Elegance and Value go together
THE DOLLY VARDON HAT SHOP
New "Catalina" Models
ST. GEORGE'S BUILDINO, Opposite Hotel Cecil.
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miss the
SALE
AT
PAMELA.
Evening and
Day Gowns, Millinery,
Hand Bags,
Shoes.
All Greatly Reduced.
13, Queen's Road, Central.
Maison Marnac
Dress Designer
irom,
Patou, Paris.
4, Pedder Street, (Opposite Hong Kong Hotel).
Has always in stock
The
LATEST CREATIONS
from
Paris
Orders
Promptly
Exécuted.
New Season's Goods
A Large Selection
of Attractive Morning and Afternoon Frocks.
Ladies' Salon
Lane, Crawford, Ltd.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1931.
WOMAN'S PAGE.
SPRING MODES IN LOCAL SALONS.
ROUND THE SHOPS.
[BY EVE
Lane, Crawford as showing a new collection of spring and summer. clothes. Although each type of dreas in entirely different in style, colour, material, and detail from the last, they all have one thing in common, and this is a spirit of youthful optimism that keeps one enchanted. For the morning aud. afternoon, the most, attractive seem to be the "Deval dresses which are of English spun crépe and are guaranteed to be fadeless and not to run and are made in a tailored effect. Ons very charming model is. in cream with n yoke in white with, a pointed effect, held together with herring bone stitch. With this a short coat of bolero length with a cape collar is worn. Navy and all. shades of dark blue, as well (ne ail shades of tobacco brown to a yellowish brown,
the most
popular darker colours, while among the lighter colours are red, green, and blue. Apart from plain coloure, siall patterns-pin-dols, hair lines, broken checks, speckles, small ront stripes and a moiré effect-åre scen among this, varied collection.
Whitenway's. In the furnishing department the wonderful display of ent glass table sets remind one of the quotation, "It is false beauty which is intended only for the shelf and it makes one glad
to see the beauty in the glass-wear to brighten up ony's table. "Egypt" is the name of one set, designed on vory delicate lines; everything is in keeping throughout-from the decanters with their long delicate lines to the dainty little liqueur glasses. This set has yet another aim besides beauty, for which reason you will find that it..... în -priced will within the reach of most pockets. Heavy cut-glass tumblers with 'water-juge to match, the latter in sizes ranging from to 2 pints, were other attractive items.
Gordon's-Shoes are more vario- gated than ever but on less fantastic nes. There is much less gold and glitter but a great deal of care is exercised with regard, to colour schemes. With the many coloured dresses, shoes are made to match or harmonise
Plain white hous, are decidedly with us and the pump is a favourite for all who can wear it. Trimmings are used cleverly, to break up too long a ling and to give sleuderness and, a harmonious division of "the. shoe by contrasting leather or a slight contrast in tone. On one of the new models crocodile is une on the vamp of a white kid shoe. Another black kid was treated in this manner giving it a very charm ing black and white effect. Even
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The Dolly Vardon Hat Shop.—, The second consignmeat of spring hats are on view at this popular home of hats, most of them beingalore. The King's Dinghter" is
heavy.
the colchrated "Catalina" make Hate for the spring and summer bave definite brims, turned back off. the face and worn to expose "mo of the forehead. There are several kinds of now straws, some of them se soft and fine that they look like shiny crepe-de-Chine or silk while others are hard and very "shiny with a rough surface. One f. the mos original is the tweed straw in green and white, and navy and white. The "Rajah" weave`is another new straw and is on in the more dressy hats. Real summer tints are made with quite large brins, and although the forehand is still expreed, the face is framed by those bonnet-shaped brim in a most becoming way Crowns are for the Lost part small, close-fitting, round and shallow,
Maison Marnac. The new fashions "for the coming sonson have already been decided upon. Some of them live been already shown in this salon in Peddor Streit A - good deal of attention will Be gongen- trated, au the waistline and Muson Marnae has much to any on já subject and is, too, full of ideas about the elever lines of the new frocks. They will require very skilful handling, but when finished. even the quite comfortably plum. woman will be looking gait nature had bloed her with a figure of exceeding vlegance and slendernças, Tucks, which have already been mentioned, are used in a variety of ways. A lovely little evening frock of black chiffon, for example, is turked both on the botics and round, flathips in such a manner that at a little distance one gats a brocad rd-effect
Madam Betty. I happened to call at the Kohmoor Silk Store where I saw Madam Botty at work de signing some of the latest creations, tint will be seen about soon. Madam Betty comes from some of the largest Paris houses where the
ing slippers continue to match the 1. has been in the trommaking busi-
gowi in material is well as colour. Moird is sreeping into favour though satin and crêpa de chine are still important. Here again, «finë curved bande, delicate strappings and a tracery of gold kid emphasis
wonderful würkinanship of otherwise plain slippers.
ness for a good many years, Judging by some of the delightfully chic gowns she has created I'm sure sbe will be a big midts in Hong Kong. The charges, I found, are extraordinarily low bringing the frocks
reach of those with -only-a email-drem allowano
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gery for Children." Smart
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From some of the largest Paris Houses. Day Ensembles
Evening. Gowns
Coats
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