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WOMAN'S PAGE (CONTD.)

TAXIDERMISTS _AND] FASHIONS.

FIVE THOUSAND LIZARD SKINS FOR ONE SHOE MANUFACTURER.

"Most people connect our trade

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NURSERY AND PARTY.

LOVELY THINGS FOR

LITTLE PEOPLE.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, APRIL 13th, 1928.

SILK AND JADE.

THE EVER USEFUL

POCHETTE IN AL

DECORATIVE GUISE.

There can be hardly anyone here who does not know of the pretty things to be found in The Sign of the Lantern," but unfortunately, it looks so pre-eminently a."good" shop that some people who make a point, when passing, of enjoying the windows do not know that some bought for very small sums.

THE SHISHI DOG.

THE STORY OF A LAZY

PRINCE.

There was once in China a Prince

"VITUPERATIVE WOMEN,

MORE HORRIBLE NAMES

COULD NOT BE IMAGINED."

SERIOUSLY.

who was lazy, but like many other ABUSES THE CHINESE TAKE lazy people he was ingenous when it was a matter of saving himself labour. It was his daty to guard a

Hell hath no fury like a wo- certain temple and see that no illa as only too true in the intentioned person entered it. But Case of two Chinese young women the Prince, wearied of his task and who met, quarrelled and are said made a model of a dog to play to have slapped each other at Lyndhurst Terrace. The two young

before Major C. Willson

tropies," said the taxidermist who has a shop near Regent's Park were rompers and overalls in case of these tempting gooda can be Cerberus for him. Even since then víragoes were in Court yesterday] "They would be surprised to hear that a big proportion of it is con- cerned with women's fashions.

Summer wear for the nursery folk only with the big gamus hunter was being unpacked when I went into Powell's this week, There

ment and nursery cretonne all very gay and pretty dear little frocks of floral voile, some of these by the To-day reptile skins are still in way quite big enough for the great demand. Recently I dressed school girl sister; smocks of linen 5,000 lizard skins in three months and silk poplin, and party frocks for one shoe manufacturer. Theyol organdie and of net and lace. Como in consignments of 9,000 to 3,000 at a time, rough and scaly na

I always think that well cut little you see them stacked hore. This one garments of the study yet pretty was caught on a spur of the Hima type are, those which suit most Jayas that runs int oSouthern Tibet children best, and those of white and it has been simply sun-dried silk poplin smocked in colours and treated with alum and salt. It which I saw were very nice indeed, will take me two months to convert I liked too some white linen dresses it into leather. Each skin is com-embroidered with pink and bluc. posed of short, interlacing fibres, Among the more elaborate frocks and these have to be released and was lovely little garment of softened before the skin regains its sheer white organdie with a border life and flexibility,

: of pale blue flowers embroidered round the hem and a ribbon zaah of the same colour. A pile of dainty frocks in lace and net tied up with different coloured ribbons was most attractive,

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Types Of Lizard Skins. When the fashion for lizard skins first started; the ring-marked type came only. from Java, but the island has now prohibited their ex- port. Some Javan lizards, however, were introduced into the Malay Peninsula, where they multiplied rapidly. These are now keeping the trade going. They are of the "Monitor" or spineless family, other monitors, which "menaure 14in. to 18in. across, a few inches more than the Javan lizard, are coming from Nigeria and Bhedesis, but they are not so plentiful because water is scarce in South Africa.

What is called in the trade a chameleon, but what is really an Iguana lizard, comes from Brazil. This creature has a white skin covered with elose grey ribs which give it a curiously corrugated ap pearance.

Snake Skins By The Hundred.

Snake skins arrive in hundreds from all over the world. Some years ago a London shoemaker asked me to prepare a python ekin. I said I Kaw no possibility of converting a snako into leather, but as he was determined to use this material for shoes I consented to try. It took me two years to evolve a satisfae tory curing method, and now it is a big part of my trade. I have one Indian python skin here over 30in wide, with bold square markings. Many pythons come from Africa: their markings are less definite and their colour is very pale.

