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NEW

AFTERNOON

EVENING

&

FROCKS

LADIES

LANE, CRAWFORD'S SALON.

MEZZANINE FLOOR.

PAMELA

FOR THE WINTER SEASON

We are Showing To-day Our

NEW AFTERNOON

EVENING FROCKS

¿Newly Arrived from

LONDON & PARIS.

Ladies are cordially invited to inspect these Gowns and Frocks, setting out the latest fashions followed in

Europe To-day.

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OPPOSITE COLONtal Dispensary.

LADIES,

LET

AN ARTIST HELP YOU CHOOSE.

It is of paramount importance to you that your style be all that art can make it. One frise trach, or a little some- thing overdone, and your tout-ansémble fail to convey that message your secret wish would send.

CALL INSPECT" OUR

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(120

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4th, 1927.

LINES OF BEAUTY.

EN TONS CAS

LIGHT WEIGHT ULSTERS."

an

THE NEW CAPED EVENING GOWNS.

"

The

WOMAN'S PAGE

IST. LUKE'S SUMMER.

WHITE COATS ARE SMART

TO-DAY..

The weather has been so perfect lately that it has been hard to decide what to wear. We are get ting, most of us, just a little tired autumn modes are so alluring that of summer frocks, besides the new we are half inclined to wish it were

A plain wrap coat, which is smart The picture frock is being shown enough to wear on all occasions by all the important houses both yet which does not look out of place across the sea, and here in the when the skys are grey, is a neves Colony, but this effect is obtained sity for every woman. Here in in any number of ways. We have Hong Kong there is yet another little colder so that we could mored a long way from the uniform factor to be considered, we need But St. Luke's summer is a season wear our new purchases in comfort. robe de style cut on semi-Victorian į coats which are warin without being when clothes are always something lines of last season. Line is of heavy, for most of us have a fur of a problem. It may be really hat course of paramount importance coat for the really chilly days or when the sun is setting a couple at three o'clock and quite chilly but next comes the suggestion of for wear when motoring. At the of hours or so later. the picturesque. It may be a Sign of the Lautern you can find

However, there is happily, a bolero, a cape, or slashing. that is just what you require in a light very smart and easy way out of the difficulty. That ever faithful friend "the means of attaining" this effect, weight ulster. There is a lovely the white coat is one of fashion's

uneven hem line, muiketeer black chenille collared "with grey favourites this season.

You may cuffs or the new dieaopée trim-squirrel. A brown all wool tweed wear it over your Aimiest chiños for organdie when the ann goes in, ming. For, with the exception ul in woven with a very small highter and it. will never look incon- headed dresses, the average even check of an interesting, lozenge | gruous, Fer wear on the tennis ing and afternoon gowns are ap-shape; and the coat which is cut on ground it is, of course, the essence of chic, and it looks charming_as parently very simple, and the sinart lines, with insertions of plain a wrap when motoring worn with materials of which they are made | brown material to tone making a ahat of either felt or straw. are-less gorgeous and bizarre than semi-yoke effect at the back, could those shewn last season.

be combined with a beige or brown Pamela received a large shipment dress to form a very smart en of frocks this week among them semble. Among others I particn- several evening gowns of quite ex-arly noticed a well cut coat of ceptional interest. The new caped back face cloth trimmed with kolin models are very attractive. There sky, and a quite plain heather 'mixture, tweed cout of a darkish beet root tone.

4-erry lovely ensemble made of shell pink georgette trimmed with pearls. The evat has a wide collar [and cuff" of auft white fur.

BY THE WAY.

AHAR AND THE BABY.-Perambula- tors are a constant problem here in Hong Kong. Most of us live ap flights of steps, and the others on steep hills, and there is nothing more destructive Softsprings and tyres, than being happed up" and down steps. The folder pram for

all but the tiny hady is certainly

the most convenient type. under these conditions, but it must be a folder that is at once rigid when, opened and will close easily for carrying. The "Go easy and the "Fold easy" are two of the latest types and are well nad strongly made; they are both offered at Whiteaway, Laidlaw's standard prices $14.00 and $10.50 respective.

ly.

¿

BAVARIAN CRIS--Lane, Craw-

ford's have received some very at-

tractive China ware from Bavaria.

In London and Paris where aa") a general rule white coats are very little worn, long, three quarter, and short white coats have been very popular during the autumn and will, I am told, be worn well into the winter. The reason is, I think, that white coats are now being

One of the charming new jumper,

There are small statuettes of human ↑ suite in very fine angora wool, the and animal subjects, and powder coat bound with bruid. bowls, ashtrays, etc., which com- bine a useful with a decorative

purpose. I liked a white powder bowl with a high spirited grey elephant dancing on its lid, and an ink well with an impudent mephiste sitting astride it.

cut more on the lines of the smarter light weight wraps of kashn or velvet, where as in former sea- sons they were generally made only in. loose sports shapes.

