6
WE HAVE MADE REALLY
IN
EXCELLENT
PROGRESS
TRANSFERRING
TO OUR NEW STORE
13,
AT
CHATER ROAD.
- Inext to Moutric's and two
doors from Kelly & Walsh
AND WE HOPE TO BE ABLE
TO RE-OPEN ON WEDNES- DAY: DEFINITE DATE WILL BE MADE KNOWN IN A DAY OR TWO.
MURRAY'S
Special Hot
AS SUPPLIED
TO NOBILITY
A SUPER CIGARETTE WITH THE BEST PAPER
$250
OF SOS AND MAGNUMS TOO
LEE & LEGNG BROS LTD
Murray's Cigarettes
Pod, the but poder-
MURRAY SONS & CO.LTD
CHALL, TOBACCO WORKS
DELFAST
70370A QUEEN'S RDICETEL 26933 LEA
Time For Serocalcin
...
as Hong Kong's chilly days approach, the common cold comes out to play with renewed vigour- thanks to Serocalcin its playtime of infection is only short-lived.
At this time many thousands are starting their prophylactic course Make sure of your supply by ordering Serocalcin now.
SEROCALCIN
Packed in tubes of GO tablets.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1950.
WEEK-END WOMANSENSE
Versatile Costume
· Hiattle Cumezio
By PRUNELLA WOOD
EVERY detail of this frock, and its grand total, too, is definitely of 1950 advances, although it may borrow a bit from the attractive Twenties. The peplum with the wide, asymmetric are; the narrow skirt beneath, the artfully simple and revealing bodice.... black fabrics in the 'one the use of three different model....are points in hand.
The basic model is black crepe; the sides of the bodice front are satin; the tunic is taffetn. Like the gloves of satin, this tunic actually is an accessory as it is detachable, leaving one in possession of a chemise type dress, very goodlooking on its own.
GREAT
By Joan
Erskine
REPUTATIONS
COUL
LONDON.
be more re- YOULD it
grettable that the collections seen at WORTH and MOLYNEUX were dull and unoriginal?
The one attractive dress seen at the show, in short evening dren in black stiff satin trimmed with beige and gold lace, with tiny jacket. The lined salin skirt was cut in gores to make
1 hang out like a bell.
Worth seemed quite unable Skirts are certainly shorter, to co-ordinate their ideas-suits and this difference has been
were vorled in slylc with no all the shows, but predominant Inc. They are still arch at Molyneux's "little day dresses"
unpressed pleats in skirts, using were not only extremely short, which
Rive to lack sufficient clumsy
an unnecessar but seemed
silhouette. One material.
with a plain Jacket, had a skirt draped at the side. Generally speaking, the clothes were not well-fitted And
had amateurish lock.
Over & Under
num
tight
Iine that Wa
Kreat There were ber of overskirts with underskirts-a
on
a
They tell us that "the colours fully exploited last season. Little are haunting and elusive, many FOR THE PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF COLDS check dresses with stiff starched of them overshadowed by
cuffs and
in pink or second tone," which is one way collars
dark dresses of saying that there was no white, and trimmed with ple frills of white particular colour scheme.
The skirts worn with the sulta organdie, have too much
something that appearance of
were unattractive. White pique the local dressmaker could "run
inset with black lace, and up." A nent box jacket in cherry wool with low half belt at the pleated tulle topped with a satin back, could hardly be distin- scarf, do not give a clear-cut guished from
•
Pharmacists are reminded that the sole selling agents for Berocalcin in Hong Kong are Shewan, Tomes & Co., Ltd Chung Tin Building, Telephone 27781/3.
BRIDGE. MAHJONG PARTY
In Aid of
THE HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN SPONSORED BY: THE WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AT THE
HONG KONG HOTEL ROOF GARDEN MONDAY 27th FEBRUARY, from 6:00 p.m. fo 11:00 p.m. TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE HONG KONG HOTEL RECEPTION DESK:
incket
which In 1946.
100
the
Sc appearance. Shiny odd-coloured
she
There
ed too much draping one
was
side,
uttoning the other, fussy belts
large brass buttons. Many
of the jackets hnd an unnits-
belts spoiled the look of several skirts.
Bunched Details
PARIS
PARIS.
caro
THE CURTAIN GOES UP ON A SPECIAL WEEK by Joan Harrison
between
A falat line is drawn slightly Returning visitors from Paris' The Paris fashion show is It great fun, even for those who upwards from the outer corners are often asked what is the
differenco cyo maln and a faint Hittle for dress. One never of the eyes, knows quite which mannequin shade applied, also on the outer a date with a Frenchunnn and t going to talk out in a rage corners.
rival has more pub- because
Dr Just city, thinner British-born Marquise de la Falaise is going to get, or
NE would call
"Woman's Weck" in Paris, The town is full of shrewd women, dress buyers from all over the world,
collected together for the twice-a-year fashion
BCC
the
to orgy, spring collections.
There is a slightly mad atmo- sphere in the fashionable bara around the Avenue Montalno and Ruo de la Paix, Fashion edilresses look harassed because 500 models to be seen in one day is a bit too much, even for
them.
