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THE CHINA MAIL,

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1929.

The WOMAN'S Page

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LACE HOLDS

As Beloved By Ladies As Ever

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Lace is as fashionabile to-day and as beloved by ladies as over it was. 11 appars dyed in all the latest vulours so that it is easy to match ane's frack and carry out that en- semble idea which is so ap-tu-date and su very chic. And what shall we say of the laces that are picked nut in colours, the flower patterns in white, black or other coloured lace being oversewn in coloured) siks or chenille in innumerable patterns? These make up into fas- cinating. and extremely pretty trucks.

Everywhere gorgeous gold and silver lace

being shown,

SU wide that il yard and

bree

will quarters

make ¡L frock even in these days of full skirts, Some of the new laces are scatloped, and others have pointed ends, which can easily be made up with the minimum of trouble-into frocks with the fashionable dipping, back or aides. With a lace frock of black or beige or white, you can ring the changes by having a different roloured slip for wearing underneath, and with a floral spray ar a large rabochon brooch in the same colour as the slip, and neek- Jare to match. no smarter effect ean he nimed at. The sprays of flowers which are being shown in the oral shaps just now are be wildering; to such a pitch of high art bave they achieved.

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For Tennis Courts

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EVENING GOWNS

The Shawl Wrap A Solution

Long evening gowns with un- even hems have always made the choice of an evening coat or wrap dimcult.

A coat that follows exactly the hem-line of the dress over which

it is worn is often out of the question, while the hip-length cont that has been so very popu lar is not warm enough for Win- ter evenings.

The shawl-wrap is the most satisfactory solution of this pro- blem.

It is actually merely a square, generally about 50 in.. of brocad

ed lame or similar material.

The upper and lower edges are bordered with fur, but the sides are left untrimmed.

A wrap of this kind is indes- ertbably graceful when draped elcsely round the figure by an

expert.

Like дв ordinary shawl, it acems to take on the personality of its wearer. On a true elegante it has dignity and restraint, and on a smart woman it is chic; while on a dowdy one it reveals itself as A mere square of material.

It

Unlike a shawl, of course cannot be draped over the should- er. The upper side of the.square is placed round the neck like a collar, the two corners hanging lonsely in front. The wearer then catches the cloak at each

aide and draws it gracefully over her arms.

A knotty problem is settled by this tennis frock which will be seen the courts. It is simple but stun- ning. Three deep red linen bowknots DUCHESS'S WHITE BROADTAIL

form a pair of pickets and n neck- line, decoration.

Again lace lends itself very kindly to renovations, and does not give that patchy effect so evident when different materials are used in the one frock to alter ita pearance. Take a straight up and down frock of last season, the material of which is still almost new. Buy, some thee of the same shade or a little lighter. Presum- ing the fruck has a round neck, made to dip at the sides. Another attach a lace bib or pointed yoke idea is to attach a lace yoke to the to the frock cutting away the bodice, unpick the skirt and let in material (say satin). The next step dipping panels of love, and you is to cut away the satin below the will have a new frock for a quar hips and attach to the frock a laceter of the price you would usually flounce, dipping at both sides or at the bask. These dipping Bounces can be bought ready to attach to a frock, and can be easily attach-

a slim yellow lace frock in the up and down style. She cut away the ed by oneself or by a sewing Amah who comes by the day to work. lace below the hips and attached are generally ex- a foamy skirt of yellow tulle dip- tremely clever and given the leaping at the back. The effect was can carry out renovations success- fairylike and it accentuated

These women

fully. Many of them can also cut out and copy modes from fashion books.

To Lengthen the Frock Perhaps you have a rather short evening or dance frock in your wardrobe which is really quite new and too good to send to the jumble sales in these days of a double slump. To lengthen the frock in- sert round the waist and above and below it three two inch-wide bands of heavy gold or silver lace in a diamond shape. The points of the lace on the bodice and skirt will give the effect of a hip yoke, and at the same time lengthen the skirt. The extra length thus sequired in the skirt can be cut into points or

pay for one.

A charming renovation was seen the other day. A girl friend had

her

blonde beauty. Another way of changing the appearance of a lace frock. is to attach shaped panels of georgette to the frock in front which will give it that fluttery effect sa much desired. A Berthe collar of georgette to match the panels can also be attached to the neckline with pretty effect.

