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FOR THE
PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
Women's Auxiliary
Appenin to the publle for actieles for "JUMBLE SALF" to be neld on Thursday, November 3:1, from Eight AM to Six PM.. si the Pubite Relations Pulding Mote Requare, Opposite the Hongkong & Shangha Hank Building. Des York Road.
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Clothing of any alre colour. Nummer of Wister, new or will be appreciated Articles such we shoes, stockings, underwear, hand- bags, toys, curios, odds, and made ele, are also solicited.
Any tin gift that could be ward on a "White Elephant Tabia” will also be appreciated
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1 a.m to 1:00 pm and from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. this address is not convenient for delivery please call any one of the following ladies who will gladly call for anything that you have to offer for the jumble Sale
KOWLOON.
Mrs Lee D'Amoda e Castre Telephone No 20333
HONGKONG.
Mrs. F. Lomby, Room 303
No. 28063.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1949,
WOMANSENSE
Evening Enchantment
T-2
By CRACE THORNCLIFFE BLACK CHIFFON posed over black taffeta tells the story of
romantic dinner gown which will star ni early autumn events. To form the novel decolletage the low-cut budke rises to a V at the centre of the wide open neckline. The sleeves, cut 10 |
of one with the shoulders, are
The chiffon with taffeto cuffs. chiffon clings smoothly to the
h
The Post-war Look In The European Woman
LONDON. Andoverywhere throughout body is cutting their hair from are more informally trin- and to two inches long in the day dress back and high-heeled shoes ed than 10 years ago. Men go have been replaced largely by hatless and in sports clothes to popular fat-heels.+
In Rome, this summer, work. people even got into the opera with neckties, when before the war. a tuxedo was needed to get even a foot Inside the lobby,
EUROPEANS today dress more shabbily but less conservatively than they did before the war. They wear brighter colours and in many countries follow the casual postwar styles of America rather than the elegunt, formal styles dis played by Parisian couture
houses,
The Aftermath
But the man on the street Europe is asli suffering
from
the effects of five years of war. Hls wardrobe is half as fall as it was in 1938, prices of clothes have soured and he can •how buy one suit
two instead of every two years.
Women have had a much bet ter chance of restocking their tlinn war-depleted wardrobea men with chrop American dresses which have Booded the markets in the past two years. Immediately after the war they brought cheap American and British coples of the French
"New Look." They plumped for cipped in waistlines, voluminous and near ankle-length skirts,
Men also went in for more They fashions. exaggerated adopted the "Bold Look," with brighter coloured neckties, more and heavily padded shoulders wider lapels.
AMERICA is replacing Eng- land as a clother inspiration for French women. Young men aro
going in for bright plaid shirts and thick rubber crepe-soled
In 1948, a year after Chris shoes, an Dior had revolutionised women's fashions with his "New Look," ho began shortening his skirts and cutting models in silm, straight silhouette, and European women are now slow. by copying the. Paris look of the
ROME—Italians today dress- than ed as well, if not better, before the war. Pre-war dag- ger pointed shoes, spata an
and yellow or white gloves for men
completely disappeare have Italions still go in for "SCRIVER ̈Of kills, woot-or-cotton, After two. fashion
neckties cycle and
arc brighter. 1043.
women follow Parls changes since
European Italian women are today wearing snug- styles closely, but are keeping a their own de- fitting cloche hala wom to one sharp eye on side. short almost Edwardian signers. cut hair, high, huge coal inrs and close-fitting suits dresses three inches below knees.
col-
and the
Ten year* Auga the same
women were wearing sailor hats
over their eyes, 1pped hair styles, slinky dress above their knees and lots Jewellery and bite and pieces.
Survey Shows.
Ing wern of
A survey of European coun- ines by United Press showed:- IN PARIS--French women are a much shabbier than before the war due to the high cost of 1940 materials and dress- maker's fees. A small dres$- maker Now charges an average jof $50 to make a suit without
taffeta on the bodice, and fares ANGORA SEENing the materini.
awny helaw the waistline skut
The
es farishes with berline of 1afet
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IN HOISERY
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NYLON and ungrea It may
atylen
fantators and may
a new autumn
top
tu
Hatless Belgium
BELGIUM-American dresses,
days, hardly reen in pre-wor are virtually monopolining the market at prices mnging from 500 franes to 1,000 francs. Bel- gian styles ke Delish, follow Paris fashions at least one year late. Many women go hatless and women under thirly scarce- ly wear hats at all.
