HONG KONG DAILY PRESS
WOMEN'S PAGE PAGE
SOCIAL
JEWELLERY ON AN TO APPEAR SHORTLY SCARVES
INDIAN THEME
Costume Jewellery plays an important part in the fashion picture
of the year. Indian influences are at work, thanks to the Indian princesses who buy in Paris and London.
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Tridescence is a much liked theme in costume Jewellery, the" Jewellery that is, which may be expensive but nëëd not be real.
Clusters of pale iridescent pearls on a wine coloured coat, on a black are made into important brooches | coat, on velvet for evening. -or clips, moon-shaped or shaped like a question mark. They also hang. pear shaped or round, in close dangling clusters from wrists as bracelets. pink, pale blue, pale rose, pale, gold, or as drops making
Enamel is the alternative to semi-precious stones, again framed. plece by piece in gold for enamel gives glow and life to colour. But as well white-enamel, always edges in gold, is much used for sets of
a necklace close round the throat. necklace, clips, earrings, or a hat-
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STAINED GLASS
pin
HATTINS RETURN
FASHIONS AND
FANCIES
With the approach. of autumn our interest is renew-
ed in scarves, which have fascination for most of us, whether our choice of them is happy or not. Kach ses. -* son, sees some change in scarf fashions, but certain general rales bold good for all of them.
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There are women who declare that a scarf of any kind is not for them, but this usually means that they have chosen the wrong | shape, colouring, or texture. Few second Indian influenced The return of the hatpin has
Miss Nisa Long, whom we have but the very young can wear tashion is one for little tinklingstimulated
and heard so many times over ZBWuccessfully the "halter" shape. pin design.ing. bells a wrist ornaments. A third there are double-headed as well as jis to make one of her all-too-rare
Older women usually need is for stones, brillant like stained single-headed pins being designed appearances on the local stage something with
more precision glass windows and framed in fine for use in felt and fur cape. Un-text month. guld edgings, to be made into big fortunately the twist needed to
la outline. The conventional scari Miss Long will take part in a cut on the cross and secured by flower".clusters and sprays to be secure the double-head pins marks charity concert at the Hong Kong worn on a lapel or on the breast fells and velvets. Iridescent hat-Hotel. What is she going to do? single fold at the base of the throat is usually found more pocket of a dress. One dress de- pins, too, show an Indian Inquence. Lots-but the best answer is per-
the short, stymer who uses costume jewellery
Graduated balls have come back haps that very diplomatic wat suitable, but both in all important way goes further as necklaces. Many faceted gold and see! and lights up her coloured stones balls. graduated from small to big, with a tiny hidden bulb.
make longer neck chains. So, too, Certainly when you hold the long link chains. of gold framing cigarette cases which have lids small stones are dsed. made of these stained-glass colours up to the light. It seems wasteful that, closed as a lid when a box cover, pressed against dark fabrics when a jewelled ornament, these stones lose most of their value for loss of lighting.
Jet plays a certain small part in costume jewellery designing of the autumn, often cut square. Amber, too, or amber and gold comes back with an imitation at Edwardian modes.
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Newsettes
Mr. K.P. Chen, general manager of the Shanghal Commercial and Savings Bank, who was successful several years ago in negotiating the Sino-American süver agreeinent, has left for the United States by Clipper plane.
Mr. 8. D. Ren, general managë
POCKET SWALLOWS Another important dressmaker Bird designs continue well liked. (that is a dross house with the re- A very popular Paris crament for putation for setting fashions) will A year has been a double-headed this year use fewelled flowers in scart pin of two birds matched by of the Fu Hua Trading Co., has place of buttons on day coats as a scarf patterned in birds. Now left for New York in connection well as evening. Elaborate sprays swallows decorate many a fashion-with the affal:s of his company. -ot green and rose jewels or enamel able woman's pocket in Paris with
work, framed in gold wire, are used ja matching bird on a rever.
TUESDAY'S
MENU
BREAKFAST
Stewed Fruit-
Cereal
Poached Eggs on Toast
Bacon
Coffee
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LUNCHEON
Jellied Consomme
Shoulder of Lamb Stew.
(vegetables cooked
together) Artichoke Salad.
Custard
Tes.
