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THE CHINA MAIL,

`SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1929,

The WOMAN'S Page

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A jaualy close fitting toque and empe-coat signed to give protection! from the winds when on shipboard.

100 YARDS OF RIBBON

One hundred yards of metal-cloth riblon, six inches wide, enough to make 15 square feet of materiul, were used to fashion an elaborate silver costume that Fay Wany wears in a ballet and show-girl séquence of "Pointed Heels," a production Bow being filmed at the Paramount stadios in Hollywood.

The sequence, which features the noted Albertina Rasch Ballet against an elaborate stage netting, is being filmed entirely in natural eolour by Paramount's improved

Technicolour process.

Miss Wray appears briefly as a Broadway show-girl in "Pointed Heels," in which she is featured with William Powell and Kate

it.

MONOGRAMS ON LINEN

Helen

“COQUETTE BOB"

'Mary Pickford's New Haircut

Mary Pickford has a new haircut designed especially for her role as the belle of a little southern town in her picture of the Broadway sue. cess Copartle."

The bob is close fitting and Rolmet-like in it adherence to the roofour of Mary Pickford's head. Its soff, wide waves end in tiny "heat catch curls. The hair is partsd on the left sile and waved softly in wide finger waves.

The ends of the hair are shredded s that they will curl naturally into ese lying tendrils.

The neck line, is indefinite and the hair is britshed upward to form. soft curls at the nape of Miss Pickford's neck. The hair falls in natural waves to frame her face with an occasional "hean catcher" curl to add a dash of piquancy.

When Miss Pirkford first ent her hair the decided upon a medium long f bob which did not entirely abolish her famous curls. Then ale dle- į cided to put into talking pictures the dramatic story of the little irt who danced into tragedy. For the role of the gay little coquette, she needed an ultra modern and viva- cious bob. With the aid of Nine Roberts, chief hairdresser at the United Artists studio, Miss Pick- ford evolved the "Coquette" bob. The world famed Pickford curls are gone, but in their place is a smart, chic, and girlish haircut, which is serving as a model for the 'bobs of the girls and young women in all the cities where "Coquette" is being played.

A GORGEOUS DINNER FROCK

I wish you could have seen a din- ner frock that was worn by a beau tiful blonde in one of the Bois

restaurants! (says Madame Jean- could not have complained of the ale Varrez) The wearer certainly

heat, for never have I seen less frock. It was in taffetas of a cool, silvery lavender-blue shade. The foundation fitted closely the figure round the hips and waist. bodice had no back at all, and only a broad panel in front, with slightly rounded neck-line.

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At the back this bib-like panel folded round in two points and was held in place by rows of gilded pearls that crossed and re-crossed the back passed over the shoulders to hold up the decolletage. A huge "fan" ruche of the talletas placed bustle-wise at the waist at hack below which the skirt fell in created an enormous sensation, but The gown one at the next table was more coveted..

There are various ways of mark ing linen with the initial or mono- gram you wish to embroider upon You can buy transfer letters, in almost all sizes, for ironing off, For you can have stencils cut in copper at a moderate price. An- a full uneven ather way, if you are clever, is to pencil the initials in a design of

your own.

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Satin stitch should be employed for all linen and lingerie. When making big letters, first outline the heavy parts in cania stitch and then casy to do, and any amateur will work over this with fine linen be able to work cross-stitch initiala thread. For the thin parts, and for (which look best enclosed in little smaller letters, underlay the lines cross-stitch borders) if she buys an with running stitch.

explanatory book Cross-stitch embroidery is very needlework shop.

Christmas 1929

Our exclusive selection of artistic and choice

Private Christmas Cards will convey just that little message of Goodwill to your friends in other parts of the world.

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Took Part In. A. Shanghai Pageant

Members of the Japanese group who represented the "Wings" In the International Pageant staged with great success at the Town Hall, Shanghai. They are at well known young members of the Japanese communty, Shanghai-(Joseffo).

FOR BACKGROUNDS

The New Pea Soup

Colours

Pea-soup. submarine-grey, and cafe-au-lnit are among the newest dull shades us a background for vivid personalities.

The laws of contrast and colour are always interesting. The astute dress artists of London and Paris know by instinct and education exactly those tones that nature in tended should clothe the individuai

woman,

In their process of evolving models they are entirely unhampers assign certain shades to match eyes ed by any conventional laws that

vision as well as fabrics in their or hair. They have types in their

hands, and work with due regard for style and the occasion for which the model in question will be suit- able.

