NESTLE'S CHOCOLATES
XMAS GIFTS
ROLLS and PACKETS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1926.
A dainty, frilly' model, în shell-nigh chiffon, with silver thread and bead embroideries. The frock is mounted over a slip of silver tissue, which is glimpsed beneath cascading #kirt. A posy of pink and silver flowers, rests on one shoulder.
WOMAN'S
WORLD
OVER THE TEA CUPS.
(SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH BY "JOAN.")
London, Nov. 25. Do any of you want a delightful coral pink georgette, frock trimmed with ostrich feathers? Think how it might add to the joy of Chris- tmas fostivities. Margarita has sketched for you a most effective littio frock which will look equally delightful in blue or orange; but. having seen a similar one in coral pink, and having a personal liking for that colour, I cannot help
recommending it."';
wise people tell us is taking place that Mr. Jacob Epstein's admirers include the majority of our sex, One in parti. cular is Mias Thorndike who, when hundreds of people were getting up in arma. and writing to the papers about bird the memorin.l which Epstoln executed for Hyde Park, in
for our sex when we get a perfect example of a professional woman
who can still be a good mother. It amounts to what Lady Frances Balfour told me. "A clever woman can make a success of both; a silly woman of neither!" Which, I venture to suggest, is an epigram worthy of Wilde.
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The Street Of Adventure.
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Do any of you read the works of Miss Ethel M. Dell? Of course you do the most highbrow of you and get the maximum amount of thrills therefrom.
All the foregoing, being un
Then Stephanie, being a woman,
nemory of cannot stick to her particular line
Hudson, told me that it gave her,a -lingerie-but has, weighed in feeling of infinite peace". The with a black confection which I sculptor also did a wonderful, head venture to think excuses her de- of Miss Thorndike which always animously adopted, I recommend graces the vestibule of any theatre you to Miss Dell's Intast, "The: parture. She tells me that it is where she is playing. It makes of black satin with a coloured her look years and years older Black Knight", The hero starts georgette underslip, the pleats of than she really is, but when I out under the usual Dell-ian which show through the skirt,doubtless a work of art, it was like one; of being, in fact, dubbed ventured to suggest that, although handicap of not seeming to" shape- and, worn with one of the newest not flattering, she replied very high-crowned hats, It makes a quieldy "It's ME. It shows "the White Rabbit" by his lady. wrap coat. In view of the inan-evreything I ever thought and ever shall think!" And I suppose no cial state of the whole of the artist could want a greater tribute habitable globe (American being than that from another artist!" automatically excepted!) I think the most popular frocks are the "any occasion""ones, and wherever possible I shall give them to you One of the prettiest Period-assisted, of course, by my artists, dresses noted this season is made who have a penchant for straying with a silver taffeta bodice on long- One waisted lines and a full skirt of off into the impracticable, because is particularly all-over silver lace bordered with their thought processes become in beautiful, is made of cystor-white a deep transparent hem of silver volved by attendance at multifari- satin, edged with a black, feath- net. Beneath the open-work effect ery fringe, above which a thin of the lace skirt is worn a nite our dress-shows.
FASHIONS, FADS AND FASHIONS.“
Evening wraps which are even more luxurious than any we have had before, are now to be seen in the modistes' windows. model, which
line of diamente acts as a heading. green-slip of silk crepe which Inside this wrap, tiers of soft extende just to the transparent feathers stretch from the waist to hemline. Silver hosiery and nile the hem line, creating a great ex-slippers ure worn with this frock. panse of softness when the wrap ia thrown back," Black and white seem to be" much favoured where sumptuous wraps are concerned.
White fox neckpieces are worn with colourful velvet wraps and fox in white, platinum or beige is used as trimming on many models. For instance, a silver lame wrap is collared in platinum fox and a border of fox completes the hem-
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Hodder & Stoughton are pub- lishing an attractive book of short, impressionist stories (some of them "new, and others collected a writer
Mention of Sybil Thorndike makes me wonder how many people by permission of") by know what a tremendous force she
children than about her histrioniej
CAILLER and KOHLER'S
XMAS GIFTS
BONBONS
The new doll family, left to right, above, the wicked aristaorat, Pierrot; below the Dutch peasant, the Spanish lady; centre another peasant.
FASHIONS IN FOOTWEAR.
Shoes are divided into two
Evening shoes are certainly re
is, apart from her marvellous act-called "Janet Ling". This pen- ing? The stage-door attendants name hides, and to certain ex- will tell you that her presence tent reveals, a personality very classes, the ornate and the simple; covering from the frivolous de- permeates the theatres where she plays. No one is too insignificant well known in social circles, with and since a modern woman needs signs which marked the models for her notice and she really a father whose name is a house- shoes in quantities, it is likely worn last season, and, although would much rather talk about her hold word. Sometimes. I think that she will have several pairs the claborate sandal is by no means triumphs. She says that her two the daughter shows traces of her of both. Fanciful effects are superseded, there is a tendency talented daughters are going to father's" tendency to enquire achieved with reptilo skins. towards a plain alipper, which learn their job where she did-"What?" But enough. I am Lizard, however, is no longer con manages by the simple process of at the famous "old Vic", to which not supposed to know. The title sidered smart when fashioning the colour what its fore-runner did I think it says much for the I have referred before. I always artistic renalannce which many think it is a tremendous trumph of the book is "Illusion".
whole shoe, and its latest vogue is with dazzle. It is considered for piping and very restrained smart at the moment to wear vivid trimming.
green slippers with a white dress, providing that the green is the one bright noto of colour in the whole effect. Naturally, any other bright colour is worn in a similar fashion,
Dresses made of delicate spun glass are seen on foreign ball- room dance floors. It takes about THIS WEEK'S RECIPE. six months to make enough apuh glass. material for one dress. They say that a ball room full of these gowns gives the effect of n roomful of irridescent butterflies.
