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SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1930.

THE CHINA MAIL.

The WOMAN'S Page

Important Accessories

Scarfs in bright colours are very popular, while the complete glave ward- robe featuring novel cuffs,

long wrists and chic colours is now a fashion

necessity.

Paris advocates the new hand-bag in envelope and pouch shapes with smart details of finish. Hand- kerchiefs Individual 527 design practical and

decorative in choice linens.... Jewellery to go with the New Summer fashions- necklaces, bracelets, car- ringa and ensemble sets in colourful stones.

100000,

HAPPY COURTS.

"Debs

Not So Nervous

Now,

what is called at Court "the general company.”

'SLIMMING.”

Learning The Secret Of Reducing.

One of the loveliest of the pale Bowns worr by debutantes was of amber marquisette encrusted with amber crystal and satin beads.

I have just been to a alimming Another exquisite one of leaf green school to find out for myself the There was an air of happiness net had dellente silver embroidery, truth about the methods of weight about the first Courte this year and was fashioned like a princesa

[By A Lundeners.]

which was infectious, The presence | gown with a moulded bodice and full reducing. (writes a Daily Express of the King once again was account-akit; the train was of silver lace, special representative). able for it, and the Queen, relieved mounted on pale green chiffon.

Recently there have been a num- | of many of her anxietles, was in! such glowing good looks, and had such a smiling personal welcome for every shy young debutante that the diffidence and nervousness usually seen among the younger women was noticeably absent,

The longer skirts gave a great air of dignity and place to what is always the greatest pageant in the world, and the King appeared to be delighted with the beauty which passed before him.

Fashions at the first Courts are always of special interest, because they are typical of the gowns that will be worn at the most important entertaining during the height of the season. This year a great deal of paillettes and diamante were first favourites In trimming robes de style. The younger women pre- ferred less ornate embroideries, and one saw much of diamante and crystal and silk embroideries on gowns of marquisette and silk tulle. which came in many pastel shades of leaf green and pink. These two colours were in the majority among

There were more bouquets than ber of cases of women who have fans carried by the younger women been involved in tragedy or who this year, and the bouquet habit have breken down in health because seems to have returned for coming-of their rigorous attempts to re- out dances. Just before the Courts duce. But still the slimming there were many parties for "buda" schools flourish and their pupils are In the great mansions in the West undeterred by the fate of other End, and at the most important the women. debutante received her young guests by the mother's side, each carrying a bouquet.

STORING OF FURS.

The school I visited is in the West End, and the rule that men are not admitted was, specially relaxed for me.

A charming fair-haired young woman in a long white overall For the storing of fars there welcomed me and took me into a have been introduced a portable large airy room, where two or three wardrobe. It is, of course, smaller girls in bathing costumes were than the conventional wardrobe. vigorously awinging Indian clubs in

rhythm.

"The first thing is the electric belt," said the teacher. "Take off your jacket."

I took off my jacket.

Across the top, inalde, there is a rod, as well as a large hook. Long stoles can be hung over the rod, while the neckties are auspended from the hook. This wardrobe is so made that the furs will not be crushed, and yet it is airtight, and really proof against moth without resorting to ob noxious odours. It is made in cretonne, artificial silk, and velvet. (Continued at foot of next Column.)

ENSEMBLES

NEW

AND SUITS

"Of course," she said. "It works better if there are no clothes on at all, but perhaps,

"Quite. I agreed modestly.

*1

SWEATERS and

BLOUSES....

Sleeveless blouse of flat erepe in white

-05

and

pastel.

lours.

Every woman requires

several

blouces and sweaters to give newness to the suit or ensemble and here are a few showing the nowest styles.

Blouse fea-

turing the bolero effect, outlined with

pleated frill.

Blouse of fiat crece with vested effect. and the new version of pastel shades.

Fashions that smart women are wearing to give the finishing

touch to their Summer ensembles.

Colourful sweater of

light weight, woollen weave in modernistic pattern.

An ideal sweater for suit or en- semble of sports type. Of jersey in pastel colours and featur ing the short sleeves.

NEW HATS AND TURBANS.

