THE DOLLY VARDON HAT SHOP
JANUARY SALE.
St. George's Building.
Chater Road,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4
A. HAPPY NEW YEAR.
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The
WOMAN'S PAGE
PAMELA
We have just received,
EVENING GOWNS
among which are several Large sizes.
NEW FRENCH MATERIALS
SPORTS SUITS,
HATS AND BAGS,
and some exquisite FLOWERS.
13, Queen's Road Central.
Eve
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7th January.
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THE FIRST OF THE JANUARY SALES.
WHEN BUYING - A · HAT BECOMES A DUTY,
No sooner BTO the New Year festivities over than fresh pleasures are awaiting us, among which, if we are truly feminine, the January sales take high rank-
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Of all sales perhaps a hat sale is the most exciting.
that the models which I liked parti- cularly when I saw them on Wed neaday, perhaps, have been sold before theip description appears on Friday. So I am not going to tantalise you with a picture of any of the hats which answered the roll call when the sale opened yesterday Every woman, or nearly every for you are more likely to see them woman, has a weakness for hats in the street than in the shop. But and it becomes a positive duty, it does not follow that my favourites and & very delightful one. to bave would be youre and you are, in any as many as possible now that the
Case, sure to find many mest de correctness of the ensemble is much stressed. Unless she is so wellightful hata still unsold to-day. I blessed with this world's wealth noticed that there were quite A that half a dozen new hats make large number of velvet hats and several of those delightful, opera no difference to her budget, every
capa in gold and silver, besides a woman should take an advantage of a millinery sale, for unlike frocks, gooilly number of "felts in every hats suffer very little in having been in stock for some time?
In the particular sale, however, which I have in mind, that at the Dolly Vardon Hat Shop, this "con- sideration dees, not really come in, for the hats there go out as fast na they come in.
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As regular readers of this page will have seen I seldom given de tailed description of Dolly Vardon hats because I have found so often
SOMETHING VERY LOVELY.
"TWO FROCKS FROM
PETIT LOUVRE.”
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Although the winter season is till in full swing, the first frocks designed for the races are arriving. in the Colony. They combine, us they must when our race season comes comparatively early in the year, the exquisite daintiness which one associates with Ascot and Auteuille with a hint of the tailor made cost dress,
For example, I saw this week an afternoon frock, which would, of course, be very attractive for other functions than a race meeting, of mosa green crêpe de chine. It is made rather on the lines of a jumper and skirt worn with a loose fitting Bolero coat. The pleated skirt and the coat, which is scallop ed down the open fronts and round the bottom, are of green, as is the "hip yoke of the blouse. The blouse itself has a turn over collar edged with a narrow frill, the same frill running down the centre front, and is of maize coloured crêpe de chine. Interesting Cat.
An exquisite evening frock in pale pink georgette also claimed my. special attention. It is very aimply cut with a long uneven length skirt dipping at the sides. The desting tive features are the pointed hig yake which is set in like a medieval girdle and a little yoke rather like an eton collar at the neck. Be- tween the points of the "collar " ia embroidered a small panel of pearls and silver beads, while a barrow belt with a pink jewelled buckle clasps the hips.
Many more attractive gowns for the races and hats to be worn with them, are expected shortly,
shade.
There are too, included in the sale, a number of knitted woollen. suits and jersey cloth dresses, also in few charming evening frocks, and it should not be forgotten that the Dolly Vardon Ent Shop is the home. of these useful and attractive Daity de Luxe bags. In fact that sale is ene of the good things which we vished our women friends when we greeted them on Tuesday with "A Happy New Year."
A COSY SUIT.
An attractive vermon if the jumpar nuit. It is designed for a fine face, cluth in bottle green, with a lighter green stripe and n tän feather belt.
STARS OF THE “NIGHT.
This pull-through"
lie of -golden-brown shaved lamb is ne companied by a barrel-shapes muff of the same fur.
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'FIFE O'CLOCK."
AFTERNOON FROCKS FROM "EVE."
"Fife o'clock" as our sisters of Paris call it. is above all the woman's hour, the hour when we meet and talk over, servanta and children and last but by no means least, husbands." It has often been said that women" do not dress, as they generally protest, to pleass men, but to excite the envy of their fellow wamen. However, that may be, it is certain, that every woman likes to look well when she goes. formally or informally, to tea with her friends of her owa'sca, Most of us are so constituted this we don't like going very often in the. Bame frock, which is doubtless wrong and extravagant but from a woman's point of view very reason- Table !
