1927-11-11 — Page 8

NEW

AFTERNOON

EVENING

&

FROCKS

LADIES

LANE, CRAWFORD'S ALON

MEZZANINE FLOOR.

PAMELA

Has just received from London

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a section of the very latest styles in

SPORTS CLOTHES.

Three-piece Knitted Suits

Jumpers and Cardigans

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New Sports Hats in Felt.

SHINGLING

WAVING.

MANICURING

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CAMPBELL MOORE.

19, Queen's Read Central (1st floor) OPPOSITE COLONIAL DISPENSARY.

YOUR PERSONALITY

IS REVEALED IN YOUR CLOTHES.

CHARMING FROCKS TO EXPRESS YOUR EVERY MOOD,

In New, Exclusive Models

DIRECT FROM PARÍS.

Now awaiting your inspection.

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Let an Artist help you Choose.

MADAME R. SARRAULT,

10, ICE HOUSE STREET, HONG KONG.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11th, 1927.

IN VAUXHALL IN THE MORNING.

SMART MODES FOR DAY

TIME WEAR,

"In Vauxhall in the morning or in Padder Street in the after. noon it behoves my lady to look her most charming. Women, men sny dress for women not for men. There may be two opinions on that subject, but it cannot be denied that some of the most charming toilettes are designed for those occasions when a man is not much in evidence. Those delightful shop ping excursions; tea parties; and the little intimate gatherings where women meet to discuss the trouble someness of men in general, and to announce modestly the virtures of their own husbands; all have their appropriate toilette.

WOMEN AND SPORT,

SMARTNESS AND EFFICIENCY.

Miss Mary K. Brown, an Ameri- can lawn tennis player of consider able standing, declared a short while ago that woman's place in professional sport was becoming yearly of more importance. Fro fessional tennis, she said, took a lot of hypocrisy out of amatour tennis. Women professionals were certainly regarded somewhat super- cilliously a short while ago, for they were declared to be neither fitted for the position as players

The

WOMAN'S PAGE

REINDEER BELLS.

TOYS FROM MANY LANDS.

The Christmas Toy Fair opens at Whiteaway, Laidlaw's on Monday. Already in the showroom is a per- golar of red covered arches, fairy lights, and artificial flowers leading down to the toy department; where the stands are covered with toys brought from many lands to pro- vide a happy Christmas for Hong Kong children.

A little girl was standing, lost in admiration before a shelf of dolls when I went in yesterday. "I don't want ever to go out of this shop mummy," she said, “ it's Suzanne Lenglen the best shop in Hong Kong." has knocked both, these ideas on the deed the child who could not find head; nnd the crop of young women there the fulfillment of its dearest of all nationalities who have follow-wishes for Christmas must be hard ed her example, if not to the extent to please.

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45 women,

further prove that a woman can

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of becoming professionals, still Dolls dressed and undressed; Parisiennes have always been as femininity.

excel in sport without loosing her sophisticated little girls, chubby noted for their afternoon gowns s

"If a woman main- boys and adorable babies; Tng English women for their sports tains a dignity of bearing, a quiet dolls for the very young, composi clothes, and so although the Eng-assuraner, and an all round air of tion and china beauties; dolls that lish designers are producing vory gentleness she will be respected," go to sleep, cry and talk; all are charming tailleure and afternoon says Miss Brown, wherever she there and all are attractive. Bat- talions of soldiers gourd one stand; frocks to-day, we have come to look go."

topmost are a gallant crew defend- especially to the continent for these

So we may conclude that half the ing themselves against the on- requirements.

battle for women in sports is what slaughts of "Serce zalu, warriors, it always is with the fair sex with palm trees and huts to make matter of the right equipment. the scene more realistic. There is And this does not end in clothes, a boy scout camy with tents, fences, or even in mental poise which to a and a camp fire with a real kettle. great extent depends on conscious- A box from which could be set up ness of being beautifully and approa thrilling chase of cowboys and priately dressed. It may be a bad red Indians" would appeal to any workman who blames his tools, but little boy; and there are cannon a good one generously gives them which fire model shella. much of the credit of his perfor

That this confidence is not mis- placed can be seen in the collection now in Pamela's wardrobes. There

A lovely crening wrap carried out in metalised brocade of yuld pink and fame colour and triumed with mink The cape effect is new and rery brouming.

wance.

The right equipment, means so much, confidence happiness and freedom from all care but that of putting it to the best possible use When you know you can depend on your racquet for resiliency and balance you start a game of tennis with half the score in your favour. Here we have much to contend with, a climate which warps, drys and rota the best of racquets unless you give them very great care. The Indian gut imported by Lane, Crawford's his very much lighten- ed this burden, however, it with stands the climate as no other will do and gives the maximum re- silience. You can have your pre Rent racquet restrung for 85 or make your choice of a very large variety of unstrung frames by all the best makers Slazengers "Queen" has been very popular and deservedly 50, on account of the perfect balance of every model.

