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THE CHINA MAIL,

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1929.

The WOMAN'S Page

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Mary Saves Her Hands

Symphony in Brown

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Chic

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Hats This Season

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Society Girl Becomes Model

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Mary Brian, a seveen favourite, displays the new fingerless gloves which are now comidered the correct thing for golf. They keep the Bunds frian being chapped or sunburned and yet permit perfect (revslom,

ON CLOTHES

Views of Cinema Stars

Although the feminine stars, of Hollywood form group of the best Tressed women in the world, each

EXPENSIVE SHOES

No More Pointed Models

At the annual shoe exhibition at the Agricultural Hall, (anys the ne pusssesses a highly individual "Daily Express" in mail week) Thenry at costuming that is at wide · buyers from all over the world will Carinare from the next sister of Jane.

see what London advises for the Footwear of the smart woman next winter. There will not be any out- standing novelties at the exhibi- tion, but fashion, will show

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For instance, the lovely Esther Ralston believes that clothes are merely a background for one's face, hair and figure. Therefore, her frocks are extremely subtle and gradual return to less exaggerated fers soft. feminine drapes in solid pearance. colours, such as all grey, black, dull blue or pastel colourings,

Symbolical of vari-coloured leaves is i this figured chiffon afternoor. dress, Numerous panels on the skirt break

the hemline and add. u distinctive feminine touch. A long scarf falling over the shoulder adds to the ensemble.

an extra smart line is provided by a piping of lizard which will take the shape of all favourite designs suitable to each customer.

Lizard will be largely used as shoes, black being declared as ab- decorativa motives on black suede

will want to wear next season. effective shoe that the smart woman

left in results. Miss Ralston pre-shapes and more charming apsolutely the smartest and most

Then the vibrant Evelyn Brent derisively proclaims the fact that every frock, hat and accessory n woman wears is a certain index to

her character. It is every woman's duty to dress for the part nature originally moulded her to play. Miss Brent carries out her convic-

tion by wearing striking, definite castumes that cause one to nate

their eleverness and smartness im- mediately.

Having won the title, the Best Dressed Woman in Hollywood, Florence Vidor, modestly says that

she has nothing original to offer on the subject, unless the fact that she always adheres to strict tailleurs for street wear, and supreme sim- plicity on all other occasions, might prove helpful.

The high Louis XV. heel which was the vogue a few years ago has

been declared by competent shoe makers as absolutely "dead" for

next season.

Louis XV. heels will

only be worn by "provincials," but women af taste will adopt the new. heel which bears the

nuine of "American Leather Cuban Heel."

It is a heel which resembles the aid wooden Cuban heel, but is made in leather and has a little curve reminiscent of the Louis XV. heal. In other words it is a combination of the Louis XV. heel and the old Cuban heel. It is declared to be amart, light and practical, and orders for great quantities have already been sent to manufacturers of these heels.

No More Pointed Shoes There will be no more pointed But along comes Clara Bow, shoes, the tendency being to the Paramount's dynamic redhead, with gradual return of the moderate the news that she selects her ward-round-shaped point, which will robe to please herself and no one make the foot look, a little smaller else. She loves brilliant colours and, than hitherto. wears them. She doesn't like hats, so reduces this commodity to the lowest common denominator. black depresses you, don't wear it, is Clara's advice, even though fashion moguls point to it with

favour.

All kinds of skins will be used as usual next winter, including crocodile and lizard. Lizard skins will be as popular as ever,

but instead of making shoes entirely of these skins, they will be used as decoration on toes and heels, and

Christmas 1929

Our exclusive selection of artistic and choice Private Christmas Cards will convey just that little message of Good-will to your friends in other parts of the

world.

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NTERPRIS

gaiter at the exhibition, as it is There will be no outstanding supposed that longer skirts will not cell the necessity of popularising gaiters any longer.

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It takes clear cut fentures such as Gwen, Lee's to wear the severe brìnuvia style of hat pictured at the right. Miss Lee, the noted film actress, wears this black soleil niodel, keeping her hair entirely within the trim line. At the left is Raquel Torres, another filmi favourite, in a clore fitting black felt with flaring' side trims.

| LITTLE DRESSMAKER

A Cuddly Dolly For Baby

Sister

A reader wants to make a soft, cuddly dolly for her baby sister; and one of the very nicest of these dolls is fashioned from wool-white. or any pale colour will look pretty.

REPTILE SHOES

Kid Trimmings To Match

"The most fashionable shoes worn this winter will be those of reptile med with insertions skins, both real and imitation, trim- of kid to match." prophesied the manager of an important firm exhibiting at the Shre and Leather Fair, which la being held at the Royal Agricultural Hall.

Two new colourings, oatmeal and bulrush brown, are used in the dyeing of real phython skine. At

the Calcutta lizard, python, karung one stall the waterproof qualities of

und Java lizard are shown.

120 Different Markings In addition to the many examples

reptile skins are shown at numerous of real akin, hundreds of Imitation

stalls.

Miss Jacqueline Swift, an American society girl and daughter of a multi-millionaire, is shown above working as a model in a Washing- ton shop, becausa eho is tired of the idle life she led in her Southern home.

