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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY 20th, 1927.

A BRIDGE TEA.

The Centre Of Attraction,

You at

The busters should be the centre of attraction, though nothing could The problem of entertaining has Le in Worse taste than to put to lie faced by all women from time our guests out of countenance by to time, and it is one which is not Leing tou startly dressed. always easy of solution. Perhaps the same time every woman natur. a bridge toa is at one the easiest, any, and rightly wants to look her and, if well arranged, the pleasant esta her own home, I saw some eat way to entertain a number of rocks made of fine Brussels met and women frienis. There arc Twove in Lane, Crawfordis, which points in favour of the laidze tra

srenzed to me ident for the hostess ese is that the main farden of in- teresting the quests is taken by the see itself, and the other that it

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cany method of enabling! one's friends to get acquainted with ench other. Take for example the case of airs, K, a newcomer to the Colony, whom you have been asked | Ja introdure to your circle. She! may be one of those shy people who, will hardly open her mouth at af tea party of a lot of strangers, but, if she sits down to play bridge with them, a bond of sympathy and acquaintanceship develops with the inrn of the tricks.

Two Pointa To Consider.

a failge tea. They are beauti fully ex, and the soft flowing lines give just that suggestion of intimacy and informality which distinguishes the hostess from her guests. There are very few women who could fail

nok gracious and charming in a frock of erenny net, cut with an

dress with deep vandyked side paels and wide open enffy. Novelties That Strike An Individual

Nota.

The choice of cards and scorers is very wide and à matter of per- Boual taste. You can get cards with ally lovely landscapes on the back in the same shop, or if you prefer a platter pack, there is a wide variety of "Linette" cards which are al ways popolar because they arc easy to deal. While I was hunting for quitable prizes, I saw, in the two amusing

The main factor of a successfuleer debent. bridge tea is the choice of guests. novelties. One was a set of four There is, possibly, no game in which or's faults and virtues come more easily to the surface, or which is played in such widely different at Litudes of mind as bridge. It hard-o in enamel Little trifles of ly seems necessary to point out this doseription, together with clean pretty cards and nicely acringed diabes of sweets, give to the tables ja soignée bunk which is much ap

preciated by your guests.

The Prizes.

silver ashtrays shaped like a heart i a diamond, a chub and a zade, and the other tase of a dozen tea sprous each topped by “ similar

Prizes given at whist drives and ilge parties, generally tall into feuf-two exterories, the useless

novelty, and the practical little gifs) that everyone is glad to receive. The reason, I heleve, why so many of the former are brought is that the hostess wants to give sQuie- thing which is original and brightly loured. There is not the least nécessity, however, for prilly gifts to be useless or practical ones plain and unteresting. I founsi at. Laic, Crawford's, any number of smal Things which were attractive from both points of view and all under 6. Fu instance, a small station-

ary compendium in a gaily coloured dog with a roll top desk" cover

only costs $2.50), and there are dear little desk calendars with roloured alabaster stands for the same surn.

But for a woman's bridge ten you really need not go beyond the per- ferry departach. Little gifts for the idet talle are always accept- ale. A bottle of Yardley's “ April Violets Path crystals would

a very pretty gift with the deliente arven crystals in their well shaped buttle. As a first prize it might i tied with a bow of wide satin ribbon to match the crystals. I saw various small bottles of perivaa with china containers shaped Eke stors, and in the stiver department the sweetest small cut glass battles, with enamel stoppers in various colours, for the hundlag.

Powder again opens up a

wide field. Puffs, howls and compacts are wanted by everyone. It is, of course, a mistake to give the actual powder as a prize, because there are such a variety of colours and perfumes and you have a poor

A simple morning dress in colour chance of knowing who will win

ed and white Jugi silk.

that it is a fatal mistake to invite the serious player at the same time as the woman who wants to chatter about frocks and flirtations, and, as often as not, trumps her partner's trick while so

so doing, yet it is by

no means unusual.

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even if you know the particular powder which each of your friends

Hans

The

WOMAN'S PAGE

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SCARF EVENING HATS FOR SUMMER

WINDOWS.

Windows play a very large part in the appearance of any voora, Where they are few and small every effort must be made to draw atten- tion to them, and where they are plentiful it is essential that they receive the right treatment.

What is the function of a win- dow? To let in light and air, to give an effect of warmth and sun- shine in a coid climate, and a sense of conlties and space where it in Fut

If this is so perhaps the obvious conclusion is that one should not drape or cover windows, but such a conclusion would be quite incorrect. An undraped win dow is bare and unfriendly, and in hot weather does nothing to soften the giare of the sun.

A gown made from a scarf of This may seem superfluous gold and green shut lamé with a advice, int I seem to be haunted border of heary, gold mesh appli- by boxes of white powder which quéd with green silk.

I never use whenever 1 win a prize,

and no doubt there is somewhere s dazzling blonde who gets my boxes of ochre rosée.

