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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 14,” 1934.

The Woman's Page

LATEST PARIS HAT - What French Women Wear

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Cosmopolitan Theme

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Hat Styles

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If all the new hats were lined up in a row and you ran the gauntlet of the whole works, you'd be convinced that you had been on In tour of the world.

There is the Chinese coolie hat. huge and pointed; there is the

July typical Dutch bonnet with little

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ear flaps and everything: there is

18 the modified Eugenie minus the

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plumes; verslons of the Russian

zu consack hat differing from those of laat season. by reason of being twisted or tweeked here and there and held in place by a pin or clip:

14 there is the Spanish tricorn and

16the ecclesiastical curled-brim hat 16 of the padre; the Breton fisher- bonnet and the novel 18/man's

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19 square-brimmed sailor model.

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Multi-Varied Hats

These are only a few of the multi-varied hats on the modern

13 market hore. Each type is adapted to the head it adorns and regard. less of the nation inspiring It, each model Is personalized and given a certain definite Parisian touch that earmarks it as emanat-

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will note that in all these varying July 17 Ord. 11.90 examples of clever headgear the materials are just as assorted and July 18 include straw, silk, cotton, wool

Aber, leather, felt, organdle, July velvet, teather, paper that has 14 heen waterproofed and laced.

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Chenonceaux

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FOR SHANGHAI

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Rajpatina

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FOR STRAITS & INDIA

Rajputana....

Would it seem therefore, not highly probable that the situation this season should make every wo- man happy?

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WHAT TO WEAR ON

THE BEACH

Copyright, 1934, by Fairchild.

The canotier with broad brim is talked of for spring. It is in ̧ white, bangkak and ribboned in großbrain in white, maize and belde, with the rosettes centered by bright feathers.

The second model to in white vovo in a herman style and is trimmed by tubes of knitted gray toool held by slides of red gros- grat.

LIGHT SUMMER SUITS

Suitable For Wear With Different Blouses.

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The beach outfit is an Important feature of the modern wardrobe.

The newest beach frocks, des-

BELTS, COLLARS AND CUFFS

Paris, June 30. THE dress, garment, ensemble which fulfils most purposes at

summer

Average More Dowdy Than In England.

NO DRESSING ON CREDIT

Paris..

"What French women are wear- ing this season" sing the fashion experts, evidently under the illusion that, to misquote the well-known song, twenty million Frenchwomen can't be wrong,

Any one who

But can't they? has really lived in France-not just skipped across on a fashion-hunt which embraces but one amall corner of Paris-knows perfectly well that Frenchwomen are far less: uniform in their dressing than are. Englishwomen.

If you visit a French provintial clty corresponding in size and in terest to, say, 'Canterbury or to Manchester, you will find there far fewer women with any pretensions whatever to chic than you see in the English town.

The Provincial Dressmaker The provincial Frenchwoman does not deal with the big ready-made clothes stores to anything like the same degree as does her British alster.

Here, in these cities of cobbles and cathedral chimes, or of silk. factories and humming cafes, the dressmaker still stands pedestal, arbiter of fashion as she

on her

A creation in soft blue wool, this frock becomes ideal for travellers who-demand smart clothing.

Gracie Allen, screen

and radio star wears it with a novel collar of white herringbone pique with buttons of carved wood which have been polished. A new feature is added in the in- verted pleat treatment around the hem.

sees it, dogmatic about the line the GLOVES CREATED

bappens to excel in cutting though it may not agree with that chosen by the fashion-experts of the Sea- son in Paria.

And she is uncertain about colour, as are most Frenchwomen, as a matter of fact.

The average middle-class French- woman still sticks to black for Sun-

FOR EACH STYLE

Newest Mittens Can Do All But Talk.

Here's

Paris.

some news to conjure

day best, and everyone agrees that with. Paul A.. Chanut, who is the black clothes need greater artistry American Glove King here, in in the making than do those of

light colours.

making mittens for Patou, Worth,

He

In no provincial English city will Marcel Rochas. Callot Soeurs, you be depressed by the sight of a Chanel and other couturiers. crowd of women going to Mass in tells us: badly-cut black garments of the

year-before-last, crowned by extra- "I'm creating a

glove that is ordinary hats, and shod, probably, not one glove, but may be trans- in patent-leather strap-over shoes. formed into many different types;| But in a French town you will.

No "Easy Terms"

changing its personality each Again, while many firms at home time." 小

14 tined to be worn for most of the this time of year is undoubtedly, offer easy terms to induce women Such news is cause for alarm VIA SIBERIA- Letters and post- day, are of matcene, a kind of the suit which is usually designed to buy smart clothes they could for these new gloves sound almost cards for Europe and South America spongy towelling made in the "little". This mes09 the light not otherwise afford, such a pro- are forwarded · "via Siberia” if AU loveliest of colours and patterns suit, the

suit, the cedure would superscribed.

cause the well-alive, changing their spots and personalitles. REGISTERED and

PARCEL Those with a white overcheck on suit which is thin enough to brought-up provincial Frenchwoman expressing various MAILS, are closed 15 minutes earlier a bright colour are particularly ef- take the place of a dress and coat to hold up her hands in horror, They probably speak for them than the time given above unless fective.

and which has the great advantage

Whatever her fashionable sister selves-but what can

we blind otherwise stated, and where mails are For the woman who goes in for of being able to be worn with dif-in Parle may do in the way of run-followers of fashion do but as- advertised to close or before 9 a.M. registered and parcel mails are closed yachting there are long white ferent blouses..

ning up bills, she at least always trousers in woven stockinet with Most suits look amiss at first be-pays her way, and the modern cept this rather exciting situa-

cause they depend so largely on credit system has a poor chance of tion? their accessories, of which blouses flourishing. are the most important.