GERMANY-Outcome of pc-
Foundation Must Be Blended.
Courtory House of Westmore When you wear a low-ent dress, says Movie Star Patricia Nesl; be Buro- to blend your foundation lotion well down the neck, gradually taperiar
it of at the shoulders,
HELEN By
FOLLETT
JOMEN who use cake founda- reason is not hard to find.
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The
cupation is a mixture of style. W or cosmetics, who go in feminine porteatt gets all the Half of the population tend to for the plunging neck line, or petting, daily or nightly ce follow American fashions, bodicts that have no collars but melie fensta, and the neck does not get even the crumbs. Doesn't German youngsters an expansive exposure of the especially trying 10
сору
American
No woman should chest. And themselves faced with make sense. teenagers, and the other half
" good-sized make up job have confidence in her neck. 11 follow Paris styles and 痣
whenever they do their good ran change over night and servi more conseravlive, though w
toes it change for the better There grooming duties. modernised, fora of dress.
without help. stopping place until every meh
Sume necks are tou fat, some of flesh is treated with the good
too thin and something the wre CITI and that put looks
about them. should be done Your beauty re- velvety dish. porter, prowling round where There are normalising exercises gather, has observed that will beneft both conditions Rone pulchritude errors.
by strengthening the muscles, There are women who funny that when
put they
chle Bul wealthy.
Parision Both men and women prefer women who dress with the
brighter colours in clothes, bonuses couture
spend up
neckties and shorts, etc. Women $1,000 for sin ensemble,
are befter dressed than the men bak. abres, etc. They weer beenure women's materials
and many their skirts about 15 inches from much cheaper
shorter than New York Every- United Press
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of
242, Prince Edward Road The Velvet Touchers are given the limelight the ground, at least two inches them make their own clothes.-
In Flowers
tiimeester Hotel, Telephone VE
ELVET
Mro. F. Buchens, 450, The Peak, Telephone No. 20020. Mrs. V. Chan, 4. Po Shun lundi, Telephone No. 33433. Mr. C. M. van Vlierden, 26, Conduit Road, Telephone No
34283.
Successful
people
know best..
...how in build up their reserves of vital energy. That is part of
their secret. They make sure of getting recuperative sleep every night,
on the luxuriona comfort of Slumberland,
Fret the gently resilient springs that support you in comfort
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on the hottest nights. Choose from the range of sizes and charming colour
scheines in superby damask at your store. Slumberland is British made
- for people who know the importance of having the best.
Slumberland THE MATTRESS FOR SUCCESSFUL
BY AMOKINERS
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PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS
photographe
Copics of
taken by the South China Morning Post and Hong Kong Telegraph Staff Photographors
ara on vlow in the
Morning Post Building.
ORDERS BOOKED,
THE HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN
!!
EVER READY TO AID SUFFERING CHILDREN MR 1. D. TREVOR Chairman Kowloon-Canton Hallway,"
Kowloon.
MA LI, FOOK WO Hon Transurer
The Bank of East Asia, Ltd.
Hent Kon
the log word in flerat lapel arvessories rern
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collection t shrink resistant rocks дти! anklets by New York howery
Nylon and Angora mixtures You shop I do which are
aid to be longer mirades te Jme from the styles wearing and ensler to Jhunder prepared for popular back to are shown in many styles lu behol to the sophilamenter sun-luding All mura and nylon berr
in medium and beavy weights. wool and nylon foot with a ribbed nylon and
Mosl
the painted velve! fruits on bar plus. Large Hat apples, strawberries, plums and pears are painted for M- fural culture, and took artius Int enough
catch UT A:
Angora euf, voltam foot and angora and nylon rull, and a nylon for hel hrel, cutton foot and a
and a nylon dual Angora ruft Especially
schoolgirl items. In a dressier for golfers, is a medium weight. lune there are realistic clusters fine kuit nylon anklet which of grapes or berries in soild has a soft. enshmere-like feel. velvel on Aptecom kone con- Hem bmeshed erin nylon ba Find orange, used in both a cuffed anklet
bruntimis
green and olive, wine and rose and
and mink anch beige, among bern. Vines and leaf sprays are appropriate for suit un col Ingels
a cow-ROCK
Choice Of Colours
The choice of colours in angoru Coloured velvet hirds with and nylon is comprehensive and { • feather tails
Includes: Violet, turquoise, erny. perchett u nje cherry
clusters and backed by green and cumet tones as well ps. These and a single bird staple shadts. on a rose are volume priced.
