1927-05-06 — Page 8

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 6th, 1927.

FROM PARIS TO JAPAN.

The

WOMAN'S PAGE

THE "ROBE DE JEWELLERY OF SEMI-

STYLE."

It was, I suppose, some fifteen Fashions swing and change with years ago that the productions of startling rapidity. but there is one Diginote, a French artist craftsman,style which keeps re-appearing at began to be known and imitated in regular intervals and never secus

Erigland. It was his iden to to vanish entirely, the robe de

PRECIOUS STONES.

Ilong Kong is a very happy hunt ing ground for the type of jewel- levy which is so much in vogue at present. You can bay for a few dollars rings, bracelets and neck

decorate wooden objects, bowla, style.

laces, of really exquisite workman- boxes, and vasch, with brightly

I Its particular charm is that it ship and lovely colouringa. coloured designs in enamel paint; and it was not long before Arts and can never become overpopular, as turned out two shops, the Sign of Crafts Societies all over Europe it is only the mode for a parti- the Lantern and the Swatow Lace adoped so easy and delightful a calar type, which must be at once | Company, the other day in search way of making decorative articles, But we owe to Mr. Komor the old fashioned and modern. It de-of a necklace and could not resist modern version of Diginote pro-mands a slender, but not athletic looking at rings and bracelets as duced in highly glazed porcelain figure, with a face and personality well.. in Japan, for it was he who took!

vern Apecimens of the French that can carry off-frills and knots. You can get a ring with fie

and man's work

persuaded ajul ribbon. Japanese manufacturer of porcelain. to imitate them.

Three tones of crêpe are used in this compose madel. The bodice has a bolero effect in front and is slightly bloused at the back.

2 gids. 40 ins, light & yd. 40 ins. medium and ‡ yd. of su ins dark material.

Paris which has sent us the geometric, the masculine and the classically gorgeous styles, produces the inconsequence of a modernisul crinoline every now and then for the favoured few who can wear them.

Rolande Sarrault showed me the other day a few models in this style. One a lovely white taffet as wedding dress with silver lace, and another black taffetas with o deep her of fulle and bright red ruses appliqué on the skirt. An orange taffels as hng a quilted band of pattern which makes the skirt swing with a lovely movement, and A turquoise blue dress is trimmed with tiny appliqué cross stitch posies and a ritux rosa velvet ansh.

BY THE WAY.

ARMCHAIR ASHTRAYS.-Those use- fut armchair ashtrays made with a small bowl fixed on a strip of suede weighted at either end to hang over the arm of a chair, have come out to Whiteway, Laidlaw's with a new gadget which much improves them. The bowl is now fixed in

a metal chip so that it can bo lifted off for emptying and clean- ing. I thought the ones with tortoiseshell bowla particularly pretty.

HARD WEARING Cushions.-I was delighted to see, too, that the same shop has just received cushions covered in that nice black and gold silk which wears so well, They. have got them in checks and stripes of various sizes

VASES FITTED AS LAMPS.-Miss Honess, of the Sign of the Lantern, told me she would fit any of her lovely bowls and vases that I was writing about last week as lamps; a long necked bottle looks very pretty and is a chunge from the Fordinary table lamp.

Corzie

jade or coral, a turquoise intaglia, gra piece of milky white jade set in silver from 82 in either shop and, among them, some were made open and overlapping at the back that they fit any finger with a little adjustment of the pliable metal.

Compone dress in two tones of répe. The skirt is gathered and the top slightly bloused into a wide girdle. The scarf is novel and interesting.

2 yds. of 10 inn, light 12 yds. of 40 ins, dark material,

TEA. TIME.

That

ON THE LINKS.

which

Tea time is Above all the W. C. Lyall, the professional at woman's hour. Few women care to the Happy Valley Golf Course, dine sione but tea with a book, or says he is booked up for Indies tea with gossip is equally enjoy every hour for the next week. That| able, The success of a ten party tells two things: first that he knowɛ depends on the hostess. There are how to teach the fair sex; and, a few men, notably bachelore, I second, that the women of Hong mean the professional bachelors, Kong are taking a keen interest not the ones who can't help it, who in the Royal and Ancient "game. can give successful tea parties, but Men and very young ladies share but even they generally ask a that enviable confidence woman to play hostess. The man's enables them to go to the links role is to hand out natables and in "just anything" and with "any old club. But there are conversation as required.

