THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 22nd, 1927.
The
WOMAN'S PAGE
THE SALON--|
-WHERE..
SMART
WOMEN EXPECT
TO FIND THE
NEWEST STYLES
BOTTICELLI DRESSES. SILKS OF CHINA.
Lovely lowered voilea came to the Colony this week, made into dresses which remind one of Botticelli's
pictures. There is something cool and dainty looking about these materiale, and they make up parti cularly well in the latest fashion which is simple and fowerlike itself.
THE CANTONESE SHAWL.
Tradition has it that the eggs of the silk worn moths were carried about the date of the birth of Christ, to Khotan by a Chiness princess who concealed them in her
BY THE WAY.”
* UNDERCLAD GIRLA."-Sir., W. Arbuthnot Lane, the great health specialist, does not agree with the out cry against underclad girls, he maintains that both men and Women
ought and fewer
ON THE LIDO.
+
CORSETS.
The shops seem to have decided AN ALL IMPORTANT SUBJECT, that Stonecutters and Repulse Bay ara to rival the Lido, for each of
them has a collection of bathing equipment which seems too pretty to wear lighter to be destined to be made wetl garments. Speaking The gowns, which are almost all
Nb man, so they say, is a hero to his valet. Certainly no woman is a sylph to her corsetière, though she may have been a heroine in the days when it war only too true that ***V faut souffrir pour être belle?”
hair. From Klotun the culture of lately at a lecture he said "The in wool stockinette, are of every mo bu "well carsted" used to men
At the Sign of the Lantern there the silk worm sprend slowly to is a wide choice running from 818. A white dress with lantern leeres tu India and Persia. Byzantium, has a Morris diaper pattern of whose name copjours up a picture a single flowerhead and two smali of gorgeous colours and materials, leaves in bright orange and blue.oved the secret to two Nestorian There is a cool looking model in monks who brought the eggs from pen green bordered with a wide China hiddin in their bamboo white appliqué cut in scallops; and stavea. This was in the year 180 'I noticed a new idea in shirring, on A.D. in the reign of Justinian. These monks had lived many years in China and learnt there the arts of spinning and weaving.
Black satin dress trimmed with éeru lace and black velva,
SILK DAMASKS.
The Chinese were also the first people to use woyen patterns and to embroider on silk. Their name for figured silks is China character silk " composed of the signs for And
gold," because they say the Fabour expended on them makes them as costly as gold. Embroidery is called Asia. The designs used in these damask silks are of a varied kind and ean most of them be traced back to very early times. A history of the crigin and develop. of textile designs, would be almost a history of Chinese art, as the potters, engravers, the lacquer and enamel workers derive their patterns largely from them.
ent
EMBROIDERY DESIGNS, There are many sumptuary lows in China which regulate both woven and embroidered patterns: certain bols, flowers or birds, could quly nensed on the Imperial robes, others show degrees of nobility, In a book compiled in the Sung Dynasty (900-1970) there are more than alty different embroidery designs. together with the stitches in which each is to be worked. Some of these designs have charming
more,
more the body is exposed to, the variety of shape and colour' from
to be tight laced to the point of action of light mad air the fitter the regulation to the gown suffocation; it was. Ethel Newcome, it becomes" He estimates that the which might easily be mistaken for believe, whe said she would average woman-to-day wears 3 lb, a jumper suit a little shorter than scream if a fly at on her, her poor 13 of elothing including shoes, | usual.
Madame Sarrault among dressmaker's efforts to give her a body having been tormented by her hat and gloves, while man's her French bathing gowns has two fashionable figure. That would be clothes weigh on the average is lbs. 11 oz, and yet he feels the cold ideas which are quite novel. One considered to-day the world's worst
is a combination of "regulation"corat
First comes and "Lido" styles. an abbreviated regulation, and over it is worn a highly ornamentul jumper which reaches nearly to the knees. This is to be put on when entering and fearing the water. The other consists of still more abbreviated regulation in white, over which is worn a pair of full scarlet "shorts," which are fasten.
NO CHARMS FOR SALE-Mr. Komor says he has been inundated " since last Friday by people want ing to buy the Goddess of Love Amulet, and asks me to repeat that he cannot sell them, as they lose their power if exchanged for
money.
COLOMBO WOVEN GRASS BAGS.— There are a large selection of these delightful bags at the Sign of the Lantern in all colours and sits Severa! new patterns have just arrived, and they are so cheap there is no reason why one should not have a bag to match each toilette.
