MOURNING WEAR FOR COURT LADIES
(Received 10 a.m.) LONDON, January 21. The first six months of full mourning for the late King means that ladies in Court circles will be required to wear black ensembles, including shoes,, gloves and ornaments and little or no jewellery except diamonds. One departure from precedent is that it will not be compulsory for ladies to wear black stockings. These may be of gunmetal or other sombre hues. As a concession to modern fashion, the prevailing trend will not be interrupted, though formal evening dress will be less decollete than ordinary. Ladies’ evening coats will be of black velvet chiffon, heavy crepe de chine or satin. Fur coats will be permissible. j Numbers of London women today j bought complete outfits of mourning, j The windotvs di, many stores are entirely re-dressed with black garments.
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Northern Advocate, 23 January 1936, Page 4
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