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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1928.
WOMAN'S
The first untram chapeauz kave drooping backlines; (left) a "buiten hat"; (inset) a grey felt
with blue kerchief-like, trim and (right) a smart black-white velour with pleated sides.
FASHION NOTES.
THAT TOUCH OF RED.
CRETONNE FROCKS.
ARE GREATLY FAVOURED.
FIRST THOUGHTS BEST.
more
AN OLD ADAGE REVERSED.
There is a veritable obsessión Nearly everywhere one looks for When is the best time to think In for red this season, and it ranges frocks of cretonne. In floral pat-the aense of forming judgment from dull Indian, the slightly more terns this material is greatly and making up our minds? Many vivid purple shades, to cerise, rose favoured for house wear, and and vermilion, vía lacquer and even for the stroll along the beach people say that they live hunting-pink; a choice fortunately in the morning.
happily if they follow their "Grat large enough to permit of a As a rule the cretonne frock is thoughts" about people or situa- general participation.
made with short sleeves, or it la tions. Many women, who have hitherto sleeve-lesA, Pipings in bright! fought shy of this colour, are find-] colours, taken from the floral ing they can, after all, exploit it; especially as an enlivening note to black, navy blue, ant-meal, wheat, and brown, frequently relieved by aroupcon of gold, the latter like- wiso playing for a significant place in the modistic sun.
When we awaken from sleep we patterns, are added to finish the experience the first thoughts of simple design of the gown.
Wide belts, piped to slip round the day. After sleep the brain is the normal waist, simple little col-alert, the inner self, the uncon- lars, either "Peter Pan," or seious is nearer the surface of the "Claudie" types, are used on mind, and may, if we permit it, many of these frocks. If there is give us marvellous assistance a cuff, it is usually turned back,
when there are conilleta and and very deep
difficulties to solve.
or
One may destribe the outlook, on the whole as colourful. Won- derful printed silks, foulards, and
Printed Voiles. chiffons lending invaluable aid, Printed patterns in volles often together with embroideries, tas-{ deceive the eye in perspectiva sels, buttons, and scarves.
making the material appear to be Thore is much talk about the printed chiffon georgette. revival of grey, and several models This, in itself, tends to a wide use. have been seen of grey and brown Trimmed with rows of tuckings, mingled, which is quite a pleasing shirrings, or even sometimes with and original combination. But it buttons, and with gilets of is extremely doubtful whether organd, and organdi collars, the gray will either oust or achieve the volle frock may be used for after- popularity of beige.
Buckles.
Volée of Intuition.
What comes Into your mind the Arst moment of the waking day? You are called on to decide some- thing relating to your work, or children, or friends. What did you feel about it this morning- "Don't do it," "Accept," "Refuse,"
Thus "Beware."
speaka the silent volce of intuition which Large dots, graduated dola, and knows unconsciously what small dots have an equal share in | everyday selves can nover learn this feature of the season, through reason or the intellect.
noon wear.
Cut steel buckles are very large, whether it is in chiffon prints, whether in open-work, motifs, or in solid themes. They are design-embroidered georgette, or merely ed chiefly for shoes and buckles on cotton voile./Navy blue or black frocks, while the finely cut thine is the back ground preferred for stone buckle, set in a pattern such white or red dots. as a daisy or some conventional. design, with a modernist influence, is still shown in quantities in the shops of Paris,
'Seventies' Influence,
Since voile lends itself so admirably to fine pleating, the tier-skirt is often arranged in this fashion, while the bodice is deep ly bloused both front and back. The aush or girdle, is preferably of the material; it may fit quite A navy blue moire frock has a snugly at the top of the hip-line, split-cape back and three rear or it may tie nonchalantly around skirt pleats, illustrative of the new the normal waistline. Hem back fullness inspired by stylęs of stitching is Introduced the 'seventies.
decorative element.
MUSTIEL FAGET
Navy stockingette was used for this attractive little swimming euit.
Bright orange stramings, were arranged down the centre front, and the neckline and armholes were outlined with orange, and the legs of the knickers turned up with it. A belt of pale orange
patent leather made a pretty finishing touch. ‹
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are
Thore Is a period between sleep and waking when it may be that! the mind is keyed to wave lengths imperceptible to the thoroughly wakeful conscious ego, the you or I those who "think." It la in moments of waking that we receptivo; and first thoughts are valuable. There are no distrac tions when, after sleep, for a moment, consciousness is “simple." Perception is clear, and from the subáconscious which is so much greater in knowledge and ex- perlence thought springs Into the waking mind.
