THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1926.
AT THE MATINEE
CHILD:
CAN I BUY. SOME
CHOCOLATE, MUMS?
MOTHER: YES, YOU CAN IF
IT'S NESTLES.
WOMEN'S INTERESTS
AT THE CINEMA
HE: WHAT SORT OF BONBONS DO YOU LIKE DEAR 7 SHE: WHY KOHLER'S OF
COURSE, SWEETHEART,
FASHIONS ABOUT TOWN.
THE FAIR DANDY,
LOVELY FROCKS.
Fellow frocks and barge hats should be included in the coming season's wardrobe, say fashion experts..
HAT-WEARING REVELATIONS,
by the way in which the hat is
TO STOP A "LADDER."
are innumerable
Fashiona scen about London
Pretty Parisiennes are embrac- Lovely indeed are the evening since the Now Yoor have muching the style and manners Frocks destined to shine briliantly concerned themselves with water-dictated by a new Byron vogue. at the parties on the Riviera or proofs, umbrellas, and sturdy During the morning parade in the the English hunt and county balls. footwear. Russian boots have Bois and along the Chainps Rich stuffs, supple as chifion gained an added appreciation; Elysees (writes Paris corre-scintillate with diamante, cry. long gaiters have had ap-spondent Byronic silhouettes are stals, and opalescent stones. propriate sales, both in cloth too soon every day just now in Fringes of diamante or of ostrich and the type of "American cloth increasing numbers.
foothors tipped with the sparkling which, noods just a rub with a A long costume-coat coming to stones: floating panele gorgeous-- damp duster, and then a polish, within a few inches of the bottom ly embroidered: bands of ailky after it has been splashed.
of the short skirt, gives the effect fur introduced at unexpected; The pretty
of a frock coast, and it is button-points--these are the devices. crepe-de-Chino waterproofs nowadaye add weled to outline the waist sharply in modistes are using. come touches of colour on drab true Byronic manner.
It is sufo to say that the winter days. Wine shades are very popular.
The bobbed or shingled head season of 1926 is one of great! has the hair impeccably waved, beauty-feminine beauty. The but it is hidden in a broad brim-women and girls of to-day are at A GOOD COLOUR FOR EVENING med felt hat of masculine form.
their very best, with their demure, Followers of the new vogue shingled heads and their gorgeous Wine shades are responsible, affect the airs of a dandy The frocks; their dangling necklaces too, for some beautiful ovoning head is carefully poised with up-and chains, countless bracolots cloaks. One seen at the Strand lifted chin, and "a somewhat dis-and ultra-smart shoes. A delicious" Theatro recently was trimmed dainful expression fixes itself on ensemble. with silver galon and chinchilla Įtheir pretty features. rabbit, altogether a charming gar- mont.
The colourful items of the delightful Chauve Souris" ali ways provide numerous good ideas for fancy dross-the butter- cup coloured, red sprigged muslin, blue trimmed poke bonnet, and blue scarf in "Love in the Banks"; the white satin braochos, blus and white striped blouse' the high blug gaiters to initate sea boots, and the blue.son'wester lined with white of the Copenhagon cameo! and the green, pink, white, and yellow outfit of Katinka, with the absurd little hit, aro all worth imitating.
orange,
BROADTAIL CLOTH AGAIN. Broadtail cloth, that useful and elegant-looking material, is com. ing back to fashion, the modistes say. Miss Diana Furso had a coat;frock of the material at the
Women may be divided at the If you see a hole appear in wadding of her cousin to the Hon. present moment into two classes; your silk or artificial silk stock. Maurice Lubbock. The collar of those who put their heide insidefings at an inopportune momea,the frock was tipped with" Bur. their hats, and, these who perch you can provent a ladder developgundy-red velvet, a black and thoir has on the top of their ing by smouring the stocking Burgundy-red ostrich chou trim- heads. Psychologically those round the hole with a tiny piece ming her hat. two classes are as the poles as-of soap. This waxes the thread
It was lacquer.red which Lady under.
