Elizabeth Arden declares: "Make-up is merely a deception'
"You would not want imitation pearls if you could have the originale, Why then accept an artificial complexion when you may have a genuinely lonely ane!"
Elizabeth Arden's scientifically pure Prepamtions make it possible for every woman to have a naturally fine clear akin, which an cosmetic can duplicate.
For Cleansing there is Venetian Cleansing Cream which meftà into the pores and dislodgas every tiny particle of foreign matter.
Tor Smoothing and Refining there is the delicacy of Venetian Velia Cream or Orange Skin Food, for nourishing, if you require more determined
treatment.
For Toning and Bracing there is Ardens Skin Tonic with its invigorating tendency, or Venetian Bpecial Astringent, for neglected cases,
ELIZABETH ARDEN'S
PREPARATIONS
Are Stocked at A. S. WATSON & Co., Ltd.
Tel C 16.
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PAMELA
All Hats reduced to
HALF PRICE.
SUMMER SALE
starts on July 18th.
Everything reduced regardless of cost,
CLOSING SALE
EVERYTHING
33% off
Marked Prices.
York Building,
at
AT
THE SIGN OF THE
LANTERN
Chater Road. Tel, C. 4864.
THE PIONEER SILK STORE
Stocktaking Sale 20% off All Silks. Many Outstanding Bargains
Rock-bottom Prices.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 13th, 1928.
EDUCATION FOR GIRLS.
A PROBLEM FOR ALL PARENTS.
The problem of education for girls is more difficult than that of boys, because an important ques tion has to be faced at the outset. Is the higher education of any real
value to women ?
Education of women is a com- paratively modern idea except in a few isolated cases, Victorian ladies were taught little more than to write an Italian band, to learn by rote the answers to some manual of general knowledge, and a sust tering of French and German or Italina. The essential difference be tween that and the education which the modern girl receives in that the earlier generation were never required to think.
The Superfinous Woman, The greatest plea in favour of women's education is that under the old system, women who failed to find husbands were reduced to an humiliating-penury, unless they had money in their own right or were prepared to enter a convent. No such choice of depressing
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Unskilled Labour.
The
WOMAN'S PAGE
ROUND THE TOWN.
LANE, CRAWFORD's told me earlier in the week that a cheap raage of fascinating rain coats was expected by today, they are to run from about $18 upwards
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PAMELA's hat sale is still on, all
The growing difficulty of obtain the biggest handicap in the way millinery being reduced to half ing domestic servants is, perhaps
of women's education. The, woman who has received. a specialised train price, there are some lovely models to be had at a price which everyone ing feels not unreasonably, that
сал afford. The summer sale her time and her talents are wasted
starts on Friday, the 18th Day and on nailed labour in the house.
evening dresses, flowers, coats, Under an earlier regime house keep every thing, in fact will be reduced, ing and the training and harrying
and an excellent opportunity of servants were part of every girl's education, and because they afforded to get something which alone demanded the exercise of might otherwise have been an extra- clear conscience. intelligence they were of greater vagence with a interest to her than "Telemarque "Not that good things ever are extravagent, the comforting proverb of the use of globes. As long as that the best is cheapest in the women themselves believed in the end is always true of clothes. "woman's sphere" there was little discontent in their ranks or desire for further education,
HIP YOKES FOR FULL FIGURES.
I saw in LANE, CRAWFORD's pairs of garters covered with crepe de chine ribbon in several pretty shades. This ribbon will give faithful service and does not crack like satin "in the folds.
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An American Compromise, America appears to be solving this problem by a characteristic compromise. According to a woman who lived for some years in San Francisco, "the ordinary school The stock taking sala at the curriculum consists of the three PIONEER SILK STORE is in full R's" short band, typing, and book-swing. They have done a wonderful keeping. American women," she business so far and small wonder said, know no literature, history since the goods are offered at really astonishing reductions, I saw some dress lengths of embossed velvet chiffon in several colours and de signs for only 814.30, you can buy the same material in a narrower width by the yard at sale prices.
Among other things I noticed that the silk carpets were offered at a 20 per cent reduction, and some very pretty installie Egyptian scarves for only a few dollz. Men's shirts, primas, "socks and ties are to be obtained cheaply, and their gorgeous array of silks which you will see displayed on Sunday are most of them reduced by 20 or 30 per cent A opportunity is offer ed too of buying flannel, or silk coolie coats, baori coats and Can tonese shawls advantageously.