In face-cloth and satin, trimmed with fur to correspond, it forms a defightful afternoon "ensemble." For the town tailleur in a tweedy mixture it is most becoming, especially if the coat be worn with a striped silk masculine shift, into which comes a touch of blue, green, and 'pink.

Featured in Tulle

most

For the evening I have seen this

attractive pea-soup colour- prisingly smart when just relieved featured in tulle, and looking sor.

with a trail of blue and pink silken flowers at shoulder and waist.

Cafe-au-lait, slightly deeper than parchment, looks wonderfully well for

formal afternoon frocks at

wedding receptions and similar functions. In cluth and satin, with a coat of cloth lined satin and trimmed with suble, mink, beaver, it creates a distinguished combination,

Dr

Grey, of the new battleship tone, Is among the other sombre shades that have proclaimed their smart- ness at big race meetings of late.

It is a suitable winter shade for both tweed, melton cloth and whip- cord. These shades in costs and skirts are made up in the dark tones, only slightly removed from black. Some coats are braided, others are of a softer character, bordered with the solfedge. In length the vogue generally is quite short, or of the three-quarter order.

LATEST "DANCING SET””

SHOES FOR ALL OCCASIONS

Although skirts are definitely longer this season, there is no sign of our losing interest in our foot- wear, and going back to the dull, un- obtrusive shoes which the long skirts of pre-war days concealed. Shoes, in fact, are attractive than ever this winter, For boudoir shoes, flower patterned fabrics and floral trimmings are very much liked. Bright-coloured kid and brocaded mules, with a posy of vamp are the newest idea for the flowers placed on one side of the

"rest-hour."

For evening wear, velvet shoes, the front completely covered with equina, strike a new note. They are intended to match the long evening gowns of velvet.

Graceful Lines

new

Set off by the graceful droop of a rich fox neckpiece, this pleated skirt and jacket lends graceful linca to the wearer. The added touch of: white on the cuffs on the snug fitting hat are

FOR THE OLDER WOMAN

The latest Paris "dancing set" consists of a backless "bandette," and knickers in knife-pleated the only bits of colour. georgette, with a flat-fitting hip yoke of ecru lace and shaped side panels to match. Then there are the georgette cami-knickers, with a broad lace panel, down the front, and lace odged petal skirt to match

The waisted blouse is being treat- the face edging on the top of the od in all sorts of clever ways, in garment. The evening three-piece order to render it as becoming to in-one consista of brassiere, and the stoutor woman as to her slender attached apron skirt and knickers.stater: Very helpful in this connec-

“BACKLESS" FASHIONS

"Backless" fashions- are the great vogue in lingerie now that the dance season has opened. Eeru lace is greatly used in the new evening lingerie modes from Paris An all-in-one, backless model at Harvey Nichole Knightsbridge, has long silhouette bodice of the lace, with deep lace vandykes inserted in the ninon, skirt, to which the knickers are attached at the walet It is obtainable in all the newest shades to match evening gowns

tion is the blouse with the bolero- back, and possibly a Jabot front. A lovely blouse in paleat pink erepe. satin, with the throat left open to show pearls of the same colour, had a cascading fabot of georgette, with lace border in a deeper shade from

shaped shoulder-yoke. A soft roll-collar was arranged, a slin ming ovál plece of satin forming a bolero reaching well below the waist. The satin was bemstitched and bordered with the georgette but no lace. In front, the blouse pouched into cleverly shaped and fitted band of its own, which gave. a long slimming effect.

A PRACTICAL NOTION

Evolution of "Blouse Culotte "

EVENING DRESS

Happy Solution To Problem

The coloured lace evening frock is a happy fashion; just the correct selection for the week-end visit, Red, electric-blue, and bottle-green seem to blend in with the country- house atmosphere, where simple dinner gowns are required; also a lace frock can so well take the jong.

transparent and moulded aleeve that some women always prefer,

The short bolero hack, the wing- ed sleeves, or floating panels, are Very successful in lace. These all- in-one colour models, inspite of their individuality, do not suggest the ultra-smartness of the new in- destructible tulles, which are #t their best wheir made up on novel and extreme lines.

Both leather and wood appear in flowers for the motoring clothes of semi-sporting trend. The girl who spends much of her day in the car, driving up to town from the coun- try, naturally prefers a tailored touched about her clothes, which must be smart enough to take her through lunch and town calls. Her smart felt hat and tweed coat are much assisted by these weird flowers in leather and wood.

wooden centre.

