Paris in the Mirror.

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 42, 17 August 1935, Page 19

Paris in the Mirror.

Written for "The Post" by Germalne.

PAEIS, June 26. The lost tranquillity that made the j famous Parisienne of the years that I preceded the war, a standard of opulence as well as elegance in dress, seems to have been refound this year. For the first time the Rue de la Paix |and the Place Vendome jewellers are getting orders for jewels, orders .hat are on a large scale they have not known for many years. Diamonds,

rubies, emeralds, sapphires, and such priceless bits of glass are coming out and being set.

The toilettes that are .being ordered to go with the jewels are deserving to make one-colour frocks rich and sparkling. It is extraordinary the amount of rich material that is being worn, and when the material is simple

it often is embroidered and delicately I beaded. . ;.--. Favourite frocks arid wraps are those that are made of flaming, printed faille I and taffetas, with great tropical flowers ! all over.them. Floral pieces help to | make one-colour frocks rich and sparkling: arches of flowers round, the hair, garlands across the front of the corsage, with great bouquets of bios-

One of the neiv miniature sailors with the brim turning up at the back, and a soft crown. It is in palest pink-beige felt trimmed with a band of. black waxed ribbon. A veil covers., the - back - coiffure.

soms at the waist. Even with simple daytime dresses. Dig plastrons of flowers on the front of the corsage are seen, or on one shoulder. FLOWERS AND TAILORED SUITS. With summer-tailored suits in linen or in the new linens that imitate wool, Parisiennes wear earrings, and strings of pearls. The earrings are apt to be hoops of pearls or other stones. Earclips are worn at all times of the day, and they are seen in all sizes. In addition to being covered with.jewels with their tailor-mades, Parisiennes tuck a carn»*'— : "->e buttonhole, a red one for preference. • The smau . .c sailor suprts a jaunty veil fluttering 'around. Sometimes this veil covers the eyes, omy, and is of the "petticoat" order. Sometimes it merely floats at the back, or it may fall over the face in a most romantic manner. . . " These details make the Paris scenery much more gay and opulent, as you can well imagine. And the tailored suit is always the most simple garment that the fashionable wear. Glass scarves, striped in the.brightest colours, and transparent in the centre, are smart this-seasen. ' Don't forget details ■^rhats,.bags.,.gloves, and shoes. Gloves should be white or cream and not tightfittirig.' 'Bags' "should harmonise with ensembles: •••'.' VARIED SLEEVES.

■■Sleeves-are-of all sorts, sizes, and conditions, as I have already told you many times. But you will be surprised to hear that here in Paris there are many partisans •of the long. sleeve for evening ■ dress. Sleeves, like, the green frog that climbs up and down the ladder, according to the weather,, have become a barometer of style. The grander the occasion the longer the sleeve,in direct opposition to the old-established way. Early morning dress sees sleeves reaching barely to the . elbow; in afternoon they reach midway between the elbow and the.wrist, sometimes in a sort of puff blown to the back of the arm; for dinner most dresses are sleeveless, and at 10 o'clock for big occasions the sleeves return with a flourish right; down to the , tips ■of one's fingers. Paris still sponsors the train for evening wear.; Some of these trains are of finely-pleated fabric, others a sort of slinky tail that .may >be Iworn in three ; different, ways, trailing along the Sopr behind one, caught up;by a diminutive hook on'one's' waistband in the front, or hitched up ■ at' the j back to show a; few inches of a silk jpetticoat .underneath. These gossamer chiffon trains have a graceful1 elan that is all their own.

i YOUR COIFFURE. Keep your head; outlines neat and small. ■, This is what makes the young I

coiffure, the' smart and the chic. And keep, the back of the head-as simple as possible. . Small curls, .fluffy curls, can be kept with architectural slimness. But, too many curls makes the head look larger, and makes the woman look heavier. For .the top of the head keep it smooth, flat, and with one or two waves at most. Large flat waves. If the top of the head is tightly waved it succeeds only in making a woman look older. Besides, there's no smartness'in it.' About parting the hair:' The centre part is for the thin face,; and not under any circumstances for the broadfaced woman. Remember to keep the hair off the temples, the top as flat and smooth as possible. This "refines" the head size and gives a more oval shape to' the face. -' ' ■ ■ - - • SNAPSHOTS FROM PARIS. When you select straw for your hat, remember it can't be too shiny. New straws in Paris are called "Anthracite," and have the glisten of hard coal and "diamond," and they gleam. Cotton net will be better than last year. Cotton lace also stages, a return engagement. Ginghams, thin without being transparent, come' in grand new colours and colour combinations. ■ Paris is reviving old-fashioned jewellery in sets of earrings,' the pendant kind, and big pins in the form of bow knots, daisies, stars, and roses studded with either gearls or. diamonds,'