THE CHINA MAIL,
SATURDAY, JULY 17, 1928..
THE "MAIL'S FASHIONS ILLUSTRATED.
THE KERCHIEF DRESS
Many of the Late Spring Frocks Show a Variety
of Necklines, but the Scarf and Kerchief
Effects. Remain Popular
THE BRIDGE LUNCHEON IS POPULAR IN HOLLYWOOD"
Bille Dove Finds an Informal Means of Bringing Friends
Together a Charming Custom. Miss Dove's Menus Are
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Skilfully Chosen and Favourite Recipes Are Used
WRAPS THAT ARE ATTRACTING INTEREST
Scarfs Are Worn in a New Manner and the Newest
Capes and Coats Show a Softened Silhouette.
"Mi Dove Buds bridge luncheons happy way of expressing hospi- tality to her friends and an especi- ally adroit fashion far introducing out-of-town friends or annauuring forthcoming nuptials,
Miss Dove, although extremely busy working on the First National picture, "The Yellow Lily," finds time to entertain after working hours and has taken the time to give her ideas on the subject of entertaining.
Miss Dove says, "I have been nak- the use of a kerchief starf. anded to give a few ideas on the sub- packet handkerchief of bright blue fect of entertaining, and while. I and yellow.
do not consider myself the perfect,
Scarf and kerchief effects worn | showed a stunning colour appeal in in a sumchalant manner are the out- standing features of the sports mode. They lend an air of amuri- ness and easy grace that make them whally desirable. They also us tablish an air of youthful jauntines that is much to be desired.
tune.
ON WITH THE DANCE.
The revival of folk dances has
FRIVOLOUS QUESTIONS.
"I serve the biscuits with the salad and the angel food cake and coffee later?
With gowns showing an increas, fur and may be thrown carelessly,
son.
Scarfs of long lines are wound hostess by any means, I do love to with the appearance of careless-entertain, and, if possible, originatu. ness about the neck and terminate "If many persons are invited for (in graceful ends. Or the triangular bridge luncheons, for instance, I ...... Colour effects are gained in these | kerchief may be used and knotted gerve the repast on little tables,
ingly bouffant style, the wrap that but gracefully, about the neck is most effective in these wraps of scarf and kerchief arrangements carelessly at side, front or back.
rather than
covers them has become a thing of on the large dining
period charm.. The handkerchief and skilful blendings are easily A new feature of the scarf or
room table.
beauty as well as convenience. scarf replacing the collar on the obtained. The paler shades of the kerchief, lies in its matching acccs-
"When using small tables I find
The straight, alenderly designed evening wrap is a smart evolution dress make the flaming colour of sories.. To-day pocket handker-one lovely flower is sufficient deco-
"Preparation: I scoop out the "Peach Delight-Soak two table wrap of a season or two ago is sad of the scarf theme. With collare the scarf a decorative feature of no chiefs, girdles and hat bands of the ration on cach table, or perhapa
centres of six or as many tomatoes spoonfuls gelatine in one-fourth ly out of the picture to-days..h the of self materials scarfs of fur are little importance. Figured fabrics, same materials create interesting choose a bright candle in a holder.
as I need, one for each salad, and
cold water. Dissolve in three-mode stressing fluffiness of silhou-being much used and very deep and tuo, find à pleasing contrast in the sets.
"I always keep the month holi fill them with a mixture consisting fourths cupful boiling juice from fette and evening gowns designed beautiful pelts are used to gain the kerchief of a single, harmonizing Dorothy Mackaill, given an op days in mind with festive symbols of one chopped, hard-cooked egg, canned peaches. Add one-half cup along period lines. Consequently effect of lavishness,
The all-white dress in par-portunity to wear some especially to emarten it-April always fea-one-fourth cupful chopped olives, ful sugar, one cupful aliced peaches. the need for a voluminously design-
The graceful trend in the wrap is ticular uses this means of bringing chic costumes in the First National tures foolish novelties; May, bas-one tablespoonful capers and one Set away to cool When thick as ed wrap has been met by the coat towards length and a fluttering colour to the costume with particu- picture "Lady Be Good," has select-kets or patriotic novelties for Deco-teaspoonful chopped chives, molasses fold in lightly two atifly-wrap that possesses a decided flare silhouette. Smartly daring flounces lar effectiveness: A very smart all-ed a charming dress of figured silk, ration Day, which by the way, I am build this filing around a ball of beaten egg-whites, one cupful of at the bottom.
