Caillery
CHOCOLATE
Whipped Cream
WALNUT WHIRLS
OLD PEWTER.
IT'S PLACE IN MODERN
HOMES.
THE WARDROBES OF FATE.
A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE.
At the beginning of every season Pewter has always held a place. both in collections and in the hearts anxious questions are propounded of English people. Aesthetically it by all women who wish to be is one of the most attractive of all fashionably dressed. What will the metals with its soft grey sheen, and silhouette be? it is very intimately connected with In early the history of our race. days pewter adorned the tables af nobles and kings, later it came to be known as the poor man's silver and it is perhaps in that guise that - it makes its greatest appeal.
"Yeoman Service."
England owes much of her great ness to the old yeoman families, and it was in these yeoman houses that pewter played so large a part, A glance at ones own pantry shelves will give some perception of what pewter has meant in England. All those plates and basins, dishes, jugs, table ware, measures strain- ers, spiceboxes and a hundred.other things were made of the poor man's silver. Pewter, too, was extensive ly used in the charches, for chalice and paten, flagon and spoon, ewer and basin, alms dishes, lamps and holy water stoops. -
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SATURDAY, OCTOBER
1927.
WOMAN'S
WORLD
GOES ΤΟ THE HEAD.
STYLE
NEW FEMININE
BOB BRINGS IN ENHANCING HAIRBANDS.
For the modest debutante the Where has the nomadic waist line found a resting small hair band of brilliants is the place? Are skirts to be longer? latest style. Right-A two-inch What colours will be favoured by filmy filigree bandeau set with One thing seems cer- rhinestones in one of the modern a mode? tain, that the new styles are more feminine and gracious than they geometric designa. This band is have been for a long time past, and held with a jewelled fastening that from that fact a good deal can be may be worn in the front or at one
Evening toilettes have side. deduced. ben veering towards the feminine some Ittle time, picture for gowns are gaining adherents daily. Many of these have long skirts, or skirts that while normally short in front dip to ankle length at the sides and back, others compromise on a transparent hem.
"Draw t to One Side." According to one fashion expert Draw it to one side" might be said to be the slogan of the winter sea son, Drapery, which is used to give a feminine softness is usually drawn to the left side, and this one In Our Own Homes.
sided movement is seen on coats us A metal so intimately connected well as afternoon, and evening with the lives of our own people, dresses. Trimmings take the form in churel and home, must have auf insertions, not of lace bien en- hold on the affections of English!endu applications or fancy stitch- Same houses are sing two men and women, and it finds a con- ing. genial setting in many of our sided fabrics generally the dril sur- modern houses. The tendency to-face for the frock and the shiny for day both in architecture and in-inserted trimmings. terior decoration is to seek inspira- tion from the period when pewter was in daily use. The open fire place, odked beams, studded doors, panelling and simple colour wash ed walls, are all signs of a return In these to an earlier simplicity. modern homes pewter at once takes
A Pretty jumper blouse with a very Novel Neckline.
Four Piece Ensembles.
After the chemise frock came the two piece to be quickly followed by the three piece and now Lavin and Lelong have eimultaneously intro- duced the four piece ensemble. The four piece is made up of a three quarter length coat and matching skirt, a blouse or jumper, and a short house coat or cardigan. Either the blouse or the short coat is sleeveless. This is a very practical mode.especially for travelling.
The Evening Coatre,
The hair band is Paris' Intest gesture to the feminine tendency. bead- Left the "Black Bottom" gear-which consists of a band that swathes the head Hike Mam- my's old bandanna--though it is fashioned of gorgeous gold and sil- ver brocade like an evening gown a fringe of curls is allowed to show.
The little opera cap is fashioned for the lucky girl with per fect features. Below-Rhinestones sparks like star-dust all over a net cap so fine as to be almost invisible, old gems of great value will be pressed into service for hair-bands like this, this winter. For the un- decorated head at even-tide is not the smart head this season,
OVER THE TEA CUPS.
(SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPE" BY "JOAN")
[distinctly optional.
and
Remove the at all "doubtful." bring your stock An evening ensemble is
London, Sept. 22. also being shown by various At first glance, the little cami marrow from the bones by break- briskly to the boil and it will be important houses, comprising knicks by Stephanie do not appear ing them; then take away all the Put the bones dress and a coatee of to be anything out of the way.. I fat from the meat. the same material for wear on said this myself, in fact, when I and meat into a saucepan with a chilly evenings. Paton has a dal-first inspected them; but she point- little over a quart of water maligne, a three quarter length cent ed out the novel shape under the some salt; bring to the boil and of the same fabric as the frock arm which allows for a low-cut jakim. Then add the chopped vege having long sleeves or none at all evening dress. There is nothing tables and the peppercorns and Cherait is making "smokings" in more dreadful or unbecoming, as simmer the whole for about four multi-coloured beads, paillettes or you know, than layers of apparently or five hours. Subsequently strain lace, which gain a quaint chie from irrelevant garmenta proluding into a basin and allow to become! the contrast of the richness of (sometimes only a quarter of an quite cold, afterwards removing fabric and colour with the severity inch, but sufficient to mar the whole the fat which will have settled on of the cut. Lelong had great suc-toilette) from underneath, say, a the top. Any quantity of stock can cers, with a model which had a black georgette gown, where every- be made in these proportions, and, tight sleeved "golf" contee of black thing should be either the gown-or should you be heavy users, twice the chiffon worn over a sleeveless even-you! Now these little.cami-knicks quantity given here will not be on If the weather is ing dress of the same material. ure of flesh-pink volle or georgette hand too long.
Turbans.
(in accordance with the state of your exchequer) anil Stephanie The airman hats and the brim-guarantees them to be just what less mode generally bring with them you want. The lace trimming is the suggestion of turbans for wear cern; but I personally should be en grande toilette. Margaret Ban- inclined in the circumstances to nerman is particularly fond of this dispense with lace and have just fashion and swathes her head in picot-edging or hem-stitching; be- gold and silver tissue glittering cause the key-note of and necessary for this garment is simplicity. In with diamante.
other words it's there, but we don't want to know about it.
its place as a fit and lovely orna- ment. Pieces that seemed, to all but the connciseur, dull and life less in a Victorian cabinet are at their best reposing on English Oak
The Cross Over Movement. or silhouetted against the white
The new coats wrap over as far washed walls or wainscotting of an
Madeleine gives us an attractive The inglenook, dimly reflecting the as possible to the left side.
Henson model. Hip-lines, I' remain straight or new flicker of the firelight from the line. may the front embers on the hearth."
panel develop into understand, are going to be accent-
This could be
' a flare at the side. The cross uated this time, and this sketch For the Amateur Collector.
overs often accentuated by the shows one of the newest designs be- Although prices have advanced new long collars of fairly narrowing what Madeleine calls “a revived very considerably since the begin-fur. Tailleurs have shortish coats Redingote silhouette". I hope you ning of the century many lovely bita cut on straight and easy lines and a know what she means. I don't; about of pewter are still within the reach plain grey or beige coat is often but she's always right
"The waist-line" she of most of us. Rare pieces com- worn with a skirt which has a more fashiona. mand high prices, but there are
or less pronounced over check. goes on to say is raised with hundreds of types to be found every French coating flannels are new and bolero and belt. where at quite reasonable prices smart; velour is reappearing in the made in two combinations of satin: which will give very great plea-striped as well as the plain variety, for instance, a rich brown over a sure to the possessor even if they and many of the new kashas are tunic of rust colour; or black velvet cannot be considered in the light distinguished by two tone colour-over white satin would be except- ionally smart. The buckled sirap- ings.
I'll pings are particularly chic." The Waistline.
leave it at that, except to add that As for that elusive waistline, it should the black-and-white scheme varies from its normal position, or be chosen, a black panne hat with a even a shade above, to the very white satin under-brim would be bottom of the hips, but I think the ideal; but such a toilette would only 2/8 Cup Water, 3 Tablespoons smartest models will show it just be practical for what a character in season, a recent play called "weddings, Sugar, Cap Raisins, 1⁄2 Table-a trifle higher than last spoon Cinnamon, .1/3 Cup Milk, often with a second band about christenings. and other unexpected
af heirlooms.
THIS WEEK'S RECIPE.
CINNAMON BUNS:
1 Cake Compressed Yeast. 1 Egg, three inches above or below.
Teaspoon Salt, Cup Sugar, 2 Tablespoons Purico, 3% to 44
Cups Flour.
And Skirts. Despite all that is said skirts are
things".
Try This!
