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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
A SMART EVENING GOWN.
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Above is pictured an evening gown of silver pailletes with medhulions of pearts, pale pink roses, and pink yourgette showing beneath the lining.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL
DON'T BE SLOVENLY.
The Importance of Details.
1921.
A CHIC BANDEAU.
MENTAL SUNSHINE,
Some Cheery Advice. There is nothing through which the light of a smile will not penetrate,
Beauty can never afford to be slovenly. Unbrushed frooks are aignificant of laziness, and lingerie [that shows and is not immaculate. There is nothing which will not ly white will destroy the good show the effects of a warm hand- looks of any woman.
clasp. There is a ccrtain standard There is no sun smong all the these days which every woman billions of the heavon's luminaries is expected to achieve. It is not that will reach into the depths of necessary for her to wear expen-sorrow, but mental sunshine will sive clothes-in fact, plain, every-lighten those dark places and day attire is the accepted uniform warm the coldness of a soul. of the wealthy and the gently All that we see in this world is bred-but soiled white gloves and made visible by reflected light. shoes that need a shine are justly The green of the fields, the blue taboo. There is no excuse for of your sweetheart's eyes, all hair that is not beautifully clean, colour and all form-are-visible to. and finger nails that are not us only by the light which, manicured are a disgrace. It is reflected from them and falling! taken for granted that a woman upon our retinas, is telegraphed must look fit, just as it is expected by our optic nerves to the opposite that no gentleman will travel side of our brains. around among other mortals when he needs a shave.
The man who cannot and does not reflect mental sunshine is living in the dark, a lonesome and
If a woman does not know how to dress her hair presentably and pitiable creature. appears with shaggy ends bristi- Do you happen to know a man ing belligerently about the back for woman who never smiles and of her neck, she need not be who never visibly responds to reminded of the fact that there another's kindness? If you do, aro plenty of places where her have compassion on him, for he hair can be dressed and where deserves your pity. painstaking operators will teach God, in all His creations, never her how to arrange it,
made anything more beautifal}
A beautiful coiffure is more than the emile of a child, because important than beautiful dress. it is the unadulterated combina- It is the frame that nature design-tion of innocence and happiness. fed for the human countenance, As we grow older the innocence and it is worthy of some consider-lessons or disappears and happi- {ation. Too many women are ness alone is left for our smiles to
lacking in this rospect. The shop express. girls of Paris pay more attention But even at its worst a smile is to thair hair than does the average better than a frown. middle-aged British woman of the upper middle class. Go to a theatre and look around you. The plain knot prevails. The hair is clutched in one bunch, swirled into a knob, and that is the end of it.
It is by triflee that we are judged in this world.
A girl may have all the brains that one head can comfortably hold, but if she dresses in a slovenly manner she will get no
crodit for them,
FASHION NOTES.
Sunbeam is the new colour that is finding most favour just now.. It is a decidedly frisky shade of yellow, that is highly attractive when used in judicions quantities.
Encouragement is so cheap that] we can all afford to give it away. A horse will pull more and pull harder after a pat of the hand than after a blow of the whip.
Above is seen a bandeau of blue and green feathers--the wing
ut the side being studded with green stones..
SMART HEAD-DRESSES.
FASHION NOTES.
The close-fitting outlines con- Enormous Spanish combs con- tinues to be that preferred by the tinue in favour, and combs of
A workman will do better and young girl and young woman, not bright groen horn, transparent more work after a kind comment to speak of the young grand- and finely carved in an openwork
whose curled on his efforts than he will follow. mother.
and fashion, are the latest feature of powdered hoad ing an augry rebuke.
recalls the hairdressing for evening wear.
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What do you say to spending beauties of Watteau and Lancrot, five minutes a day letting our Specially designed for the latter The belt and bust-bodice vogue mental sun radiate its light and type is the chin strap, or "jugular," has put the camisole out of coun- warmth on whoever and whatever made of supple jet, passed under tenance on the ground that it is within its radius? If we begin the chin and attached at either tends to produce a hard line at with the five minutes it will side to a handsome jos bandeau. the waist. Most devotees of the shortly shine all through the 24
Most of us (says a correspond-new cult fashion little Dutch hours.
ont of the London Evening News) bodices to their petticoats, and have, at one moment or another, hang these from the shoulders by bobbed our bair and then grown means of ribbon straps. You just tired of that particular effect, undo the binding at the top of the For the girl whose hair is grow petticoat and add a straight strip ing again, and is neither long nor of material, in which you have short, there is the flat bandeau of taken three or four amall gussets. tiny crimson roses passing from at the lower edge.
TOUCH OF COLOUR.
