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Round slide of ruched ribbon of softest make.
The colour is pale heliotrope shaded with grey; it is suitable as a corsage ornament for a grey chiffon dress, or for a toque with plumes pleurantes
Handsome velvet slide in deep sapphire blue velvet on foundation of tailor's canvas. Wire stiffening is required as the slide measures 8 inches in length; sapphires en cabochon ornament each corner; crepe de Chine, light grey in colour, is drawn through the slide
White rose slide for confining the satin folds on a debutante's dance dress. French canvas covered with green satin makes a firm foundation, on to which the roses are stitched. No foliage is used: an occasional fleck of moss or suggestion of the satin is the only relief
 
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