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FASHION NOTES
The Half and Half Fashion is featured in the off-the-forehand Sou'wester or bonnet hat in belge and brown or grey and mulberry, matched by a circular bag. These "half" effects are very smart and striking when applied to dress accessories.
many
New Shades for this year the new colours, so far wool is con- cerned, range between rust red, wine colour and dark blue. How- ever, there is likely to be a con- siderable popularity for "Bitter- delightful which is a sweet"
shade of pomegranate. Later it is expected that such shades as "Salad" "Frog "Green" "Arden" "Pirate Green" (a vivid emerald green for sports wear) "Ripple Green and Killarney" (which are of softened jade) will be popular.. contrasting with hazy blue-greys, and a group of subdued turquoise tones named "Cascade" "Capri" and "Lagoon," Silk
colours,
shown for
the list
for clarity
which are time on a pure silk ribbon will and be remarkable brilliance. There will be many "blue-greys" and in addition to some of the rokus previously mentioned there
'blues and
be "toreador scarlet" poppy"
"golden
the
orange and "galleon gold." "Cowes blue" and "Rich- mond Brown" appear 011 Councils leather card, but "Khy- ber" rich dark brown, 13 expected to last well into the Autumn.
Accessories Wooden wrist wat- ches are made in colours now, besides the
poilshed smooth
ones. brown wood of the Arst They are all hand carved are almost as small as the diamorid Black and white, wooden unes. watches are strung on slik cords to match.
“OPPORTUNITY”
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1934.
ACCESSORIES TO FASHION
Diadems for the hair vary from velvet or the twist of lame or both to the elaborate and costly crnment made of real and very precious stones.
If you can wear your hair witA the engaging simplicity of Ailce in Wonderland, you can keep it smoothed back from your brow "with a semi-circle of tortoiseshell
In the daytime.
If you are one of those people. who are afraid that you yourself or the world in general will for- get your initials, you can wear a band of copper, chromium-plated metal, real gold or coloured glass, with the aid initials instead of any other form of adornment.
By way of enhancing the simple day dress or ensemble 'the very latest notion is to have bracelets..
to match your belt. Both brace lets and belt are usually notice- able for both size and design. I have The most exective sat
seen was in leopard skin. If you don't like wearing fur in these unusual ways you can have lea- ther, copper, steel, or wood.
For a very severe evening dress you may like a necklace made of many strands of gold wire. Neck- misleading. lace is perhaps term, because in this case there is none of that meek clinging to the neck which we associate' with these things as a rule. Wire, as is only right, has the habit of being wiry; so this particular necklace is provided with a gold clip whereby you anchor it to the back or front or shoulder of your gown. The shining strands please themselves by wandering down your back or front or round your shoulders, according to where you are pig-have attached the clip, Simple,
match. and very effective,
A new beret has been made'
of pigskin, and there skin gauntlet gloves to This dashing pair may be worn with the smart raincoats on even the worst sort of day.
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*
dresses Some of the woollen and Jackets have silk trimmings similar to those used for aen's silk ties and handkerchiefs,
BUYING SPELLS
ECONOMY
Choosing The Right Time
"I buy my hats with money saved on opportunity' purchas- told me. es," a young woman And the smartness, of her head- gear did not suggest any lack of means, so I waited for further details.
"You see, each week and each season brings its own crop of 'op- portunity' offers from various shops. Some of the special-price offers are made for the purpose of of introducing new brands goods and inducing the public to ask for them. Others are to dis- pose quickly of a glut of perish- able goods, or of a large consign- ment bought in bulk at an ad- vantageous rate. Still others, (and these are amongst those which provide the most substantial sav- work-rooms ings) are to keep
busy at season when they would otherwise be at a standstill. It is easy to discover the reasons for the offers if a study is made of them for a time, and then it
is perfectly simple to distinguish genuine bargains.
"Opportunities
for economy
purchasing have to be watched principally amongst the announ- cements of food, dress and furni- shing prices. Into my special. goes "opportunity-money-box"
the difference between the nor- mal cost and that which is spe- clally reduced for the few days' or weeks stipulated. Hence a new hat every quarter of so!
V Household Requisites "Take household requisites, too. of The leading manufacturers soap and polishes from time to time put new preparations on the market, and, to gain publicity, chooose the mtehod of selling them. together with old favour- ites. at reduced prices. Into my box is dropped the difference in price.
