotten how becoming it was. J> "ippet cape of golden brown seal won

I over a "jvoollen dress in malachite green I was very much admired. Fox capes •with one, two, or three strands are luxurious for day or even- ■ ing -wear while fox ties usually eon- ■ sist of two skins, although the single > skin tie with a tailored suit will never go out of fashion. I BACK TO FRONT. ! One of the quaint fashion notions of l the moment is to wear things .back to i front. I have mentioned .'.previously that the smart .way to wear the little evening cape of chiffon or tulle is back r to front. Now they are showing blouses J that button with a low neckline "down - the back and up in the throat in front. Strangest of all is to put one's arms into a coat and wrap it round the back, 1 and fasten it at the side, again with 3 the collar rolling high in t front and - crossing in the back. ! Another point in- the new fashions is the revival of glittering effects. In practical clothes the use of ccllo--3 phane worked into the material gives 3 to -woollen, fabrics " a dew-sprinkled t effect. Velvets and silks have a metal thread woven in lines so that the_fabric r gleams with every movement. Triin--3 mlngs of paillettes or bands > of rich t metal lame are used for trimmings,

while designs of cellophaDe on net create a glittering lace. ... • ~ , The graceful gown sketched shows this fashionable trimming allied to'the popular elbow sleeve and sashed .waist line. Cutting -, straight across the throat in front, the shoulder width gives it a suggestion of a square line at.the back. EUTH SIBLEY.i