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WOMAN'S

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FEATHER TOQUES. THE PERFECTION OF

BRIMS SWEEP TO THE

RIGHT."

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Among the new hats shewn this week at The Dolly Vardon "Hat Shop are several leather models, a fashion which promises to be very much worn by well-dressed women. Unlike the leather toques 18 years ago of which they are perhaps reminiscent, the feathers are generally left loose instead of being tightly gummed dowË.

of some

for example They may wine coloured

spring, as in a

model I saw, from the centre of a narrow brim of folded velvet They may rise upward from the brim or sweep round the crown sovering it entirely, and only when quite large flat plumes of the ordi- nary domestic tow variety are

ENSEMBLE.

PAMELA MAKES IT EASY

TO ATTAIN,

Helge Kashatalla.

incket, which is quite short, fastens

THE, HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28th, 1928.

ROUND THE TOWN.

SEEN IN LOCAL SHOPS.

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MOONLIGHT ON WATER.

A COLLECTION OF LOVELY

DRESSES.

I mentioned last week that Felix was expecting a number of new frocks and yesterday I went in to look at them. Those that I saw

were mostly

THE CHILD'S POINT OF VIEW.

COLLEGE LIFE. ÎN AMERICĂ.

DANGERS OF INFERIORITY COMPLEX.

[DT A BARLEY STREET WOMAN DOCTOR:]

THE TRUE "FAIR CO-ED."

MYSTERY BAG - PHOTO- GRAPH.

I DON'T KNOW HOW IT

GOT THERE."

PUZZLE OF CHILD'S BURNED BONES.

MY A WOMAN, MA, OXON)

What American college life really like! That is the question

LONDON, Sept. lat. It is said that a tall schoolmaster which wą, most of us ask after see Important developments occurred once took two of his young charges ing a college fim, as for example yesterday in connection with the for a walk. The scenery was beauti Marion Davis' "very amusing per- mystery of the woman's handbag which was picked up outside » for alternoon and ful and the master delighted in formance in The Fair Coed" at cinema at Kingston-on-Thames on evening and there are others as pointing out the beautics of nature the Star a short while ago. An Oxford Saturday.

that met his eyes. However, his

woman, M.A. writes to the Daily tina, Scotland Yard detectives, yet unpacked.

Perhaps the lovliest evening small charges seemed bored and Yail of & conversation she had under Superintendent Hawkins, Somewhat perplexed, with an American girl student on have traced the original of a torn dress is one which made me think irritable.

ia Nurse Marjory Harden, & 9- of moonlight on water. It is made happy inspiration caused him to the subject. What is American cal-photograph found in the bag. She of cau de Nile georgette which is lower himself so that his eyes were

Among the contents of the bag, year-old probationer at the Kings- ton Hospital. which was found by George Lewin, a policeman's schoolboy son, were,

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promise between

the London stage? Or does gradua- tion imply a certain degree of

high-school, standard ?

At Crosby Hall, where many American women graduates are now in residence either for research

Following extensive investiola

the photograph:

Pieces of partly burned bones. Strands of light brown hair.

A woman's blood-stained pink silk

stocking.

A blood-stained razor. A torn Letter:

Bottle of disinfectant.

used, are they stuck close to the brim, is cut away in front; and from will begin on Monday, October 1st. interesting because the beads, silver duty lies in the anbringing of the work or holiday eight-seeing, I met those of a child, were forwarded to

ribbon

me some new plain and printed georgettes and crepe de chines. They are having another sale which foundation. Such effects make use the turn up at the back a during which all goods will be re-

narrow beige grosgrain of dyed feathers and are seen only comes, round to tie in the centre duced by 40 per cent, or 30 per The synthetic jewellery of on cioche shapes, the life of the front in a neat small bow. Beige eet. feathers being used as trimming in lizard low heeled shoes and a tone which I wrote last week has been lighter washing tuide gloves com-

salting wonderfully. much the same way as the orna-plete the enserable, with the addition of a fairly large bag of calfskin mental stitchery which is now cor-

with the mount covered in the same rect on felt or velvet models,

leather.

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The police were able to piece the

In the newly opened piece goods department of LANK, CRAWFORD's I found this week some interesting materials. There is "Viyolla " Among the delightful new things both plain and checked designed to have just arrived ches be used for ensembles, and a new which Pamela are some carefully arrang

for either ed autumn ensembles consisting of bordered "Vipella"

It tailleur, hat, shoes and bag.