A beige and red beret looks well with an insertion of the two-colour- ed bends in wood, to match a sports One of the results of the "tucked-necklet of the same, with a camilla in" blouse fashion is the evolution of beige and red leather having a of a garment called the "blouse culotte." This consists of a shirt A soft topcant of tweed in red- blouse, skfully cut and joined to browns with leather strappings has shorts" of the same fabric. These a large chrysanthemum in the same "shorts" are usually cut as wide shadings made of leather to match knickers, finishing above the knee. the same on a brown felt hat. of tweed is worn, often buttoning shows a tiny floweret carved Over these a-trim-wrap-over-skirt---Sometimes-s-tailored-coat just

wood or ivory; the latter is more distinctive, and when used in con- junction with richer fabrics also be brought into the bag-mount- ings or as a carved umbrella-top.

down the sido or front.

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The secret of the traditional peach bloom complexion of the Irish girl, which is the envy of her sistors in milder climates, is to be laid bare and "boxed" at lust.

clothes for afternoon wear.

The same notion is exploited in complete blouse culotte of black silk jersey with tiny skirt, and band of brightly coloured red leather, is vora under a soft afternoon frock of red marocain, with an outdoor coat of black velours trimmed with | black astrakhan and lined with red crepe-de-Chine. These garments can be thrown aside one by one ac- cording to whether table tennis or bridge be the order of the after-

It seems that a well-known soap noon. I rather think this vogue of the transformation garment is manufacturer is testing the effects going to extend in accordance with of a new soap possessing ingredi- the very varied activition of the the concentrated essence

ents composed of peat water and modern girl.

of bog It certainly has bloom together with much to recommend it.

a goodly. Apart from anything else, with the new

splash of soft Irish rain. Beauty tucked-in blouses it effectively pre-

parlours please note! vents the shirt from riding up; and that, as every woman wil ngrec, who is old enough to remember wrestling with those dreadful' patent gadgets for keeping the blouse in place, is a very big thing indeed.

COMPROMISE

WHITE SATIN REVIVAL

White satin is having a wonder- ful revival this season. Some of the most distinguished creations for evening Wear are in this rich and supple fabric. Pearl embroi dery that tones exquisitely with the lustre of the satin gives defini-

If we probe deeply into the dress tion to the waist line and the hip acheme we realise. GUT weavers yoke and decorates the slight cape have had a purpose in giving us drapery. tweeds that look like woven silk and wool, and jersey that resembles tweed! There are always tweeda or homespuns of essentially sport- ing character that in no way con- flict, but the best solution of the dress problem is a happy compro- mise in materials; those that can be worn all day, and are practical and becoming.

The changes should be rung in the accessories and details-for example, a light tweed may com. pose a simple dress,, with lingerie collar and cuffs. The outdoor cont may be of a harmonising and smart velour-cloth or of similar tweed accordingly for wear in town or country. Fur, in the form' of tie or trimming, and correct headgear must also be carefully chosen in sympathy with the scheme. The patterned surfaces, checks and

plain stuffs with borders of con- apota, stripes, zig-zags and the

trasting colours and weaves have all to be deeply studied before a suitable, seasonable ensemble" be decliled upon.

Pamela

PARIS.

Slim Outline

A prevailing feature of this hand- some evening wrap is the slim out Bine. It is a smart multi-coloured brocade coat in the popular three- quarter length, made on the habit lines and trimmed with bands of fur dyed sable-Ninette London.

FASHIONABLE VELVET

Moire velvet is to be one of the most fashionable fabrics of the season. Its popularity is due to the fact that it is a decorative material in itself. Richness of colour and variety in the design of the more help to make it a general favourite, while lightness in weight, softness of texture, and hanging qualities find a foremost place amongst the materials most favoured by the dress designers.

ALEXANDER'S INSTITUT DE BEAUTE

For the best Permanent Finger & Marcel Waves. Hair Cutting and Manicure for Ladies & Gentlemen. Pedder Bldg. lat floor. Room 5 Tel. C. 6169. Opposite entrance H.K. Hotel.

13, Queen's Rd. C.

next to St. Francis Hotel.

Has on display a beautiful selection

of

WINTER COATS

for Collar and Cuffs

NEW HATS EVENING DRESSES

for the festive season NOVELTIES

MAISON de MODES

Has now on EVENING GOWNS

M-me D'Obry.

HONG KONG.

SHANGHAL

a beautiful selection of AFTERNOON & SPORT DRESSES: COSTUMES COATS FURS

NOVELTIES

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

Tal Ping Bldg.:

18, Queen's Rd, C.