The
how
much
one with an Englishman. It is hard to define, but Illustrated! perhaps by the following true:
.1
Then, ears incident.
A Frenchman of my acquaint- whether the beautiful Anglo-GOSSIP? Yes, there's plenty
pro ance was late for an appoint- at Dior's is yet of that. Broadway now Chinese girl
Ho arrived looking con- ducer Mike Todd, huchand of ment married.
smali Alm star Joan Blondell, in Paris trite and clasping a doing a sport of "talent hunting," corsage of yellow roses, commented this week: "I love
You "A million pardons," he said, the agents in this town.
"I was delayed trying to find here from can buy anything Ingrid Bergman's contract to a these roses for you and it took round-trip ticket in the Nor- me so long to find just the right
A quip not far short of the mark.
buyers, loding Im- percable, tot up france in little gold-monogrammed notebooks. The vendeuses, or sales girls, are in tears because, as usual, all the seating arrangements have gone wrong.
Gate-crashers
THE PRESS. agents smile on one side of their mouths and scowl on the other, while trying to keep out of the shows
the hundred-and-one people who
should not be there.
The barmen, freest of all from worry, have
a wonderful time impariinily showering! charm and champagne.
While debating all this, one is sprayed with scent, crowded on to uncomfortable chair, buffeted and jostled and driven near mad with the proximity of so any of one's own sex all to
gether at the same time.
The compensatiin comes in watching dream clothes, and in wondering how one can possibly adapt that beautiful £200 iden to a £20 income.
Just how that can be done is what Anno Edwards and Robb are coming over here to explain. But not only fashion is catch Ing the eye of the international visitors.
mandle."
Visitors have had to take on night spot off the list. It has been closed by the police for month.
colour."
His explanallon, almost cer- thinly untrue, was easy to joke.
An English friend of mine, here for the opening of the fashion shows, arrived over on hour late for a dinner appoint- Reason: Л police ment. Swaying alightly, he said: out was "Sorry, but I met old John. Wo Inspector on a night present during the "showing of had a few drinks and I quite
film starring 'Miss Vice of
forgot the time."
a
1050
The film operator was sup- Explanation almost certainly posed to put his hand over the true, but maddening.
lens to black out an "objection- able scene." But, said the
First, eyes up to be teen in Paris is to hold. MAKE-UP: New eye make operator, the lens was too hot After all that called the "Eye of a Faun." It In spile of protests, really amounts to a street-wear police inspector stalked out and
of adaptation
ballerina's reported to the Prefecture, who heavy-lidded make-up.
confiscated the alm.
THE BIG PUSH
-It's FLAT and FORWARD
Flat and forward in dark blue faille and shiny black open- work straw.
Robb
Flat and forward, the Dying saucer in
Ang navy kiraw,
Flat and forward in putty coloured fine straw with top trim- ming in pique and small winipõle flaps 1150 in white pique.
opens his Paris hatbox
Fat and forward scarf hat in white and blue pattern lying al the back. The lop is palterned, the under brim plats while silk.
Ribbon In
All Ways RIBBON
own,
is coming back to fashion and people in the ribbon trade in Britain have been scouring the world for new looms or building their improving with
with what they had. and inventing new refinements in warping and weaving. They have built new factories, train- ed new labour and revised ruthlessly some of their own methods and Ideas.
The result is an up-to-date, well equipped industry compris
In some twenty-five to thirty
OLDIE-1 Little school girt scoop shape hat in red felt trimmed white molre
Jewel aludded Palsiez pat fernight stung. the feature la the single ear- ting exactly like the trim ming -- red And blur stones stitch ed with ranila
PARIS spring hats follow the 1920 trend. They're Batter than they've been any mo since before the war; nearly they're worn
straight on the head instead of
on the buck;
they all have forward brims.
and
Beret styles
OUT are tiny close- Alting
skull свра trimmed with one IN are long feather.
OLDIE-2
the
Fiat boater to red slik covered stran trimmed with red and white chiffon, Maud et Lana show quite lot of this type.
little lee-bag shaped berets. They are made from plain felt or velvet to gros In everything fron Grain-are often completely covered with the small flat heads of spring flowers, such mignonette, dalsies, lilac, or violets.
13
QUT are the over-the-face veils. IN aro half vells eight inches wide, which cover the middle of the face and leave forehead and chin bare,
Scarves in favour
OUT are sequin Juliet caps. IN are deep crowned boaters with tiny brims. OUT are ospreys and quits and beads. IN are chiffon scarves, trailing round the crown and down the back, tiny coloured seashells, tulle brinis on big hate.
OUT are rough, scratchy.straws. IN are smooth pedal straws and crinoline straws and Kros grain and nylon straw.
(London Express Service)
TREATMENT FOR BRITTLE HAIR
By Helen Follett
IKE the conscientious house- a change of diet that includes firms, some quite small, others keeper, human hair does a more fruit and vegetables will world-famous. They are scatter-
ed in widely spread textile bit of house cleaning centres and pelershams,
zum:ner
ད་
have a revitalising effect upon satins and winter. At those reasons your hair. and taffetas-of which many more shafts are shed than
which are new in weave and
most all show the newest and delicate colours are being sent all over the world.
