FASHIONS AND FANCIES.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH, 1911.
U.S.
MAIL LINE.
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN
REGULAR FORTNIGHTLY SERVICE BETWEEN
JAVA, CHINA AND JAPAN.
PACIFIC
MAIL S.S. · CO.
SEMI-TROPICAL
Only Tino taking the warm SOUTHERN ROUTE
HONOLULU, OAHU, the most Fertile and Beautiful Island of the PACIFIC.
STRAM FIL
FROM
EXPECEND by OR ABOUT
WILL LEAVE FOR
AT THE DURAR.
7
rot, and the skill of our great Indies may yet vio with that of their grandmothers. The fato Countess of Soaffeld was a remarkable oxample of conservatism in the olden ways. Bhe Some of the fino ladies who are going actually, with her own hands, spun wool from the Durbar will probably feel very chilly in the sheep on her estate, and woyo it into ** their muslins and laces, of which wo read so garments for the women of her household, ON OR ABOUT much in the illustrated ladies' papers. In the. This might be called superfinous energy, but Punjab it is often very cold in December and there is in these matters, as in all else, a happy January, and even furs are not nacceptablo. medium which should be one's aim.-X. & Z. in Those light toilettes will have to be ruented with fairly warm conte if the aro not to repast the experience of the little Princess in the old story, who, wishing to look efender in the eyes of the Prince who wis going to who har, wore garments so thin that she was blue aid shivering whom be arrived. To be blue and glivering is inimical to good looks. He proferred the blooming charms of her young sister, who had not so deliberately dressed up to the occasion.
ROUTE.
toruse the PACIFIC VIA
PROPOSED SAILING FROM HONGKONG,
(SUBJECT TO ALTERATION.
IJIKINI
PILIWONG
TJIMANOEK
STEAMERA
Toxs
SAILING DATES
* MANCHURIA..
37,000
SATURDAY,
27,000
SATURDAY,
18,000
FRIDAY,
18,000
SATURDAY,
25th Nov, at Í FM. 16th Doo.. at 1, 0.3, 12th Jan.. nt1 9.31. 27th Jun 1 pk.
-27,000
27,000
TJITAROEM
TJIPANAS...
EJIŽATJAP.
"JIBODAS
JAVA
JAPAN
JAVA
AVA
JAVA
SHANGHAI
JAVA
Second half of Nov. Second half of Nov. Becond half of Nov.
16,000
18,000
PJIMAI
JAVA
First thalf of Doo First half of Dea. First half of Lea
JAVA
JAVA
JAPAN
JAPAN
JAVA
JAVA
BHANGHAI
JAVA
Scoond half of Nov. Second half of Nov Second half of Nov. First half of Teo.. First half of.
Deo. First balfor
Doc
• MONGOLIA....
• KOREA .....
SIBERIA L
MANCHURIA
• MONGOLIA
* KOREA
* SIBERIA
* Twin Screws, All Steamers have an Excellent "Philippine Stringed Orchestra for the entertainment of
Passengers, and are Equipped with Wireless Telegraphy,
-THE P.M. S.S. MANCHURIA" l bi despatched for SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI NAGASAKI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA and HONOLULU, 03. SATURDAY, 25th November, at 1 ..
FARES: HONGKONG TO LONDON £71 10s. Od. RETURN, SIS MONTHS, £120; 24 MONTHS, £125; INCLUDING BERTH AND MEALS ACROSS AMERICA.
SPECIAL RATES (First Class Only) Granted upon Application
To European Points: Omoials of any European Naval, Military, Diplomaes, Consuler and/or Civil Services located in Asia, to European Officials in the Services of the Governments of Chios and Japan. Po Cuited States Poinis, Commissioned Officers of the United States Army, Navy, U.S. P.H. and M.. Serriers, stationed at Ports of Cull; also all Omoials of U.S. Diplomatic Service, C.. Consul Generals, Consuls and Vion-Consuis located in Asin. To United States and Canadian Points: Members of the Naval, Military Diplomatic nud Consular Offeinls of die Governments of China and Topon. Between Clins, Japan and Makin to Officials of US. Diplomatie Sor vice, 11.8. Consul Generals, Coneuls and Vice-Consuls -located-in-Asia,-also-Commipstoned-Offers of U.S. Anny, Navy and US-PH and MH. Services. These Special Rates apply when travelling at their own expense and to their families. To all Points:-Missionaries and their families.
CHINA..
"
INTERMEDIATE SERVICE.
10,200 Tons ...... FRIDAY, 17th Nov., at 1 P.M. FRIDAY, Bili Jan.. at 1 P.M. DE S.S. CHINA" will levo for SAN FRANCISCO VIA SHANGHAI, NAGA.
