There is something about a DOLLY VARDON MAT
which makes it different tq all others.
That something is the charm and distinction which marks the creation of an artist..
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 1929.
WOMAN'S PAGE.
ART AND ARTISTS.
THE DOLLY VARD `N HAT SHOP|| NEW AUTUMN, MILLINERY.
ST. GEORGE'S BUILDING.
PAMELA
YOUR HANDBAG.
The bag you carry is an important part of your ensemble. It may tone exactly with it and so become an almost indistinguish- able part of a perfect whole.
Or your bag may give the touch of streng colour which invests the ensemble with meaning.
In our salons you will now find bags priced from $9.50 to $23 typifying the latest choice of the mode..
13, Queen's Road Central.
FELIX HAT SHOP
7, ICE HOUSE STREET."
We are expecting A Collection of FALL MILLINERY which has been carefully selected from the Foremost Houses by an expert buyer.
Inspection Cordially Invited.
THE PIONEER SILK STORE
CHINA BUILDING & PENINSULA HOTEL.
SILKS of all sorts to fill your every requirement for PRESENT WEAR.
NEW HAGRI COATS AND COOLIE COATS, KAYSER AND HOLEPROOF SILE STOCKINGS.
In the Ladies' Salon
The Correct Styles for the Season
"Early Autumn, 1929"
Are Now On View.
We have just received a Consignment of Jumpers and Pullovers, with their "
Appropriate Hats,
LANE, CRAWFORD,
LTD.
LADIES' SALON (MEZZANINE FLOOR)
TEL 0. 4567.
Artists are alten looked on with a pitying contempt by those whom the artists themselves call "philis. tines." It is said that they produce nothing of practical value in the world, and yet when artists torn their attention to practical things such a designing clothes, or posters, these same philistines are inclined to say that they are not artists at all! But we may be thankful that artista have a very definite place in the dress world for our clothes to-day are more beautiful and becoming
EARLY AUTUMN.
THE APPEAL OF SPORTS WEAR:
The first comers of the early autumn goods always receive a very warm welcome. After so many months of thin silks and muslin it is delightful to see the first woolics. Especially delightful when they come in the charming guise of those now being shown in Lane, Craw- ford's Ladies' Salon.
I was looking yesterday, at jumpers, and pull overs, of the might equally well be worn almant finest and thinnest wool. They
at once with silk skirt or a little latter under å` tailor made or to complete the ensemble of a knitted suit. Some of them are made of very, fine soft angora, the whole jumper could be pulled through a wedding ring and weighs little more than a man's pocket håndkerchief.
than they have been for many gen- erations. Only the man or wanau who understands the human form can know how to clothe it beanti- fully. These reflections are the out- come of a visit to the Dolly Vardon Hat Shop where I was shown. the new autumn millinery. The hats are hand made, a fact which is patent in their lice and the careful selec-Some of them are in silk and wool and trimmed with bands of face tion of the trimming. The favourite material is a satin finish felt which stitch. i na soft and light as satin and drapes even more easily. It is fre- quently allied with panne, velvet, the Intter material being used for the brim or applications which are generally stitched on with a fairly heavy silk thread or with a touch of gold. One exceedingly attractive model in beige felt has a sort of
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ray trimming of wings of velvet in tones of orange and brown stitched with a dark brown silk. Bright nigger felt has grapes and leaves of beige velvet appliqué on either side with heavy silk.
Cloche shapes with the brim widening over each ear are very amart. One black model it stitched with heavy silk in various bright colours, another has appliqué circles of coloured papne and black stitch- ing.
An effective frock in two tones of blue ninan!
The colours are warm beiges run- ning from near white through the new blonde to quite bright cinna mons. Orange and orange-red lead on to deep wine colours. The blues and browns are decidedly brighter and with the mimosa yellows, the greens are coming, in in clearer
tones.
