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WINTER HATS ARE SMALL AND OF TOQUE OR TURBAN SHAPES.
The Large Hat Has Passed Into Oblivion' Along With Summer Suns, the Chic Fashion Note of the Season Is Represented in Small Hats of Felt, Velvet, Soleil or Satin Combinations.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
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generation and many models in this type are stili to be found. By way of bringing variety to these simple The small hat may again claim hats appliques, and cut out effects the honour of leading the mode in are seen which bring into use two
The Winter millinery, The small hat or more materials. of very varied lines is most per-roomed brimmed hat-a manently seen wherever fashionable version of the cloche with its appearances are mado. And there brim spreading on both sides in is infinite variety in these tiny developed smartly in felt. shapes, too.
Felt continues the most popular
There is a tendency to make the small hats interesting rather than persistently youthful after the man- ner of the cloche of past seasons.
The close-fitting hat in toque or turban shapes is seen along with brimmed types of more or less un- usual designs. The close fitting hat now finds it chic to cover one car and reveal the other. This is of course just one version of the small hat. The hat with the ear tabs in various forms is still smart and is seen in versions that are frequently more flattering than those excep- tionally severe models that first saw the light of day as aviator models. The draped hat is always with us and now there are seen hats of a beret tendency in velvet and felts, The draped hat of soft lines which carries its draped effect around the front is seen in many of the velvets and satina. Combinations of mate- rials are
very chic this year and are much used in this type of hat, The small hats that are seen so prominently have a tendency to ac- centuate smartness rather than youth. There is no doubt about the fact that the hat with a tiny down- turned brim lends an air of youth much more readily than the sophia- ticated lines of the draped hat. The cloche of felt with its simple trim- ming is still dear to the younger
FRAGRANT ROSES.
CURTAIN FASHIONS.
Renovations For The Spring.
mush- newer
means of creating the Winter hat. Felt by itself or in combination with velvet and satin is seen in all Velvet is claiming its shapes. share of popularity and is seen in the dressy hat in both small and me. diam shapes.
The vell which has been absent for so many seasons is again mak- ing its appearance. It is very short and shades the eyes and manages to impart an air of mystery that somewhat always intrigues feminine fashionables.
As for trimming, the newest hats are strikingly free from much dec. aration.
Curtains are items. of great in- terest to housewives just now, and
There is little seen in the most furnishing stores have lovely
fre way of elaborate decoration. A displays to tempt those who
of renovations thinking
for the trim bow here, a buckle, or feather fancy, are all that one sees in ad- Spring.
Besides Scotch net curtains in in-dition to the smart lines of the hat tricate designs, and cream Madras itself and its tucks or cut pieces.
Velours in the small hat are again musling, there are handsome panel.
The satin hat, pulled curtains of coarse net, which, in in evidence. some instances, are sold with short close to the head from ear to ear ones to match, a useful purchase and ending in large loops at either one or both ears, is a hat that is for houses using both long and short curtains in the windows in much worn, too. front of the house.
THE INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE.
HORIZONTAL | HORIZONTAL (GON() VERTICAL (Cont.)
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for photography
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each
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denial 13-Fragment of cloth 14-Distant
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54-Adapia
56-Sharp bark
57-To perform GB-Puli
60-A rare
61-inflammable liquid
62-Forepart of a ship 82-Small cook
20-Facd
22-Whip
2-Pull laboriously
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the holly family 20-Warehouse
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17-Sallor
State? (abbr)
19-Either.
66-On, high
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21-Verbal
63-Maka dirty.
23-What is the
Keystone Gtato? (abbr.)
69-Pace of a horeo
24-Stoad 25-Haul 27-Where are castinga
made?
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ting power 42-Precious stone 45-What is a colored
man sometimes called?
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38-Willingly
40-Weasel-like animal
(pl.)
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"mlater"
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(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)
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19THE INTERNATIONAL, ÉVIGRATE.
I really don't know of a more ueful wrap than the fringed shawl,
and as graceful and becoming.. and they are as fashionable as ever lowever, ordinary or shabby your evening frock, a beautifully draped shawl will transform you, while in Colours are again wide in range, our draughty theatres they are
The new vory welcome. Plain net is particularly pleasing but brown, and its various shades
shawis Black of
are not worn folded to a point as of when printed with two colours as an lead in winter hats. For instance, course is much seen
In company old, but doubled so that they are attractive edging.
straight. Brocaded velvet is a on a cream ground, and I have only with the all black costumes..
