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THE DOLLY VARDON HAT SHOP
Presents. Her Version of the Fall Silhouette in au" Enchanting Collection of Fashions for Every Occasion.
PAMELA
Details of la Mode
One of the most interesting and novel accessories, of the coming season, is the New Bag and Sunshade Ensemble, which we are now shewing.
¶ There is collection of Hand Bags of all sorts which merits your attention, as a correct choice of Bag is essential to the success of your Ensemble.
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interesting and attractive.
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Extends an Invitation to
her Friends old and new ;
to inspect her Collection of
EVENING GOWNS
some of these are Advance
Models from Paris, and
all are. Reasonably Priced.
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*FOR AUTUMN DAYS.
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In the Ladies' Salon
AFTERNOON
We are now showing a Collection of Afternoon Frocks and Two Piece En- sembles, representative of the Styles chosen for the Coming Season, in Materials Suitable to the climate.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
LADIES' SALON (MEZZANIKE FLOOB)
TEL. 0. 4567.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1929. !
WOMAN'S PAGE.
THE BASQUE REVIVED IN DIRECTOIRE | AFTERNOON FROCKS
EVENING GOWNS.
It seems as certain as anything can be in the uncertain world of fashion, that the Directoire line is "making a determined effort to come back. Already waists. are higher and the brims of our hats are tak ing to turning themselves up sharp ly in front. Shall we see the waist almost under the arm pits again. and frilled pantalettes' perping out from under skirts? I don't think so, but stranger things have bap pened.
One thing is certain, with the higher waistline basques are coming back on evening gowns. There are ample of French model frocks now in Eve's, both black, having high waists and basques, and very attractive they are too. One is of French taffetas, or faille as it generally called. It has a very full
The new severe line is well demonstrated in this gown of milky green crêpe romain, with its long drapery on the right side...
THE IMPORTANCE OF WINDOWS.
Windows play a large part in the appearance of any room. Where they are few and small overy effort must be made to draw attention to them, where they are prominent it is essential that they should receive the right treatment.
The function of a window is to let in air and light, to give an effect. of warmth and comfort in a culd climate and of coolness and space where it is hot. An unidraped window is bare and unfriendly and does nothing to soften the glare of the sun.
The correct draping of windows is a problema that has many solu tions according to your taste, your furnishing scheme, and the climate in which you live, but there is no doubt that the most generally popular material to use at the moment, is curtain net either of silk or cotton/ When French or other really big windows are under consideration the addition of side.. hangings, of cretonne is generally a great improvement.
I always think that the bayer of Whiteaway, Laidlaw's has a special finir for choosing cretonnes,” and am pleased indeed to have an op portunity of examining each new shipment as soon ns it arrives. This week I WAN shawa,. not eretonnes, but some exquisite new silk tissues, which would, of course, All the same function as window drapery, and are wonderfully rich in colour. There are, however, a lot of new cretounes coming besides an excellent.selection which is now in stock.
I understand that by the time you read this a big shipment of new curtain nets will also be on show. The colours and designs are, I am told, particularly attrac tive and the prices so reasonable that I expect Whiteaway's "tailors" will be kept extremely busy making new curtains for the windows of Hong Kong.
umbrella skirt which sweeps down at the back and is quite reasonably long in front, a'high waistline and a flaring basque. The little bodice is close fitting and has a very charm- ing yoke, deeply cut at the back, of fine white lace which is lightly embroidered with black and silver thrend, the embroidery running down onto the faille. A very narrow line of silver outlines the basque and hem.
The second frock is of 'black velvet. This, too, has a short close fitting bodice, and a note of chic is given by a large pouffe lined with silver tissue posed fairly high on the left hip.
I noticed also a number of very attractive little evening frocks of net and chiffon which I have not space to describe.
Pioneer News.
At Repulse Bay the other day I saw two tiny children grave
ly, and proudly, strutting about the beach in yay coolic coate ernetly like that worn by their mother. These little coûts, the source of xo ·much innocent pleasure, had been bought, the 'children's mother told me, at; the "Peninsula, Pioneer.”
I had a look in the shop the following day and found there a delightful collection of new autumn silks, besides a fresh shipment of Kayser stockings, The Peninsula branch of the Pioneer Silk Store always keepa a particularly fine stock of shawla, Anori coats and oriental embroideries, besides the arrest silke and a happy hunting ground when you are looking for something à little nut of the ordinary either for yourself, or as a gift.
LARGE OR SMALL.
A MILLINERY SPECULATION
There has been more than a sug- gestion on the part of those who profess to be prophets of the mode, that hats are to be larger this winter, and the draped turban is to give way to the directoire style bonnet. It is, as every one who takes an interest in. dress is aware almost impossible to predict the coming fashions with any certainty, but there are indications which if followed up are a fairly sound guide. This question of brima, for instance.