Whatever is the mode at home You may be sure of finding at REMAKING MATRESSES.-Now is the Lane, Crawford's, more expecially time of year to get your matresses when the dictators of fashion would remade and your chairs reuphol-appear to have considered the stered. Whiteaway, Laidway's special needs of those for whom undertake this work and all neces the lights" London shine across

one in pale apricot georgette sary repairs to upholstered furs many thousand miles of ocean. Rade with a very tull skirt which fiture such as reapringing, etc., at Their collection of white coats is is bordered by chenille patterned really very reasonable prices, and chiffon, the case of a rounded page their workmen are reliable. You very comprehensive, and there are certainly very few women here, who boy type has the same trimming, can double the life of a matress by if they desire to be smart, can Leaf green georgette trimmed with getting it remade and cleaned be afford to omit at least one of these a narrow "bead fringe has a very fore it gets really lumpy, and this useful wraps from her wardrobe. charming and original cape. It is firm will give estirantes of cost free Very fine gabardine or white cut from a long narrow triangle, at any time and do the work for dannel are used for the longer more widely scalloped at its lower edge you as quickly as possible.

habilité conte, which are cut on and fringe trimed, which is fasten- DECORATIVE FLOwens-I saw inchie dines, and would, in conjune- ed on each shoulder and allowed to Pamela's some really charming Lion with a finely kilted skirt, and droop like a monks cowl between artificial flowers for tabic or room smart "jumper, make an exceeding them. Another green dress has a decoration. The liliac especiallyly attractive ensemble. I noticed square cut cape very much longer was so realisistic that one seemed one model which struck me as being on the left side, than on the right, ta get a whiff of its lovely scent. very destinctive. It faatena fairly the same uneven line being repeat- ed in the skirt.

CHENILLE CHIFFON DRESS LENGTHS. low on the hips with a close set -Every knows and likes the lovely of six pearl buttons, and has The claims of the black dress are chenille chiffon brocade which the same trimming on the smartly not forgotten in any modern collec. makes up so well for evening frocks.cut pockets and cuffs; the material tion, and I thought a model which The Pioneer Silk Store have now was a very fine coating flannel... was expressed in black panne and got the same material in dress To slip on over a summery frock laco was one of the most lovely lengths; that is to say with a small are shorter coats cut on very easy have seen, though an individual all over pattern and a wide more lines and loosely, belted; and for dress which might not suit every richly brocade border. 1 tennis wear, longer simply cut. c. The pa bodice is semi glad to hear that they have only wraps which are not dissimilar to fitting and very long especially at one length in each colour.

a man's dressing gown in style. the back, and the skirt, made of

Then there are the jersey coate very fine black lace, is cut to almost have a large consignment of the with coloured bordera or with a so beloved of us all, in plain white, touch the ground behind and up newest patterns in fabric and kid large faint over check. Many of in the front. Another very grace.

Was

GLOVES.-Whiteaway, Laidlaw's

fal black georgette dress reversed gloves. Most of then have a small the most attractive are made of this effect in a triangular flare in turn back gauntlet, either embroi brushed wool, I saw one very charm. the front although the upward dered or with strappings of a ing coat in white and canary movement is suggested in the different colony,

yellow, and another with the new draped hip sash which is trimmed DANCING Cóink The fringed long roll collar trimmed with clip with diamente. Interesting too is Haori coata introduced by the ped wool just round the neck and an attractive model in which is Pioneer Silk Store have been encus.

bended with jet and has a little thusiastically received, and the first Whether you choose a knitted sleeveless coatee to wear with it, small shipment sold out quickly, cont) or one of flannel or gabardine, Pamela has also a number of very They now have a number more of you may be certain that if it is charming afternoon dresses but I these charming and useful wraps white it will be both useful and am afraid limited space forbids me which are ideal wear for either a fashionable during the next two or to describe any of them this week, the or diner dansant.

thrce" months.

POHOOMULL BROTHERS

The

Home Christmas Mail

closes on November 10th.

Our Great Reduction Sale

of Luxurious Eastern Goods

↓

affords a wonderful opportunity to send your message Home with an accompaniment which will be appreciated by everyone as a delight- fal and welcome surprise.

A personal visit will prove how greatly our sale prices have been reduced.

LUXURY WITH ECONOMY.

AT THE SIGN OF THE LANTERN

We bave just received some attractive Xmas Cards and Calendars also suitable Xmas presents for sending home at: Moderate Prices:

York Building,

Chater Road,

Hong Kong

Tel. C. 4864.

THE PIONEER SILK

STORE

Particularly invites your inspection

"TO-DAY

of the attractive display of

Ladies' Stamped Kid Leather Handbags.

Velvet Dress Lengths.

Watch this column every Friday for announcements of special interest to all Ladies.

WHITEAWAYS

FOR THE

BRIDE'S OUTFIT

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Wreaths

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