add great chic to the newest wraps. white sports dress, was recently ex-without sleeves and boasting a ker-very careful about, because the last creamed cheese that has been soa-whipped cream, one-half cupful The ensemble idea that is go
Cape effects. ns well as coats are hibited in the smurt shops that chief neckline of graceful appeal. mentioned is such a serious event. soned with celery salt, parsley and
is being inacaroon crumbs and a teaspoon-dominant this season
sees, but the happy combination of "June naturally lends itself to chopped almonds. Over the entire fl vanilla. Pour into a cold, wel shown to advantage in the wrap these two into a cape coat provides weddings, and what June doesn't concoction I pour mayonnaise that mould and set in the refrigerator to that is seen everywhere this sea- the favourite wrap of the season. bring at least one or two show has been thinned to a cream con- chill.
Taffetas, lames, velvets and chif- Gracefulness is essential in the ers'? July we all know calls for steney,
"Shrimp creole and rice balls
with satin Rags and fireworks, and so by using.
new wrap. The coats or capes are fons are much saen with cornbread. Dreamed ple and beautifully cut to begin with. They proving itself as popular in the One way in which we should all ingenuity it is easy to establish
hot chocolate..
form a very lovely picture with outer garment as it is in the dress been a much-discussed topic lately show charity to each other in these unusual results.
difficult, complex days is by re- "The luncheon served
"Here is another two-course "Shrimp Creole--Put one-thira their general appearance of old of formal appeal. Among dance enthusiasts. Perhaps it would he unsafe to prophesy that fraining from making unnecessary bridge tables is naturally less for luncheon that I think in good: cupful olive oil into a frying pan. world charm and in addition pos- Alice White, seen in First Na of modern chic in tional's "Harold Teen," is pictured Some people go about when the craze for the Charleston requests.
here wearing a charming evening and the Yale Blues has faded their asking small favours-at least, mal than the other way, and it is Tongue mouse graham rolls. cab-Wash and remove seeds from one sess features
one answer to the problem of en-bage and green pepper relish and green pepper and cut into rings their smart details.
The collar that is furred is, of ensemble that stresses the new they acem amall to them, no places in the ballroom will be
tertaining without a maid.
pench delight.
with two medium onions; add to taken by "Jenny Pluck Pears," doubt, but to the woman who is
"The smart hostess can use a tea "Tongue Mousse-Put one cupful the olive oil with one-half cupful course, still lovely and is much idea. Miss Whita's wrap is of gold "Gathering Peascoda," and other burdened by a number
or service waggon and serve the en- cooked tongue through the food chili sauce, two cupfula water and seen, but the newest version shows brocade featuring roses of a deep old English folk dances. Yet there they loom larger,
tire meal with only two or three chopper, using the finest knife. one tablespoonful inely chopped an interestingly designed collar of pink. Miss White chose the flat- is undoubtedly an extraordinary re- Almost always some point of de-
Soak a tablespoonful gelatine in parsley. Cook over a slow fire un- scarf outlines, or shows a trend to- tering softness of fox fur rather. vival of Morris dancing now under licacy is involved in these prettily trips to the kitchen.
"My suggestion is to choose a one-fourth cupful cold white stock, til vegetables are soft and sauce is wards the use of the kerchief. The than the acart or kerchief at the way in Australia, and it is being put demands specially encouraged in
the best ingenuity. The business woman is simple menu, but have the food dissolve in one cup boiling white. thick. Add one can shrimp, half distinctive scarf that is edged in neck.