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The most prominent colours, are the new nile green, mimosa yellow and a delightful new silver grey, Most of the jumpers have a second colour, generally a beige or grey, introduced in narrow stripes round the hips, which is most useful in building up a good ensemble. There also some attractive sleeveless coats made to wear open over a jumper, and I saw some three-piece suits in fine white wool which are very nice for late summer wear. Nearly all these jumpers are Jaeger" modela which is a guarantee of the ex- cellence of their material.
BRING COLOUR INTO YOUR HOME.
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The importance of colour is not clearly enough recognised by most of.
We are inclined to laugh at the mystically inclined who talk of
14 EUROS and *colour, in- fluences," but although these people are often ridiculous, there is a basis of truth in what they say. It is. perhaps, ovej
more essential for those of us who live in Hong Kong to bring colour into our houses, than it is for those at Home. Most of us live in rooms, the walls of which are colour washed in some nentral shade, and which are fur- nished to a large extent with black- wood. Unless we are among the very lucky we have not colourful gardens beyond our windows, but green trees or even just other houses.
Hong Kong has many fine buildings but it is not the colourful East" of the novelist. Even our own clothes are carefully thought out ensembles, very often in beige, black or grey schemes
Colour is an essential to vitality | of mind and body and in some way} we must introduce it into our daily lives. No better method can be found in those days than in the de- coration of our rooms with colourful materials, of which cretonne is the inost practical and inexpensive. New clothes for your chairs will make room "come alive," and act aan tonic on your own tired nerves. after the long summer. If at the same time you hang straight cur- tains of the same material-in, per- haps, a different pattern following the enme colour scheme-on either -side of your windows, the rejuvena- I had look, too, at some attraction of the room will be even more. tive felt hate which have been bought to match the jumpers. They "range in price from about 87, and, strike just that note between the sports and the habillé models, which look best with the semi-informality of a jumper. Among them is a shape in nile green" with a navy brim and ribbon which, if a mile green jumper were, worn with a navy tailor made, would set the crown on a very smart ensemble.
Pioneer News.
Here in the Pioneer" news of the viccht Brain this time from the shop in China Build- ing. New Kayser silk stockings have arrived in the latent colours, and alio some delight- Ful Huleproof stockings with clocks. There are some tie and handkerchief sets for men, 22 emall mtterns in a very plena- ing range of colours. New haori coats have arrived which are more "tempting than ever, and there are some gay and attrac- tive coolie coûts" with, small formalised patterns and seals. I ann, too, a nice selection of printed foulards mostly in spot designs which would be lovely for late summer frocks.
AN IMPORTANT ITEM.
A most important item in the outit of every woman, be she never
Bo poor or with more money than she knows how to spend, is her hand-bag, the faithful friend that does for her what man's many pockets do for him, carrying money, keys, handkerchief, and other things In the according to her station. wardrobe of the well-dressed womán her hand-bag sunde n even greater importance, and not infre quently plays a part similar to that of jewellery in atriking a rich and definite nate in the harmony of the ensemble..
effective. "
Think it over. But don't think too long for just to-day and to- narrow you have an opportunity
This youn of green watered faille has a fan drapery at the back.
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Getting back strength after illness
icis the great restorative value of Bovril which has gained for it the universal approval of doctors and nurses. It stimulates and nourishes without any ot the reaction of drugs and harmful stimulants. The good that Bavril does a convalescent is permanent good so much ground regained on the pathway to health.
Never be without Boyril in the house not only for emer« dencies but for daily use ma Simulatina and nourishing
health-drink
IT-MUST-BE
BOVRIL
WHITEAWAYS
GREAT SUMMER SALE
FINAL BARGAINS
IN
MILLINERY
DRESSES
HOSIERY
RIBBONS
LACES
HANDKERCHIEFS
VOILES
MUSLINS
LAWNS
ETC..
ETC.. ETC.
SALE CLOSES SATURDAY, 3ÍST.
WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.
A FORECAST OF AUTUMN MILLINERY.
HATS EXPECTED BY FELIX.