"Eve," of course, understands women who could from her very name understand them better? So if you visit the little shop that is to be found on the first floor of China Building, opposite the Hong Kong Hotel, you will find a number of charming little afternoon frocks at so low a coct that you will not only get one with a clear conscience bat feel quite virtuous in the process.
They all come from good London or Pariz houses and some of them are made of the artificial silk which. has become so popular at Home. The popularity of rayon" will probable spread even here in the land, of silk because it is less affect- ed by the climate than the genuine article
There is, for example, a dress of elephant grey rayon which is simply trimmed with pin tucks set in squares Red silk has been used for A dress with a cost and skirt effect. which opens over a beige vest. The neck and waist line are trimmed with broderie anglais in gold thread.
Beige crêpe de chine has a strap det just to the left of the centre front of the bodice, of a deeper brown silk which is embroidered in black and gold. The very full circular skirt is also edged with d line of gold thread. A very charm. ing little navy blue gorgette dress has demure collar and cuffs of white edged with tiny frills.
A LOVELY GROUP OF EVENING FROCKS."
ing feature is the sash of taffetas which crosses the front and ties in
Charming in their line, colour tone of red, which is something and infinite variety a they are,. between. Persian red and the true the clothes designed for day time rose colour. One for instance has a large bow on one hip but which wear seldom appear to have been a bodice, of red, mille, lace and a omitted at the back. The skirt created with such real love as the skirt of georgette made of unevas too is plain at the back whereas beautiful things which are destined length panels which are very clever in front it falls in a series of three ly set on to give a slender effect tiers Another black frock of satin at the hip line. The skirt is longer is designed in a more stately mode.
to be worn when the, night is star Et, and indoors, fair women more like gorgeous butterflies under the at the back and sides and has just The bodice is beautifully draped brilliant lights of modern illumina a suggestion of a "peacock" line. and cut in one with a huge, sash
tion.
Another red gown is carried out bow on the right hip. It runs in It may be the shere loveliness of in georgette, the bodice having a diagonal line from above the left the materials which inspires the transverse pin tricks and the skirt to below the right shoulder, being. designers, or perhaps, as they work, being composed of handkerchief supported by shoulder straps of they have a vision not only of the panels. A sort of scarf-airip hangs close pearl bead work on black completed model, but of the whole from either shoulder at the back yelvet ribbon. A third black frock setting which it is destined to and a red flower is set on the hip. is all of face and has a decidedly adorn. It is certain however that Both these drcases have Barrow Spanish cir with its enormous pink evening gowns have not been so belts fastened with a jewelled road on one hip and tiered skirt. A charming little aboulder cape of lovely for a very long time as they buckle.
the same lace accompanies it. are this season, neither so gracious A panel of velvet leaves is, ap- in themselves, nor so pleasing in piqué round the waist of a pale
Lastly there is a wonderfully the mass sa their wearers pass and green georgette dress which is also draped frock of pervenche blue repass in the ballroom:
cut longer at the back, while anting velvet which defice descrip- Some very lovely gowns have just egg shell blue taffetas picture frocktion, but the charm lies in the way arrived Chez Pamela in anticipa has a very novel appliqué trimming in which the two frilled tiers of the tion of St. George's Ball and the on net panels which are set into skirt are draped and set on. It is New Year Dances. Several of them the skirt. This trimming is of pale one of those creations which is are built on the big scale for women rose pink flowers of velvet. which designed, cut and sewn to whom the petite styles are are sewn Bat, and leaves of the model, and gives just that hint of neither becoming nor sufficiently taffetas which are only attached the Eighties which is so much ample, and their draping is special where they grow from a stem work to be desired at the moment, ly kind to the long line of leged in silver thread, which is a perogative of English Very, charming in its old world beauty
grace is a dress of black spotted Soveral of the new evening, act, which is worn over a slip with dresses are in a very beautiful deep yoke of pink. An interest
on the
All those frocks and others which I have no space to describe were ordered at the last of the big dress shows, only one dress being made of each model chosen.
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Au Petit Louvre
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