many of us who want to be sure we are using and wearing the right equipment when make our début. So i enlisted the help and in charge of Lane, Crawford's advice of the kindly gentleman who sports department, and he showed me a fascinating rack of ladies wooden clubs, J. H. Taylor's, which are very popularly now at Home. They looked no jolly with their bright paper" dust jackets on the handles that I felt may courage re- viving, and the sight of the new. What then makes a successful ten Catton-Oxford golf shoes completely party? First the room, its furnish wiped away all memory of those ing and atmosphere. The wise nasty jokes about ladies on the hostess arranges her room to suit links. The feature of these shoes the size of her party, and takes is a leather ankle strap which is particular care, even though it may nently slotted round the uppers," mean clearing out some of the and though which the shoe Ince is furniture for the occasion, that passed. This ensures a snug ankle there is plenty of space. A well grip, and prevents the uppers from placed ring of chairs should stretching in wear and letting in encircle the tea table, for you do thoar horrid grits and stones which not want to split the party up, make walking a torment and holes and a tea poy placed between each in silk stockings. These shoes is a great convenience, a

are, aleo, extraordinarily soft and flexible and are guaranteed water-. proof, all of which makes them ne delightful for an early morning tramp as for golf.

being so, women are more often than they realise, judged on the succes of their ten fights especially by men. I think I'll come with you my dear," need not mean that your man has any undue feelings for the prospective hostess, even though he may have refused to accompany you to the last three houses you took ten in. What he is after is A refreshing hour in a pleasant room and a good cup of tea,

The tea table itself is the natural centre of interest, and should be made as charming us possible. The first thing to consider is the cloth. Lace, embroidery, coloured cross Then there is a special ball, the stitch work and damask all have Warwick made by the Dunlop their appeal and each of us has people, which only costs a dóilar, her own preferences, Perhaps many Bus what perhaps cheered me most women hore get rather tired of of all were the children's sets, oriental work and like damask or comprising a smart little checked linen with a coloured border, but bag, and four clubs of such small the choies of cloth should depend proportions. that it can't be a largely on the type of tea service difficult game if the little people for whom they were designed can play it.

you use.

If

CLOTHS FOR ENGLISH WARE.

With

the

Then I went through into the Ladies' Department, and saw there some delightful silk dresses and of English China

jumper suits cut on loose lines to coltage type for instance a cloth allow freedom of movement, and such as I saw in Whiteaway, Laid which look smart and workmanlike, Inw's would be very pretty. Made The Celeee silk, of which many of of pure linen, of a slightly un- them are made, is alrendy well bleached tone, these cloths are known and popular for its smart bordered by a wide, and two appearance and hard wearing pro- narrow bands, of almond green or perties. There was OBC parti- old gold, and they only cost 81.25. cularly attractive jumper dress you are having a large party with no sleeves and a kilted skirt, round the dining room table in a deep mauve with a hint of coloured damask cloth can be found grey in the pleats, and a lung in the same shop. They have them sleeved model in deep buis de rose in blue and grey or gold and grey which was very pretty. Besides with napkins to match and such a these I noticed a number of sleeve- cloth is both new and pretty.

To use with the daintier style of European tea set, I should choose a white cloth with brotlente anglaise or inaat lace, or a fine handkerchief linen act of cloth and napkins with narrow hem stitched borders which you can get at Lane, Crawford's.

JAPANESE AND CHINESE

WARE.

lem white silk dresses which always look well for any game and a few simple frocks in. uncrushable linen. and in gingham.

WOMAN'S GREATEST GIFT is not silence according to a correspon- dent of the Daily Mail, but a sense of proportion. He seems to think that that only means being able to rise superior to the aggravating sins of once "boy" but really think it is to be able to take your

Poking glass linen has, of course, husband's little troubles just aa

a peculiar charm in the lovely seriously as the baby's little, woes,

colours of the material. There are when your permanent wave: has

some toner which need using very * undone

and the home

Dainty bracelets, with scraps of

carefully, but with a Chinese tea mail leaves to-morrow.

king fisher feather inlaid like

service in aubdued colourings a SHOPPING BAGB.-A rainproof enamel on silver gilt, and painted

At the Sign of the Lantern violet, olive green or a clear yellow shopping bag has many advantages mother of pearl or lacquered rattan noticed two very lovely tea services can be very lovely. I saw some at So to-day you may find, on a over an open basket, especially in bangles with mounts of the same

in Japanese egg shell china, with the Swatow Lace Company which HO ornamentation. One was in shelf in St. George's Building, wet weather, Several of these may metal, made a colourful heap ou

would be interesting to take or brightly coloured bowls and vases; he made from the best parts of an the counter in the Swatow Lace smokey lavender blue which was send home. They have & Chinese

procession Used rightly these almost as transparent as glass, and wedding

embroidered some with geometric patterns, some old raincoat: each bag aimply re- Company. follow ng very closely the familiar quires two pieces of equal size, bracelets are, charming with the other a clear, deep orange round the borders, first comes a lacquer designs, and others on with allowance for a strengthening dance dress, and the gift of a pair What could be prettier to set these man with a flag, then the bride in which Fuji raises its cloud wreath- hem at the top. It is easy to avoid would rejoice the hourt of any off than the coloured cross stitch her chair, and following her the od crest out of a field of oubist buttonholes and pockets and con- little girl at Home, Amber and work on linen which comes from other officials, some with presents, flowers, none of which curiously trive a large bag from the back of ivory banglos, either plain or Ichang? It is stronger and heavier some with lanterns.

