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WOMAN'S PAGE

TUNG FUNG SOA.

A SAGE AND A DRAGON HORSE.

Tung Fung Sea, the kindly Chi nese diety who holds the peach, which is eternal food has come to live under Quinney's roof.

There are two earthern ware

images of him there, purloined ages ago from the roof of a Chiness temple. These temple figures are extremely rare in these "days, for when China, was more careless of her treasures than she is today | they became the rage of European

collectors. Not only were the figures of saints and sagës' torn from the roofs which they so fitly ornamented, but the very roofsj themselves were denuded of their, tilen hy, unscrupulous collectors, and still more unscrupulous Chinese persons who traded them to the for eigner.

Tung Fung Son is represented as a fat and benevolent old man loose- ly wrapped in 2 plated green and bine cloak. His long white mous taches are also of. Bance but his brad and body are unglazed earthen ware; a colour combination which is particularly attractive. He leans with one hand on a long branching staff and holds in the other the miraculous peach.

The figure represents a Traist Saint who discovered a wonderous | peach which only ripens once in 3,000 years in the Eun-hia paradise, According to Chinese mythology Tung Fung Soo will come back to earth and give of the penches to those who have believed in him. Whoever has a peach will never want any other food for it will atisfy his hunger for ever. The story is not clear on the point whe ther the peach renews itself like the widow's creuse, or whether the appetite is satisfied merely by con- templation, but in either case it is certainly a desirable object, ¡

The Dragon Horse.

The dragon hores rises from the green sea and praneca ACTORS A great green and turquoise blue vase that stands in Mr. Komor's sanctuary. Ho too is a figure of mythology and has mysterious diagrams on his back representing the pa kua" of ancient divination and mystic" philosophy.

This mystic philosophy of China consists of books, which might be compared to the Talmud of the Jews, dealing with doctrines and the explanation of ancient laws.

The vase is a very fine and beauti- ful piece of the Ming dynasty and has à black cod stand and cover.

(CONTD.)

HATS AND SOME FLOWERS.

SILKY STRAWS AND GROSGRAIN.

straws.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 23rd, 1928.

NEW DAINTINESS.

CHARMING SUMMER STYLES AT LANE, CRAWFORD'S.

BURGLAR'S BEDROOM

CHAT,

FROM PARIS.

EMBROIDERY COMES WITH YOUNG LADY ATTEMPTS TO

THE SUMMER MODE

developed."

„REFORM HIM.

four women.

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The gentlemanly burglar, a dark young man, conversed with 4 mother and daughter, Mrs. and Miss Whippie, as they lay in bed crime in reply to the daughter's and explained his philosophy of pleading that he should give up the life

mother?" asked

"Hare you Miss Whippky

"No," said the burglar. I'm an orphan." homes? We are all poer," remark- Why do you pick on poor ed the girl.

The most striking feature of the Madame Sarrault is getting! THE PHILOSOPHY OF CRIME, new summer dresses both those de-to-day a very large collection of

NEW YORK. signed for day and evening wear is dresses from Paris. They are for Two burglars visited a Now their daintiness. The more formal day, afternoon, and evening wear, York apartment house and robbed and 'rich looking mode has passed at prices to suit everybody. When during the excitement; another One woman" ileps The new hats are very attractive with the winter colours are mostly I was in on Wednesday I saw n They are mostly made of straws |

scolded the two men; the third pre with a silky surface, although there in pastel shades among which few very pretty little summer tended to be asleep; but the fourth are some varished bankoks, crine pink, blue, apricot, and green pre-dresses which give some indication burglar was polite and conversa sought their reformation. One lines and very charming horsehair dominate; scallops and floral trim-tof what we may expect and of the tional, the other surly and

mings of beada, embroidery, or lines upon which the new mode has taciturn. ribbon are noticeable; also pin fucks and drawn thread work.

