THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1928.
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DOTS ATTRACTIVE FEATURE OF ENSEMBLE.
The skirt, jumper and touse coat are of urey marocain, and the dots are strescilled in navy blue. There are still more dols on the little handkerchief: The skirt has a series of luz plents, stitched will down, and the scarf is arranged gipsy fashion and dors away with the need for a collar. The smart little hat in of pale grey crochet straw, underlined with navy,
THIS WEEK'S RECIPE. TOO MUCH PRETTINESS
lemon
CHERRY TARTLETS..
cochineal.
By a Plain Man.]
Required: 1. cherrles, l It is emblazoned on goods in the sugar, 1 teaspoonful cornflour, chemist's shop windows, found in julee, short pastry, the pages of every magazine, and Grease the patty' tins and line has finally appeared on the covera with pastry, pricking the bottom, 1 of books devoted to the subject- and filling with rice. Place on Every girl can become pretty," greaseproof paper to prevent the tartlots from rising. Cook in t fairly hot oven. Into a pan place the sugar, the juice of half a lemon, and a gill of water. Boil for five minutes,, then add the washed and stalked
cherries.
Alas! 'tis true, unhappily every girl has become pretty.
A navy blue costume, pale pink lega ending in black patent shoes, a striped jumper, a string of pearls, a sinall, nay, infinitesimal Cook very slowly till que tender.hat covering a shorn, flatly-waved Strain off the syrup, placing the end, thinned eyebrows, artistical- cherries in a basin, and return-ly blanched complexion, white, ing the syrup to the pan. Blend teeth, and a very red mouth out the cornflour with a little cold of which speaks a high, clear water and add it to the syrup. Stir until bolling, and then brighten the colour by the addi tion of П little cochineal. Arrange the cherries neatly in the tartlets. Allow the syrup to cool, and spoon sumelent into each tartlet just to cover the fruit.
Hera you see a tagetas frock of TOBO pink, with chifon roses down the front of the skirt, This flounce, is of pink chiffon, and it is carried up the left side and draped to give a delightful "pouf effect. The roses have centros of a deeper pink, and a tiny crystal bead is zeum in the heart of each one.
voice-whose portrait? Anyone's -the start shop girl's, the ellicient woNRI secretary, the next-door neighbour's daughter, une's own wife, or (excluding the voicu) the model in the shop win-
dow.
Save those 'nbove and beyond the need of fleshly charm, as good cooks or tiled ladies willing to open bazaars, all women, young and old alike, have attained one dead, monotonous level of slick prettiness.
Aki
WOMAN'S
PYJAMA SUITS.
IN LOVELY AND DAINTY FABRICS.
WORLD
SCARF POCKETS,
WRAPS THAT SERVE AS HANDBAGS.
A pocket cut to ornamental
Some women love dressing up in gay and gorgeous clothes. The shape appeared upon one end of
FASHION NOTES.
NEW MEDIUM-CROWNED
HATS..
We all want to look younger. Hats, it is said, help us to youth.
looking a hat may bc, choose, rather, the one that makes you look younger, and there is always one that will.
instinct is, perhaps, a survival of a scarf designed for the seaside However smart and Parisian- the child's delight in unusual gar-girl to wear. ments. The vogue for luxuricus Made from a fine, soft white pyjama sults certainly satisfies woollen material, the scarf was this craze among the wealthy rather wide, and bound all round Mary Nowitzky (Princess the edges with pale blue silk Kotschoubey) has recently been which also made à border for the showing some distinctive models pocket. The latter was large In London.
enough to hold the handkerchief and a small purse.
Pyjama suits are made in the loveliest and most delicate It is a splendid Idea for the fabrics, in radiant colours, and in seaside and summer sports girl, their most modern guise they may and many of the new scarves are he accompanied by draperies and being, provided with pockets for trains. A pyjama suit in royal the necessary handkerchief and blue chiffon had a parrot green change, so that a woman cont worked in other gay colours; need not worry about carrying a This iden also serves another in blue georgette and gold handbag. tissne had a mauve and blue velvet "pencock" train.
A long straight-cut coat of plum-coloured georgette was worn over a suit which, had a tunle of gold lace and coral pink georgette and yellow trousers. Very wide sleeves drawn in at the wrists
were
the purpose of giving a decorative
Louch.