"Visylka" is a is not obligatory however, to buy coats of frocks, the complete ensemble and there is new material made by the same Árm room for a good deal of individual choice without stepping beyond the which is a mixture of pure cash perfection ordained by Paris..

mere yarn and silk and is made There is, for example, a tailleur in the new colours. There are also sewn all over with tiny silver and on a level with those of the boys. lege life really like the asks. Is pearl beads with a few quite large To his amazement all that he could it the pleasantly insouciant com an athletic club of warm beige "Kashatulla." The velvetcers in black and colours and silver beads to give form to these was the dreary road in front of well over with two quita plain lovely silk velvet of the soft "ring" design. Carefully as the beads them. He realised now that the and a matrimonial bureau that is the crown and fall softly down to buttons, and the skirt set on a variety for evening wear in black, have been sewn the effect is of view he had commanded was not presented to us so charmingly on in addition to the torn pieces of

straight two inch deep yoke is of white and colours.

delightful, artlessness, and seems as visible to the boys. There was no- the open wrap over order. The hat

thing of interest for them to appre designed for this suit is of fine fur

THE PIONEER SILK STOEN showed if it were contrived by light05 | cinte, hence their boredom and lack scholarship that is beyond English

of interest. rather than needle and thread. felt in exactly the same tone of

This illustration can, in many Another beaded frock is crushed beige. It turns sharply up at the

cases, be applied to the educator, back fitting snugly round the nape

whether parent or teacher, whose of the neck by means of a small

The pieces of bone, believed to be vertical tuck behind either car. The

strawberry pink georgette and in

He looks at most things B.A. of the Randolph Makon the Home Office for examination by from his own point of view, and College at Lynchburg, Virginia. I Ap over dress effect is Anglaise.

Sir Bernard Spilsbury, the patho- and black, are used as broiderie child.

in so doing forgets that of the realised at once that my own limit-logist, who certified them to be ed opinions of American college

human. gained by the use of rows of tiny child.

Never Ridicule Children.

women, based one flagrant silver beads. Another frock with an over. dress effect is carried out Every child must grow up among example who habitually wore loud- in soft while eatin which is sewn adults. They are big and strongly checked skirts and did her ePhotograph together and with the LWitcombe, were able to identify with rows of tiny silver beads. The he is small and weak. These ideas, says on a typewriter, were about aid of a focal photographer, Mr. E. added to many others, such as obedi to be demolished. For this gradu- the picture as that of Miss Harden. over dress line is achieved by ence and inability to have his own means of a hem and borders of way, give him a sense of inferiority. This in augmented by the elder very fairly heavy" black satin, while a

often demanding more than the black and white embroidery at the child can do, which makes him feel foot of each front panel gives the more helpless than ever. In this way he begins to feel that he has necessary note of formality.

no rights. He is nobody. If seen, For afternoon wear I liked parti- he must not be heard. Moreover, cularly a very chic model in navy ridicule of a child is well-nigh. criminal. Children detest being. blue and red crêpe de chine. The

laughed at. It cramps all their navy frock is cut with high neck habits and actions and injures the

She also told the police that on and sleeves and, has stitched collar soul.

"A de Saturday she was on duty at the gree from one of these colleges is time the bag was found and did and cuffs of scarlet. The same

Osuses Of "Sulks" And Temper. scarlet appears on the edges of It is not surprising, therefore, special recommendation if the not leave the hospital during the

to find the child suffers from sulki-graduate-as very many women are day. four overlapping tiers which sug-ness, tan-trums, or the question doing now--is taking up some com- gest the fashionable hip swathing, habit. All these are a compensation mercial career, such as that of tives that she bought, three copies dietetics adviser at a restaurant. of the photograph and she gave the for his feeling of being an under. But for work that is purely names and addreses of the people ling, He becomes somebody. He

to whom she presented. them... will be seen and heard. This is

Afterwards the detectives made his method of gaining attention.

further inquiries concerning the Every child should be taken

Glorified Matrimonial Agencies.

photographs, and last night inter- seriously and treated so that he feels

"Some of the State universities viewed several people who, it is important and can do his bit for himself in the world. For instance, do, I admit, earn their reputation thought, might be able to assist in Miss Harden, who comes from untruths told to the child can blur of being glorified matrimonial clearing up the mystery. his vision, and he may later que agencies. Exaggerated versions of

Tredegar, Monmouthshire, is 1 tion the seriousness of the reality life at these places are frequently good-looking girl with dark bobbed shown on the screen, and no doubt Gaining Insight To A. Child's Mind, many English people who see these hair. She is described at the has Every elder has been a child once, films think of American colleges Pital as a good worker who has

care-free pienics very few friends in the district. so that he should cultivate" what generally as

Last night Miss Harden, who frequent love-affairs, Dr. Alfred Adler, of Vienna, would featuring call empathy." This means that athletics, and no work at all. On showed signs of her long examink- tion, told a Daily Mail reporter the adult must place himself in the the whole, however, my experience that she was unable to explain how

"Soft Feathör Elects.