The sixth sense is not, in the scientific meaning, concerned with Intuition as many people believe, but with our muscular sense, our ability to appreciate degrees of strain of muscles. The cat and tiger who spring accurately on their prey have fino muscular sense. But those who are gifted with intuition have unusual power
WORLD
A GOOD QUALITY:
CONSOLATION FOR THE
STOUT.
COMPLEXION FASHIONS.
TINTING: THE SKIN TO SUIT THE MODERN OCCASION.
Very few women enjoy growing] · stout, even when all the smartest Complexions, like clothes, are dresses and other garments are nowadays in keeping with the not, as they are now, created for occasion. For outdoors; women stim, aylph-like figures.
The latter fact alone makes the their skin a healthy tan. And to aso sunburn powder, which gives stout woman's lot harder than that counteract the glare of the electric of other women, but apart from light they are to use for the ball- questions of dressing, of comfort, room next winter green or of health, the putting on of fat mauve powder. The green is for la a depressing experience for most the woman with golden hair and colour their skins with manive blue eyes, while dark women will
powder.
women.
The truth is that fat spells the end of romance, and no woman likes to think, that romance has died out of her life for ever.
Here, at last, however, is some consolation for those who would be alim but cannot.
and
Green for Evenings. "Naturally the green and mauve tints are only for use at night,” a A man who argues that the man Press representative was told at the whe wants peace in his home Chemists' Exhibition, where hun should look to avoirdupois when dreds of chemists are demonstrat- marrying, says that the stouter the Ing their ideas for beautifying women. "The idea may sound woman the kinder is her heart. -
This is perhaps putting the case ridiculous, but you cannot think. for the stout woman too strongly, how charming the effect is. In the but, nevertheless, it is true that electric light a very fair woman the greatest enemy of fat is who has used green powder looks "nerves," so possibly placidity may lovely. Of course she does not go be oftener a quality of the stout about looking like an emerald, for woman'a than restlessness and in the glare the green does not irritability.
MURILL
BGST.m
The patterned ninon or erepé de, chine, frock grows more popular rather than lees. For evening wear the pattern is usually floral, instead of stripes, and bars and geometri- cal designs, and a large flower at intervals is considered more effective than a profusion of tiny sprays. The shoulder sugh was introduced in this design, and cascades to, the waist from
the top of the corsaye. ›
THIS WEEK'S RECIPE.
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There's a better selection
At
LANE, CRAWFORD'S
show but simply serves to enhance her fairness. The colours will be used in the same way as they are on the stage, but with a far less heavy hand, and society women have adopted them already. To emphasise the colour of the eyes, women are also using blue powder faintly, just under the eyes and over the eyelids, Next winter, particularly at the ever-increasing number of fancy dress dances, there will be many a woman who uses three colours and black on her. face-green or mauve for her akin, blue for her eyelids, red for BEAUTY AND TENNIS. hor lips, and black for her eye- brows."
A Fashionable Tint.
LADIES' SALON
Here is the latest picture of Mary Pickford, showing the screen star without her famous curls, Note that the bob is an extremely conservative one.
METAL BUDS.
FLOWERS OF WOVEN GOLD WIRE.
Just now the tennis season la ati
BY A TENNIS ENTHUSIAST.
Sunburn, still the most fashion- able tint of all for outdoor use, is its height, says a writer in a Home Having used innumerabla varia- made up in light and dark shades, paper, and all over the country, tions of silk or cloth, the fashion- and most Englishwomen, being girls are revelling in the joys of able woman la turning to wire as fair, can only wear the light shade, this splendid game, but many of the basis of flowers for trimming "French-women love the dark them are growing a little dismayed her frocks. Quite the latest nose-- shade because, while it is fashion-at tho wear and tear resultant in gay consists of a flower made out
of fine gold wire woven togother, able to go and, get brown at the their dooks, seaside, they cannot bear the Idea Eye-strain is one of the tennis like chain mail. of really tanning their skins." It player's worst troubles. This may
Apart from being made from was stated. So they protect their be obviated to some extent by the such an unusual material, theso faces with cream and shady use of a "Wills peak," which may chuin mail flowers are extremely brims, and don an artificial tan, not be as becoming as a pretty conventional in shape. A rose fa A1 Ascot and garden parties where headdress a la de Alvarez, but is usually the blossom imitated, and.. lacy dresses were worn com- surely proferable to hot, burning each petal is woven in the wire.
