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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1925. (FEATURE SECTION).
WOMEN'S INTERESTS
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ACTOLLY
IMPROVISED COAT STRETCHERS.
Coat stretchere are rather a pro- blom with small luggage. When it is quite impossible to cram one in quite an offective shoulder can
FROM A FASHION NOTE-BOOK,
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The shove made of tiny thongs of leather, strapped or together, which were first intro- duced na sports footwear, last summor, are now finding a place among the latest evening slippers. Thoy look particularly effective be made out of a newspaper when made up in gold and silver thickly and tightly rolled and loathere. The designs of those strip ahoos are quito varied. tled with a loop of string in the
In some models the stripe moroly middle. If you have sufficient traverse the foot and are hold in thicknesses of papor those impro-place by an intorweaving of vleed stretchers will last quite a narrower strips running at inter- long time without bonding and vals down the length of the shoo. Other models are made of check-
will carry a heavy coat if careful-woven strips which show baroly ly handled.
A SMART COAT.
Collar, ruff's and the bauding
at the hem are Hudson seal, It looks very rich in the block wool kushu choth of the coat itself. The long pleat at side bærek has a sieradenizing "fet.
any spaces botwson. The practic- al appeal of these strip shoes is remarkable, for they allow one through- danco diligently
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out a whole evening. without the foot becoming heater, an is usually the care when wearing brocade, natio or lamo tissuos evening slippers.
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The smartest gloves are trade; Fuedo. There Gru ofton embroidered round the edge with a band of small steel trimmings, or threaded with ribbon and tied in neat little bow. A pair of Kovas do luxo wero of beige Buede, with a trellis work of mali isuede buttone round the edge.
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Fashionablo jowellers have introduced a novel clasp for hand- bags. The newest fastening is mado of painted porcelain set in a simple band of platinum
silver.
THIS WEEKS RECIPE.
DATE SALAD.
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Paris can always be depended and Old England mitts Inspire a used for a croation known as the upon to produce something which will please milady.
From navoltios to the highest of styles, courtiers lend their efforts to supply the woman with an ever-changing vogur.
now creation,
These are all in the accompany- ing photograph.
Dunlop.
The elephant, popular with the Parision as the bearer of good An artichoke pompon perchod luck, has been utilized again, this on the latest Aknas turban at the time as a smart umbrella handle. Old-fashioned Now England poak is the latest effective placo for the trimming. It has the dis- mitts seem to have inspired one tinnt advantage of adding two or designer for now models in green To the over-growing list Paris three inches to the height.
and Piarritz volvet. They are now adds a new Agnes turban, the Miniatura automobilo tyres of worn at any longth, showing hare "Dunlop," the elephant handle, white rubber and ciro ribbon are shoulder and upper arm.
Largo datos, chopped nuts. cream cheese, cream, salt and pepper, lettuce, mayonnaise, whipped cream.
Wash dates and dip in very LEARNING THE NEW DANCES.able material for experiment, and DRESSES FOR DANCE TEAS.
Fome
11 decided antidote to dance, monotony.
FASHIONS FOR THE RACTS.
Marketing
FROM THE PARIS SHOPA..
Littlo sivovolous face jackets to Cont wraps and jaunty little jackets made of sheared inopard wear with the fashionable lace á novelty of the frocks aro cat aro favoured by those de moment. Some of the them are butantes who frequent emart umbroidered with ecru, whi steeplechase mestinge. The athere boast of edges ornamented most up-to-date of these coats with powdered diamante or jewel aro thong that measure thirty The newest knife razts. Ke inobes in length, and are finish-oblong pieces of plate glass, hand od with giant crush collars of painted with gay little scaner, contrasting furs, such as sable and traced with gold and silver. dyed squirrel, nutrią, or the now dyed hára that produces such a wonderful replion of kolinsky,
Under them are worn short skirted tube frocks made of plain-} coloured wool kaeba or rep.; (simply trimmed with large bone
buttons of the same colour as the! drese. A finishing touch is given by delightful little Pierrot hats of brown folt, trimmed with a cluster of ribbon-ends or clipped ostrich tufta, sot right on the middle of their high orowns.
VERY CHEERFUL.
THE DANCE CORSET.
For women with slight, little figures, tho corsetieron of Paris havo produced for dance wear a now band made of loose strands of moiro ribbon that, running round the body, have a contre back of elastic, and book and eye fasten- ings in front. For fuller figures, ono finds bands that have their side sections of elastic, ingenious- ly woven in a graduating line. Four inches shorter in front than bahind, these belts hold the figure taut-yot allow perfect freedom! of movement,
The large over cellar of Hudson seal with cuffs that are made to flare, fashioned of seal also, make an attractive contrast to this colourful coal. Square cut buttons finish the jarket.
Sold with the now band-carsets| to a now type of bust bodice. This introduces a wide, straight band of very strong satin, supported over the shoulders with tulle.