A hat in leaf brown velvet has deep band of soft feathers at the back which comes round to just in Another dark front of each ear brown velvet has the crown cover. ed with soft grebe feathers, while a green toque is made entirely of vivid paroquette feathers set Bat with a cute little mount with brown and red tones in front.

Soutache Braid And Silver. You will remember some weeks picture and ago that we had a description of the smart little evening toques made of metallic ustache braid which Parisiennes find so charming. I was delighted to see them in the Dolly Vardon shop partly because they are so much more attractive than I had

There is one supposed.

model which has siiver flower on the top of the crown and round the face of silver paillettes the rest of the hat is stitched with black soutache braid. A black ve vet beret has the tam part embroi dered with silver soutache, while another binck toque has a kind of Russian dequ. made of black sequins, sier sequins being used just in front..

Plain But Uhic.

Kashadrap.

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A second ensemble is based on kashadrap tailleur of taban

The jacket is cut brown.

while similar lines,

the skirt although having the same yoke has Hox pleats on either hip. The hat it of the same tone felt and is of the new mephisto shape with a slight breadth at each side stressed at the right. On the right side too, in the are three transverse "tucks crown made of straw. An entranc ing pair of muliers de sport are intended for this casemble, they are made of calf with uppers of beige uède, while the bag is of, kasha- vella, a very soft kind of hopsack, with a dark amber mount,

Black Face Cloth.

For the third crisemble there is a tailleur similar in shape to the last of black face cloth. A smart little black felt shape, which is given charteter by the extra width on the right side, is trimmed with A barder, a bow of its own material in front oxydised silver secured by an brooch. The shoes are black patent with insets of grey lizard and low heels, and the bag fine black leather in a semi-circle shape which fastene along the top with a zipper.

There are also some charming felts, among them A number of black models which are trimmed with bows of their own material or with stripe of the same added to form decorative touches. But what ever the hat you will notice that there is a tendency to stress the right side. It may be that the brim widens and droops, of "S féather brush may sweep out from behind the right ear. Very often the material itself is draped to the right and ends in a flat bow..or cockade on that side.

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Individual Variations. There are any number of other hats, bags and shoes to choose from which could be worn with any of these three suits, but the arranged ensembles are useful as indjentions of what is considered must chic in Paris at the moment..

AUTUMN 1928.

LAME IN CRETONNE

She who would definitely have her neweat evening gown labelled "Autumn 1928" must have it of chintz or cretonne patterned lamé This material is supple and thin, and is woven loosely with thin gold or silver thread. I have sometimes seen, it used on the wrong side of the fabric to get a blurred effect. BACK TO LACE RUFFLES AND The pattern needs to be an up-to-

COSSAMER LACE.

CASCADES.

Dress has been so sophisticated of late years that even, lace, that most feminine and fragile of fabrics, has been used in a sophisticated manner. Now, however, back the pendulum swings

cades.

the ainute one and the metal threads need to be plentiful, other- wise at a short distance, the mistake might be made that one was wearing

How is the chintz lamé made up1

THE NEW GODET.

A gown of coconcoloured lace, with embroideries of brown crystal and bronze beads on the left of the curinge. For two or three inches on the hem of the skirt the luce is tiffened on the underside with horsehair to prevent the godets from hanging limply.

In the Children's Department of

a cretonne frock in the ballroom. LANE, CRAWFORD' I saw charming Usually with a plain bodice, since little first size knitted pram sets of the material is its own ornaments-uveralls coat and bonnet in white

the skirt can have a couple of sash

front.

and while fitting tightly at the back are cut away in the centre Another more formal after noob frock is carried out in beige georgette and silk lace. The plain full skirt and the sleeves are of the georgette, while the lace forms the jumper top. A stitched band of georgette Anishes the jumper round the hips.

THE SPARE ROOM.

HOW TO ADD TO YOUR GUEST'S COMFORT:

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[BY LADY KITTY VINCENT]

The spare room la too often an apartment that is furnished with the odds and ends that are not wanted in the rest of the house, and, in addition, it is not really comfortable. It is the greatest mis- take, to economise in the matter of a bed, for if a guest has a comfort- able night she is apt to look through rosy glasses at everything else. Chenpress need not mean ugliness, and with a little paint and some cretonne a room can be made to look delightful at a very small cost. You can indulge in much brighter schemes of colouring in a epare room than in a room that is in constant use.

counterpane

were

of life.

