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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 1926.
WOMEN'S INTERESTS
HANDKERCHIEFS.
NESTLES
NESTLE'S
SWISS ALK
SCHOGOLAT
Croquettes
EVERY MOUTHFUL À SPECIAL DELIGHT
Blue Bird, Wiseman's L. Crawford, etc.
OF INTEREST.
|COLOUR IN FURNITURE.
The season of seashore und diving board is here. Here are some of the latest styles. Ruffled taffeta and Chinese printed ́ silks in the centre strike new notes, as does the figured jersey on the right. The severe swimming costume will continue popular.
Cups will be fancier, and capes frequently seen.
Since
short
skirta
remain
Small and dainty are the new The liking for colour in furni- coloured French linen handker-ture and furnishings incrensen another suason, beauty experts åre chiefe, Cut-out work, finely the austere phase has paaacd turning their attention to the sealloped edges and floral motif Harmony, of course, there must ankle. Special ankle massaging corners furnish the" decorative (be, but it is a harmony of blended fand steaming are now being schemes. These small handker-vuriety. The scheme is carried in many beauty parlors."
chiefs also may be had with fancy out to the smallest decorative You can do this yourself and for applique designs, a touch of hand iteru with delightful effect. nothing, at home. To attain the embroidery or a double hem of Beautiful things that match your ankle one loves to see step, stand Handkerchiefs of a larger room nowadays include pture on the tiptoes, stretch, come down, size and decidedly practical when and photograph frames, coloure about 100 times a day. of white linen are finished with reversible trays, fruit and flower
net.
oddly cut appliqued coloured bowls, limp, stands and shader,
borders, which supply a pleasing trinket boxes, book-onds.
contrast, For evening use the Pictures, mirrors and screens of
Floral
| inlaid wood are very fashionable,
Th
gayest and most delicate of chiffons are Zavoured. effects, modern and futurists and contribute to the light an designs and the conventional little shade of many "schemes. field flowers are all represented, latest works of an artist in inlafil In each instance, however, the wood include charming examples colour combinations are
of landscape, figure, flower nnl phasized.
bird subjects. They form very distinctive decorations, and the eye does not tire of them.
THE NOTE OF SURPRISE.
em-
The easiest toilette with which to ensure the note of surprise is, of course, the two-piece, which is often all sombre without and al glorious within, and even reverses this order of things when so dis- posed. Very gorgeous ccats some times accompany chiffon frocks of an almost child-like simplicity.
Occasionally, however, a one piece frock springs the unexpected upon us. A very trim little dress
THE CARE OF YOUR NECK.
Don't neglect your neck. This! is very sound, ädvice and 'a rẹ- minder that most women badly and youthful-looking you may need. For no matter how fresh
keep your face, if you allow your! neck to become "stringy" you will certainly add ten if not more years to your apparent age.
of pale grey drapella, is trimmed A scraggy necky with loose on the skirt with narrow ribbon sagging skin around the jaws, į in green, blue, purple and red, proves that the muscles of the threaded in and out in rows above throat and those which control tha
are likewise seen in both bags and THE VICTORIAN TOUCH. THE HINT THAT HELPS. the hem. The top part, of the sides of the mouth and chin have shoes. Pastel tints, dominate in
The Shingle Pin." The pin for bobbed pair has perhaps been somewhat "tardy in
FASHION ODDMENTS.
all types of footgear, whether for After having for many years sport or formal wear. provided all the accompaniments: of dress, a new departure has been made by supplying the cor- scents are made in England from eme at last. It is a patent, anti English flowers, novelty is pro- very ingenious one, although vided by mannequins, equipped simple enough. It is a flat double with sprayers of each perfume. hairpin, almost, like a small slide with which they can scent the with a slight curve. It is quite easy to adjust, and will keep the hair in position better than a slide
onlooker,
frock has a coat effect, and is per- lost their elasticity. A good fectly plain at first. But when astringent should be used to to Just to balance all the boyish- | The fortunate people who the mannequin, unfastens the but-up the skin and exercises will ness that pervades our fashions possess beautiful hand-wrought ton that holds the revers together assist in stimulating the muscles. just now, there is an ever- recur-silver on copper ware should, if they open to show a bodice gay
a welcome contrast. The Vic-with any kind of plate powder, and red, to match the skirt trim
ments of the deriure period.
F
The New Blues.
Spirits of camphor, mixed with
morning:—
ma' clean rubber will restore all
Stand erect, clench the teeth. its beauty of polish and sheen.
Many other beautiful frocks then bending the head, as if bow- ended by manufacturers who evening This is the treatment recom-coine from the same salon. An ing to someone, turn it, with A apricot sweeping movement, first to the
gown
rect scent for the costume, These making an appearance, but it hiring picturesque note which makes course, never attempt to clean it with colour-green, blue, purplehalf its quantity of rose water, i torian touch is introduced with silver cleaning fluid, nor yet ming. The fastening of that one will be found an excellent astrin- telling effect, and it is amusing to whiting
button makes the dress perfectly gent. This should be dabbed on see how well the modern shingle, so long as the side-pieces are long be washed in hot soapy water, and button unfastened it is charming from five to ten minutes every Occasionally the ware should "right" for street wear: with the night and morning and the two following exercises practised for enough to curl on to the check, then, strange though it may sound, for indoors.
be adapted to the require- smear of good furniture polish The Serpent's Wisdom. does. These pins are made in Reptile effects calfskin black, brown, golden, and grey.