As it is sleeveless and reaches

at 5 p.m. on the previous day.

AIR MAIL-Imperial Airways via a cross-over jacket. Singapore, Bandoeng-Amsterdam via Singapore Saigon-Marseilles vis Sal-

to the waist, the jacket rather re gon. Correspondance for Europe and intermediate countries will be ac-Bembles a waistcoat. cepted for transmission by these Ser- This outfit serves equally well vices. Rater and all particulars are for beach wear. shewn in the schedules exhibited at.

the General Post Office and Kowloon!

Offee. All letters etc., must be mark-

ed "By Air Mail" and handed in at

the General

Post Office. Unless

superscribed for despatch by a speci- TYPHOON SIGNALS.

Ee wir mall service, correspondence

will be forwarded by the first service Signal Day Night available.

NEW COLLAR MODEST

IN VOGUE

London.

Description

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them.

Bird And Fish Silhouette Chanut doesn't stop there even,

So perhaps, after all, the average This is why, so many become en-Frenchwoman's dowdiness should for he goes on to say that in sembles and are designed together be accounted to her for virtue as addition to the living, talking, with the blouses, belts, neck-fittings, she sees it. Especially sa the walking glove, he is launching a and so forth which are special to opposite is often associated with "bird glove with wing silhouette, striking chic by the Gallic mind and a fon glove inspired by newa which loves clear-cut distinctions in tropical fish." This last

been dress as in everything else.

sounds as though he had cahoots, with Madame Schiaparelli, who so definitely launched the bird CARE FOR LINEN

and fish silhouette in her 1984 FABRICS.

collection early this month.

- Neck Attention It has to be rememberodi that while a plain suit is an ad- mirable garment attention is chiefly focused on the neck and front, and ex anything that is worn with the mauit must be of a nature that looks Interesting from under the coat and wiad that can combine with the skirt to equalis pratly make a more or less complete dress

from when the coat is taken off. S.W., (EW).

WHITE Depression WHITE

whic WHITE posibly

ib locality.

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WHITE

with GREEN WHITE LE

At a dress show collars that opened out and poked forward under the chid were seen. They 3 were shaped rather like an arum lily.

Others were rather similar in 4 style, but ́ ́ lifted 'up in front to tha cover the lawer part of wearer's, face.

New materials at this show in- | cluded pave, a crinkled fabric in squares: chichi, which has a nar ow Auting forming a stripe, and feuille de sole

The last named has a fine pin stripe. When used for the evan- nga fine gold or silver thread runs through the pattern.

Pajilettes are a feature on even- ing gowne, which are tight almost to the knees. The flare from the knees downwards is due to stif silk-frills...” introduced under the

plours are pirofles,: mauve, and a new brown

pink min do.

called black frie

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Retinting Coloured Cotton Lingerie.

The colours are not reliable in

some of the less expensive kinds

Many suits this season are rather of cotton fabrics, and therefore Strong GREEN

qual dress-like. Many dresses are should not be hung in the sun to WHITE 100/ poly

from rather suit-like, with the result dry for long periods. GREEN

S.K. (7-8).

WHITE Typhoon da WHITE Arous bus dan

gar to call RED žot. ImminenL

WHITE OAuxpacted GREEN for the H.. GREEN (PM)

GREEN

expected WHITE hom the 6.7 WHITE

that belta and buttons and cuffa and collars also 'loom largely in the picture.

CREAMS FOR CLEANING WHITE LEATHER WEAR

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Cotton and linen goods should

be washed but not ironed or star- ched when put away for the win- ter.

A good cotton wenye will out: last artificial silk in the ratio of three to one.

To compete. with artificial silk, which in recent seasons hasen- joyed such exceptional favour, There are special creams for printed cottons of unusually lus- cleaning white leather wear, trous sheen are now being pro- expected which are useful for the highly duced.

from 18. KE

(N-E).

WHITE Erlap WHITE frm GREEN (S),

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finished patent which makes many

Shellpink

For brass, copper and all metals

Use

BRASSO

-the polish that gives a lasting shine

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION

1EADS TH GRASER OPERA

of the plaited and cord white A change of colour when retin-USE CEE waist-belta. Chromium Inbelta ting coloured, cotton lingerie, now ROSE_START and buckles can be polished like so popular, may give added plea

a mirror, with plain water and a sure as it will, suggest entirely Uttia plece of soft chamois leather new garments. A little plak dye This is a useful tip for vanity will change a yellow to a beauti- bag fittings and fastenings, and also ful shell-pink, or it will convet a the large buttons and other trifles faded blue into a delicate maa In the way of glass bead Jaces A pale blue will convert and bracelets in which this metal yellow into an attractive shade of is used for settings.

green.

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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE

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

readers are, warned to look out for occasions! phonetic welling

such as harbor, plow, and altho.

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female 10-Before

11-Serpent 32-8windles

name

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40-Formar Russian:

title. (pl.) 42-Hindars

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doorway {Arch.) ||EQ-Frear from dirt

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