THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY OCTOBER
ACTOGEN
1926.
WOMEN'S INTERESTS
LATIOCTH
BABY
DO
GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDS?
THIS ONE THINKS THEY DON'T.
Flo Kenardy."
NOTES FROM PARIS,"
A frock was trimmed with ex- travagant loops of fringe falling The smart little velvet cont or from the shoulder, down the sid conlee has survive! its summer and so to the hem; the loops were craze, and is being shown with as thin as silk and fashioned of morning dresacs oferepella or fine, the material itself. cloth. The coats follow as closely
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as possible the cut of a geritle Pouch, pockets were seen on a tleman's dinner jacket, but with straight Track favoured by dress- wide cuffs and deep pockets. In-makers. The larger the pockets variably they appear in a darker or on the new frocks and the more totally different shade to the ac- untidy, they seem to be, the mor companying garment.
Beigo wool with figured coat.
they are admired. Quite often il the dress is of, cloth the pocket ja of velvet.
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Scarves outlined with fringe ars 40 evening faney, and to show them to their best advantage ther are very narrow, and attached in some manner to the skirt. By winding round the throat they givə the effect of a fringe bolero; other.. wise they should be twisted round the wrist.
A new use has been found for the grosgrain ribbon which is so popular for millinery just now-is forma, the eye-shades worn by really serious tennis players, all of bright colours, but the lowest, which actually shades the eyes, dis generally of green. Another. tonnis novelty, is Bandaled ribbon or shoe lace is drawn and tied round the ankle.
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A charming dance or dinner dress is of simple basque lincs, with a black lace bodice and a skirt composed of richly coloured flowered chiffon, set on a yoke of the same lace.
High crowned hats and tam of shanters are growing so popular that conservative houses are pre dicting their early decline. The
early models have been copied in
BY FLO KENNEDY.
Of the Ziegfeld' Revue.
It's really a futile sort of ques tion, no doubt-this question of whether blond or brunette bounty is more to be desired: It's one of those arguments that never will be settled..
BOUDOIR LACE CAPS.
DECORATED WITH BIRDS. Amannequin wearing a mil Unery creation of cream lace de- corated with a huge green bird onlookers gesp. recently at a London show made
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THIS ONE THINKS THEY DO.
BY CLAIRE LUCE,
(Dancing Star of Ziegfeld Revue)
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I'm a blond and proud of it. If nature had wished raven or auburn Boudoir caps have ceased to be tresses on me, I'd be making the As it is, I think I've the simple, eminently "of the bed most of it. room affairs" which once they the best of the bargain. were, and are living up to their My blond hair has caused me to However, I'm a brunette-name by being real boudier caps.be noticed from the day when I brunette for keeps and I have my preserves her shingle by slipping comedy chorus to the present time, The modern wonian frequently occupied the back row of a musical
reasons,
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At least one of them is a very practical reason. Every brunette knows it, and so does every blond. It's the fact a brunette doesn't have to shop herself half to death before she can find clothes that suit her complexion.
on such a cap with her tes frock when I am more fortunately count- ed among the principals of the when receiving frienda.
Ziegfeld Revuc
It seems likely that some women will also take to wearing house caps. In this they will merely be reviving yet another of the dress customs of their great grand- mothers' daya.
Two years ago I joined the chorus of "Little Jesse James." There were eight of us in the en- semble and I was the only blond Quite, naturally, when the stage Watch a pronounced blond try-
The bird on the boudoir cap is director lined us up to select four- ing to select a new dress, and you'll only an example, of the growing specialty dances, he chose one with see her almost suffer nervous pro-importance which is being given to black hair, one with brown, one atration. This colour won't do birds by the fashion designers. red-haired miss and myself. That that colour won't do." It's dreadful! Instead of just embroidering bird selection gave me my first real Then a brunette comes along. I designs upon clothes, real start. From the moment I knew Nine times out of ten she can specimena, are now mounted and I was to occupy the centre of the "wear anything." Not having to fixed as decorative details. "A now stage all myself, I devoted my en- worry so much about colour, she model evening dance dress had a tire spare time to perfecting diffi- can select just the design and flight of little blue birds on the cult acrobatic steps."... material she wants,
skirt instead of flower trials.
To a blond, sunshine is deadly.. The poor things-how I sympathize with them every summer! Her hat inevitably must be large enough to shade her face. And if the season happens to call for small hate- well, there's just nothing to be done about it, that's all.
VELVET SUITS."
IN SAMPLE STYLES.
