I HOLLYWOOD FASHIONS,

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20266, 28 March 1934, Page 6

I HOLLYWOOD FASHIONS,

Hostess Gowns Replace Pyjamas. STYLES WORN BY THE STARS fade your pyjamas in your old kit oa g and forget about them, so far as your home is concerned. The “hostess” gown has replaced the trousered luxury of yesterday’s pyjama and the results are too, too divine. Only a subtle distinction of design makes the hostess gown differ from the evening gown. It is of luxurious fabric, heavy with fur; it may have a lengthy train —in fact, invariably it has a train of sorts;, or at least the trainlet which pulls along the floor a couple of inches when milady walks. Norma Shearer has some of the loveliest of these. Of eel-brown satin, her hostess frock in her latest picture is amazingly beautiful. It sheathes her figure from bodice to ankle and lias the long fitted sleeve that differentiates the hostess gown of this year from that of last year. The long sleeves are cut out on the shoulder to show the skin and are joined to the low-cut deeolletage in front by a band of sable fur that circles the neckline and drops to the waist in back. The ruffle train is shirred to the straight sheath frock very low at each side and continues to form a fishtail train. Adrian considers this gown one of his most dramatic designs. This same picture has brought out a number of new Shearer costumes, -all of which are interesting and radically different. The monk’s hood beach robe is one of these. It is of white crash towelling and has a clever monk’s hood at the neckline, which one draws up snugly over the head when the hair is damp from swimming, or to give the cars that much-needed protection when the sunset wind blows in from the sea. Adrian’s designs are practical as well as beautiful. The need for something-*— a head covering to protect the ears at certain moments on the beach —lias long been felt. Berets, if correctly worn—or chiefly worn—do not accomplish this. One needs the complete protection from the back of the neck that the monks hood gives. Make-up Receptacle. And now comes the make-up clip which Muriel Evans is wearing. It’s a very smart enamel clip the size of a half-dollar, which opens to show a tiny receptacle to hold powder and dainty puff, with a miniature mirror on its inner side to use in applying the makeup evenly. Then there’s that tliree-in-one hat of Diana Wynyards that is the envy of all her fellow stars. Here’s the idea. Two winged berets, one in black corded crepe, the other in white, may be worn as two separate hats. Then, for more formal occasions, Miss Wynyard slips over the beret a huge black brim that exactly fits the lieadsize, choosing either a black or a white crown as her costume demands and thereby having three hat changes in one. The beach clogs which Norma Shearer wears with her monk’s hood robe are worthy of note. White, to set off her 6atiny brown skin—for she’s already beautifully tanned —the clog has crocheted vamp and lies, rubber soles and wooden heels. The toenails are enamelled the same shade as the fingernails. Add a very chic white knit bathing suit, throw into it as pretty a girl as Norma Shearer with her precise, shade of satiny brown tan, and you have one of the most brilliant concoctions of the bathing season.