Embroidery plays an important It might perhaps be well to group part, but not a very obstrusive one. Lane, Crawford's new collection Most of the frocks have posies or under colours. The pinks are almost lines of small flowers in pastel every shade from salmon to the shades generally worked in chain faintest blush, but the bluish flesh stitch, others are trimmed with pinks which came in some months flowers of broderie anglaire. A ago have not proved popular and semi-evening or bridge frock is are no longer seen. There is a shell made of cau de wil georgette and pink georgette frock with sleeves, has open work daisies stitched with which is trimmed with drawn yellow and a deeper green. There thread work and tiny posies of is a very similar model in powder. flowers in pastel shades worked in blue with pink stitchery. A very fine silk. Voile in the same colour charming apricot voile frock is has insertions of fine cream valen-starred all over, but not regularly, ciencies and similar flower with little white daisies made of broidery; both are essentially dainty and feminine garments preserving at the same time that simplicity of line which has become an essential of chie. A very lovely evening frock is made of deep salmon pink georgette, and has a long skirt made up of rows of frills which is longer at the back than the front. The long sash which is tied at the back in a big baw and secured there with a diamanté buckle is a new and very charming style.

Two examples of the embroidered feite which are having such a vogue just now

both have fairly wide brims and are embroidered in multi coloured silks.

The greater number of the new models have brims, in some cases every considerable ones with beauti ful sweeping lines. There is just a suggestion of the ones popular vagabond shape about some of the models, and there are still plenty of smart small shapes for those who prefer them.

(Continued on next Column).

FOR HEALTH-

FOR PLEASURE-

AND ENJOY

NATURES SWEETMEAT.

SUN-MAID RAISINS

The Seedless Raisins in the Red Package.

They are "branded" goods with a world- wide and jealously-guarded reputation.

Packed under the most hyglence condi- tions and being seedless, everyone, even children, with a delicate appetite,

can eat and enjoy them.

Iron disguised in a most appetising form; Nature's safest and most joyous sweetmeat.

Whether served at table

or ured for cooking,

they

are equally

welcome at all times.

Look for the Maid of the Sun on the

Red package

At all

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twist of white braid stitched over with blue thread. The flowers are arranged in masses which are to certain extent naturalistic, and give a pleasing daintiness and in- formality. I noticed many other dresses but have not here suf fcient space to describe them, with the exception of one very chie two piece composed of a white frock of thick silk, trimmed with pin tucks and amber buttons, with a sleeve less cardigan of silk and wool filet Two apricot coloured fracks, one of a deep honey colour. An attrae of georgette for evening wear and tiva little evening dress of shell the other of organdie, are interest pink georgette is trimmed with ing because they reverse the accept flowers of soft shaded ribbon in ed idena of skirt length. It is the pink, blue and mauve. A wreath of organdic, the day frock, which is these little blossoms makes a deep ankle length, and very charming it at the back, and they form a is with its deep hem and piping of a richer tone. The other frock achieves a length of skirt in long rounded, side panels, which are edged with little gold beads, and is trimmed with embroidered flowers in pick silk.

posy on the hip, and appear again in little clusters on the floating panels of the skirt, which is cut longer at the back..

The Burglar (philosophically): We all make mustakes, but we ain't doin' so bad..

Miss Whipple: I've only got five dollars.

The Burginr: Lady, if you've

Are you venthers on to you;

you members of a gang questioned Mim Whipple. You've

The Burglar (contemptuously): movies.

been seeing too

Many

"I'm Opposed To Work"

job?" pursued the daughter.

"Why don't you get an honest

The Burglar (seriously); They are terrible don't know labour conditions.

You

There's some job you could find congenial," suggested the girl. work attached to all I'm opposed The Burglar: Maybe; but there's to work.

At this point, the taciturn bur- glar returned from a visit to the few jewels. The polite burglar dropped bis affability.

next room, where he had found a

I've been pretty nice," he said, dow, but if either of you make as he prepared to leave by the win- a noise for five minutes I'll shoot the two of you."

Whipple said: "I wasn't & bit When the detectives arrived Mrs.

scared afraid of? But her daughter ad mitted that she was frightened to death.