But tennis is not the only frid on which women have won sporting. honoura, golf has offered them many prizes In Lane, Crawford's sports department there can be found almost all the approved makes of clubs, they have, I believe, the largest stock of any firm in the Enst. Golf is a closed book to me, hut the gentleman in charge of the department is an expert who can be trusted to advise you wisely; he told me, by the way, that the new black Dunlop ball, the "maxfli,” ̄`iz having a great success both here and t home,

BY THE WAY.

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A beautifully cut evening dress of so green georgette. The line in accentuated by transverse bands of diamanté.

FOR CLOAKS AND DRESSES.--Char- meuse is always fashionable for Trains and lines, tunnels and cloaks and afternoon or evening stations all are there, from the Iresses, and it is especially useful } elaborate" model set, to the small in the colder season here. I saw tin train destined for quite baby is an original model of Raffin in some of an excellent heavyweight fingers. Motor cars are provided lovely reversible satin cord maro- 32.50 a yard in a wide range of and there is a shiny red fire station quality in Pohoomull's for only with garages and pumping stations, caine which achieves destinction colours including the new pinky containing two engines. For the from self-insertions of the shiny

child are side of the material and a shell pinkbeige, hais de rose and a lovely sca mechanically minded georgette vest. A graceful navy stock of fugito-be cleared at 15 windmills, sand shoots, etc., very green. They also have a large working models of pile drivers, blue marocaine dress opens over a

cents a yard which is a real op well constructed for quite a small

vest of finally tucked white geo-portunity. gette, and depends on sunburst

Bum

tucks and a beautifully cut pleated EIDERDOWNS.These rather shivery The Keystone medel toys are panel in the front breadth of the nights.make one long for the com.particularly interesting. They are skirt for ita chie. Another blue fort of un ciderdown, which gives very strongly built of motor sheet. marocaine dress has a narrow belt caressing, warmth without weight, steel, and have solid rubber balcon at the back which appears again a very important hygenic point. tyres, and are eximeled in bright in the form of the fashionable bow Even if you have one, the luxury clean colours which will not peel high at the centre front waist line, of a fresh, veature can be yours off. These toya, trucks, fire engine,

at little cost if you visit White police patrol waggon, etc., are and a vast of pink meirě.

Two very charming silk frocks, away, Laidlaws; there is nothing exact models of those used in real one in pervenche blue and the other like a new pretty bed covering to life in America, and are built to in the newest leaf green, are trim- renovate your room and give it de- carry really heavy weights. They med with that charming

corative appeal. But blankets to should give many years faithful découpé edging. The latter has a 80 under the eiderdown are as im- service and will certainly be Fery wonderfully

coat Portant, as we all know new ones mech appreciated by their young which a worn over kilted skirt scem twice as warm and comforting owners.

cut seamless

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as those which have done faithful with straight top of the same service and suffered at the bands material. The blue frock is more

of the wash amah. If you have not on jumper lines.

PRINCESS COATS.-In the seen the Early warm blankets shop I saw wonderful old Japanese The fashionable semi-jumper is you should make a point of doing Pioneers coats. These are not made, utilised again in two appealing so. suits of silk and angora wool, One

of course, to-day and are not easy in the new pinky beige has a finely Pioneer Bilk Store are showing lines but have very long sleeve GronGETTE - The to find; they are on the kimono kilted silk skirt and the angora some very pretty dress lengths in panels which reach nearly to the jumper is trimmed with appliqué all colours of embroidered geor- hem. One which I saw had a love- of the same wilk. The other in a very pretty oyster colour is similar, getts. Particularly charming are ly design of deer and cocks in a but the jumper has a row of "pearl" those with gold and silver em forest, printed in light colours on a buttons, not the variety that the broidery which would make lovely black ground, another was em broidered with bamboo and storks haberdashers stock but those which: we wear round our necks.

in gold and natural colours.

dunca frocks. (Continued at foot of next column.)

POHOOMULL BROTHERS

The Last Few Days

of

our

Great Reduction Sale.

There are many bargains still to be secured

which are very

suitable for

the Holiday

Season

LUXURY WITH ECONOMY.

AT THE SIGN OF THE LANTERN

We have 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. 4884

THE PIONEER SILK

STORE

Particularly invites your inspection

TO-DAY

of the attractive display of

Indian, Silver and Gold Brocade Georgette Dress Lengths

Very attractive for Evening Gowns

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

WHITEAWAYS

LADIES'

WINTER COATS

WINTER COATS

The New Winter Coats we are now displaying are the very newest in winter wear.

Plain or Fur trimmed tailored coats in the newest mode.

Knitted Wool Coats in new and up-to-date styles.

CALL AND INSPECT, all these exquisitely fashioned and low-priced coats.

Whiteaway, Laidlaw

& Co., Ltd. HONG KONG