A scarf made from rose pink stockinette had a tinsel thread running through it, and the little heart-shaped pocket on the left side was worited all over with fine silver Hues. Needless to say, this was an afternoon scarf.
a feature of a charming bloused tunle in shaded green. The same pocket idea is seen chiffon with trousers to match. on those scarves which are in- Shell pink crepe de Chine tunic, tended to be worn after a game oyster grey satin trousers, and an of tennis, when the scarf is ivory satin coat bordered with generally made of the club.coloura astrachan, made another very and has a pocket emblazoned with
A very de- the monogram, attractive ensemble. lente-looking suit of beige lace and chiffon with sleeves hanging loose, giving a coatee effect, was trimmed with little knots of beige ostrich feather.
The pocket in the scarf is also making its appearance on some of the very filmy georgette and ninon shoulder.wraps designed for even ing wear.
The new medium-crown models a tremendous amount of need adjustment every time they are worn. They must be pinched and banged about, and in some curious way, the pinch one puts in the day before never does for the next, The brims, too, are floppy, and need much care. Coloured hats are worn, and red hats are still likod.
Velvet and black satin "Tama" are very fashionable, The velvet is twisted into weird shapes, and They ops over at odd angien.
Velvet have a very jaunty air. brima may have felt crowns, and. brims velvet crows, and felt straw and velvet, and straw and felt are also much seen.
Irregularity of Style. Irregularity is the chief feature of the new clothes,
The waistline has fixed its place, after many long hesitations, and Bettled down almost at its normal. Are still place, while akirts healtating as regards their length, although it seems they will decide to be a little longer. Could they 'be shorter?
CANDLESTICKS HARK BACK TO ANTIQUITY.
Inset at the left and above are candle-holders of mediaeval pattern, one a triangular sconce, the other a spray from ancient altar decoration. The modern lamps at the right feature a baro of dice, an illuminated globe map and a blue shade with silver stars visible only when the
SMART BLOUSES. "NOW OCCUPY MUCH
ATTENTION.
Presumably they strive to be attractive. Let them be warned- they are overshooting their mark.
All Uniformly Pretty,
The blouse is occupying more Every man, to speak metaphori-
to attention than in ecasona net. cally, likes to behold, or Imagine, a distinguishing star on Not that there is any hint of a the forehead of his beloved, a "back to the shirtwaist" move-
light is turned on.
NOVELTIES IN DECANTERS.
TYPICAL DUTCHMAN FOR .GIN.
There's a better selection
LANE, CRAWFORD'S
LADIES' SALON
DISCORD BETWEEN THE ACORDS.
Charging cruelly, the former Loudan Lorraine, above, film favourite, has sued for divorce from Art Acord, also a cinema actor. They were married April 14, 1926.
HUSTLING WOMEN.
MAKING THE BEST OF ONE'S TIME.
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NEW LINGERIE.
IN MANY DAINTY SHADES.
Square neckilnes and "V" neck- Most of us have been bitten at lines are crented only to be one time or another by the crazo rivalled by the bateau line, which for making the most of our time. Le Paris fingerle now includes for the new designs in nightwear. Sometimes it is one of those
Deep points of lace, usually In alluring treatles on efficiency that biscuit or ochre tones, docorate has awakened us to the know-one type, while narrow bands of ledge of the fact that we might this rich loco outline the bateau be twice as cultured, effective, neckline and this deep arm-holes. happy, or rich if only we would get into each day all that we might get in.'
to
In one model in orchid there is a shadowy flower at euch shoulder, developed In punch-work... This Sometimes it is the revelation type of decoration, however, is made by some great man of the rently secondary appliqué manner in which he has spent his motifs and the Turkish stitch, waking hours, showing the won-which not only makes delightful ders he has achieved by the skil-designs in both nightwear and ful apportionmant of time, which cami-knickers, but which is used has caused us to make the first frequently also move towards, mapping out our triangles of lace. time and giving to each quarter of an hour Its allotted task,
In nearly every case where the schedule has been adhered to, I expect it could be shown that there has been great gain in work done, but, I wonder, has there not also been great loss of another
to join the
Triple silk volle le used for most of the more elaborato types A rich heavy of nightgowns. quality of washable crepe-de-chino is employed as well, for both nightgowns and combinations.
Pink continues to reign as a colour for lingerie. favourite But there are many other dainty shades. Light green, peach, deep There are so many "hustlers" tones of pink, and turquoise, are now among women that it is used. Pleats augment the modela, dificult to find any who have time
SCATTERED INTERESTS ind?"