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Besides the dresses, & number of topecs and sailor hats in panama and rice straw have arrived for the little ones and white cotton socks with coloured topa.

Demand For Curios. ***Curios are another side of the trade in which women are in- tereated. Often, though I am not asked for some lucky talisman.` a believer in such things, I am When a tiger is shot natives always

to bear off the claws and whiskers as lucky charms for their wives, and I have split several tiger. claws and mounted them to make flat hat or belt ornaments for the fashionable and superstitious!"

Some amusing reminiscences of past fashions were given by the taxidermist's father, who founded this business in 1879.

"I remember in those early days sending out 500 hummingbirds a week to the big fashion-house-to make ladies' hats," he said. "At that time, too, I made little round. i hand-firesoreens with gilt handles, of brilliant blue and green parrots feathers, to. shield, the complexions of Victorian beautica from the blaze. Cumbrous brooches of whole tiger's claws were much worn at that } time."

I

When We Were Very Young

we had not the boon possessed by all youngsters to-day, of enjoying

Nature's delicious sweetmeat

SUN-MAID RAISINS

The Seedless Raisins in the Red Package.

They cantain Iron

are a food and a tonic,~as well as a sweet, that by enriching

the blood helps to bring

rosy cheeks and bright

eyes to the kiddies.

Sun-Mald Raisins

can be eaten straight

out of the packet, or used for making tempfing puddings and cakes that appeal to young and old,

In two sizei

at all high class Stores and Compradores.

Look for the Maid of the Sun

Red Package.

the

Pochettes for example. No woman can have too many bags, one for each dress would not be too many and even then, now that accessories are so important, an umbrella, a mac, or coloured shoes may call for a different bag to complete the ensemble.

The largest stock in the Colony of those delightful pochettes woven of grass-in-various colours and de signs, is to be found in this shop,

One of the new "decorative car- |digans woven with a gold or silver

thread.

at the entrance to every Chinese temple, two dogs, the 'Shishi or Frince dogs" are set up in stone bronze or porcelain. They sit one on either side of the gate with their heads turned towards each other, and guard the temples in place of the Prince or his descendants.

A summons, sad cross-summons appested for one party while Mr. had been issued and Mr. M. K. Lo L D. Strellett defended the other.

Mr. Lo suggested that both parties, should be bound over to not agree to this course saying that koop the peace. Mr. Strellett did

his client was the aggrieved party. Mr. Komor has several of those The magistrate ordered a short ad- Shishi dogs, there is a large pair in journment for Mr. Strellets to talk green and yellow porcelain at pre-matters over with his client hent in the window, and I ROWER When the case resumed, Mr small one the other day which he Strellett said that his client would bad just acquired, made of white not compromise and that even a porcelaine, and intended as a pen fine would not satisfy her for the holder.

humiliation she had suffered. Ho asked that the case be proceeded

with.

Another newcomer is a very lovely marazine blue vase of the Fung

Mr. Lo said that the trouble wai Cheng period (1723-33). It stands caused when Me Strollett's client some 18 inches high and is sweat to a gold smith's in Lyndhurst sided. It is a finely shaped and a Terrace. His client aw the other very decorative picce but I do not woman there and at once heated think there is any particular story words ensued. Mr. Strelett's client attached to it.

had called the other woman "sly night prowler," and another term of similar import. Mr. Lo said that no more horrible terms than LET MEN TRY OUR JOBS! these could be applied to his client and that the Chinese take such abusive epithets very seriously. His client then slapped the other „woman, but, Mr. Lo contended, ahe was justified in doing so in view of the provocation..

[BY CATHERINE COUNTESS

OF WESTMORLAND. :) ---

Unhappy women!" They must always be the target for some mas culine criticism."

When men stop talking and writ ing rubbish about our skirts our hair, our stockings, and our recrea tions, they attack our occupations It would seem now that though we are working, rather than idling our time away, we are doing the wrong kind of work. It does not matter how well we do it; that is not the question; but because it happens to be work that a man has mono polished for a few centuries, he hates us to undertake it and make good job of items tha

Now, if I were a man with these opinions, instead of talking so

much about what women should not

do, I should begin to learn their job, and show them what I could do in that direction,

Why should not men sey and wash. Tailors sew, and men who go away cattle farming, and explor- ing, have no adoring and submissive woman to mend the rents they make their garments, and lay out freak scts of anderclothes when they are needed.

