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Footgear That Cost $1,000
THE CHINA MAIL,
WOMEN'S
Dancing Costume
MAKING UP
Art-And The Powder-Puff
The powder puff can make or mar a woman's beauty; it can give a chic appearance to a homely face, and charm to the prettiest, says a woman. Chemist. Small and seem-. ingly unimportant, it is in reality worth its weight in gold where beauty is concerned.
Among modern beauty aids in daily use there is none that is so frequently mis-used and neglected 18 the powder-puff. The most exotic powder is bought, while the puff that carries it to the face is often in no way in keeping with its dainty task.
There is an art in applying a puff; it should gently rest upon the Akin and never be digged.
The puff must convey the powder. by a series of deft touches, instead of trying to force it into the pores,
This light touch is only possible when the texture of the puff is fine beyond expression. The softest swansdown or the daintiest cotton wool make excellent pffs, but they must often be looked over to make sure there are no lumps that would destroy their worth.
The woman who can spend freely upon her beauty aids may indulge in swansdown, but where economy has to be considered cotton Wool should be used, because it may be 30 frequently renewed. When preparing little wads to use 39 puffs, the wool should not be cut,
SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1929.
SECTION
Chic and Charming
A Dashing Beach Costume
Just to prove that shoes are as impertant as any other article of clothing, the Middle Atlantic Retail Shor Dealers' Association, asse hled in convention in Philadelphin, called the folks in to see this pair sct with diamonds. They cost $1,000 and are the work of the country's foremost shoe artist: Neat?
Smart Accessory
ORGANDIE TEA-CLOTHS
The fancy for table-clotos and table napkins of organdie for special occasions is of Italian origin. These may made very asily at honie and, being a novelty, their making is quite an interesting and inexpensive pastime. All that is required is the necessary length of organdie, linen floss and an
mbroidery frame.
The organdie is first cut to shape, circular, square or scalloped and bordered round the edges with blanket stitch in white floss. The embroidery designa for the centre are most effective if somewhat heavy, making a strong contrast to the delicacy of the back ground. A animal, such as the deer, is sug- gested as making a striking sil houette.
Designs look best when spaced in from the edge sufficiently to give a fairly deep border of organdie btween the blanket stitch and the pattern. These cloths are easily laundered and retain their delight- ful daintiness.
TO LAUNDER VOILE
The charm of voile lies in its dainty billowy softness; Unfor- tunately, when washed, it loses much of this attraction, becoming I'mp, ragged and inclined to cling. This can be rectifed by the use of
Wash gum arabic.
the frock with a mild soap and while still wet, rinse in a solution of half 2 gallon of water, and a piece of gum arabic the size of an almond. Soak the gum overnight, and in the Here is one of the Jack and white morning it will be sufficiently Here is a two-piece frack of blue softened to mix readily. When evening accessory. The creation above the frock is dry, sprinkle and iron was one of those revealed for the first in the usual way, or press while time at the New York Fashion Revue. still damp.
Kayser Slipper Heel Hosiery
To have the utmost in chic in hosiery-wear Kayser Slipper Heel" service weight. The heel ingeniously designed effects a trim, slic ankle line. But, the heel is not its only claim to distinction, for the quality beauty and du- rability of the pure thread silk are other out- standing features in all the new costume shades. de all leading dealer
*Trade Mark Bez-
Kayser
A dancing costume. Meráud Guinness, 21, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Gainness of New York and Londen, who has announced her inten- tion to wed Alvaro Cuevara, 35, jamous Chilean artist.
SPOTTED FABRICS
Spotted materials are becoming more and more popular. They may be large or small, regular or irregular, and are printed on al- mest all materials. Many de- lightful little morning frocks are made of coloured or black crepe- de-chine covered with graduated white spots. At the hem of the skirt the spots are quite large, and they graduate up the figure until they become quite tiny in the upper part of the corsage.
Many frocks have long sleeves, which are finished at the wrist with turn-back lingerie cuffs, the collar
Beauty Contest
and the jabot or vestce matching. Mlle. Janina Smoliaki, à Polish One very smart frock seen recent-beauty, who has been crowned "Miss ly was of black crepe-de-chine Poland" and will represent her covered with tiny white spots, with country in the international beauty con- a border design of cireles, which test to be staged this year. were composed of even smaller spots. This frock was made on simple lines, the skirt being partly accordeon pleated." A veste, collar and cuffs were of pleated flesh pink crepe-de-chine.
Pour le Sport
it should be pulled out. When the wad is too small it is apt to get lumpy quickly.