DINNER
Miked Fruit Cocktail Crab Salad
Fried Ham and Tomatoes
-(with...... brown- gravy)......
Mashed Potatoes -
Small Peas
Ice cream and small cakes Coffee
-HEALTHFUL
PROPERTIES
OF ORANGES
Peel Contains More Vitamins Than Fruit Itself
It is a little-known, but scienti- dically proved fact, that, weight for weight, the peel contains more vitamins and healthful properties than the prange itself.
There is a high concentration of valuable vitamins in the orange peel, principally vitamins A (anti- infective), B (anti-neuritic) and C (ascorbutic).
The latter two are especially valuable in the treatment of rheumatic complaints, and such disease as scurvy, respectively..
Comparative tests made oranges from various parts of the world have shown that the skin of of the South African orange possesses the highest pere ntage of vitamin contenta
Young Men's
Clothes Too Slovenly
DRIFT AWAY FROM COMELY ATTIRE
The post-war generation is in- clined to slovenly garb as if it
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plump neck and that which is very thin may. And this severs style somewhat trying...
Tied loosely in front, however. the conventional scarf will soften the neckline In either case.
CLOSE TO THE FACE
becoming simply because any kind Many women find a scart tin. of pattern close to the face does not suit them. For the older woman especially perfectly plain · scarves are usually best, and the wearer may let herself go" in brilliant colouring If she pleases.
dull or glossy is another considera- Whether the material shall be tion to which women often pay far too little attention. Again, OILE scarves of good quality look wjspy Among the Colonial Service ap jand "tired" because they are to pointments announced on Septem-thir. A crepe or rayon scarf will [ber 8 were the following which are usually be found to ret better if
of interest to Hong Kong.
it is Uned and reversible. Survey Service:Mr. C.R. Stod dart, land surveyor,
Other
Fer the strictly tailored woman narrow double scarves, cut on the straight instead of on the cross, nurs-will usually be found an ideal ac-
Branches:-Miss ESR Leslle and Miss PM. Stack,
ng sisters,
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Lcessory to the autumn or winter feastume Only 'women of the frilly
Mrs. Rose, Seva, who is on a type can successfully wear rhizon short visit here, will shortly be scarves. returning to Manila. It is under-
stood she will come back again in tall women, and plump ones wil Women with broad shoulders, the late autumn.
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And the stiffer materials which set
in "sculptured" tolds more becom-
The many friends of Mr. Oscaring. The neit needlewoman can Eager will be interested to learn make satisfactory little scarves cut were a virtue, and the trend of that he is having a very enjoyable on the straight from remnants modern life is drifting away from holiday in England. He is due to bought at sales.
comely attire.
return to the Colony early next
Thus Mr. H. E. Stocks, of Hall- | January. fax, summed up the sartorial shortcomings. ot
modern
youth The sale of "children's work of when, as the new president, he the Peak Branch of the M.CL. will spoke at the 50th conference of be opened by Mrs. A-Murdoch at the National Federation of Mer-No. 153, The Peak, tomorrow,
chant Tailors at Liverpool on September 7,
"There may be vanity in the. dandy," he added, "but is it half
The usual children's sports will
be held and tea will be serve.
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Dr. Lee Ke-fong, one of Canton's
so foolish as the kind which dis-leading medical practitioners. is dains good clothes?" he asked. paying a visit to Hong Kong and "Still I see in the younger gencra-expects to remain here for a few tion a gradual yearning to wear a better and more distinctive type of clothing."
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Customers, he said, should be encouraged to have & change of suit for every "day
of the week-It made a man look and feel better.
days.
A.R.P. LECTURES
FIRST AID-A short revision course will be held at St. John's
FUTURE Helen
WILLS MOODY?
Cathedral Hall on Fridays at 11 Will sherbe
Helen Wills Moody?
weeks, old, and she's "Banny" Austin's daughter.
Mr. Arthur Robert Dewsbury am. commencing on September 23. Why not? She's Jennifer Jane (London) said wrong clothes made ANTI-GAS LECTURE: — Wing now eleven a man a laughing-stock. Clothes Commander A. E. Steele-Peekins should express character and pur-will give a short course pt Lectures pose, and the Ring was helping in at the Lutano Club Hall on Mon- this respect by wearing conven days at 5.30 pm, commencing tional dress.
