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NEW

AFTERNOON

&

EVENING

FROCKS

LANE, CRAWFORD'S

MEZZANINE FLOOR

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18th, 1927.

LADIES SALON.

PAMELA

Sports Clothes

Three-

piece Knitted Sports Suits,

Jumpers and Cardigans.

New Sports Hats in Felt.

SHINGLING WAVING MANICURING

The promptest and most ̈courteous service in Town.

CAMPBELL MOORE.

18, Queen's Riáã Central (131 floor) Opposite Colonial Dispensazy,

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YOUR DANCING NIGHTS

WILL BE

NIGHTS OF GLADNESS

IF YOUR FROCK IS ALL: THAT ART CAN MAKE IT.

Some charmingly original creations of a new and strik- ing nole may be seen at our establishment at any time.

Let an Artist help You choose MADAME R. SARRAULT,

10, ICE HOUSE STREET.

'THOSE CHARMING NEW WAYS WITH

PEOPLE."

LINES OF YOUTH IN SPORTS CLOTHES.

BEADS.

SOME LOVELY EVENING DRESSES.

When ever kindly elderly gentle- More and more marvellous are men write to the Press in defence the ways in which beads are used of the modern women, they lay to trim those lovely gowns designed stress on the slender, free-stepping for the hours when the lights are girls whom they see brightening the lit Lang, Crawford's latest ship streets with their pretty clothes and meat offers a good chance to study alim silk clad legs. Our present the new bend fashions. I saw sports" mode has done much there lovely dance frock called made of night blue to gain this partizanship. Sports" moonlight, clothes to-day does not of necessity net all starred over with tiny steel mean kit for the golf course, but beads. There is a white georgette the term includes all those in-frock trimmed in V's with bands of formal and semi-formal toilettes rhinestones, and another white freck which will serve almost any purpose which has a bold pattern drawn but that of the ball room.

with long silver beads.

A gorgeous yellow frock, cut with an almost jumper top and a wrap over skirt considerably longer on the left aide, is covered with a close design of geld beads, and the material is cotton voile. Shimmer ing like cloth of gold, this frock is at once light and very strong, and so wonderful is the beading that the humble material of which it is cut is a secret between the wearer and the designer..

The newest woolies combine chic with geasra! usefulness in a very pleasing way, and there is no time during the day when they may not be worn with confidence. Pamela is showing this week some examples of the three piece and two piece woollen ensembles which are well worth seeing. The three piece gene rally consists of skirt, cardigan and jumper, in stockinette of very fine knitted wool, with the first two plain and the jumper trimmed with.

A green georgette dress with a stripes or geometric patterns in one pannier effect on either hip has a Some of deep Y or more bright colours.

green bead fringe to these ensembles are made of such necentuate the fashionable neckline, fine wool that they weight only while another green frock is lavish- few ounces and could almost passe embroidered with natural and through the proverbial wedding green pearls in a lovely flower ring.

pattern. The two piece sets cardigan and

Unless you wear one of the new jumper are intended to be wornerinoline frocks you must have with kilted silk skirts, which, bends or fringe for evening wear; and beaded dresses are made, in every style from the gorgeous to Some are the demurly simple: heavy, others. feather light" but all show a real appreciation of the use of bends not as a barbaric orna- ment but to accentrate line and cut.

Two light weight felt hate shore ng the latest tendencies. The upper me is trimmed with feather pas in self colours and the lower with Urush mounts. Both shapes are very becoming expecially to a youthful

jace.

BY THE WAY.

THOSE IMPORTANT ACCESSORIES,— Bags of leather and silk, narrow belts of snake and lizard skin, fine silk stockings from 86.50 a pair and French gloves from $3.50, are aruong the charming accessories that Pamela has received this week. from Paris with the latest, frocks. It is attention to these details which makes all the difference be tween being well dressed or hot.

ENGLISH CIT GLASS.-I saw in very whiteaway, Laidlaw's some nice English cut glass at moderate prices. Decanters for spirit and liquira, zalad and fruit bowls and well shaped celery glasses, all cut with a simple bold pattern were particularly attractive. Celery glasses by the way make very pretty vases especially for flowers with short stems such as we get here.

TARRANTULE.Did you know that Lane, Crawford's have now opened a haberdashery department, where

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The

WOMAN'S PAGE

WHEN VICTORIA

WAS YOUNG.

THE NEW EVENING SILHOUETTE.

Despite all thu: I have seen and read in the fashion, papers, the latest evening frocks from Paris gave me a surprise when I saw them the other day in Madame Sarrault's

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when Such frocks were worn Queen Victoria was very young

Not and yet there is a difference. for nothing have we passed though the rehning years when line and simplicity have been the hall marks of chic. These modern crinolines as gracious as the old, but are better cut and far more artistically designed. A shingled maid in a crinoline seems unthinkable, but we may be sure that Paris knows what she is about, and has created the latest expression of the mode with an eye to the latest type of Those little tight womanhood.

bodices, which sheath the slender body of the modern woman, pre- serve the Dianaesque ideal; and the long full skirts swaying from un- fettered hips are a very different thing to the bunchy petticoats of our grandmothers.