Home-Made Tips
A home-made back puff can easily be prepared try fixing a large piece of wool on to the end of a piece of whalebone, which will be found The convenienty pliable to use. wool can be fixed to the handle,
in the first place, by any stickfast material and then more wool lightly bound on with white silk. The softer the puff is made the better.
When a light powder is applied it is just A matter of fancy (or finance) whether a cotton "wool puff is used or a bought one, but if a heavy powder is to be applied then a wool one should certainly be the rule. Heavy powders are far more apt to wear out a puff than a light one, as they drag the fine particles of swansdown or wool to- gether and clog them
The bathroom puff too can car- tainly be a wool one-in all cases. Every special powder should have its own put. On no account should the same ever
be used for two
different ones.
The powder world is quite 2 realm of its own. There is practi- cally one for every side of the daily toilet, starting with the bath powder to soften the water, to the body one that aids drying, right through the toilet to the dainty "finisher" that is quoted on just after the cream. has been applied, or the heavy powder that is a part of the outdoor “make up" whose job is to protect the face from weather effects.
NEW FLORAL TRIMMINGS.
Small fat flowers molt as comel- lias or gardenias are used in
Here is a two piece frock of blue and white crepe that is as charming as It is simple. The skirt is of blue, box- plented and generously eat the over blouse white, with diamond patterns: formed by the stitching in blue.
HATS WITH CURLS
Very Latest in Paris
Parisiennes are now going to put on their hair with their “hats.
Bathing suit of velvet trunks with white printed crepe jersey and cape to match is worn to advantage by Mrs. Frank Jenkins, member of New York's "400" who is among those members of society molony Wintering at Palm Beach, Fla.
DRAPED TURBANS
"Rag In Hand" Transformed Into Chic Hat
The
[Ry Francis Paget]
New York, Jan. 4. collapsible head-fitting turban or cap which is described as a "rag in the hand" has brought fabrics into milinery. The fad grows with increased methods in draping. The comfort of these As most of them sternly refuse little caps has thoroughly intrigued to allow their hair to grow, and very the fancy of the smart woman, so few permit even a single lock to much so that she is ordering them show under the brims of their hats, in the fabric of her tailormade as a milliner has made a new model well as her sports costume. with a profusion of soft curls-real It is the fabric turban | hair clustering up at the back of
the hat.
The right side of the hat sweeps down the side of the wearer's face. The hat is black, but the curls may vary according to the whim of
which
has dared to contest the popularity of felt as it has definitely entered the hat wardrobe. The complete- ness of the ensemble favour· has had much to do with its popularity, for with felt as a staple back- ground, novelties are coming more There is not the slightest fear of and more into prominence.
Dress materials are being used the wearer "losing her hair" in the for many accessories of the cos street, as it is firmly attached, but tume hat, shoe, bag, scarf, and whether the silky strands will stand millinery designers are following
shower of rain
each customer.
A
seen.
remains to be
For the Outdoors
Here is a sophisticated little frock
[of light blue silk crepe with bandinga of
Black and white crepe de chine is the garlands to form the new shoulder material for this smart aports frock, sprays for evening gowns. The and it is as attractive as it is fragile. flowers are sewn tightly together It is an imported creation, with a in groups of a dozen or so with the dark blue creps with m interesting specially designed blouse with turn-
back collar of white, and pleated skirt leaves arranged in at lines all on arrangement of the neck line. It is de
the same elde of the garland.
signed for street or sperts wear.
of white.
this lead and working closely with apparel and accessory manufac- turers. Adopting the ideas of ex- dressmaking establish- ments, where the hat is made to go with each costume is the order of the day.
clusive
Bob That's Not a Bob
Specialty shops are equipped to drape these little turbans of sports silks, woollens and bandings with each costume. Women should be encouraged to have hat wardrobes next season as large, if not larger than their dress wardrobes. The white costume supplies a back- ground for resort millinery and mind whether to bob or not, she should accessories in sports coloura.
Maria Guy has used dress jersey
When a girl cannot make up her
wear this style of hairdressing--Miss Joanna Alien at the Hairdressers' show
for little turbana which have been in New York with very neat results. introduced in this country by ex- clusive shops and which are very
for
much an item in the mode. In and hand-painted silks are fashion- bright colours they are suggesteded into turbans and duplicate the Southern resort: wear to scarf used on the sports dress. It duplicate the colour and the is, of course, in the sports cos material of the sports frock. Other tumes especially that one finds the novelties in the way of materials duplication of material in hat and are being used also, even printed frock.-"United Press"
Pamela
is now showing.
a selection of
NEW SPRING HATS
and
NEW EVENING GOWNS
13, Queen's Road C.