Beptember 26.
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PERMANENT
PERMANENT
WAVES"
AMERICAN INVENTOR'S VISIT
TO. LONDON
Curiosity has been aroused by reports from the United States of
a young barber who had discovered, how to get hair in waves that ate_really permanent, and to do it with no more elaborate apparatus than water, a comb, and a pair of scissors.
ROYAL ENGINEERS ANNUAL DINNER
The annual reunion dinner of the Royal Engineers will be held in the Peninsula Hotel on Batur- day: October 15 at 7.45 pm, for 8.30 p.m. The charge is $3.50 per ticket.
All serving and ex-serving Royal Engineers desirous of attending are asked to communicate with: Inner Secretary, R.E Office Whitfeld "Barracks," Kowloon, Telephone 59291, extension 23.
Because his method, which seems-
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60
nett.
LESS 10%
THE GENUINE HOTSPUR RUGGER BOOT $20.00 & $25.00
(Made by Read, Myall & Read)
SYKES "MATCH" RUGBY FOOTBALL.
SYKES
nett.
$15,00
"SPRINGBOK'
RUGBY FOOTBALL
LANE
$12.50 nett.
CRAWFORD • LTD.
The House of Quality & Service
LESS 10%
Sports & Garnes
Equipment Dept..
Tel: 28151.
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NEW COMMANDER WAR RELIEF
FOR WUHAN AREA
General Lo Cheuk-ying has been appointed Fortress Commander of
ORGANISATION
MEETING
heshful propeřilas ¿can be vivänian mountain hamlet called Mr. Christy's theory is that all Miss Ware does not endorse this Edith Alice Thompson, nurse re-to the Nanchang front to direct (held on Saturday afternoon at the
operations,
Recently that Inventor, Mr. Ken Miss Margaret Ware, a beauty to involve modelling against the Christy, arrived in London with his specialist, of New York, investigat-head, does not wave the ends of mother, wife and daughter partly ed and accepted his cialma, his the hair, he thinks the hairdres for a holiday and partly to de method has become popular from will not be prejudiced by his "In suite of the value of the
monstrate-bis methots,
the Atlantic to the Pacific, and ne piscovery.~
The first annual general meeting peel, it is unlikely that many
His is a "quéer story. Mr. Christy has made a fortune.
Their ordinary apparatus "will", "
the Wuhan Area in succession to of the Hong Kong Women's people zurili sent (18)" but its: {} was the village barber in a Feni*** ** "THE THEORY
still be used to wave the
F. G. Powell, of the Royal Ar-General Chen Chen, who has gone Soldier Relief Association was ends; tillery, Stonecute:a Island, to Mias utilised la theippiparation of Parker's Landing. He says it was w
white men and women, even those she says that while the machine- ófange Julos, "NA
purely by accident that he dis-who lament lanky locks, have a made wave grows away from the siding at 3, Thorpe, Manor, May
Road; unfortunately, covered his method ten years ago, latent wave in their hair. His taxk | roots and at last disappears from Most
people, oranges in the old and that at first he could not be in to discover it and to develop it the ends, the Christy wave keepe W. J. C. Robertson, Commander, New Bridge House Hebden Bridge, Lambert Docken, Rose Tan and squeeze fashioned wayThis, of course, lieve fra en matige
by his method of cutting which he on waving as it grows till the Royal Navy, H. M. 8. - Decoy, to
whole length is wavy. does not extract the Juice from the It was only after many expert prefers to call "Atting.*.*
Miss Jean Elspeth Featherstone, of peef, and it is essential, to get the ments and perfecting his technique. Once set, he declares, the wave Mr. Christy's own hair is waved 10, Robinson Road, Hong Kong Jackey Club
benent from oranges, to that he offered to sell the idea to will not be washed out, a gale only in u nést," fáilored fashion, and he once h
beezer, which squeezes the the incredulona viig hairdressers
It and with each reneways the method is popular among "*fin New York and Chicago: „Bince", ed
it becomes
peel as well.
American men.
Archibald - McLellan, missionary,
Yorkshire;
L
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of 21 Cheung-Chau to Miss: Nellie Haj ¿Denham,“ typist and secretary
Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Among those present wesé· Mes- damies now! Violet Chan,
41 named, pon-
Tan
Shu-