By all means, dear men, learn sewing and washing they are valu. able accomplishments. And so is cooking. In fact, if we want to have a really grand cook we engage a man, PC22

The Root Of The Trouble." The root of the trouble, it ap- peared, when Mr. Lo's client went "into the witness. box- to

evidence, was that her sister was give concubine to the other woman's unde love lost between the two families Apparently there was no and that last year, witness had had unpleasant epithets auggestive of morsi delinquency hurled at her by Mr. Strellett's client: Witness denied assaulting the other woman first. She said that she had been struck in the face and when she tried to push the other woman' away, she was again struck.

Cross-examined by Mr. Strellett, she said that the did not know why the other woman had wanted to strike her and to call her a "Chow Fo"

(a foul woman). The case was then adjourned until Wednesday afternoon next.

OFFICERS' WIVES.

UNLUCKIEST OF WOMEN 1

[BY A NAVAL OFFICEE'S WIFE.)

Most wives have something to grumble at Bat how many of them would change places with the wife of a naval officer?

Of course, strength is man's without private meins has a hard -To begin with, the naval man posacssion, but we have plenty of struggle to keep himself, and chil- accomplishments to balance what is dren. There is no such thing as exclusively male and it is unnecesa marriage allowance in the Navy. and most of them are well under a sary for men and women to argue à lieutenant's pay varies from 108, couple of dollars in price. But on these points,nungs

day to 21 2. od; that of even more attractive are the bags.

After all, though many of us do lieutenant-commander from £1. 65. which Miss Honess creates of scraps not approve Plus Fours" or 2d. to £1 128. Od., and that of a of oriental embroidery. Some of "Charlie Chaplins, we have not commander from £1 175. 8d. to £2 these are quite definitely evening started publicly condemning men's Ba 10d. All this means a hundred bags, but others are suitable for clothes or legs or moustaches. And economies, great or small, for me use with an alternoon' frock if they will learn to compete with a hundred things, from new slmost any of those pretty fluffy us in what were formerly our own frocks to taxicabs, that I have to things which we are to wear this exclusive jobs, even as we compet do without summer. I saw a particularly at with them, we shall not rail at tractive one of black satin cm-them--as they do at us We shall broidered with pale peacock and love them for it-Daily Expres. coral which fastened, with a little

jade figure. Another which is in

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of them are large, others tiny, but each one different and finished beautifully. I have noticed several HER very smart women using them lately at the races and at bridge and it looks as if this type of hag was going to fashionable this season.

And then there is the appalling loneliness. II. I with to live with my husband for more than his re- gulation fortnight's leave to every four months of service, I must fol

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low in the wake of his ship, move POLICE STOP A HONEY- from port to port, and from board- ing-house to furnished rooms an expensive way of living and pretty dismal ene for a home- loving girl and

£

·EX-CAPTAIN ACCUSED OF

EMBEZZLEMENT.

LOWESTOFT

[4.7.1.2]

"BANISH MY PAST." YOUNG CRIMINAL'S PLEA TO APPEAL JUDGES.

A well-dressed you

young man named Richard Boreham Boreham made a dramatic ples in the Court Cof Criminal Appeal against a sentence of 21 months hard, labour passed on him at the Essex. Quarter tences, 108. from the rector of Great Sessions for obtaining, by false pre Easton, Essex

*** When my husbaod is stationed abroad things are worse. I am FIRES A GUN.

faced with two or three dreary years of waiting and the heavy Arthur Heywood Breeds, aged MALAGA, March 9th..

