HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1924. (FEATURE SECTION.
WOMEN'S INTERESTS
NEW PARIS FASHION FEATURE.
HOW DID YOU SLEEP?
(Special to "Hongkong Telegraph."')
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Some of the braid dresses torn at the theatre are partien- arly chic. Here is one composed entirely of jude nit silver „sequins, It comes to u point in front giving a tiara effect, which glitters delightfully. The other heud-dress is a circular comb set with brillants, which is my especial design for the bobbed haired,
LEATHER COVERED
CUSHIONS.
BEAUTIFUL LAMPS.
The system of indirect lighting Thoro are three main causes of sleeplessness. Of those, perhaps has brought into being a great the commonest is lack of exercise many boautiful lamps. The latost in the fresh air. Many women of those is a small night lamp of imagine that they take open air alabaster, which entirely encloses exercise, when as a matter of fact the light bulb, and may take the their activities consist of one or shape of an egg or a truncated two brief shopping expeditions a cono, and is Auro to rest on a day, during which the greater standard of wrought iron or cut part of the time is spent in stuffy bronzo. or crowded shops. If you do not
Bowl of alabastor suponded
THIS WEEKS RECIPE..
Simple Tilfle.
Cut uppieces of stalo cake or Vic- toria spongo, place in a glassḍinlt, spread with jam or tinned or, bottled apricots. Boll up the syrup of the apricots with a littlo sugar, add almond ossence, and pour, with a spoon over the sponge. Add custard made with powder, and when cold spread over a
sleep well, try the simple precrip- from the ceiling by chains are meringue made with the stiffly-
tion of at least an hour's uninter- rupted walk in the open air overy day, wet or fine. In many casos: this works like a charm.
Another very common enuso s digestive trouble. This may arise from O many different causes that it is bost, if it is of long standing and does not yield to simple remodies, to consult a doctor. In any case, his advice! should be takon without neglect- ing the open-air exorcise.
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The third cause is purely a mental one. It is the perniciousi habit of taking all one's worries to bed with one, and lying awako, turning them over and over, till at last one falls from sheer exhaus- tion into an unrefreshing sleep. If this is your habit, try at all couts to rid yourself of it or it will end by wrecking your mental and physical health. Also, this montal turmoil is unproductive of! any good; we all know how at these times our thoughts run in an agitating, depressing circle, and we can arrive at no conclu-
First of sion.
ail, try divest yourself of your worries with your clothes and hairpins. Say to yourself, "Everything is over for to-day. There is nothing to be done before the morning :) nothing ahead of me just now but rest and sleep." When you got into bed, first settle yourself into Aporfectly comfortablo position, and then deliberately relax every muscle of tho face and body. Try not to change your position: to begin to t s and turn about) always del 8 sleep.. Then fix your mind on some pleasant idea, and do not allow it to wander on you any subject that causey anxiety.
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They and charming. reproduce all the charm of the ++ bost silk velvet coversat less) than half their cast, while the Dyed suede is now being press-wearing qualities of cushions
ed into service for cushion covers, covered in this way are practical- Those make the most delightfully everlasting.
additions
troduced
to
hall furnishing.
beautiful
and libraries
Other new cushion covers aro Originally in those of printed velvet, introduc- for motoring and ing wonderful colour designa travelling purposes, they, have copiod from old Porsian mosaics.
that Satin cushion covers, richly an become Во they make a wide appeal to those broidered with Chinese landscape who study household decoration. scenes, are just now engrossig Cushion covers of suedo, showing the attention of expert needle-
most workers. two colour offects, are
SPRING DRESSES STRAIGHT.
These are the spring cus tumes, that everyone will like and do their best to acquire, s0 we are told.
One model has a kerchief a riation of the Deauville scarf for a collar under which, the short full caps fastens. The other has a convertible collar. which rolla back to hide the cape top.
A NEW IDEA IN CORSETS.
Conducive both to com- fort and to the straight, Blim outline still demand- ed by fashion is the gar- nowest corset-like ment. It is really a vost; made of double canvas, and fitted with suspenders, and may be worn either with or instead of the ⚫ordinary corset.
It is prettily finished in lingerie fashion, is sult- able for all Sgures, and is finding favour for wearing boneath the now long- bodiced gowns.
BLENDING YOUR FRIENDS,
Human beings are more like flowers and shades of colour and strains of music than wo always recognise them to be. To bo best. enjoyed, and best to enjoy them- selves, they need to be blended and to be given, their respective right.settings.
