"The Home of Elegance
There's a distinctive smartness to our hats that is hard to find: We've chosen the lovellest interpretions of the new mode,
so make your selection now.
THE DOLLY VARDON HAT SHOP
St. George's Bullding (Chater Road).
So Smart
Are these new styles, new colours, exquisite markings, delightful shades, and above all the exciting chic that is evident in every shoe we
showing.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1931.
WOMAN'S PAGE.
THE SUMMER
SPIRIT
IN:
LOCAL
SHOPS.
TAKE
BOVRIL
and keep up to Pa
From early childhood on through life, Bovril-in- creases vitality and builds up the resisting powers of the body. It has the unique property of making other foods more. nourishing,
OPDONS
Footwear (1) for Milady
All the latest leathers in a varied selection of colours, skins and sizes.
Maison Marnac
Dress Designer
from..
Patou, Paris.
4, Pedder Street (Opposite Hong Kong Hotel)
A Few Select
Models
"of the Season's
Most Successful
Modes in
Organdie.
Lane, Crawford, Ltd.
Ladies' Salon.
"Josephine" Gowns
for
Day & Evening Wear.
They ring true on every Fashion Count. They're Paris mspired
they're flattering — they're fashioned expertly of fine Fabrics. Best of all-they're featured at Prices below what you would expect to pay for Garments of this quality
ROUND THE SHOPS.
{BY "EVE."]
Maison Marnac. This Pedder Gordons.-Fashion authorities aré Street Salon grows gaver and gayer. emphasizing the importance of in- The more the sun shines, the more dividuality in dress, thereby giving do the dress artists put their gayeat one free rein to adapt the latest and prettiest models foremost. Or styles to one's personal use in an gandie makes a triumphant "come | effective, charming, and suitable Lane Crawfords. It is easy to back" particularly in respect of manner. Shoes are always given dress well if you know where to has created some exqusite frilly smart woman, but in general, too evening frocks and Maison Marnac their share of consideration by the
get your fracks. Fashion is always models that would become most little attention is paid to her heels, changing her mind, and though we women. The style is picturesque and their appropriateness for vari- are unable to go to Paris un keep yet extremely simple, and is made ous occasions. For morning wear, in white and in the palest tints and town shopping, the cuban or paco with each new development of which makes it just the right kind baby Spanish heel is decidedly chic. the mode, we can keep in touch by of summery frock to wear for the The latter is, in fact, the only heel A white which should be worn, both by the visiting Lane Crawfords Ladies' model looked charming cut on the short and tall woman. hot Summer evenings.
Gordon's Salon where are always displayed princess" line, the very wide skirt have just received a new shipment up-to-the-minute styles. As new
being edged with a wide flounce of of afternoon and evening shoes.^ A idons are launched they are brought pale green; a flower motif in green black satin court shoe is seen trim- aver, so that clients know that each edged with gold thread is the only med with a patent leather bow, model, whether & smart sports out trimming used. Another organdio while gold kid trims a pairin fit, an afternoon or evening frock, medel was made up in strips of crepe-de-chine. A champagne-co.. or a pyjama suit, is the latest of white and pale, pink, while plain loured kid tie shoe has clever in its kind. Visitors to the ladies' white is used on a third model, its sertions of lizard skin let in. A very salon this week will see a new wide gored skirt being trimmed smart evening shoe is seen in a and varied selection of Jote with tiny frills.
model of black and on another phino Gowns for afternoons and
spotted gold on satin is used for the semi-evenings. Organdic always
heel and back while plain crene-de-, looks cool for summer evenings and
|chine is used for the vamp. Silver one very charming model in this
and gold shoes for evening are, al- material is in red trimmed in a
ways in great demands and one- cut-out design showing net of the
strap and court shoes are seen with same colour; it is on the Empire
a fine open work design on one side; style with a bow tie at the back.
From now onwards Gordon's Voile is used this summer à great
offering 10 per cent discount for deal for evening wear and among
cash on the sale of shoca. several such dresses none, is more attractive than a model in green and i blue floral design in the “princess”. style; shirred at the front rather full skirt it is belted "and diamento trimmed.
