SNAPSHOTS OF LIFE IN HOLLYWOOD TO-DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 217, 12 September 1940, Page 15

SNAPSHOTS OF LIFE IN HOLLYWOOD TO-DAY.

"Turbans Popularity Will Continue! ,

(By SHKTLAH GRAHAM.)

Are you vacation bound? Here's an uttractive travelling get-up worn by blonde Brenda Joyce. Of heavy gray crepe that simulates wool, the outfit comprises a drese and short jacket. Stripes are used with good effect in the skirt and also form a horizontal pattern in the bodice. The jacket, which has near-wrist-length sleeves, is enugiy banded at the waist. Brenda's hat is a black straw sailor. Black suede opentoe pumps and biack suede handbag complete the ensemble. Another gown worn by Brenda features bold scrolls of blue on a white background for a summer silk afternoon frock. The skirt has the new apron effect, and designer Travis Bantcn has balanced the accessories of the costume by using a frosty white turban, handbag and sandals, combining white suede and polished blue alligator leather, and all-white gloves. Dolly Tree, drees designer, predicts that "a. blaze of vermilion and scarlet will illumine the fashion world," and adds: "Naturally the world war will continue to have a tremendous influence on coming fashions; however, the bad imitations of military uniforms, ineignias and brass buttons that have been launched lately, will disappear." Indicative of the trend are some freshlooking suits designed by Miss Tree for Myrna Loy. One of them ie in soft blue crepe and features the skirt a little leee full and the double-brea&ted coat a trifle longer than previous styles. A fresh white collar in eyelet embroidery encircles the coat collar. The turban, predicts Miss Tree, will continue its fashion popularity. Other prophecies are . . . "for evening, fluid draping will individualise formal gowns, complete with flowing velvet capes." . . . And for hair styles, "simplicity with lese architectural effects." Novel fastenings distinguish many of the daytime clothes worn by Betty Grable. The blouse of a two-piece grey twill outfit fastens with what Betty calls, "Leaping Lenas"'—stylised silver horses about an inch and a half long. A cowboy of the pampas is made in bronze and silver to 'be worn on the lapel of a brown tweed coat. Tiny garden shears in silver that clamp around email silver knobs replace buttons on another sporte dress, also grey. Newest versions of the "toreo" suits are now being worn by Marjorie Weaver. All of tliem are without collars, cardigan fashion; big square pockets are placed near the shoulders and at the hips, and matched by skirt* that are pleated to look pencil slim. (Better start dieting!) Made of lightweight wool for summer •resort use, a typical colour combination m a bright navy 'blue skirt with a jacket in yellow, hand-eewn in navy blue. A gala night in Hollywood . . . Bette Davis in a flowing lime chiffon gown with one shoulder bare, the other covered with a drape of the material held with an emerald and diamond starfish, the same jewel fastening her curls. . . . Olivia de Havilland looking very schoolgirlish in a crisp pink tissue taffeta in bouffant style with large polonaise pockets, and a little circlet of pink wax bloseome catching a filmy ruffle of pink mesh veiling in her hair . . . Marie Wrixon flaunting two black ostrich plumes around her upswept hair-do like a laurel wreath, the ends just missing each other by an inch over her brow. Marie , gown was a black chiffon with tiny'bolero of clipped ostrich tied with velvet.