THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 15th, 1927.
EASTER GIFTS.
admirable Easter gifts.
UNDIES.
satias and velveta.
and heaven.
The
WOMAN'S PAGE
A BASKET OF FLOWERS.
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SUPERSTITION.
AMULETS AND CHARMS.
When a Chinese girl is born, a circular amulet, engraved and pierced for a card, is fastened round It is a delightful custom to give Good Queen Bess was the proud
her waist, to protect her against presents at Easter. One feels parti-possessor of a black velvet night
The tendency to-day is to dress
malicious spirits. These charms are cularly generous, both to oneself gown lined with fur!
The pro- and others, when the sua begins hibitility is that the rest of her small children, whether boys or
All down the ages humanity has made in various materials, brass, to shine after so much wet lingerie was as atuty and ebnsider girls, in clothes that are modelled believed in amulets, and charms ivory, and jade, according to the weather. I found a number of fably less interesting. At all events ery closely on those worn by their which control sature and bring rank of the parents; and are nover removed guarding the body even in things in my wanderings round the we have no record of the fascinat tiders, and very quaint and charm what we desire; material wealth,
ing they look. shops this week which would make fint undie in that gorgeous age of however, to find something which is "While you wear this charm no evi/which are found in tombs are sup It is delightful, beauty, success, and "good luck." death. It is curious that those
At the Sign of the Lantern, I saw forbid that those horrible garments, clothes, bus from the conventional good fairy or benevolent magician,
different, not only from grown up thing has power avar you," says the Posed to be especially lucky, irres
pective of the age or manner of lovely boxes, covered with eldall pin tucks and feather stitching
children's styles of an carlier This belief in the Amulet is found death of the late owner if such is Chinese embroidery, which opened worn by our grand parents should
fashion
known, and the Chinese will pas in all ages and all types, from the by means of a gay tassel and con be called by that endearing name.
Powell's are showing the daia Australian aborigine to the fashion-bie prices for a really old specimen. tained China cra.
You may take it as a sign of protest little dresses in white voileable London hostess. Menu holders
For Boya. are another small gift which may gress. or of decadence as you will and cambric, simple in style, and are found in Tutankamen's tomb housewife will welcome; the same but there is no denying that never
each one with a
different and and in the savago barrows shop has them in the shape of has feminine underwear been so
equally charming form of trim tumuli on the Sussex Downs. Chinese Junks, carved and painted attractive as to-day. Cripe de
ming.. "One is scalloped with green by hand, and the most exquisite chine, the finest lawn, and the ever silk and has yellow ducklings only a religious age which abandons It is said sometimes that it is paper figures from useful Celanese, in a lovely range applique found the hem and neck; such charms, and possibly Protest- traditional Chinese theatrical poses trimmed, are made into game of red and blue flowers; and a their cult than any other belief and costumes: The little figure of which look as if they were designed! a inde in peacock blue, with ber graceful pose and expressive hands,
little rice
-
Talismans
or
A boy baby has an amulet of a different shape, sometimes carved like a small animal. Mr. Komor
like an Egyptian scarab. Another has one which is extraordinarily
favourite design is a flat plaque about two inches by four and
Canton. They are models of the of colours, embroidered and lacoanother edged with blue has sprays ant Puritanism is less subject to arved in bas relief. This is clasp.
PICTURESQUE WAIST-
COATS AND COATEER......
A waistcoat of cheeryenloured tuvetyre han ruby cuamel buckles for ornament as well as une. For more dressy orcasions is, a waist- coat of printed velvet with a belt of gold leather.
Of equal popularity in the sleeveless jumper in knitted silk and wool in two shader of amber introducing the much-favoured stripen. The velvet conter, alxo
for fancy princesses or that sensi-third, little baskets of flowers in On the other hand in the Middle ed in the band when the own
:
tive lady who felt a pea through
An
admittedly religious period, amulets and charms were
mauve and blue round the hem. Ages, But these are only a few among a number. To wear with them are little flower-like hats of organdie, one in pastel shades of pink and blue, and an other, in white mustin shirred so that it looks like a half open Bower, I thought particularly pretty.
For the tiny baby there are sweet Ettle muslin matinée coats and dresses and soft kid shoes. And lor the nursery, rompers of all shapes and designs, some in nursery 30mL in casement
cretoane and
cloth with quaint appliqués.
