1928-03-14 — Page 11

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1928.

SCOTCH WHISKY

HEDHES & BUTLER

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VERY OLD

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THE WING ON CO., LTD.

THE CHINA MAIL,

AND FANCIES

FASHIONS

WHITE APPEARS IN THE EVENING-MODE.

THE YOUTHFUL NOTE.

DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE,

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NOTICE

OF REMOVAL.

We have This Day Removed into

more Commodious Premises-The

whole Building situated in 3a,

Wyndham Street and the Corner of Wellington Street Exactly opposite our Old Building.

THE NEWSPAPER ENTERPRISE, LTD.

·PROPRIETORS OF THE

CHINA MAIL,

3A, WYNDHAM STREET.

Hong Kong, 1st February, 1928...

BUSINESS DIRECTORY,

Bookbinders.

THE "CHINA MAIL" Book-

binders.

No. 3a, Wyndham Street.

Dentist.

HARRY, FONG, Dentlat,

1st floor, No. 74, Queen's Road ́ Central, Tel. Central No. 1255,

Electrical Supplies.

THE GLOBE FOOK CHEONG

ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO., LTD. 72, Queen's Road, Central.

Tel, C. 3270.

Engineers &

Shipbuilders.

W. S. BAILEY & CO., LTD.,

New Work & Repairs.,

Engineers and Shipbuilders,

Kowloon Bay.

Call Flag "L" | Sole Agents for Kelvin Motors.

Hair Dressers &

Booksellers.

LEE YEE;

Ladies' and Gentlemen's

Hair Dressers

Jewelled Trimming Adds to the Effectiveness of the All White

Evening Gown-Draped Fullnesses Are Important.

The all white evening gown is again making its chic appearance.

fabric makes it one of the most

popular materials to use in the new draped effects.

Mary Astor, looking

especially

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lames

Paris Finds It Possible to Emphasize Youth in its Frocks of Black- Even in Formal Velvets.

There is a possibility that youth will be stressed even in a season where the formal note used to

denote all that is chic. Simplicity

comm

HORIZONTAL

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official of a cathedral7

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pavement?

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GTHE INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE.

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Bootland

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Society

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(Tre 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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It is being seen in all the new mate- young in soft white georgette in the costumes, while not always wears an the dominant note, is one that is rials and is apparently as popular crepe evening gown, in the dull georgette crepes as in example of the glittering mode in not being neglected for the person the glittering of the chiffon lames, the trimming of rhinestones and who wears and looks best in the Velvets in their subtle softness are "cat" bends. The girdle, and partl-frock of youthful charm and sim- attracting much attention in all cularly the flower, of rhinestones plicity.

of brilliant Black velvet happens to be one. while and the soft sheen of the introduce a new note

offectiveness. Miss Astor is seen of the season's favourite fabrics. wearing this evening costume in it appears in many costumes for the First National film, "No Place both formal and informal appear- ances. There are dresses of black A feature of particular charm into Go." the new white evening gowns is the It is not only in the trimming velvet that spell almost severe jewelled trimming that makes them that many of the new white even outlines and the simplest of de-

tuils in the matter of trimming. culation, and we are bound to re- so effective. The jewelled girdle Ing gowns glitter for the is especially noteworthy in the gilt with their silver threads give the And there are, too, costumes of cept their assurance that this is tering beauty. Girdles, as a mat- lustre. ao desirable. White maire black velvet that may be seen for the general good. But the de- ter of fact, are an extremely im- with rhinestone fastenings is good, for the most formal of puriles letion of their draperies has upset. its own lustre Rhinestones, lames and appliques the textile trade. Many a loom, portant part of the evening mode. too. Velvet with They may be wound once or twice makes one of the most effective of do their utmost to make effective Edwin Stockton tells us. In the around the hip to give interesting the new evening gowns in white. the formal frock of black velvet. Bradford and those other districts The youthful note that is so very which manufactured the stuffs that lines and as often as not fasten White lace in very full lines is an, with a atras of jewelled buckle. example of the picturesque mode smartly inspired in many of the skirts are made of now stands idle, frocks obtains its charm The trade has gone to Nottingham Straight belts of eatin, too, appear and often uses glittering trimming new finished with strass buckles.

to add to its beauty. The chic through simplicity of line and of and Leiceater, where they knit A jewelled effect at various places folds of the skirt and the side trimming. There is an absence of stockings, and can hardly find Is much to be desired in the all fullhossas that are so important a Panels, side fullnesses and points workers to knit enough, so many white gown. Glittering embroidery, part of the winter mode, however, und rather a stressing of the more, so much more glorious, are panels, buckles, and laces make are seen to special advantage in slender silhouette.

the stockings nowadays required the use, of white most effective in the dull lustre of white georgette

Virginis Lee Corbin, a type de-by the fair. And, thus the evening.

manding simplicity in all crepe.

