THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPIT. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1923.
Evening Dress Accessories.
To preserve, the well-turned-
out appearance of a discera®
ing man, it is necessary to
examine frequently
stock of Dress Wear.
your
For instance a tle slightly
out of date must be discarded
and the more worthy article substituted.
K
-Call and consult us
Mackintosh & Co., Ltd.
Men's Wear Specialists,
Alexandra Building.
Des Voeux Road.
WOMEN'S INTERESTS
A Late Consignment of DAINTY SUMMER DRESSES
JUST ARRIVED
WILL BE SACRIFICED AT EXCEEDINGLY LOW PRICE
TO MAKE ROOM FOR OTHER GOODS
MADELEINE PEARSON
ICE HOUSE STREET.
Next Door to Cafe Wiseman.
HONGKONG HOTEL
SATURDAY September 29th.
CARNIVAL
SPECIAL DINNER DANSANT'
IN
GRILL ROOM
Dancing 8 p.m.-Midnight.
AUGMENTED JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Late Car to Peak 1 a.m.
Tables may now be
reserved.
THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.
YEE SANG FAT CQ.
Just Arrived
A LARGE SHIPMENT OF LATEST STYLE
WARDROBE and CABIN TRUNKS
ALL AT
20% DISCOUNT. -
YEE SANG FAT CO.
34, Queen's Road Central.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
PAINT STAINS.
Paint stains will disappear
from glass if you rub them with, hot vinegar.
STAINS OFF PORCELAIN
Stains on a porcelain bath tub that obstinately refuse to yiled! before scouring scaps sometimes vanish when fine sandpaper is employed.
HOTEL DINNER GOWNS.
SOME NEW FABRICS.
Corkscrew crepe, showing a Amongst the newest models new irregular weave and obtain- jone finds dresses made of printed able in plain or patterned effects. crepes and tussores that show the is the newest fabric that is being used by French designers for most wonderful colourings and jacquettes and overblouses.
require little or no trimming.
One also finds new woren Made on straight lines, the skirts
materials in the form of Paisley introducing a slight drapery, and Oriental patterned wool models of this sort are almost fabrics, that look as if they have of the sleeveless been hammered all over with invariably variety, and introduce a rather glass and chalk beads. A mixture high bateau shaped decolletage of fibre and georgette that shows Ja knitted and plain surfaced Sometimes these frocks are belted striped effect, is yet another with girdles of imitation jewels.fascinating material that is being that help to highten their Eastern made up in little jacquettes are which are being sold for wear appearance, while others fashioned on Egyptian lines, over knitted sports gowns. relying upon a front knotted Tutankhamen sash trimming for their effect.
Period dresses of taffeta with berthe bib collars, and slightly jexaggerated hip fullness, are also in favour for dinner wear at hotels IVORY ORNAMENTS. Ivory ornaments may be clean-or casinos, where ordinary even- ing dress would look out of place. The prettiest of these are all made with scalloped flounces, which are sometimes edged with tulle of another colour, or sprinkled with flat appliqued roses made out of ribbon velvet.
The gown on the right shows how narrow ribbon mud embroideryfed by robbing with a soft cloth can be used together.
The dress in the rentre shows a beaded Egyptian design. Mach of the handsome effect is due to the colour of the bends which curry out) the oriental pattern.
A satin stitch embroidery design is xivarn on the exit at the deft.
LACE GLOVES.
THE "CHIGNON
NET.
dampened in alcohol
COFFEE STAINS
THE USEFUL PINCUSHION.
nier skirt forming the cushion into which the pins are stuck.
Pincushions made in the form of lotus flowers and water lilies, their petals and foliage covered with the correct shade of silk, are found on many a dressing table; Put a little borax on the tea or as is also the ubiquitous china- All the smartest women are! Every day in every way we get coffee stains before placing them headed doll, quaintly dressed in wearing long lace gloves, made in more and more 1860, and therein cold water and they will be period garb, its crinoline or pan- colours to match their summer abouts. We have already had removed very easily. frocks. They are particularly at-the embryo crinoline, the faint tractive in black, when they give and timid bustle, the three-tiered glimpses of jewelled rings and skirt, the baby sunshade; and shining finger-nails through the now the "seaside girls" are adora- ing themselves with a son of Perhaps the fashion has been glorified chignor net. of very suggested by the Victorian ten coarse silk in bright colours, to dencies of our latest frocks, for it prevent the sea breezes from undoubtedly recalls the lace mit ruffling their hair. Let us at any tens of our greatgrandmothers.'rate hope to be spared the short One would imagine, though, that white kid glove worn with even- it must have it perils after a ing dress. long day in the sunshine, une's arms would surely be likely to exhibit a variety of designs and patterns at the dinner-table!
lace.