Fashion of "Making-Up"
Out of Date. Whether it is a matter of fad or fashion, common sense, or any-
at the back,
ear to ear and outlining the head
When making candle or lamp- When an artificial flower shades it is well to remember that Cigarettes tipped with silk or thing else, one has only to look at adorns our hair or waist-belt a the prettiest effects are obtained real rose petals are the whim of the faces of the women one meta drop of its own perfume is an by using thin material and having the pampered woman smoker who to realise that they are much added charm: this is specially more than one colour. For in- puffs for effect rather than enjoy more natural now than formerly the case where roses or violets are stance, mauve chiffon veiling and ment. No wonder some men still It applies to women of all classes: concerned-and, of course, thin old gold silk is much more scoff at woman's way with the the "natural face" is finding in: gardenias or lily of the valley.
weed.
creasing favour, especially with girls in City offices and with "society ladios," but the lack of Though there are many differ-make-up does not mean that jent kinds of engagement rings in women are becoming complexion
vogue, some of them being of careless.
unique design, the single diamond Women really take more care in a plain setting is far and away of their facial appearances now the favourite. The sapphire, than ever before, and it is largely is which was well liked for engage- because of this that obvious make-
MODES OF THE MOMENT. Molyneux manages to get a Ureen checked dimity
good effect by using black and smartly used for frocks for veryment rings some time ago.. is up has lost popularity," said one The most striking developmeal white and red and green, all in little girls.
Jone frock, in colours in Paris this spring is the popularity of clear, bright red
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Patont leather forms
will consent to receive an opal the fundamentals and arranges for an engagemont ring.
rather waning in popularity. West End beauty culturist. "The Admiration for the opal has great-sensible woman of to-day realises thely increased, in spite of the that it is no use putting on a COLOUR IN THE HEADDRESS. narrow belt which is part of a superstition attached to it, but a mask of artificiality of paint and that is quite free from any sug Nor is there at y disposition to blouse of orange georgette. The woman must, indeed, have the rouge and so on, in order to make gestion of rust or rouille. It is
She goes to used as trimming or facing for give up colour in headdresses, heavy leather belt is in interesting courage of her convictions who herself look nice. dark street frocks and suits and and often a good effect is gained contrast to the sheer fabric of the
by wearing a bright bandeau or blouse, is combined often with grey.
headdress with an all-black, all- JADE GREEN STILL POPULAR, silver or all-white frock. With the bright coloured frock contrast Jade green has come out of its is often achieved by selecting a hibernation and seems as well bandeau or headdress of metal or liked as ever. Last spring it jot. Bandeaux of feathers are seemed as if it must have spent often effectively worn. Lucie
its popularity. But it somewhat Hamar has designed ona of blue changed its huo, added a little and green feathers with the wing more blue to its makeup, and we at the right side studded with spoke of it confidently as the green stones--an accessory that
new jade."
would of course be a wise choice
Now it is evident that for the third or fourth spring henne or copper is the smartest colour for silk or woollen sweators.
Henna seems to be as long.only for the woman of blonde or lived, though it is apt to take new Pure white hair. names to describe its different A rather easy solution to the phases.
problem of arranging one's bair becomingly may be found in a Paris that slips on over the hair certain little cap often seen in
as easily and completely as a Turk's fez. As it is of satin the There are various orange bair is quite completely hidden shades-tangarine they are call- gave at the edges. It is often ed now that though difficult to elaborately embroidered in pearls wear aro in good repute. These or sequins which give it lightness orange shades are one of the few and brilliance.
colour developments that might LESS COLOUR IN ACCESSORIES. be considered in any way new.
While there undoubtedly is CHERUIT'S SPLASH OF COLOUR.. some tendency to a use of higher A colour idea shown by Cheruit colours in clothes there seems to this spring is that of combining be a more restricted use of a black and white frock with a coloured accessories than has single note of bright colour in been the case formerly. We sash, girdle or other splash of have just passed through a vogue trimining. Certain clear tones for coloured handkerchiefs. White of red are well used in this way. is the more usual choice of most Nattier blue has almost a natural women now, and one hardly affinity for black and white needs to mention the passing of combinations. Jade or emerald the polychrome lingerie-which green fight be used. Less was perhaps worn more often by obvious is the use of lemon in the wax figures in the shop connection with the black and windows than by women of one's; White.
acquaintance.
NEW HEAD-DRESS.
This dainly emning cap is of yellow satin embroidered in pearl's with a satin bow at the side.
her life so that she obtaine a naturally beautiful skin, bright eyes, healthy red lips, and grace- ful neck. There are few women so hopeless but who cannot, by perfectly natural treatment, make themselves personally attractive to look upon. Once the natural attractiveness has been won, it can be kept by proper methods..
"Few women use rouge or any sort of paint in these days. The habit of 'a touch of colour' has wisely been dropped, nor do many women go in for artificial 'eye-| brightening tonics,' but à con- |siderably larger number of women use powder-not as make-up, but as a protection for the delicate; skin of the face, A dust of powder in a great safeguard against rough winds and overheated rooms, both of which will damage a woman's skin.
-"Face- creams and foods... are! also in demand, but women do not use these haphazardly. The average woman now studies her ekin-or gets an expert opinion- to find out exactly what cream, food, or lotion will be best to use for it."
The fashion for valuable mounta| to hand-bags, bas opened a new branch of work for skilled fingers. Jewelled mounts, or those of exquisitely carved ivory, are naturally not discarded when the silk or brovade attached to them weare out. Re-making bage ban become a matter of course, with most of the big shops who sell those things.
charming than either a meave or yellow shade would be, and one of the happicat combinations of A hat of white straw is trimmed all is yellow, amber and rose with bight red picot-edged ribbon chiffon, one over the other, which folded double to form a binding results in a beautiful “tea rose around the crown.
effect.
STRIKING DRESS IN TWO COLOURS,
The guy dress pictured above le of tangerine and we with with black wash, and with it is worn u track hat encired. with tangerine ribbon.