COMING SHORTLY TO THE KING'S.
A Great Human Story
HINDLE WAKES
Based on
STANLEY HOUGHTONS play of concernire life. SYBIL THOANDIKE
JOHN STUART - NORMAN M2KINNEL COMUND GWENN BELLE CHRYSTALL
A GAUMONT-GAINSBOROUGH MONKE Directed by VICIOM SAYichk
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THE
HONGKONG
EMPIRE SHOPPING
TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1932.
LONDON NOW BECOMING THE FASHION CENTRE
GROWING INTEREST IN BRITISH STYLES AND FABRICS
London, the hub of the Empire, is making a bold bid to lead the world in the realm of fashion. With the growth of the artificial silk and other industries, England is definitely taking a front place in catering to the needs of Milady. Another interesting sign of the times is that Mme. Chanel, the famous French dressmaker, is intending to place on the market "Chanel tissues made in England," as will be seen by an article appearing on this
page.
A specially attractive after- noon toilette consists
oft black taffetas skirt, a tiny puff-sleeved bolero top, and a flesh-pink organdi bodice with frilled collar.
WHEN ROYALTY
QUEEN ADMIRES FABRICS
Visit To The British Fair
WHEEL OF FASHION Gowns in Cheap British Material
Women realised how lucky they Were when they saw the "Wheel of Fashion" revolve for them in the Theatre of Fashion at the Ideal Home Exhibition which, opened at Olympia, Kensington, W. month.
i
OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDS.
Across
U
1 Sern on ths and 31 tales
its hook.
5 Just a matter of position.
Perfectly plala.
10 A curtain-lecture in one word. fast11 Tale this dog, as a Cockney
might way.
British anufacturers have every reason to be proud of their achievements, for they have ceived in no uncertain manner the approval of the Queen, who is por. haps the most observant eritte of British industrial endeavour.
They wondered whether the Accompanied by the Princess Elizabethan woman or their grand- Royal, she spent several hours at mother in the "Gay Eighties" was the Textile section of the British the more uncomfortable in tighten- Ted waist and heavy skirts, and Shepherd's Bush W., recently.
12 This is always be a plan vot
and it's not n vogh,
13 A o upistes The
for such a garment, Helpin
16
materind
Imostries Fair at the White CA-1sighed with relief when they saw 17 He may be your choice, and, to
They examined numerous mate-to-wear modern clothes which some the attractive, becoming, and easy rials, frequently consulting each of London's most fanious dress de- other as to the enlours and textures signers made specially for the ex- of fabrics which attracted their attention.
sibition, "I think these furnishing fabrics taste and every parse.
There were dresses for every are quite lovely," the Queen remost charming of the Aseet gowns One of the marked while ordering a quantity was in spatted voile, which cost. 18. of beautiful velvet curtain material yard, and the material for a red at ong stall. Among her purchases; ensemble, which every woman im were numerous lengths of heavy mediately sighed for, cost 18. 6d. brocades for upholstery, some light a yard. damasks for curtains, and plush velvet georgettes for gowns.
Lustre Fabrics,
At the other end of the price list was a binek taffeta gown which was lined with real gold, which could be rémeved when the dress was finished with.
The Queen remarked that she Was mach attracted by some lustre A revolving stage showed i fabrics she had seen in small floral fashions for nil times of
designs, of which she ordered pat the day, some
of the terns to be sent to Buckingham loveliest dresses shown in a Palace.
specially staged "Symphony," and
A display of Lancashire cotton in the bridal scene at the end, the towelling interested both the Queen, bride and bridesmaids wore the and the Princess Royal. A mem-new china brooches and ornaments. bor of the firm:explained that this particular gaily coloured towelling hnd previously been made only for export, but was now. finding a wide sale in England.