CELERY SOUFFLE.-Use the white part of the celery only. Wash and cut it into small pieces and put them into a pan with a pint of milk to 1 lb. of celery, 1 shallot, a bay leaf, and a spray of parsley. Sitarer until tender, then strain off pint of the milk and pass this remainder through a hair sieve with the celery and shallot. Melt 2 oz. of butter in a pan, add 2 oz of flour and the pint of milk, and stir over the fire until the mixture draws away from the sides of the pan. Add the celery purée, the yolks of 3 eggs, 4 oz. of grated choose, and seasoning. Bent well, then stir in the stiffy whipped white of the eggs very lightly.
Put the mixture, into a greased
08: Dragons in water, soulé dish, round which a band of Flowery Fowls (ie, Pheasants) greased paper has been tied, and Pearls and Grains bake in a good oven until well ami Storks,
of Rice. Waterweeds and Play-risen and arm when pressed. Time ing Fish."
about 20 minutes. Remove the band of paper and serve immediately.
Needlework has always played a great part in the lives of Chinese wonen. When you realise that many Chinese wear three or four pairs of trousers and half a dozen cats during the winter months, and that the padded coats must bo unpicked for washing, it is clear that the family making and mead ing must be an cudless task. Searly every Chinese girl of what- ever rank learns to de embroidery, and ng there are few factories, the stores have to depend an piece work done at home to apply the encr- meus foreign demand for embroider. cd shawls, etc.
A Princess of the Tang Dynasty in the 8th century, is said to have xcelled in needlework, and to have
STRIPED WASHING SILKS.-I found the st. of the Pioneer Silk Store nearly worn out when I went in the other day. Their new ship. ment of striped washing silka had beer for sale since the morning with the result that none of them bad had time for breakfast or tin.
I've no sooner put a roll in the
window than someone comes in for
it and I have to take it out," said one wenry but smiling assistant, There are over 100 different. pat- 'tern all equally alluring.
some
CHINESE PETTER-I BAW cocktail shakers at the Swatov Lace Company in Chinese Pewter cn. graved with a dragon pattern which
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More wonderful transformationa arg achieved by the modern cüri | réfère than by the plastic surgeon; transformations which leave not the tiniest sear but, instead, a feeling of rejuvenation. The long straight lines of the modern silhouette mase it imperative that the figure should show only slight curves and no bellows, ao our ceracts gently mould the figure. The worst sin they can commit is to be tighty for that means pushing up the flesh into unsightly rolls.
It can not be too strongly im prized upon woman who wish to he well dressel, that the corset is part of the dres and so, primarily, the busincas of the dressmaker, who is the right person to choose and fit them for you. I'm so stout these modern stays are no good to me" I heard a customer, in one of our stores here remark the other day Her daughter was equally foolish, I never wear anything but sports belt," she said. "Moma" quite happily bought a model gown oblivious of the fact that it lines were "no where " on her bulgy figure, and her daughter did the same. Honey" would not think of wearing her sweater over her dance dress, but she thought it quite reasonable to wear a aporta corset under it!
We all know that lovely dres are to be found in Rolande Sar- rault's, but, that Madame is a cor.". artiere of great skill and experience is not so generally known. She learnt the art in Paris, nad
ed it during fifteen years t
experience, when she was cortetière to many of the ladies of the Court, The corsets for the Queen of Spain's trouseau were her work. Among Madame's treasures are many_gifts presented to her by these Royal clients. Any one who knows her will feel sure it was her tact when won | her their favour as well as her skill. Modern day Princesses, alas, are not all so radiantly lovely, as their fairy tale ancestresacs; and, though a cat may look at a king, it can't be easy to tell a Royal Indy" that pher figure needs correction!
A good idea for sing remnants to make a pretty dance frock.
embroidered three thousand pairs of I thought very cheap at 33. They belt. That is the mode for the
Mandarin Ducks.on small brocade enverlet, filling in the field with sprays of tiny flowers.
The Chinese are most successful flowers especially in Canton cra- boidery which has become so po pular in Europe during the last two centuries. -
in their treatment of birds and
THE CANTONESE SHAWL
would be a welcome present in almost any house,
MANILA STRAW HATS.-The
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Madame Sarrault is not making carseta at present, I believe, but she is opening a corsetry department later in the year, and has just re- ceived a shipment of the latest
models from Persephone the leading
shingled or on cropped damsel Paris house for corsets. The chick without a doubt; you can trust a attraction of these corsets....is, their shop have every week a fresh ship-French designer to give a touch lightness. Several of the models are ment of these delightfully light of the fantastic to the most ap fashioned in strong cambric and hate, in a variety of shapes and partly severe of styles for le sport, others in light weight satin broche. colours, they are very smart and might be expected most of the They are skillfully boned to give Sarrault bathing gone are just the necessary support and most reasonably priced,
smartly eut and trimmed" as or of them have ilk elastic gussets dinary dresses. There is oneof to allow freedom of movement. One dark green with rows of brightly short corset has, on either hip,
concealed elastis cord lacing, which petal edges bound with white, and is much cooler for wear in this a scarlet trimmed with circles of climate than elastic gussets, and black silk braid
also, since the lace can be removed, will not slacken. with washing. There was the most intriguing little hip belt, made of broad interlaced
I was looking at the shawls in cannot find what you want in this coloured silk braid; a blue one with
the Swatow Lace. Company's shop the other day and they gave me a most interesting description of bow these shawls are made, and also
purchase. They have 1,500 shawls
store.