responsibility of a young family to forty, formerly secretary of Lewes The Queen of Spain became a time comes to educate them the who left the Argy after the war care for, alone. And when the toft and North Suffolk Hospital; qualified seaman gunner of the DECORATIVE CARDIGANS. British Navy to-day Much to her problem becomes cute with the rank of captain, was

delight, ale received the gunner's Outs The Faloter

accused at Lowestoft Police Cours Boreham, who begged the cont badge, on board the battle-cruiser In anticipation of the hard years of falifying sccounts and em to banish from their minds his past GOLD OR SILVER THREATS god after she had fired a 5-Din, to come, it is imperative for a bezzling. £150 136. Ed. belonging to criminal history, argued that 21

ADD LUSTRE AND CHIC. AP The bocasion of this ceremony was and save more money. In sub, dock with his head bowed.”“

young couple to earn more money the institution. He stood in the months in a local prison, to come out, into this cesspool of London," An added brightness will be given by Prince Jaime, the Infantas made, so often the men most need moon at Brighton when arrested work if he could get it, he alleged a visit by the Queen, accompanied marines an extra 6s. a day can be Captain Breeds was on his honey- was not conducive to reformation. Stating that he would do honest the cardigans of the coming season Christina and Beatriz, the ar. ed by their dependents, choose one and his young wife was in court. by the introduction of gold or silver quesa Bendana, the Countess del of the most dangerous,

jobs, with

Detective Clarke said that Capt. that he had read with a Cam- thread into the weaving, which has Puerto, Lady Londonderry and all that this means in paxicty to Breeds, When told by him that he bridge undergraduate, and added. been done very often and is sotas her daughter to the flagship of the their wives. Even then they are had a warrant for his erret, te your learned, confrère Lord Dar- timea on quite lavish scale.

Battle-cruiser Squadron. In Tale-Fire-piece Sult The five-piece suit akatched uses

a light, lace-like woollen material in beige and nigger brown, with gold thread interwoven. The fabric is an sale in London in a 40in. width, 15 S the yard.

A kerchief, Frequently edged with

a plain colour is a pretty whim which certain of the leading Faris ian modistes have revived.

- Ons-sided Pionts. -

The jumper dress in the sketch in of plain beige kashmir perge, with the picats introduced into the skirt in the newer way--that is, all at one side.

not out of the wood. A large pro-

1

many men get.

The squadron has arrived at portion of officers rise only to the plied, "Thank you" Later heling gave me a reference to a City solicitor, but I was not proficient Malaga with a nibharine flotilla, rank of lieut.commander and must said, I shall plead guilty. I have and he gave me £1 a week I have preparatory to combined exercises retire at the age of 45. Their se been a fool, and am very worry allowed myself to drift, and have of the Atlantic and Mediterranean tired pay after 23 years of service The police asked for a remand in not received the opportunities that Fleets which are to be held later in varies from £450 to £625 a year. order that the Publie Prosecutor the month

|| Frequently even a wonderful wife could be communicated with, sud "Prisoner,” said the Lord Chief The Royal party put out from and feats of economy cannot save this was granted reset Justice in giving judgment, has the shore at 11 am, in the Ad the situation. Be the naval officer Capt. Breeds solicitor, asking for been sent to a gool for six months miral's barge,

for commutes, part of his retired pay bail, said Capt. Breeds went to | for false pretences, and, with a lit- tered a main turret, and saw how some part of the Empire where boys sad was returning to Lowestoft he might become a dangerous cri The Queen visited the bridge, en, for a lump sum and emigrates to Brighton for a brief boneymoon, tle more courage and experience, the great 15-inch guns are fought, and girls have a better chance of when his motor-car broke down, and minal inspected the dental surgery, penetrated to the cook's galley, where she tasted the soup, and from there went on to the bakery, where the nccepted a bun from the hands 1-4 of the chief baker -Reuter, and

succeeding without public school he had to return to Brighton, other. Looking particularly at Bore and university educations. « viso he would hard" been at 'ham's youth, they would reduce the Most sailors marry pretty girls, Lowestoft and saved the police term to one of 12 months hard- it is said. One fact is certain: trouble

labour, but this would be the last

Most of their women folk have Beil was allowed in two jureties time lenience would be shown in courage as well as beauty,

of £100 each;

him.