VOGUE FOR SIMPLICITY.
NOVELTY CANDLE
SHADES.
The vogue for decorating dinner tables with venetian glass candle sticks has brought forth a novelty In the form of dainty shades made of transparent-looking waxed silk. painted in gold do- signs which carry out the vene- tain effect.
These new wared candle shades have almost the appearance of glass, and shed à peculiarly soft and becoming light on a dinner table. Other novelty shades used nin silver gil: candle sticks, which are now so often seen in prefer- ence to those made of silver, arc made of parchment painted to reproduce the pattern of the curtains or cretonnes that de- corate the room in which they are used.
Parchment shades that repro- duce the pattern of the dinner service are finding favour with hostesses who are always on the lookout for novelty table deco- rations, menu cards and name slips being made to match.
THIS WEEK'S RECIPE.
Pistachio Ice Cream.
Mix one tablespoon flour and jone-fourth teaspoon salt in one
cup sugar. Add one
egg and beat thoroughly. Cook in one pint milk until thickened. Strain (cool, add one quart thin cream, one teaspoon almond extract, que tablespoon vanilla and green colouring. Freeze as usual and serve with crushed, sweet- ened strawberries.
some
Note-To colour, use any good Simplicity was arrer before so colour paste or spinach juice. If popular as now. Join a simple the paste is used mix a little pleated skirt to n plain blouse, add with half a cup of the custard, amall lace collar and a ribbm making a deep green colour. vindle and you can be as smart us Add this to remainder of the you please. Good materials and custard, a little at a time, until good lines take precedent over the right shade of green is ornamentation. this year.
obtained.
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USE TISSUE PAPER.
Neverdiscardanicepiece
of tissue paper, but smooth it out and keep it near at hand. A small wad of tissue paper sprinkled with a little methylated spirits will give a most brilliant polish to widow5, mirrors, and picture glasses. Tissue paper is excellent for draining fried fish and for packing sandwiches before they are placed in a cloth.
Miniature poules covered with cloth of gold or cloth of silver, and tied round the middle with a silver cord, are novelties for the dressing table and burean. Padded fruit made in festoons, and hung
CAVALIER CAPE.
over the tops of dressing-table This old-time masculine riyle mirrors, is another pleasing con- has returned for feminine parb. ceit for holding the ever-useful The ravalier cape is three-quartern pin.
Hength and often, as it is sketched
These look particularly well here, made entirely of pleats. It is covered in oak brown satin or much more effectire when worn bronze tissue a few deft touches with a dress that carries out the from a paint brush helping to same pleated style. heighten the effect. Fin trays are equally decorative. Made in a series of three or four bowls of varying size, these are to be had Venetian in painted wood or iglass.
PRIZE HAT OF PARIS.
This hat won first prize in the recent annual milliaery shoo în Paris. The inund is combined of white silk and straw, studded with imitation jewels. Blue refret ribbon is shirred in fan shape on top of this and long streamers fall down the back
RIBBON ON AUTUMN- FROCKS.
Ribbon" is going to be very fashionable 2.8 * trimming for autumn dresses. One finds silk and satin ribbons, or those of fine metallic tissue, not only outlining the in- numerable frills and flounces, that are becom-
ing more and more the
mode, but also in flat- looped rosettes fwith streamers attached that now placed in the very front of the higher waist-line.
are
Wide taffeta ribbons used as sashes, that form the excuse for the bustle bow, figure more generally upon the new autumn gowns, while plaited tissue and velvet ribbons of two colours now take the place of the ubiquitous girdle.
FOR EVENING FROCKS. On evening gowns une notices a lavish use of the new picot-edged chiffon ribbon.
Flat swirls of ribbon placed in rosette forü, or those of cart-wheel design, generally evolved from cire or satin ribbon, are now used to trim very fine serge or twill cost-frocks; while marocain gowns that? lend themselves so admir- ably to draped effects, have their classical dra peries held in Egyption or Grecian fashion by choux of morie ribbon": passed through richly coloured enamel buckler.