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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. - SATURDAY, MARCH 21,
1925. (FEATURE: SECTION).
WOMEN'S INTERESTS
Nearest to
Mother's Milk
JACTOGEN
A smart crashed wide" in brown straw is shown alětle upper left. The chic model at the upper right is mands of black silk crepe and is trimmed with black glycerim ustrich pompons. The small but h low is a black and white creu- tion, with a white ostrich feather trimming. The broad- brimmed hat is "maste of apple green ninon and trimmed witle a darker green ribbon.
THE WAY WE DO OUR HAIR. comb will accomplish this ac
drawing it behind the oare so that thero stand out as they have not Is it possibio that women are done for years past, and then being coerced into reverting to screwing the hair into a tight knob at the back of the hoad old styles of hair dressing? Ono notices lately that mure and more Preferably rather low down to women are dressing their hair by wards the nape of the neck. One dragging it back from the fare hoper and plays that the next head as tightly as brush and stop in the process of imitation]
will not be for them to cut them- selves fringes and "frizz" as women used to do twenty years or so ago.
FOR SPORTS WEAR.
I. For sports wear nothing con be more youthful and smart looking than this combination of Roman stripes and pleats, joined by a wide feather belt, The colourful stripes give chic to costume and the loose fit and-the full skirt afford the
· freedom and ease that is muRİ
essential.
IMPERFECTIONS REVEALED. The real reason why one mus take this innovation seriously is because nearly all the big cout- uriera are showing off their modola on mannequins whoso hair in dreseed in this way. If, one must argue, they did not think this was the stylo bast suited to show off to advantage thair latest modole, then they would certainly not maka their Therefore mannequins adopt it. girls who havo refrained up till now from having their hair eithar bobbed of shingled, can look for- ward to a reign of terror ahead when, it they wish to be in the fashion, they will have to reveal the imporfactions of their oars and tie up their hair in an un- compromising knot at the back of the head.
For the girl with perfect fea- tures, this will be well, provided sho keeps her hair sleek and glossy with constant brushing, but woo for the girl with snub nose and irregular features 1
THE DOMINATING FASHION Happily there are a great many women who will not follow any fashion, slavishly. They tako an idos from a now fashion and use it to modify thoir own manner of dressing their hair. Thus, at prosent, though the shingle is superlatively correct, and has been adopted by the smartest women everywhore, there are yot others who look extremoly nico and suficiently fashionable with their long tresses.
Those aro droseed close to the hoad, giving tho "small hoad"! jeffect, which is proof-if proof]
needed that the shingle ides dominates our hairdressing fashions at prosent.
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Inverted tucks appear on many of the now costumes and some how manage to look much more distinolive than the old-fashioned Ikind that lle as they should.
A LONDON LETTER. MOSTLY ABOUT FROCKS AND FASHIONS. (Special to the "Teicgraph" by
Lady Correspondent).
pointed flares of isos a shado despor than the actual frock.
Black we love vary dearly, and it fully justified favour in a straight black marocain evening a gown with a plaia back, and, in front, a cut-up hom concealed by an over-piece imperceptibly London, Jan 29th,
added just above the knees and London is busy deciding the carried up higher on the loft side. rulings of her fashions, for just as On the left shoulder was a knot early September avos oditora doop of fuchsis-rod flowers holding in in the make-up of their Christ-
into rows of
mas numbers, so the modes for place a narrow drapery of the material, this following the line the spring and early summer are of the armhole, continued from decreed as soon as the designers the left underarm to ond in a scent December mimosa in the point longer than the hom of the flower-sollors baskots.
skirt on the outer side, but the Ear-rings and the lines of our same length on the sido joining olathes remain long, necklacos the side seat. and skirts short, there are conces=" OUR FEATHERED FRIENDS. sions to depth in the oncrusted
We cannot boar to part with embroideries and bands of fur feathers, and one black gorgetto the popularity of which would own, straight from nock to hips,
flared suddenly Reem undying, but breadth is a dimension almost entirely cold, ostrich at the hom of its tunle and shouldered and scarcely permitted shook them out of the slits which to draw attention to its existonce, had bean cut several inches up save in the ivory and tortoise-the pidos; again, a hyacinth biuo shell ferrules of our umbrellas, or
crepe romain model olightly shap- perhaps in the three-tiorod capod, was hold on the left side by a collar of some gracefully-cut fronded ornament of feathers to highwayman coat.
match; a long panel falling from Unbroken lines cal. for thetho shoulders was caught to the greatest skill in design and cut, gown again in a slight pouch and many gowns fail here because slow the waist, whence its slim their construction does not allowi
fortunate the width required for walkingand longth fell several foot boyond the
silver hools of the dancing at the same retaining the original offect.
Wearer.
IMPORTANCE OF EXTREMITIES,
Stockings are as important as over, and with a black toilette at
In the Now Bond Street salons of Madame Handley-Seymour, I noticed how cloverly this ques- tion can be dealt with. Hora Inight nothing looks more attractive
than vory fino gauge black hono. have just been shown the very All shades of sunset, gold and latest month-after-next modols in silver are being worn at night, order that, be you East of Suez and quito uften very thin stock- or noarer the South Polo than you care about, you may knowings to tone oxaotly with the
wearers' frock, what is the very latest cry in London just at the time it is 80 which after all, is more than broadcasting can do for us.
