·THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1946.
Made in England
THE WORLD OF WOMEN JUST ALLIYED from
THIS IS THE LINE FOR 1947
is
By Robb
Now or frown here by Robb,
[OW emerging from the world's leading fashion centres Modified and adapted to the needs of everyday life, this line will with- out doubt he general fashion in 1947. But it's up to you to discriminate. These are the points to watch out for....
SLEEVES
Big und romantic HATS, with met wet day-fenclis, · Pinched and blinker brims drooping at the sides, cate.ed WAISTS are part of the
online; get yours i will be fashionable and becoming new feminine
a mixture of exercise and But they look right only with the fro
clever seaming. Rounded and cen- new senil-long afternoon dresses.
pleseed HIPS are accentuated with Sloppy, loose-cut
with
padding. bustle drapes,
drapes, skin-tight wide armholes and staged shoulders Kathirie But It's good fashion for look soR and fericing so long na perfert Nivres only. Dipping HEST- they are in supple matériak; don't LINES are elegant, but they muni attemp; this fashion in woollms or honk intentional and suit the style of velours.
tweeds, your frock; never right for straight Au sulis NECKLINES
lower and skirt, bad style for suits. Calf- lower, but they called
lech hubble SKIRTS can be Hat- the "pneumonia“ neck before, and it-tering to long less, and slim thighes
1 is. Wear is for evening dress, even. then only in the evening.
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SLEEPLESS NIGHTS
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17OES of the Shanghai housewife i
continue with no sign of relief
In sight, sighs Dorothy Could, wife of Editor Randall Gould of the Shanghai Evening Post and Mercury,|
Y.W.C.A. NIGHT SCHOOL
to
After their day's work is done, five evenings a work, these young girls who peddle for living, go to the Y.W.C.A. night schoot where they learn to read and write, to add figures and understand current events and the world about them. Their teacher, a young middle school graduate, is seen in the picture, taken, during class recently, standing at the back of the room while the giria rend from their book of "One Thousand Characters." The girls do very well at their lessons. In the day, they peddle A variety
articles, of hair-pina and ribbons. including newspapers, cigarettes, sweets.
At the right. at the accond desk from the front. In the dark drene, is the little cigarette peddler, Li Yen-ying, who was brutally beaten by the Japanese during the occupation and has just been elected vice president of her Y.W.C.A. club, •
FOR THE SHANGHAI
HOUSEWIFE ON
A BUDGET
"A mattress for n double bed is a bargain at US$120. It will be an
"Taks clothing, for instance. I starting at US$2, and Nylons have Woollen yarn goods sell for about an come down a great deal. equivalent of US$10.50 a yard for "Ready made shoes aru about imitation "Beautyrest" and before the 54-inch width.
This is да US$15 a pair. and
shoes
"If Friend Husband gives her plenty of gold bars, she may lead happy spendthrift life," writes Mrs Gould, who came out to China with her husband late last year from New York. "But if she is on a budget and tries to keep her husehold ex penses down, she spenda muny sleepless night figuring out ways dollars.
and means to keep the family solvent.
"Silk prices begin at US$3 a yard for the 20-Inch (Chinese) width. "She can buy just about anything And they continue upward, depend- in the world she wants--and ing on quality and the particular there's the rub-if the bos the shop you happen to patronise. money to pay for it. And it is big "Ready-made dresses cost almut money she needs. It does not take US$150 for silk and begin at US$200 the newcomer long
for wool for the kind that sell incaning behind " million" or a American department stores for
couple of hundred thousand." $35 or $40. Brought down to terms of US [dollars it is still big money,
to grasp
ORIGINAL THEMES
IN
TEXTILES
By ELIZABETH WRAY
the
The fashion textile hall of the tweeds is arranged in eight subtle "Britain Can Make It Exhibition, colour blendings, each group of presented by James Cleveland Belle, fabrics, many yards in length being one of Britain's best-known fashion thrown across the back of a giant stylists, presents a lively and colour-plaster Pegasus suspended from the ful picture which will hearten every high ceiling. woman who sees it.