A Welcome Change To bring a taffeta frock up to date, cut off the top of the bodice so that the waist comes slightly higher and add a little yoke of lace of the same colour as the frock, and to make the skirt the right length, add a wide hem of lace or

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Christmas 1929

Our exclusive selection of

artistic and choice Private Christmas Cards will convey just that little

message of Good-will to your

friends.

The Duchess of York has been wearing in the evening a white broadtail lamb coat, collared in silver fox-the skins of such close

texture as to look almost as fine as

cloth.

This coat has been very greatly

admired on all sides, the contrast

of the silver fox making an unusual and beautiful background for the blue of the Duchess's eyes.

Dual Style Coat

Fascinating Lines

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Intricate and interesting

FOR THE BRIDE

Deep Parchment On White

What cheerful affairs weddings are nowadays.

White or deep parchment is the favourite colour, but moire and that

lovely, soft, rich Cabric, moire-lame, is almost supplanting satin as the bride's selection, In a way, both these fabrics preserve the greater richness that is asso- ciated with the mediaeval mode, which is so admirable a style for the tall, slim type of British girl.

A halo of jewels is the correct accompaniment to the mediaeval mode, and the bride should carry either the sheaf of lilies or an ivory or vellum prayer-book. For a dis-

Italian bride tinguished

(who possibly claims a remote connection to the famous Medici family) a celebrated jeweller is amassing" many beautifully coloured gems for a large cross, which will match an equally gorgeous halo and be the only other ornament worn. Parch ment moire-lamie will be the fabric chosen, shot with silver and gold. Velvet seems a very suitable form of bridal cloak for the winter bride. Paille is also used, the stiff satin or moire being preferable.

THE HAT ARTIST

The milliner who achieved suc cess in the fashionable hat 'salons has always required to be an artist in the skilled use of colour. To-day -' she-or he, for millinery creation la ¡ not confined to women-needs to bave something of the sculptor's mastery of line to mould the hal that harmonises with the changed silhouette of the modern type of women.

There is a note of austerity in the firmly-moulded lines of this latest contribution to winter mil linery, with one side outlining the contour of the cheek.

The colouring, however, Is in are tho piquant contrast to the severity of lines of the season's evening gowns. | form. It is bright blue, and o This creation is offered in ivory large and softly-rolled curl is al tafeto-back satin. Myriads of cir lowed to disclose itself on the op- cular pieces form the skirt and trainposite side.

at the back, while narrow bands of stitched satin create a girdle of fas cinating lines.

ALL BLACK

In old days all-black was only supposed to be worn by blondes. To-day the very dark and very fair seem to wear it with equal success The whole idea of colour selections has undergone an entire upheaval. Types play their part more than actual shade of eyes and hair.

Jewels, too, have an important bearing on colour selection. Tho Queen of Spain always looks one of the best-dressed women, largely because the dress background for her lovely gems is so carefully selected. Pearls are perfect with either white or black aquamarines, one of her favourite selections.

FLOWERS AS ORNAMENTS

With the success developed by the buttonhole of fur tucked in at the collars or waists of afternoon coats, there is no reason why these flowers should not ornament the shoulders of evening gowns.

They are quite a new departure in the respect, and make a lovely black and white note Сп one shoulder of a black velvet evening gown to form a'spray of convol Vulus.

Slender Silhouette

Mixtures of flat black and white fur to shape camellia-like flowers Above Is revealed. the latest In are an effective note on the black feminine styles, of battle green astrakhan collar of a black broad-silk crepe with a velvet bow finish- cloth cont; artificial flowers ap draped hip yoke, this frock em

ing. The three-cornered neckline apd

A popular model in a tan broad peared to be more or less abandon-phasises the uneven hemline cloth coat which has a 'caps collared during the autumn showings, slender silhouette. trimmed with fox fur.. The beauty of but it appears they are reappear.

this model Hes in the fact that it can ing in the mid-season collections set

be worn with or without the fur at waist lines in individually ar-

ranged, small bunches.

collar, depending on the weather. A close-filing back hat and chin-length vell complete the outfit.