The mannequin parade in the fashions hall greatly pleased the royal party. Here the Queen re- mained more than 20 minutes in excess of her timetable, and after the display of fashions she sent her congratulations to the mannequins,
MME. CHANEL'S GESTURE. Scheme For British Materials
COMMANDS Helping The British Silk Industry Some sixty years ago Queen Victoria, in order to help the Bri-f tish silk industry, which was then! experiencing heavy weather, ex- pressed the wish that, on the wed- ding day of the Prince of Wales to Princess Alesandra, all loyal sub-French dressmaker, who has been jects should wear favours made of making her own materials for the Spitalfields silk. The response last two years, is likely to colla
universal. and British weavers reaped a rich harvest. borate with English textile manu-
way
Mme.
Chinnel, the well-known
facturers in the near future. Once again the Royal Family It is understood that she pro- has come to the aid of the silk poses to design new materials to Industry. To every summons to be made in British factories and the forthcoming Courts the Lord placed on the market under the Chamberlain has affixed a printed label of "Chanel tissues made in slip which reads:
England."
"Their Majesties have expressed wool, and lace firms in England Some of the leading cotton, silk,) the wish that ladies attending are considering propositions Mme, Court should, as far as possible, Chanel has put before them, wear dresses of British manufae-i dure."
It is intended to demonstrate these English-made materials at
A Royal wish expressed in this the new dressmaking establish- way is tantamount to a command. rent which she proposes to open, It follows a visit recently paid by in London shortly. the Queen to 11, Downing-street,
where Mrs. Baldwin showed her
Majesty a marvellous diaplay of gipating a record season in conse- British silks which she had been quence of their Majesties' timely instrumental in getting together. intimation, which, directly and in-set-pink satin which has a Not only manufacturers, but Eng-directly, will ensure omployment | Jish Court dressmakers, pre anti-for many hands.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
The gold lace cape-worn with an evening dress in sun- cluster of gold flowers at the waist.
The Rout
a certain extent, he's mine too. 18 This is a model clue.
21 1
I expect there's a recognisable “alamp un" most of his land (nung.).
24 Take an easy pace: the pole's
broken,
26 A little bird that built many big 25 Cross this for an hour's
creation.
25 The kind of head that goes with
nests.
thumb in mouth.
30 Very like a bail.
31 Great joy.
32 Dry dust-laden wind in Egypt:
Down
.1 Shakespearean churncter.
He uses his eye, and the writer uses his heart.
3 This sign is seen in a moment. 4 Getting into a knot-un the
foor. This boot is lighter.
6 Age helps in this wise.
EXCHANGE RATES.
Poris
Geneva
| Berlin
Oslo.
Helsingfors
Athens
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Buenos Aires
Shanghai New York
Amsterdam
Vienna Madrid
Bucharest, Hongkong. Brussels Milan.
Copenhagen. Lisbon.
Rio
Bombay Yokohama Montevideo. Montreal Silver (spot)
.93.13/18
18.70
.16.35
.215
510
26.9/10.
1/85
.3.60 9.0214
.33
.615
44.31/32
1/35
20.10
71%
.1217
18.11/16
18.30 .110
93%
18.80
15.40
20
6-10
7 The lion's
parent.
Cut in metal.
most famoţia op.
A Much my turn on this.
16 Break.
16 Plunder.
119 Just one more squeeze.
20 When hands up! is the order of the day, and twelve houra Juter, ton,
21 Se, there is a weed beside the
cushion in the Arld.
2 Birds that spoll metais.
23 Why is the girl eager? For
this material?
27 Porch.
28 The Bishop looks up as he des
evnen.
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FATE OF BREAKER POINT LIGHT KEEPERS
Shanghai, May 18.
Nows has reached here that the lighthouse keepers from Breaker
36 Point, Amoy, who were taken pri 1/89/10 soners by bandits on February 27 3.07% have been shot by their captors. 9.064 The men were George Edwards,
British subject and S. An 143% dreianou, a Russlan.
33
JAZU
Every
conceivable effort to Hocure their release was made by
2 the
British and Chinese authori-
124 tlen, but
the Const Inspster's 19.70 Office here has now received in- 18.30 formation that the bodies of the
110
men have been found, ribed with bullets. The location of the dis- 1/8.17/32 covery is not stated. Rento
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#
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