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"HE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 22nd, 1927.

FELT HATS FOR SUNNY DAYS.

The felt hat is rivalling the strawi for summer wear. At first thought it seems impossible to wear felt in this weather, but it possesses many

advantages over the more popular To begin with the new frits straw. are almost feather weight and very

The

WOMAN'S PAGE

THE MODERN TAPESTRIES.

THE WAY TO LOVE-TWO PINEAPPLE RECIPES.

LINESS.

It is a far cry from the famous ELIZABETH ARDEN METHODS, excellent summer pudding and with loom of Penelope and the Bayeux! tapestries to modern cretonnes. Yet, the iden underlying both is the same; to give "richness and warmth

Now that pine apples are cheap these may be useful, the second is an

the addition of wine and cream an unusual trifle.

A CUSTARD.--To Boz. esch of

pint of milk, eggs and ore pine apple. four, and blend well then stir in Melt the butter in a pan, add the the milk until the whole bails. Cook for 3 or 4 minutes. Draw the par to the side of the fire and sur in

BY THE WAY.

SHOK BARGAIN-Lane Craw

ford's started a sale of shoes on Wednesday. They are not misfits or odd sizes but from their regular

The desire to be beautiful is not four, butter, and castor sugar allan stock and there are some excellent.

bargains to be bad especially in the white shoes which we all want this weather..

conaned to women. Indeed I re- member reading not long ago that to bare walls. The value of weven the greater number of the patients or embroidered clothes as a decora-treated by plastic surgeons are men. tive background is clearly illustrated But at the same time it must be

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VANITY COMBS.-I am also in the same shop very pretty little

by the paintings of the Italian and admitted that women spend more the beaten yolks of the eggs, half purse combs in a novel shape. They

Flemish old masters. Memling's gentle Medonnas owe much of their appeal to the contrast between their

time and money in the pursuit of beauty than men do, and quite rightly. It is the duty of every

solt. They are built so that "they grip the head without being tight, and, being more impervious to the san's rays they keep the asa. stiff childish figures and the heavy woman to be as lovely as she can.

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gorgeous patterning, of the tapes. cooler. If you wear a felt you do tries which hang behind them. not need a sunshade.

These are suficient prasons why the felt hats which Powell's bave

latoly received have been selling an rapidly, but there are others. The shapes and colourings have been specially designed for use with light

Recipes for toilet preparations have been among the most carefully

the sugar, and a tablespoonful more of the pineapple juice. Add the pineapple cut into dice and pus the mixture into a greased pic dish. Bake in a slow oven until the custard sets.

are semi-circular and set with bril- arts each in a ball case to match, ease and comb being made of prettily coloured celuloid.

TEACLOTHS.-The Swatow Lace Company have tea cloths and mats linen embroidered in cross stitch.

CANDLE LIGHT-I found the fol-

The East has always beca more guarded secrets of women of all the sugar, flavour with vanilla, and in the popular natural shade grass

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Beat the whites of the eggs to a stiff meringae, add the remainder of pile this over the pudding. Dredge pudding to the oven to brown the with castor sugar and return the

of bold shapes and well balanced i mit that they owe some of their meringue slightly. Eat hot or cold. lowing in a home paper. I am not

colourful and colour-loving than the West, and one feels bere the need masses of "colour, to counteract the dazzling glare of the sun and all the ceaseless clatter and movement of

life as it is lived by orientals. The cretonac's which Whiteaway, Laid-

ages and climes, and it is curious that all acknowledged beauties ad- beauty to certain creams or letions. Cleopatra had her face wash, Ninon de-l'Enclos her golden mask, and

no doubt the ladies of the Restora- tion court were not above bribing secrets of her dressing table.

A JELLY-TO 6 small sponge cakes allow 1 pineapple pine

gill of water. apple jelly square, lb. of sugar,

sure if one can find really long candles here, but I have seen very, pretty ones at Lane, Crawford's which would perbaps have a similar

summer dresses and many of them, ; law's have just received from Home Nell Gwan's maid to obtain the Syrupy, add sufficient of the pine effect in a tall alender stick.

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will, I think, specially appeal, for they are gorgeous without being over bright solid without being heavy. thus giving exactly that English atmosphere which we all want to find in our own homes.