BY THE WAY.
I saw at Kelly and Waleh a COOKERY BOOK which is very po palar at home. It contains many new and practical recepies and is called Cookery for the Middle. Class" but is far more interesting than it sounds.
BLOTTERS FOR AN EMERGENCY. Keep one or two pieces of thick) blotting paper in a drawer of the eideboard, and they can be easily found when anything is spilt on the table cloth. This simple pro-
sleeveless wnd guiltless of trimming other than a shoulder pory, is ceзs saves any amount of launder-
alan in farow.
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ing, and if only milk or water be
spilt the cloth can often be used White sleeveless waistcoat trim again as it at absorbs all the med with red, green and yellow fruit juice, tea, or gravy the skirt. blotting paper is equally useful,
goes into dadger, and a Chinese will eater without fear a room where where there is a plaque stricken person if he is holding his amulet. He will stroke and rub the plaque all the time he is exposed to Janger, as Alladin rubbed his lamp, to summon the good spirits to pro! tect him The most effications of these charms are those made of jade so antient that it has become brown in colour, and looks rather like highly polished wood. Once again the more believing hands which have grasped is the greater its power.
The Goddess Of Love, Another amulet, in proof of whose efficiency Mr. Komor tells the most ainazing story, is the tiny bronze figure of the Goddess of Love. Carved 600 years ago in the Sung Dynasty, these tile figures are rare and iterally priceless trea- sures. Priceless because they may never be sold, for it they are, their benificient powers leave them for ever. A Chinese priest, who was a fervent believer in these amulets gave several to Mr. Komor, of which he in his turn give six to men who went to fight in the Great War. Each of those six men came back safely,
The powers of the amulet are to keep the wearer in good health, to keep his friends faithful to him, and ts give him, good luck in any busi- ness he undertakes. The only con- ditions are belief, and this the amulet shall be given in a spirit of
is a real work of art, and one of seven matreases. The names of the moisture. I the disaster is with cubist design, worn over a white real desire to help the recipient.
the most charming things I have new colours are as entrancing as seen for a long while. A note bock the undies themselves; Sunrise, bound in a scrap of old mandarin Water of the Nile, Foxglove, Rose- embroidery is another pretty and wood. Peach, and Peri-winkle blue, useful gift.
palette which suggests the early
At Whiteway, Laidlaw's, I dis- dawn, covered a new British made ice Lane, Crawford's are making cream freezer, the Iceberg," It special display of Celanese undies. is a wonderful invention which is They are ladderproof, soft and so simplicity itself. You put the ice well cut that they make the most
recipies, all for 88.50. They show-
it absorbs most of the stain and
the fabric.
дет
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very little penetrates the fibres of as much part of belief as they were
The Queen's Dispensary are now
in Ancient Egypt or are to-day in manufacturing a EAU
Chine. COLOGUE for toilet purposes at 81.25 and refreshing in bath or wash hand pint. It is delightfully fragant basin and is made of the purest ingredients,
The Golden Bough. The greatest analysis of the vast tragi-comedy of human superstition, alternately cruel, pathetic, and The loss of a corkscrew has been ridiculous. is Frazer's Golden tragedy in many households, To Bough." "Read that book, and you tw drive an ordinary screw with will have done with superstition for string tied round the head well ever, was the comment of a dis- into the cork and pull,
tinguished critic. And yet the be
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A Wonderful Cure.