The adoption of the high almost Medici, fur collars, which, have advanced our "coats for several win- ters, have made brimmed hata im possible, unless they are worn sup- ported on an upstanding bandeau as they were a dozen years ago. Hat bandeaux would be grotesque with short hair, and the long talk- ed of revival of the bun shows no signs of becoming a fact. The latest conts have collars of even more ample proportions than those of last winter, ergo our hats will not have brima at the back. But they may have them in front. A de. finite attempt being made, fol. lowing on the off the forehead " styles of the spring, to introduce the directaire bonnet. It is not a
style. I believe, which will attain any great popularity, since in the countries where the styles are form- ed, France and England, the winter winda. Прод certainly not tein pered for the benefit of the smart woman, and an upstanding brim offers an admirable
"sail aren." Besides this the new draped- turbans which have, arrived this autumn are so very attractive that it would be exceedingly hard to disposses them. If you want to seee how attractive they are have A look at the big shipment of new millinery which arrived this week at the Dolly Vardon Hat Shop.. There you will see as well hats with the compromise with the brim which the designers have wisely decided is as far as we shall gó this winter.. Dolly Vardon hats are always well in advance of the mode, and you cannot go wrong if you select two or three becoming shapes from among this shipment."
There are some charming little
conts with far collars now on show in Lane, Crawford's Children's Department, and fleecy dressing gowns in various preity zbadea.
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Whiteaway, Laidlaw's" have just received a shipment of those lovely Angora Witney blankets, bound with satin, which make such beautiful and luxurious bed wear for winter months.
HAVE LONG LINES, AND A SEVERE ELEGANCE.
The most striking feature of the new afternoon frocks is their long somewhat severe line. Sometimes the panels or godets are ankle length, and it is evident in them all that a strong attempt is being made to bring back the long skirt for afternoon as well as evening wear. This, of course, is made more pos- sible by the importance of smart sports wear, for since one can wear the latter with confidence for most afternoon functions, those which demand a more formal style of dress 'assume an important commensurate with evening affairs and seem fitly served by the wearing of what would not long ago have been term- ed semi-evening frocks.
There is, for example, among the Lane, Crawford's autumn collec tion, a gown of ruby red georgette, in which the godets, escaping from a cleverly tucked hip pertion,«fall almost to the ground. Acother wine coloured georgette is not so long but stresses the new directoire line at the waist. It is made without sleeves and is accompanied by a little cont of the same material.
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The new transparent velvet is interesting. It is used, in black printed with small pink dowers, for dress, with a high waist line and
A eleverly draped skirt. formal frock is made of mimosa yellow crepe de chine, smartly trim- med with drawn thread work. Being cut somewhat after the fashion of a jumper suit, the skirt in this case is quite short.
The large draped collar of while ninon and the idle glimpse of a matching petticoat gine chie to this dress of Wack crêpe de chine.
DETAILS OF AUTUMN
MODE,
BAGS, UMBRELLAS AND
HATS.
Among the new accessories which have been designed this season, one of the most interesting, novel, and attractive is the ensemble of bag and sunshade, or umbrella. This iden has just made its appearance on the Riviera in the form of what is called a "beach bag," that is a- really large flat pochette, covered with cretonne and lined with silk oilskin. Held in two loops under the flap at the top of the pochette is a sunshade covered in the same cretonne, of the new short shape.' The charm of these bags is that they are really smart as well as being practical. The same idea is to be used for more formal occasions during the ecming season.
The pochette and umbrella, are both made smaller, and covered in a good quality silk, the bag being lined and fitted in the usual manner. No smarter or more prac tical equipment could be found for an afternoon's shopping expedition, and one example, which I saw in Pamela's attracted me very much with its chic and harmonious cover- ing of navy silk striped with silver grey.
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BREAD DELICACIES.
SOME HINTS FROM
FRANCE.
We are very economical in our cooking, for we always and a use for everything. Even stale pieces of bread are utilised, and make delicious, tasty dishes.
soup,
What about 1. bread "' panade
we call it? Just sock all the odd bits of bread in a little water; then, after straining, bring to the bail with a little milk, salt, pepper, and a fairly large piece of
butter.
Another delightful dish is a pain de poisson. This is in reality a way of using up any "left overs from the previous day's meal. Shy there is boiled fish over, in-- suthcient for a cold dish, Mix this with odd pieces of bread previous- ly softened in milk, then pass the fot through the mincing machine, mix well, season with salt and pep- per. add a little butter and the well-beaten yolks of egg: beat the whites of eggs to a stiff froth, and stir lightly in pour into a well- buttered mould or cake-tin; and place in a not over.
When nicely browned it can be turned on a dish and served cover- ed with a plain white or tomato- Stir well, and boil until the con- sauce. It is just as delicious made sistency of a thick cream; pass with, meat, or cauliflower, potato, through a fine sieve or potato or any other vegetable. masher, boil up again in the sauce. The same method is followed ex- pan, and at the last minute add cent that, in place of fish, meat or a well-beaten egg,
vegetables, of course previously". This sour should be served pip-cooked, are employed." ing hot, and is really delicious..
Then there is the pudding 4 la Française. Take about a quarter of a pound of stale bread, crust. included, cut into thin slices, and.
I was looking, too, at some of place in a bowl; pour over about Pamela's new autumn felt hats.half a pint of boiling milk, mix One drawer has quite inexpensive with three unces of sugar; two. shapes running from about 8, eggs well beaten, and leave until among them some very attractive the next day, stirring occasionally. bate in the new satin felt with in-
Then add the grated rind of one sertions of friese. There is also a
lemon, two ounces raisins, and; if collection of model hata in wonder-possible two dessertspoonfuls of fully soft felt in which' the curious rumi pour the mixture into a but- new violet blues, apple greens and ❘tered mould and cook in a slow cinnamon beiges predominate.
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