1927-08-26 — Page 8

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST

26th, 1927.

BEAUTIFUL

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ALL THE

NEW

SEASON'S

"

CELANESE "

UNDERWEAR :

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IS HERE SOME WONDERFUL SHADES AND LOVELY MODELS.

LANE, CRAWFORD'S LADIES

SALON.

SHINGLING

WAVING

MANICURING The promptest and most courteous service in Town.

CAMPBELL MOORE.

19, Queen's Road 'Central (1st floor) O'PPOSITE COLONIAL ÚLFENBART.

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

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OUR TOILET EAU DE COLOGNE.

Very Special Offer $1.25 per large bottle.

Look in at

THE QUEEN'S DISPENSARY,

(Next to Whiteaway, Laidlaw), 22, DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL.

Tel. No, C. 492.

LUXURY WITH ECONOMY.

For Summer and early Autumn wear the new stock of luxurious goods from Indian, China and Japan at

POHOOMULL

[API]

BROTHERS

are unrivalled in the Colony.

Spun Crepe, plain and bordered, and Flowered Georgette are two lines meriting special attention this week.

DO YOUR SHOPPING

POHOOMULLS.

AT

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"I WROTE A LETTER TO MY LOVE.”

SHE WALKS IN

BEAUTY.

Letter writing is sometimes an Shoes and stockings have gained in importance since the advent of art, mare cften an unpleasant duty!

short skirts. But stockings offer Men, who, of course, are much more sensible than women, find a letter les scope for the designer than equally interesting or uninteresting (versal preference for aude shades. to write whatever type of stationery

shoes on account of the almost uni-

The

WOMAN'S PAGE

COOLER DAYS.

BY THE WAY.

Pamela's Sale.

Shawis.

الحمرا

Early this week the Pioneer Silk Store got in, eighty new shawls Cooler daya are ahead and the

The sale"at Pamela is being con- Two days later there were three wise mother is considering woolles tinned this week when a number of left, but by now some more should for her bairies. I wonder what we model hats in felt and straw will have arrived. There is, of course, did before the days of knitted suits, be offered from $5. The entire a regular demand for Cantonese they are so much better adapted to stock of shoes has been reduced to shawls but these are something children's nerds than any other $9.50 and includes all sizes and differen:. Instead of being en- winter garments. The small person shoes for day and evening wear. broidered all over, they have one they mas, use, and with very few Shoes to-day are accessories of the clad in cost leggings and cap, of many of them from famous Paris large well designed flower in one brushed wool is protected against houses. There are several wonderful corner with sometimes a further" ixcentions it's a dull type. But for dress and its access or failure de- the chillest winds, aud yet lightly cloaks for n' little over $30 and any couple of small sprays П little women there are decided consola-pends to a great extent on correct

and comfortably clad There is number of muslin and silk frocks near the centre line. The om- footwear. tians to be found in attractive im-

nothing to hamper free movement at $12.50. Among other amazingbroidery is similar to that of the plements. A new desk, a new pen.

Shoe, styles' have not been so

or to get in the way.

bargins are 44 Al French silk stock better grade Caatonese werk but. or better still new stationery, will varied or so graceful for a long time.

Mothers have not been neglectedings which are usually sold at $12.50 not so definitely oriental in appear- encourage us to write a hundred and and the choice is so wide that every either for the shipment received this pair and are now at half price. ance, and the shawls are very band- one letters, that we have been put-woman can wear the type of foot-week by Powell's includes jumper

some. Of the three I saw one was which suits her without ting off or that it would be kind wear

suite in wool and stockinette, sleeve-

white with the large peony in tones to write. I have often wondered fearing to be unfashionable.

less cardigane and the ever useful

of orange and yellow; another ali honey coloured with a more conven- who are the designers at the charm newest shoes, as exemplified by housecoats. But to return to the

tional flower and the third black ing modern letter paper, and if they Lane, Crawford's last shipthent, in-baby things, they are quite the most

embroidered in violet. All have not subsidised by the Post clude court, strap and sandel shapes, charming I have seen and are made

deep loosely knotted fringes and are Heels are low, medium or high, with by the English house of Morley, Office, they certainly should be,

