THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1923.
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A MILLINER'S NOTE-
BOOK.
All milliners trimmings seem
WOMEN'S INTERESTS
A NEW WAY WITH **UNDIES.”
FASHION NOTES.
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LEATHER SATCHELS.
CHOOSING YOUR FURS-
Some Useful Advice.
Hudson seal is the name com- monly given to muskrat, the best- skins of which come from Canada and the northern states, states i Mr. Israel Klein.
Envelope purses grow in size Nothing is smarter for winter and are frequently length. Fancy monograms in use than the beautiful tooled and gold or silver, or in brilliants, gilded leather porbettes, which are claiming the attention of frequently' adorn them.
isaart wonen, who use them in
place of the ordinary handbag. The latest in handkerchiefs is' Fur-edeged moire silk bags Ja square of chiffon or linen with mounted on to onyx frames de- "Similarly, other furs which are stripes of black and white either corsted with marcasite jewel popular this year might be forming the border or the whole work, are other luxuries that studied by the woman who plans made to match buying a skin wrap or neckpiece. fur-trimmed dresses and walking The information might help her! Very gorgeous scarts for even-suits, whole bags made of ermine.in her choice. fing wear are of gold eloth richly nutria, or chinchilla, beautifully fembroidered with Poleurtul
Many women prefer to bind
ta be ligh. Some stick rights the edges of their undies with a
de front like a beatle beach, and Ma
two shades of a douring je ogrel inder
The glycerined ostrich feather in
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simplest of evening frocks.
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THE STRAIGHTLINE.
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A NOVELTY BANGLE.
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Have you seen the new perfume brave et? It real- ly is rather a fascinating piece of jewellery. "To all appearances it is just an ordinary goltislave bangle, but there is a small cateb on it, and when this is pressed back it sends out a tiny spray of perfume.. The bangle holds a good supply of scent, and is easily relied with per- fume by means of a spe- cially designed tray in- eluded in the price.
The bangle obtained in various sizes, so that it can be worn either on the wrist of above the elbow. One seen recently was fashion- ed of gold, but a cheaper bracelet is obtainable in rolled gold or in silver.
can
be
White en sprint looks well. iikewise pink on mauve. blue on pink, and Mark on white and al tudes.
Beaded nullar straps ir not- mas que tal chains are preferred t rinton shoulder straps for wn- dies" destined for evening wear, at they show so much less through semi-transparent material. They are set with a patent clasp that fits into an eyelet bole worked in the chemise or petti erat, so that if the dress is de ruid both shoulders and sleeves. these straps can be slipped cand the expanse of flesh be left quite hure.
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The "he west sport suits have much leather trimming about the Them of the pockets and are fre- Intently sold with leather hate to
An original nightgown model for women who prefer plain stately lines to complicated fluffy ones, is cut on Empire lines, save that there are no sleeves. The heck and wide-cut simholes are bound with thick silk cord that crosses in front so as to form the! Empire line. passes to the back, again crusses, and finally ties t the side. A serap of real i fills in the low V decolletage.n front. A scalloped hem adds Jfinish.
A gorgevas evening click of hyacinth-blue velvet is fined with pinkish orchist sherde and band- fed with skunk.
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PRETTY READING
LAMPS.
There are many delight- ful conceits in the form of reading lamps, of which the real object seems to be to deceive the 'eye a their purpose
The examination of a miniature orange tree in a little tub discloses that each orange holds in its silken interier an electric bull, and bulbs are also found concealed amid the petals of a bonch of dy mask red roses in a vase, beautiful tulip apparent- growing in single luve- liness from a tiny pot. and the big floating blos soms in a flower bowl.
And if you like some. thing still more unusual, a Hife-size un hi- tali perek is made of silk painted to reptes- ent feather on a cleverly moulded wire frame. and Contains electrir light which diffuses a soft glow.
white cortication
A dainty lady of Ver suilles ha hooped skirt made entirely of mother
pearl-like shells, But abwitch is touched, and the little lady's skiet is illuminated from within she is another variation of the reading lamp.
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FAVOURITE FURS.
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The most favoured furs. according to prominent fur
lealer
1. Caracul: 2. Squirrel: 3 Sesi ; 4. Coay: 5. Raccoon; 6. Mole; 7. Weasel. including mink, ermine, marble, and marten: 8. Fox.
