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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1947.
WOMANSENSE
OPERA POINTS FASHIONS
BILITANCY BY
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the
CAPTAIN
JACK MILLER
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State
night of
Vienna
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Орега Company at Covent Garden producsd.every variation fashion in the unctriain part- war trend. Asymmetrical 'drupery,
ties, prnell-elim bble Fikirts And bouilani evening gowns were consladınl only
In their
magnißt cont
Jowels and ac
ccssories.
The sketch shows (left to right):
While crepic dress, gathered at bodloc and Trips;
Cowl-neciend black striped taffeta drons with
a peplum; Pattern¤
grey and white
chlifon dress
red stole;
worn
with brilliant
Busil-back dress in vivid red, green and blue stripes;
Black net bodice on an emerald green taffeta skirt boldly patterned in black;
Hobbled wy blue crope dress with white slik epauletics.
Striped evening gowns are proving
popular na
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flower-patterned dnisow. Accessories—like the even-
ing sole of fur or self-material, and black lace, worn mandila-wise-are becoming a feature of formal fret nights. Trend in women's hair
styles is to the short and seYTTE.
STILLMAN'S
Freckle Cream
FOR CLEAR SKIN
Stillman's Freckle Cream contains certain ingredients which act as a temporary."black-out” against the formation of pigment. Next it favon the retention of fat glob ules in the skin which helps to smooth out lines and creepiness. It's easy to use-justamooth ou at night before retiring and let it work while you sleep. After using just one regular sized jar you will find your complexion so improved that you will need no urging to .continue using Stillman's Freckle
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THE EXPERT IN THE KITCHEN
Try something
cool.
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Autumn Hats
be Anne Edwards
THE Paris verdict on hats for the autumn divides them into three main rlylos:---
(1) The Blinker Cloche: (2) The Alexandra Pillbox; (3) The new East-to-West version of the droved Beret. Most popu- lar Material:: Peach-bloom falls, beaver felts, rich velvet. Colours: Rowan-berry red, purple grape, verdigris green, all shades of grey and plenty of black, too. Trimmings: Wholo birds. cock feathers, ospreys, aigrettes, dotted veils, and large bird wings.
are
Drawn by Robb here three hata which summarise these main trenda:-
1 Blinker Cloche: Covers the right check, fits close to the back of the head, sweeps back off the forehead and left side. The downward line is accèn- tuated by a plume of paradise feathers.
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2. The Alexandra Pillbox: In long-haired fur felt, it is worn straight on the forehead; is trimmed with a shock of ribbons and wings and chin- covering strap, dotted veiling the face.
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by GEORGIE RODGERS Principal, Good Housekeeping School of Cookery.
Add the sugar and set REFRIGERATOR is a great boil. A
help, in planning meals that aside in a wide basin to cool. will save fuel. In this weather. Dissolve the gelatine in two 3 Draped Beret: Made from cold meals can be prepared, in tablespoons hot water and stir 11 enormous mushroom- advance and kept.
this and the cream or evaporat-shaped felt, cleverly draped to Meat and fish in aspic, ed milk into the mixture. Pour give a soft line and the side- Trimmings: two savoury moulds and galantines into the freezing tray and chill ways width. can be made from
of in the freezing compartment of birds of paradise emphasise the left-overs, Vegetable salads the refrigerator, stirring at in-line of the hat. are good fare for a hot day. tervals from the sides of the The refrigerator should be tray to the middle so that the Pre- de-frosted once a week.
mixture freezes evenly.. pare the fruit puree from any
scraps
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milk and fats tightly covered, fresh fruit and set aside in the or they will absorb flavours refrigerator until quite cold.
from other foods. Cover all strong smelling foods.
Concentrated lemon drink
14lb. sugar, 1oz. citric acid, apt. water, juice and rind of one temo!! OF leman essence lo flavour.
DISSOLVE the citric acid in a
Blend this with the mixture in the freezing tray and return to the refrigerator until complete- ly frozen.