prevents in ther stitches Guggisberg had allied to black jand For much more clearly is the|from slipping
for her dress and coat. On the montality of the wearer shown
Left side of her corsage there was worn than by the hit itself. In and woman of the parched-on pinned, instead of the diamond ornament or brooch NO any women wear, a small gold ele- AL the prosent phant and palm tree, the crest of For there is nothing to prevent moment when the first shinglers, the Gold Coast, of which Colony her, if she so wishes, from per-tired of their hairless state, are her husband is Governor. ching her hal on her head in the ro-growing their hair, there are atyle of twenty years ago, but many woman who, after".two there are many reasons why she years' consideration of the ma would find it difficult to buy alter, are just making up their hat of that period. Thero is the minds to be shorn. persistence of the sales-wonian. There are women who change in pushing her wares, and the in- the style of their hair-dressing, or possibility of finding a really even of their shingle, every wook antiquated hat such as her soul or so, while others insist on the
the manner of wearing a hat a hat, thera
women's instincts have full play, gradations.
craves.
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THIS WEEK'S RECIPE
ORANGE SPONGE.
Required: 3 oranges, 6oz. of cup and arrangement being ex-caster sugar, 3 gills of wator The women of the perched-oactly the same as thoir first ex-3 whites of eggs, 1oz. of gelatine, 1 bat are not all of the same type.periment. And won betide the teaspoonful of lemon juice. They are usually in the fiftios poor hair dresser who deviates Cut the rind very thinly' from and sixties, though, there are a from this by a hair's breadth ! the oranges, put it into a pán few quite young onas among These two types of mind-the with the sugar, gelatine and them. They are sometimes in mind that craves change and the water, and when the gelatine has tellectual, somaticies domestic, mind that abhors it will never maited leave the pan by the side sometimes even artistic in the really understand each other, of the fire for five minutes. Then art and crafty style. Their one The one welcomes enthusiasti strain, add the strained orange common quality is the con- cally a new idea-often too and lemon juice, and let the servatism of their minds and precipitately-while the other mixture cool. When nearly cold their hatred of charge.
pine his faith to maxime of his stir in the stiffly-whipped whites 'Between the woman who is the forefathers.
of the eggs, and whisk until last word in fashion-and such Both kinds are needed by the spongy and nearly sutting. Pilo women are found amongst the world; the woman of the perched half the mixture on a glass dish, working classes as wall as on hat and she of the pulled on colour the other half yellow or amongst the rich and leisured-hat and Eton crop.
orange, and pile it on the top.
WHAT THE WELL-DRESSED FOOT WILL WEAR.
The most important news item is the return of the tie oxford, in the regulation plain style and in the decorated top. For afternoon or with the oilk or velvet frock the opera pump or the one strap model in leather or satin is the thing. In the centre of this group you will see one of the styles of pump with a fan-shaped insert at the side so that the froMES SINGA
VERY CHIC.
Miss Sally P'Neil, of cinema fame is wearing a chic street suit or cùntan grups.
SILK WIGS
All the best dance frocks are short, but not abnormally so:: many of them show an "uneven heth" produced by floating ends of wide ribbon or vandykes of beadod chiffon or laco. The popular silhouette of the bour- it might, indeed, be called the "uniform silhouette "--shows d plain, fitted top and a full hom, the top reaching down to the hip line, even a trifle lower, and the full hom a mass of pleated gored, or gathered flounces.
The charming litttle dance frock worn at a Negresco Gala made a genuine sensation with the colour and glitter. Silver-silk stockings accompanied the silver shoes, and an exotic make-up faintly recall- ed the New-Art wax mannequins which had such a success at the big exhibition in Paris.
THE CHARM OF PEASANT FURNISHING.
One of the notable features of modern furnishing is the decided rent towards absolute simplicity of form and decoration in every" thing needed to complete the roam. It is an age for colour; "colour in hangings, in upholstery
Here are hands worth holding. They have won a contest
in Nice and their owner is Marcelle Albatani Italian beauty,
NOTES ABOUT SHOES.
THE RIPPLING HAT BRIM.