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FRUIT SPONGE..
Dissolve 1oz. of gelatine., Stew 11b. of any fruit, such'ns currants Pink jewellery is a whim of the or gooseberries, in half a pint of line. Ostrich fans still wave moment with rose quartz und its
hroughout the boxes in shaded imitations forming chokers, neck-water till tender, pass through a ones of reds, and greens. Skirts laces, bracelets, earrings and bar wire, sieve, return to the saucepan, pins. The pale transparency of add sugur to taste, then the gela- rose quartz is very flattering.
are quite as short on evening rowns as on daytime froeka.
A becoming creation in black satin and georgette, described
by "Joan"
FANS AND FLOWERS.
IMPORTANT ACCESSORIES. Fans are larger than ever, and consequently more costly. With the simple frock they are usually darker than the gown, or else they contrast colours. With pink gown, nothing is lovelier than a fan in the deep red tones, or in the bright shades from flame to coral. With the velvet-frock, the fan is often exactly the shade of the frock. With metal cloth-frocks,
tine. Boil for a few minutes, strain into a basin, and let, cool (not sot). Add the beaten-up white of an egg, then beat all for at least a quarter of an hour. The whipping must be constant, or it will not get spongy. When finished it can be put into a damp mould and turned out or built up roughly on a glass dish. The juice of a lemon may be added if desired.
THE ELUSIVENESS OF
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highly coloured fans are used. The world is full of people Nilg or emerald green is lovely whom no one cares very much with silver, and so is `delicate about except those who live with pink or orchid.
pinkor
them and profit by their respon-
The artificial flowers of this sca-sible, unselfish
virtues. That
son are unbelievably beautiful and isn't the fault of the virtues; it more lavishly used than ever be- is owing to the lack of charm. fore-particularly in the back. What is charm? Why is one The shoulder bouquet is larger person charming and another not than ever, and often has small gar- lands or festoons that hang to the waistline.
at all? The wisest philosopher has got no further than the trad tional reason—""because,"
MARLARIN
This is a delightful ostrich trimmed georgette frock for. special occasions.
TACTLESS LISTENERS.
TRIAL TO NERVES AND TEMPER.
The
This type of ornamention re- quires something more ambitious than a pump, and so there is a woman who listens well return to the sandal shapes. y They' holds a certain key to popularity. are characterised by thin straps The trouble is that many women and quaintly-shaped vamps, which, who really wish to listen sym-if they are not dissected into fan- pathetically have by no means tastical triangles of patent leather acquired the art.
bound with reptile, or vice versa; -There are so many kinds of are perforated with a unique de listeners. One of the most an- sign.
noying is the woman who looks at one blankly in the middle of a
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The unadorned examples are
story, and never says a word, works of art in the cut. Usually This invariably upsets the narra-they are cut high on the foot, tor, and she losses the thread of with "spike" heela. Sometimes her discourse and thinks how flat rectangular buckles are seen, but her chatter must sound.
they are there solely to match the The person who interrupts when clasp on the bag. Black is by no the speaker strikes some chord of
means the only colour. association is also a trial to nerves
and temper.
"Yes, that happened to me, too," or "That reminds me," she inter- jects. And then follow reminis- cences, ending with "Excuse me for interrupting. What were you saying?"
There is a return to the craze for blue footwear, while grey and beige are worn with matching dresses,
It may be that reptile skins are less pupular for formal shoes on. account of their tremendous popu
Still another irritating listener larity for sports wear. The low- is the ejaculatory person. "Ah!" shaped model with the broad
Oh!" "Yes!" Not really? "1
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know," she mutters at intervals, strap, bucking on one side, is still with the regularity of machine the most sought-after design, and gun firing.
second in order of popularity What sort of listener do I like comes the stout leather design. to talk to?
which hugs the back of the leg Oh, anyone who is really respon- tightly, and finishes round the give.
ankios with crossover lacing, like One of the very pleasantent a ballerina's slipper. qualities in a stoner is a soft,
A new kind of Russian boot has beautifully made, sometimes in what else to call it, we adaptability, a desire to please sympathetic laugh at the right Jowolled and embroiderad to givo call it charm. People with Nothing gets to people's hearts time! But that possession is rare, been sprung upon us. It is unde a hint of seductive glitter. Lovely charm don't escape hardships by more than unmistakablo evidence. There are only few women who with a leg like a concertina, which any means. On the contrary, they that you like them, and that you have it, but there is nothing more ate snugly by virtue of its olastic ones are made of feathers in pasto! suffer many-but on the whole,
contagious or stimulating when
padding. they get the best life has to offer, are interested in them.
used with discretion."
Wo know there is a something Chiffon" and velvet flowers are that gets the best things as by
divine right, and that, not know- ||
Acolours, and in lace and not.
Charm means kindliness, tact.
The whole trick with tha year's coat is to handle the fur well-to use just what is need ed, but never compromise with alenderness or nover disturb the line. This coat succeeded perfectly. The material is very fino wool, and the fur la just
a shade darker.