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THE CARE OF CLOTHES.
AIDS TO LONGEVITY.
The days when materials were chosen for their lasting qualities and were turned and remodelled and handed down through the family are past Fashion is 500 fleeting and the ready-made garment" too cheap for any such need to-day. But many of us now are having to "make do" with our present supply of clothes for as long as we can, and reasonable care will not only make this easier but will help clothes and shoes to preserve much of their smartness till the time for discarding them at last arrives.
Thus it is an economy to possess a good supply of coat-hangers and ahoe troes. These need not be elaborate, and can be bought for threppence or less at the cheap storgs. Coats and dresses should be, piss on hangers immediately they are taken of. "Outdoor shoes should not be worn in the house, but should be changed as soon as one comes in and put on the trees. Patent leather, if very muddy, can be sponged at once, to prevent the mud from hardening and cracking the leather.
The skirta of costumes should never be worn åbout the house. · If it is not convenient to change into Adresa on coming ih, it is an economy to have an odd skirt and slip into this for indoors, for the life of the costume will thus be much prolonged.
and out of line, coat sleeves to
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1932.
WOMAN'S PAGE
TO-DAY'S RECIPE
CHARLOTTE RUSSE
LONDON AS WORLD open their doors to buyers from all.
FASHION CENTRE.
BRITISH MODEL HOUSE
"HOLDS" MANNEQUIN PARADE
NEW DESIGNS AND MATERIALS.
(From a Woman Correspondent.) London, Feb. 9.-Imagine a frock that is "killed" by a fog. A frock fresher than a flower, which has to be made on the same day that it is to be worn, lost a single night in a cupboard should make it flounces droop It sounds fantas tic, but yesterday I saw a brides maid's dress, (more like a sea of foam than a concoction of silk and not) which was made a few hours before it was shown because there had been a fog the day before, and the weight of the fog would have depressed, ever so slightly, its erisp, milk-white cascados of net
over the world. While each Arm will choose its own designs and manufacture its own dreads, all. Afty will co-operate in attracting buyörs from shops, big and little, who might otherwise have gone abroad..
The opening date for the launch- Fing of those dross-shown has been chosen to coincide with the British Industries Fair, Then buyers from the Dominions, and Colonies and „from all over the world will be able to judge for themselves the success } of London's bid to say the last word. in woman's fashions, as she has af ways done in man's
The Nowest Frocks,"
The Brat British Model House, (which will function on exactly che same lines as the famous Paris Housen) has mot, I am told, with instantaneous BUCOOBY. Certainly enterprise and imagination lay be hind many of the modele paraded at the Mayfair Hotel. The desig nor, a woman who owns a ultra- smart dross shop in Davins Street, has invented several new ideas which are likely to be copied by the Paris dress makers, and, in fact, by designers all over the world.
One is a now and, amusing cont and-skirt, in bridge colours, to be worn ovora bathing suit. Another. is a set which solves once and for all the perennial problem of the English week-end. The whole outfit in excouted in two colours, First This creation made its debut nt a of all there along coat. If this. historio occasion: the first trade is in green, it has a lining of white show of all British models-British silk with grean spots. This goes design, British materials and Bri-oqually well with a plain.green,silk tish workmanship ever held in dross having a white and green London. This marks the opening spotted collar, or with
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KELAUAN
of a big drive to make London the white woolly cardigan suit having fashion, centre of the Empire, Lon-white and groen spotted silk don is going to rival Paris. It is blouse. There are two hats, one in making a co-operative effort to`sa- white felt for the cardigan" suit, able fashion houses, whether in Bri- and one in white straw for "the tain or overseus, to buy their degreen dress. The finishing touch is signs, entirely from British model- green bag which goes-aqually well housos, instead of being forced to go to foreign capitals where the exchange is against them,
with either. I have never seen a more dainty and ment ensemble.. And it is a complete week-end suit, First British Model' House.
because it provides both for a hat, Honce, the first display of all sunny day on the river or the Dritish, exclusive new models, held courts, or for a chilly day when a at the Mayfair Hotel. The big thin frock looks out of place. room seb meide was packed out, and The piece de resistance of the the crowd of buyers from all over show was a wedding dress which the country overflowed into the was like a snowdrop. It was of next. door lounge to watch the white satin, straight to the knees, tannequine parading in every sort and Baring out into a long train. of frock, from wedding dresses to Below the knees it was embroidered bench pyjamaa,
with madonna. Hilies whose green
Several of the best known exclu-stalks 72 straight up the skirt in sivo West-and shops are joining in lines parallel to the green piping the new movement. Hitherto hoy no the empire bodice. have always kept their designs to
A Silver. Wig." themselves, but now Jane: Manna, Another novelty was a silver wig. Reville's, Isobel's of Bond Street, 'It was made of metal "hair" ar Hartnell's and other leading dress ranged in a perfectly coiffured designers, are organising shows for wave, and worn with a negligée. the retail trade. Some of the Lan. This new idea for dinners or cock- Ingredients:A few Savoy bised a world-wide reputation. One interest.
don designers have already achie tail parties aroused a great deal of Slime of the evening cuits, 4 leaves gelatine, 12 oz. tin is a young man. Mr. Norman Hart frocks had a simplicity and a Box-pleats are apt to fall open Nestles Pure Thick Cream, 13 oznell, who only left Cambridge Uni-beauty of line which nothing in getraukled." It is worth an oc castor suger, teacupful water, aversity four years ago. His bald, Pafis could beat. The materials. casional half-crown to have costupes tablespoonfuls sherry and brandy, London. Another famous English There were
original designs are the talk of (all British made) were lovely. some little cardigan and coats sponged and pressed at the clearners,
sone, gince therrics.
designer, Captain Molyneux, is suits in a light, loose tweed 'made. Clothes and hat brushes should be Method:-Put some cherries into head of one of the best-known Paris specially in Scotland which wore kept well employed, not only for the bottom of a plain round tin opening & London. house.
