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CHART JAMINA (YZAION BIOJROID IN SWAROW
On AUGUST 3rd, 1922,
BY ONE OF OUR BAROGRAFES.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
HONGKONG,
TEL. 1741.
THE HONGKONG DAILY FEES MONDAY, JULY 9ra. 1938.
WORLD THEATRE
MONDAY, 9th, & TUESDAY, 10th July, At 5.15 M. and 9.15 PM.
WILLIAM FOX
PRESENTS
BUCK JONES
STRAIGHT
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FROM THE SHOULDER."
2.30 & 7.15 p.m.
CHARLES HUTCHISON IN "GO-GET-'EM-BUTCH'
Episodes, 12 &:13.
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PARIS FASHION NOTES.
[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT}}
PARIN, July 4th. The shoe of the moment is neat, patent leather being first in popular favour with auede as a close second. Straps of all kind are being used on a lavish scale; especially is this noticeable on all shoes destined for wear with dainty, frucks; being no more than a masa over the instep and en-
of
many of the whole held in place
straps circling the
by the flimsy envelope that constitues the upper of the shoe. Indeed, it is rather anusing, to stand in front of a Thoe shop and count the endless ways in which shoes are ped," and note also, with designers have thought out hundre and one different models, Bach one of which differs no more than a hair's breadth from another, yet each
listinctive in its way,
what ingenuity
H
For ordinary wear, no model is so much. worn is at'open shoe, with a long pointed vamp and strap across the instep. This sounds rather too simple to make any special note of especially na it is a model which aboenakers have been turning aut since, perhaps, ever women denundel dainty shoes to wear. The only reason this model is worth
is on account of its out, the long
of the vamp and the pointed lightly sloping outwards, giving it character altogether diferent from the squat model we have always known. A medium
line.
sale is
Bided, and Louia y
Cutan
heels, or
cle
heel, which the French
#buttien da extra w added, if desired, by a
of brilliants, ent steal Or
one
unny bo backle
marquis
ette, Guished round half with a, fringe that fixes! on to the strap at the side o
as to cover up the button. This model fy being worn a greas "deal in an extr äne of brown kid, to complete the ensemble effect of the brown and tortoise. shell shades of dresses that are being worn ao much now. Tete de aegre coloured stockings may be worn with this type and shade
of shoe, but, as much as possible, the abades to choose are champagne, deep crea chair
or that entrancing shads known
(desh) that is
mixture of both these shades with a dash of
க
pink cleverly added so that, on the leg, it is difficult to tell sometines whether Jiadame has not forgotten altogether to add this im portant part of her wearing apparel when dressing. Rather dues a stocking, in this shado suggest the warm tint of flesh, while,
the leg and land
as
at the same time,egance which, perhaps,
ing it a line and an
it hus ist in ce to
As well as choosing this stade 4 in
all others. Parisiennes are also choosing a moviel in as fine a quality of silk as each one's individual. Enances will permit, and, for preference, one with delicate, open-work, clox rather than embroidered ones. This detail is rather in- portant, as the open-
work clock has
kuwek of tapering
down the appearance of the an kle that the embroidered variety is not, and, because of this, is much to be desired. A seam down the hack, of course, is. absolutely de riyer, as, without this, no wou, had she, the ankles of a goddess, could hope to make a success of the look of her feet.
For tliose who cannot afford silk stockings, or who, wisely, prefer to wear others rather than sit of an inferior quality, there are tine liste stockings in thus delectable shade of chair, which, if they are well put on and well drawn up so that the se runs straight down the middle of the leg without any case showing, look every bit as attractive as the silk ones, especially if they are fitted with openwork clor.
For evening wear the same shade is chosen great deal, except when silver ships are worn, in which case the shore of the stock- ing is silver grey
For those who affect costly novelties, there are wonderful stock: ings which are nearly works of art so embroidered and bejewelled" are they; but, in general,
such are worn by the Serice minority much
either of those who want to prove how money they they have by wearing lose that obviously costs hundreds of francs a pair, or else those whose extreme sense of coquetry obliges them to be the slaves of any and every new iden that happens
launched
to be
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san outlining to the sides, lace joins on to the stocking, ur else as a means for picking out the design of the lace. There are also hand-painted stockings, but these are not so popular they might be on account of the fact that, no matter how much care is taken when washing them, the
with
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100 YEARS AGO-AND NOW.
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At a bazaar beld at Aldington, Kent, on June, on behalf of the restoration of the burch, tower, of Aldington, of which Erasmus, the great theologian, was vicar
effect is never, the same as before. Still, for a short period, Sir Philip Sassoon. M.P., said: Speaking of Erasmus and design look the customs of his day, it is when we come and original enough to tempt many manners of English inflies that we notice to his (Erasmus's) description of the The painted heel, offers, is a frequente sad, change that has taken place in
itten
being to paint
the heels of
sight, the car else to recall the ladies, mye Erasmus, in one of his letters,
shoes to match the the course of four centurion *English
I of one's
most dominaat shade chosca for the trim are divinely pretty, and too good-natur- ming. Lacquered would be a better word ed. They have an excellent custom to express this a wider polished lacquer giris kiss you. They kiss you when they the finisher among them that wherever you go, the effect is
always
that of rather than
of paint, Jewelled heels are come, they kiss you when you go, and worn, butnot a great deal no doubt because they kim you at intervening opportus- the glittering fabrics of which most evening ities. One cannot help feeling, as eno shoes are made now would be a bad foil for reads the letter, that the writer's consider any bat a plain heel covered with the same fabric
ted opinion would have been that the frat There is even a new type of metallic de purpose of our meeting here might have
เนื terial which the, busy silk manufacturers of heen achieved 400 years ago with a success Lyous bave
just launched; it slows even more complete than that which has thick silk moiré thread that can attended our rector's splendid efforts this of any
chosen colour the brilliance of
mixed with afternoon." (Laughter.) -.-. Mingle strand of which is undimmed by the usual thread with which it is, as a rule, twisted, thosa strands, rauning alternately, alongside
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sach other, produce the most bewitching are cut away, les over the instep that SHANGHAI OFFICE:--
ovening
opalescent effects, and explain why shoes of this fabric are the craze for
Another
wear.
e that boy crusting idea for evening wear thread or else cambroidered in colours
on the vamp right in front. Such shoes
the smart shapes have no opening at all,
the foot being simply, worked into them. One of variety is delightfully
No. 89, PENING BOAD, SHANGHAL
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the afternoon with dainty frock, and yet At this point neat little rosette in look overy, "bit dressy enough for wear black silk corded ribbon, finished with three with the elaborato frocks in the or our stiff loops gtanding up is placed to evening....
ourt: shoo..for day-weans the elastic mids add? án incomp
sbuckle.
note of smartness to the ensemble, megle from being the fragile,
On the whole, the shape of footwear, is
always finished off
fantastic things,
Buckles have hey, sed to be into, elegant kasvoveri it was, but the ultra-
objecta for more solid and no less brilliant fancy type which was so popular last year and decorative Very often they are shown seems to have given place to shapes that with a setting of pleated silk behind.
Fare less elaborate and in decidedly batter
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