"Tinned fruits often come with- in the opportunity category; so " do jams and other preserved foods that can be bought. in quand tity without risk. In fact, the 'opportunity fan' soon learns to stock her store-room in, this eco- nomical way.
"Also, it is possible to buy clothes cheaply at best houses, by having, sults and dresses made just after a seasonal rush when tailors and dress-makers are us- ually short of work. The cut and fit are" the same as in models early double the price, and the difference th ecst. will buy a pair of shoes as well as a hat this time!
"As for the children's outfits. an amazing saving can be effect- ed by buying during the weeks 'preceding each school terin, when
"Back-to-school" offers are fea-" tured by practically all the lead- mothers ing shops. Most wise defer all, their purchases, both large and small, for such money- saving weeks."
FAST COLOURED
COTTONS
Shirtings, Poplins, Linettes, Stripes, etc.
Dresses
Curtains
Sunshades
Decorations
Indanthren!
for
Indanthren!
Cushion Covers
Shirts & Pyjamas
Children's Clothing
Uniforms for Schools
Professional Clothing
Tennis Court Screens Fast to washing, sunlight, wear and weather. TACH SHING CO.,
223, Queen's Road, Hongkong. (one block before Central Theatre)
Evening Handbags There are some amusing shapes very s In evening handbags. simple one in velvet or fallie silk is excellent to use with a dinner dress if you have it in the same colcur... Oblong in shape, its top is slightly gathered over the fast- ering, and although so severe in Anish it is most attractive.
Among the very costly ones there are some exquisite examples in petit-point with clasps of semi- precious stones. A very unusual white one is made in a circle, its rim thickened with three rows of pearls and its opening arranged
By "Jacqueline".
like a "flapjack." You could only carry the most slender kinds of cigarette and powder cases a di- minutive handkerchief, but it is extremely elegant.
Furs can be worn in almost any way you please this winter. There are quantities of short capes: in ermine or synthetic erminé or dyed squirrel, sable or mink for the evening: in all sorts of dark furs for the day-time.,
There are whole fur sleeves or enormous fur cuffs; fur bands to
edge the Trants or hem of a short coat; fur frills to finish the cape- like top of an important after- noon coat and make it hold its proper line: fur waistcoats and muffs; small Wes and huge stoles, beret and Russian or halo or types of fur hats, as well as the belts and bracelets I have des- cribed already.
Although there are so many short fur capes there are not nearly so many very short fur coats as there were last year or the year before. It is undoubt- edly more reasonable, and usual- ly more becoming, to wear a coat which comes down to the end of the hip-line or three-quarters of the way down the skirt.
The modified "swagger" cost works out extremely well in fur too. Sometimes it has a grace- ful raglan shoulder line. The col- lar, as a rule, is neat, but cap- able of turcing up high round Care- the head when necessary.
ful shoulder fitting and the back- ward swing of these costs together give a very graceful line to the silhouette.
People who combine colour.con- sciousness with a distinct bias in favour of sombre tones for town wear are having a lovely time this
winter. They wear black- berry or mulberry or damson woollen dresses under fur coats in chocolate or nigger brown. With a rather bright brown fur, some of the grey woollen dresses are lovely.
Some of the rich deep blues worn with "and greens can be
either black or brown furs. Grey astrakhan can be combined, of course, with almost any tone you choose, except a muddy brown.
Gay Blouses
Last summer's insistence upon or sweaters with dark blouses light skirts is being logically and consistently transformed into light blouses with dark skirts for the for the winter. Indeed, except hat, which is usually the same colour as the coat, the sight of a restaurant woman sitting at a
table gives you very little clue as to how she will look in the street. Lames, delicate crepes, satins and velvets are all used, in every con- celvable colour, gay or pale, for these sometimes long-sleeved and scinetimes short-sleeved blouses. which are worn beneath a black or very dark-toned coat,
What Men Have Said CLOTHES FOR COLD DAYS
About Women
Men have written a great deal women than wo- more about
Women men have about men. have no doubt said a lot about men, but they have not recorded many of their statements, Some of the things which men have written are not
complimentary
to women, but they "must have thought considerably about them to have arrived at their conclu- sions.