They have enough seem out of place amongst the cost, one from the bottom por carved, always look well and are then Peking gray linen and the very charming examples of patceras are less definitely oriental. Bwatow drawn thread work and the oriental objets d'art.

There are bowls for fruit or cakes on of each front, and a seller astonishingly cheap.

Miss Homes makes a special effort embroidered white cloths, which one from the tops of the fronts. mounted in silver baskets, brightly Strong handles can be made from of beads is the almost invariable conditions necessarily keep her Chinese tests with quaint shapes Some sort of necklace or chain to obtain this popular work though suggest one of the more elaborate patterned seta of bottla and the trimmings, using several rows accouplaniment of every dreas stock low.

and rich, olouringa, m tumbler, and vases of all shapes of machine stitching to stiffen day. Sometimes a small atring Some of these have the pattern Hem

(Vontinued op nest column). of pearls, real or artificial, white moulded in slight relist gnder the

NAMRIT VOILE&Namrit is the of coloured, just encircles the

It hardly seems necessary to say glaze, in others it is incised.. most delightful voile you can get; throut, sometimes it is a longer

that Lane, Crawford's have the most was particularly interested in the the patterns and colours are charm-string of crystal, amber or one of An interesting necklace at the ticious cakes, now that the 11 tankard sets which are made up of a large well shaped jag and six ing and fast, and you can get plain the lovely matrix stones which best other shop is an old mandarin lock coffee habit the ladies of tumblers, for champagne cup or voile in every colour, so that you completes your ensemble. I saw chain made of sandal wool beads the Colony has provoked & rise in lemonade. Ono set has a red and can have a border or vest to match short necklace of large pearls of covered with dull red silk incly the fares of the Peak tram, but with an old gold perhaps you may not know that like. pattern you

Whiteaway, centre bead set in dull silver, &t | coloured teru slightly raised on *. grey crackled glaze, and another is a Laidlaw's, have got a large range the Sign of the Lantern. Two metal centre. Modern chains inent of delicious ten biscuits, in very lovely mauve with a pale of these voiles among them some other chains were particularly well

glass ei saber, and amethyst If you like andwishes, and who green and yellow design. I saw lovely big floral designs and a wide strung one in Ching stones, the replak and blue Peking various new tipes and flavours. other of Peking glass beads. The matrix hung on a rail with doesn't, I was told as the French too a charming blue bowl for the range of black and white patterns.

NATURAL MINERAL WATER-The various colours were so arranged this badge of learning. Perhaps store that they also have been Bursery with fat white ducks walk- ing round it. This ware which is French store have any number of that they made a lovely opál tinted the most lovely of the lot, was a getting in new delicacies, caviare both very decorative and in excel-different medicinal mineral waters string, which was much prettier chain of grey agate which had the and French sardines, and the lent shapes is amazingly cheap the which are both pleasant to the taste than the rather haphazard string milky translucency of white fade chocolates and dragée titty, showed

with just hint of lavender colour me made my mouth water most expensive, the tankard sets and an excellent tonic in these ing one so often eveá.

(Continued on next column), iri the beads.

(Continued on page 9). being only 8.50 for the seven piedes, trying times.

I

`AND" TO BAT, |-

black conventionalised prunus patBuy one of the colours of the lovely old rose tint, with the netted by an old mounted in they have just get in a large assort

Always

of

ANNETTE

KELLERMANN BATHING SUITS.

THE UNANIMOUS CHOICE

OF BATHING BEAUTIES.

LANE, CRAWFORD'S

LADIES SALON.

SHINGLING .

WAVING

MANICURING

The promptest and most courteous service in Town,

CAMPBELL MOORE.

19, Queen's Road Centrál (1st floor.

OPPOSITE COLONIAL DISPENSARY.

We have just received another large consign- ment of Ceylon Basket Ware-all sizes and colours suitable for Handbags.

York Building,

Chater Road.

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THE SIGN

t

OF THE

LANTERN

Telephone: C 1864.

WE ARE NOW SHOWING

Our New Arrivals of

MANILA AND BANGKOK STRAW HATS

Very suitable for present Spring Wear.

These Hats are in all the Latest Shapes and Shades, and are

Priced from 86.

Fresh Stocks will Arrive Every Week.

SWATOW LACE CO., LTD.

21, Queen's Road (Next H. K. H. Garage),

Buy your table delicacies at

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THE FRENCH STORE

Where

you will find a large variety at most reasonable `prices.

(Fresh Stocks arrive by every mail)

& 9, BRACONSFIELD ARCADE.

THE PIONEER SILK STORE. up-to-date goods for up-to-date

for up-to-date people.

TEL. U. 794.