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THE CHINA MAIL

SATURDAY, JULY 8, 1933.

11 The WOMAN'S Page 1

Latest Tones And Tints

Deep-Sea-Blue, Eel-Grey, thing of the temperament

Wheat-Yellow.

of a

Chinese lacquer red, and is softer and much more becoming than the sealing wax red which was inflicted It was a woman designer who first upon us last year. The Pomegranate bestowed interesting names upon red is being offered to tones and tints in materials, as well tones-the as upon the creations

fashioned from them.

us in two

one closely resembling which she the ripe, the other the uuripe, fruit in shade. Touches of these two reds

shades of mauve and yellow.

The dress world took up the idea are being introduced with various with enthusiasm, and every blue,

"Wheat-yellow" is only another and grey, and red now has its own

name for our old friend, Maize, and attractive and descriptive name.

any yellow for Grey, which premises to rule the is as suitable as sartorial roost for many months blonde and brunette alike. It has nothing of the harshness that makes! yellow so difficult, as a rule, for day-time wear.

to come, has given those who invent titles for the new colours a very in teresting time lately,

For a soft tone, lighter than battleship" which is particularly

suitable for little coats and skirts, THE UNVARNISHED

they have hit upon the name "cel grey"-and the woman who likes a hal of distinctive shade will be glad to know that she can wear with this soft grey headgear of red purple. black, or even white.

Lavender Tones. Une authority on dress nazards the

the

for notion that

craze chromium in dress accessories largely responsible for popularity of grey among fashion experts,

MODE.

White Organdie Is Clever Contrast.

(By The Hon. Mrs. C. W. Forester)

We cannot always be "shining" Is or "sparkling," even in the evening. the For day wear, especially as summer lace, georgette, tulle, the advances,

heavily varnished are apt to make

Be that as it may, there are the us feel as if our clothes might melt loveliest tones of it available, and in a hot gun!

if pure grey is considered too cold Lacquered-satin, especially black there is a range of shade with ajor very

dark tones, is attractive,

worn

by a slim hint of lavender-most becoming of providing it is

several ex-woman. The contrast of dull white! tints in them, and

amples of "cloud grey," which, as organdie is clever, though when it! might be expected, has a slight hint of blue in it.

This is a tone which, is to be used largely for evening frocks, and, ex-

comes to a question of a thick white; satin the fabric should retain its lustre.

Pale blue, the new favourite even-1

pressed in tulle, is particularlying colour, should never be varnish- lovely.

ed. In fact, satin-cire us only good Blue and white is proving a for black or perhaps the darkest favourite combination. What is greens and reds.

known to the dressmakers as "light|

As for lace (again black except-

TREATMENT FOR THE HAIR.

Preparation For Fair Types.

·YOUTHFUL MODES FOR SUMMER.

New Classic Sport Suits.

navy" is being chosen for coats and ed), a shiny surface is not an im skirts, white for jumpers to be worn]provement. I have seen an expen-i with navy skirts there Is "deep-sea sive evening model in a red-brown blue," and this is usually finished lace-cire, with raised design, and ft) with a touch of white about the resembled leather-work, and was collar, Berets and scarves to match hideous and heay. Satin is the it are being knitted by the girl who fabric that lends itself best to the likes to be right-up to-the-minute in lacquered treatment, and so advan- regard to colours.

tage may be taken of the season's craze to have that one stand-by in Red seems to have returned to the wardrobe-a frock of soft and stay. Every tone of it is seen, but thick black satin-eire. This wears probably the favourites-which are wonderfully well, and can be much

Expressing youth seems to be the quite new--are Shanghai red, and improved by the addition of a velvet which has been much used by womain objective of the designers of Pomegranate red. The former sug- and fur wrap.

men of the fair haired type, and it the summer silhouette, whether they gests the Chinese genius for using this colour in tones that, though comprised one of rich, are never garish. It has some

Chinese Red.

The following is a preparation

Black wool and white organdie is intended to keep the hair from be French or American. Let us con- the smartest of darkening, and to give it a fine sider for a moment the new lines day gowns, to which a long half golden sheen.

length coat of organdie or varnished white crochet lace was added.

因為 we see them coming A teaspoonful of cream of tartar fashion lanes. jahould be added to the juice of two

through

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SKIRT WITH OPENING] IN CENTRE

Matched With High Waisted Capelet.

WITH FLOATING FRONT OPENINGS.

There is the slim black apron-i coat-dress, too, which appears like a skirt with a straight opening down the centre front over a red and white checked silk frock. A high- waisted flat capelet conforms in black, and a split up the centre back

is surmounted by a bow-tie at the nape with short streamers repeating the red and white checked fabric of the frock worn underneath. Red cape sleeved semi-fitted coats with floating front openings also look effective over red and white checked Small checks are silk fabric. smarter for the morning than a go- between-hour model in floral, spotted

and stipple striped Chines, or the broad tarian plaid chiffons favoured for afternoon wear.

Wildflower patterned Chine with fowers on a tiny multi-coloured black ground look important under light wool coate-tilleul green being one, example though any colour from the wildflower group will carry out

the effect.

THE USEFUL BROOCH

Brooches, which used to be worn! simply for decoration, now have a special use on a dress. Three or four are being worn on one dress, cach carefully placed to hold a scarf in place, set the neckline, or trim the short sleeveband.

FUR COAT CARE

Women who wear coats with high fur collars should have the special hangers with the hook eight inches long.

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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but

our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spelling, such as harbor, plow, and altbo.

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Prevent Colds

by taking

FORMAMINT

The Germ-Killing Throat Tabies.

Take Formamint at the first sign

of an Ierlisted throat. Formimint cures Sore Throat and preventa. Infectious diseases. Buy a -bottle to-day-koep | handy. As all Chemitis

IF THE LEICA

what are

lemona. and a coffee cupful of For daytime we have the classic camomile tea made from the dried tailored suit based on flowers. Add a little water, heat, termed mannish styles, in reality no and apply it all over the head with more than straightforward, well cut a small soft brush. Allow it to dry and fitted models. The new classic in the open air if possible, and sham-sport suit is more informally easy and has that comfortable, wearable poo after an hour or so.

look that every woman likes.

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For Grey Hair.

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Make a lotion from half an ounce

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Then there is the dressmaker suit, of spirits of rosemary, a quarter of with greater attention paid to detail.

an ounce of bay rum, two drums of; It is somewhat more complicated, es castor oil, and two ounces of almond to cut, and a bit more dressy and oil Mix the ingredients well and feminine. apply to the roots of the hair with:

fine sponge three times a week.

For Dark Hair.

SCANTY UNDIES

Scantiness is a byword in the un- Three ounces of rosewater, five derwear mode, for foundation" gar drops of oil of rosemary, three drops ments are not living up to their duty of oil of verbena, and half an ounce if they reveal their presence by so each of tincture of qüillia and much as a wrinkle.The latest in rectified spirits of wine...

panties are wee things, not

Mix thoroughly together and ap- calculated to come much lower than ply with a bairbrush. The lotion the bottom edge of a girdle (a mode I will add to the charm of dark hair that must have bad its rise behind

with bluish or greenish tones in it the footlights!)

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