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THE CHINA MAIL,

SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1929.

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The WOMAN'S Page

Gay Ensembles For The Beaches

The Importance of the Printed Ensemble

Gay Patterns In Sports Frocks

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A spotted career is in store for the beach pyjamas this season.. The unsemble on the left is in gay red dots on a background of white crepe,

On the right, sea harmony is achieved by the chic bather. This swimming suit of flat crepe printed with myriads of tiny green bubbles matches the very spray of the ocean.

Dresses For Sport

When Helen Wills isn't playing tennis she's thinking about it. One method she employs it to attire herself so that the thought of it will ever be before her. She's shown here wearing charming sports costume in white, with coat to match. The tennis motif is car ried out in the little tab that completes the dainty collar of her dress..

WHAT THEY SAY”

That dieting as a topic of con- versation takes second place to vaccination.

That a certain member of the younger set threatens to bello her character of a "bright young per- son" by choosing a wedding gown of sombre black silk Daily Malle

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WALKING TOUR

SOME ALL-IMPORTANT DETAILS

People who take their holidays by or by the ubiquitous motor char-a-banc miss much of the fun that a week's tramp in reasonably fine weather affords the normal healthy individual.

The only reason why so many women answering to the above de-

Knit materials in combination with silks are becoming very popular for sports occasions. Josephine Dunn, left, appears in an outât showing a kalt jumper gaily trimmed in a geometric pattern of black and Napoleon blue, which she wears with a pleated silk skirt of matching, blue and beige border. The painted lady on the right is Leone Lane, who has chosen red, orange, blue and green for her colour schemes, This is worked on a foundation of natural licen in modernistle designs, and creates a most fetching sports coat,

confusing array, evolve such beau- tiful silks that one is almost at a loss as to which to select.

These prints, of course, appear to the exclusion of all other prints, in the models calling for reversible

PURSES FOR THE QUEEN

When the appeal committee met The midseason showing of frocks, The wide spread vogue for the

ata the Elizabeth Garret Anderson rule is to fix a maximum distance is generally looked at with tired jacket with the sleeveless dress

Hospital recently arrangements each morsing, but never a minimum, eyes--with the thought that "there's definitely places this type of en

were måde for presenting the and to stop when the inclination nothing new to be seen" that they semble as a most essential addi- coats. The designs are so small various purses to the Queen when arrives, lest one of the most de-are earlier models appearing in sumtion to the wardrobe of the smart that from a distance they have the she opened the new wing of the lightful holiday means that life mer fabrics.

ly dressed woman.

appearance of a monotone fabric, hospital on May 8. The purses offers degenerate into a mere jething decidedly new. And this is print is seen in a model with a tively combined with contrasting of envelopes, with open flaps on An effective handling of a scarf and for that reason are so effec- were made of fine silk in the shape less business.

A. B. may. make scription fail at their first effort nothing of a hundred-mile round in the printed ensemble with reversi- jacket made from a silk scarf, in a shades of flat crepe, fo

which the royal crown and the bold modernistic design, combining This mode calls for one-piece Those in blue or red-silk contained initial "M" were embroidered.

(or perhaps never try again) is that they have not realised the import ance of working out all the pre- liminaries.

the week, but Y. Z. find fifty or sixty an elegant sufficiency.

But this season there is some-

blocked

ble coat and sleeveless frock.

Alice White, First National star. Avoid Main Roads

finds that getting clever costumes The route chosen should avoid for so tiny a person as she is, is First there is companionship. It main roads, not only for obvious rather a big problem and they in is not enough that she (or they reasons, but because by-lanes and variably have to be made especial- be congenial personalities and of footpaths reveal the more charm-ly for her. amiable disposition.

This costume is of woodland vio- in huge squares: The walking ing and unspoilt villages, where powers and habitual pace

A sleeveless, backless the small inn or public-house will let shades, most agree, and length of parse needs to generally offer bare little bedrooms frock of light purple fiat crepe, has be similar. Even though the spotlessly clean. Failing such ac-

an accordion pleated skirt with amount to be expended be deter-commodation mine host, or the post bands of deep hemline. mined in advance, people whose mistress, the schoolmistress, or the The three-quarter-length coat is ideas of what is necessary to com. vicar will nearly always suggest a of the same shade as the dress, and and is a novel and interesting mas of pleats, there are unusual ways has a collar of light violet polka biding spot for the night.

If any of the party be four-legged dots on a purple background, which and anobedient dog is a great joy matches the dress trimmings, The on a tramp-care must be taken that coat is reversible, the polka dot he is respectful towards the com- fabire forming a lining. By pull any of tats which invariably reing the sleeves inside out and re side in country inns of every kind. versing the collar a distinctly dif

Other preliminary considerations i ferent effect is achieved. include clothing, foot care, and food.

fort differ widely should never tour together, however, otherwise akin. Luggage Problem Secondly comes the question of luggage. There are two or three alternatives. Inexperienced tram pers are recommended to send in advance to the stopping place of the third and fifth evenings in a week's tour a parcel of clean linen (slip in a book that can be dis-

Clothing should be on the light carded when read), and to carry the but warm side a woollen jersey few remaining essentials with them, or jumper is essential, whatever These include, besides night re the time of year-wide skirts, for quisites, change of soft thick stock-stile climbing, jumping streams, lugs and handkerchiefs.

and scrambling; thick, soft stock-

In

The following can be shared: A ings and well-fitting, stout-soled good linen map, fountain pen and shoes, with square heels.