PERSIA ... 9,000 Tons
TARIKORE YOKOHAMA AND PONOLULU, FRIDAY, 17th Not., at 1 F.M.
via New York?
£43,
On the Fine MAIL Sterners, CHINA and PERSIA FIRST CLASS;;*** SALOON SERVICE is furnished at Jutermediate Rates... FARES, HONGKONG to LONDON via Canadian Atlantie Poris
£45. H £25. HONGKONG TO SAN FRANCISCO Throngh Bills of Lading issued to Japan, North, Central and South American Ports fer further information as to Passage and Freight, apply to the Agency of the Companies INO'S BUILDING (opposite Blake Fier).
FIW
BANK
LINE
JHO
***
A
FRED J. HALTON, AGENT.
$49
REGULAR SERVICE FROM HONGKONG TO
VANCOUVER, B.C..
SEATTLE
&
PORTLAND (Or.),
VT-A-
SHANGHAI AND JAPANESE PORTS.
CARRYING CARGO ON THROUGH BILLS OF LADING TO ALL OVERLAND) COMMON POINTS.
FOR VICTORIA, VANCOUVER, SEATTLE. TACOMA AND PORTLAND (OR.).
STRATHLYON 21st Nov.
ORTERIC RYGJA
BUYERIC
5th Bec. 20th Dec,
1912
9th Jan.
FOR MANILA
15th Nov. 2nd Dec. 14th Dot.
ORTERIC *RYGJA
SUVERTO
KUMERIC
1912
3rd Jan.
To be followed by other Steamers of the Company at regular intervals.
Calling at AMOY and KEELUNG if suficient Indacement offers
The BANK LINE Steamers are of tho Newest. Design, hare most Commediens Arermmedation, and are fitted with- Electric Ligid and. Wireless Telegraphy."
..
First half of Dec. Second half of
Deo.
The Steamers ars all Bfted throughout with Electric Light and have sccommodation fr a limited number of Saloon Pussougors, and will tako Cargo-to all Netherlands-Indian Portr on through Bills of Lading,
For Particulars of Freight and Passage, apply to the
JAVA-CHINA-JAPAN LIJN.
York Buildings, 1st Floor.
Telephone No. 375.
Hongkong, 3rd November, 1911
17
SAN FRANCISCO TOYO KISEN KAISHA
CENIC
R
ου
TRANS-PACIFIC
WESTERN PACIFIC. DENVER AND RIO GRAND
TRANS-CONTINENTAL
TOYO KISEN, KAISHA.
Now Triple Scrow Turbine Flyers-20 Koots Speed,
S.S. TENYO MARU.....
8.8. CHITO MARU...
S.S. SHINYO MARU...
AND
21,000 tous
21,000 tons.
21,000 tons.
***
S.S. NIPPON MARU
11,000 tons. (INTERMEDIATE) HONGKONG to SAN FRANCISCO in CHỈINA and JAPAN PORTS aud. HONOLULU Semi-tropical routs-Daily tonk bathing, cricket, baseball, dances and free newspaper containing World's happenings by wireless. WESTERN PACIFIC - DENVER
RIO GRANDE.
plo-
the wearers
The Globe,
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 14th at 1210 p.m.-The barameter has risen quickly in Vladivostook and fallen over China, particularly in the North.
The anti-cyclonic aren has shifted Eastwards and lies now over the Sea of Japan, and a don pression appears to be -veloping over the Tangtze Valley.
THE DIAMOND FURU- The new für stole protect the back, conso- quently the langs, hunging far below the waist The front and with the neck port rounded out. is aliert, the top hollowed out to pintoh the back. The inventors of fashions are determined that last year's modes shall not be accepted as, up-to- date. There is always some change which marks out the coats, the skirts, the glass, the furs of previous data. This is quite right, though it hears hurdly on the shallow parsed; but then-day is an follows the shallow parsed should not attempt to be always in the van of fashion. It is notorious that garments of the newest cnt are at least 75
• Hongkong & Neighbourhood pez. cent. more expensive than those of similar
Formosa Chaanet material bat previous skape.
Moderato or light monsoon may be expected over the China Sea
Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am, touring. 0.8 inaker.
·CAPE OR COLLAR?
The sailor collar that trimmed. Inst winter's coats has now exponded both in longitudo and latitudo, renobing to the waist and covering the whole back from shoulder to shoulder. It is called a collar, bat in fact is a very warz protuclive caps. This is another instance of the gaile of the cost euior in making last year's garments look out of date.