Fruit in jelly
OF
1pt. femon Jelly. 8 cherries, I orange, a plums, 4 almonds other nuts to decorate the mould.
little of the water. Bring DISSOLVE the jelly in pt. hot
the sugar and the rest of the water and stir until completely water to the boil. Add the dissolved. Decorate the borm of lemon rind and the citric acid a mould with slices of cherry and Cover with sufficient felly almonds, and leave until cool. Add the
to set the decoration. Stand in the lemon juice or lemon essence to refrigerator or on lee until this _lg taste. Use one tablespoonful to set. Feel the orange and divide into a tumbler of water.
sections, removing all the white pith and pips. Slice and stone the plums, Arrange alternate layers of fruit in the mould, dipping each piece in Jetty
first and then covering with jelly and returning to the refrigern- for unta act. Continue the
alternate layers of fruit and jelly until the
is full. Stand mould
in refrigerator or a cool place until set.
Economical ice cream
oz, cornflour or custard pou der, pt. mtik, pt, fruit puree, 20, castor Rigar, I senspoon pou der gelatine, 2 tablespoons Cream or evaporated milk
the
BLEND the cornflour with a Pour any surplus falls in a coup
plate.
Drawn
by
ROBB
AQUARI
IDEAS WORTH BUYING
New bottle warmer that you can less perplexing than the old kind,
between plug-in-to-heal baby's bottle or Safe y strap to hook cercol-it's useful when you're doors in cars to prevent them flying staying away.
open.
little cold milk, boil the rest of the milk and pour on to When the jelly is required, turn the cornflour, stirring all the out on to a flat dish. Chop the time. Rinse the pan with cold jelly on the plate and prrange
base round the
of the mould, water, then return
This deck-chair made of tubirlar the "corn- flour mixture and bring to the fruit and chopped nuts.
decorate with any segments of the metal. It has no notches, works on a suspension principle, la safer and
SUITS ARE RIGHT
Any time
No time off for suits! You con see them, every there, at day, Time, Toaking as pinch at home in the office as at an after. noon tea party or shopping trip in town. Finest workmanship & highest quality mater rials guaranteed, Imported piecegood.
available.
Cambridge
quotes
on the hemline by ANNE EDWARDS
Doctors back the long skirt
WOMEN in short skirts can- "History shows that every time
W not sit comfortably or women necupt Eight wants there's
without strain in trainis от buses. An article in the Medi- cal World, dated October 1942. said: "The injury to health by setting up all sorts of muscle strains is hard to assess. It is likely that sacroiliac strain with all its chronic backaches can originate in this way. chronic sciatica is another pos- sibility. "~~~~J. G. BERRY, Coldharbour « lane, Hayes, Middlesex..
Women
always rage mol against a fashionE Just before they wear ~it.”—JAMES MASON,
in New York.
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"I am all for the ong skirts. I'd much rather people wondered-tian imow-who her I had nico icgs or not" MAY MAYNARD, Ennismore-garde
S.W.7..
Hopping mad...
"Nothing can stop the new faction. It takes a world war to ged woman Inta stron skirts and even then only flir den rears. They've worn long ones for ten centuries.”— FASHION EXPERT in London.
a lighten-up on morals, tau"
"Poor Wornani Sh the dupe of a foolish mode, the victim of a silly fashion. She may bring man to his reluctant knees agan if she will only
her JAMES DOUGLAS, Daily Express, February 5, 1928,
Cover
"Give the semen longer skirts.... then they won't be able to gel hopping mad!"
“Surely it detan); use extra material ...what they've added on the hem they've falon off the top."
"As a mere man I shudder
at the thought of vecing girls walking around In waisted nightshirts,"
DENNIS OWEN, Kimorfield дуедце, Crouch End, N.8.
daro "How
jeer. At least woman don't let Fashion force item w spend are hottent mum- mer for 30 years in 1:1t haf, malít collam, twood suits and wool- len 10cks!"
ATTEN
"Let's have longer skrtsend soon. One woman in a hundred has got legs worth showing. The others ΑΙΓΟ bow-leggod, knock-knzed, scorchmarked OT topelcos." ROBERT BANTLETT, Chelsen,
Coloured cigarettes, dight colours to match your frocks,
Kitchen spoon with a weighing device to help you weigh accurately half an ounce or one ounce.
Bottle-opener which unscrew's the
most stuck-up bottles,
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you press up and down but it doesn't
slip.
Patricia's diamond engagement ring
Macao Distributors:
She's Engaged!
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