Supt. Hawkins, Divisional Deter- tive Inspector Eve, and Detective

ate was a keen biologist with the unassuming shy manner of the scholar. Nothing of the typical college girl" heydenishness about Inspector Baker visited Miss Hard- her! With her fair bobbed hair en yesterday afternoon at the and excellently tailored suit she hospital, where she had been em- looked like one of the less-frumpish ployed for two years. They ques alumne of Oxford or Cambridge.

"Dietetics" As A Carter, y When people over here talk of American universities' I guess they are thinking mostly of the State universities, which are al- ways co-ed,'" she said.

scholarly, a degree from a woman's ecllege such as Bryn Mawr or Vas sar has a much higher value.

position of the child in question. of State universities-that of Wash-

tioned her for four hours concern- ing the photograph and the handbag and she was able to satisfy them that although the photograph was of herself, the bag did not belong to her.

Miss Harden informed the detec

He must attempt to see shoulder ington, for example-has shown me the photograph came to be found to shoulder with the child and feel that the examination standard is in the bag. She added: with him so as to gain a clearer sufficiently high to weed out the insight into the ways and methods of his mind.

It is the fact that the adult fails to understand the child's point of view which is responsible for many of the

problem children to-day.

WOMEN ACT AS DETEC

FIVES.

TALK OVERHEARD IN AN

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trifers, and that girls whose minds are occupied solely with clothes and the other sex disappear before their course is completed

800 Women At One College. "Randolph-Makon would, I sup- pose, correspond with your colleges at Oxford and Cambridge. Most of the 800 women there probably intend to. teach. like myself,

secondary schools. also a good many prospective law- yers, and doctora

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I have never seen the bag be fore. I have told the police all I know about the affair and have given them all the assistance I

can.

"Although I have been here two years I have no men friends. My family live at Tredegar and the majority of my friends.

Mr. Witcombe, the photographer, said that he identified the photo- graph as that of Miss Harden fron a fragment of the picture showing the mouth.

I remember touching up à por-' tion of a tooth which was rather

he anid:

"Miss prominent,' Harden was one of three girls who. came to be photographed some time ago."

BRITISH AIR MAIL TRAFFIC.

STEADY GROWTH DURING

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JUNE QUARTER.

over

The minimum age for a fresh man is 16, but the average age for graduation, after four years' The detective instincts of two study, is 21. On the whole we are women were responsible for the a hard-working and not unintel- appearance of four alleged shop-ligent collection of women, A Suite Which Looked Charming breakers before Mr. J. H., Harris,

A Broad, General Culture. And Cost Little.

at West London.

"We are always open to critic Not long ago 1 furnished a most George Costello, aged 29, home- Eccessful bedroom with a perfectly less, and Sidney Thorpe, aged 97, is for our broad and conse plain" deal cupboard, dressing photographer, of Hammersmith, quently often shallow culture. At table, and chairs I painted them were charged with breaking into a the women's colleges one specialises a certain subject, but during

The British Postmaster-General the classes are

announces that there was a steady an attractive shade of grey and I shop at Uxbridge Road, Shepherd's

at & general, just as they are made two or three grey woollen Bush, W., and stealing nineteen the first year

of ruffles and castion, and a skirt that is godet. Or and pastel shades. Also meridian rugs to match. The curtains and ties, a pullover, and a raincoat,

during the quarter ended last June. hollyhock Mrs. Bertha Dear, of New North school. A sophomore, or second growth of British air mail traffic So high an authority as Louine panels with long ends or a heel-sleeping suits trimmed with colours cretonne, und so was the blotting Road, Hoxton, N., said that she year student, will specialise in in that period nearly 14,000 lb. ot

was travelling in an omnibus when biology or whatever her subject

Oc many, against 9,000lb. during the Boulanger uses gossamer, cobwebby length train which is cut up the and some attractive little felt hats, book cover. I was lucky enough to

pattern and when the room WAS They seemed to be in a jocular tain arta classes as well. lace to outline the spade-shaped middle inte a couple of panels that A few smart little winter coats have a toilet set in a hollyhock the two men got in at Kensington, may be, but she must attend cer- parcels was sent by air to Ger- Yests en-printed velvet gowns, the are fastened round the waist with have also arrived made in Russian inished, it looked charming. The mood and were making remarks casionally you get a graduate who corresponding quarter of compared with 5,000lb." Letter traffic to little vest being possibly of lace a swathed belt of lamé knotted in style with fur collars, of bright early morning tea-service was in a about a number of ties, which one has skated gracefully over a wide over 6,000lb. to Paris, compared and georgette, the latter in a front.

