Novel Touches Give Interest To Day and Evening Clothes
REVIVAL OF THE HAT SCARF:
AN ADAPTABLE SKIRT
By Jane Gordon
IT is curious how the showrooms of
I
different dress houses have an
For In atmosphere all their own. stance, Schiaparelli's showrooms, both in London and Paris, have the same atmosphere that you find an the international drawing-rooms any large capital, and although she herself is hardly ever on view, her ellents get the Impression that she is their hositss and they are her guests,
Recently I wandered in to are her new London collection. A strinit sandy-coloured Cairn terrier dusteri forward and greeted me with the greatest friendliness, and 1 nutired he with each thent
arrival new to take upon himself the
seemned
responsibility if host. Everyone seemed to know everyone else und the languages spoken were English und French.
CIRCUS FASTENING
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10
vivid
ME
sketched Duwen print dress with Maxy blue Itti the predomtraling shnde The butt fastened with prancing cireus houseH, 671el Eise lurge navy Blue hat of rough straw is ttel o with a realf of the dress print
found nevtral models that could use to great advantage during the next three months
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dress of black crepe patterned with
Uny red sabots. It
plastly and worn undive
KBL up the back, with
cut
SQUIETAN
black cont
button
iwe
at the was to match the two bat
Waist-
tons which fasten at the from! line. There is also $1 myy white print afternoon fuck, sleeve lens but high at the neck and won with navy blac Bolero and hat. which has a scarf attached to it the round the neck
A platts black day frock, cut nigh at the front of the tick and down in a slight "y" at the buck, has Jacket with [we large motifs t coloured looking-gloss" embroidered on the revers. A navy blue spotlesi dress is worn unsley a navy blue
wpist coal, nipped in at the
pleat down
with
back.
an inverted
CRUMPLED CROWN
A nent little
the
Buil of tine grey cloth striped with red how the jack 1 revers and pocket flaps of maroA colour. It is worn with a shirt of maruon and green patterned fle-silk The crumpled top hat wort will. this sult is also maruum colour.
Several evening dresses took no fancy.
One was * plainly-tatlused black crepe with short Chinese Jacket of light blue satin sparsely embroidered. Another was currani- coloured dinner gown with a ny bolero of dull pink, embroidered with two pale grey elephants. A violet crepe dress is shown with a long black cloth cape and there are! some charming chiffon dance frocks.
One In white, patterned with enormous dull red sheaves of whent,! 1 cut with
a full skirt and rounded decolletage 10 Its light- fitting bodice. A dress of rough- | surfaced violet-coloured silk has two ality in front of the skirt, making the skirt look like Turkish trousers. A similar skirt is used for a dress | of flowered crepe de Chine.
AFTERWARDS
with
The
1 Went 011 to Traquair's collection, and here the atmosphere was subdued, soft lights and music coming from Bomewhere in the background. mannequins swayed through a door under a kind of balcony and poset for a few moments on the tiny stage. The dress sketched from this cul- lection is of ripple marocain in a
shade. The
Inside dull leaf-green of the coat has bands of grosgrain ribbon shaded from two different browns to green and yellow, match- Ing the belt of the plainly tutored dress. Little bands of grosgrain are, also placed on the bodice.
In another good model a printed dress as an extra skirt of dusty gold rough-surfaced crepe, fastened 'with two buttons in the front, and
How Much Can You Bare?
wear
the
\/IIETHER
wil you Wlatest Paris swith-suit fashions depends on how much you can bare, declares the Paris correspondent of tho Sunday Referee,
linca
They are designed to show much of the back and bust as pos sible and follow Lhe "dressen" in the most daring of Parla music hall shows.
of
Latest bench-wear by noted Paris couturlers Includes a new type of shorts for girls. These, which will replace beach pyJunus, at lightly above the knee and flare out like Jodhpura at the hips.
Colour is generally whlic, with tops of brown or wine-reil.
THE
E matching theme is interesting in theae tio afternoon
modela. The fabric
the of
ጊታር ያነሰ 'ጊዩ four-printed sketched on the left, in repented in the acnr of the large nary-blur hat with mate In the WRTH which it
IN
carried out in tenf-green ripple marucain, the shaded ribbon belt of the yarn has its counterpart inside the coat and on bodice.
a small bulero of the same material, lace and the shoulder epaulets edgad which gives the impression of a pout with ermine tails, worn over a dress. The skirt en be taken off, leaving the printes! dress with its plain bolero
An even
derss of brown lace has a Toby Bot! of brown velvet and
A A town Tk of black novelty ander on the hem of the skirt.
dress of while sitpper two charming ཀོཐཱ། ༥!y 15 cu simply, and hats large boys of whate
at the satin has the decolletage edged with The hem JỈ turk and a wide black suede bell rattles of black tulle.
has the the ski!
san rumes of A set of black reze
tulles ihared tulle, the mere is a binck Jik Jacket, watsted and
alk hos
over the hips, with a jabel of white shawi ruffled round the edges.
