THE HONGKONG (TELEGRAPHŁ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5. 1822.
EVENING GOWNS
REVIVE CLASSIC MODES
THESE SITPLE DRAPERIES OF BLATI VELVET ARE SUGGESTIVE GF ZWE LOVELY BLIND_GIRL_JIY THE LAST
DATS OF POMREI
Modes of the Moment.
Just now there is a very evi and ornaments glittering with dent period of style transition.j:wels. In the pictured gown the Longer skirt. are coming in. jornaments are made of embroideri And big sleeves sem to be on the led gold thread and jewel-coloured WLY.! Some way or other, beads, but the effect is no less fashions will alter radically to magnificent. And the sumptuous meet the new style conditions. lines of the gown, with its cur Perhaps tiny waistlines. niog girdle and its stomacher of doublecly higher waistlines will glittering gold and beads is quite) return with those long skirts different in efect from the simple Mean drapers caught up with flowers and bouffant sleeves! while couturiers are watching on of the other costume-obviously warily, and marking step, ready to dash in any given direction at any moment.
CLEOPATRA OUTDONE.
a Roman revival and not a Greek one.
SIMPLICITY THE KEYNOTE.
for
the
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THIS FLOWING. SUMPTUOUS ROBE WITH JEWELED STOHRTHER
SUGGESTS. THE
YOUNG ROMAN
BEAUTY
or
CLEORATEA WORE SOME "SUCH GOWN AS THIS OF PEACOCK AND
SILVER BROCADE
THIS WEEK'S RECIPES,
Lemon Sonce.
Grate the rind of a lemon and Įream out the juice and set aside inn i needed. Now place in a
sazcepin
Ons and one-quarter cups of
water
One cup of sugar,
Four tablespoons of cornstarch.
Stir dissolve and bring to a boil: cook for five minutes, then add the grated. rind and the strained lemon juice. Beat to blend and serve.
Orange Sponge.
Four oranger, 1 tablespoon granulated gelatine, 1'4 cup cold water, 12 cup boiling water, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 eggs (whites).
Cut the tops of oranges and remove the pulp. Rub through a One sieve. There should be one and one-half cupe juice. Soak gelatine in cold water for 15 minutes. Add boiling water, jsugar and orange juice and stir jover boiling water till dissolved. Remove from fire and let stand jin a cold place till well chilled. Add the whites of the eggs and beat with a whisk until light Fill the orange shells with this mixture And let stand till thoroughly hillced.
LAMP & CANDLE SHADES, The ubiquitous Paisley Shades of this sort can be bad Spanish.shawl has also come into with plain white backgrounds, at Nothing prettier or
more pse 3 & covering for the newest those that are stippled in water- Gowns are lovelier than ever-pleasing has made its appear lampshades. A beautiful cream-colours to produce a black back-
FOR DRESSING TABLE varied. perhaps more Ince
past colour dome-shaped lampshade ground, or those of jade green, some ticos MEDIEVAL FASHIONS SPLENDID just as
Time was when every girl IN COLOUR.
decorativa has a scarf drapery of a heavily royal blue, or gold. The same artistic. The only difference is than
owned to at least one ambition: which, fringed Paisley shawl, while drum-jidea is being carried out in that of having a complete silver Could not that siren of the Nile
Costumes worn by beauties of that the designers have displayed electric light shades,
have imitating those loverted bowls shaped parchment shades are betilkfringed candle-shades to so: for her dressing table. Silver -wondrous Cleopatra herself-old Venice have been copied for greater resourcefulness,
These latter Icokbas gradually been replaced, bave watched and waited for some of the evening wraps. From managed to produce their effects made of alabaster, are now to be ig band-painted in exact re-match.
250 however, until this season` quite Authong in some such robes as India, from Persis and from with simpler materials, simpler found carried out in soft shades pliques of the gay embroideries extremely well, and
of silk and suspended from the that one ares adorning Spanish novelty for dinner party use, the latest and best thing is pottery. these pictured on the languorous countries still further east came lines.
shawls, deep knotted silk fringes when used with Spanish an-Pottery dressing table appoint- lady reclining on an Empire sofa? the rare stuffs in which these! Simplicity seems to be the effect ceiling.
giving a finishing touch that broidered and fringed table-mats Draperies of gorgeous pescock luxurious beauties of Venice most desired, but, of course, it Some exceedingly pretty shad s heightens the Spanish sabems.
ments come in flamboyant pinks, Ito match.
delightful blues and soft yellows, and silver brocade slung from draped themselves, and many must be distinguished simplicity of this description are now on jewelled clasps at the shoulder modern wrap of velvet and and infinite are the ways of view in London. There show and artfully slipping off to reveal Persian brocade has been copied achieving this distinction; an odd bowl-like shades of pale primrose, an under-tunic of thin Persian by some clever designer almost dip of a panel, a bizarre bit of emor flame-coloured sik, tightly printed tissue: В jewelled line for line from an old print, broidery, an unexpected touch of covered with very fine gold or ornament catching up the outer The
Wrap in
the picture is colour used as a facing, an original silver/lace that introduces the draperies; and pearls twisted in splendid enough to have met loop to a sash, and always, always, effect of gold brocade, while at ropes and loops around the hair! the approval of Any Doge's attention to lise. No suggestion of ht. No 'hint of daughters. with.