The Felix Hut Shop is expecting some very smart, hats for early, autumn wear. I saw sketches of some of them and so can give you an idea of what they will be like: Wide side turbans, brime in cuff une! norel
manipulations are! noticeable. Draped brims will be! much in evidence giving the low. face framing line with a becoming. width at the sides. There are three silhouette influences which are striv- ing for recognition. The Spanish tendency with a medium brim tilted to show a pompom trimming. The Jeanne d'Arc cap where the brim turns up slightly in front and at the back like the Maid's famous! helmet, and the off-the-face, long-at- the right-side turban.. Hand worki in the making of the shapes them-
·selves and in the unusual types of insete and trimming is important,| but even more so is the clever drap
The adoption of scarlet as the colour for bags in the coming setson suggests that they are destined to play this decorative role. You will find among the collection which is just now being shown cher Pamelo, which may not recur of getting your shape, of sealing wax red leather, a number of pochettes in the new eretonnes at really natonishing value
at Whiteaway, Laidlaw's. In ordering of the brims. and others which are trimmed with to make room for the new stock; the Among the bats expected is a felt red or with bright orange.
cretonnes are being offered some of turban trimmed with a thick swath- Some more of those delightful ponular
The zipper fastening is still them well below cost price. Woning of strips of felt held by a braid-
designs "Liberty"
are ing on each side. There is a cute woollen suits have arrived in a although a certain number still
fat shaped bags, derful
being sold for the price which is turban with long sides with a large similar colour range, and I saw too, show the envelope or true bag generally naked for thin "bedroom flower of the same falt set below A black satin felt some well tailored pull overs with a button neck and two pockets.
shapes, the latter generally having material, and there is a selection of the left ear. metal mounts. Another type of washing and reversible cretonnes turban is trimmed with tucks and hae a nose veil with a long end "decorative" bag is made of richly marked at $1 per yard.
with falls over one shoulder. A coloured furnishing brocade in
beige felt bas a graintly looped which metalic threads are woven, the
brim and is very much cut away smaller ones having jewelled and
in front,
for
gilded mounts. A very smart bag silver forks and spoons a special There will be no need to give your
weekly clear if you add a teaspoon-
is made of black patent with a trimming of machine stitching.
A suggests
scarlet leather bag is trimmed withful of borax when washing them in
In the Children's Department of Lane, Crawford's a big shipment has just arrived of "Trucfarm" shoes. As their name these aboca are, carefully built to give freedom and the correct suppin tucks. port to growing feet, and the material is the beat English leather. There is a wide choice of shapes, a song them some attractive little sandels in brown calf with crépe Boles.
Whiteaway, Laidlaw's tell me that they are expected a shipment of Jadies' shoes, and that next week Indies overcoats will be offered at very advantageous prices
White clothes which have become marked by grass should be sponged with a solution of ammonia and water. Coloured materiala for the glass stain should be well moistened with parafin or glycerine, left for about one hour, and rinsed in warm, water and then washed in the usual way.
your
If you have had an accident on warm soapy water,
Dry them thoroughly on the tea- dressing table and spilt scent cloth, and give them a final rabbing this way to restore the polish.
on your chany toilet fittings, try with a chamois leather or a special
Get some spirits of camphor and silver polishing duster.
paint this over the damaged por- Pewter that is very dirty can be tions. Let it dry in the air, away cleaned by soaking it for three or from any heat. Wipe over with a four days in water with a small | soft cloth, then polish with the very quantity of potnah added. Then it best furniture" polish. should be rubbed with a clean duster dipped in olive oil mixed with pre- cipitated chalk.
Polish with a dry, soft duster,
If this treatment is resorted to immediately the perfume is split, no marks ar dullnean on the ebony will remain."
Try this delightful Summer Drink
OVALTINE
COLDA
Cold 'Ovaltine" is easy
to prepare. Add to cold milk or milk and water, Whisk with an egg- whisk or shake in cocktail shaker. Then you have a creamy, foaming drink—as deli- cious as it is refreshing. Brimful, too, of energy- giving nourishment to enable you to avoid fatigue and to keep vigorous and healthy.
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