The Shingle and Crinoline. in leather strongly "featured in the and are to be bought at most good A crinolia frock of black footwear
Your shops. Makers" of hairpins have taffeta, with velvet this Lizard, suike, "bag" ani chame- found their trade growing smaller various enlours embroidered on leon effects will be much in and smaller of recent years, but it, and with a chemisette of cream evidence, as will also shark. Go there are still millions of hairpins hut. complete with black velvet- and silver calf leathers in two-sold, in spite of all the cobs and bebe ribbon, was shown' by `a tone effects also show up strong-shingles. The bobbed pin, hity-famous Bond-street firm at their ly in summer footwear: ever, is a sign of the times. There dress parade the other day. Handbags to match shoes will be must be many women who have shingled, wearer of the frock wore very popular this season, and in their own Ideas about hairpinsoses in her hair, and she was the bags now being shown for and such-like things. It is a pity accompanied by a little girl, with this purpose there is a very that these cannot be passed along; short black hair, dressed in white, strong leaning toward reptilian to the right quarter, for practical but in a frock very similar to her effects... Novelty suede leathers ideas are worth putting into use.
are seen
The famous Boots Bob, featured in a comic strip, up pealed to Miss Sylva Biyatin of Columbus, so much that she made her hair dresser copy it for her. And here's the result,'" She was the first girl in Columbus to appear with the new boli.
A
roses
in
The
wn. The child carried a Vie Lorian posy, "and the two of them made as charming à picture as could be imagined.
Many other beautiful dresses were shown, A sleeveless chiffon frock for Ascot had a tunic top of closely patterned chiffon in blagi, brown and beige. The skirt was of pink chiffon with touches of the, black, brown and beige.. There were shaded feather roses on the wide pink hat, and the chiffon sunshade to match the colouring of the frock was of shaded black, brown and beige: Uned with pink.
Wallflower Colourings.
A shaded pink, chiffon parasol | accompanied a frock of pink and; black georgette worn with a. trans- parent black coat and a straw hat trimmed with pink roses made of organdie: Natural-looking wall- flowers were placed at the turned- | up back of a wide beige straw hat worn with a beige georgette dress. A wallflower brown velvet strummer hung from the hat, and the ruched chiffon sunshade was in wallflower colourings.
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have been producing metal war charmeuse is trimmed with trans- for over a century. **
Pearls for buck; with even- ing gown is demanded by
smart women.
A bunch of violets worn high THIS WEEK'S RECIPE.
on the left shoulder, and a figured
belt of violet suede, made. "purple
patches" on an otherwise perfectly
APPLE SNOW JELLY.
right, then to the left.
of
parent borders of blue, a lovely
Hold the head up, pout the lips blue, called "bleu vierge." worked with allver. Another new blue, as if about to whistle, then take with a hint of silvery grey in it, a deep breath and expel the air called "montgole," is chosen for.
through the mouth. Do not in- Place the left
an elaborate dress of lame, lined flate the checks. with cherry red chiffon velvet, and hand at the back of the neck and having a train of the lame also press the chin downwards while lined with the cherry red. A Practising this exercise.
dance frock of shot green and gold tissue is hand-embroidered with puce, blue and green sequins. A black chiffon dress has for its adornment hand-painted, carna- tions in natural colours; but, of larger than natural size.
An afternood frock of red and purple ribbon is worn with a black chiffon cont worked with broderie: anglaise outlined with the steel clips which are so popular in Purls. Erills of narrow gold lace make a delightful trimming for a Inavy taffeta frock which is accom-] panied by a transparent coat of navy chiffon trimmed with navy taffeta eut to look like leaves clustering thickly along the hem and at the collar. Black'taffeta' with a woren gold stripe is a novelty.
COLOURED CAKE-STANDS.
Cake-stands are now made, to match the china used for after- noon tea, or to harmonize with the colour schemes of the drawing" room. They are usually of mahogany, with three tiers, upon which the colours are painted by ja special process. The frame-
plain frock of pale grey georgette, Dissolve a packet of atrawberry work of the stand remains in which was completed by a trans-jelly in a pint of boiling water natural colour, but the plate parent cape, also of palest grey. When partly cold, turn into stands have alternate stripes of The skirt of this frock showed sherbet glasses, lling three-black and gold, mauve, yellow, or ivory broad, flat pleats.
quarters full. When firm, pile some other shade round the edges.
A two-piece suit in black and apple snow on top. To make Almost any colour combination is flame colour showed nothing but apple now, dissolve half a packet obtainable, and special schemos the black when the coat was of lemon jelly in half a pint of can be carried out to order. The fastened; as soon as it was opened boiling water. When cold, whip coloured cake-stand de just a the charming, Almy frock, made to consistency of whipped cream, pretty novelty, which adds to the entirely in the vivid colour, was and fold in one cupful of whipped attractions of afternoon ton, but it shown, and the lining of the coat cream, one grated apple, and four cannot ever assume much impor- was also "flame."
tablespoonfuls of sugar.
tance in the scheme of decoration.
Awkmurd age? Yes, Lillion Guenther is just 14, but had the distinction of being the highest paid mo·lel ut a recent Los Angeles fashion show.
A quaint little bonnet of milan and grosgrain with a little decorative ornament in front,