For line there is no formula. its panels that modern contrivance, the of Persian brocade falling over but to be smart, a dress should be No armholes, no sleeves drapery of Persian blue velvet, fairly long and slender, shoulders just flowing draperies, and all and its exquisitely draped collar drooping just a iride, waist not of most sumptuous materials. softest peltry..
too high. Yet indeed it is a perfectly! modern evening frock-and quite Smart.
corset.
TULLE
Grecian modes of the winter
MID-VICTORIAN, MODES
THREATEN.
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The length of the skirt depends
Skirts poa one's mood. longer certainly, and often of
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SLIPPERS FOR THE BOUDOIR.
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the base depends a single tassel made of amber or cornelian beads that match the ropas made of the same beads by which the new shades are suspended.
or
lamps are lit; while in the day. time they merge themselves into the silk giving the effect of most beautiful brocade.
Others of equally beautiful dej sign are made of silk, covered with hand-painted not, showing| DRAPERIES OF VELVET AND There is more than a hint of uneven length, longer in back designs of highly-coloured fish,
beautiful aquatic flowers, revival of these fashious in the than in front, or dipping both in new close bodices, shoulder decolletage of the Jenny short. Floating panels are still tics. The effect is extremely off-the-front and back, leaving the sides water-birds of several descrip are simpler than the Cleopatra Lind period, and full, gathered in evidence, and points and good, the painting standing out like revivals and the flowing skirt. But the revived full skirt scallops edge tunics and skirt with great brilliancy when the classic lines, are reproduced in gets only as far as the knees. hems. fabrics the ancient Greeks know: There it ends in slimpsy lace or nothing at all about-silk velvets talle panels that drop to the Lad silk nets. But the effect is ankle over a narrow underskirt: just as beautiful. Isn't the or else it is puffed and looped
The new half-watt lighting is picture on to-day's page=)over a narrow skirt in the effect
also responsible for a far larger the Greek-robed maid with presented in the picture dance Even the bondoir mole has been and much more dense type of draperies upheld by a sheaf of frock for a debutante. Yarde and influenced by fashion's frenzy for lampshade, as it is most essential embroidered silver flowerr. yards are gathered into that over-instep straps.
New boudoir that these powerful lamps do not wreath of flowers and flower skirt. If it continued to the feet, mules are very erant affairs of come into contact with the silk. festoons in her hair, and slender made of crisply soft taffeta as it patent leather with narrow, point- Pretty pagoda-shaped shades bare arms lifting airy lengths of is, the crinoline effect would be ed toe and French heels. Tins and those that represent a fanci tulle-reminiscent of that long very pronounced. But the over rhinestone buckles Bath on the ful bell shape are to be found age girl of buried Pompeii? Yet skirt stop just above the knee toes. The movie has a toc portion made in the new rust red, or soft it is a very modern dance frock-end is puffed up and caught only the tall heel being attached cherry-coloured silk decorated and tremendously smart!
down into scallops, held with tiny to the sols of the lipper without with amail, gilded. wooden beads lowers. The fitted bodice has any fabric above the sole; but a and gold metallio Ince, a little an overlapping polal effect and strap of ribbon shitred over elastic rufff of the gold lace finishing off After Greek styles, Roman and though it has shoulder-straps (of goes over the instep and helps to their base. These ate used for Byzantine styles. More splendid more little posics) the slanted keep the mule sougly on the foot. pendant hanging lamps, while a in colour, more opulent in drapery straps and tiny sleeves give the One can even run up and down smaller variety can be bought than modes that preceded them. Mid-Victorian off-the-shoulder da-stairs in these strap-moles with and used as candle-shades to" Typical of a young Roman lady colletage. The underskirt is out danger of falling and breaking mateb. going to a feast in the house of puffed and looped up too, but so her neck, and a more graceful Caesar, back in the first century, cleverly that a suggestion of nar-step is possible than in the A.D., is the pictured costume of towness is given, under the more ordinary strapless male, which draped purple velvet; the gorge-bouffant tunic. This charming must be scuffed along the floor to pus robe held in place by bands frock is built of yellow taffets keep it on the foot.
'OPULENT MODÉS OF CAESAR'S TIME.
For standard lamps nothing is newer than dome or bell-shaped shades made of coloured silka des corated in the most fanciful head: ed and lace-adorned effects.
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A NEW
MODEL.
Mudel of black satin with airplane wings of the side to increase the width,
It is one of the distinguished hats of the season,