G
HOW YOUR SHAWL WAS
MADE.
The English shops are also show. Each store has number of ing very pretty modela, which will, travellers who take the squares of I think, appeal to the swimming
satin ribbons, beautifully shaped
A pinky flowered voile, the front of the skirt being shirred into a deep Vi
A pale chrome yellow some useful hints on making a wice dress is finely worked in broderie
stock no two of which are the silk, fringe material, embroidery enthusiast, and Lane, Crawford a with an elastic at the back to keep anglaise all over; and there are
enmc, and prices range from 835 silks and patterns to the homes of have a most fascinating collection it in position Among the Persi one or two dreasca made up-in drop stitch voile, which gives the wards. The first thing to look the girls who make the shawis and of caps. Bathing caps used to be phone brassière, I saw three models for in choosing a shawl is the size collect them when finished. The so uniformly bideous that no which seemed particularly suited to effect of fine drawn thread work
Powell's showed me also, a num- of the stitches. There are three embroidery is all done by hand worian who "liked" her looks our summer needs, que short and bered of lovely voile dresses. Most grades: the first grade has long with a needle. The design is drawn world wear one unless she tied a bonelesa in pink cambric, and two ihreads, sometimes nearly half on the silk which is then stretched silk bandkerchief over it. Now I longer shapes slightly boned. One of them have a white ground with
on B frame. which turne pivots, feel sure, lots of women who have of these was in strong white net, either a small embroidered pattern an inch. These will quickly pull
a large printed one, and all out and destroy the beauty of the There are books for embroiderers no intention of entering the water embroidered with a filmy pattern have long sleeves. Of the small flower. The medium stitch, which with wood cuts of all the patterns won't be able to resist wearing one, which made it look like fine lace: have long shine 1 liked best one is quite satisfactory if worked on with their technical names and the especially na they can get little and the other in white cambric with pant was composed of little red good heavy silk; and the one stitches to be used attached. The rubber bags to match with a powder very charming all over embroidery ticles, arranged in triangles; this stitch which though, naturally the poorer class girls do the first grade puff inside! The most fascinating, which gave the effect of drawn breng had a deep red hem and red most expensive will wear "for that is, the long thread, work and I thought, was a turban shape in thread work.
the fine grade, is, as a general rule pea green, trimmed with frilled Another frock in lifetime and more. The open work
During the war most of the similar colour scheme was worked Peking stitch is the most popular only worked by well educated girls rows of yellow, mauve and pink French corset manufactories were te-day and it's very light and so that the purchaser has the added rubber, but a blue helmet with a destroyed. Now that the industry with a big embroidered pattern in dainty in appearance. The quality satisfaction of knowing that the spray of butter cups ran it close is in full swing again, the import tones of cherry red,
There are also, overal ance of a correct foundation gar- Of the printed patterns I noticed of the material should be taken work was probably done in clean second.
colours in an excellent shape which mant is being stressed, and dresses one on a pink voile which was like into consideration, and you will and infection free surroundings.
These girls are extraordinarily allows scope for individualararo so designed that they are neces A field of wild flowers. This dress generally find it relative to the
First was out to open over a long white length of the stitch. Of colours and skilful and patient, for it takes rangement. You put on a sary if one is to look chic. All our therers patterns the choice is naturally about two months to make a 1st tight turban and then the over it big talk about modern hygiene, *Test. There was
lovely big "floral pattern of marg i determincel by your own taste, but grade shawl and four or more to a largo triangle of the stine colour science, cto, alter the war comes
to please if you
titch- (Continued on next column).
tie cuffs.
mauve and bluq,
used to use.
were unbbtainable at the period
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OFFSITE COLONIAL DISPENSARI.
NEW SUMMER HATS
and FROCKS
AT
Very Moderate Prices.
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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.
SWATOW LACE CO., LTD.
21, Queen's Road (Next H. K-H. Garage).
THE PIONEER SILK STORE. Always up-to-date goods for up-to-date people.
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