Michelet says that a
woman
we In
is a miracle of Divine contradic- of tions, Woman's quickness perception has been remarked by a number of sages, but most of them have tempered their praise with a little snub in case should become concelled? Jaca men say that women are and in of eyes, baskela fuli Europe they say that woman sees Even deep but man sees far! Cervantes could not overlook the "seeing" quality in women. though he expressed himself a 1tle differently when he wrote; Woman's counsel is not worth much, yet he that despises it is no wiser than he should be." that reminds us Another sage women cannot see as far as men observe tan, but what they do they observe more quickly.
What Great Men Have Sala
Tennyson took his cue from Plato and declared woman to be the lesser man, and most men are unanimous in believing that women derive "softness, tender- ness, and beauty from remaining in the shade. "Woman's dignity -lles in her belrig unknown," wrote
Rousseau. "Her
the glory in esteem of her husband; and her pleasure in the welfare of her family." Goldsmith went a little further and said: "Women famed for their valour, their skill in politics, or their learning, leave the duties of their own sex in order to invade the privileges of *men's.".
Schiller believed that woman alone knew the true loyalty of affection. but Goethe declared her mistress of the art of com- bletely embittering the life of the person on whom she depend- ed. La Bruyere maintained that women are. always extremes, either better or worse than men. 'But Burns wrote "Oh woman, lovely woman! Heaven designed you to temper man! We had been brutes without you."
Shakespeare" had an amazingly clear insight into the character of women. He wrote abouth, Teri women, and we understand the things they said and did because Shakespeare never attempted to dissect them, but treated them as he did men, as most, myster- fous beings.
By OUR PARIS WOMAN CORRESPONDENT
In the fierce grip of winter Paris looks beautiful, but its citizens are finding it hard work to keep warm. The lucky people who have furs and woollies are wearing them both at the same time and look very nice in them. There is a charming ilttle en- semble in a brown woollen mate rial
a
called batouala, which is made into a slim skirt, and boleru with kimono shoulder's which form cape sleeves. Under this is put a long-sleeved, brown satin blouse, which is draped to the throat and fastened with two big gilt buttons on the shoulder. The little bolero is also caught to these two buttons to hold it in place.
With it are worn a long coat with wide sealskin of brown sleeves, a muff. and a small cap to match. The cap has a gold button at the side and is shaped to a round cuff brim.
Another cosy dress is in green and white checked woollen tweed, fastened all down the front, from its high, square neckline, with green buttons like wooden -discs, A green leather, belt is worn with it. The sleeves are long and Chinese in cut near the wrists," with one button and button-hole which bring the wide opening close in cold weather.
Gay Accent
A green cloth coat, warmly. lined, and a leopard, skin cape which has a wide tuck standing. out all round the shoulders go beret with it. A leopard skin tilted over one eye, gives a gay little, accent to the head.
Many women are wearing tweeds for the morning, with warmly woolly scarves tucked round the neck; they have wool- len stockings and low-heeled laced-up shoes. Warm gloves are put on in the morning, and muffs are carried in the afternoon. The common sense of the girl of to-day is frequently recognisa- ble in the way she dresses accord- ing to the weather. There very few girls who do not know how to look smart in practical clothes.
are
When it is wet they wear nice- looking waterproof coats and caps. You see them in white and black or blue, and white ensembles which are all waterproof. Then, in the cold weather, you get the woollen tweeds, the knitted wool- lens, and the furs,
They have done a good deal woollen towards making their clothes becoming by their 'bold use of colour. They take a fan- nel grey woollen skirt and cardi~ gan, or dress, and put with it some vivid belt, necktie, scarf, buttons or clips. They know better than" to use colour in a solid mass. It is much more effective when used in flashes on a dark background.
Metals
Then, too, there is the use of gleaming metals. Steel, gilt, sli ver, and copper are all in "use this season to brighten dull tweeds and woollens of all kinds.
Fur is the safeguard against "cold for the evening. It will cover the shoulders wherever there is a chilly draught indoors, and when frosty into the venturing out night air.
Women look lovely in these rich furs, and it is rather pleasing to see less, back exposed at theatres. Counting vertebrae grows mono- tonous and avoiding the sight of backs one does not like the look of is not easy.
Every season one of the leading unsuccessfully dressmakers tries
to bring back to fashion some sort of back to evening dresses. The low back decollete is the one which nearly all people choose.
seem They
to think it is more than "a correct for formal wear clothed back.
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