It is one of the marks, of the the two last invariably of the which is an excellent recommenda age, of its frivolity and extravage Spanish type which is not only

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ence, or if its civilisation, that these smarter but more comfortable than

minor accessories of life should be

so beautifully designed: Of course. if you buy your paper in a lovely box, yea either get fewer sheets or cheaper paper than if you spend

the "same money on

stationery

enclosed in plain white cardboard, but you get your money's worth in pleasure. Or look at it in this way. You want to give a present which shall not be very expensive and yet be acceptable to the recipient.

the curved Louis heel. There are short vamped "shoes with rounded toes, and long narrow pointed ones. Footwear shows perhaps even more clearly than do dresses or hats the meaning of the modern fashions; that within certain limits cach woman can adapt the mode, to suit her own personality.

tion. For the littlest one I saw a white suit of brushed wool edged with a piping of pale blus. The trousers had sock feet and the little cap a small pom pom over each ear. To keep the hands warm be

are long mittens which can'

fastened at the elbow. The larger

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That this latitude in fashion is responsible for the great increase in well dressed women is obvious, but the new latitude as regards "shoes means even more. For there are many women who cannot attain the carriage to wear very high, or alter.. natively, low heels, and many more who have borne great discomfort rather than go unfashionably shod. They need do so no, longer, there is a shoe for every foot, designed on lines which makes it the correct accompaniment of the newest styles. Evening shoes are less gorgeous than last year but far smarter in consequence and easier to wear. Three models are in black satin one | piped 'round the opening” w with gald kid, the second with the top ge of the vamp outlined with tiny rhinestones, and the third very lightly embroidered in gold thread with a gold kid ankle strap. There In the sturdy days of commonsense, is no confusion of material, the and of the man-made world before black satin is trimmed, just as a

A hat of raspberry-red crinoline women took a hand in business, you chic frock is trimmed, with an idea with a wule band and underbrim were offered a choice of useless of enhancing its own beauty. It is of the same shade of felt has a felt. ornaments, which were received

rose, in several shades of red poised with a sigh and dusted with-dis shoes. There is very seldom any

on the edge of the brim.

Raspberry and parchmentshade taste. To-day you can give a box further embellishment than a fancy printed chiffon is used for the of frivolous stationery, or one of strap," and the gold and silver kid accompanying frock. the hundreds of other trifles both shoes are quite simply and, severely

Pretty nursery frocks which can be made up hf uddments of voile or gingham.

the same with the brocade or tinsel

useful and pretty which are being cut.. Shoes for tiny wear are a trifle sizes have, of course, gaiter leggings produced in ever greater numbers.

was arrested at the stationery more smartly cut and elaborated and most of the sets include mittena. counter in Lane, Crawford's, by a than last season's, but as with even-

show of boxes.

Like a breath of England?" asked round with grey lizard and and white check on cap and collar "Isn't this ing shoes materials are combined 41 the colourings are pretty among more skilfully. Thus we have grey them a pale pink trimmed with blue

brown calf with brown lizard. Those shoes which are made of more de-

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particularly appealing

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the assistant, and showed me L large box covered with primroses. The flowers were beautifully paint ed, faithful in colour and drawing, corative leathers as crocodile or thought. There is a smart little and I got a momentary illusion of lizard, or are in fancy shades are blue coat with scarf collar and being in some sweet smelling copse, generally quite innocent of "further pale almond green one which would with the ground damp beneath my adornment.

good colour, fect and the flowers bathed in dew. The new shoes are all that can suit a child with

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A box which can give you that is be desired in cut, style and comfort, Small fluffy cardigans with two

A worth while gift in August in and I hope it will be a long time pockets would make the small Hong Kong. Then there is another before there will be any radical similar compendium covered with change.

wild roses and fitted with both pink and white paper and envelopes. I

saw a cretonne covered box which

would hold collars or handkerchiefs

when the tinted paper, was all used,

SILK COATS.