OF INTEREST. atraps, & hook and eyo back! fastening and a sligh lý shapedį An interesting accessory from seam coming from under the arm Paris is a handbag of ermine towards the front. Cut low in with a gold top, front, these bodicos cover the top
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of the corsat all round, and aro- Yollow velvetuan is uod vert kopt in position by an elastic successfully to miko sport loop-the result being a parfectly costumes and roparate jackets to flat front line.
ba worn with pleated skirts,
thin syrup. 'Twa tablespoons sugar to a cup of boiling water:
The winter season is making Now that the dance season is makes the syrup. Fut dates on a
THE METHOD OF APPROACH, dress for dance teas a matter of pan and put in a cool oven untwoll under way, the amateur;
A word must be added as to primary importance, and the Re-dancar ehould altemp they are nicely "plumped
introduce gowns your method of approach to now debutantes" mavo stones and fill with nuts variety in her programme by dances. The bost advice that can some charming novelties. The and cheese worked with.cream studying the new dances. Des- until moist and smooth. Season pite professional opinion, which given is this: Do not be straight silhouette is still insisted afraid of the dance. Do not take upon, but the soverity of the line the filling with salt and pepper to has held that there are to be ne any of the movements too liter is scftoned by clover arrange- taste while mixing. Serve the now dances this season, there are
The latter Aro dates on a bed of lettuce with at least two which deserve imally. Every dance is, or should ments of each panels and pretty
bo, designed to please you, and if apron-fronts. mayonnaise topped with a spoon-mediata recognition.
you do not like it, a slavish at- sometimes pleated and arranged ful of whipped cream
in novel two-tior effects, while slightly pink with paprika.
gathered draperies and delightful wing cascade panela and laco un- derskirts are introduced with good effect.
A THEATRICAL BEAUTY.
The outstanding_young", beauty of the 1924 theatrical serson, according to Wayburn is Morgaret Shen, u New York girl appearing in his "Domi- Tanne Revue"
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The first is a purely English| creation invented by a famous London teacher of dancing under the title of "The Quick-Time Fox Trot." I can vouch for the charm and interest of this new dance, and for the fact that, doponding as it does ou some old steps (freshly considered, it presoats no {difficulty whatovor to the nervous ¡dancor.
ADJUSTING THE OLD FOX-TROT.
The idea to be grasped from: thie invention' is that some ad- justment of the old fox-irot was absolutely necessary if we were to accommodate ourselves to the faster rhythm now being played by all the dance orchestras that count. Whilo technical de oription of the new measure would be out of place hero, & fairly clear conception of its al traction can be gained from | knowledge of its four main more. rente. There consist of (1) thr forward chasse, (2) the charec turn, (3) ibo eido step, and (4) thi comer step. You will, of course, bo well advised to audy there. from a qualified teacher, and if you do there can be no doubt that your dancing during the present season will be enormous Is enhanced in value.
Wo are a little tired of the One Step. The Tango is never played What hotter than a new dance bared on the well-known figures; all of us knew a year or two age. hot treated in quito a novel way No one who can dar ce the old Fox-Trot need be in the-lɛnst alzaid of the new one, which con
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FOR THE THEATRE.
Milady gets tired holding her opera glasses all through the terjernance. Eut there no longer is any need of coing it. 1 theatreloupe this scung von an is ucanny has solved the problem.
In almost every rose the moulded bodico is etill led to the Baring skirt, for although skirta show trimmings, bodices aro still severely plain, the long. low waistlino being persisted in. and even cxaggerated by a clevor now dip arrangement in the cen tro front that emphasises the slendering effect that overgono sull tries to achieve.
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Jewels for day wear are still corfined to a single mpo of choker pearls for young girle, and choker pearls worn with a rope of orient pearle of graduatod sizes aro jadopted by older women. Colour- ed bonds, brooches and pondants aro now very seldom seen, but eingle bangles made of emerald- cut diamonds, sapphires or rubies, net in platinum rims, are growing more and more popular, as Bro also earrings and fanciful bat brooches.
TO-DAY'S BEAUTY NOTE.
The choice of a face-towel is an important matter to your skin. and it will pay to give it some. consideration, and not to accept whatever is lajd more or less hajp- hazard in your bedroom., A dry for sensitive skin demanda vory soft towel-a ploco of old silk or Hinon is the best... A coarser skin bo picked up in ana or two tention to His technical de'aile le sometimes boutfited by a rough will only prove fatiguing. You towel, but it should still be very, The recond now dance to lenust adept it to your own paill, ft. To ensure that it is better soen this SDRSON comen from cular neods. Long' experier ce ci whenever possible to have your America and in called the the ballroom only proves to face towels warhed at home, with Hunch." The name is ugly, ut 1abituer that alio. Fest dance it out starch or soda. When travell- the dance has the very great ad. that which grows naturally on ing or visiting, always take your vantage of a refurblehed mäsorka of a dancer's own reeds and own-yeu may encounter, when rhythm. It is extremely simple, caprice. Learn the new dancer prerred for Hime, a terribly harsh and while it would be too early to and you will probably find that and rigid affair, and it will not forecast ita success, at lunat it you are inventing "one of your helm you that it inkexpansively. offers the skenk mindenes con Per
A NOVEL SPORTS OUTFIT.
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