Crew socks are
shown in ('nusual
traditional and higher both colouring distin- guardien well-shapeet,
wool single, lengths in
with nylon renforced velveteen roses
tor and heel will thorny Ribber steins.
One is blended across the instep.
and
from pale pench and rose Into A new, golden tan lone which Kray The leaves repel this blends well with nylon hosiery colouring A large saliíï765e | mates is featured in the full on velvet leaves is toned to go line of underbose shown by this with cocktail dresses. Coffenen. This underhose mi cotton olive, dusky rusie copper and und wool mixtures can be had purple are a few of the pastume | with a full Idol or with colours,
patented cut-oul foot.
Wrong Way to Punish Child
By GARRY CLEVELAND MYERS, Ph.D.
know fore ing car. The mother explains PERHAPS YOU
mothers like the following to Imogene why she must never run into the street. She had
ones:
her
and
Imogene
With Other Children
On the following evening the mother rees Imogene in the street with some other children
1. A child two years old has given the same explanation a been put to bed. His mother hundred times before. Then the is in the next room. After about mother Ingers on the lawn. eight minutes the youngster gets watching Imogene. As Imogene out of bed and comes out to his is about to run into the strect mother. She gently takes him again
Intercepts the mother back to bed and fucks him in. Imogene before the tat reaches
Afteen About
later the carb. Next time Imogene minutes the tot comes out to her dashes toward the street again.
With Icss
mother spanks Gentle- ness than before she takes the takes her home, youngster back to bed and tells him to stiry
there.
After ten or twelve more
minutes the tot comes out to her again. This time she grabs him up, hurries back to his bed and puts him down rather roughly, command and shouls to Imogene to come ing him in scolding tones not onto the lawn. Imogene comes to come out again. After about to the lawn slowly.
A fow few twenty minutes the toj ventures minutes later the mother goes out to his mother once more to the lawn and sech. Imogene on she spanks him severely coin
street. Coint toward
The and carries him to bed. „
mother runs to catch Imogene and brings her back. For days <>nric day's the mother sces Scenes like these occur night many times but
Imogene running into the street in all that after night and tho mother
'time she spanks Imogene just can't see why she has such
once more. problem. Had she spanked.
time When this inother talked to him, skin to skin, the first he caine out and every time some other mothers of her club thereafter, and done so every they all agreed that spanking evening, the problem would never
Scones Recur
works to teach little
have been solved permanently children to stay out of the street. after a few evenings. 1le would They had all tried it and they have had much more sleep and new. What they all falled to she a peaceful, quiet evening, recognise was that none of them If she suspected he had fear of was nearly consistent They the dark ako could have left the spanked sometimes and come- door bjur.
times they didn't. Usually they didn't.
3. The mother. Is on the front porch. Little Imogeno, three, Why should any little chilä is playing on the lawn near the avoid the street when he cani strect, Suddenly Imogene dashes have so much fun running, out into
street. -The into il and. from being chased. mother, leops after her and they with the chances of being both borely coenpe an approach- spanked so very small.
Handsome Violet Wool
A
By PRUNELLA WOOD
Hasan Bang
WONDERFUL deep shade of wood violet, without a hint of red to make it garish, is the colour used for both tweed three-quarter length topcoat and lightweight wool, rather formal afternoon frock.
The colour is named Bang's violet, after the dressmaker Bang, and it deserves an illustrious name of its own, for no one else has a violet tone to com- pare with it for softuess and flattery. The frock has flat plastic buttons of matching colour," similar- buttons with gilt rlins fasten the cont.
th
Thy this one if you feet that the pillar that carries your head caletinine just under their chins, does not qualify, stand tall. the deed is finished and dlor elenched fists on shoulders, el- Others, more ambitious, continue bows extended out at the sides. Dans, shoulders and head
back. Then bring bones. What happens? There are
ugh water marks. Fuce is one your elbows together in front of colour,
neck and chest darker your body. Lower your head. Don't the mirrors tell these beck and chest, then back to first Do not women anything?
position and repent.
the value of While on this subject, here's u underestimate word about necka. An old exercise for correcting figure de-
for looking neck often holds up a feets,
retaining youthful young looking face and
Le treatment down to the coller Pull !**
the lines.
