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SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1931.

THE

CHINA MAIL.

SMART NEW MILLINERY

READY FOR WINTER.

A wonderful opportunity to

buy a beautiful, high class

hat at a price which is

exceptionally tow for a new

season style,

YEE SANG FAT

The Latest

Winter

Creations are

on View at

STYLE

7, Ice House Street.

Evening gowns rendy for imme. dinte

Wear

and9

any orders will

be performe

both promptis

and satisfactori-i ly.

BAG-AND-SHOE MODE.

Shoe shops specialising in oven- ing modes are now displaying in- numerable shoe and bag ensembles.

A writer says that she has seen a red pair of velvet shoes, the dumpy velvet bag having a deep flap trimmed with tlers of leather leaves. Across the instep of tho court shoes were more red leaves, Exactly the same style is made in peacock blue velvet.

Other court shoes in pale blue moire have a narrow ruching of rib- bon as a large lover's knot on the toe cap, a replica of the design ap- pearing on the vagabond bag.

HAVE A BEADED COLLAR.

Boaded collars are not yet too general, and the one a lady writer Wan shown in a fashion house at Home the other day was particularly original. It was do- signed for an afternoon frock, and consisted of small blue beads, strung together in a carlods fashion, with no net backing. - Thiệ wan in a modified Peter Pan shape, and was securely fastened in front by two round, screw beads.

Of that popular turquoise shade, his collar would look its best on a black frock. It comes from France and would be difficult to copy,

The WOMAN'S Page

LADIES' SHOES

Best Quality Foreign made

Ladies' Shoes

ak Reasonable Prices.

" COCKTAILS."

Scents Blended To Suit The

Mood.

And so Miss 1931 shook her cock- tail, sitting before her looking- glass, and when it was just as she liked it she poured it into a tile cut-class receptacle and sprayed it over her hair, dubbed a little of it behind her eura, and reflectively rubbed just the merest whiff into the palms of her hands.

For it was not one of your mix- tures of gin and coloured alcohols, but a subtle blending of chypre and amour fane and violette russc, with WING ON CO., LTD.

the faintest suspicion of ashes of K|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| violets just to give that personal

touch to her perfume which fashion | demands and her friends so admire. The perfume bar has come into ita

STOCKINGS ARE DARKER.

With coloured shoes, both in the afternoon and evening, it is sur prising to find atockings are no longer timidly tinted, but are, in many instances, dark and rich. Of course, the silk is very fine, peril ously so, and the colours include deep, beige, gun-metal, and a brown which is a dull mushroom wben much of the silk is folded.

One woman who is noted for her taste in clothes, wears with her blege frock and beige shoes, mush- room-coloured stockings. With black frock and rose shoes there

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HANDBAGS.

Suiting Your Mood.

"Take of cau de Cologne degs,) ten drops, of essence of la- vender ten. Shake in a fair glass vessel until they are entirely blond-| - ed. Add the juice of three gilly- flower petals newly distilled, ono drop of lilas passionne and two of, feuilles d'amour. Shake gently, and Handbags are so elegant these allow to stand for five minutes,be-days it is a pity to fill them with fore spraying over hair and face" a medley of untidy accessories, ca- The recipes used by Miss 1931 pecially as there are so many odd- will, no doubt, read something like ments sold to aid the tidying up this to her great-great-grand-process. One might use one of the children in the days when the per- new leather bags which are intend- fume cocktail, like ité alcoholic ed for coppers, but would hold counterpart, is no longer the many little articles. This bag has a loop handle and a ring threaded

fashion of the moment.

No really Chic Parisienne would through to slip over the top. A

dream of going out by day or even- ing without the essentially peraodalį charm of her favourite perfume cocktail, made to fit her mood and the tollette she is wearing.

In A Satin Case.

One buys * perfume bar, an elegant little case complete with a dozen small bottles of different per- fumes and a dainty little shaker.

Some of the bars are in luxurious satin-lined cases with bottles of opalescent glass that glint with colours. Some have battles. that are beautifully chased with a pat- tern of leaf and flower; others are plain in cut-glass.

They are there for all tastes and parses, and it only remains to ex periment and find the cocktail that

jewelled ring would make the bag There is still a quite precious. vogue for brocaded envelopes con- taining swansdown puffs that sink in quite flatly. These are made In many sizes. A ornate silver motif is useful to clip treasury notes to- gether, or any odd letters, that may collect in your bag, if your notes are not numerous enough!

EYEBROW BEAUTY.

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When plucking eyebrows home, to improve the general ap- pearance of the line, hairs should be removed from the lower edge so as to preserve the line of the brow, while making it alightly less wide looking. If eyebrows are set

EVENING GOWNS.

Skirts Very Wide indeed.

Margaret Carlton writes from London on January 28 to the Straits Times:

I commented last week on the. fact that evening gowns are to be; shorter in 1931, and now I hear from Paris that in many of the new collections skirts are very wide in- deed, and, no longer trammelled by the tight-fitting hip effect which is gradually becoming a thing of tho past, font out in voluminous draperies from the region of the hip-line.

And not the least important point about these new models is

The Felix Hat Shop

YORK BUILDING, NEXT TO MOUTRIES.

NOW ON DISPLAY

THE POPULAR CASCADIA MODEL HATS

also,

LARGE PICTURE HATS IN ALL SHADES,

and

BLACK BANGKOKS.

that pantalcons, made of the same E|||||F1BRE||||||||||2|3|||||||||||||||||||RETOMONEELLETTIERAST

fabric as the gown itself, have taken the place of that modern ver- sion of the petticoat, the founda- tion skirt, so that the rather un- beautiful edge below the knees or at the ankle has been entirely elim- Linated.

