A BIG CONSIGNMENT OF
MILLINERY
Just Unpacked To-day,
This consignment comprises the latest fashions
from New York and London.
NEW
BAGS
In Special Spring and Bummer Styles,
RAINCOATS
Reliable Lightweight Qualities in Pleaning Colours for Summer Wear,
CORSETS and GIRDLES
In many new models including Format."
SUNSHADES
in entrancing designs from Paris.
ELITE STYLES
The Little Shop with the big selections.
A. P. C. BUILDING.
It is Impossible to remain indoors during the rainy season that is almost on top of us, and those who venture forth have to combat the elements.
We have a recent shipment of :-
"MILWATA" RAINCOATS IN ALL COLOURS
also
SHOWER-PROOF COATS-
WITHOUT rubber
UMBRELLAS TO MATCH
also
TIP TOES,
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
Ladies Department.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1931.
WOMEN'S WORLD
FOR OUR LADY READERS.
Bizarre Effect.
Dramatic in their climb to sucini success, pyjamas for lounging and beach wear indulge in their flair for the bizarre. Enchantingly "different" is a black-white, printed und plain suit from Jay-Thorpe that achieves an entirely new spiral effect by using curved hands of plain while crepe and printed black and white crepe.
One shoulder strap only is needed for this unusual suit and thereby the spiral effect is heightened. They are fitted and far to wide Trouser legs. The white jacket that gues over that is fitted and flared and has bandings of the prints.
PLAIN MATERIALS,
Skirt Length Unchanged.
FASHION NOTES. Colours in Sports Clothes.
Fewer printed materials are An authority on knitted sports being shown, the dressmakers clothes hus said that on the preferring to put hand-embroidery Riviera yellow is the colour that on their gowns, and they are follows whito in large numbers. showing many fabrics stitched all Next come various shades of pink over in various patterns.
As to skirt lengths, they are and the pale greens, especially unchanged for sports, clothes, the shade known as absinthe. although no foch longer for formal,
are impor-
street wear. Some dressmakers Two-colour effects
are making them a good deal tant In sports clothes, skirts of one shorter than that.
Evening colour, with jackets and blouses) gowns are of two varieties the of another. This suggests poszi- praetical, with ankle-length skirts. bilities of varying costumes and the very formal, with hems through the inter-change of a sweeping the floor.
The concentration of chic at the jacket, skirt, or blouse, from one back of a dress, which is the out-sult to another. jatanding characteristic of the There aro Boveral excellent 1880 nodes, has perhaps given examples of the success attendant Inspiration to other kinds of back upon combining two colours or twó movement that are very noticeable shades in a costume, such as one Our present fashions. The seen which had been curried out plain, unadorned back that the in peach and navy blue, and |cout has had this long time is this another, in pale yellow and brown,
season much less evident, and was smart. wraps that are seen around Paris)
often have a distinct flare towards | A dark blue skirt and cost, for the back, or they are otherwise instance, has a lacy Shetland,
blouse in a very pale bluo.
dorned there.
EVENING DRESSES.
Some Notes from Paris.
The new evening dresses, cor tainly draw attention to them. selves at all costs. You may admite or disapprove of them but you cannot help noticing them, After the frills and furbelowe and meaningless bits and pieces of the frocks worn last season, hitched up in front, and almost trailing down at the back, showing ankles that would have been better dta- creetly hidden. we now have frocks that by their elever line, proportion,
and simplicity becoming to every woman. the sleek, tight bodice for the young figure, with its skirt of nmple length, and the normal waistlines. with the severer type of frock, Hong and backless, for the women [of all ages,
are
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OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS.
Across
4
1 The bishop's sent is the principat
part of this building.
school
Kind lady, at Sunday treat: "Why, Gladys, you're not having any of that lovely jam." Gladya: "No fear, I-where they makes it."
8 Profane with the assistance of an old musical instrument that comes in late.
This comes between the sharp But his dupe.
wome
Of special interest to this has a cheering sound to the ear of the castaway.
A phase of dress has now been reached where an atmosphere can be once mbre created by a woman. Nearly all the evening frocks backless. The bare-nek frock in a very charming fashion for those who can wear it, and, many are the women who can. The woman who can wear this 12 style of frock successfully, must 13 The ancient Egyptians thought have a faultless skin, with well-set
16 This 19 the sail to Bet in A shoulders, and then she need not
storm. worry, for she will look perfectly all right.
A type of popular.
a lot of this bird.
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17 You need not be an artini to
draw this.
18 I, in turn am on the Continent. 20 Here Joey goes on his travels
round a vase,
23
There are new sleeved evening! gowns with bishop and cardinal sleeves, puffed. ruled, draped, for trailing sleeves, all bearing the
decorative burden on the houette, whether that resembles a 124 page boy, Monna Lisa, a wasp, or good Queen Bess,
*
*
Nautically speaking, turn round
-as Jael did Sisera,
Sign of premediated poverty. according to Beau Brumniel.
family...think it indispens able that Mr. Micawber should be on the in case of any
thing turning up." "David Copperfield."