person feel very important, and for little boys there are jersey suits in plain knitting with polo collars and a knitted woollen tie with stripes of a contrasting colour.

and a simple gold box fitted with Powell's have some very smart: The latest woollen suits for grown envelopes and single sheets of a evening costs in black will very lovely violet colour.

trimmed

fur with

which are ups are three piece sets of skirt, These are just a few among many equally appropriate for old or jumper and sleeveless cardigan, but I must mention also the sets for Foung Black satin cut on tailored which offer a chance to get several small people which are as dainty as Jines has collar and cuffs of soft

those for their mothers. There is long haired fur in honey colour, frocks out of one I saw one-in a tiny hat box, on which violets and corded silk is trimmed with tomato red with a diamond shaped bloom, tied up with ribbon and grey fur. Several amart evening check in grey silk on skirt, cardigan, holding small sheets and envelopes dresses have arrived too, one in and the jumper collar. A beige of the same colour. The Ten sunset pink georgette has graceful

Little Nigger Boys" and their angel wing drapery at the barzatockinette suit has a checked shirt banjoes figure on another which An almond green georgette dress and a very smartly cut jumper with holds white stationery and only costs which tends towards the lines of a

75 cents. This is luxury paper in robe de style has a band of satin the checked material inset to give luxury boxes but the prices are by ribbon, on the full skirt and another a gilet effect. All the new knitted no means high, the most expensive which passes in a diagonal line skirts are made on a deep hip band box which holds 50 envelopes and round the bodice and is fastened in of sateen which gives a slender and sheets only costs-84.

knot well below the left shoulder. comfortable_set_

of a convenient size.

A Few More Bargains, Next week is dollar week, the culmination of the sale at White away, Laidlaw's, when any number of different articles will be offered for one dollar. Wandering round the other day I found that all bathing gowns bave been reduced to quarter price and are being rapidly sold. There are some smart little hats to be picked up for two QI three dollars some of which have only just arrived from Home. Among these

STOCKINGS AND SILKS.-Poboo- are several close fitting shapes in cloth felt made with interwoven muli's have now got some hole checks in various chic effects.

I proof chiffon silk stockings in all

abades,

addition ta the Al liked particularly one in grey in which large checks of scarlet were which they always stock.

quality Rayser and Wonderhose Among introduced on the crown, Striped other delightful silks I noticed that blazer flannel has been reduced to

I saw too several new silks in the same shop, crêpe de chine is embroidered with an all over pat tern in rather acute angles, worked in silks a shade or so lighter than the ground. There is an embroider- cd georgette in a somewhat similar taffetas in over a hundred colours. design, and some wonderful skot

82.50 a yard. Upstairs a large crate they have new patterns in spun silk bordered dress lengths. One in of English glass was being unpack tahac brown with narrow black ed. I saw cut glass vases, dessert And salad bowls and many other stripes, and another white with...-

brown and green checked border, things being taken from the straw. These too are to be included in the were a refreshing change from the sale at remarkably low prices. The more usual array of colours in the border: There was a plaid pattern designs on all are simple and pleas too, which I thought very smart, red ing. I was glad to see that the and black lines being combined all vases had wide bottoms, pointed

Lover a white ground. vases are pretty but generally un- satisfactory as they hold insufficient The latest dowered georgettes give.

water and are very hard to keep rather the same effect as etched.. clean. If you have any household glass, the pattern. appears to be glass to replace you can't do better frosted on to the dainty fabric. than go to Whiteaway, Laidlaw's. (Continued on page 0.)

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The Sale of the Season.

To buy Autumn clothes in the Summer

is an economy that no woman should overlook.

PAMELA

is holding a clearance sale of Hats, Dresses and Shoes and invites

particular attention to the Hats suitable for Autumn.

22, Queen's Road Central.

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SUMMER

FROCKS

From $15.00.

THE SIGN OF THE

LANTERN

York Building,

Chater Road.

Telephone C. 4864.

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