LOVELY KIMONOS.
PRINCESS GIVES A LESSON. Princess Shimazu, the aunt of th youthful Empress of Japan, amusec. herself at a party the other evening in London by trying to teach an English girl to say “How do you do?” in Japanese, and to make at the same time a charming little ceremonial bow with her hands on her knees. She says that although many of the younger set in Japanese society have shingled their hair and adopted sEuropean dress for sports and day wear, they usually, like herself, keep a number of beautiful kimonos for evening occasions. “The cut of the kimono does not change,” she said, “but Ihe silks do. The new fabrics are very richly col-' oured, and there is a tremendous variety of design.” The Princess, who was wearing an evening gown of eau-de-Nil moire( added that this sleeveless frock would be uncomfortably chilly in Japan, where winter evenings are decidedly colder than in London.
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Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17978, 25 March 1930, Page 5
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158LOVELY KIMONOS. Waikato Times, Volume 107, Issue 17978, 25 March 1930, Page 5
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