Add the tongue, one tableteaspoonful salt, one-eighth tea- small but perfectly cooked and served, keep stock. obicín some girls' schools, And why should asked to not the search for novelty take us special information from her em- ing in mind that the big thing to be spoonful finely chopped green pep-spoonful pepper and simmer gently back to the partially forgotten and ployer or from the head of a de- avoided is last-minute preparation.per, one teaspoonful chopped chives for ten minutes. Form.cooked rice "Here art three two-course and seasoninga to tasts. Cool, stir into small balls and serve with
The struggle to cut down the The Alling of baby's "pillows very pleasant old customs of our partment. It is the sort of thing own country as well as those of that can be done, but that cannot luncheon menus that will be easy to ring occasionally and when the shrimp. If fresh shrimps are used,
mixture begins to thicken, fold in cook one pound in boiling water death rate is being waged inces- should be kept scrupulously clean the negroes in the Black Bottom be done at any moment, or in any repare for bridge luncheon:
and sweet, and a fine spring day, for ten minutes. Shell, remove the santly by medical science. Sooner with a high wind, is ideal for wash- Tomatoes stuffed with cream one cupful stifly beaten cream and swamps of America? More Aur-mood of the man questioned. The
They may be prising things have happened, and outsider never realises this. She cheese mixture and salted walnuts, pour into a cold, wet mould and chill viscern and add the shrimps to perhaps if the Prince of Wales may, want or may temporarily be- baking powder biscuits with jelly for two hours. This will serve six cooked mixture in the same manner or later death comes to us all. It ing the feathers,
as canned shrimp.":
is only a question of knowledge both cleansed and disinfected by were to assume the baldrick and leve that she wants advice on an and angel food cake.
and skil to ensure that the soon-lime water. Preps by adding 1 disport himself in "Shepherd's investment, on a house, or a school
er will be largely eliminated, and lb. of quick lime to each gallon of Hey," the saxophone and its com- for her children; she may be for.
that only later will be the rule. water. Let it stand till the undis panion implements of discord might a while enthusiastic on behalf of
There has been, and still is, an solved lime has settled at the bot
of them
on one's time and
-
on
the
HOMES OF THE AGE.
persons.
|and crackle only in imagination's eye. They are the first loes that
MAKING A LAVENDER FAN.
THE CARE OF BABIES.
BABY'S PILLOWS,
a friend who wants a post (or Fashions in homes change sousserts itself when new things When lavender is in bloom again, enormous waste of infant life.tom of the tub. Then, gently, so fade into the background. To-day (thinks she wants one); she may quickly that the contrast between pust old ones and the days are dull, why not make a fan? It la charm-Babies are precious, not only to as not to disturb this sediment, there can hardly be a man or woman in this country who has not wish to "wangle" free seats for a those of to-day and last-year are chill, and dark. Silvered pipes ing, and here is the way to do it. parents, but to the State, and for pour off the clean liquid into an- aung or heard or played or danc-theatre, or some publicity for a very sharp. Yet there are many from the central heating apparatus First cut two pieces of organdie that reason alone every effort must other vessel for use. Place the ed to some old English folk tune, novel-there is no end to her people who hold that there might and attractive, coppered electrical muslin in either pink, white, or be made to preserve the lives that feathers in a bath, and then pour Yet a quarter of a century ago possible requirements, but hebe "something to be said, after all," hentera have taken their place. lavender, each being about 8 in. have been given. In New York over them the limewater, stirring there were very few people indeed never sees that they may possibly for the good old-fashioned methods And then there was the spacious deep, Next stitch on at regular City in 1910, 126 babies died out them in until they sink to the bot- who were familiar with these litt be wearisome to
a busy woman, before electricity. Unexpected kitchen, which the old-fashioned intervals
sprigs of
lavender. of every 1,000 births, in 1927 the tom. - Let them stand for three: ing unsophisticated, and very or that the discovery that they extinctions of light prompt à aug- family cook considered a place of This done, lay the second piece of rate had dropped to 56 in 1,000, days. Then remove, and drain ir catchy aira. The change is almost were merely frivolous can be posi-gestion in the minds of hundreds comfort, even luxury, where bright lavender on top of the first, and That shows splendid work. There a clean steve. To dry, make a large. entirely due to one man-Cecil tively maddening.
as they fumble in the gloom for a pans and puts winked in the lighttack it neatly along the top, bot is an institution in New York bag of an old lace curtain or simi- Sharp-whose enthusiasm led him
candle. Lamps and candles! How of a fire, With the going of the tom, and sides of the fan, finally which has been a great factor in lar material, place the feathers In at the end of last century, and.