I

All sorts of fabrics and straws are employed in the new hats and turbans, and it is difficult to dis cover which is straw or which is fabric; for one and the other are woven alike and often blended to gether. For example, an Ascot hat of large dimensions in white that

BERETS AND TWEEDS.

Sydney, June 22. Polo Week, 1929, did something

feminine point of view, than add much more world-shaking, from the

a fresh chapter to the history of the game in New South Wales! It Baw the approved launching of a new fashion-the beret.

The Talt sisters Jessie and Dorothy Aline Edwards and appears like a fine Manila shape Naomi Waters, and Juna Bafilieu, in straw is, in reality, completely of Melbourne, were among some of composed of braid, with Insertions the smart young people who topped and edge of stitched tulle. On the their sporting tweeds with the gay,

natty headgear, and set the town a shady brim, black and white

talking. camellas, made of chiffon, rest, to

Since then, as it were, the fashion correspond with a pinked black has never looked back. It is one of lining of this fabric, bordered with the few which popularity has falled white tulle.

to kill. Its chief rival.next week These contrasting linings are will probably be the tweed turban or very helpful in rendering the that becoming shape half tam, half modern millinery most becoming beret, also made of tweed, or of and assisting a scheme in colours.light straws, felts and fabric to

KASHMIR

match suits and ensembles. If all goes well with the weather, and fur coats and mackintoshes can be left at home or in care, the three polo days should see a concentrated parado of the season's loveliest | tweeds. ❤ variation there pro- mises to in the dressing

--the wearin' of leather coats, many in

SILK STORE hues, which dozens of girls

for

EXCLUSIVE STOCKS

of SILK

and

SILK GOODS

Opposite. Queen's Theatre.

ALEXANDER'S INSTITUT DE BEAUTE

habeen buying this season.

Rosie's BEAU GED MEMANUS

OH THERES ARCHIE AND HES GOT SOME? THING FOR ME-PÜ

BET THEY ARE

FLOWERS

Featuring every Paris fashion-plain or tweed suits

with or without cape, these new styles are very fash-

ionable for about town and formal afternoon - Occa-.

siona.

J. WANT YOU TO TAKE THESE FLOWERS TO MY COUSIN.

RIGHT AWAY HERE IS

THE ADDRESS-

The belt was put round my waist, and the teacher switched on the power. At once I began to vibrate furiously. It Was A wonderful sensaths, but I was glad I had not had my lunch.

"Do you feel it toning you up?" asked my teacher.

I.

"Y-y-y-yes, th-th-th-thanks. d-d-do," I said, as I trombled like a cocktail-shaker in the hands of an expert bar-tender.

Then she switched off the power. "You get as much exercise with a quarter of an hour of that as you would in a round of golf," she told

me

"Now back."I was told. I went back. I creaked audibly.

"Touch your toes," I was told. "Pull hard."

I pulled hard. I must have pull- ed too hard, for I lost my balance, and collapsed backwards into the arme of the teacher..

It is not always 'vanity that takes women there to try reducing. Sometimes their livelihood dependa on their figures. Mannequins are among the pupils. Another pupil is a school teacher who is threatened with the loss of her job if she docs not reduce substantially within a few months. There is a grim look in her eyes, when she is in the Then I was led to the arm and leg | school, that la almost pathetic. stretcher. It consists of two long rubber bands with a handle at the end of each. My teacher caught. hold of the handle and swung back- When Ice is 'put Into wards and forwards. Then she put drinks to cool them, the strength” a foot in one of the handles and did | of the liquid is rarely considered. a few jerks, and finally touched her It takes very little extra water to toca with one hand, still holding on spoil the flavour and make the." to the apparatus. It did not look drink insipid. When drinks are difficult.

cooled in this way, they should be made a little stronger than the desired consistency to allow for the melting ice.

I turned my back to the wall, caught the handles in front of me, and beit forward.

GEE - SHE LIVES IN THE SAME APARTMENT AS

ROSIE AND

ON THE SAME

FLOOR

YOU ALWAYS THINK "OF ME AND NO ONE BUT{

COULD PI

OUT SUCH BEA

NOWERS

ICED DRINKS.

I HOPE ROSIE IS OUT-1 WOULDN'T

WANT HER TO

SEE ME DELIVERING BUNOLES:

summer

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