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In Hongkong
bass.
use of alring or Do yote kware of any method of damaged by the
What can you suggest? keeping satt dry in this country?
Make certain that the salt is dry Double strips of rubber from an be used quite when you buy it and mix it with old faner tube
in a screw-topped Jar.
can
sixth of its bulk of cornflour. Store effectively. It will be as lasting as strips of coarse material which of course can also be used and it will not damage Ele plants. If you
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was upset. Can you tell me of any longer.
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Can you suggest hour I might re- rove the brown stain from a scent
Steep the cloth in hot water and, borns. Rinse well and repent. Boraxottle? will have no detrimental effect on Crush an egg shell smali enough the finest of materials.
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CHAMBERLAIN REFUSES R.A.F.. EXPANSION PROBE
(Continued from Page 1)
even
NO WATER FAMINE
Thanks to Hongkong's excellent rainfall during the spring (present Agures show it to be over na incli In above the average) no water restric- monoplane, tions
by the are contemplated
time and the authorities, for at least the
being.
on speed and manoeuvre strategy--the all metal engines of super-emetency, variable pitch airscrew.
The Director of Public Works, the Mr. Chamberlain proceeded to rHon. Mr. B. M. Henderson told the fer to the comparision Mr. Dalton Telegraph this morning that both had drawn between the present day Hongkong island, and the mainland, rnte of production and that in the were weil supplied with water at Great War. Mr. Dalton, he said, was the moment, and no suit of restric
<lifTerent comparing things
nstions on either side of the harbour
ebolk from cheese. The first were contemplated.
squadram of Buildogs formed in 1910 had a top speed of 120 m.p.h.
The first squadron of Gauntlets formed in 1925 had a top speed of they had 230 m.p.h. But now passed the 300 m.p.h. mark and
Aghter Spitfires were the fastest service squadrons anywhere in the world,
"In speaking of hombers 1 cannot, of course, disclose the range or Lomb) londs of the latest types, but those in service are the fastest bombers in the wo
world," the Premier said. "New
types which are now on order show such marked advance on those in service in all respects that 1 believe it is very ikely that their performance will be surpassed by the bombers of any country in the world.
SHADOW FACTORIES
HEROIN PILL VENDOR TAKEN
with
Chrs Klu, about 35, appeared before Mr. R. Edwards at Central Mugiziracy 10-day charged possession of 483 heroin pills and oplum at a house in Queen's Bond East.
She was fined $800 or in default six months' aprisonment on the
Best count, and $300 with the alternative of six months' imprisonment for the second charge, the sentences to run runcurrently
GAMBLERS LOSE
TO POOR BOX
R
Speaking of Shadow Factories the abject of which was to give a great increase in war potential, Mr Cham-1
A total sum of $225 in buif money persons there was no part of; was estreated when berlain said Eitan's air defence which had made charged with gambling at lice Wonst a deeper impressum on foreign visi- Terrace fulled to appear before Mr.
H.
the Butters
Central tura.
He next armwered the advugates of Magistracy this morning. so-called mass production, and men- Cla Lam, Chu Sang and tioned that while in an ordinary Pens were on $75 baij ench, while six others found on the premises were motor car engine there were about 1.700 part in a mustern bomber there ¦ on $2 bail. A sum of $114.57 pleked to the woy 11.000 parts to the engine alone, | up at the raid was donated and upwartis of 78,000 for the rest of Poor Bo the plane
The Prime Minister next turned to
the question
of the Ministry
C
DYNAMITE FOUND
Bornly Tr
commented
rivai tize public. fore that all of them
but
1 declared!
IN POLICE RAID
Lam
A fine of $100 on two months
W posed
suffered from the imprisonment
on
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disadiynatage that they would married woman, Wong Lin, 30, when distocate the present
machinery, she appeared before Mr. H. R.