MALLU PATO-PAT»-CHI&UGSYLE,
It is comfortable to notice that ligh heels are rapidly disappearing much more comfort: and giving place to
the semi-heel, which is yo
The forecast for the 24 hours ending at noe
DISTRICT
FORECAST
Same as No 1,
Same as No, 1.
South count of China between}
Hengkong and Lamonks, South cast of China between Same na No. 1
Hourkon and Hainan
* E. and S.E. winds, moderate; fair.
CHINA COAST METEOROLOGICAL
Stution.
able as well as more adaptable to the needs of the human foot. This is called the Cuban heel, and those inquiring for it should remember Mis name, or they may find themselves ficton with the Louis XV, heel, which throws the foot for ward, causing pressure upon the toss, and some- times seriously injuring the nça. Antelope gray is still the favourite colour, and may be worn in town with tailor costumes in any tint, even black, Various shades of brown and-russetyrostook are equally admissible. Many of the smart
AND have ribbous tied round the single band
The T.K.K. Hours conuent at San Francisco with the palatial trains of the Western- Pacific and Dearer and Rio Grande Railways to Chicago' vis. Salt Lake City and Denver. WITHOUT CHANGE.
Through Standard Bloopers,
Through Tourists' Sleepers.
Diving Cars-Observation Cars.
Electric Lights-Electric Fans, Union Depots.
New lands, cities and scones-hundred of miles through the gorgeous "scenery of the Sierras Feather River Canon-and the Roys! Gorgs of Colorado.
+
Convenient connections at Chicago with trains for New York Transatlantic Steamers) and other Eastern points.
When taking out Passage over the SAN FRANCISCO SCENIC ROUTE ask for Ticket form No. 526.
1317]
C. LACY GOODRICH,
GENERAL ORIENTAL AGENT,
17, WATER STREET, YOKOHAMA
AND KING'S BUILDING, HONGKONG
SWEDISH EAST ASIATIC
CO., LTD.
GOTHENBURG.
PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM HONGKONG (SUBJECT TO ALTERATIO
STEAMERS
LESTINATION
MAJCE
SHANGHAI, YOKOHAMA, CEYLON " ...
TOBE & MOJI...
For Freight and Further Particulara, apply to
REGISTER.
November 14th—ATA.M.
a. 30.51 35162
Namuro Hukodalo Tokio
Nagasaki
Kagoshima Oshime
which buttons across the foot, The batton 'iš much more convenient than the lace, and does Köchi not got shabby with such lightning spend as the laiter.
-THERE ARE QUE WÄISTA?-
The great question of the waist, whether it Naha is to be long or short, has not yet beep Islims decided, but it is quite certain that may Bonin Is. our most fashionable women are getting Chefoo rather tired of the vory short waist, and are Weibaiwel anxious to find something new, in order to
flankow display to greater afrantage the symmetry Kiukiang of their forms. There will he a faction, one-
Shanghai half in favour of the long waist, the other
Der Gatzlaff clinging fondly to the short, Imt it is nen: Sharp Peak... lutely certain that the very plain skirt
Amoy
Taihoka
is gradually declining, Tailors and dress. Bwater... makers have invented all sorts of devices for aking it less trying to the wearer especially when walking or climbing glaing The Hitle pan" end at the back is one of these devices, and not at all a bad one, reept when a strong wind is blowing against the wearer, and the little square end flies out horisontally int the
Taishn Тајнап Koshun Pescadores Canton
back. I neems likely that when springtim Hongkong comes again the waist will be found fairly Viol, Peak near its normal position, and that a discreet fulness will again have been introduced into Macao skirts. Some of the Parisian couturiers and couturierea baye-evidently determined that this shall be the caso, and who should know better tans they, in whose hands los the power to guide the fashion
Gap Rock...... Wuchow Hoshow......... Pakhoi: Phulieu
Tonirano
Ба
9 & 30.35
9 B
ба
50
#
130.12
>>
30.09
9
10 30.12 73
30.06
30.08 75
8.3005 77 3065 79 3098 77
Wind.
ཟླ་ཥྭཎྜ །མ །ཡ།7|.8མཐལ།།
NNE
108.3000 84 59NNE
Toss
9,000
DARE OF BAILINGS,
About 2nd December TELEPHONE No. 171...
YORK BUILDINGS TOP FLOOL.
St. Ju
“AT HOME DEEMSKS.