Could anything be more charming for example, than a frock of won derful filet lace with a Paris shade pattern over a coarse mesh woven with strands of pink and green? The tight bodies comes just to the natural waistline where the full skirt built in two tiara is joined to it. Set on the bodice under the net

A smart over coat made of fine black face cloth trimined with Per- sian lumb, and worn over a three piece to match. This would make an excellent ensemble for travelling

besides Tarrantule in three dainty or maturing. colours and white, you can get silks and cottons needles, pins, et... for sewing! It is an excellen: de- parture as you may be sure of are two lovely silk roses in sunset getting really reliable goods in shades, and the skirt, besides its panniers wired on either hip, has this shop.

BELLDOG DELMOND.-While 1 narrow floating ribbons of the game

shades, owing to the tendency of French or English silk to split in our climate, was in Lane, Crawford's I saw a

Another somewhat similar crino- are better obtained locally. Need man at work upholstering one of less to say Pamela will make a skirt the chairs to be used on the stage line frock, which like the former. to match any of her ensembles. during the forthcoming production reaches nearly to the ground, is The colours most favoured are of Bulldog Drummond" by the made in eru silk lice over a pra beiges, hais de rese, and greyish A.D.C. This firm is making all the green georgette slip. On the full blues, but there are others to suis furniture, for the production exact-skirt are two bands of ribbon any taste, and the trimming colours ly on the lines of that used in one green and silver, the other red are equally varied from vivid London, much of it accurate repro and silver shot. The fullness is gathered on the left hip to form a stripes of scarlet which encircle one ductions of antiques.

THE LATEST BALL-ROOM FROCKS.-cascade which is fastened by a large jumper, to a geometric design just

shade lighter than the ground on As I mentioned in another column Blower. N

Most charming and original of another.

some of the charming crinoline frocks to be found in Hong Kong, all is.a quaint little dress of pink I have not space here to describe and silver brocade. The top of the others which I saw in Pamela's bodice is formed by is berthe of maroon ribbon which showroom, but I would like to im- pink and press on you again that this is to crosses diagonally down to the left each fastened with a diamanté stud. be the important mode this season hip where it forms three little bows and urge you to go and see them.

CLOTH OF GOLD. THE NEW SUPPLE METAL BROCADES.

IN EXPENSIVE SILKS-Pohoomul's The same ribbon trimming rune are showing this week the deserved-down the, left side of the skirt and This dress may ly popular Fugi silk in all forms the hem. On the Field of the Cloth of colours at 75 cents a yard; a good sound little outré, but though it Gold that most gorgeous pageant quality black satin from 83 and would not be easy for everyone to in the history of our country, there Kayser silk stockings in the latest wear it would be extremely chic on.

the right person, could not have been materials more shades at 2.75 a pair.

There are several other very love- BATIN DRESS LENGTHS-I saw in lovely than those, which any of us can wear to-day. The new metal the Pioneer Silk Store aame lovely ly dresses on similar lines, some of cloths; silver and gold brocades, are brocade satin dress lengths with net and silk lace, others of brocade, The all thowing the latest and must Dot the perogative of kings or even enough material for sleeves.

of the very rich, for they can be designs are Persian and very hand-charming version of the crinoline. bought for only a few dollars & some and the cost about 314 for a Although this mode is new to un yard. I was looking at some in dress. There is a variety of colours here it is already popular at Home Pohoomul'a yesterday, the material and patterns among them a rust and in Paris, and is quite sure to 18 as soft and supple as silk and coloured ratin with the design in hold its own this season. There are they are guaranteed not to tarnish, dull gold, and a corn, coloured few women who do not look their There are three designs, plain gold length with a yellow gold pattern most lovely in some type of picture and silver, and the silver check which I particularly admired. The frock and I have no doubt that St. damask.

same shop have also some new Andrew's Ball will be brightened Another very lovely material is brocaded silks, among which I die by a number of ladies in crino- black satin, with a large gold covered a piece of a very lovely lines. The modern crinoline is not. brocade, chrysanthemum pattern on petunia colour with simple ovala a difficult dress to dance in, the it, which would make a handsome showing the satin threads as pat materials are as light as possible, evening cloak, and as the material tern, and a bronze and blue brocade and the higher waist line gives is delightful soft it would drape which would excellent for a smart greater Treedom when dancing and

looks particularly gracefai.. well.

evening coat.

POHOOMULL BROTHERS

The Home of Beautiful Things

Gold

Silver Tissue

for Evening Dresses

Fuji Silk at 75 cts. per yard

in all colours.

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 bome 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 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

MILLINERY DEPARTMENT

I Smart Showing

If you want to see smart Hats, Dis- tinguished Hats, Youthful Hats, sez the-for they mirror the latest ideas of Paris and embody the newest touches of the mode.

Felts and Straws of exclusive designs are here in great pro fusion. Drop in and let us show you what you can get for the amount you want to spend.

$7.50 to $17.50

Inspection Cordially Invited

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