Broadclothes are the thrilling 28 The pleasantest side of Penton- novelty of the senson. They ville Prison, on a windy dny.
from it whiffen-weighty No untter how hard the pugilist brond-ecloth of kusha wnel, with a is this, he must get up before the surface as silky as a mouse's skin, Į end, or be benten.
range
to a heavy coating brondcloth that 30 Now that Charles has built the recalls the finest brondtail.
The long tunic blouse is, seen this season in a different material and colour to the suit and ensemble, for example, turquoise for pale rose satin or white satin
with black.
For afternoon wear, much satin and flat crepe is worn, and many eunts in broadcloth.
Smart.
A beige moiro envelope for spring has a very ingenious fastening of brown composi tion. The strap is punched with RN underlay of dark brown.
boat, the padre adventures in it. (hidden).
31 This noisy female, is what one
might call a glove-in France.
1 Caverns,
Down
2 Take a letter from this truck, place it close to Cyril and it will be worth watching. Lace up.
STICKERS
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This is a magic square which totali
74 when added horizontally or vertically, Can you fill in the curles with such num bees as will make each horizontal and vertical row and the two diagonal tow arki to [117
THE IRISH SWEEPSTAKE.
RO
4 A reed enke that makes no ap- peal to the moat voracious schoolboy.
5 Those who live by these are not
necessarily tumorista.
In its Welsh connexion this little annual is hot stuf.
7 An English city of the plain- with apologies to its good-look- ing inhabitants.
Here an obliging Ash has awal. lowed an adverb in order to be of service to an artist,
14 A member of an old New Zealand
family.
16 This one was two-faced if you
like.
16 ", Costard, running out, that was safely within, fell over the
18
-, and broke my shin."Love's Labour LoRL" Where you are likely to hear Clue 10 down.
Iv "Seat ten" (anık.).
20 Knaves that roast meat.
21 This throws a flaring light. 25 Principle-either way.
28 This is fastened, and its ana-
gram sounds the same, 27 An Italian coin.
נכגוןפר
Yesterday's Solution
SERPENT PANCAKE NAGAN OIL ANIMAL. S ENTWINE IM DE LEE T FEEP METER ROTA ENF LFFFT KALTEER TILLAGE
MARTIAL DECIDED EHE EY 800LL BWAN CHIEFD FA
N
ABRIDGE
MEASLES
RELEMTE T DISCERN ASHTRAY
Yesterday's Solution
NOW IN EDITING TOMES THE
PROFESSOR OPNED THAT BY DIETING WEARLY HE STRENGTHENED HIS MIND, BUT HE CARRIED SO FAR THIS OBSERVANCE ABSTEMIOUS, THAT IT STARVED ALL THE FIRE THAT IGNITED HIS GENIUS.
EDÌING, DIETING and IGNITED are the three words that were missing They are all composed of the same letters.
selling two tickets in the Irish. Hospitala sweepstake.
Sir Percival Clark who prosecu- ted, asked for an adjournment on the ground that a similar case was the subject of an appeal before the Court of Appeal.
con-
Mr. Moad-1 have been fronted with a very embarrassing cuse in which the words "shall be deemed an idle and disorderly per Ron" have great weight. It will be necessary, it seems to me,
in this case, for the prosecution to show that this gentleman leu rogue and vagabond. The prosecu- tion must prove that his charac- tor la ao tainted that he is a roguo. Charles William Curtis Watson, and vagabond. I think it would of Pallmall, W., was summoned be.be very desirable that that point
should be decided. fore Mr. Mead, at Marlborough- The hearing was adjourned sino street Police Court recently for die.
MAGISTRATE RAISES A POINT FOR APPEAL COURT.
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FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
I'M A SICK MAN,
LISTEN! DO YOU HEAR SOMETHING ... "THAT SOUNDS LIKE
AN AIRPLANE
****
THINK I
DO.. SOUNDS LIKE
IT'S OVER IN THIS DIRECTION.....
INDING NO TRACE OF FRECKLES OR THE CANDE, RILEY ANO
UNCLE CLEM
TAKE OFF, TO RETURN
TO'O.K. RANCH, GMPTY HANDED
*** THE
SITUATION HAS THEM BAFFLED
RILEY... I DONT
KANON NIKAT
TO THINK OF
THIS THING!!
I THINK WE
OUGHT TO "TRY AND
FIND BINKLEY AND FARBAR
·THEY JAWUT KNOW SOMETHING #
A Hunch!
THEKE IT IS, WAY
OVER THERE......... IT HAS FLOATS, INSTEAD OF LANDING WHEELS...THEY INTEND COMING DOWN
ON MUKTER,NHOINER IT IS .........Y KNOW!_WHO I THINK IT IS?
By Blosser
FARBAR AN' THAT BINKLERY GUY.... "THEY'RE PROBABLY LOOKIN' ROCK, YOU AND ME 10.
LET'S HURRY AN' GET TO
THAT SECRET TUNNEL.
THE INDIAN TOLD US
ABOUT i!
WHO?
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