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Most of the new cretonnes are silk finished and printed in shadow designs, but, they are quite different from the earlier shadow cretonnes.

The colourings

are deep and rich and the patterns very bold. The effect is rather that

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of some antique tapestry in which the once vivid colours have faded to the lovely harmonious tones which make such an admirable back- ground for either furniture moving figures. There is one very lovely piece with a deep bois de rove ground, spread with a semi- natural pattern of trees and

nother which I noticed parti. · cularly has a big "oose design "of riss in pinks, blues and warm yellows on beige. More akin to the

earlier shadow cretonnes is a piece in front and tightly curled at the One of the newest haircuts wared hich bas stripes of the palest | back. group on a gray-ground, and a few large roses exquisitely drawn and conured in faint pinks.

Make a syrup by boiling the sugar and water together until thick and apple juice, or juice and water, to the syrup to make up a pint in al. Melt the jelly square in this liquid Cut the sponge cakes into shices and the pineapple into cubes. Arrange these in a mould rinsed out in cold water, and pour the jelly over while it is still warm. Leave in a cold place until set. Then turn out and serve with whipped cream or custard..

An up-to-date bostess seats her dinner guests at a table which is lighted by slim, coloured candles, ft. in height and tapering, to a graceful point. Fragile shades that need constant readjustment are not necessary on these, nor are they often "fitted upen candles of such unusual proportions.

A soft, shadowy light falls upon the faces of the diners, and only There is no reason now why any woman here should not enjoy the those who linger over-long at the Elizabeth Arden treatment. The table should be able to complain of perfumery department of Lane, light that dazzles them at eye. Crawfords is now stocking all her level. various creams, washes and lotions, and the assistants have been for On summer evenings there is oó long time studying the Arden doubt that even unlighted candles methods and literature so that they have their definite place in schemes. are in a position' to offer each cus tomer the best advice as to which for table decoration. Those of pale preparations to choose for her apple-green look loveliest on a table particular type of shin." This clin-

ate is very trying to the fine text with sweet peas in crystal bowls, ture of an English complexion, and A striking effect is obtained by without scientific treatment it soon the use of black candles in conjunc loses its treshness and vitality: A tion with a dessert service of scarlet quarter of an hour night and mora ing is not a large price to pay for the happiness and sense of per- sonal well being which every woman skin is fresh and radiant. enjoys when she knows that her

Venetian glass. Daffodil-yellow are at their best in vivid contrast with modern amber glassware, and jäde green can look wonderful with many

hrs: came in many of them though der. but it was left to El Pontian cleansing cream, Ardena skin pink crêpe de chine is embroidered

tonic, Special Astringent,

Orange Skin food,

and

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Your early inspection is cordially invited.

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descript it colour, are yet suitable attractive in the piece were disapardes to discover taas tão more when you have need these you will dragon, and there is another in SWATOW LACE CO., LTD.

to wear with a wide variety of not find that this applies to the treatment the more women would pointing when in use, but you expensive and complicated the new designs. I can imagine fer appreciate it. things more lovely as hangings in a

dresses. Take for example those

which are marble decked, Perhaps

a better description would be that they are faintly decorated, with a pattern reminiscent of batique work; or again, the oyster white hats which have pale-all-over patterns looking almost like poker-work Both these styles, give to the felt the light appearance of fancy straws.

and

If a

can

I picked up three of the attrac-colour schemes of floral decoration, tive booklets of the counter in

or chine or glass. Lane, Crawfords which give a de-

CHID PYJAMAS-There are some A pretty summer dress trimmed

But it has been left to quite tailed "description, of the Elizabeth The so-called "rural chintz " with bands and a knotted handkereretonnes are lovelier than ever prized

modern days to put these highly Arden preparations, and

the really delightful pyjamas now at the chief collar.

preparations within the method of employing them. A Pioneer Silk "Store, many of which this year, the source of their in- reach of all women. Every manu four things are necessary for the are not so gorgeous as is usual in

you will see if you get one, spiration having been beauty rather facturer of toilet preparations pro than striking originality. You will mises amazing results from the use ordinary Arden treatment, Vene oriental goods. without being in the least on remember that when these patterns of a certain cream, lotion, or

A jumper in flesh

with gorgeous peacock blue- certainly want to complete your flowers in pule tones of cerise work- Air-Force with a basket of toilet with the exquisite Arden poed on it. But there is a very wide der and rouge. well furnished room' than the The Complexity of Laziness. Elizabeth Arden contends, and choice, and I am sure that most is old gold, that warm translucent plex.

