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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESE, SATURDAY, MAY 8TH, 1926

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AGED WOMEN'S WEALTH HOARDE

AMAZING- DISCOVERY. WORTH £10,000 AND SPENT ONLY 10/- A WEEK.

Remarkable revelations of the hoarded wealth of an old woman who had lived in one of the poorest districts of the city were made at an inquest held in Man- chester, when a verdict of death from untural causes was returned upon Miss Clara Alice Jones, aged 74, who was found dead in ber house in Rice Street, Liverpool Road, recently.

The dead woman, who had lived alone since the death of her sister eight years: 489 was not seen about throughout the day. She was known to be of reserved and somewhat eccentric habits, but, as it was very unusual for her not to be out at soine portion of the day, a neighbour became alarmed, and looking through one of the dirty windows saw her lying

on a sofa.

PARIS, March 9th- Ski-ing and lugeing are not by any means the only sports that are the order of the day at St. Moritz There is also teanis; and for the Ave o'clock ten hour and the magic hours after dinner, there is dancing, the most popular of all.

Tennis wear has undergone as great a change as the game itself has since Suzanne Lenglen came along to prove that women's play need not necessarily be restricted to a cautious stand at the back line. Suzanne, herself, revolu tionised it to begin with by appearing in loose-fitting, one-piece garments in fire washing pleated lawn or heavy weight silk, with never a sign of a nego sleaven to them. Last year, bash mixed with crêpe de Chine was about the most fashionable combination to be seen, and this year, here come the designers with inffctas: Out model. I have in mind was carried out in a mixture of taffetus and kasha. The full, pleated check skirt was in taffetas, and the sweater was in beige jersey boucle finished with collar, cuffs match and pockets of brown taffetas ça the dominating colour of the check in the skirt. Crêpe de Chine, too, is much worn, either by itself or combined with kasha. If the skirt is of crêpe de Chine. the sweater or jumper will be of fine jersey or kasha and will be finished with collar, cuffs, jabots and other accessories of crêpe de Chine. Or else: the skirt, will

There were also discovered four bank be of kasha and the top of crepe denotes each valued at £500, and securities Chine, and always a close-fitting hat, as and other documents showed that alte simple in design as a man's, a beret in gether the dead woman was worth over velvet that droops in a rakish fashion to the side or else an all-enveloping Jittle cap of jersey will" he added.

Communication was established with Mr. William Wolstenholme, who had acted as the solicitor for Miss Jones, and upon an entry being forced she was found to be dead. A search of the house showed that over 22,000 in cash was secreted in various parts.

The bulk of the money was in small coins. There were I two-shilling pieces, 1,448 half-crowns, 2,360 shillinga, 1,130 sixpeners, and C threepenny pieces: Some of the money was found in a sack., which was so heavy that it was more than one man could do to lift it

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The foundation of this fortune, it is understood, was laid by Miss Jones's father, who was a master painter. He Another note that shows to what pitch died about 30 years ago, and left a sum of elegance sports models have been estimated at £10,000 to be shared by hist two unmarried daughters. The two brought, is the bolero, for this is now

women lived very frugally; it is estimat to be seen Eguring in tennis oul&ts justed that the dead woman never spent more ns often as in afternoon frocks. One model that was paraded amongst all, the elegance that was present at the Lenglen- Wills match at Nice showed a bolero in mahogany kasha duvetine over a jumper blouse of white crêpe de Chine, and a faely pleated skirt of crepe eia lighter binde of mahogany to the bolero,

than 108. a week on her food. She owned the house she lived in, and spent most of her time in collecting the rents from other house property which she had purs chased.

Miser as she undoubtedly was, it is stated that she refused to increase the rents of her houses. She complained of the increased taxes she was called upon to pay, and distraint had to be levied more than once in order to recover the money due.

Mr. Wolstenholme told the Corner that the house was in a deplorable con-

The medical evidence showed that death was due to pneumonia.

From enquires made in Manchester, it is understood that the total amount left by the old woman was between £40,000 and £30,000. The statement that she is understood to have left her money to

it is stated, no. will has been discovered, and enquiries are being made for her relatives who are known to be alive.