A certain French lady, of wealth
and noble birth came to Hong Kong some years ago, in search of health. She was crippled with rhumatism so that she could not move without a crutch and a stick. Perhaps the Goddess of Love guided her steps to Komor and Komor's or perhaps she merely followed the path of all discerning tourists. At all events she sat in his shop and told Mr. Komor all her troubles, and how and salt in one end and the cream unobstrusive foundation possible
she had tried doctor after doctor in the other; wait half an hour, for the modern dresses. There are
care after cure, Lourdes and Spas, and serve. There is nothing to go any number of styles of cut and
and all her money could do nothing to: her. He told her of these Sung wrong and nothing to do, and with trimming, embroidered, net edged
Dynasty amulets and she begged "every Iceberg comes a book of and trimmed with lace which is A delicious FRUIT COCKTAIL is lief persists. Study" it, and the him to sell her one. That, he explain- ed me, too, some newly arrived sets dainty without being fragile. The grape fruit banana and orange amazing" coincidences" that arise, td, he could not do, but he showed One table almost compel belief by their very took it in her hands, then, to Mr. her the one he wore himself. She of table glass in Belgian crystal, same shop has too, a tempting and half a lemon. which will neither break in hot array of crêpe de chine and one spoonful of brandy, 2 oz. of sugar mass, even though the evidence Kemor's astonishment, got up and water, Dor grow misty in this
and some glacé cherries. Put climate as glass docs. There are
lingerie cambric or linen underwear, the pulp and juice of the grape would not always stand the test of short walking up and down the three patterns of which I thought and delightful dressing jackets of fruit, the orange and lemon juice, scientific analysis. And nearly every chair she had quitted. With tears her lying beside the the ""Balmoral" was particularly aréne de chine. What could be a the banana thinly sliced, and the crisis which brings with it the in her eyes she begged for the little sugar into a jug and chill for an "Where
more comforting present to an in hour. Add brandy and serve with possibility of danger and death pro bronze figure. At last Mr. Komor would be a good name for the rind than an orchid crêpe jacket a cherry, which should have been duces a crop of fresh mascots.
All right, I will lend it to you, on the understanding that you Pioneer Silk Store, it is like with ruffed not appliqué borders, Alladin's enve
do not sell it and return it to me which glowed with: jewels. Silk, and crêpes, and and a cute little pocket of net with
if I should require it." brocades, of every colour lie in a hand painted badky in it, to on this week but there are still amulet; it is the source of a great tumbled heaps on the counters and in rainbow piles on the shelves. match the jacket?
some excellent bargains to be had proportion of the fine arts, of There can be few feminine Eater In Powell's I saw some lovely art to-day and to-morrow. Of one thing carving in particular. It would be needs, from lingerie to a coat or silk underwear, camikaickers with bear the stamp of the best Paris interesting to know what proportion
you may be sure, all her things curtains which the store cannot accordian pleated sides which were houses. supply. Their lateet silk is Radium very chic and a set in lavender crêpo at 82.50 a yard. It is closely colour with the daintiest appliqué When CAKES STICK TO THE TIN they and our leading Chinese and Indian woven with a lovely gleaming at work on the net borders. This was can be removed easily if the tin Stores consists of amulets.
is stood for a few seconds in hot) face and washen admirably. Marblen very popular form of trimming crêpe, a thick silk with a matt sur for underwear some years ago and
water. face, is another new weave and is I am for one delighted to see it is prepared by the Sign of the
dainty.
the rainbow
enda
in all the latest colours. A near
shipment of the lovely striped silks has just arrived, which maken up so well for sport or day dresses..
strong and very lovely... como to its own again as it is both
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previously soaked in the brandy, in each glaas.
Rolande SARRAULT'S SALE bag been
An excellent ABTRIFOENT Lotion
The Trade "In Charma, The world owes a debt to the
of the trade between 'Europeans
Three Chinese Amulets.
many interesting, amulets to be As one would expect, there are found in Komor and Komor's shop,
stories are attached.
said
radiant, leaving her crutches be She walked out of the shop hind her, and from time to time, Mr. Komor received letters of heart- completely recovered, and when she felt gratitude saying that she was
returned to France six cases of champagne were despatched in which to drink her health.
This lady has lately died at & good old age, without Mr. Komor amulet, Does he believe in it him. having asked for the return of his self I don't know, but he has al
always in his pocket.
Lantern, it is cooling and refresh iag to the skin and forms an ex- to some of which very curious other of thom which he carries cellent base for powder,
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NEW SUMMER HATS -
and FROCKS
AT
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THE SIGN OF THE
LANTERN
WE ARE NOW SHOWING
Our New Arrivals of
MANILA
AND-
BANGKOK
STRAW HATS
Very suitable for present Spring Wear.
These Hats are in all the Latest Shapes and Shades, and are
Priced from $6.
Fresh Stocks will Arrive Every Week.
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21. Queen's Road (Next HK H. Garage)
Eau de Co
QUEEN'S
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[AF.B.]
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Always up-to-date goods for up-to-date people.