picturesque and certain they weret commodious kitchen, the old-time hiding the stitches with either fine achieving this happy result. It is it, and peg out in the open air, until he died some three years ago, siasm for folk dancing are the dis-"But," modern housewives sigh, cook is also vanishing. There are gold braid or silver beads. Fold the Babies Hospital. Infants are shaking the bag as often as pos to go trudging into remote coun- plays given by schools at public we cannot go back to them. For fow left of the type who bustled your fan like a paper one, the treated there up to the age of one sible. The operation will take try areas in search of old people functions in the winter seasons. if we did we would not find them about, trim and rosy-cheeked, increase coming in the middle of year. It is more than worth while some days, but when the feathers who, still remembered the tradis Here in Brisbane we had many pic so charming as we think they must those places where the "mistress" the space between your lavender to care for infants, for prevention are dry beat them with a cane to tional tunes of "Merrie England." turesque demonstrations last year, have been in retrospect. Yet, seldom visited, and where cook felt sprays. Now tie the ends together of disease is more effective in the free them from all dust, and then, He get the tunes, and he publish, and it la expected that the coming oddly enough, no fashionable home herself really supreme in an ares with ribbon to match the muslin, early years than at any other time still in the bag, hang them in a ed them, and the English, Folk season will see very many more. Is seemingly complete without fall frequented only by a few favoured and place the fan beneath a heavy of life. Not only is the actual warm atmosphere to air. Dance Society carries on his work. Much nonsense, of course, is talk-bronze candlesticks or antique oil friends and perhaps, now and book to press the creases, As a memorial to him a fund was ed about the "good old days,” and lamps, with which modern woman again, the policeman. Inher started, and already nearly £25,000 the "Merrie England" of the middle tastefully decorated her home in “a amply proportioned drawing-room, has been raised to establish a Lon ages. But undoubtedly this quaint Old World way. It is true far removed from the realms of the don headquarters for this society, rhythmic merry-making of simple enough that people do not dis- cook, "mistress was quite aloof of Cocktails, or the Age of Nervous and site has been procured in people was one of the few gleams criminate between what they are from the din and clatter of uten. Diseases-there are still those old the Regent's Park neighbourhood. of light in an age of profound told they ought to liko and what sila, which come loudly through the fashioned enough to say, In numberless towns and villages gloom. That it has survived al- they really prefer. Countless thin walls of the flats and modern watch the heads of giant elect throughout. England branches have most by chance to this sophisticat-labour-saying devices and resources | homes to the care of the present-ity standards reared the sky mother on proper diet and treat built up. Conditions in this coun- been established, and in the places ed age, and that its popularity has which dominate homes throughout day lady of the house as her "help" "Candles and lamps are good for ment, a nurse is sent out to her try (sayaa Queensland writer), where traditional dances are still so remarkably revived, certainly the world to-day have caused thou washes the culinary articles. Elec- the eyes, and the cracking leg, home to sea that the conditions are are more favourable." than in the held as, for instance, the "Furry" establishes it as something much sands to leave ancient, antiquated tricity is eliminating cooks in many fires a thing of becoming, beauty of favourable, and that the treatment crowded cltles- of Americs and or floral, dance, common in certain more than a passing craze. In and unfashionable residences; with places Other customary things It is there people who will ass properly applied. That home Europe, but no one could say that parts of Cornwall. The local in- England the dances and tunes are cellars, basements, long kitchens, that have passed with the advance that in epita
then becomes the centre, from we are doing our habitants simple people, who kept already popular on the village many storeys, and large con fires, ment of modern ecfence have cham veniences" there is nothink which other mothers are inspired: nöranes is the first alive an old 'rural tradition are greens; they are popular in the for neat, compact flats, or bunga plons on their behalf.” But in this plas the visible comfort of a blaze care properly for their own is great need for now extolled as the apostles of a towns; the wireless treats them lows, containing "every modern" age, which some say future hila on a wide, open hearth such asbabled). Son the hospital work in, struction of mother revived art. Rather surprising fa- with respect, and leading musicians convenience. Gone are the blaze torians will describe as the Age of those daily being built in ultra spread far and wide. This doc mendously important dications of the widespread enthu-are enthusiastic for them. ing log firea, which gleam and roar | Speed, the Age of Exparte, the Age smart homes--it only for ornament. trines of cleanliness and fresh air Ing for heir babies
After treament within the wards of the this, they are ready to be replaced hospital extraordinarily successful, in the clean ticking again. but knowledge of proper care is spread far and wide by the mothers --
who are Instructed in the care of
their babies. After the tiny and nourishing food is preached in patient has been discharged, and a very practical way, and banners Instruction has been given to the against the spread of disease are
car