The notebook, limited sewing apparatus, feet should be well rubbed with small towel, piece of soap, two methylated spirit daily for a week bandages, a dittle lint and strapping, before the start, and each evening a small quanity of iodine, and a tiny after bathing when on tour. pot of methylated. spirit.

the morning sap the feet thorough- Next comes the route. The ly before putting on fresh stock- tour may start from one railwayings. With these precautions station and return from another, or blisters and all inflamed or tender be a round tramp. But whichever parts should be avoided. it be it is wise to make third and

Map Reading fifth days short-distance dates, with It is mee to carry biscuits, raisin the longest walk of all between chocolate, and, unless disliked, them. For the other nights it is peppermint bull's-eyes. One can an excellent plan to have looked go a long way on the trio. A hot up two possible villages some miles drink at midday, with cheese “and apart, and put up as circumstances fruit, makes a good lunch, s and fatigue determine.-

The beginner nearly always at- tempta too much at first. A good

Camelia

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"CAMELIA nives & problem- which has always been a cause of distress to womankind. No wonder that wherever CAMELIA” is introduced it is permanently adoptedt "CAMELIA" is a new idea which entirely supersedes all other forms of cani

Insist on CAMELIA,

Obtainable at all drug and general stores

For the reat, a little knowledge of map-reading is useful, and a care-free spirit in of infinite value.. After all, if one's evening destina- tion disappears completely as happens on a first tour what of it? Ons always arrives somewhere, and geography can be taken on afresn next day

JR.C

TWO COUNTRY MANSIONS

The Duchess of Norfolk did not entertain the usual monthly

of American visitors at del Castle" this summer, owing to the festivities in connection with coming of age of the young

black with a gold tan shade. The frocks of flat crepe in one shade. accompanying frock is of flat crepe Steeves have disappeared for the the contributions of Peeresses, in the gold colour, with a finely summer and for this reason inter musicians, and the other groups of pleated skirt and simulated

est centres at the neck and hem white silk were presented to her women who helped. 40 purses of monogram of black and gold.

line. These scarf prints are

Bows appear in profusion at

Majesty by the 40 girls-most of the neck-sometimes as many as Two squares are four of them appearing one below them Head Girls who were chosen enough for a blouse, the skirt gen-

to represent their schools. Roedean erally made of a matching flat the other, directly at the point of and Cheltenham were among the the V. Skirts are pleated finely famous schools to contribute purses crepe in monotone shade; which is also utliized for the jacket. Each and caught in snugly at the natural to the fund. square has a large colourful design waistline with a broad sash tying in a large bow. Or should you tire terial, testing the ingenuity of the of making a circular flounce or tier

INDIAN - JEWELS

dressmaker for clever resulta.

which, A pretty idea Going from one extreme to the look like an entirely new trimming materialised, seems obvious, was a other, we find a number of very

Of course, the hemline is wedding gown lately inspired by pretty prints in tiny designs. Little uneven and longer!

two of the bridegroom's gifts→→ leaf patterns, the smallest of flow- Frocks that choose to be a bit a gold Indian horseshoe ring and era, tiny dots and checks and any more sportslike in appearance adopt a big armlet to match, showing number of little colourful lines in the backless vogue, which doesn't Krishna and his guardian angels mean the extreme decolletage that surmounted by two. diamonds. the bathing suit and formal frock These antique Indian jewels are feature. The deep V or round cut accounted lucky for some people stops mid-way down to the waist and very unlucky for others, like line, and is attractively trimmed the number 18.

Two Ensembles For The Boudoir

note.

once

or plyed with the printed fabric of The gown was of a beautiful which the coat is evolved. Of dull gold lame, patine like the course the pleated skirt dominates facades of sunburnt Eastern build- this type of frock. :-

ings, embroidered with gold and Coats are all three-quarter-length silver thread and seed pearls. The and cut on perfectly straight lines. turban of gold gauze was richly Most of them feature the shoulder embroidered to match.

cape tying in a large loose bow at In place of a shower bouquet or the neck. Of course the reversible prayer-book the "Oriental" bride: coat must be extremely simple in carried a quaint cluster of gold and order to be able to turn it inside silver fruit framed in gold foil, out. If the cape is not preferred,

the tailored collar is just as ef-

That some of the ladies' maids fective. But with an ensemble of in London can now roll an arm band- this sort, one has two decidedly age as neatly and trimly as any

nursing sister can.

chie costumes.

Pamela

atting things down in black and white is a moda you can't afford

to overlook. › Evelyn Brent,, right, achieves interesting resulta with futuristic des

as wide as a dart The boat Is of black velvet, patterned with large white dots and creates a most charming boudoir costumes

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