THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY AUGUST 5th, 1927
ONE AGAINST TEN. THE SIXTH SENSE.
ten er more. Rather than grumbling you should marvel at the skill which packs so much into so small a com- Pass when all your pocket-lined garments fail to produce a pencil or a stamp that "ridiculous little bag" generally contains one!
As we only have one pocket (for the little ornamental ones on some dresses may not be used seriously), we naturally want it to be pretty as well as useful. With the calt of the accessories theory the bag has
N
it,
BARGAIN HUNTING.
We all
SILK,
The
WOMAN'S PAGE
SATIN, COT- TON RAGS."-
But at the same time it is advis
FROM EAST
WEST:
in the East!
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THE SIGN OF THE RAINBOW.
Gone are the days when volu-
At the Pioneer Silk Store this week I found bordered spun crêpe minons skirts accommodated 11
Every day one sees more and in an excellent variety of colour There are no dandelion clocks in pocket large enough to carry the
more of the younger Chinese men one of white has a wide border of household keys, a purse, a handker- There is always a lot of talk about Hong Kong to decide which of the and woman in European clothing, blue and fushsia stripes, and a soft chief many other treasures; and woman's sixth sense, but expressed above we are destined to wear, and which is, whatever its artistic merits green striped with dull red and or demerits, of value to European bois de rose, A very welonè now, that women, pretty women, in terms of ability to discover, the (this seems very strange in a near
manwacturers and shops. But aide change is the checked fugi, maay have to carry little make up butfite genuine bargain it is by no means neighbour of the cherry blossom by side with this Westernising of patterns are crossed by very large cigarettes matches and shingle a universal feminine gift. To take land), no cherry stones. "Silk or the East is the growing rate in but not emphasised checks and combs about with them, cruet fashion real advantage of the sale season satin, which will you weart How England and America for things others have the clearer small Oriental, so that the merchants of | checks, but there is plenty of choice denies them a single pocket. Please does not mean simply that one hard it is, to decide where every the East are being well recom o regards colour and size. remember you long-suffering hus-has an instinet for a bargain, other shop window is draped with pensed for the disloyalty of their hands, who complain' ol. the little it means that one has bought bolts of gorgeous stuffs. Most of us countrymen to their national ou have two embroidered panels back tume. I wonder if the present and front generally stiff with real thoughtfully And carefully have a favourite shop for too much fashion for Oriental garments and gold thread smbroidery, the rest of bags to which your wives cling during the sales as one does tightly, that they constitute her one at ordinary times. A bargain is a precious time and still more pre-ornaments will have passed before the skirt is of trocaded silk often had investiment if you don't need cious energy, is lost if one becomes it reaches Chins, or whether the and only pocket whereas you have and a worse if you don't really an habitual tourist so to speak, pseudo ‘orientalism of the went wiiji pleated and started with embroider-
like it. And yet how many women dow, buying here, there, and every-
admiring and coveting at every win
cause a revival of national dressed fowers or butterfice.
The sale for both these garments simply from the compedljive spirit
is mostly American. The coats are where.
Never, I was told by the young used as winter negligée, and the will buy a hat, frock or Coat solely
proprietor of the Swatow; Lace skirta for piano covers or cut up because it is amazingly cheat able to keep one's eyes open and Company, has there been such trin European garments. Mies give it away afterwards, or indict take advantage of any special op demand for old Chinese garments Honess of the Sign of the Lantern it upon their daughters, because portunity. I mentioned elsewhere as today. Mandarin coats and ingeniously combines the front and does not suit themselves.
that Mesars. Pohoomul of the Grand petticoats, lavishly covered with back panels with silk or georgette realise that sale time is a busy time Silk Store in Queen's Road, is har-lovely embroidery and stiff, with to make the most lovely and artistic for the shop assistants, but it amazes me to see how women who ing a sale, and it is most certainly gold thread, are being eagerly negligée. Tas full skirts can also, will normally spend an hour or worth visiting. This is one of the brought by American and English with a very little alteration, b
women, and all over China antient made into evening cloaks of very more choosing and trying on dresses
marriage chests are being ransack-rich and bandsome appearance. will buy one" off the peg during
ed and heiricom garments sold to the cost of both mandarin coats aanle with little more thought than
meet the demand of the West.
and skirts is relatively small, run- they would give to buying a cab
The number required for home ning from $20 according to mate- bage.
consumption has become so small rials and workmanship, they con that very few of these mandarin stitute, especially in view of the garments are madę to-day. Mate-- rials and workmanship have de-present Oriental tendency, a very Some of the good investment. teriorated; while the price, owing older garments would be improved to larger wages, in very much with dry cleaning but the material higher. So that when you see a should last for years, and as time picture of some Hollywood star goes on they should become more posing in a mandarin coat, you can valuable as they will be harder to see at her elbow the ghost of a buy. tiny almond eyed lady who tottered to the temple to burn her handful of incense in that same garment a generation or so ago.
Mandarin coata are made either of silk or satin and embroidered by hand, or of truly wonderful broad ed silks on which dragons, batter flies and flowers riot above the tradional water bem The full skirts which were worn below them (Continued on next Column)
A lovely hat of deep rose crinoline straw trimmed with dull silver ribbon. The shoulder flower is in frayed net in shaded tones of roKE,
become a very important part of every costume, so that a smart women often has a special bag for each dress,
Ar
Successful bargain hunting, means studying firstly, your needs; and, secondly, the anies catalogues and windows. First of all take stock of those household articles, linen, kitchen ware, etc, which are con stantly needing replacement. your towels getting shabby; 50 cents or so of each in the sale will make n difference. Dusters, table linen, saucepans and housecloths, may not be very exciting and romantic bar gains, but they are the source of constantly recurring petty expense, And can generally be had at a con- siderable reduction of cost in s sale
After the house, the bousehold. The babies, your husband and your self! What do you need, and what will you need within the next few months Once, again it is
generally those unromantic trifles which you will find want replacing.
list
Having taken stock make one of essentials and another of things you would like to get, and then con- sult the sales catalogues so you will know where to go and what to get. and will not waste precious time looking found while other more businesslike women snap up the bar- gains.