Dorothy Mackaill, whose small on seen this scheme carried out cream grounds, (writes Vera hats are always exceptionally be very fashionable material for them design coming, chooses several of the and the design often is made more
attracive by a background of gold with the embroidered ones. Another Merrell), is
threads. Hand-painted ninon or she made of georgette, and painted in rose, edged with mauve stripes. draped versions Blue with orange stripes, and youthful cloche effects in her win-
Miss Mackaill georgette is also popular, and this lovely falling roses all over the This 1.think was yellow with blue stripes, appear in tertime wardrobe.
has an opportunity to wear several 15 sometimes bordered with a broad pointed part.
the most beautiful shawl I ever In similar schemes.
of the newer types in the First band of silver or gold tissue.
I saw one made by a bride of my AW. But she was very clever, and acquaintance, of lovely pink em- did things so well. It was, of National film, "The Crystal Cup."
bossed velvet on ninon-de-sole. It course, trimmed with fringe-every was hemmed all round with very shawl has to be, otherwise its in- deep fringe, and looked very un-dividuality is not there.-Home common, as one can get a bit bored Correspondent.
broad
Gossamer Net.
A very fine net is prettily worked with rings, in lemon thread, each ring enclosing embroidred flowers.
·
1.
19 well as the
A small scalloped border of blue broidered with orange to make the adds another touch of colour to this centre of extole flowers, thus pro- scheme.
ducing a very fine effect, which is room, most appreciated when the colour scheme of the room is principally
Heavier Kinds. For the kitchen, one can buy innumerable bright cottons, checked and striped; many of which include the desirable aun-tinta.
such a In & quietly-furnished Never has there been remarkable 'exhibition of new frag- which depends on the curtains for rant roses as Was seen at West- its note of gaiety, pink net might blue. minster recently on the occasion of be used stitched with vertical lines, the National Rose Society's display a scroll design between straight varieties of British or "key" patterns. Here is a curtain for those who love plenty of colour, for green, blue, orange and black are all intermixed in the design.
of new American origin:
They showed that raisers have made astonishing progress in post- war years in their search for the perfect rose.
same
4
Cretonne with a deep blue, green or mauve ground strikes an unusual Some of the cream, net curtains, note if it is closely striped with pin Many of the blooms were of vivid marked with broad patterns, at the lines in a pale shade, grey, pink or colouring, far excelling in splendour top and bottom only, have a flounce white.
Another cotten material which those of ten years ago, and the of plain net to finish off the ends. fragrance of many of them
was These make elegant store curtains, would make ideal side curtains is a pronounced. The chief award was One West End firm is specialising little more ornate than the usual the £250 gold cup for the best new in cream curtains showing cretonnes, but just as inexpensive. acented scedling, rose. This, to an appliqued design in fine, blue net. Here an orange ground is cut into gether with a gold medal, was won The hem is of the blue net, and a small squares by fine blue lines, and by Mr. W, E. B: Archer and his bold pattern is traced with the in the centre of each square thus daugther, Sellindge, Kert, for a cololured net in the centre. Other formed a cube is stitched in white dark velvety crimson variety. I blue and cream curtains are em- threads.
TO PLEASE MAGGIE-ILL
BRING THIS GUY HOME TO DINNERI HOPE HE DON'T
GIT ANY INDIGESTION.
100:
net
REALLY IT'S JOLLY NICE OF YOU TO INVITE ME-
MR:JIGGS
BRINGING UP FATHER,
1 SHOULD SAY IT IS.
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS.
THE EASTERN EXTENSION AUSTRALASIA & CHINA TELEGRAPH CO., LTD.
The following Unclaimed. Tele-
THE GREAT NORTHERN TELEGRAPH.CO., LTD. OF DENMARK.
The following unclaimed tele- frame are lying in the E. E. grams are lying at the office of the Telegraph Co. office, Hong Kong:-Great Northern Telegraph Com-
Dofag, from Bangkok.
Robert: Fredericia, from Paris. Grogorine, Hong Kong Hotel, from London.
Genrai Kandakudo, from Tainan. W. J. W. Manton, c/o Seamen's Institute, from Singapore. Sorgen, from Berlin.
E. A. LEGGATT.
Superintendent, Hong Kong, 1st March, 1928.
OH! BY THE WAY, I PROMISED YOUR WIFE I'D SING FOR HER THE NEXT: TIME I VISITED- „WILL YOU WAIT
A MINUTE UNTIL I GET
MY MUSIC?:
pany (Limited) of Denmark:-
Tavakal, from Osaka.
Mrs. Clarance Ellis Secony, from Shanghai.
Plaissetty, from Arfajon, Seine, Etoise,
Eternify, from Shanghai.
E. V. JESSEN,
Superintendent.
Hong Kong, 1st March, 1928..
WAIT?
BY JOVE - THIS IS STRANGE HE'S GONE.
WILL!
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