THE DANCE FROCK-A LAW UNTO ITSELF.
Miss Grace Dormoad, who is to marry Maurice Flynn, former Yate football star and wow motion picture actor, in
April.
THIS WEEK'S RECIPE.
STUFFED APPLES.
THIS SEASON'S HAND-BAG.
The most populır handbag of To turn lastly to shoes does not
tho momont is undoubtedly the mean that their importance is the
Pare and soro fine largo apples. (under-arm handbag. Its name lets: For morning and aports Cook in heavy syrup until tender is a somewhat amusing con- wear antelope and calf mixed, and clear. Roniovo from ayrup tradiction in terms, and the
Raoul as popularised by the
and cool Moisten equal quant-habit of carrying a handbag un- Company, gather in popularity,ities of chopped nu's and sooded dor the arm is apt to wear the Always som thing of a rebel, fastening generally with a single and chopped raisins with orange material of the coat somewhat the dance frock for the spring in wide strap. For promonade wear marmalade. Fill cavitos of apples noticeably in one place.. dicatos a tendency to break from glace patent and lizard in court with mixture and serve masked Perhaps safety first" con- the absolute straightness of this shapes with cut out fronts, largo with whipped cream. The cream siderations have triumphed. At season, for some there are with oval bucklos, or with one strap should be sweetened and alightly any rate, Woat-and drapors and asarion of net or lace flares or held by some wooden or cut stool flavoured with vanilla. Dance frocks are being fashioned godets falling gracefully from ornament are most popular.
At night, brocades and beaded of chiffon, very simply made below the hips to the hem.
Over a narrow black satin slip satin fight for first favour, and. or baad embroidered, and all the nowest designe show a tendency one black modol showed a skirtas daucers continue to argue the towards handkerchief draperies of this type in black not, and the merits of sandal-straps vorsus the the straight tubo effect of the misty transparent instep atrap single or divided in heightened by A tures and got slant-wise, both stay rather than effects of yesterday: Turquoise points was
CHIFFON DANCE FROCKS.
FRENCH BEAUTY WINS 5000 FRANCS-BY A LEG.
Mile Linirys, the pretty French actress of the Comedie Caumurlin theatre of Paris, was awarded a prize of 6,000 francs in the beautiful ley competition at the Bal de l'Opern.
blue, shrimp pink, lan, rose, or further new note in the form of a with us and at least agree to fasten chid, green, and bright red are folded belt at the hips in shade with a small decorative ornament. Even so, It is sad that our shop favourite colours for ovoning wine-purple, so arranged ne to wear. Many frocks for the South leave the long linos quito ut-makers, with all thoir resource hava failed to produce Atlanta of France are accompanied by broken.
A further.example of this now hools or mercury wings for our smart wrapa mado of georgette, trimmad with fluffy fox or dyed danou skirt was seen in a sunset-footwear to onablo London to marabout, but the English climate plak and silver gown, but in this return a few of its Wembley calls demands more substantial fabrios casa the back was quite straight before all last monson's visitors are for our evening coats and cloaks, and only the front showed these back again in the smoky Capital,
WHEN DELAY IS DISCOURTEOUS.
high-class leather goods mor- chants are making special shows of theso attractive, envelope-like bags. They aro to be seen in all sizos and colours, made of suede and silk, of canvas worked with
in In acknowledging receipt of woo!, and
all kinds of money or other valuables sont embroidery. The Italian tooted through the post the sender is leather bag is slightly on the naturally glad to be informed of wane after its extreme popularity the safe arrival.
last year.
In writing your little nola of thanks after you have stayed at a friend's house.
In congratulating your friend upon any sort of success, whether it be professional or busineso advancement, or the winning of some other "heart's desire."
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In thanking a friend for any present, large or small.
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Delay in writing the letter of sympathy is, of course, worss than discourteous-unless it is genuinely a case of reluctance to intrude on Borrow or misfortune. But do not imagine even then that the lotter can be written "later." It can be written now, or not at all.
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Replies to your friends' con- gratulations to yourself should bo reasonably prompt, but do not depend on their immediacy for their significance the congratulations themselves do. And, of course, no one expecta immediato acknowledgments of lettora of condolenso.
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All "special bccasion" letters, telegrams, or telephono communi- cations must bo
time." Promptitude is the essence of the pleasure.
A NEW WAY WITH SCARVES.
The scarf is an old friend wo
a soeing in now guises, one of which is the slip knot.
The latest idas launched in that of crumpling them up longth- wiso and slipping the loose ends through the loop which is then drawn up loosely under tho obin, the ends being tucked away be neath the coat front. The effect creatod is one of negligence and general softness that takes away from what are apt to be the hard and trying lings of a tailor-made or formal winter coat.
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EMBROIDERED ROSES.
Just two large embroidered roses, one a delicate pink (and the other a deep rose, trinithis attractive black gown with its There is fullness in the front. classio simplicity of dinn
which adds to the grace and comfort of the gown.