Lane, Crawford's and Powell's sales will be over before you read this, but Whiteaway, Laidlaw's will be in fall swing and also several at the native shops, notably Pohoomull of the Grand SUk Store, opposite, the Queen's Theatre.
I went all round Whiteaway, Laidlaw's early this week and med come excellent bargain but they br no means exinust the list. In the ladies department I saw wel! cut Paris has been sending the most gabardine waterproofs in several
colours for $10 and one very attra delightful bags to Lage, Crawford's, tive one in navy blue withried. among them, several with the new stripe of dull red for $15. I noticed Zipper fastening. Of these, also two very pretty velour coats, ane violet and the other fuchsin
Apertty jumper frock with a noticed two particularly, one in coloured for only $25. Hats and knife pleated skirt. It would look gold tissue bound with metal clips stockings have been very substan just as well with no sleeves, the deep which preserve the edges, and fitte. tially reduced, and there are cotton l'all over tucks are very much worn frocks from $5. One long table is with a gold tassel and a charming covered with children's woolen suits at the moment. little gold edged haakic. The other and jerseys many of them very was of soft kid, in a lovely cham-cheap, and another with white
oldest established Indian stores in canvas shoes ne low as $9.95 a pair. pagne colour stamped with small Upstairs the furnishing depart the Colony, and the management circles. The silk bags have A dirent offers number of finds. have set their faces against frequent 500 travelling rugs in sensational sales announcements. tinctive chic Very attractive is a There are
large checks of sombre colourings Now after more than three year's pachette shape in fuchsia satia for $2.50 a pisce. Just the type of they are holding a really genuine with an inset pleated panel, while rugs to take in the car for picnic sale, at which there are excellent a similar shape in deep royal blueing. Four big prams well sprung bargains to be had.
There is a very pleasant old world ia smartly fastened by two fob and apholstered and a recent model
are to be sold for $70 each. There atmosphere about the Grand Silk shaped tabs which are outlined with are odd lengths of cretonne at a Store, perhaps a little reminiscent scarlet. A squat shaped evening bag dollar a yard and lovely silk jaspe of Lewis London, and I very much for $1.50. Cretonne covered cushions enjoyed the time I spent there and is made of black moiré very fullt a dollar ench are selling like hot bargains-I found. Our old fav- and knife pleated into a silver and cakes, and Liberty cushions in that ourite fugi silk is reduced to 80 ayard and lovely heavy diamanté mount, and another even- excellent hard wearing black and cents.
canton crêpe to #1.25. Hundreds of Men have not been forgotten look. It is of black silk embroider- either, I saw a number of p
ing bag has a delicious old world sold silk are reduced to $7.50 shades of plain and shot taffetas ed with petit point flowers in pink Saxone shoes, all size, Pairs of several weights are offered-from
are
81.15 yard, and the gleaming and dull red with yellow hearts and amazingly cheap at 815 Shirts Paris crêpe at the same low price white and coloured with two match- got excellent hole proof silk stock- mounted on a very finely chased ing colours are being sold for $4,ings in three different nude shades antique gold top; this bag is ap- and nice linen handkerchiefs for for only $1.85 a pair, and enjoyed propriately lined with shat ailver $2.50 a dozen, while socks ties and canaacking a table of silk remnants. and grey taffetas.
collars are all very substantially rewhere I found any number of useful A pochette in amethyst kid is duced.
lengths at very low prices. It would "almost square and has an inset A nice little luxury or a charm certainly pay anyone to investigate parel of ostrich skin. This is the ing gift can be bought for 84.50 in this sale and lay in a stock of latest fancy leather and is very the shape of an ornamental box of lengths of silks of all sorts. But I pretty, the leather roots making six cakes of Jabley soap; and small irregular knots on the skin, the housewife will do well to lay The bag is lined with white kid in a stock at the stationary counter where writing paper of all sorts is
and Atted with a good sized purse and mirror, 97
to be had at bargain prices.
would like to impress upon you again the wisdom of buying with purpose. Consider how much stuff you need to make a dress for the (Continued a's next Column.)
Foungest or a lining for her sister's coat; how much will make cami- bockers or a jumper. If you make a list of these lengths-alf those that you are likely to need, you can go rematat bunting with a light heart and a tempting piece will not lead you astray.
For the English market the older and more elaborate pyjama suita out on the same lines as those which you see all classes of Chinese women wearing to-day, are more popular than mandarin coats." They are less cumbersome, and the greater proportion of those sold are specially made for the foreig market. They are being very much word, at home for making muita and informal negligée. Some of these suits have the regulation small collar worn by mest Chinese women, but many of them have fairly close fitting round neckline. The materials wed for these suits are mostly fairly heavy brocaded cikks which are beautifully embroi dered, in the delicate and well chosen colours which mark the best Oriental goods..
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THE SIGN OF THE
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are all being offered at Bargain Prices during the present Salo at
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A new stock of Hand embroidered Silk Shawls, Kimonos and Houri Coats have just arrived and will be sold at reduced prices.
I be sold at
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