Shoes shown for the coming! The crown of your felt hat Reason bre not the ethereal must auffer these days to ba creations which were in vogue fashionable. And Д slightly last season. To say the least of dilapidated look doesn't come. at it, they are highly practical, for all amiss. Felt still refuses to the Oxford shapes are worn by seriously recognise the charms the smartest women. Buckskin of either. velours or velvet, and and kid are rivals for popularity, the very latest models are as kid, if anything, being in advance pliable as possible, and turned up on account of the envo with at the back; with crowns which, pushed or which it is dyed Suodo seems whether they are
to
to have lost any prestige it ever punched or folded over, have a had, and is rarely used for an up-large plout on the top, this to be to-date model.
ranged folding forwards.
Rippling brims are receiving Lace-up shoes in tones of bois de rose, ivory or green are some sorious attention, whether thoy. thing new to which conventional are arranged with careful folding souls have got and even in woodwork.
accustom or are pinched by the encircling themselves. As a This le due to Eastern in-
very smart band. A wavy effect is always a last-minute model. fluences, and also, in a large mea-afternoon shoo the sandal shape, there on sure, to artistic impulses emanat. Blightly exaggerated at the sides, All the wonderful promises of Ing from Central Europe, Sofis more popular than all the ospreys and feather trimming
designs.
have fallen rather short. Jewelled strong is this latter influence that newer
Wovon leathers re still ornaments still appear to be far even the type of furniture used by the humble peasants of that counted smart in very bright more popular, the latest being part of the world have been wal-shadea, or in direct contrast there quite a large copy of a very wavy cunted as a breakaway from the is a plain pump. Linon shoes feather carried out with stones. traditional styles so familiar in have held their own against all Conventional bands of grosgrain England.
discouragement, and appear adorn, the most exclusive models In the home of an enthusiast, bound with kid in the most exotic in preference more feminine interested in Central European shades of orchid, maize or rose arrangement of velvet ribbons. art, is a living-room modelled ex-for wear with formal toilettes
Fashionable top coats are made clusively on this quaint style, and Coloured raffle vampe and motifs
"
for absolute freshness of effect is at the back of the shoe are hand-of velveteen lined with leopard
costume.
is difficult to improve upon it. worked novelties which put the skin or printed furs. They are Every piece of furniture installed price of a jewel-bedecked slipper ideal to wear with the sport is modelled on peasant produc- ia the shade. tions, and the decoration is of fighly coloured detail-on a paint- ed ground.
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A table of the trestle type is accompanied by chairs singularly novel in shape, copies of old er amples. Those are mainted a rich orange colour, and, comfort is added to the chairs by soft cush- ions covered in a gaily coloured cretonne. A chest, painted also, provides substantial furniture for one wall, having a quaint little cupboard above decorated to harmonise.
Fixed near the top of the wall, for the display of plaques, is a To the pretty wigs made by the shelf which has a protecting rail Paris hairdressers of lustrous to allow the china to be tilted for- floss silk, in various colours, no ward in order to exhibition the table in white and in mauve, a designs, to bost advantage. The new one, of bright gold in very hangings for the windows carry thick, twisted, gold silk. has been fout the decoration theme in broad, added.
borders of oxotic flowers of rich The wig is made in the car-colour. phone style, with coiled plaits A large open hearth, with a covering tho Oora. In its whimsical brillianco, the now wig should be popular at balls.
Women with natural white hair, vary their appearance vory successfully this sonson by using coloured hair-powder a style introduced at Deauville last summor, and not forgotten in the capital this winter,
These new wigs do not imitate hair, they are made with a thick, course band of silk, but they are se becoming to the face as is any hat.
fireplace of brick, completes a unique arrangement, the primi- tiva idea being accentuated by old-world wrought iron fire-tonge and grate, quaint is shapo and none the less serviceable.
For the ceiling large beams are employed, the spaces: betwoon boing filled in with oak-stained matchboard. This dark bros above has a restful effect and is a complete change from the usual white plastor.
To the housewife Interested in novel styles for home furnishings, For the natural hair, waving is the possibilities of this peasant still favoured by most women, I work from Central Europe should but the youngergirls like to show be well considered, for it affords
cropped-head endless varisty 4H
SOMETHING NEW IN MILLINERY.
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