Being blond, I came to the atten- tion of the Sam Harris, manage- ment and was given the part of solo dancer in the Music Box Revue. Last year, when I went abroad, I was offered a leading role at the Casing de Paris, where Mistinguett The three-piece velvet suit is one had been entertaining for years, of the season's fancies. As a Again my fair hair stood me in Of course there are all the old xeneral 'rule the skirts are tight good stead. While I worked hard and the coats are fashioned and created several spectacular arguments about the "mysterious- nees of brunette beauty, and how to correspond. This simplicity in numbers, I honestly believe that alluring it is; of how you always style is counterbalanced, however, had I been a dancer with drab by the ornamentation, and suits coloured hair instead of corn co- know brunette beauty is genuine, are seen completely covered with Toured, my stage career would whereas in the case of a blond you fine machine-stitching, the skirts have had a different story. As it always have your suspicions..
being given as heavy an adorn-happened, the day after the revue Being brunette never has been ment as the coat....
opened every editor commented on
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a handicap to me on the stage. So Fur collars are the rule, but the "blond" girl whose dancing had far as the stage's demand for type cuffs and the hem-line are usually pleased them. Several weeks later as distinguished from the demand left unadorned, A fascinating Mile. Mistinguett left the cast and · for personalities is concerned, I be-design,of tubac velvet was collar- I replaced her."
lieve the advantage today is all ed with lynx and worn over an or- Naturally just being blond won't, with the brunettes.
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Claire Luce.
sage Chiffon jumper. A plum-get you there unless you have some tiniest flaw is magnified Into a glar comedy sirens.
At the same time I Oh it's not such a sad life, this In any event, I'm a brünette for coloured affair, treated to diagonal thing to offer. You've got to work ing fault. keeps. Both personally and pro-darts of maching stitchory, had a twice as hard after the spotlight think the stage has been unusually being a blond. The gentlemen, fessionally I'm thoroughly satisfied. duck's drg coloured crepella tanic. has been turned upon you, for the kind to blond dancers and musical after all, prefer us, you know
MR. ZIEGFELD
IT
WAS
SEEMS
RIGHT.
such cheap materials that the THIS WEEK'S RECIPE. types are no longer distinctive.
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For the young girl, no danco frock is more appealing than one
of flesh-coloured chiffon, trimmed with pearls or crystal beads. ""
BERRY SNOW CREAM.
This may be made with any ripe
berries, such as loganberries, red
AFTERNOON FROCKS.
NOVEL TOUCHES.
This, fashion will be followed by larger collars on autumn fur-trim- med or fur-lined coats and fur- goats. There is nothing definite An attractive short necklace to in the shape of these collars, but wenn with a very sheer, dress, or they are full and high. Some will even with a more formal after be rolled high all round, others noon frock, is made, of fine chains will be supplemented with long scarcely heavier than a thread. Falls in front or long revers of fur. Usually a dozen. or, more arp Off some coats a natural fox skin used and siffer, lipstick holder are will be the collar; thus, a grey employed, and they are attached Persian lamb coat has a platinum to a very ornate clasp, which may fox skin collar, dnd a bloused cont be had with jeweled settings if a big fox collar.
dezired. Bracelets to match carry- out the idea' even to the clasp:C
The earrings are of pendant In- spiration, having a tassel of the fine chains in place, of rings or loops. The fastenings match the clasps on the bracelets and necit-" lace,
COAT FROCKS.
TIES AND COLLARS. Redingotes and coat-frocks for the autumn are being made on very straight lies. There is some- times the suggestion of a three- piece with an open front, showing a simulated waistcoat and skirt: and others are tailored on spare lines, with long pointed bodies filled in with coloured faced cloth fwhen the frock is made of this material), or velvet or fancy alik Tricotine, charmelafne, faced cloth, velour cloth, and some of the new light woollen fancy are the materials, and the use of two colours is more noticeable than be- fore. A new velour, of a plaid de- sign, has a waistcoat of tan cloth; a black ribbed faced cloth has a vest of white corded allk and a row of black tailor buttons from under the arm down each side and also from the vest in front.
With these cont-frocks there will elderberries. Put a pint of the glass dish. When cold, pile over be a return to fur ties and to larger fur scarves. Already the smaller stalked, washed fruit into a pana meringue made with the stiffly Bliver fox la, worn instead of the
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Flo Ziegfeld said "Gentle" men profer brunettes," so the Pittsburgh Press conducted a biond-brunette-auburn tourna ment in Pittsburgh. Twelve hundred girle entered, and a brunette won. Here she is Peggy Bossa, 18, daughter of a coal minor, a "little mother". to eight children, because her own mother is dead.
with doza. of caster sugar and the whipped whites of two eggs mixed small fur "choker;" and the far tie Juice of a lemon. Simmer until with a gill of whipped cream, a lit
or black currants, mulberries, the fruit is soft, then put it into the sugar and vanilla essence,
finish to autumn drosg--will be always a graceful and becoming
commaba in the coming months,
Printed Bille of blue and while