her whirligig of time bringe in his re- clothes, has selected a frock of venges. When, for Tengons charming lines in the new sheer mysterious as those which have in- plicity, muslin and culate that modern woman uses velvet. Its buttons down the front duced the revelation of the female family collections of old, lace, ul-

gauze half as many stockings again as she and around the collar and cuffs are leg, man decided that his legs must most as precious and quite a did in 1912. Such is the costly its only trimming. The black is be bid, when the decent obscurity beautiful as consequence of the sacrifice of the particularly effective to the very of trousers came to shroud the were "handed over as rubbish to the family jewels, skirt. These problems of the in-blonde prettiness of Miss Corbin. masculine calf, from agea im- the waiting-maid," and the lace- Some time ago, says the "Daily fluence of fashion on trade are to In First National's "No Place to memorial unconcealed, the stocking-makers fell on penury, Yet why Telegraph," n gentleman who was be treated philosophically, as Sir Go Mina Corbin wears this announced as the Hair Pin King Edwin Stockton treated them in his tume as well as several others in-

cos knitters lived dark daya,

should liberty or equality or fra- of the United States published his discourse at Bradford. Husbands dicating the new mode in fall and hard on

A change of fashion may be very ternity "prefer. muslin to lace? We sorrows to the world. By bobbing and fathers have often said in their winter clothes,

working folk. Scott ask in vain. What principle of thought it worth while to their tresses his countrywomen, he haste that fashions are only chang-

record modern thought is it that has re- the lament of the old barber who quired all trousers to be turned assured us, had ruined a great and ed to make the dressmakers rich. deserving industry. The economie Continually the voice of the dis- Its observation posts. It was

had once made wigs fer all the old up? These are the riddles with- heard muster-mind in a

gentry and was left with only two out dressmaker's

ап answer. No mute, effects of shearing the female head tressed manufacturer is

in- deserve a more extended, a more complaining of the wicked per which instructed civilised woman to dress. The wig-makers of Lon- glorious Brummell led us on. Nei- impartial examination. Bobbed, versity of fashions which will not that the time had come to cut short don protested to King George 11.ther our beauty nor our shingled, or otherwise cropped, a consume the material he wishes to her skirta. No great and noble distress because gentlemen would veraal trick has, Sir Edwin Stock-

that they were falling into great;ience is enhanced. But that uni- · damsel may be a more efficient in-aeil or are satisfied with smaller exemplar led the way. The voice of CO.dustrial unit than with flowing quantities than he would like. the people, the female people, wear their own hair, and prayed re- ton tells us, set up a trade; it has locks. The slump in hairpins may Sir Edwin does not ignore, the spoke, and the short skirt was the stop wigs going out and cruel wits sock," for your man of taste, ha

demand Hef. But his Majesty could not "created

and Booksellers. No, 12, D'Aguilar Street, (opposite Queen's Theatre).

Hair Dressing Saloon.

HANSON SKEY,

Ladies' and Gentlemen's

First Class

Hair Dressers,

45, Des Voeux Rd. C., H.K

Optician.

THE HONG KONG OPTICAL

'Phone 2232.

53, Queen's Road Central.

FASHION AND TRADE.

Latest Tendencies Adapted.

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THE INTERNETERING SYNDICATA

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cause displacement of labour, but attempts of the designers of law, and to the knee legs were re- not on balance increase unemploy frocks to stimulate trade by arti- venied for the first time in 2,000 said that it would have been as rea- lays down, and we bow our dimin- make a shed heads, must now expose to Printers.

ment. Though this is a despiteful ficial and autocratic modification years. Ours not to reason why. Bonable to ask him to "THE CHINA MAIL" General time for the Hair Pin King, it must of fashion. But he seems to think We ask vainly what is the cause of fashion for wooden legs by wearing view decorated socks to harmoniae

Printers.

be the golden age of the hair the great changes of fashion are these convulsions of Nature. None one. The passing of wigs is easy with his trousers, with the dresser. Consider the other end of the work of no conscious mind. A can predict when they will trans enough to understand. Publishers and Bookbinders.

The eral scheme of his dress, and, we Sa, Wyndham Street. Tel. C. 22. the girl of the period, the hosiery Royal personage may commend a form our world, or how they will mystery is how they ever came in. suppose, with his complexion and

department. A Committee of the colour or a style to her people. An work out their course.

The obligations But some The viclasitudes of lace are more his moral tone. Ship Chandlers.

Board of Trade has just been offer- arbiter of elegance-if in these of the effects can be traced in all puzzling. It was never more prized thus crowding upon us are so exact-

In the eighteenth century. Ing that we can write no more. ed evidence that our country is now unleisured days there are any still their enormity. It is not to the than 25, Wing Wo St. Tel. C. 1116, consuming twenty-two and three-elegant-may bring in a new coat. moral but to the economic scale A man's "hande must be covered manufacturer, saya our mentor, a lady's must never hesitate to adapt him- Metal Merchants and Ship quarter million pairs of hose aBut these are not the portents for that we refer. The skirtless leg. with fine Brussels lace,"

"with ruffles sixteen."self to the latest tendencica of the Chandlers.

year. Most of these are stockings which Manchester has its ear to its owners testify, has increased elbows Managing Director

for female legs. The experts cal- the ground and Bradford maintains their available energy beyond cal-Then the French Revolution came day. And shall the humble penman

and lace went out. All was aim- not be adapted too?

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