SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1932.
THE
CHINA MAIL.
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Gloucestor Building.
JANUARY SALE
Commencing Monday, January 11th.
GREAT REDUCTIONS.
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NEW
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YEE SANG FAT
Co., Ltd.
The WOMAN'S Page
£1,000 ON DRESS.
Corisande writes to the Evening Standard:
If the spirit of Mr. Justice McCardia could have hovered over the luncheon tables of Mayfair, to-day, he would have heard some strong comments about his dicta yesterday on Dress and the Woman. "Too many women are the slaves of fashion," he said, giving a judg ment in the King's Bench Division. And again; "A reasonable indul- gence in dress is needed to counter- balance the inferiority complex of
women."
"Inferiority complex?" demande Mayfair. "But he does not know. He is a bachelor."
And then they worked out what would be a reasonable amount for a woman with a long list of social engagements to spend on dress.
And the general opinion was that £1,000 a year is the lowest figure on which a woman—not unduly rich-could begin to dreas. It is easy to spend £1,000 a year on dress, without being extravagant. Such an expenditure would not in- clude even one really first-rate fur coati
A "Normal" Figure.
The figure, however, is considered perfectly normal by women whose husbands have far from outsize in-
comes.
Apart from questions of vanity- and no woman cares to be seen too often in the same dress-wear and tear meang many frocks. The social routine requires evening and, afternoon gowns, tailor-mades, morning clothes and sports clothes. Then there are wraps for the day and the evening, lingerie, akoes, hats, stockings and gloves.
A Woman's Wardrobe. Here is an estimate for the ward- rabe of a woman, well-dressed, but
far from extravagant.
8 evening dresses
6 afternoon dresses
4 plain frocks to wear under
$
.150
.140
coats
60
8 suits
75
4 sports suits
75
8 day coats
60
3 evening wraps
52
2 teagowns
40
£662
SMART
NEW
STYLES
Rich velvets of unusual elegance
with empire sleeves.... colourful contours for a bright nete under a
dark Winter coat.... trim, warm woollens are here depicted in this chic array of smart dresses.
LAVENDER.
Lavender baga usually sell very well at bazaars, and aro always acceptable as birthday gifts. Very attractive bags may easily be made out of odd scraps of silk or crepe- de-Chine which are too small fori any other purpose. If new materin]} has to be bought lengths of wide ribbon are very suitable. For tying up the bags gold or silver cord is effective, or tasselled silk cords. from old Christmas cards may be used. Plain, cushion-shaped bags should be edged with cord and trim- med with tiny posies. Bags made of tartar ribbon are quite uncom- mon, and they are appropriate gifts for Scottish friends.
Quite different again is the ball- shaped bag made out of a fire silk or crepe-de-Chine handkerchief. The lavender is laid in the centre of the handkerchief, which is then gather- ed round it and tied firmly with narrow ribbon, leaving the four corners free so that they spread out! like flower petala. Children enjoy making lavender bags, for they are easily and quickly finished, they' look attractive, and they give greșt scope for ingenuity and individual taste.
CHURCH WINDOW EMBROIDERY.
That fine actress, Miss Edith Evans, who has taken the New York
BLANKET ECONOMY.
Large old blankets which have stage by storm, has had her frocks worn thin in the middle may be used for, America created for her by a up satisfactorily as under-blankets. well-known British designer.
They should be folded end to end A really beautiful long coat in and eut in half. Then the halves, bottie-green velvet Lined amber satin, reversed so that the unworn por with a gorgeously worked collar tions cover the worn ones, should be of black skunk, Is one interesting quilted together, with the wool. item in her collection. A feature The edges, after being neatly trim- of this garment is the lower part of med, should be bound together with the sleeves, composed of what can blanket stitching. only be described 88 å stained
church window design in multi-i
shaded embroideries. Tiny bits of new fashionable alliance. Miss glass carry out the window idea, Evans is wearing an extremely and the brilliance of colouring is British sult in these tones of brown dazzling.
and green in gamekeeper's velveteen,
This creation is worn by Miss also in a checked wool frock of Evans over a simple frock of apple- similar shading, with a top coat of green faille moulded to the figure. Cumberland tweed collared with
Brown and deep olive green is the lynx.
ALEXANDER INSTITUT DE BEAUTE,
Phone 25169. Pedder Building ({st Floor) Opposite Entrance to Hong Kong Hotel. Lustrous Oll Permanent Hair Wave which are Large. Soft and Natural Artistic Finger and Marcel Waven, Di Treatment. Shampooing. Henna Park (any colour), Hair Curling und Mani cure for Ladies and Gentlemen. Con scientious, Artistic Work by Earopess Expert, Mr. Alexander,
CHARGES MODERATE.
A VISIT WILL CONVINCE YOU.·
PHOTO-SUPPLIES
Kodaks and Cameras.
Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and Enlarging.
ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES
Price Moderate.
A Trial Order is Solicited.
A. SEK & CO.
*** Tel No. 23459," 28A, Des Voeux Road, C.
This makes no provision for silk stockings at 15s. to £1 a pair, hats on which £80 would be reckoned modest, shoes, or lingerie.
Add therefore £60 for stockings. £80 for hats, £100 for lingerie, and 480 for shoes, and you have a totall of £972.
£1,000.
a dress allowance.
CUFF REPAIRS.
Double cuffs on shirts very often This leaves small change out of wear out long before any other parts. If they are unpicked from And richer women who go to the sleeves and turned so as to bring Cowes and smart resorts find that the unworn side outwards they will £3,000 a year is none too much as serve for a while longer. When both sides are worn the cuffs may be cut down into single ones and neatly finished off by turning in the frayed edges. If shirts are special- ly made to order sufficient extra material to match should always be obtained at the same time in read!- ness for repairs.
"BUY LANCASHIRE,'
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An attractive small present would be half a dozen dusters, each of a different colour, which the Lanca- shire mills have been turning out lately. An initial, worked in a self or contrasting cotton, would make them more Individual, and if a home-made polishing cloth were ladded to make. a "baker's half- dozen" this would be a pleasant gift
to a house-proud woman. To make the solution for the polishing cloth put one teaspoonful ammonia and one tablespoonful whitening into a small pan of very hot water. Put into this solution some pieces of soft flannel which have been pre viously washed and soak them for about fifteen minutes. Rinse very lightly and hang up to dry.
WASHING-UP.
Columbia, like Bolivia and Para- South American republics which guay, is one of those inconspicuous few of us can point out on the atlas until our finger has hovered about the top left-hand corner of the map for a moment or two while we read the names. You will know when, travelling, you have come to. Colum-i bla, however, because of the greast- ness of the plates and dishes. The Indian servants-all South Amer ican aborigines are styled Indiana- simply will not use hot water for the washing-up, stoutly contending that exposure of the hands to the slightly cooler air of the sub-tropics after taking them out of the water speedily induces rheumatism. In stead of washing dishes and cutlery the servants smear them with oil- not parafin, thank goodness and 'screws of paper, palm leaf, and rushes. A squeamish British travel- ler tries not to think of this more) than he must when dining in a crowded Bogota hotel.
K. FUJIYAMA
PHOTOGRAPHER
ANNOUNCES HIS REMOVAL
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3rd floor.
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