SHOES AND HOSIERY Pearance of otherwise smart

Foundation of

Fashion

Begin by cutting a piece of card- board about eight inches long and three inches wide. Wird the wool loosely over and over the card lengthways until you've got quite a thick skein. Tie the akein at the top: not tightly, but just enough to Now the tightly "round" the skein, keep it tidy, and slip it off the card.

about two inches from one end, to mark the head; then the round the| kein three inches below the first

are to begin.de the rest of tie, to mark the place where the legs

the skein into two for the legs, and

One hundred and twenty tie round half an inch from the end different markings, of which twelve to represent "ankles

are new this year. are being exhibit An outstanding feature of the

Now wind some more wool rounded on one stand. Crushed skins, exhibition will be the new garters, the eight by three inch card, mak chiefly Java lizard, are expected to some of which will be as o tinaling about twenty-four turns, for sell well. us they have ever been made. The the arma.

These have a smooth smartest of all is one which will card as before, the round each end,

Take the skein off the and shiny surface. be exhibited specially for brides, half an inch up, to represent wrists, real and imitation hard skins, The pearl or iridescent finish to

Most of the stars admit that the consisting of white silk ribbon and slip the skein, through the body which is often seen on shoes worn by selection of their shoes and hosiery terminating with marriage bells surrounding a lucky head, securing it here with a stitch Inte

white ribbon skein, just below the tie round the Frenchwomen, 13 slowly coming tion as the purchase of a new frock

favour. The pear! essence "black cat."

which is used in the final process gives the shoes a very bright sheen.

The coat of a pair of shoes

The "clou of the exhibition, will be the most expensive and the however, will be the shoe which

absolutely "everlasting" model ever made. It is made of Galuchat shark skin, one of the sharks living in Australian waters. The female is used for this special shoe, which is made of her breat, being the softest part of her body.

To the profane eye it looks like a curiously beaded shoe, in which the beads are the natural bony grains of the skin. This shoe can- not be obtained for less than £6 108., but buyers will have a guar- antee that it will never crack, how ever hard the wear to which it may be submitted.

Vivid Colours

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or two of the same wool.

And now we're ready to make the face!

Two little pink dots in the middle for her nose, a few wee

of

The feminine population Hollywood seems to be thoroughly sold on the idea that chic appear- ance starts at the ground, or in other words, that the foundation of fashion begins with the feet and limbs and thence upward.

Involves as much time and cogita-

or wrap.

As Evelyn Brent says, one's shoes and stockings must blend into the

made from goat skin, dyed and picture, not stand out as separate straight stitches in pink wool under-stamped in imitation of a reptile, ful Paramount Player, slippers and objects. According to this beauti- reath for her mouth, and blue should be infinitely cheaper than the hosiery should never be selected stitches for eyes and there you real article. The manage" of one until the costume or costumes with round the head about a quarter of lizard skin costs the shoe manufac. been decided upon. are! You will find it best to tie stall declared that a 12-inch Java which they are to be worn have Miss Brent an inch below the top, to keep the turer as much per inch, measuring also warns the fair sex to avoid the strands in position; then, if you

across the body, as the imitation Temptation of shoes just because and fluff them out, you'll give the skin, used in imitation of ply skin, match, or harmonize with one of cut through these top folds of wool skin costs per square foot. Calf they are pretty. If they do not doll a curly topknot.

your outfits they will ruin the ap-

Ribbons tled round the "waist," "wrists," and "ankles" will add pretty touches, and a longer ribbon loop round the neck will enable the dolla to be fastened to Baby's pram

or cot.

For Leisure Hours

is half the price of the latter.

A further convenience of the goat or calf skin is the larger area avail- able for cutting out. Five Indian lizard skins have to be utilised in the manufacture of one pair of shoes, while two or even three pairs of shoes can be cut from a goat skin dyed and stamped to imitate the Indian lizard.

IT'S A MUFF

Believe it or not, this winter will herald the return of that ever- practical feminine accessory-the muff. Paris so decreed and others have already fallen into step. Travis Banton, creator of Para- mount wardrobe, recently complet- ed a costume for Jean Arthur to wear in "The Greene Murder Case", Paramount production, that flaunts a large grey fox mull. The maff accompanies a suit of dark red cloth, the coat of which is trimmed with matching fox, and a pompom of the same, fur hangs from the side of a red turban.

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Pamela

clothes,

Esther Ralston contends that jankles and limbs appear smaller and dainter when clad in the darker shades of hosiery. She, saya that abstwomen should ignore ings and shoes and stick to neutral nude and bright shades in stock-

colourings such as black, brown. belge and gray.

Mary Brian believes that extra- vagance when applied to hosiery la not miscarried.

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BEAUTE

For the best Permanent Finger & Marcel Waves. Hair Cutting and Manicure for Ladies * Gentlemen, Pedder Bldg. at floor. Room

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13, Queen's Rd. C.

next to St. Francis Hotel

is now displaying a NEW RANGE OF

EVENING

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WONDERFUL CREATIONS

also

a new selection of

SMART HATS

Dr. Orchalla Rexford, the noted clothes psychologist of New York and

Päri, think that men should "47 Lillian Roth, screen actress, wears

clothed of vivid colours. It she has

her way it will not be long before the of

famous Cost of Joseph" will Jóme its

place in the Hall of Fame. Look

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COSTUMES COATS - FURS

NOVELTIES

Orders taken for Ladies'. Dresses, Coats, Costumes, and Hats.

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