Cockatoo cretonne. The ground. Lasibeas is extraordinarily com rightly, that make-up is nothing but girls home would be overjoyed to receive a pair of these pyjamas, is told that camouflage, and, as such it Woman tone which one sometimes seen in thres minutes a day rubbing an in- only be successful under peculiar and, as they cast only $2 they would thealta bangings of churches.

Italian expensive cream into her skin will lighting conditions, as for example not be an expensive gift. The designer of the make her complexion unrivalled, she the stage. But complexion treat- A. SAVOURY DISH-Chop 30z, of cretonne hus. I should imagine, had will, in the majority of cases, find ment and make-up are very differ. ham and hard-boiled eggs finely. some such wonderfully toned and after two days that she has no time ent matters. A healthy skin needs Put them into a pan with a table- faded hanging in his mind, and to do it. But if on the other hand only a dusting of fine powder to spoonful of good gravy, a quarter against this background he has you lay down a routine for her in reach the most exacting standards of a teaspoonful of made mustard, painted a bold design of a tree which three or four different pre of beauty, but to possess a healthy (unless the ham be very salt), trunk blossoming with taway, roses, parations, which are not cheap in sain under modern conditions of and a pinch of cayenne. Make hot

& grave creamy cockatoo.

themselves, must be scientifically life, and more particularly in a hot and spread on rounds or squares Yet another favourite pattern and carefully applied, if she really climate, means giving it constant of toast Coat with a meringue of in a new form is the vividly con- desires to improve her locks, she and scientific attention-in fact the white of egg, seasoned with salt, trasting jazz stripes. They are now will faithfully carry out the instruc- Elizabeth Arden treatment.

and brown under a griller: designed with broken waving edges tions and, in consequence, get the and in some cases separated by a desired result. Laziness is bound roughly jagged line of black, which up here with economy; if you pay has the effect of softening the con a fair price for an article you will trast of colour and giving move give it a fair trial, because you will. ment to the design. I should think believe in it. little model, with a wine red crown successful as hangings, and that the however that they would be most

They Do What They, Promise. and a narrow elephant 'brim. An regular and less highly coloured Elizabeth Arden's preparations. other attractive hat was in pale striped materials would be better are not expensive, because they are

for chair covers. Invender dyed in stripes of a deeper noticed had wide orange, flame and for your skin exactly what they pro- One piece I not wasted, and, because they de tone round, the crown just above bright blue stripes with broken mise to do. To quote one of her the ribbon, which is exactly the edges and narrower bands of black leathe treatment is based on three steps. Cleansing, to remove dust and impurities from the porer Toning, to clear the skin and. firm the contour. Nourishing, to round out the tissues and so cor- rect lines and wrinkles. You cannot expect any one cream alone to perform these three func- tions, or to buy cream for the price (Continued on next Cölumn.)

I saw at the same shop another very charming little hat in flesh pink felt with a high band, of the same material which gave the effect of a'double crown, and a very smart

same idea as one sees on some bizarre and very attractive.

and pale yellow. The effect was

of the very latest crin straws. Whiteaway, Laidlaws have also White felts in all shapes and fittings large new shipment of jaspe in all This material, which fi are to be found too, and one, it colours.

very wide-and-guaranteed-fadeless least should be included, in every makes excellent hard wearing chair "Dutat, for there is perhaps no hat covers and is only $1.75 a yard. o useful as the white felt which Personally I thought some of the colours so pretty that they would looks equally appropriate with be suitable for dresses-when-the- of milk tennis kit or a pretty mac.

rather cooler weather comes.

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From $15.00.

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After a warm and tiring day-there

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OUR TOILET EAU DE COLOGNE.

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Look in at

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Tel. No. G. 492.