THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 30th, 1927.
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CORRECT FOUNDATION GAR- MENTS MAKE LOVELY
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ROUND THE TOWN.
Madame Sarrauit has had a busy The Christmas rush is over, and time. When I went in on Wednes
as there have been low mail boats day, she was tired but still her charming self. But," she said, in there is not much fresh in the "I have hardly anything to show shops this week. It goes without The Greek gure has always been, we have sold so much over saying that there are still plenty
Christmas." There were about da considered an idest. of beauty. dozen smart hats, two or three of lovely things on which to spend Very often, however, it has been hand bags, and of the new shipment your Christmas cheques but I gave far from fashionable'; and although women have admitted the aesthetic of frocks which, she received last you a hint where to find most of week only three remained. But more charm of those free-moving girls things are expected by now and them last week. In Pamela's I saw a who ornament Greek vasca, they would have been very dissatisfied there were still plenty of charming lovely string of EAT DE NIL PRARLA and desirable garments in her and a basket of charming FLOWERS. to possess such figures themselves. The Venus de Milo is popularly supposed to represent the ideal woman's figure, and she is in some ways not unlike the modern woman, for the day of the excessively thin and boyish figure is passing. A beautiful figure and carriage "la more important and attractive than a beautiful face especially to-day, for modern clothes do not attempt to disguise the form as did those of a generation ago.
Exercise, good health, and dicting can do 1. great deal for your figure, especially the first two; for the ideal modern figure is the healthy que as it was in classical Greece. But the choice of correct foundation garments is of almost
wardrobes,
Of the three remaining dressES
There is a change not to be miks- one for afternoon wear is made of ed at the Sign of the Lantern, next The collar week when an AFTER CHRISTMAS silver grey marocain. and a deep hea, which runs some way up the front of the skirt to SALE begins during which all goods are to be reduced by 30 per cent. Bive an over dress effect, are of
This includes all that delightful grey satin to tone, and a very smart note is struck by three crystal and
amanid buttons one to fasten the furniture, and the hundred and collar and the others at the waist.one attractive things with which Very chic indeed is an evening the ship is stored, besides hats, gown with a bodice, embroidered frocks and conts, in rhinestones of white georgette, and skirt of black panne. and white is always smart, and this frock with its beautifully simple cut is particularly so. The second evening frock is also decorated with
Black
At Komor's I saw a new ship- ment of JAPANESE CHINA including those very attractive tea sets for $7.50 which have been so popular, and the gay china ware which is Komor's speciality. "When I wake
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New Silks for Winter Wear
POHOOMULL BROTHERS
are unrivalled in the Colony."
They come to us from all parts of the world, and Ladies are invited to inspect,
them at their
leisure.
DO YOUR SHOPPING AT
POHOOMULLS.
PAMELA
Offers a wonderfulTM
opportunity to acquire Evening Dresses and Evening Cloaks for
St. George's. Ball,
also a varied stock of Hand Bags,
at 25
off usual prices.
There has just arrived a limited number of
Pinet's Shoes.
Gold and Silver Brocaded Evening Shoes : Kid and Satin Afternoon Shoes
ELITE STYLES
A. P. C. Building.
Just unpacked a wonder- ful selection of Ladies' Hats.
First come first served.
LADIES,
LET AN ARTIST
HELP YOU CHOOSE.
It is of paramount importance to you
that your style be all that art can make
it One false touch, or a little some- thing overdone, and your fout-ensemble. falls to convey that message your secret wish would send
CALL & INSPECT OUR
LATEST PARIS GOWNS. JUST ARRIVED,
MADAME R. SARRAULT,.
10, ICE HOUSE STREET, HONG KONG,
Three of the latest hats. On the right is green velvet trim med with thine stones and the left hand hat is green also, left embroidered with silk. The smartly turned back model in the eratre has a felt crown and panne brim, and it finished with a plain gold buckle.
equal importance. The lovely woman rhinestones, and is of pale yellow has learnt the beauty and import- georgette. The stones are set to ance of good deportment and make a long necklace ending at the chooses her corset with even more waist in a true lovers knot, and care than she gives to the choice a lacy pattern round the hem. The of a frock. With the right founda-waist line takes a deep curve dowa tion garment, which moulds and in the front, so that the greatest supports the figure, she becomes length of the skirt is in front, a charmingly graceful and gains poise-very-new-idea; and the fullness is and confidence.
concentrated at either hip,
Stays used to be auch ugly things that we grew somewhat ashamed of them; they were ugly to look at
and even more ugly in their THE SEARCH FOR BEAUTY.
methods of distortion instead of support. But there is no need to be ashamed of them now that they are as pretty as lingerie, and as comfort able as a well made glove. Unless you have a perfect figuré some sort of foundation garment is absolutely necessary if you hope to look well dressed, for it must be remembered that frocks are built on models who are correctly corseted. The line and hand depend on the foundation gar. ment, on the line of the figure which is emphasised by that gar- ment, it is, therefore, obvious that you should buy your. corset where you buy your frocks, and choose a reliabla wako.