In one fabric which the leading coloured face cloth and fine serge deep shade of red to match the of them produced from his pocket, range of subjects and who has no France and Germany showed in- creases of 80 per cent, and 50 per colour which tones or contrasts

colour of the flowers, and I used She spoke to the conductor, but deep knowledge of anything

cent. No Inter-Collegiate Games.

respectively, while some smart little silk rose-coloured paper napkins and he said, "Oh, I expect they have with that of the printed velvet. Paris couturiers are using I was There are The vest, too, is an innovation in particularly interested, and that is printed velvet gowns this year. an all-British artificial-silk geor- and, wool mixture cardigans in a paper tray cover. It cost very bought them at some market." It Out social life at the women's 4,600b. of letter mails was des little and the effect was really good. seemed obvious to her that the colleges is more circumscribed than patched by the Cairo-Basra ser- Last autuma the material had to gette. It is made in 24 colourings, bright colours also.

Thinking For The Forgetful Guest, things did not belong to them, and modern Oxford and Cambridge. vice, compared with about 3,000lb. at Praed Street she followed them Games and "work are carried on in the corresponding quarter of serve as its own ornament.

and is a beautiful material.

I make a rule to keep a light out of the omnibus and spoke to within our own big campus, or 1927, an increase of over 50 per WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW's have some extra eiderdown in a spare room a policetian. He and another grounds. Matches are never play. cent. new all metal perambulators which and to show guests where it is to

be found. It is all very well to policeman went after the men.

"I must say," continued Mrs. think the team system allows a few season this year several new air are very low in cost, the price tell them to ring if they want more Deat emiling, they gave the poor picked people to enjoy games at services have been made available. being only $49.50. They are, ex-blankets, but people may not realise policemen a good run. I don't the expense of the less athletic The most notable instances are a cellent models and are well sprung that they would like another cover suppose the policemen bad ever majority."

until it is late and they do not and upholstered. There are no

Jike to disturb the servaita. I also so fast before,"

Both men were remanded, ROYAL silver pleated fittings to rust in this have n

"apare room.box" which

Man With A Bundle, AFTERNOON olimate; and the bodies which are is made out of an old box and

was obviously keeping observation Pery for letters and parcels to Van Toner, aged 34, homeless, and his attitude seemed suspicious Iquitos and certain other places, TEA coach_painted outside can be kept covered with oretonne. It contains

an assortment of new tooth brushes and. Thomas Greenwood, 36, care.

Mra Watson said she asked the and the recently established ser BISCUITS simpulously clean by being washed and a hot-water bottle, also a bottle taker, of Chapman Rodd, Hackney man what he was doing and he vice to South America vid France Air parcel services of aspirins and a email final of Wick, E, were charged at the waved her away. She let watch have also been opened to Norway,

and Dakar. brandy So many guests arrive same court with breaking into the and saw another man come out of Sweden and Denmark Austria; having forgotten to pack a tooth shop of Mr. Sydney Arthur Ben- the shop with a bundle in his arms. Czechoslovakia, and Hungary. · On the ground floor I found brush or a hot water bottle, and nett, costumier, Hammersmith The men walked up Hammersmith children's woollen gaiters in beige if they should wake in the night Road, W., and stealing 17 dresses Road on different sides. She spoke

with a violent-headache or a bad and other articles.

to a passer-by who went for a brown, white and navy, and pretty pain it is nice to know, that two Mrs, Watson of High Road, policeman. | little sandel socke made, like adults safe and simple remedies are at Streatham, 8.W, said she wa

tendia socks, with gay turnovers. hand and that they are not obliged walking along Hammerth RoadP.G. Dennis said that he found an omnibus sitting to wake the household..

on Sunday afternoon when she the men in They can be had in cashmere or a

heard a smashing of glass, A man apart. One of them had a bundle silk and wool mixture and come

standing in the doorway of a shop under the seat. (Continued at foot of next column) zemand was ordered. from the famous-house-of-Morley,

W&RA

JACOB'S

A daintily tempt

ng assortmentTM ing

that makes tea- a treat time

W. & R.JACOB & CO., Ltd. DUBLIN INELAND

over,

A guest is such a treasured person that it is well worth a little extra trouble to casure her comfort.

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ed with other colleges" because we Since the opening of the summer

new air letter service to Persia, in direct connection with the London- Moscow six service, a service ia

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All these services represent really appreciable gain in time over the ordinary routes, in some cases as much as several weeks. The public are evidently realizing that the air parcel services offer not only rapid transit but speedy clearance through the Customs in the country of destination,

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