1933-05-08 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL.

MONDAY, MAY 8, 1933.

11 The WOMAN'S Page

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MIMOSA PLATES

PRINTING PAPERS & FILMS.

IMPORTANCE OF DAY, DRESSES

Classic Simplicity In

Street Frocks.

Painted Embroidery EMBROIDERIES OF INDO-CHINE

Colourful & Artificial

INVENTION OF BEAUTY.

of

Although daytime dresses never Most attractive creation not only for have the spectacular interest ladies, but also for cushions, baudker- frocka for evening wear, they are chiefs, and ornamental articles fundoubtedly of more importance to

ladies' went.

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the average woman than any other, type of costume. Paris couturiers, realize this, and particularly of recent years, have been devoting a great deal of attention to this type af dress, with the result that daytime costumes are not only practicable but noteworthy from the standpoint of line and colour.

costumes

·HATS EXPRESS PERSONALITY.

Care Of Headgear.

Hats express our personality so much that it is surprising that wo} do not treat them better than we do. A good hat is never a cheap item to buy and cannot be discovered with-1 out much searching. Most of us! are difficult to please in the matter 6f headgear and cling to a favour- lite model.

Felt hats should always be well brushed both before and after wear- ing. This helps to retain the fresh- ness and dislodges dust. Petrol benzine, or even warm soapy water may be used to remove spots or clean the lining when necessary and la special hat brush should be kent,

Large hooks or pegs fixed inside! the wardrobe are the best way of and keeping the hat from dust damage when not in use.

A Paper Nest.

Fitting an empty or little-used and air-tight travelling trunk with' crumpled tissue paper makes an

cut on

The

Madame Jenny is laying more stress on the simple street frock this season, than she has for years. She has done some clever things. too which clearly demonstrate that she may be considered one of the need, they are offering dresses this of black aelic and kept the de-ideal nest into which to drop broad- foremost of Faris designers. which may serve several purposes. sign of the frock itself exceeding-brimmed straw hats.

She displayed several

The French woman never makesly simple. The skirt was

crown should be placed from her recent collection which the mistake of dressing too elabo straight lines, the long tight-atting downwards and find that the brim have been ordered by important rately. If forced to economize, as sleeves were of classic simplicity. "retains its shape better this way. Without the plastron, the dress Hats that have been exposed to style leaders of Paris. These were many ure these days, she does not! designed in the spirit of classic choose elaborate frocks, which is of a rather severe atreet type, damp need to be thoroughly dried

with a simple yoke of white an before being put away. simplicity that always marks the must serve for both simple and productions of Modame Jenny's elaborate occasions. On the con- gel's skin. workroom.

trary, she buys the smartest One that was very much simplest frock possible, and lets it liked was a coat dress of black do duty for a variety of occasions erepy woollen, trimmed with white with the result, that she appears pique. The wrap-around skirt was chic at all times-often on a very given unusual individuality by limited dress allowance.

series of cobweb-like tucks radiat-

P. O. Box No. 620. HONG KONG.Ing from the waistine to the bot

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The everyday hat is all the better Plastron Front.

for being placed on a chair out of Worn in this fashion, the doors reating on its crown and its street, the dress is eminently suit interior exposed to the sun at fre able. For afternoon, the large quent intervals. This makes the plastron, covering the front of the wearing of a hat less injurious to dress, but made so as to reveal athe hair. section of the white angel's skin

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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

Tate cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spelling, sich as harbor, plow, and altho,

the

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13

16

Fragile straws require to Costumes of Indo-Chine Appreciating this point of view, Įyoke, is added. This is embroider-Bicked. over with a soft silk hand- itom of the skirt. The same

many houses have definitely planed in six groups of Chine e hiero kerchief rather than to be brushed: cular lucking was carried out onned dresses that will serve two glyphics. To complete the Indo-as this might fray the straw. the sleeves at the elbow.

The purposes,

Mademoiselle Bruyere Chine inspiration, the hat is the dress closed over in surplice man-has done this by adding a huge tight-fitting pointed cap worn in ner, with atring belt tying at the plastron to the front of the street this Oriental land. Like so many waistline. The single rever was dress, embroidering it In smart Parisian" designers; this season, |of a dull-finished pique, and a band simple designs. One of these Mlle. Bruyere has made gloves to of pique bordered the entire neck frocks is inspired by the embroi complete the costume, these being fine. This frock had been made urideries and costumes of the French white with a similar design for a client who had chosen to colony of Indo-Chine. She made broidered on the back. wear with it, a canotier of shiny black straw, with a black band and

black and white buckle posed at the front, white doeskin gloves, (black patent leather pumps and a

white patent leather bag.

Colour Contrast

Another interesting frock from Madame Jenny's establishment Imakes use of colour and fabric con- trust-which incidentally is fen- tured by many couturiers this i [spring. This costume is also in black, a very soft volle of unusual- ly lovely texture. Viewed from [the front, the dress gives the effect

of u jumper costume, with [blouse of striped black and white erepe de chine. At the back, the jumper is absent, and the effect is

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The few books which stand on top of a low bookshelf table might be em- propped up by china bookends.