INCREASING NUMBERS OF THOSE WHO" SHOW THE WAY.
"Every year the number of Pupils increases," said the principal of a beauty-culture training school,
and the majority of girls take a fall course, which includes the giving of facial masks, neck and arm massage, hairdressing, facial exercises, chiropody, foot massage, and manicure.
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A cleverly draped frock of corn- flower blue georgette. The greater length at the sides is more generally becoming than the back dip, and is just as fashionäble.
" and see
up in the morning, perhaps a little cross," he said to me, that vase, I feel happy again." A decidedly pleasant form of Kreu- shens
The masks we give are of mud, 88 white for wrinkles, egy, yolk. which smooths, and feeds the skin. Lane Crawford's stock both milk, oatmeal and milk, and Treo! and "Gossard "
Corsets Jeast. which are made for every type of figure and purpose, and which will all wash like any other underwear. Among the former a very dainty little dancing girdle with side in-
Pohoomull's are showing some sertions of surgical elastic, is made of pink satin prettily trimmed to lift when the pack has done its delightful He21 COATE printed with lace and small posy of work. The gauze is so fine that with landscape scenes and lined
dowers. Another dancing girdle is deeply vaadyked round the lower edge to give greater freedom, while for sports there is a slightly longer girdle which is quite unboned and
made of frm pink broché.
Front fastening corsets are very comfortable and are especially good
"For the oatmeal maak, the out- meal is made into a paste and then is applied to a gauze mask soaked in milk, gauze mask is applied under all the packs we do, even mud, because it is so much easier
the pack does it work through it with flowered crepe de chine, These quite efficiently
"The newest treatment in aquaint little houses, pagoda, trees, Danish one intended to drive away birds, and dowers, are a pleasant insomnia. The face is thoroughly change after the more usual Chi- cleansed with cream or a special
or Japanese flower designs. cleaning milk. Then the eyes and nese
brows are gently massaged with the The colourings are all very har- for reducing. The lacing can be anger-tius. The success of the monions, in many cases the whole casily adjusted exactly where re-treatment depends to a very large
quired. One Treo" model has an extent upon the masseuse. For a pattern being printed in one colour inner fap of velvet which extends soothing touch is required which on black, or it may have a touch or under the busk, to eliminate any all women do not posseJS.
chance of the steel fastenings hurt- | - -
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so of some other colour to emphasise the design.
ing the body or nipping the inner reducing and supporting belt,
The PIONEER BALE goes on merrily, lingerie. Another designed for full and very deep side panels of and you will be glad to hear that figures, is cut out a little ou each surgical elastic.
at is to be extended until the 31st. side under the bust for greater. But whatever your need for In the meanwhile new stocks are comfort in bet weather.
morning, afternoon or evening for arriving which are being put into Many people like the combination sports, riding, maternity or dane the sale. Striped spun silk in a garinents which do duty as bathing, and whether you are, plump new design with the stripes made corset and brassière and they are for thin you will find among these
especially good for full or low two makes a corset which is die up of very parrow lines of different breasted figures. A Treo step tinctively yours There is no doubt colours, or tones of one, is inter in combination fastens just to the that modern fashions demand sting, and would make up well waist, and has a song inner several different types of founds for semi-sport frocks diapham control belt. The brassière tion garments and what is right In the furnishing department of is made of double milanese. A with a smart afternoon toilette is Whiteaway, Laidlaw's they are still Gossar combination has the all wrong for sports wear of dane busy on the Christmass orders for bratière made of strong lace the ing, but fortunately neither Tree" CURFLINE. Everyone was charmed corset of pink broché having double nor Gossard models are very with the new acts and further sup silk elastic webbing set in a large expensive, and just as it is more plies have been cabled for to meet panel back and front.. Another
economical to have plenty of shoes the constant demands. You will be wipiiler model with milabete and give them a rest, so is is more pleased to hear that to-day and to brassifre, has a separately fastening economical to have several pairs of morrow all Tors AND CRACKERS are
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reduced by 25 per cent.
SALE
30% discount on all Goods
Presents to suit all.
THE SIGN OF THE
LANTERN
York Building,
Chater Road,
Tel. C. 4864.
THE PIONEER SILK
.STORE
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