"sunburn," plexions were
eye eyes, the result of exposure to the in the correct shape. The size brows, were shaved and pen-blazing sun.
varies, however, from a modest
cilled to make a straight dark lino,
and rouge
It in wlao do rost the eyes as half-open rosebud for wearing with a little brighter was than usual to contrast with the much as possible. When not play-tailor-mades to monster full-blown ing it is advantageous to focus flowers for pinning on the shoulder powder."
the eyes on somebody or something of an evening frock.
worn
Women will be able to do au atationary. Contimially watching These gold-wire flowers look Important part of their beauty
smart, if treatment at home, thanks to the the players in addition to playing particularly
one of the new gold invention of an "iceless ice". The oneself is tremendously tiring for with
the eyes.
link belts and a necklace of big modern woman fully appreciates
Bathe the eyes as often as highly-polished gold beads. For the value of massaging with lec, but until recently was handicapped possible, using a boracic lotion, or gold, olther real gold or one of by the dimculty of obtaining sup-if that is not available, a solution the new metals that so cleverly imi- plics. The new device is shaped of common salt and water is very tate it, is going to be all the rage like a cone, so that it glides easily effective. Uas an eye bath and do for jewellery and dress oddments over the contours of the face. It not be afraid of opening the eyes this summer. contains inside a freezing mixture.wide in order to allow the water
to ponetrate the corners. It is
This mixture has another use; for rather unpleasant in the begin- readily when the eyes are if packed in a special aperture at
over-
the base of a cocktail shaker ining, but with perseverance, it will tired, pat a small lump of cold makes the drink ice-cold by the become quite a pleasure, as the re-cream into the skin under the eyes. This must be done very time it is prepared. There is also sult is so refreshing.
Every night, in order to eradi-gently or wrinkles will be promot now a miniature portable refri
cate the wrinkles that form so ed instead of removed. gerator, which can be taken on motoring and boating pienies.
"Composing" New Scents. Some of the men who evolve new perfumes were at the exhibi- Lion. "We are composers rather This is nourishing, as well as than artists," one of them said.
DATE CONFECTION.
of unconscious notice and of wholesome.
"We have hundreds of notes," utilizing, as if they had a seventh Blanch and chop finely 1⁄2lb. of and by combining different ones RONHO their accumulated ex-almonds. Wash, dry, and stone we are always evolving fresh periences and memories stored in lb. of dates, and cut them up scents. You must not only have the deeper-levels of the psychic.small. Whip the whites of 4 eggs experience for this, You must The life story of every one of us to a stiff froth and stir in 11b, of have the feeling for it. Often is repetition millions of times over granulated sugar, the almonds and an idea for a new perfume strikes of mental processes comprising dates. Add a teaspoonful of me, and I bring together two or emotion, thought, and effort of vanilla essence and put the mix-three beautiful scents, hoping for strain to accomplish. "I feel, Iture into a shallow, buttered tin wonderful results. But those very know, I do," thus says the psycho- and bake for about 40 minutes aconta may cancel each other or logical part of us, but the trouble in a moderate oven.!.
may even prove obnoxious when
la that the dull, insensitive every- When nearly cold cut into cubea, combined, so I have to scrap the day self refuses to recognize the Walnuts or any nuts may replace experiment and start again. Often vast hinterworld of higher powers almonds, and figs or stoned raisine there is a name waiting for the within our minds.
may be used In place of dates.
If has been said that there are two "selves," the self we think we are and the real self. Is there not.
a third self greater than either-- the self we may become?
4
Snakeskin Golf Bags..
now scent. At other times, when the scent is evolved, it names Itself."
is
Among the useful gadgets shown
a glass cooking measure made of Smart golfers like every detail of heat-resisting glass, which dis- their sports outilt to correspond, penses with the need for scales. We have, in the subconscious, this craze for matching accessories it for measuring both solids and and the most luxurious form of Gradations are clearly marked on vast reserves of feeling and power is the golf-bag of snake or lizard liquids. Another useful artlele is that we may glimpse in moments skin which accompanies brogues, the thermos jug for keeping Uquids of inspiration and intuition. Try belt and buttonhole of the same at the same temperature, whether to realize this on waking to a new leather. If the golf course is a boiling hot or ley cold. Paper day. Give the "first thoughts" a chilly spat a short coat of skin to face towelettes" for removing fair chance, and life may become match, with large pockets and tollet and face creams form an-
other practical novelty,
a thing of new and higher values.cosy collar, may be added. -Elizabeth Sloan Chesser M.D.
1
HAT
Neck-lines ought always to be chosen most carefully. Some people need a perfectly flat effect. A high collar may not suit them at all, and the artistically uniídy effect of a scarf handkerchief may be fatal. Study your own particular style and ace which seems to be the most attractive idea for you. Here are three designs from
which to choose.