Those painted with flower designs| Fare typical of the new styles, but all the patternings are very gay.

Then there are broad, not-too- high candle-sticks in china. - You can get them to match the book. ends perhaps not with the sama picture, but in colours near enough

Menu Suggestions For To-morrow

Orange Juice

Breakfast Menu

Cooked Wheat Cereal

Cream

Coffee

Soft Cooked Eggs Buttered Toast

(Milk for Children)

Luncheon Menu

Celery Soup Crackers Apple Sauce Fruit Cookies

Tea

(Milk for Children) Dinner Menu Escalloped Tomatoes

Sweet Potato Puff with Bacon

Bread

Butter

Head Lettuce Salad

The striped crepe de chine, is so eut as to form an interesting pat-i tern of lines skirt buttons at the back with five lurge buttons. Accompanying the frock is a box jacket with a loose) raglan sleeve, opened at the bot tom with a series of buttons and buttonholes. The length of the sleeve is new, being just above the wrist. This type of box jacket, by the way, is being shown by a num [ber of houses, and apparently indi-

cates a new trend.

and angles. The Rhubarb Dumplings Lemon Sauce

Coffee

(Milk for Children)

Sweet Potato Puff With Bacon

3 cups mashed sweet potatoes 2 tablespoons bacon, fat, melted

4 teaspoon salt

1

egg yolk

teaspoon paprika

1 egg white beaten

2 alices bacon

Mix potatoes, fat, salt, yolk and

Both of these Jenny frocks show real originality, and are indicative of the place daytime costumes are playing this reason. Couturiers paprika. Beat one minute. Fold in recognize that many women must egg white and roughly pile Inte economize, and so to meet this buttered baking dish. Lay bacon

TO SELL SOMETHING,

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Bringing Up Father.

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stripa across top. Bake 20 minutes in moderate even. Serve in baking diah.

Rhubarb Dumplings

11⁄2 cups flour

3 teaspoons baking powder

1⁄4 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons sugar

4 tablespoons fat

1 egg

2/3 cup milk

Mix flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Cut in fat with knife. Mixing with knife, add egg and milk. Drop by tablespoonfuls over the rhubarb mixture. Cover and (bake 25 minutes in moderate oven.

Rhubarb Mixture

cups diced peeled xhubarb

3

1

cup sugar

1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon

1⁄2 cup water

Mix ingredients and pour into buttered hallow pans. Cover with dumpling mixture.

LET ME

And, whilst on things chias, what about having a new door stop of china? These are firm and heavy, and in a varie y of shapes. The brass galleon is quite demure in comparison.

SATURDAY'A SOLUTION.

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RISER

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VEERE TERS

SECOY

SISSY

COLD meat and fowl become

really appetising with a little

LEA & PERRINS'

SAUCE

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HORIZONTAL 1-Playhouse 7-Places something

betwain other

thingi

13-Mova ripidly

14-A dandı

15-Consume

16-Aid

| HORIZONTAL (Cont.) [48–A naval offer

(abbr.).

49-Enmity

51-A bristle (Bot.)

62-The outer part of

bread

(54-A proper nama

(Gat. IV. 24)

17-Notched like a saw, 55-A college degree

lest

18-Point of compass

(abbr)

19-Delivery (abbr.)

20-4

segment 25-A tropical fruit

27-Harvest 29-Each 31-Japanera coin 32-Earth (Fr.). 33-PM

(aktir.)

86-Conjunction

68-A circular building

81-Event 63-Three. (Ital)

(pl.){66-Cuddled

34-A republia in Southị

Americ

[87-A, Ulia'

38-The world's largest

alty

39-6heltend alde

40-Atmospḥara

42-Roomer

(abbr)

44-City, thoroughfares

68-To run (Scot.) 66-Sexteta 87-Sharpest

VERTICAL

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1-Walked heavily 2-Shanty 2-Penetrated

A

measure of weight (pl.)

B--Finished

6-Residence (abbr). 7-Pronoun

B-Wante

$-Aglie

46-Natives of Scotland 10-Those who peruse

62

VERTICAL (Cont.) 11-To make ince 12-Spirited horse 21-Passion for riches 22-Treasurer (abbr.) [24—Apart

25-A beverage 24-Without and 27-Musical note |28-A short aria 120-Howie

lock of hair 38-Call of a dove

36-Over

40-Avers

(Post)

41-Revolver

43–A Bouth African

antelope

47-Tantalum (abbr) 50-Father (Short) 52-8tudent of a

In a

military school 63-Light helmet of

pith (Anglo-ind.) 55-Girl's name BT-TO

traveren vehicle 59-Raw matal 60-Farm animal 161-A large „deer › |52-Profic Apart

The solution of the above with a new cross-word puzzle will

appear in to-morrow's issue,

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