When hem-lines are uneven or treated with scallops, the panta- laons are cut in identical fashion, and are also embroidered in unison with the frock and the effect, the especially in

case of senil- transparent fabrics is extraordin- arily charming.

New Bare-Back Fashion.

It remains to be seen whether trousers in this new form; and I the fashionable world will adopt; am also wondering whether a rather amusing variation of the bare- back fashion will prove popular.

The model in this case, for which black chiffon velvet WRS the

medium, had a bodice out to a point in front and held high to the neck by a necklace of diamante,

At the back the same necklace secures the apex of a triangular plece of diamante embroidery, widening out towards the waist and drawn to the front in the form of a narrow belt.

Thus, the decolletage, discretion itself so far as the front and back is concerned, leaves the sider com- pletely exposed. Rather effective on some women, provided they have courage, but beat avoided by the lean kind, for riba"are"never lovely to look upon!

Contrasts in Styles.

Some of the new even gowns sre lavishly embroidered with crystal

are stockings definitely grey, and a expresses one's own essential per- very much too high, of course, they bugles and beads and often are de- sonality to be the last word in up-could then be taken from the top corated with crystal fringe in addi- to-dateness.

edge, but great care will then be tion. necessary, in order to avoid giving a jagged appearance.

grey ensemble accompanied by blue shoes is seen with grey stockings much darker than the frock- material,

LACE FOR BRIDES.

Not every bride possesses family heirloom in the way of price- less lace which she may wear on her wedding day, but the modern fashion in bridal attires is to in- clude lace, if not old, then new lace beautifully patterned. It is not used, however, for the entire frock, a single strip for the train or veil is sufficient.

Just now,

cream lace is often seen over pale pink linings. White laces are not so frequent as darker: tints, and that may be because many of to-day's wedding gownE are made from ecry antins and crepe-moires which are so deep as to be almost beige."

NEW SLEEVE IDEAS.

The fullness of your sleeve may now come on the upper arm. The most fashionable designers include raglan akoulders with sleeves drawn from the elbow into a tight] fitting cuff, Cape sleeves are usual oneoate, but sometimes" they appear on frocks too and, in the evening, the fashion is to have a bertha collar to coincide with, a Victorian effect in the full skirt. But when you travel and want to be cosily clad, then choose a cont with wide sleaves pulled into deep fur culla. "A shawl collar of far held in place by a belt round the waist is cosy too,

The question of silks for Winter can be answered to your satisfaction by an in- spection of the goods we are now showing. **-

They have just arrived and you really owe it to yourself to come and inspect them.

KASHMIR

SILK STORE

36A, Queen's Road, C.. Opposite Queen's Theatre.

The other day, for instance. I saw

QUITE' NEW.

For the new evening frocks fine | chiffons are now slightly stiffened, and satin is more lustrous than ever before. Satin scarves go with satin frocks, the narrow lengths of material being shaped and em. broidered.

For the afternoon, one-colour schemes are prominent, and that is why brown and shades of brown are popular; then shoes, stockings and gloves may match without the wearer indulging in eccentricities

of style. Kid, antelope, shark and snakeskin shoes are neat in outline, but trimmed with a second skin. Elaboration in the way of insets and clever piecings are seen in those shoes, which are worn with a dress of the valest pink georgette tailormades, but the colour must not contrast with the that had the bodice covered with tone and small crystal bugles, and the long costume. panela hung around the skirt, treat- ed in the same manner, were adorn- ed with two tiers of crystal fringe set just above the hom.

A amoké-blue georgette model had a bodice. cut on basque lines, and edged with frills, and tiny horl- zontal tucks were introduced above each shaped flounce (there ware two of them) in a turquoise- blue crepe-de-Chine affair with a narrow jewelled belt outlining the natural waist, and soft draperies that just touched the ground.

MATCHING HANDKERCHIEFS.

The latest Paris decree ordains that evening handkerchiefs, (mea- during these days, or rather nights

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shall be exactly matched to frocks -no easy matter when it comes to the more elusive shades,

Often they have the owner's Ini- Hals embroidered in one corner, against a background of rose point. lace worked by hand. Initials, it seems, are a craze Just now, and are even seen in fur, worked on muffs and rá jere, and e

The owner's initials have been seen applied in armaine to, the re- vers of a black broadtail cost, and In another case ermine initials ap peared on a broadtall muff en suite with a coat collared with ermine.

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Kayamally Bldg. Entrance Gordon's = Mezzanine Floor.

ON MONDAY

We expect to unpack the latest Consignments of

SPRING MILLINERY

AND

SPRING DRESSES.

You are invited to inspect the latest Parisian styles..

ON MONDAY.

WARMTH THIS WAY.

A really invaluable "hot water bottlo" is the rubber cushion hold- ing a sandy substance, which keeps hot all day. This cushion opens with a flap, just as an envelope, and is made hot by pouring in a spoon- ful of water a few minutes being allowed for the "bottle" to become thoroughly hot. This is designed especially for the car. A heated cushion is a boon on a cold day. when you are busy shopping or going to the theatre,

There are also little pads for the pocket. Here, charcoal is allowed to amoulder inside a chamois cover- ed tin. It la quite safe, and is an old Japanese custom.

ATTRACTIVE RINGS.

Attractive rings which are part

of our "dressy" jewellery, Include many algret rings, and though these are large and inclined to give the finger a bulky appearance, they ara considered particularly chic. A clear, uncoloured substance, such' as is used for bag ornaments is used for some of the new-ringa, some. being inset with one stripes in black and a colour.

"Unpolished' wooden rings are showy and modish, and all these new rings are very light to wear.