ALL-BRITISH TWEEDS·

For sports occasions, blue always aults Lady Anne Cavendish, and she likes Cumberland tweed. There is

Insert bands of it in the skirt. For day frocks the collar and gauntlet cuff sets in lace now favoured make welcome change from the usual lingerie sets that have been, with a simple frock of this colour, the us for so long and add a very dainty material reversed for the skirt, touch

which is again pleated in front and Lace is of particular advantage has cut-up straps in large diagonal

to us in the tropics, sc to misquote des

an old saying, let us ma dresses while the sin of #fash shines If we can't emulate

the wearing of Turk, we with thems Cover ince mer, which are wearabl

round.

running above the walet to bodice in the reserved tricot design.

sway brown speckled Cumber tweed makes another "little" with 6) triple belt effect in and tiniest ipipings of

arid

Trimmed With Lace

Soft clinging panne velvet in black is popularly used for the newer dresses with trimmings of real Ince, making the perfect evening dress. A cape collar of Alencon lace gives a rich finish to the gown, with s. belt of velvet placed at the waistline.

A WEEK-END NOVELTY

CARVED TO BEAUTY Amazing Slimming Operation

among

The craze for slimness women is raging as fiercely as ever. How many women would care to undergo the surgical operation des- cribed by Dr. Dartigues, a promin- ent French surgeon, at the Paris Surgical Congress recently?

He claims to have perfected a "scientific slimming method which is safe, rapid and simple."

To demonstrate his method he ex- hibited a young dancer with a graceful figure which he claims to have "carved with his scalpel from an original atout figure." The operation WAB performed with special instruments he has invent- ed, one of which is a curved knife.

Nothing New

When Dr., S. Henning Belfrage was asked by the "Daily Mirror" bis opinion on such operations to fashionable sylph-like Agure this is what he said:

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"If women like to spend their money in that way, well! let them get on with it.”

At Elizabeth Arden's, the beauty specialist, it was stated:-

"We are absolutely opposed to anything surgical. Surely such an operation would be bound to leave unsightly scars which could never be eradicated."

Gwendoline Lethbridge, who has studled beauty culture in London, Paris and in Egypt, thought that such an operation would be drastic even for the most determin- ed seeker after allmness.

soon

too

"I should imagine that the fat cells of anyone who is inclined to put on flesh would form again under the skin as

as it stretches. Bloat people realise that the good results of the 'face lift- ing" surgical operation only last three years at most.

"After all, only experiments over a number of years could convince The

new week-end models in women that the 'cure' was perman- afternoon frocks are

of plaisent. Most of them would think material, and have skirts kilted twice before submitting to such a instead of flounced, in order that horrible ordeal as they can be

being carved worn comfortably with a scalpel.” * under adjustable wrap-over skirts in the same material as the over- coat.

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Georgette and crepe de Chine dresses predominate in this class under tweeds, and they are chosen in colours to effect good combina tions, appearing, as they do, in the nature of a blouse until the skirts are removed.

Brown georgette, for example, is revealed under brown tweed and red georgette under black and red mixture tweed. The coats are in- variably three-quarter length, but when breitschwantz material forms a skirt over either white or black crepe satan reefer jacket lengths must be considered smarter.

Pamela

PARIS

ALEXANDER'S INSTITUT DE BEAUTE

&

For the beat Permanent Finger & Marcel Waves. Hair Cutting and

Manicure for Ladies

Gentlemen. Pedder Bldg. 1st floor. Room 6 Tel. C. 5160. Opposite esirance H.K. Hotel,

13, Queen's Rd. C.

next to St. Francis Hotel.

Christmas Dovelties

UMBRELLAS & SUNSHADES HAND BAGS

POWDER BOWLS

CIGARETTE CASES & HOLDERS

ORNAMENTS

POWDER BRUSHES

SILK ROSE

BED SNUGS

SCARFS

ETC. ETC.

MAISON de MODES

Mome D'Obry.

HONG KONG

SHANGHAL

Has now on display a beautiful selection of EVENING GOWNS -- AFTERNOON & SPORT DRESSES

COSTUMES — COATS —— FURS

NOVELTIES

Orders taken for Ladies Dresse

Tal Ping Bldg.

and Hats