Here are fabrics displayed with Scottish tweeds, which on account Imagination, vitality and fashion of their distinctive characteristics, senso. Apart from the bulk of have a corner to themselves, arc woollens and Scottish tweeds, which shown in the form of tropical trees, are shown in a separate section of each leaf of a vast cactus plant the Exhibition, all fabrics in the displaying one particular design; each fashion hall are blended together leaf of a palm tree being made according to colour groupings, re- from a different tartan. gardless of the fibre from which Printed designs cover many types they are made. The maner in of cottons-cambrics, lawns, volles, which they are displayed will ex-cords, waffle-weave piques, poplins cite as much interest as the cloth and chintzes, to mention just a few, themselves and this in itself is a and these cotton prints have ad- triumph for British taste and ori-vanced many stages from the nur- ginality.
sery-type designs and insipid florals of pre-war days. Her floral patterns in subtle colourings, "conversation" prints in pen-line
are
bold
Twelve-yard lengths of cloth ure held aloft by trios of pinster doves; nlongside, more fabrics are swathed around mannequin figures that start and colour; delicate paisley patterns na human forms and develop bran-on pastel grounds. ches in place of
of arms, leaves Instend Other of heads. And
seems
priste that the
on the
include
fabricy printed forms it every type of rayon material-maro- most cnin, crepe-de-chine types, mos3 printed silics should be ar- crepes, taffeta, satin and spun fibre ranged bold Picasso types of prints hopsacks, Pure silks of various
futuristic
apart
described
in savage, vibrant colourings; ginut categories make a post-war come- Horal patterns in soft agate tones; back in many printed gulses. Ny- primitive bayadere stripe design of lun. boldly prin
printed
or hand-painted largely drawn, inanirnate
objects is also well to the fore. such as leaves, recognisable ns the
Evening dress materials, master hand of Graham Sutherland, from
printed cloths one of our best-known R. A. paint above, are represented by gold tis- ers who has turned his attention to sue brocades, tomes, lappet-woven Improving the general standard of cropes with senttered motifs In gold textile design.
thread, taffetas, heavy salins, font- In the woollen textile section, ang chiffons and all types of plain magnificent display of woollens and and fancy velvets.
See This Beautiful
Fashion Revue Of
Gage Autumn
Autumn Millinery
This dramatic, magnificent showing gives grand hints on how to combino colours and which type of hat will best set off your now costume and add charm to your loveliness.
IDEAL FOR HER!
Just unpacked beautiful and wearable woollen fabrics in 18 latest popular enchanting new colours, ideal for making street dresses, suits, slacks; MOST REASONABLY PRICED AT $10,00 a yard. Other firm-woven woollens suitable for coats etc in a wide range of colours are also "UNBELIEVABLY LOW PRICED.
Our export department offers many lavishly carved toak-. camphor chests warranted prowar mado, genuine jado jowels, 100 percent puro silk embroidered goods of all descriptions at GENUINE LOW PRICE WHEN QUALITY IS EXPERTLY COMPARED.
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custom-made long the springs will hit you where Wholesale Distributors: THE ARGOSY, Gloucester Arcado
begin at $40. "The men are no better off. A good suit still costs around US$300, although
some ready-made
suits
you would rather they didn't.
"Sheets are
of the equivalent US$10 each, double-bed size, and pillow cases US$3, for plain cotton material. A down pillow in US$30, and 100 percent woollen blankets con be bought from US$50 to US$100.
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medium grade-neither the best nor the worst. Better grades are around US$25 a yard. but one store has advertised imported American cloth at US$7.50. Clothing and plece have been imported from America a goods are usually quoted in CNnt about $150. The latter are of poor material, shoddily made, and are mostly loudly patterned.
"Florsheim shoes for men nre
"Aluminium pots and pans cost US$30 and up. This would seem from US$3 for the very small size almost a bargain in Shanghal if it
to US$10 for a four-quart pot with were not for the fact that they are
a cover. Glasses, if you can And for the most part small sizes with them, are US$1 for the Ave-and-ten "toothpick" toes. Socks start at variety, up to US$5 each for imita- US$2, shirts in white or colours
tion crystal. Dishes are at least in begin
at US$0. Cotton shorts and US$100 for a 10-piece set of the shirts are around US$2 each but are
cheapest kind. Kitchen utensils are of interior quality.
still scarce, are not rustproof, and "Children's clothing is hard to exorbitantly priced. That coffee pot poor workmanship and of aluminium is still expensive at and, of quality, and extremely expensive. US$4 for a four-cup dripolator or Mothers who have recently arrived percolator, while a glass Silex-type in Shanghat with young offspring is around US$25, without n hot- bemoan the fact that they did not by any suits and girls dresses in table linen is of much poorer for large
enough sizes to "let down" for quality than in pre-war days, and few years to come.