Carara is a lamb skin. The best grurie is the Astrachan, species found in the province ofi Astrachan and other parts of Southern Russia and Asia. Thr poor grate is the Chinese or Mon- Egzohan latib, a soft, wood, mober-į urely long-haired lamb of those parts of As
Squirrel skins from Huss and Siberia are besk those from the »ections east of the Ural moun-
rains being valued above all others de Haft, danneg
for their clear grey colour. In
two of, these districts, it has a rich bluish shade, The reddish
6, svelagent by jiti drving. It belongs the
cast is characteristic of many THIS WEEK'S RECIPE..
the European squirrels, China also supplies a good grade
of squirrel and some fine dark
skins come from Japan.
SEALSKIN RARE
Fudge.
Two cups granulated sugar. 1
Put sugar and milk ir, a smooth Sauce pan. Put over the fire and -do not stir until mixture begias to boil. Add chocolate and stir constantly until the soft bal! stage is reached. Add butter and cook one minute longer. Remove
Seals are divided in two chief cup milk, 2 or 3 squares of bitte- : from the fire and let cool. When classes: the Sealskin and the chocolate, 1 tablespoon butter. I cool add vanilla and stir until Hudson Seal. The former is the teaspoon vanilla.
creamy. Spread on cake.
The
MUNI
real scal, while the latter is actually muskrat.- popular sealskin is the Alaskun. the catch of which has been severely restriçted in recent years
to save the mammal from exter) mination.
tiny is only another name for Humrean rabbit. The finer white and silver-gres skins are worked up in their natural state bort The straightitar fress, is the best | many millions, are either dyed revample of the tule-like silhouette.in the hair or converted into The Cher dress myle with un vetre | "Near Seal-,". ~ Mulines” and adist to which the skirt is azttached. Electric Conies** by how- Wrases creph, and armefully all orvant. "I jogs the loans ut, square mckline cut straight voline sapi stones donor shen methan
ing the top hair removed before beint dyed the desired colour | Most squirrel skins come from France and Belcium, the French being of the finer quality. Skins of the Australian raibit are | called N1: Conies in their natural wate, and Mole. Nurria, Beaver
lined with evi and suede, and Seat Conies or Sealines when other extravagances that Paris is they have been dyed to imitate) supplying this season. Foresen-the natural furs. - ing wear one finds dainty licle Raccoon of the large, heavy- theatre bags made of ostrich furred variety Coming from plumage of covered with cleverly Wiesin, Minnesota. Dakota made satin towers in the heart and Northem lowe. are most each one of which is set u reprovalute. Southern Coons "are duction coloured gein. A dainty much flatter in fur and poorer in finish is given to bags of this softerlour than the "Central" by handles and draw threads matic of mall coloured mass
LATEST MOLESKIN COAT.'
Moleskin jacket with foz trimming.
and
Northern varieties. Molei-Rundin North America, hat this variety is of poor quality. The best moleskins come frust Sotland and Holland, although the Dutch Moles are not as foll and ky as the Sentel Moles, • WEANEL AND FOX. Wee-el Fur are the Ermine.! Mink and Sable and Marten especially. Finest varieties of) Ermine wome from Siberia. Canada and Alaska, The white: skins come from E-birn in western Siberia, but the Babin-ky skins are the largest and most valuable. True Mink comes from North America only, the finest being from Maine. Laurador Nova Scotia and other sections of Canada. Next come the eastern minks, then the northwestern.
Sable is a variety of marten, of] which the Russian sable is the most valuable. Next come the heavily silvered large brown skins from Kontenatka and after these the. silvered small brown skins from the Amur district.
PRETTY CINEMA STAR.
Hope Hampton, the pretty eimen star is married to Jules Brulatuur, wealthy mucie min jante, icho w is her first manager.
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The Marten, of which Kolinsky is a variety, is most common as the Stone Morten from Europe and the Brown Marten. Hudson's Bay Sable from that less silverod. Silver foxes' ure district. Kolinsky comes from being raised successfully on farms Tomsk, Russia, and its brilliant in Canada and northern United orange colour is dyed a soft dark States and their skins are said to brown to resemble dable. ...
be superior even to those of wild
For is most popular in silver, foxes. natural blue, white, red and cross Blue for is found in Alaska, varieties. Silver or Black Fox Greenland Denmark. are found in high northern lati-
Red fox is the most common variety of the animal. Most of these skine are dyed 'black, blue, browleship grey, Isabella, marteb, sable, victory grey, taupe or Sitka colour, and some are aiso "pointed" to imitate the nat- ural silver fox.
Cross fox comes. from Siberia,
White foxes are found in the tudes, the finest specimens com north polar regions, but some Kamchatka. Manchuria ·"and" ing from Alaska, Labrador, New come from the lower cold regions northern China, besides North Brunswick and the Hudson's Bay of the Blus species, where its fur America: It is a handsome skin, country. Only one skin in 200 is changes in summer to a stone the finest being found in full black, the rest being more or colour.
Labrador.