Mr which
well. Was working
Rutters at the Central Magistracy Chamberlain described in detail the thus moring, charged with functioning of the principal Supply
quantity of dynamite Ontleers Committer, which was detonators without a permit. Sub-Committee of the Committer of Imperial Defence.
erence.
i
of
il
possession
and
Acting on Information received, an Lycemun t-numbered house it This Committee, which was pro- Village was raided, said Inspector tirally in continuous session, and on Wright, when 320 sticks of dynamite, all Government departments 167 detonators, and two coils of which
magazine represented and fuses were found. In a concerned
through o acted
sub-Com- were Iso found 74 sticks
Which
were
of
mittee presided over by leading men dynamite, 37 detonators, and one coll drawn fram Industry itself, had of fuses.
goods seized was also made by the Mugistrate.
TAKE
BUSINESS
assessed what would be the prob- An order for the confiscation of the able demand for any particular com- modity in time of war. It had in spected hundreds of factorles over the country and now allocated the capacity for each of those com- modities.
Where such cacapity did not fully exist it had taken or was taking steps to supply the defletency. It handled all questions of priority as between one Department and on- other, both regarding materials and Inbour.
MINISTRY NOT EFFECTIVE
FROM H.K. BANK
Peiping, May 20
The Teingtho correspondent of the that Tomti News Agency reports members of the Native Goods and formally Shops Association have
"My own view is that, although in severed relations with the Hongkong and Shanghat Banking Corporation. Retual war the Ministry of Supply "because its policies interfere with would be essential-and, indeed, we
ncy."United Press. have all the plans rendy for such a
Bank notes, issued ministry to be put into operation in by the Peiping authorities, are in cir- such circumstances-I do not belleve the Ministry of Supply in peace Ume
new currency. Federal Reserve
eculation in North China In the arena
is going to be as effective as the under Japanese occupation. The use In the banknotes issued by the Central Ministry of Munitions was
Bank of China, the Bank of China and Great War unless you give the
the Ministry of the Bank of Communications has been Mr. Chamberlain prohibited.
NO ANCHOR LIGHT
same powers us Munitions hud, continued.
doubt whether we should de Justi- ; fed in asking for such powers in;
Betting time of peace. By
up a "This is a very dangerous prac- Ministry of Supply you would add tice," said the Marine Magistrate, nothing to the efficiency of the Mr. T, W. H. Hosegood, to-day when system.
Ya Yang, 61, appeared on a charge For the reasons I have given the of anchoring without a light. It was Goverment are not prepared to set alleged that the defendant had an- a Ministry of Supply any more chored in Wanchal Bay near H.M.S. than they are prepared to grant an Cornflower. She was Aned $3. inquiry.
No one must imagine from this that
we have not strained every nerve to also proposal for a Ministry of complete our programmes ut the Supply. carllest possible moment",
The case brought by Mr. Dalton in
of
In conclusion, Mr. Chamberlain support of the motion-much took the question of air purity, which was admitedly drawn from and reiterated his previously
the private ex the investigations of
by the pressed view that the frst line committee recently set up
con- strength was only one of the fac-Opposition leader--included the tors to be taken into account.
tention that British air power hand He added he very much
de fallen into Inferiority compared with precated taking a single country German air power, and that the always for comparison in judi- Government had abandoned the ob- ing alr power He thought Jective of air parity proclaimed by such assessments should be made Mr. Baldwin.
in a way which implied no challence
to any other country.
LABOUR ARGUMENT
Mr. Dalton criticised the rate of) production of aeroplanes and com-
it
with the country's capacity, na cvidenced by the figure of 2,000 to
monthly. There
2,500
wha
dis-
Proposing the. Labour motion, Mr. Hugh Dalton claimed that recent po- equilibrium in production between
Airframes engines and
and The litical changes at the Air Ministry! amounted to in admission by the Shadow Scheme had not yet produced; Premier that all won not well there, results. and accordingly justified the demand
Mr. Dalton also contended he had
for an enquiry, which would in these evidence that there was not yet any He spoke circumstances, he averred, strengthen shortage of skilled labour. the hunds of the new Secretary of In general support of the proposals for the creation of a Ministry of State for Alr,
The enquiry, Mr. Dalton explained, Supply, should cover aircraft production, The state of ground defences, and quantitative and qualitative, including in particular delays in the production armament and equipment, as well as of 3.7 inch guns and the organisation the internal organisation of the Air of the balloon barrage, were also
points In Mr. Dalton'n speech.- Ministry.
He envisaged an inquiry embracing British Wireles,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1988.
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