Hip gaker out on the bias are claimed to be more reducing in effect than six months of the most vigorous diet. The dress on the left' is an excellent example of the robe foue and is carried out in rose coloured figured chiffon. The dress on the right is made of chiffon weight silver fabric and silver lace.
woman" to-day. There are any number of professions open to her provided she has passed with rea- sonable credit through the ordinary scholastic curriculum, and has had a period of specialised training,
Of No Uss As An Insurance.'
In WHITEWAY, LAIDLAW's I found some very pretty lingerie lice and insertion in the new pinky beige and der colours, which make modern undies charming. The patterns are a pretty and lacy and ret designed to give strength in wear. Some of these laces are silk anish, others cotton.
As 5000 as I got inside the furnishing department of WEITZ AWAY, LAIDLAYI noticed hanging op a rail, an array of holland coloured linen table runners and cushion covers They are trimmed with applique of bright colours, now a bird, now a flower, or a quaint oriental design of a vase and blossom. The colours are so gay and their jurtaposition so clever that I was charmed with them.
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A grand clearance sale started on Wednesday at POROOMULL'S. The latest designs in 'nori coata, an enormous collection of shawls, and pretty pieces of ivory are among the most unusual bargains. All silks are, of course, very much re- duced.
THE SUMMER MODE. THREE NEW FEATURES.
Three of the very newsat features of the mode are introduced into the two evening gowns shown in the sketch on this page.
alternatives faces the "superfluous or geography, they have no conver-irst in importance is the hip sation beyond house keeping, motorsyoke, which appears on both models. and movies,*1. This means, of Such yokes are cut on the bias of course, that every girl on leaving the material and are claimed to be school is equipped to take some more" reducing" in effect than six such post as a typist, but that very months of the most rigid régime. few of them have any real love of Next is the scarf wrap, which learning so they are not liable to matches the dress and is part of the feel themselves too well equipped ensemble. for necessary household-drudgery.
The Usual Solution.
Accentuating One's Hard-won Slimness
The case in favour of education seems strong but there is a great
Thirdly, there is the shoulder strap corsage, which Paris has deal to be said on the other side. Vocational training is of little ase Labour saving devices, even in adopted almost unanimously during as an insurance for a profession America, are not within the reach the last few weeks. will not "keep" until financial of those with slender incomes, and straits make its adoption advis- a home, especially where there are able; and the provision of a children, means constant, hard and The dress on the left figure is an specialised training will, there- hot very interesting work. The excellent example of the robe floue, fore, be so much wasted money in woman who has never tried or with which we are all so intrigued the cases of girls who marry young visioned a career outside the home at the moment. The quantities of or whose parents wish to keep them undertakes this cheerfully and material in the skirt accentuate at home as long as themselves are efficiently, but to the girl who has rather than disguise one's hard-won alive.
been trained as a doctor, artist or slimness when one has learnt how The Financial Aspect. teacher it is apt to become utterly to move about in this type of gown. Figured chilon in shades of rose There is little doubt either that distastful after a short while. Two a woman who has once earned her rooms and a two seater, with tinned is suggested for this design with a own living, except perhaps in the food, and no family is the usual plain scarf consisting of two layers case of an unskilled worker, is un-
of two different shades of ross willing to be financially dependant
chiffon having a motif from the upon her husband. Professional The closing sale at the Biom on gured material laid between the men, who marry from the classes THE LANTERN should on no account two thicknesses, in which the higher education of be missed, especially if you are in The dress on the right is made women is now being tried, do not, search of oriental embroideries ¦ from a new silver fabric of chiffon as a general rule, earn sufficient Miss Honess herself has taught us weight combined with silver lace. in the early days of married life to what a variety of pretty uses It is generally agreed that emeralds to give their wives an allowance a scrap of old embroidery may be are the most satisfactory stones for commeasurate to the sum she was pot There are a bewildering num-wearing with an all-silver toilette: earning for herself before marriage. ber of pieces, large and small, all of this kind.
solution,
This means that the wife has not going for a ridiculously low price. The cloak has an embossed design. only to give up the pleasant sen- Those charming Ceylon grass bags in emerald green velvet on & silver
INCAND
REASPOONFL SING WATER & STR
Twice the man
he was
thanks to
BOVRIL
A Date to Remember
The Grand Clearance Sale
AT
POHOOMULL BROTHERS,
Commences on 11th July, 1928.
In order to reduce our stock the prices. have been marked down regardless of cost.
Do not miss this anexpected opportunity, Shop early and get the real genuine bargains.
WHITEAWAY'S
WONDERFUL VALUE
IN
WASHING DRESS FABRICS
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but also to carbe her expenditure so cheap that you can have one to georgette. An enormous white tox on dress and pleasures,
match every frock.
collar adds to its importance.
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