From time to time in the recipes Soak yeast in a small amount til definitely short, just covering I pass on to you, I blithely tell you of luke warm water. Put the the knese generally, and often real- to mix with a little stock," or to. sugar, salt and Purico in a mixingly long in the evening, but never "add a little stock'; but if you are bowl. Add the scalded milk and half and half at any time.
water and cool to luke warm. Add
the yeast, mix well, then add the
like myself, stock means just any gravy that may have been left over from the joint. An experienced
well beaten agg. and flour, Turn cinnamon and one-fourth cup cook, however, has given me dough on a floured board and sugar, and scatter. one-half cup of recipe for making actual stock so knend until smooth and elastic. raisins over rolled dough. Roll that one has a quantity on hand. Put in a bowl and let rise In a and cut in slices. Put in pan well and here it is: Plenty of bones warm place about one and one-oiled with Purico and set in warm (cooked or uncooked, but preferably half hours or until double its bulk, place about one hour, or until the latter); one pound of shin beef; Bako inaa carrot, onion, turnip, stick of then turn on lightly floured board double its bulk. and roll about one-half inch thick moderately hot. oven about fifteen celery (if available); a few pepper- This recipe makes 32 corns. Herbs were added to this Spread with soft Purico, aprinkle minutes.
Ilst, but I think they should, be mixture of one-half tablespoon of rolls.
Á new aèason model showing the emphasised hipline. It is designed for two tones of coloured satin, or can be carried out in black and white.
Cailler's
THE YOUNGEST DAUGHTER.
THE ART OF DRESSING
CHILDREN.
There is a very real art in dress- ing small children, which has really only developed within the century. Their clothes, if they are to be smart and yet retain the simplicity, and charm of youth, demand as much study of line and current fashion as those of their mothers.
Simplicity.
clothes is simplicity; although there The first requisite for children's
are certain types which seem to demand the rather sophisticated French styles and others whose curly mops and dancing eyes, ask for frills, ribbons and materials,
sheer
CHOCOLATE
Whipped Cream
WALNUT WHIRLS
`MOTLEY MUSINGS.
MADE TO MEASURE.
Women are very noble when you come to think of it; they will put up with almost any discomfort in order to please their lords and masters and to look lovely in their sight. It had begun to look as if the old saying "Il faut souffrir pour etre belle" was as dead as wasp walsts, but from London comes the news that the smartest women are having their hats made on their heads. You choose h "hood," as it is called, of soft felt. and then the modiste cuts, pins, Despite the very small protection trims and irons it on your head. afforded by hingel locks, you must bear all this with a happy smile or you cannot tell if the operation is proceeding aright and the hat will suit. Those discarded hair and hat pins that used to tor- ment us, must be having a quiet laugh at this fresh plan of Madamė la Mode to keep Eve in subjection.
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A Chinese advertisement for a
Betty and the Infanta. Dress has changed very much since the days when Velasques painted his demure little princesses. Short rippling skirts have taken the place of dignified long ones, and patent medicine contains the fol- lightweight porous materials are have to inform our many Patrons lowing delightful sentence:-"We that their quality can seldora be compared with our manufacture." It must be made solely for the hot polloi.
now considered one of the first es- sentials for children's wear.
Trimmings.
Very narrow collars and cuffs, a touch of hand embroidery, tiny tucks or pleats, small frills, and narrow lace, all' used with discre- tion; are the smart and appro- pirate trimmings for the children's mode to-day.. Two points are essen tial in designing clothes for nursery folk, durability and comfort.
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Simply is, they say, the hall mark of chic to-day. It appears. however to be a rather Chinese brand of simplicity when one con- siders the newest creations. I met the other day a woman wearing a frock of beige georgette, with no No trimming except tiny" sunburst" child can be happy in a dress which tucks and geometric insertions of calls for constant warnings not to the same material. It looked as if spoil it; and unless absolute free-it had been made on the wearer dom of movement is possible the and had no fastening, so perfect child is not healthily dressed...
was the cut.
Colours Young and Old. If a child has a bright complexion and a healthy skin almost any colour is becoming. The golden- haired, blue-eyed, darling looks her best in white or pure pinks and blues. Rose shades belong to older few with really golden locks, look years. Darkhaired children and a lovely in lavender, which is, fortun- ately, no longer the perogative of queens and old ladies. Yellow and green are more difficult, but if the correct shade is chosen they can look very delightful. But remem- ber that if your little girl has blue eyes you should always hold a piece of the material near them, and make sure that their colour is not killed by the frock.