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Whiteaway's--The Junc sale is on and bargains are to be found" în every department so now is the time i to buy all those things you have been putting off for some time, Among the sale bargains I saw were }: flowered voile dresses priced from $23, rompers and crawlers for children from, 50 ets; these ato ex- ceptionally low prices as they are all made of strong print in fast colours There are heaps of inate- rile for the home dressmaker or gandie flounces at 82,25 per yard, voile founces with small flower.com broidery in pink and blue, voiles at #1,75 “Namrit voiles at $2,80. You will find Whiteaways well stocked with stockings of several makes and qualities, The "W. Brand aro of pure silk and rayon at 32,05′′ and the well-known Three Knots" at 23.95. In the department for Beach Wear I saw a quantity of swimming suita, all. considerably marked down It is impossible to enumerate the hundreds of bar... gains offered and an early visit in
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The Dolly Vardon Hat Bhop.- The more I visit this hat shop in Chater Road, the more I fall in love with the Summer hats. The new millinery in at first sight BO simple in line and trimming that one wonders how any hats can be dif- ferent. But it is just when styles are simple that real artistry tells and there is so striking a differenée botween the mass production article and that which is the creation of an artist:
The hats which you will find on the shelves of The Dolly Vardon Hot Shop come under this second, a category. They are all hand-made; and designed for particular facial, types. Every "ten: dave^n" consign. ment of hats arrives from America for the Dolly Vardon Hat Shop, the latest lot being Bangkok, linen and laco straws, Parymars" and tiring. line straw. Larger hats are slowly but suite surely growing in numbers and popularity, but some of the many? versions of the beret can are brand: to remain for active sports. It is a long time since we have had so many medium-sized bats to choose from The Delly, Vardon Hat Shop ne made a special study of the -new mode and alwava has the ad- vanced styles of America to quer you, eat pieces ranging from $1k+
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WHITEAWAYS
SPECIAL JUNE SALE SUMMER DRESS GOODS AT
SALE PRICES.
WAYDERO "WAYDERO"
GUARANTEED ABSOLUTELY FAST COLOR,
WHITEAWAYS STANDARY VALLE
This excellent material
can be supplied in a large selection of designs suitable for Ladies' and Children's Frocks, Rom. pers, Pinafores, etc. Fast Colours. 27 inches wide.
SALE PRICE
$1.25 YARD,
A BEAUTIFUL SELECTION OF VOILES
From $1.50 to
MY SATURDAY
SALE ENDS POSITIVELY
yard
JUNE 13.
WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD
English Shoes
Mailed Direct from famous
Prices Northampton
Factory
Works
Style L 1024, "Siena stacked
67
(medium).
real Brown Willow and White
BARRATTS bave over 250,000 post.customers.. These cur tomers save from 20 to 40 per "cent "on" middlemen'a- shop Prices in England; how much more then-can YOU SAVE. OVERSEAS where prices are so much higher Satisfaction or money back i guaranteed by a firm of inter national reputation. Barratta Footshape Factory is one of the biggest boot, works in England.
This 144-page Cata-
Buck
Unconventional in pattern, even
to the departure from the straight toe-cap line. Selected willow calf: finds its. way into the principal parts of the shoe. This is protective as well as decorative. Soft white" buck insertions hand sewn principle; pras tical walking sole.
Eng. Fr. 16/9
logue sent Past Free Postage 24o pairs can be bad featuring fine footwear for men, women, and children, and out-fitting for men. pas
For the same Postage --
intelearly style pamber and your
How to send: Your Order.
kixes nad send cheque, money order or banker's draft for price and postage, Fencil outline "chary of footilla, stocking, ar sock) should be out if 'you do not know sino or width, - Cash on
Service
| delivery indera require 25 per bene deposit,"
W. Barratt & Co. T
\"DEPT.`D.P., FOOTSHAPE WORKS, Northampton, 275/ England.
The above catalogue showing full range of models can be seen on application at W. BARRATT & Co., LTD. (Hong Kong Branch), Room No. 11, 4th Floor, Alexandra Building.
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