Let's Eat
BY
IDA BAILEY ALLEN'
Efficient Cooking As
DHODE ISLAND is the small- "Then they suggested that
st state in the Union but mixing bowls have straighter
its home-makers
been progressive. Colonial duya mented
have always sides." Way back in
they
encking
Improve-
"An importont
commented experiment,"
the Chet. the then "When I think of all the Indies unfamiliar squash. They called trying to beat the cake batter them askutarquashes! And be in bowls that are too wide, I All cause there was nu wheat avail- am very sorry for them.
combined mashed the batler does is to sprendi able they
much cooked squash with corumcal to around. They expand make bread and even plecrust. energy but it will not become
Efficient Utensils
light."
"I hope
are rising up
those homemakers
re-
to rebel against some pr the
poor cooking utensils
on the market," marked the Chef, "Some of them not worth buying, they are no, what you call, flimsy': some do not work and many are hard
are
to clean.
"who
have
110
"Probably because they have been designed by men," I replied
<lo not
and cook
ex- nctual kitchen ence" I added. (The
placuted.) "Well, Madame, what did those
Island women have to
Rhode
sily?"
on
Chef
Dinner
Cream of Cucumber Soup Baked Devilled Pork Chops Oven Hash Browned Potatoes Broccoli Vinaigrette Chocolate Spenge Whip Coffee or Tea MHE' (Children) include enriched bread or rolls with butter or margarine.
mix
to
All Menzurements Are Level Iteetpen Serra Four Baked Devilled Pork Chops Order 4 shoulder pork chops. Dust lightly with salt, pepper and flour. Melt 1 tbsp, fat in good-sized frying pan and slow- "in this, until saute the chops They believe that all handles tender. Then
remove
1 utensils
should be firmly paper towel to drain and cool. together 2 CER attached so they cannot loosen Meantime or turn."
Tolks, 1 tsp. dry mustard, I tip. obscrved Worcestershire sauce and "Very important,"
Mace the Chef. If a handle turns tbsp, orange marmalade. Spread while the lady is lifting a kettle each chop with some of this ful of boiling food. It may spill mixture; dip this side in 14 c. crumbs. will get badly fine soft fresh bread out and she burned."
Then spread and crumb the re- "Many of the women pre- maining side. Place in a well- ferred composition handles, oil;d boking pan. Sprinkle with bsp. melted fat and bake chec
about 30 min., at 350-975 F. or
at night golden brown,
gond! They do not get so, hot, so the use of a pot holder is not often needed. Chocolate Sponge Whip
Women are very careless about their pot. holders.
Often they
Markings
Add 1 envelope unflavoured pick up a wet rag to use; this clatin to c, cold water anet Meantime steams when it comes in contact let stand 5 min.
measure c, cold water into with a hot surface and they
the top of a double boiler. Add get burned."
214 Equares bitter
cooking which Coloured
has been chocolate "Then they wanted coloured coarse-grated. Cook over markings on all glase mensuring-water-unul dissolved. Then mix 18. would be casy together . sugar, containers that
tsp; cornstarch Rnd 3 to read. This is very important, salt, for mistakes in measuring causa slightly besten egg yolks. Add the melted chocolate. Cook failuers in cooking, and. It's
toft difficult to rend figures on glass and stir until thekk like
The custardi. Add unless they are coloured.
softenet! "They ako suggested changes gelatin and stir until dissolved. in dish drainers. They wanted Cool. Add 1⁄2 tsp. vanilla and the wires to be closer together chill until it begins to thleiten. so cilverware and other articles Then bent the remaining 3 egg will not fall through. And they whites stiff and add c. wanted the plate support ralsed sugar. Transfer to custard
from and chlil about hrs, or unt} plates prevent
From touching the sink underneath. firm. Upmould, and serve toppeil "Very essential,” approved with sweatened whipped cream the Chef, "otherwise the plates or whipped dry skin, milk, or will be chipped, and will not be with half tablespoonfuls vanilla
Ice cream. Enough for 2 meole_ i sanitary."
Lo
cups