DIET FOR THE AVERAGE MIND.
to be just kindly and human and usually very fine, and hand- A doctor who is also a psycho-sy be that now and up and stitched. Of course, this beauti The mode of the coloured Liqueurs are much drunk in logist, suggesting that it is just ap might have gone to them, for con. ful lingerie is all hand made. ...
mouchoir is with
again. 80 novelties in tiny important to diet the mind as to isolation and friendliness.
are having large France, glasses and decanters for the pur-diet the body, points out that this
And gradually the habitual' Many women a question of cutting hustler loses the bo
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"No one but you has a little curl]have greater emphasis for reasons fascinating Parisian shops which down scientifically the austenance ly to ordinary folks who are not de-chine dyed to match their
on the back of her neck," "I love that are fairly obvious,
In the first place, the normal
your lisp," "What an adorable dimple that is." Those were the waisted suit of classic lines has mother. But for him to-day star blouse, especially
specialise in table accessories.
Ona
of the
most popular novelties is an adaptation of the
taken into the mind."
trying to be efficient.
Very few people, who ever stop Is this loss not perhaps for charms that drew his father to his brought back the inside-the-skirt book box. Two large and thick to think of such things, or who greater than any gains that are
among thebrary volumes, handsomely
banding of the minutes? and halo are mass-produced. The younger act. This blouse, so fre- bound in tooled leather, are expect anything of their minds, made through the careful hus curl is smoothed down or cut off,quently observed, is severely placed together and their centres will deny that there is a strong the dimple carries on a guerilla tailored-mannish, in fact, with cut out to give space and cover to temptation these days to scatter 'warfare with raw carrots and its soft, turn-over collar and tle, a act of little tumblers and two their interests, and to dabble in
Closed, the lemon juice, the lisp has been its linked cuffs and general neator. three decantera. modulated out of existence in the ess, not to speak of the manniah old tomes look learned and serious too many things to admit of
ilk used, as well as crepe-de-enough not to betray their hidden thoroughness in any one. newest school of elocution,
chine,
...
In short, the poor man cannot tell his own dearest one from the next fellow's, and it docen't satisfy him.
contents.
The outlines
"Not more than one major In- The second type of blouse la Very amusing are some liqueur terest" In allowed by the paycholo- are mere dagane in the form of china gist referred to, in the balanced one with which we
worn figures about a foot high modelled alot for the average mind, and familiar-the over-blouse outside the skirt. Of these there in character with the part-experience teaches that he is are many, from crepo-de-chinocular spirit each carafe 8 in right A man's senses may be soothed types, simply decorated in dozens tended to contain. by a roomful of uniformly pretty of ways, to those with much tuck women, but his attention is caught ing to define the gilat, the cuffs, by the one who has straight hair and other important items.
Blouses with Anc. pleats, intro or chubby hands, for she is dif ferent. Ila appreciates the dif- duced in triangles, in diamond ference, and is promptly interest-shapes, and
Success in any undertaking.de- and colourings are bold and simple, and the heads are stoppers,pends as much upon the power to A bearded Russian holds Kummel; shut out other calls upon our typical Dutchman is unmistak- energy and attention as upon the ably for gin: a stout negro possession of a devouring interest in perpendicular mammy with scarlet handkerchief in the matter in hand..
ed. After that, if she wants him, movements, to give easy blousing round her head proclaima Jamaica it is all over. Victory has gone, and greater fullness, serve
дв rum; the caricature of a kilted
not to the fair, but to the distin- direct challenges to the successful Highlander is undoubtedly meant
tucked models. guished plain.
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for Scotch whisky; and there are These blouses are in plain others equally appropriate, To a plain man it is incompre colours in the pastel shades, even henalble that the modern girl-though the trimming may appear such a splendid original first in a darker hue, if the skirt that turn-over collars and fichus, and edition in outlook and ideals-
bowa, all appear in the race for should be content to be a reprint in accompanies the blouse happens high collars and jabots frills, and
to be a shade or two darker. clothes and face.
High necks and low necks, soft popularity in blouses.
It often seems that never do so many other interesting avenues open up inviting us to explore them, as when we have resolutely: chosen a straight path leading to a well-defined goal at the end of
it.
A
Refusal may be hard, but it is the price of achievement.
dresses.
Scarves and scarf collars are features of evening frooks as gell as of jumper auite and dresses for afternoon wear. With the flowered taffetas frock is worn a scarf tied in a butter fly bow at the back of the neck? It is "narrowed" at either side, and one flower.stands out from the centre of the throat, A black and solidle spotted handkerchief is knotted round the throat in the other sketch and matches one worn at the jorist.