Arms. Now he is coming back and chic-nem itself. Frocks for day:
waar were definitely shorter. The sending one out well groomed but, mould. Split the biscuite and lino on one's return home, for removing
fashionable material for morning Just and dirt acquired in public the sides of the mould with them.ment, British dress manufacturers wool marocain which is going to be clothes was, n Bort of rough-cast vehicles or on the roads.
Lacse buttons should be streng-
Melt the gelatine in the water, add and wholesalers have banded them the rage.
The colours too, thened at once, and, pockets that sugar whisk the cream stiffly, add selves, together into a co-operative
were, not the straight-forward hange. show signs of breaking away should sherry and brandy, and add the organisation called the London usual, be attended to before the "sag"
Fashions Group. Fifty firms, There were some extraordinary de- gelatine, when cool, but not setting whose turnover runs into millions licate tints. One which struck me becomes pronounced.
A change of collar and cuffs, and Stir nuchsionally, and when begin-of pounds a year, have joined. particularly was a new shade of bolt revives a dress wonderfully and ning to set pour into the decorated They have all agreed to hold up very dark Peacock, a sort of shim- provents it from becoming go would. When quite sot, dip quickly date. (at the end of February) when two piece suit worn with a rose and their spring shows until a given mering deep-soa greon, used for a monotonous in wear
into hot water and turn out.
they will simultaneously throw peacock check blouse.
little ones, if anyone comes to the field while I am away, you must be very careful indeed to hear all they any, and tell it to me when I come back."
4.-One day, when she came back with some nice food for them, she found the little birds in great fear. She asked what was the matter, and ang of them said to her¦--
"Soon after you went, mother, the farmer and his son came to the held to look at the corn. They stood very near to us, and so we could hear what they were talking about.
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The London Fashions Group. At the same time as this move
when their mother came home, they told her what had been said.
"Do not fear," said she. "there is no need to move yót, for the farmer's re-la-tions are like his friends, they have as much to do as they can, to look after their own work. Bus he sure you keep your ears open when he comes to-morrow, [and toll" me all that he says."
10-The next morning, before go. ing away, the lark again told hor children to listen care-ful-ly to all that might be said.
The former and his son came in good time and waited, just as he done the day before, but no one turned up to help him.
The farmer said to his son, 'My boy, this corn is now quite ripe nough to be cut down. Go and ask all our friends to come to-morrow 11. George, said he, to his and help us to reap it'"
son, it is quite plain that we shall 6.Then the mother bird said to have to reap the oarn ourselves.
THE CHILDREN'S CORNER her children. There is no need for Take these two dick-lens to the barn
ONES.
you to be afraid; we are quite safe and sharpen them well, and we will hare. If the farmor waits until his both come here early to-morrow friends come to do his work for morning and set to work." him, it will not be done to-morrow, į 12-The little birds again told for they have their own work to do, their mother what they had heard and cannot leave it to do his." the farmer suy
Next day, before she set out, the old bird told bar children to listen again as carefully as they had done the day before.
While she was away the farmer enmo to the field, thinking that all his friends would have come to help him to cut down the corn.
"Now," said she, it is indeed time for us to go away, for if the the farmer has made up his mind. to begin the work himself, and not depend upon the help of othres, it is molly likely that the corn will be reaped.”
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IS THIS YOUR NAME? AESOP'S FABLE.
Florence. This is a Latin name, THE LARK AND HER YOUNG coming from the genitive case, "Floris," of the word Floa," a flower. It thus means
Flower- ing" or Flourishing,' Strangely
A lark once built her mest in the enough, it was used frat more as spring time in a field of green corn. masculine name, a practice still con- In this nest abe laid four little eggs, tinued on occasion in Ireland. Then and in time her young ones were till the Middle Ages it was used for hatched. either nex, but since thon chiefly She had to fly away every day to for girls. It has its origia in sesk for food for them, as they were Flors, the Roman Goddess of not able to get it for them-solves. Flowers, "and" Springtime. Other 2-But as the summer passed and forms are Florentia, Florrie, Florin, the corn began to ripen, the was with him, and said to him, "It The farmer and his son came in da and Flopsie The Italian city very much afraid that the farmor seems that none of friends are cam- good lime with their sickles and Florende means literally The City Veild come and cut it down, before Ling to help a Du and ask your set to form the who of Flowers." You will remember her little ones had got all their uncles" and cou-sins to come, in good bf the field of corn was cut down, "this name chiefly in connection with feathers, and were able to take cure time in the morning to reap the ne it might have been some days
the brave Flord Modonald of the of themselves.
corn."
Booner, if the farmer had not Highlands, whose devotion saved 2.So each morning, before she The little birds, on hearing these wanted some one else to do the work Prince Charlie.
set out, she said to them, "Now, I words, were very much afraid, and, that he ought to do for himself.
9. He waited and waited; the
13.—By this time, the wings of the young ones full grown, so, as soon un grew hot, but no work was as it was day-light the next morn.. done, for not one of them camo, ing, they all left the nest and flew Then he turned to his son, who was away to a place of safety.
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