This cout, quite frank aliout its Chinese origin, is of gold cloth slightly banded with fur about the steeres and collar. It is an ideal type of elaborate wrap to combine with one of the simple prening D
dinner
tjemena.
whipped whites of two eggs, Bwoctoned and flavoured to taste. Arrango sliredded almonds por- cupine fashion over the top.
FASHIONS FOR SPRING,
The approaching spring is bring- ing dainty little white collars and quffs to add freshness and youth to a dark frock. The most popular cuff is ono flaring liko the gaunt- lot of a musketeer's glove, but thore are also little flat cuffe which just encircle the wrist and put a touch of white about the hand, while the collar accom- panying is equally flat and simple. Those bits of lingerie are develop- ed in white organdie, often trim- med with narrow frills of laco, and ofton perfectly plain. One of the prettiest typos is the "rain- bow" collar and ouff sets, which are made of strips of delicate coloured organdio, picoted and joined so that the delicate colours succeed each other like a verit- able rainbow.
The latest thing in stockings in to embroider the "clocks" withi a row of brillianta. Net stockings and gold stockings also set a standard of luxury.
Hair ornaments aro not во smart for ovoning wear as thoy were last season.
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SMART COLOUR SCHEMES.
To accompany evening gowns, beside the usual white and pink, there are shades of orange, cering, lavender, blug and reeu. Many sets are elaborately trimmed with dyed laces..
Black underwear is shown as well as brown and navy blue for day-time wear with dark frocks. Kuce-length bloomers aITE taking the place of those of unkle-length to make way for the recently returned petticoat or the new costume slip,
THE RETURN OF WHITE CHINA
White china, without decor- ation, but following old Wedg-| wood conventions, is coming into its own again. And it is really very restful in an epoch that is most inclined to overpattern
Short hair is so much in vogue just at present that the coiffeurs have been exercising their ingen- uity in devising half wigs which things. It has such a clean look. will cover the shorn locks and too. It needs, however, to be add dignity to the pretty little very good; common white china head that appears above the shows its lowly origin more than decolletage of an evening gown. any other kind of ware.
Also it calls rather for coloured The low chignon which can be pinned on across the back of the tablecloths, not merely--mats. Or head is one form which is very if they are mats, they need to be also a fine moans of illumination, popular, and the "switch" which of a generous size; linen of clear: as the light is pleasantly diffused. is fastened at the nape of the vivid colouring, with just a black It is much more flattering to neck and then has its strands or white edge and no "noedlo, those of us who are not in the wound around the head is also work."
black firat bloom of youth. There is, very useful, and lends a bocom- however, nothing quite so becomingly demure look to certain
typen. ing as candle light.
Sometimes a hostess feels dis- appointed when two people whom she has invited to meet each other fail entirely to live up to: her expectations of them. They may not have disliked each other, no she hiny fearn later, but they' were not in.tune. Some people cannot approach each other, not even across the bridge of a third personality beloved hy both
So that it is no fuso to griove when our frjonde ronse no affinity in each other. We must simply deoldo to be happy with onch; separately. On the other hand, we sometimes discover that 'tom- peramenta which we would have supposed had nothing in common find some unexpected point of contact. They may even call to life in erők other some dormant quality, the existence of which we did not imagine...*
HER BEAUTY DAZZLES EUROPE.
The lady the
For special occasions. linen tablecloth to use with white china, with a few white flowers in a jade green bowl for the contra would be striking. Black! candlesticks and green candles, and if candle shades are used they might have. a patternpf| black, white and green. The cloth should only just fit the table, and have a plainly bound white scalloped edgo.
FASHION NOTES,"
Flexible bracelets of diamonds sapphires or combinations of these aro worn in pairs. Sometimes as many as six appear on one sien. der wrist.
Ostrich, clipped and sartorially treated, appears as trimming for drosans and hata and on wraps designed for festive occasions.
Black, for evening wear, has passed almost entirely from the picture. But for afternoon. it is very smart,
A necklace of large pearls, and LWO or there longer strings of others not no largo is a popular" way of fixing up the neck theвo] days.
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An unusual hat, made of black) satin covered with gold not, han a small bånd of art was once B Fateley shawls ining about the crown tied in part tow..
Fastoons
of clik Dr flowers are used about toma the most decorative."
BEAUTY HINT. · White of egg is being advocated by some of the most famous beauty specialists as one of the greatest beautifiers, much less expensive than free packs and just) officacious.
Dip the finger ligwin the. white of an egg and cover
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the entire surface of the face and nook with it When it has been on for five minutes,-remove-with- cold water. Your skin will be tightened, and any Inclination toward wrink les will have been nipped in the bud.
VERY CHIC.