The problem which we have to

I saw a little china baby cradled face at the moment is making our rooms as cool and restful as possible

Next in importance, of course, in a waterlily on top of a big puff and correct window treatment can especially in the hot weather, is the at the same shop, and on another arrangement of the room. Light stands a smiling pierette. Uno do more than anything to achieve and space are essential, but that can't have too many handkerchief this. Hangings in certain tones of your room should be an attractive puffs, and any woman would love a peacock blue, mauve, old gold, or background for your gueste in tiny enamelled comphet, box with a yellow, soften the light, and give equally песеввигу. The wise reducing mirror in the lid. Powder au, atmosphere which is suggestive hostess will, when she arranges her bowls are a little more expensive of water, without uiduly darken- room, visualise the completed then puffs, but for a fist prize aniog the room. Such an effect can party and will, so far as is pas exquisite Chelsea pottery lady in he heightened by the other furnish. sible, plan the best safting for each full skirts would look very distin- ings of the room. A highly polish- guest. Mrs. A docs not like to sit guished among your prizes and table placed before the window facing the light for obvious reasons, would give much fieasure to the will catch the tight like a pond, while her daughter's "Titian" hair winner. would loose half its glory against

But one could extend the list

a petunia coloured hanging. Then ist indefinitely a pair of candles

And a similar effect can be gained

by placing a tall jar or vase of lilies on the floor on the edge of

there is Mrs. B who is so fond of beautifully modelled and coloured the path of light from the window. wearing a curious ahade of purple; n. silver nenel or a fountain pen,

Se pinced, the flowers will be re

it would annoy them both if you pures mirrors, and under arm razors Derted in the polished boards, and. placed her next to Marion, who would any of them be a wire choice. will be a cool resting place for one's will you know, be dressed in crush- The great thing is to choose a gift eyes.

which is pretty and useful, and The furnishing show rooms of

ed strawberry. If you want your which without being ostentations Whiteaway, Laidlaw are dressed bridge teas to be a success your room must look pretty and your shews that you have made your with the latest curtain materials. guests feel pretty, and then they purchases not with a cold formality A hanging of shot green and gold will all say how pretty you are and but with a real desire to please the silk tissue, upon which my eyes everyone will be happy

guests,

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DRESS.

DAYS.

The latest arrivals are the now

summer hats and we shall give thêm

their brims. The shingle brought a special welcome on account of

with it, almost inevitably, the vogue for the hat which fits snugly round the neck with a brim at the lack, But here where we get real sun,

4 The however becoming such mode may be it is not so comfortable as the brimmed shape. One thing is almost universal, whether or

Lane or georgette scurves with decorative borders are being made dresses of a particularly attractive up by Parisian houses into evening

type for the slender figure. The scarves used for this purpose fre about 2 yards long and one yard wide, You will see the finished dress the illustration. curved sides, which form the deep cross over arm holes, are out out the figure as much of the success of the finished garment depends on the line. This, with the neck open- ing which should be 3 to 4 inches wide, and is cut 4 inches longer at the back than the front, and a small durt on the shoulder, is all the cutting required.

The material below the side curves is very slightly gathered into 'nar- raw lengths of ribbon in front, and to wide the ends to watch the dress at the back. The front ribbons are tied tightly behind under the back portion, and the ribbons of the back are tied is a bow in front,

your hat has a brim, it will have

a folded crown; sometimes elabo rately manipulated, and often, in order to obtain a varied crown level, simply tucked down at ong side or at the back.

You can always be certain of find. ing a few charming models at the Sign of the Lantern, which busi- ness aims at supplying both hate and dresses which, while in the latest art, are never extraordinary or outrée. You may rely on getting there something which is both chic and in the best inste. Among the Inst shipment of bats, I liked partí- cularly a straw in very pale hois de 18e trimmed with gros grain ribbon in three shades of mauve, and a manve flower; also a peacnek blue crocheted straw bound with velvet of a deeper tone with a very intricately folded crown.

It is not necessary, of course, to se an actual scarf, there are many lovely materials which could be used either plain or with the ends embroidered. For example, the soft silver tissues shot with pastel efours which you can get at the Pioneer Silk Store would be very lovely especially if the ends were boldly worked with a thick silver thread to outline a pattern in colours. I saw in the same shop, sone particularly soft shot taffetate in 150 different shades, which, though it is rather too narrow would, if the seams were well made, drape beautifully in this style of dress should not advise em- broidery on this materiai, thevoile. They have also a number of changing colours would be emphasis ed by the fall of drapery and weald la sufficient in themselves.

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rested gratefully as I came up in the list out of the glare and bust)/ of Des Voeux Road, made me realise what an important factor correct window hangings are in this climate.

Next to it was a lovely old gold hanging with a formal! design reminiscent of those stamp el on old Flemish velvets. The material is Madras tissue and 1 thought it astonishingly cheap at $3.50 a yard.

As I turned I noticed a stand of ry light and dainty hangings suitable for a bedroom or boudoir Madras muslin with a "Morris

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large selection of new hats all most

Whitenway, Laidlaw's have reasonably priced. Among them are some models in soft-chip straw with a silky finish, which are very light to wear. The wide ris bave £ hats look particularly well in con- very becoming line and such simple junction with a dreas of flowered

more formal shapes, in fine tagals and crocheted straws, in wide range of colours, with high folded crowns and a band or flat rosette of gras grain.

diaper design of a small flower well spaced out on the material. There are three colours pink, blue, and white with a yellow flower, and it Whiteaway, Laidlaw's seems to have costs $1.95 a yard. The buyer for

a flair for choosing lovely ereton i was there on Monday, that they ms, and I was pleased to hear when

shipment this week. Now that the were expecting to receive a large fogs are over it is an excellent opportunity to get new loose covers made, to freshen ones rooms for the summon months.

After a warm and tiring day-there is nothing so refreshing as

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