Pretty Dress for Dancing.
A charming and practical little dress for a dancing class has been designed in white crepe de ching, with a narrow yoke and deep smock- more easily preserved after it has ing, also in white, across front and been made a few days.
as the chest widens.
Dainty little cami-knickers for wear under the low-cut in evening gown. They are flesh-coloured georgette and , ecru lace, picot-edged or hem- stitching 18 an alternative finish.
back. It fastens either back or Is That So?.
front, which ever you like best, with tiny buttons and loops. The Godfrey Tearle is our hero this collar and cuffs are of the same week. Play-goers.óf my own gen- material and finished with a simple eration will remember him first of embroidery stitch, and the sleeves all for his masterly performance in are smocked into the cuff. A deep "The Garden of Allah,” Robert Hi-hem, or a three inch one and two- chen's dramatised, novel performed or three inch tucks, allows for at Drury Lane. By one of those growth and the smocking stretches chances which dodge even the per- sistent theatre-goer, I didn't see Mr. Tearle again until he appeared, only last year, in the musical
Very special attention should be comedy. "Merely Molly," opposite paid to the choice of children's gar- as they say-Miss Evelyn Laye. It takes a stretch of imagination to ments during our hot season. Above all any constricting bands must be think of Godfrey Tearle in musical avolded; a saah, or even a ribbon, comedy, even though he may have round the waist gives extra heat been cast for an absentminded' duke; but ho lent lustre "to the because it holds the clothes close to the child's body. Collars make a whole show much lustre in fact double thickness round the base of some truth in the contention. that, in my own humble opinion, the the neck, a place where one always at the same time parents should be the thing was in danger of flicker-feels the heat, and materials should
a
For a Hongkong Summer,
ing out under the glare of his per- be as light and porous as possible. sonality. Now we have him in a new success, "Seventh Heaven" at the Strand Theatre, and he por-
And in Winter.
Use Your Imagination.
It may be argued that it is next to impossible to guard against these misapprehensions, and there is But
far more careful of what is sald
in front of children. The ordinary fears of thunder, shadows, moon- light and animals, can be ex-. trays a primitive lover who, I Much the same rules apply in plained away by the use of a little understand, works in a sewer, at winter, although the little ones imagination. If at the first hint least to begin with. But if any need to be more warmly clad here of a storm instead of bewailing a man on the English stage could than at Home, in relation to the "thunder headache" and showing "get away" with the part of a hero temperature because their blood has herself ill at ease, the mother saye handicapped by the lowly and ex-been thinned by the excessive hent. it is the big voice of "Mr. Itain" traordinary profession aforemen But it must be remembered that who wants to come through the tioned, Mr. Tearle could and has.weight does not mean warmth; on clouds, or the rumbling of a fairy. the contrary it discourages move train in the aky, thunder becomes. The Street of Adventure.
ment and so the action of the cir- a game instead of a fear: Shadowa Among my batch of new novels culation, becauses sluggish and the in the same way become the sun's from the house of Hutchinson, I body gets cold. The fine texture drawings, and a puppy in the house select for your library list one by of a child's skin demands the right will soon dispel a fear of dogs. a woman, Ursula Bloom, called choice of materials. The skin needs "Spilled Salt." It the tale of a air to breath and cannot get it if the non-porous country parson's daughter, told body is swathed in
with wit and understanding, in materials. Fresh cool air is bene- and have others made like it. in clear language, and without that ficial to the whole body, clothing different colours. Dresses with bane of so many new women writers which hampers free movement is of collars are generally more becoming (particularly in novels of thla degno use as a protection against the than those without. Collars are cription) an effort to be consciously cold because it also hampers the smartest when narrow and most be
In selecting elever. The author has a prologue natural heating processes of quick coming when white, and epilogue dealing with Judas blood circulation and muscular her coat be careful not to choose à Iscariot and his spilling of the salt, movement,
hut I cannot see that either affected
the story proper, which was quite
capable of standing alone. There
Choose a Becoming Fashion.
If you want your little daughter
collar which will fight with your own, it is pretty to see a mother and daughter dressed as if they belong- ed to each other. Above all, con- sider her first, her comfort, her ap pearance and her needs, don't make
is an uncomfortable little child into look smart, keep her dresses and the tale who insists that he sees coats very chort. "poor Judas" in the salt cellar, frock that is especially becoming a toy of her.
Pick out one