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Dolly Varden
Hat Shop Sports Suits
Evening Coats Tartan Caps and Ties
NEW CONSIGNMENT OF
PEKING RUGS
EDITH BAKER-14, Queen's Road, 1st Floor
SICK ROOM
AND
HOSPITAL Supplies
THE
GRAND DISPENSARY
China Building Queen's Road C.
Phone 20606.
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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1933.
MODES of the MOMENT
HAIR ORNAMENTS AGAIN butterfly affairs of organdie, which Hair Ornaments Are Back-Note were last season. A bow lends since the shingle first appeared height to the black velvet hat and have women worn ornaments in achieves that piled up effect whicd T their hair at night. Lastason, ia so popular this year. however, many smart Pasians LONDON FASHIONS
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wore Alice in Wonderland je headbands with great Now, in fashion, as in other things. otle bding lands lands to another and according to td current number of Vogue this winter many elaborate evening head-dresses will be seon. These head-dresses usually take the form of a fat bandeau of lacquet or ebony with balls of coral or diadem effects across the top. They look enchanting and very much in keep- ing with "the current met
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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
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sleeves are long with fullness above the elbows and about the shoulders. For dinners and the theatre a alim skirt of black velvet satin or crepe goes with a decorative blouse, with long sleeves and draped neckline. Formal evening dresses have short, trains, A black velvet dress with long tight sleeves and low neck, oblong behind, has no trimming but a diamond buckle at the waist. Scarves are tied to bows and ende ander the chin in the new evening coats They fasten behind, or "si the side, and are all ful trims sleeves, shoulder and throats.
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There are signs of a change from the rather trying narrow back to front outline of hate, with their forward tilt over one eye. With the dropped and moulded adoulder in a hat can be place farther on the back on the head, or the brim can be turned back against the Some of the new hats are crown. widened by a kind of halo or dia Slims skirts with fat backs and. dam with trimming over the top bunch of inverted pleata in front, down th of the crown. The brim of a Tiro- bodices with buttons lean hat with a high backed crown front, sleeves lang and love Or. may be caught back to show the close fitting, necklines which gape Scarves and scarf collars of bright behind or lie fat, long sack coats coloured wool, velvet, or velveteen with loosely draped collars or little Backs are winning. The more looks well with caps or hats of the straight bands are among the de- All ane looks at new clothes, the more same materials, bat in the colour tails of Bruyere's clothes. one notices how the back has of a cost ya suit. They supersede Bruyere's clothes have hats to usurped tde front as the important lingerie onterials on dark woollens.match, many of them are flat on part. Some of the beat designers A plains ara dress with the brow and draped high at the are showing winter coats fastened yoke any draped neck of back. There is a good daaj "of at the back, with a fox collar under red wool goes with beret gloves bag trimming on the dresses, rows of the chinin front and dropping down and high cut misde shoes. The stitching outline the figure above in a cowl behind. Evening frocks, newest days neves, small and roethe belt giving a quilted surface to of course, give even greater scope tangular rape and of quilted or the dress Pleating, flat ruching for back emphasis, in trains and cloque materials, are meant to be ferochet, edging, and long lines of bows and sashes, and now we hear tied closely on one side of the horizontal button holes through that our hair is to be swept away throat Lame and fine transparent which ribbons from the face and ears, and piled velvet make on day and evening some of the trimmings Bruyere in earls high at the back of our gowns bows, cowl collars, and biba has many ways of making dark finished with a drawstring into a dresses look gay; a bright button high neckline. These frilly cuffs, on the shoulder, a bright velvet collars and capes of gathered velvet ribbon twisted into a dark sash, have taken the place of ruffed silver lamis incrustations on grey organdie.
wool, or a loop of bright knitted silk drawn through a button-hole them. at the neck," are among Evening dresses have the same neat simplicity morning clothes. There are becoming dinner dresses of satin moire and crepe.
head.
BOWS AGAIN, Bows are fashionable again. As worn to-day bows can be made of almost any kind of material, and they certainly add just that Sna) little touch to modern clothes. Reminiscent of baby's "sleeve ties' are the bows on the shouldera of the printed satin evening dresses But they must be flat not the hage
PARIS FASHIONS Lelong has lowered the waistline. In morning skirts, inverted pleats are net just below the knees. Hip pockets" trim tailored skirts and
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Seem this Week in
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Something
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XMAS GIFTS
ON VIEW AT
The Ladies' Salon Dainty Trifles of Every Kind
Artistic Hand-Work
Barbellion Work
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Useful Desk Novelties
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They are quite inexpensive too. There are some delightful, dan-It is possible to get a boa for as ce-dresses at Miss Naylors, and Iuttle as ifteen dollars, and of three in particular which course they go up to all prices for struck me as very smart indeed.
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One was in a lovely shade of Parma Violet and it had those new fashion shoulder rolls in pure white, incrusted with silver beads The second was a pale green taf- feta checked with lines of black to go with it was a charming it tle coat with puffed sleeves in glossy apple green. The third, was of simple black taneta but it had a long sash of crimson cire ribbon ...and these were only three out of many dainty dance-dresses.
LANE CRAWFORDS LTD. FOR
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It is sound polier to buy your Xmas gifts early, before the rush and those in search of pretty and unusual things should go and see the wonderful display at the fancy Counter of the Ladies Salon where all sorts of lovely trifles are lite- rally heaped together.
