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Study in Evening Combinations
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THE CHINA MAIL,
WOMEN'S
SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1929,
SECTION
Not A Flapper
Simple and Awfully Smart!
One of the forecasts for the warmer weather
Fashionable for outdoora at this
'time of the year
This frock of tulle and silver lace makes a striking combination whether Raquel Torres wears it or not, Of course, the secret of good style is to have hose and shoes match the trimming of the frock.
NOVEL SHOES
معي
BUNGALOW CHAIRS
THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW
That the crinkles In hand-made silk fringe and tassels will come out If they are dipped in cold water and allowed to dry,
That where crochet is to be work. ed right through edges of ordinary materials it is simpler to puncture a row of holes with an embroidery stiletto before starting the crochet-Ward, the 62-years-old actress, taken
A designer who makes some of It is possible to make the simplest the smartest shoes in Paris, has a and least expensive chairs interest- special fondness for a metal lifting by means of paint, or the flating." (brass, silver, or copper), or a lift cushions known as aquabs, or both. That where buttons are required of kid like a piping in a contrasting Painting takes some time because
to fasten washable garments, such colour to the shoe in the heel of the the surface must first be made
as pyjamas, shorts, skirts, and shoes, just above the leather lift. absolutely clean and smooth; it will blouses, etc., it is a good plan to sew Another charming device for then need three coats of paint, and the buttons on to a separate length evening is a little Mercury wing.at least a week should elapse be of tape, and to make two sets of This is attached to the back of the tween the application of each coat. buttonholes for them to pass slipper, and is shown in gold and
The flat aquab cushions are effec-through. The button-laden tape can silver kid on a blonde satin slipper, tive even in inexpensive materials in silver on a black satin slipper, if the colourings are well chosen. and in black satin, on a black an- Strong black linen, for instance, may be piped with emerald green or Chinese red if the chairs are painted with red or green, or left in the natural colour of the wood.
Three designs in parasols
telope- slipper.. Entire heels of metal are still extremely smart.
Plain linens in blue, green, orange or red also need a piping of 'black or a contrasting colour to give them the neat and definite outline which is part of their attraction; and be bound or piped with a plain printed linens and cretonnes should colour for the same reason.
LIGHTING EFFECTS
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then be tacked top and bottom, on the wrong side of the garment, and removed for laundering.
That & pinch of dry mustard placed in a pot of brewing coffee will bring out much more favour than the better-known pinch of salt. With mustard you can effect a sub stantial economy in the amount of coffee used.
ARTIFICIAL JEWELS WANING
The most recent portrait of Fanny
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as she attended a supper dance recently in New York.
SEAWATER STAINS
However good for human beings. sea water plays havoc with shoes and clothes, for which reason old footwear or a pair of cheap rubber- soled shoes are really good enough
for the beach. ・・・
A LAUNDRY HINT
The bad effects of soda on good household linen are sometimes the source of more annoyance than the actual stains for whleh it is used. The following mixture is very re-. liable for the removal of stains. gallons of water at as high a Dissolve 2 pounds of soap in about
temperature as the hands can bear. To this add 1 tablespoonful of turpentine and 3 tablespoonful of liquid ammonia. Stir the mix- ture thoroughly and making the vessel as nearly airtight sa pos- sible, soak the linen in the solution for about 2 hours. The linen may then be washed, rinsed and hung to dry in the ordinary manner. The soap and water may be used again and again if necessary, but the requisite amounts of turpentine and ammonia must be added each time.
Brown shoes suffer most from sea-
TO SAVE CLEANING COPPER water, and unloes the stains are quickly dealt with they become per-
Copper may be given a finish that Banent.
Commen soda and boiling needs no cleaning First soak the mik will remove recent stains.
article in hot soda water, to remove Dissolve a small knob of soda in an eggcupful of boiling milk, and while all traces of lacquer, wash with soap and water, and then rinse in clear The mode of artifical jewela is the mixture is still hot apply it to
water, polishing with a soft duster. waning, and real stones are begin; the stains with a piece of clear, soft
Bay sixpennyworth of ammonium ning to take their place around the raz. Rub well ill the seawater sulphide, and add to it one quart of neck and in the ears of the smartest stains disappear. A final rubbing hot water. Place the article in the women. There is a distinctly with good white shoe cream will resolution, and allow it to remain Many rooms which would other modern tendency in jewellery-a store the polish, states an exchange. wise be lovely are ruined by Indlf- growing use of several colours in
Rainwater is the cure for sea ferent lighting effects, yet good one piece, a new feeling for Cubistic water stains on material; tapwater lighting is not nearly a difficult and Futuristic shades and arrange- will serve, but it is not so good. nor Bo expensive to arrange as ments of stones, even sapphires and The stained part should be spread people are inclined to think. emeralds are combined in one jewel, over a basin, and rainwater poured Electric bulbs placed inside bowls where formerly a coloured stone through the stain again and again. As for stockings, in spite of
and vases have been rather over would have been used every effort to oust it, the flesh- done, though they can be very
diamonds. coloured Silk stocking persist. And successful, but it is a very simple It certainly, is very smart, and it matter to place a bulb behind a is felt, that this simplifies the colour semi-opaque vase filled with water. scheme, reducing all the extremities If the vase itself is good and the to one colour. The kind of "flesh" wall behind it pale in colour the preferred, is a shade between blonde light produced will be excellent for and flesh, a golden pinkish, cham-reading and will enhance the beauty pagne.