US$40 will buy a mot service for "And how about furniture? An eight with n runner and napkins 11-piece dining room sulte costs with a lot of lnce and embroidery. about US$1,400, a three-piece living Grass linen sets begin at US$10 and room suite US$800, and a bedroom go up, up, up. The large banquet suite US$1,500. These prices are for passable furniture, a little on the broidery, start at US$100.
are perfected for the most slips everyone flashy side, with cheap veneers and "Budgeting is almost Impossible took as a matter of course, sell from much light-coloured wood inlay
niny where food is concerned. Prices delicate skin. There's US$10 up. Chinese silk stockings, work, All Shanghai furniture bus rise and fall like the tide without
Kone "nodern" but of the kind much rhyme
Taltal's nothing finer to guard. or featured ja the Twenty
Easy only recourse is to get a big bundle glorify a lady's loveliness! Credit Payment" stores in prewar of these pretty CNC notes, dole them America. Naturally, you can pay a out, and anit Papa for more. Note lot more for furniture than this, but to bankers: Can't we have $50,000 it serves to give an idea of rock-notes? It would simplify life bottom prices,~-~~-~-
lot,"United Press.
"Chinese tailors charge from equivalent of US$20, $50, or $110 for making a foreign-style dress, and you provide the material, of course. "Remember the cheap fur conts of prewar China? A black Kolinsky sells for US$1,000, the grey US$1,700. Japanese mink US$1,000, wensel US$800, and old China standby, goatskin, around US$150.
is
the
is
reasonable, a vest and panties cost- "Plain silk underwear is fairly
hand-embroidered ing about US$3 each. The pretty,
Minule Makayo
·& GABRIELLE-
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then
It's like painting the Lily but every milliner is painting feathers! Try it yourself. Tip Black feathers with Gold and Green paint, wear Green eyeshadow and Gold Jewellery. You will bc in the Glamour Group!
Next Your Bag!
And So The King Set Forth...
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ECAUSE for the first time in soven years the British Royal Family is setting out to visit on Overseas Dominion-the Union
of
South Africa-one of the famous silk firms in London lins created a scarf to commemorate the fact..
It is a charming bit of silk will an open fairytale book printed in the centre. The legend on the pages, in English and Afrikaans begins
....
cloths, chock-full of cut-out
or reason.
BEAUTY ARTS
By LOIS LEEDS
Posed by Madge Meredith for Lola Leeds.
ern-
Lola Leeds gives you detailed advice and help "DEAR LOIS LEEDS"
No skin has age effects at Thirty] "Dear Lols Leeds-What shall I sion. You must learn to relax. Try Your power is your nervous ten- do? My hair is ally, my skin erup-to get some exercise and add extra live.--NELL M."
hours of sleep. A rich cream `for eating, may be all wrong, as 1-sur- effects but you must relax for real First, check up on your diet, your dry skin will have some helpful pect that it is. Then put into effect benefit.
a programme of green vegetables, cise in
Shampoo ile, open.
your
"Dear Lols. Leeds-I want to be
The dragon was slain. And so the lots of water and milik. Take ex married in formal white, with a veil, King set forth with his Queen and hair, weekly, an-dry it.
it. but in my little town veils are not the Princesses..."
Usa a litle hair *Jotion
, Avallable. So what can I wear? The Surrounding the book is a profu. made for oily hair. Scrub your skin dress in white satin with pearl em- sion of colourful tropical flowers with nonp emulsion. Use a mild skin, broidery, which I did myself. bearing such numes as Painted Lady and modern sulphur
lation
and
purchase
-HC." ona of the now Peacock Flower, Kathine Wheel and funt cormetic cream), a healing sooth-talents and is nice to make your type creams Congratulations on your artistic Protea. These Jacqmar scarves may ing cream containing sulphur. Most own wedding drena! have, for coming generations, the
A vell isn't kind of fascination which the china smetic counters display creams of absolutely necessary. Why not wear and
pottery
ure can this kind. I cannot give you brand wreath of White flowers. (true commemorated various national events of the 19th names but I suggest that you ask or foll) and have long Jong streamers? It century have for ours. This type Cosmetic buyer to get it for you pearl-embroidered
would be lovely! Get a bouquet of of token become extremely popular it is not in stockt
alt-White flowers or carry White during die war when the names of "Dear Lois Leeds—I almost every victory were
30. Satin-covered prayer book and lot i printed Should my skin be so dry because of the headdress 22. Queen's Road C. Tel. 24852, on squares of sille to be worn about my ago? I am a very nervous per- honours.
take the flower the heads or flung over the should-non and I never seem to look as I ers of preity girls.
Mode Elite
Ground Floor, Kayamally Bldg..
which
| should-LALLIE, ***
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