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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1938.
took my note-book
was the kind of party
where the guests were machine picked. There was champagne, a spreading buffot, a tired band.
the
Kooping your oyes to ground, you would have known that most of the women had dressed up, locatise nol a leg was to be seen. Raising thú eyes, you would have known that most of the women had dressed up, because there were plenty of low décolletages. That way about all you could, way of the way most of the worden. had dressesi
un.
Hide those Arms
I COUNTED six pairs of
uncoverable back upper arms, uncoverable because of red gooseflesh. It is none of my business to tell you how easy it in to get rid of that. But it is my business to any that such orma, it not treated, should be wearing long
deeves,
As for necke, I can't see Helen of Troy looking beautiful in a sleeve- lega evening dress with a V-neck that is just not low enough. A lot of the women present evidently felt they could get away with what Helen of Troy couldn't.
In-
a party.
Out-of-Date Theme ONE had decked her out with two diamante clips. adequate. Another wore a little Tow of seed pearls, which cmphasised her ant cellars. A Chunky necklace would have helped her.
her.
on
Another worc flowers shoulder. There has never been a time tohet more evening tower3 were worn, in front of the corsage, at the waist, in the hair, But shout- der flowers hape been dead
1
fon
Don't 10 07
flowers 07 the shoulder they went out with the Ark. Flowers bloom every where now
on corsage front, waist or in the hair.
And don't wear seed pearls when you're C 147 80 d with salt cellara. A chunky neck- Ince will hide those protruding neck bones.
Match up that plain black frock with long black mittens.
Trim an ice bine frock with black ostrich feathers.
heart - shaped good news, I haven't discussed the bodice
be Rood dressers. They fall automatic- filled in with black ally into the pattern of a party end, net and given unless there is something particu- alecves. coraciet larly outstanding about them, you and frills of net, don't notice them. trimmed with vel.
vet ribbon.
'Long Black Mittens
Cyclamen velvet YOU couldn't help noticing the
jacket will give
girl, centre figure in the
wore new life to a drab drawing, who
puff- lace frock.
sleeved black velvet dress cut likse a dream. Her bluck mittens,
Dears. Things being out is not im- portant if you are the sort whose tooks and personality can ignore shoulder and bosom, a fuchsia and was very much present. It looked and expensive beige molre with a the black velvet throat ribbon gave fashion.
In that case, the thing to pink velvet sash round the waist as familiar as the cruets, the fringed half-hearted full-hearted full skirt. her dress the dash that pernod gives
do is to start something, not stick to an out-dated theme.
Inconspicuous in Black
THERE were the usual women
and you have something.
Net Corselet Belt
lamps, the blue and yellow pottery Jugs that are always
to dry martini. That
She looked, and very much
is another pitfall. Tight was, new and expensive. present among wedding presents, bodices, full skirts have to be really and are put away until the donors light, really full Most of life is The girl next to her also looked Most belge should compromise, but there is no com- new and expensive, but this was her promise here, Either go the whole story. She had an hour and a quar- way or don't go.
ter to get ready for the party, nothing to wear except last year's
THE little black draped neck come to dinner.
number in the big sketch be put away for ever.
looking inconspicuous in (seated) is the sort of dress Cyclamen Velvet With They Call for Decorum ce blue that everybody knew.
what they doubtless described that most women have had at "my old black." They some time or another. Now you needn't have looked inconspicuous, either get a new one, or, if you can- So much can be done to drama- not afford it, have something done
Beige
So, with cream on her face, her THE pretty red head who wore hair in bobby pins, she pushed down strapless evening frock the shoulders of the ice blue satin,
tice any "old black." There is ex- to it in the way of the gure at the THERE was a beige lace-you should have realised that her sewed on a yard and a half of black ciling colourful, inexpensive cos- far right. tume Jewellery. There are coloured
see it in the drawing with The front and back of the bodice the velvet bows, a twist of bright tulle has been cut into a heart shape and shoulder flowers, and down in
inevitable bunch
of neck and chest were that much ostrich feather trimming, bought in Cought round the shoulders with an Alled in with black nel. There are the far right you will
too skinny
rush on the way home from work. to be shown in such heirloom brooch.
quantities. Her net sleeves, a net corselet belt, frills. rould be improved
attitude also see how it completely
was Black and Ice blue were colours A pair of fuchsin velvet gloves, a and bows of purple velvet ribbon.
worn with a sort of clothes
of keeping. Her well represented at the party there, emple of dark and light fuchsia
Jittle cyclamen velvet Jacket, bloused You can't wear them and behave ing them, people were saying, "Who call for decorum, but as if there were no others wear- Beige. of the particular no into the waist, with billowing bishop like an early Michael Arlen heroine. is the girl in blue? Who is the girl tirda put somewhere between colour that a friend calls pale drab, sleeves-two belge crepes, one new On the principle that no news is in black?"
Hair Care
A HOT olive treatment before hardens the soap on the hair, which
washing the hair is a safeguard la ruineus to it.
against dandruff and keeps the tinir In the final rinse use lemon julee
if you are a blonde, and vinegar i
In a healthy condition.
The best way to treat the scalp and roots of the hair 19 by dividing
the hair and rubblar in the bot olive
a brunette, In
tablespoonful to a pint of water.
proportion to one
Now with the hot towels, rul) un-
alt with the tips of the fingers, con- the hair is dried. This process Unuing until the whole head has of, drying usually takes about ten been done.
minutes, but If you possess an elec- tric dryer, so much the better.
Never dry the hair before the fre up the natural oll and
Thorough washing of the hair is tnost important. Many good sham- as it uses
poos are now on the market, but you mankes the hair
brittle and easily
can make your own at home, if you broken. Needless to say, when the wish. A rellable ahampoo may be weather is warm it is best to dry the made with a nut (walnut size) of hair in the open.
green soap, teaspoonful of methy-
After the shampoo at home it is a
Iated spirit, and ten drops of olive wise plan to wait one or two days oli. Dissolve the green soup over before going to the hairdresser to heat, and then set aside adding of have the hair set. while still warm, but the spirit must
It is advisable to wait for a week
not be added until the mixture has after having the hair waved, before cooled.
brushing with a clean bristle brush; then do not neglect a dully brushing
While the shampoo is cooling pro- of the hair. cure three or four coarse towels and hent them thoroughly either in the gas oven or before the fire. Before applying the damp the hate well with warm water, Pour only halt the shampoo this
Sometimes the hair becomes mensy a week after It has been washed, which is often due to un shampoo, acid condition of the system.
Steps must be taken to remedy condition you wish to be
on to the head, and massage the freed from the nuisance of greasy scalp vigorously with the Buger tips hair. A warm towel rubbed over in order to remove all traces of the the head and a good brushing will ell. Now, rinse off the father with help to take the grease out of the warm water and repeat the process hair until it is next washed. with the other half of the shampoo.
Frequent washing and brushing
All rinsing waters should be warm, are essential if you want to be proud not topid or cold. The reato is not of your hair.
far
to neck; cold or tepid water
M. A. O.
oul
"Any left, I wonder?
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