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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, AUGUST 17, 1931
WOMEN'S WORLD
FOR OUR LADY READERS.
The
Latest Hats
From
Paris.
A Robin Hood hat of angora felt... with
a blonde and a bruncite feather. THE NEWEST MILLINERY
A taupe felt
IS
black and white with quill trimming to bomplete it. IN TIP TOP STYLE.
Surest Dress Sense Needed to Wear Latest Hats.
The
of
OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS.
Across
14
1 There much that le wrong in
this Spanish city,
6 By throwing a suitable defence round the Navy we atml catch our flah.
O Saved, and may be easily se
cured.
10 The bankrupt's fault.
11 Sharps mustard.
12 Avarice supplies but a sorry
support at last.
13 Cut town, I hear: enough to
make anyone grean.
16 Greatly wanted, Sir, inlcel. 17 Pupil.
18 His wife used to spend all her time at the plane-till the child- ren came," "Children are a great
Aren't they?":
21 Chooses rather.
24 Ham was taken by him for the
voyage.
25 Quick.
20 This quadruped is, seemingly.'
quite a pet.
29 A waiting-nuld whe sounds as though she might be comforting on a hot day,
30 By no means a trifling matter
in a fre arm.
31
Shines bright in Leo.
By Jean Patou.
than dresses, this is true only as of wearing it. In the hand, these regards details and trimming, new shapes, I julmil, looked extra-3 Paris, Millinery modes are The fundamental characteristics ordinary and caused a great deal Most interest. surprised never monotonous for the good change very rarely, reason that they invariably
Although hat styles have shown women experienced more than a present some touch of fantasy.
The most amazing resuit. although this touch may appear to continued and renewed note of twinge of doubt as to their eccon- have lesa significance than where novelty in the course of the last tricity.
few years, this has always main-though, is that these very original dresses are concerned.
ceived
by the few In the creation of a hat, there tained a very discreet character, models were enthusiastically re- women who latest efforts of modistes,
per- is no hard and fast rate prescribe however, offer a great deal more, have earned the reputation of ing the use of certain trimmings, and show totally digerent and feet taste in dress, always com-
which for the shape of its crown or almost revolutionary bhéic charac-bined with that utmost simplicity the elegante prizes so high- brim. I do not mean to infer byteristics.
These fashion lenders modistes are not govern-I this that
Take the huts I showed a year realized that the new mode did ed by certain principles regulat-]
so-called square not in any way smother their might chil the ago, with the what
as crown and straight brim, us an personality, but rather enhanced "architecture" of hats such
the monotonous it without the slightest hint of also apply to other fashions, but alternative to certain liberties can Je taken round cloche shape. This was a exaggerated fantasy,
might even add that the new where hat styles are concerned fashion popular more than fifteen that are absolutely taboo with years back, yet it definitely mark-hats, despite their great originali-
Cra in the general tv, were not
created with the More- essentric dresser in view. 141 bestructure of hats, model
The latest hals I have been over, only the woman with the preserved.
Though hats to the uninitiated showing, however, ga one better. surest dress sense can wear one appear to be subject to a changeBesides setting a new fashion, of the new dipping hats success- of style much more frequently they also inaugurate a new way fully without risking ridicule.
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they are touched up with a bit of contrasting colour in pipings, &c. Jewellery also turns bi-colour, and costume jewellery sets are being made up in such tones as coral- with-jade, emerakl-with-pearl, į and sapphire-with-silver.
HAPPINESS.
How to Win It.
Colour Contrasts.
A number of people to-day, are All the Paris dressmakers put
considering that most interesting contrasting furs on their summer
do with There is a dark and dangerous of problems-what to eats when they are far-trimmed,
to colour-mixing. iside
One wealth that has unexpectedly ope and match the dress to the colour colour is a hurraless ingredient in
of holding to them as the result But fur is omitted the costume, but two muy of the fur.
very iness winning tickets in the Irish Hos explode your from maug coats altogether, and well
smariness sume contrast of cloth or detail is altogether, particularly if they are pitals or the Calcutta Sweepstake, Handled and probably nullions of others substituted, if no more than a dynamic, ie, brilliant. belt of another shade than the rightly, they can give to a hard-are considering a more urgent pro- time wardrobe a new air of pros-blem-how to make themselves any garment. Accessories, if nothing
¡perity.
wealth at all. else. give amart colour contracts to the ensemble.
Describes Hood's "ghost of a Krim scrag of mutton."
Down
1 Made a stern effort, but finished
Inst in the race. Evenзng,
3 Praise the nobleman soundly. 4 Tis only a "Rude den," but I'm afraid it must be put up with (anog.).
5 Grandfathers in the country. G Sounds though it might stop if you were to draw it. But no such luck.
STICKLERS
The above circle represents a plot of ground and the four black dis ara cot- tages. Can you livade the land into four · rqual parts, each part with a coltage
• on it?
MACAO DISASTER.
HONGKONG MESSAGE OF
SYMPATHY.
7 Here the pose is part of the
penalty of being fat.
8 King. Arthur loved him "passing "well, according to Sir Thomas Malory.
14 Ponder over this hatch.
16 By placing any man under this, he will meet the requirements of Nietzsche.
18 A horse-man, if ever there was
one.
19 There will be this at the bar, without doubt, if the beer gives out.
20 Little things that contain much
of deadly import.
2i Father starts a good deal in advance of us to get the paper, while
22 this paper is published In the
morning.
23 Deneribes the kind of muslin
affected by our grand-parents. 27 This old Frenchman sounds very
bitter.
29 Far away.
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IEMEFAEDIENĪGS » NINE MEN FANNED IN NINE INNINGS By inserting the letter N 1 times in the upper line of letters you can goka
the sentence in the lower low
latives and friends of those who lost their lives."
Relief Fund.
Members of "Liga Fortu- gucsa de Hongkong"
(list, still in circulation) $100.00 Mr. Cerveira de Albuquer
que ..
30.00
Mr. E. X. Anacleto da,
Silva
20,00
Mr. Carlos A. da Roza
20.00
. Total
$170.00
The Macao Legislative Council
has voted $350,000 for rellef.
The After Effects.
Macao, Aug. 16. Resulting from the recent ex- Chinese houses a
The best and safest way for the
And yet there will be very little amateur le make use of colour
H.E. the Governor of Hong. Matching is out of order. A contrasts in the ensemble fa to bitterness in the thoughts of these kong has sent the following mes- belt, bag, shoes, and hat of a lively use bright colour in small doses, in the latter class, for most of usage of sympathy to H.E. the plosion, three shade will do wonders, Tanics, or to combine such sane schemes have learned that happiness can Governor of Macao: "I am very mile distant from the acone col- vests, and over-blouses fill in the as brown and white, grey and be won without wealth. style-need for contrasts in many green, or black and bine, Jade is Paris ensembles, but you already a green that goes well in details. know about this.
Hats and shoes are turning with brown. shades, and when conservative are safe, sunc, and smari..
The discovery of a talert, books, and a nice conservative colour-health, beauty, love, and friendship scheme that is chic is ash-rose-these are all possessions that give
Black and white
than can ever be given by money.
shocked to learn of the terrible lapsed this morning, injuring four- tragedy which has overtaken the teen persons. Colony of Macao and on my own! It is feared that the typhoon, if behalf and on behalf of the people it affects Macao, might produce of Hongkong. I offer to Your disastrous results and cause many Excellency and the people of more dwellings, already badly condoloricos, especially to the re-respondent.
piebald and coming out in two contrasis go on for over, and they more rent applies to more peopleacao dur deepest sympathy and shaken, to collapse.---Our Own Car-
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