Apori Apart from the tailor-mades which are Manila.. sometimes almost too simple and untrimmed, the Homo
Кердері gown and visiting dress are Bacolod- extremely elaborate and costly, Liberty Willo estin is used for many of these, with tasid in richeat ontroidory, or in
ry costly laco on chiffon. Some of the materials use Labuan.. for these tunics cast from five to ten pounds thamètre, and they are often further enriched
6 a. 30.04, 70
6.29.97 773
9
Iloilo
29.91
~19
Cebu
192' 83
OLOF WIJK & CO., CHINA AGENCIES, AKTIEBOLAG.
46
Special Parsel Express to America and Canadian Points. THE EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN by a border of fur. A very exquisite model in
For Rates of Freight and Passage, apply to-
THE BANK LINE, LIMITED. TELEPHONE No, 780, Kisa's BUILDING, Praya Central.
ORIENTAL AFRICAN LINE. NEW LINE OF STEAMERS
ΤΟ
SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS..
Regular Direct Service from JAPAN, CHINA and STRAITS to BEIRA, TELAGOA BAY, DURBAN, FAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH. and CAPE TOWN, calling at MAURITIUS if sufficient inducement offers, and affording tho Qnickest Freight Transport from the ORIENT to SOUTH AFRICA.
PROPOSED SAILINGS.
S. DUNERIC" -
5.8. "KATANGA'
3,000 fons 5,600 tons... And regularly thereafter.
For Rates of Freight or Passage, apply to-
...to be despatched End January, 1912,
to Follow.
THE BANK LINE, LIMITED,
MANAGING AGENTS.
INDIAN AFRICAN LINE.
Cargo carried on through Bill of Lading from HONGKONG to BEIRA DELAGOA BAY, DURBAN (Natal) EAST LONDON, PORT ELIZABETH and CAPE TOWN with transhipment at COLOMBO to Steamers of the INDIAN
AFRICAN LINE
5391
FROM HONGKONG
25th November.
PROPOSED SAILINGS.
For Rates and Further Information, apply tom
FROM COLOMBO :
10th December.
THE BANK LINE, LIMITED,
MANAGING AGENTS.
CONFERENCE-WEIR LINE.
REGULAR SERVICE FROM CANCUTTA TO RIVER PLATE.
THE STEAMERS OF THIS SERVICE PROVIDE THE QUICKEST TRANSIT FROM THE ORIENT TO THE ARGENTINE.
Frequent Sailings from HONGKONG connpoting with the Company's Steamers at CALCUTTA,·
PROPOSED SAILINGS.
Next Departure.
Tor Rates of Freight and Further Particolare, apply to
Bongkong, 31st October, 1911.
FROM CALCUTTA :
End November.
THE BANK LINE, LIMITED,
MANAGING AGENTE,”
STEAMSHIP CO., LTD
EASTERN ALDENHAM EMPIRE ST. ALBANS
MAIL SERVICE TO AUSTRALIA.
STEAMERS
MAIL SCHEDULE. (SUBJECT TO "MODIFICATION).
ARRIVE HONGKONG ``FROM AUSTRALIA..
17th Nov.
1st Dec. 15th Doo. 12th Jan.1912
LEAVE HONGKONG FOR AUSTRALIA. Saturday, 9th Dec. Saturday, 23rd Dec. Sat'day, 6th Jan., 1912. Saturday, 3rd Feb.
The above Steamers are fitted with Refrigerating Machinary, ensuring a plentiful supply of Tes, Fresh Provisions, etc., and aro lighted throughout with Electricity. All State-Rooms have Electric Fons. A duly qualified Dostor and Stewardess aro carried.
For further particulara, apply to .
12621
STEAMSHIP
GIBB, LIVINGSTON & Co.,
AGENTS.
saffron cloth of the finest, with fur around the hem and partly veiled with a tunic of embroidery in Oriental coloura on wide-meshed net. This is carried up diagonally across the front of the skirt, and similar sabroidery forme the bodice and the elbow sleeves. Wherever it appears, this exquisite neodiswork is bordered with a two-inch band of far. The under-sleeves
and the yoke and collar are composed of Spanish Iace, Atting closely to the neck and carried up to the cars, tho sleeves reaching to the wrists. This Spanish lace will have a great vogue this winter. It is rather heavier in design than the French or Italian lados, and is in a very beanti- ful tone of cream colour.
29.91) 04
F. G. Frag, Director
Hongkong Observatory, November 14th, 1911
1 BAROMETED, redoged tỷ 32 degrees Fahrenheit os the level of the sea in tubes, tenths and haudredths
2 TEMPERATURx, in tha ahado, in degrees Fahrer- helt. -
3 HUMIDITY, in percentage of sataration, the hamidity of air saturated with malature being 140.
4 DIRZOTION or WIND, to two points.
5 Force of Winu, according to Reaf drt Braje. 6 STATE OF WEATHER, 5 Élno sky, a detachut
cloud, dariz eling rain, i fog. 8 Alomy, b hsil, lightning, o overcast, p passing showere, q equally 1 rain, snow, thundor, y visibility, w dew (wet)
O RAIN in inches, tenths and bundretha
HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
Hongkong Observatory, October 14t
Proviotia On Date|On Date:
Day
at at 4 p.m. 10 a.m. 4 p.m.