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a dainty border of pale rose, sarp blue, lime-green, or grimrose, in a dainty box to tone and complete with two hematitched and border- ed pillow cases to match! These sets are so charming that I do ad- those women who want something vise my readers to ask to see them. realy very special. I saw ∙an
While on the subject of bed linen I and awfully attractive one in vermillion, must also mention cocks-feather with a darling little wonderful mattress the softest and Muffs in most "spring" I have ever tried, muff-parse to match. curly ostrich feathers are most It is known as "The Spring-Filled beautiful and all have boas to Mattress" and if anything can match. Pale saffron is most becom- ensure healthgiving and refreshing ing and snow white ostrich fea-slumber I feel convinced this will ther is just too lovely. There are only a limited number of these sets, so it is advisable" to pay an early visit. Ask also to see the quaint and unique. Egyptian- bra- celets and ornements in heavy gliding. When worn with a severe dress these give a ozzaare efect that is most intriguing.
GORDONS LTD.
Many delightful dance-alippers are displayed this week at Gordons and "coloured shoes are always an attraction I saw a lovely pair in deep red faille strapped with gold. Another pair in lupin-blue also had gold strappings. Brocade of many colours also looked well with a touch of gold at the edge, and a gold shoe had straps of brocade, there are few plain snoes nowa
do it. At present it can only be got in single-bed' size...but double-
Bize will arrive shortly.
Feather pillows are also is stock now, and I saw some very pretty bed spreads in several charming and silky moonlight-colourings which were very nice indeed.
DOLLY, VARDENS" HAT SHOP There are some excellent sports goods at Dolly Varden this week and some attractive evening coats ...the latter can be got in soft white fur (beautifying to every woman) in pretty shades of taffeta and of course in black velvet.
The former include many pretty cardigans with skirt to match brightly bordered with contrasting colours. There are also some pret-
There are many beautiful exam ples of Barbellion Work charming trinket boxes decorated with it, lovely stand-mirrors ośnemented with sprays of Barbellion flowers at top or sides...dainty glass hand- painted pin trays, and jars, even days...all the new styles shewy neutral shades and it is smart sweat-dishes can be got in this clever mixtures of satin and faille to wear with these a part little fascinating hand-craft, and have or gold and silver or else are bor- tartan "tam" and spart. a prettily fashioned rose in one dered and ornemented with an- corner, Powder pura are legion other fabric or colour, by this and can be got in every delicate means they are suited to gowns of colour. Some are packed in gilded boxes, some have basket-handles of silk or gilt, some, have a spray of satin flowers instead, there are 'back-puffs with long handles töd. Another novelty for "My Ladies Boudoir is the wonderful come Mi-case filled with jars and boxes for ever sort of beauty-prepasa Hon. Very useful for a voyage. * Sete of folding coat-hangers can be got in sets packed in pretty boxes too, and some sets include gilded shoe trees.
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MADAME D'OBRYM
must also tell you about a most intriguing Apron Bloute" quite a novelty to me. You are shewn an diferent colours and affect a wel-oblong of patterned silk with a come economy for the girl with hole in the middle and four the ends...(one at each cornet) you - the small dress allowance.
sart your bead in the hole, you THE FELIX SHOP
fasten first the back" des; and over Pretty Jersey frocks were being them the froze ties...and lo and unpacked when I arrived at the behold you are complete in a Felix were all reasonable in price charming blouse with graceful- and varied in style shoulder capes...don't ask me how One thing is certain...You are it is done but go and try for your sure of Tealing to the fashion if self. If you do you are sure to buy you have a collar or vest of pique one for they are only 87.50 each. blue and white is piquant, gray with your jersey dress. Oxford- and white demure, and black There are endless gadgets for the
There are always fresh and writing table, and I was attracted and white is always chic
There were some jersey dresse lovely gowns at Mme Dobry's by the sets of grotesque pencils. with Russian embroidery at the This week I was shewn some ex- .."Boy"... (who never hesitates, to borrow ones favourite pencil) would deck which were most pleasing, quisite dinner-dresses. The new surely pause, before making away brown with a vivid touch of yel- material known as crepe-velvet is low, anderange is becoming, and really most seductive, I saw an with a pencil that had a fantastic embroidered in pescock exquisite model in a lovely apple dogs-head carved on the end. Notebooks, scissor-sets string hol
green with narrow silver shoulder ders, and indeed every conceivable
straps and quaintly ornemented thing suitable for an Emas Giftty
skirta really marvellous gowal- Another daring dress was in vivid
the elbow but open to the shoul- der and was edged with embroi- ats in dery of silver which also bordered ment this the open sleeves. Very smart in
Bl deed! There are some wonderful Willow Cases | fur. Costs 100 at Madame D'Obry's Khan - both full and “"quarter length" in Bemstitched Marmet, Squirrel, Golden-seal and Egyptian cotton, with other rich fura
colours is unusual. Besides these Jersey dresses I saw some in pirat- ribbed-wool that looked just the
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are all on view at the Ladies Balon l things för chilly weathered with sleeven tight-fitting, to
this weekGo and see them
MATZEE
AWAITER
There are Suitable fo the fun
There is indeed something new this week at Maizeek As soon as I. week and arrived on the scene I was shown are the sheets samples of the lovely feather boast with that are much worn in London Im now, and which make the plainest sheet.
Dresses
Curtains
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Decorations
Cushion Covers
Shirts & Pyjamas
Children's Clothing
Uniforms for Schools
Professional Clothing
Tennis Court Screens. Fast to washing," sunlight, wear and weather.
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