UNEXPECTED WAYS
Ribbons are used in many unexpected ways. Most women
ribbon in their
hats- wear special type caled a galloon. For Glengarry the famous Scottish bonnet ribbon, worn by Scottish A very light delicate taffeta
regiments, real silk is essential; takably French cut and drape, used for the "bunched" cocktail ribbons are used to bind shoes with, or to edge the sports coals and we approved of the nipped- and dinner tresses was sup-
the be uncrushable. This enled "blazers." Both posed to In waistlines.
but Dinco the
Queen Queen Mary and Plain black dresses were ideal may be true,
managed to for hanging the family jewels fabric
and crumpled at the outset, we felt with riblion on every bed. neat they wero
consolation in
is used to line seams Ribbon They were so there was little unostentatious.
and reinforce wigs, and many ordinary that they had one great knowing that it would retain its
ribbons from virtus no-one would trouble to appearance. In addition, these woven-edged
great bunches of material on Britain are worn by the women copy them, so presumably you
hips and neckline aro not of Sweden and the people of would be unique in your chosen
attractive.
Trinidad. In fact fifty-five dif model. But do you really want
The best materials used were ferent countries have bought to be unique if it means sacrific high-fashion for Ing
qulot a taffola 'and a nylon. The ribbons from the United King- becauso taffeta was brown respectability?
with broad dom during 1949 and
taffeta ribbon is the most dif- Best were the print dresses in criss-cross stripes of green, blue
The nylon was ficult of all to weave it is one
of the
most sought after, or blue and black fern patterns. brown with polka dots.
on,
TICKETS $10.00 — SUPPER, INCLUDED. black and white tulip designs, and brown.
look carry blankets bound
at
reason.
any other time, for some strange This moulting process
If the scalp is dry, hair brittle, evidently sebaceous glands
need give no concern unless It sulking and not working, it is Is excessive for the reason that a wise step to all the scalp the new silky threads will push night before the shampoo. forth from the scalp to carry
on,
When a girl anda ravelings in
medium Olive oil is a good the comb she is likely to slow for this purpose, but mineral grooming, which is a oll is just as good and waches up on
falls, out more easily. mistake. When the hair
COR- brushing should be done scientiously, And to do thorough job, get a brush with all-around bristica. The bristles connot possibly bring out
ones live shaft: only the dead come away, and the sooner they are out, the better, to the new growth can start.
Apply the lubricant with * medicine drupper, It will trickle over the scalp, will not be caught up by the hair. When the oil has been thoroughly dis- and tributed, spread fingern thumbs on the crown of your head, give it a rousing mauling. Pick up the flesh and pinch It to increase the flow of blood. Do circles will your
hair
thumbs,
FAVOURITE Paria
cocktali
in
right now for the
guests: chom city's exhausted page plek-me-up. It is mado with orange juice, Cointreau, brandy, and champagne.
It will pick you right up and lay you down in a sleep deep enough to mako you imagine you have a wardrobe full of
£200 Parls creations.
—¡London Express Service)
New Look In Spring Bras
AMERICAN designers аго
making a big altempt to style bras like outerwear, with trick closings and smart trim- ming to add to their appeal. All this adds up to new reasons why bras can be worn as outerwear In the coming seasona
Bras that are meant to bo seen are in work at a number of American firms for spring and summer. Emphasis is on cottons of all types-eyelet, pique, seer- sucker, broadclothi There are floral and geometric printa ## well as solid cojpurs, the majo- rity with ruffling, piping and other "pretty" touches,
J
Colours to be considered in these bras that are to be worn with play clothes are white, muted pastels, belge and wheat tones, some black and navy-ali leaders in colour line-up for
sportswear.
Emphasta in a clue acceptasice cf brightly coloured bras for accent. Basic
spring
on black in play clothes in a
play clothes fabrics, like sall- cloth denims, linen and pique, ore all colids this season, which can tako elther colld colour or bold prints in brae.
Spring Delight
W-B
By Vera Winston
Д
BLACK WOOL, very sheer and lightweight is used for suit dress, nice for wear under destined to a cont now, and blossom forth on its own later
Candy
taffota striped on.
bow makes the blouse top, its Uled midriff showing at waist below the short bolero Jacket. Two square self-covered buttons fasten the little Jacket
the
which is lined with the to
top fabric. The drea line, its blouse and skirt look, in a
Ilair can starve the same as going around the
sides. The one-piece model and has a plain any other part of the body and front, back and that is why the ardent beauty growth is usually a bit thinner neckline and short sleeves. The give those striped taffeta collar and cuffs Becker should pay attention to at the temples, so
since they are are opilonal, nutrition. endeavouring to have areas special attention. Next a balanced diet that will Includo morning shampoo with a lot of smartly detachable. A suit dress
and the various food elements neces-, soap
elbow of this type is one of the earliest
of the now Spring trends. sary for well being. Sometimes grease.
plenty
of