What was there to be

|

A detective's comment summed up the situation. He isid: "New York is a great city. Where else BEAUTY EXERCISES. would anything like this happen 1

But the two burglars are still at Į large.

Green again is used for day and | evening wear, but in this case both

dresses are properly speaking robes | FIGURES VERSUS FATNESS. de style. The former, of leaf green. organdie has a long full skirt made up of pinked frills; and tiny sleeves,

It is a relief to those of us who

The evening gown is very pictures are not naturally slim to learn that que being of turquoise green taffetas it is no longer neccesary to suppress with a hem of silver ince. The same feminine curves as rigorously as flace appears in vandykes on the hitherto. In the interests of both bodice arising from the hip line health and beauty the feminine and there are atole like silver ribbons which hang from the should cre and are loosely knotted in front at the waist.

form should be perfectly propor. tioned and well developed. This, however, does not mean fat

Very similar in style to this green frock is another, which I thought

In order to obtain a figure good even prettier, made of pervenche. from every point of view, physical blue georgette with the bodice exercises which promote an all- veiled with silver silk lace and around harmonious development of deep hem of the same. There is the same arrangement of silver ribbon as in the last frock I mentioned.

the body" should be practised daily, the mind concentrated on cach movement as it is performed." A breathing exercise followed by an arm, a leg, and a trunk exercise need not take up much time. The that I personally find most useful following combined exercise is one

For Body Development.

Stand in the first position with the feet apart, raise the arins above the head, link the thumbs together, bend very slowly down, keeping the head, between the arms and the knees stiff until the fingers touch the floor-or as near as possible,

toes brigade-rise slowly into the first position, lifting the vertebra in tara, and when the arms are over the head bring them smartly down behind, making the backs of the hands touch. Repeat this combined movement five times.

Grux grain, velvet or satin ribbon are used mostly na trimmings, but in every case these are kept neat and generally tone almost exactly with the strawe, although I have Been a few flower trimmed hats which are extremely pretty and I think a welcome change after the somewhat severe winter styles.

Pamela bas, as you would expect, a very representative and chic collection: There is a model in a green lace straw, by which I mean if you are not of the touch-your- a very loosely woven tagal, which has a close set wreath of small wild flowers mostly in tones of green and brown. A cinnamon brown bankok straw has the brim cut and turned up sharply over one eye, a popalar and becoming mode. A very lovely red horsehair straw has a loose rathe of satin ribbon to trim it which mounts in a bow in the front of the crown. Another wide trimmed hat, a soft black crinoline, has two large velvet In addition to exercises, the fol convolvulus flowers, one blue and lowing French treatment, of which the other green, laid just beside the I personally have proved the value, crown on one side; while a soft should be adopted. Instead of soak claret, coloured straw relies forîng in a bot bath, 'n habit which trimming on its own shape. The ages the tissues and makes the rouleau crown and two "plumes "muscles flabby and the skin loose, of the straw which are crossed at have a quick wash with very hot the back, giving a very pretty and water, followed by as cold a sponge

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The majority of figures need some sort of belt and brassière to give support without suppression. Head-to-Foot Friction.

irregular out line which frames the as the system will stand. het

face rather like the petals of a this with a head to foot

...... with a strip of knitted borschair And talking of flowers brings me; known as a lanière moistened with to the other box which I enjoy weak-eau de-Cologne, some st ed watching being unpacked at Use discretion until the skin is Pamela's. I think I have never seen | nccustomed to the friction in order such lovely blooms for dress wear. to avoid soreness They are not all of them flowers of This treatment not only makes e species known to the fortis, hat the figure firm and the skin satin in shape and delicacy of colouring smooth but it gets rid of rheumatic vory perfectly adopted to wear on aches and pains, "improven the diges- shoulder or hip. Some are of silk, tion and strengthens the organs of others organdie, and yet others of elimination. . It also improves the beautifully soft little feathers. They circulation and produces, a fresh- are for the most part loosely ar- first-thing-in-the-morning comple ranged bunches of smallish flowers xion and, what is perhaps best of which are intended to be worn all, and extraordinare feeling-of- drooping;dowI:

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