VELVET IN VOGUE Volvot is to be extremely fashionable. this winter, and nothing can exceed the richness of the trimmings which are to be applied to gowns in this material, Loco shirts of three founces will be seen for evening wear, and Liberty satin in almost every colour is being made into dinner gowns, with tabliers of atin and silver tissue, some of them leaving one side of the skirt an Barometer... covered. The tissue is embroidered in silver or Temperaturo
30.06
30.12 30.04
70
73
***
87
-82 .90
Fast East
Fast
4.
3.
D
#.08
crystal beads, and the bodlee is almost wholly Humidity...... composed of this fine trimming. A favourite Wind Direction... form of bodico is that which crosses at the waist,
Forcoti The sido crossing over is often finished with Weather a huge erocheted or knitted flower. There is Bain
PHILIPPINES S.S. CO. quite a rage for evermons foners both, ta
RUBI ZAFIRO
Тога
4000 4000
CAPTAIN
B. Croshy
14
M. C. Smith
For Freight or Passage, apply to Hongkong 13th November, 1911.
FOE
SAILING DATN Manita, Cabi & Hoilo | On 20th Nov.. 4 P.M. Manila, Cebu. & Heilo On 30th Nov., 4 r..
SHEWAN, TOMES & Co., General Managers.
PHILIPPINES 8.S. Co.
THOS, COOK & SON, TOURIST, STEAMSHIP & FORWARDING AGENTS
BANKERS,
$0.
[13
Head fee for the Far East 16, DES VEUX ROAD. HONGKONG.
SEANGHAI:-2-3, FoocHOW ROAD, YOKOHAMA: 32, WATER STERET.
TICKETS SUPPLIED to EUROPE by the principal STEANSHIP LINER **
TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY,
TOURS arranged to ALL PARTS of the WORLD." BAGGAGE collected, forwarded and insured at lowest rates.
LETTERS of CREDIT and CIRCULAR NOTES ISSUED and CASHED FOREJON MONIES exobanged.
756)
[1075-17
CHIBY OFFICE-LUDGATE CIRCUS LONDON.E.C.
dreas and in millinery. Silk cashmere has now Leon in fashion for several seasons, and in just na much appreciated as ever, chiefly for its dray- isg qualities, which are incomparable. It is made in all the-new colours, those of autumn leafage, and heather, russot brown and old gold. A very lovely silk cashmere is in the latter
gows colour, with border of black velvet and narrower velvet on the alegres and on the bodice. Tho latter is of the cross-over description, with lace
rising from beneath the folds and forming the yoke and coller us well es the aleoței,
KEVIVAL OF NEEDLEWORK. Freno ladies are now devoted to needle- work, of which there has been quite a revival lately. Their favourite for is broderie anglaise, at which some them are remarkably clever. They adapt their edgings and insertions
to
Highest open air Temperature on 13th...73 Lowest open air Temperature on 13th...58
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE,
From 15th to 21st November, 1911.
HIGH WAIBE.
Days of
Month
Height.
LOW WATHE,,·
H'kong
Trong
Mean
Mean
Time.
Ime
b. m,
15 m
ft, in. 4:16
h. m,
6 5m 11
38
6 48 a 5
6 40 711
0 1
their underwear, or to the garments of their Wod. little children. No mother is more con Thurs 16m for her children than the trna Parisienne. needlework is again revived in England, and
The Bri. great ladies are seldom to be men at home without of A bit of embroidery in their ingers. Much their work goes to hazars and asles for the benest Sat. of the poor, and the various Needlework Guilds profit by their stitchery. Knitting seems to have Sun. given way a little before the rival charms of The needle, and thongh at one time, perhaps ten years since, it seemed as though the good old art of nesulo craft had been atterly banished Tues. by the practical sewing maching, all is not lost.
Mon.
Я
6.2
0 30 2
0.57 a
1300
CCNN INN Height
17 m 6:55
I m 1 03 7 35 38 m 7 54 5 m. 1 48
-4-58 x 6 19 m B 45 5 7 22
8.20 20 mi 9 33 8.43 21m 10 20
2.30
158
3.10
6
2 24 a
1m 3 49
7
2:48 a
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