of the vase and flowers.
Brass, silver and copper, are used In the evening, and sometimes gun- metal heels appear in conjunction with black satin slippers.
only with
For the Afternoon
This removes the salt. Afterwards press well with a warm fron. Navy blue serge, the colour of which may have been spoilt by the sea, ngy be revived by sponging, with vinegar and water.
If the fabric is too delicate for the treatment described, the gar- ment should be hung upon a line, and the stain gently beaten with a small switch. This knocks out the salt, after which it should be steam- ed and pressed.
moistened with olive off.
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You just know that the girl in the picture is a daughter of Uncle Samuel, and by the same token that she's wearing something awfully smart and Frenchy in the way of Spring, costumes. The youthfully. fashioned dress is of gray wool, combined with silk Romain, while the stockings are of matching grey. A touch of colour le lent by the scarf of three shades of blue.
THE NEW COLOUR CARD
TULLE FROCKS
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Some of the names of the new Tulle is most popular for dance colours are interesting, and for frocks. An exquisite frock seen the benefit of non-speaking French recently was of black tulle, the people, the milliners have translated skirt being made with petal-like them. There are, for instance, frills. It was much longer at the
Wild Cherry," "Nectar,"
Blue back and siden. The close-fitting "Vert-de-bodice was quite plain, save for Jewell" "Marsh Rose." Gris," and innumerable others a drooping pink and black flower, all new and pretty titles.
which was worn on the right
A very pretty writing table
shoulder. The right side, by the way, is now considered the correct place to wear a flower. Another tulle frock was made of endless narrow flounces of shaded green,' starting with the darker at the foot, but becoming almost white as the bodice is reached. The latter was very tight fitting. The skirt practically touched the door at the back and almost showed the knees in front.
A crowd of fashion lovers, fashion writers, and fashion buyers, broke into wild praise as each of the new colours · made their. ap- pearance, at a recont display in a famous couturier's salon. It was a good-natured crowd however, and excepting few mild conflicts between over enthusiastle pastal lovers, and brighter colour addicts, there was no serious opposition offered.
Actually "Cameo-Pink” was, a bit too pale a shade to please the brighter colour addicts" but, the there a little while, then wips it dry | shade was so lovely, there was such with a soft fluffless cloth, and the a sheeny brightness on its surface, copper will be found to have taken that everybody had to be pleased on an attractive "antique" finish "Nectar" is a pink-lavender, and im- that may be kept in good condition possible to describa on paper, with However, these by an occasional rub with a cloth pen and ink.
colours.will shortly make their bow in the United Kingdom, and so the readers of this column will be able to choose for themselves.
"Marsh-Rose," which is an un- usual shade of pinkish terra cotta, met with the greatest approval, and "Ochre Ocree, a goldish ochre tinge is bound to make a big hit. Then there is a new green, a light green of about the shade of a gooseberry. Seventeen hours were Small brass buttons make a taken to decide the name to give | smart trimming for a suit of this new shade of green, and then, chocolate brown ondamoussa de- Just as the problem was getting too signed for the early spring. The thorpy, someone hit on a name. coat of the sult is cut with four He suggested calling" It" "Grosaille" | small pockets fastened witä buttons, Gooseberry-Green. Other triumphs and groups of the buttons are used are "French-blue," dull and allvery, for decoration on the sleeves. The "Liberty-Blue, and intense Indigo skirt pleated, and meat shirt shade, “Eclair,”” a neutral befge ten, blouse of belge shantung ·"with a and "Golden Poppy" a brilliant high collar is designed to accom- orange that "hits" the Spanish note.pany the costume.
A Smart Ensemble
A SUIT FOR THE SPRING
Kayser Slipper Heel Hosiery
Famous the world over for smartness........ -beauty-the Kayser "Slipper Heel Hosiery of service weight. Woven with such exqui delicacy that the fine texture quite disgu the service weight of the hose, With subtle beauty of color. The heel so cleverly de signed that if excels all others in giving the ankle a slender, trim line.
áll landing dealers,
Kayser
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now showing
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