QUESTION OF COLOURS. Having ventured into the field of crêpedition. The woman's body when he dis covered it was covered by some fimey de Chine and taffetas, and succeeded,

rags. She would not permit any one to tennis models are now appearing in even visit her at her house, in which she had flimsier materials, and it is no uncom-lived for over 40 years. amon sight. to see, enthusiasts of the racquet arriving on the courts in the airiest of crêpe Georgette, chiffon or one of the many varieties of silk crêpe. An other tradition too, that has gone by the board as far as sports clothes is concern-local charities is not confirmed. So far, ed is the law forbidding any but white to be worn. It is now correct and smart to wear any colour you choose, provided is suits you and provided also it looks wel in strong sunlight with the harsh tones of terre battue or asphalt for a background. If these two considerations are observed, then you can forget there ever was a rule that restricted you to the narrow limit of white, and don blue, green yellow, red or mauve as you' please As a rule, though, the soften tints of these colours are preferred, saxe and periwinkle blues rather than cornflower bluc, bois de rose and vieux rose rather than red and almond and tilleul green rather than emerald.

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The line remains much the same as it has been for some seasons past. That is, there is a short skirt which looks narrow and straight but into which fallness has

cleverly let by means of pleats,

former, lamé and lamé brocade ars ever popular, with black or blonde Chantilly face, figured chiffons or crêpe Georgette worked over, in coloured silke, wools. spangles, jet, crystal and metal beads, seed pearls, diamente and tiny pieces of looking glass, to such a lavish extent that a modern bead dress looks minch as though the desigcer had tumbled onto it all the contents of a fancy work shop. Coloured spangles are perhaps the latest invention most favoured by the designers for beautifying their models. These are down' on in row and so closely together that they look like strips of ahining coloured armour, and corative.

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TRANSFORMATIONS. There is a stir among coiffeurs to de feat the bob and the shingle once and for pll; and a repercussion is noticeable when the smart ones foregather of an evening. at any of these dances at the winter plained that neither the bob nor the shingle was sufficiently individualistic to express the varying personality of the modern women; but up till now they have been as so many voices crying, in a wilderness of feminine obstinacy. That they are at last being listened to by a percentage at least of their fair

and hat to match. Last year there were godets in any quantity to be seen; this year, there is not a one, all fullness be ing obliged by the latest dictate of fashion to take the form of pleats, either skirts pleated all round in elim, smart knife pleats; or else inverted box pleats inlet in front or at the sides. A novelty of the season is the skirt into which is let clients is evidenced by the fact that the onc wide inverted pleat, end this, not transformations, which they have prepar- in front or at the back, as you mighted in the most cunning of ways are now think; but right on the Te side, by way being worn by women who, a few months

of introducing a little varietyinta ago, would have spurned such feminine things. Another note that has crept in since last tennis season is the high neck So many of the models sponsored by the martest designers these days are finished with high, soft necks that come up well under the chin and ears of the rearer

aids to beauty and preferred the bleak,. shingle line of their head. There are pieces that go across the front of the bead and broaden a forehead too narrow there are beautifully-waved curls that and there are coils that cling on in some fasten on and. hide ears too prominent

For the tea dance hour, very few magic way known only to the coiffeur change, preferring to consecrate the exire innd his client and add a romantic line hour or so they would have wasted on to feminino heads that novelists have not changing to this most favourite of all been able to endow their heroines with sports, so that the winter gardens of for many a long day. And with all these all the palace hotels in Switzerland hair reforms in full vogue comes an echo reveal little that is interesting from the from America to the fact that fappers, fashion point of view beyond woollen now that their mothers and grand-. sports togs and heavy-soled mannish mothers have taken to shingling, are boots. But, for dinner and evening finding this method of coiffure far too dance time there is a wholesale change old-fashioned, and, in revenge, are allow, into dainty frocks; hejewallad shoes and ing their hair to remain long and turn- All Rights Reser bead-dresses that beautify For the ing it up at the back in the plainest of

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