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The

THE DOLLY VARDON HAT SHOP.

For your CHRISTMAS GIFT

THE NOKABOUT BAG,

FELT BAGS TO MATCH YOUR HATS.

FLOWERS FOR DAY AND EVENING, in pretty individual boxes.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21st, 1928.

PAMELA

All those charming trifles which we love to give and to receive. at Christmas can be found chez

Pamela,

There are bags with an old.

world charm, dress jewellery,

powder puffs, and many other

lovely things, to carry your message, of good will this season,

.

13, Queen's Road Central.

PEDDER ST.

Eve

JUST

RECEIVED

A NEW SHIPMENT of HATS from $5

OPPOSITE - HONG KONG HOTEL.

MADAME CLERGET

FRENCH FROCKS, and

JUMPER SUITS

EXQUISITE COLLECTION OF

FANS AND FLOWERS.

10, Ice House Street.

Mere Males are mighty fastidious in their Wearing Apparel-If you don't believe it watch how carefully they scrutinize and select the smallest dress accessory,

You need have no doubt that your Gift to Him unll be "right," if you buy from the well chosen selection_now_on_show_at

Lane, Crawford's.

The Place at Which He Likes to Shop."

AU PETIT LOUVRE."

THREE FROCKS FOR THE

AFTERNOON.

L4

1.

WOMAN'S PAGE

THREE GOOD

THINGS.

GIFTS FROM THE PIONEER.

There are always good things to be found at the Pioneer Silk Store.

and every week something fresh arrives. Of course, just now we are all thinking of Christmas gifts and

was particularly looking out for suitable things when I paid my weekly visit. Damascened cigarette cases caught my eye first. They are equally appreciated by men Or women and are in various patteras and prices.

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For, a very special gift for a woman a dress, or evening closk..... chiffon would be something quite length of that lovely embossed velvet

A great deal more attention has The bodice and the long sleeves are been paid to afternoon Frocks this cut close to the form, while the season that, was given to them last skirt is circular and very wide at year or at any time, perhaps, since the hem. It has an inserted band the war. The war, which upset so

and hem of gold lace, the same many things divided our clothes appearing on the cuffs while the very sharply into those for evening bodice is quite plain. and the essentially practical gar-For, bridge or an intimate tea meats for day time wear. the after- party is a frock of ninon printed moon frock was..to a large extent in tones of pale mauve with a superseded by the negligée. Sicce design of crocus flowers. A grace then changing fashions have been ful jabot gives the correct oneont of the ordinary and very accept responsible for the continued seclu-sided effect to the bodice, and the sion of the afternoon frock. Jumper skirt is cut with two frilled tiers. suits have had an induence, had The third frock of Havana brown the semi-evening-cum-summer dress silk is designed for a more formal had very greatly taken its place. indoor gathering or might be worn, But this season has seen a real without a coat, for an outdoor fune The third suggestion is one of the revival of feminine fashions and tion. It is eat on the new coat-new printed shawls. They are not so costly as the Cantonese embroid- the well dressed woman is no longer dress lines and opens over a vest ered shawls and are easier to drape content with such gompromises. of apricot coloured crêpe de chine. and to wear.

I noticed two in She feels the need of dressing round This same material is used for the particular. One has a Persian de sign in pastel shades on a white the clock and being suitably cloth-pleated frill which is cleverly ar- grund, the other is black with a ed for each part of the day. An ranged round the neck and down shadow design of chrysanthemums afternoon function demands its the front of the bodice to give the in warm yellow. The effect of the

effect. appropriate costume just as does acest

The same frills latter is very rich and lovely. dance, a dinner, or a morning shop appear from the seam of the sleeve ping expedition.

just above the wrist in "musketeer" fashion.

Afternoon frocks, of course, take on different aspects according to the functions they are intended to adora.

For a wedding or reception, for example, is a lovely dress of true pinky beige georgette and gold lace.

able. It can be got in about 30 different shades, of which the yellows and greene struck me a being particularly lovely, possibly because both colours are so fashion able for evening wear this winter."

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FOR

AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

All these frocks and many other equally attractive are to be found Au Petit Louvre, ches" Ullman's in Chater Road. A shipment of other afternoon gowns was expected this SOME FELIX FROCKS AND morning.

at

There is nothing "grandmatherly, about a coated night this season. Some of the smar- test women in Low- don are wearing lit- tle matching coatees with their evening. gouni.

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be

These may quite plain, or ela- borate, as the model sketched. This is in pale yellow ring velvet to tone exact- ly with a simple chiffon frock. The roatce embroidery is worked with fine silver sequins, and

the long ends of the short sleeves reach almost to the hem of the skirt

PINK, GREY

AND ORANGE.

HATS.

Felix has, as usual, this week some very pleasing and inexpensive little frocks and hats for both, afternoon. and evening wear,..

For evening the first dress I noticed was a fobè de style in kläck taffetas. which was scalloped at the hem, and has a quaint panel of little ruffles down the front of the skirt. The skirt has a graceful sweep down to ankle length at the back and is quite short in front. Another robe de style is "in soft green satin and is made with pan- nier hips.

Three afternoon frocks in parti- cular attracted me. One is in beige georgette and is made in cross over style. Set fat inside the neck line is a piece of very fine lace in der shade, which would make it a most becoming garment for an older woman. Very smart is an all black georgette dress with a tiered skirt and a sort of short. cape or very deep Peter Pan collar. This dress relies entirely on its cut for its chic effect and achieves it remarkably well. Apple green geor- gette is also made with a tiered ekirt and finished with a bright little jewelled buckle at the waist.

Among the hats I was particular- ly struck with the scarlet and the new madonna blue felts. They are very well cut and simply and smartly trimmed I noticed too, that some of the felt hats have brims of printed velvet which is cor of the very newest ideas. That quite delightful combination of velvet and lamé is also well repre- sented in this shop which makes a speciality of smart and up-to-the- minute hats.

Interesting Exhibition of Pearls at Komor and Komors.

Mr. Kodaka, the great pearl; orange tint, leaving the more white | from about 880, I saw one moat per erchant and expert from Japan, and bine tones for those ppssessors fect one which was of very tiny has come again to Komor's. His of a milky complexion,

pearls graduated 'to a central one exhibition this year excells -any-

about the size of a small pea, which' thing which he has shown as before. is an alloy of gold and platinum, most lovely string in the exhibition, Platinum and white gold, which cost 8180, and was to my mind the Not only are the pearls themselves are the newest and most correct both natural and cultured, of very settings for pearls, and certainly it is not necessary to apologise for In these days of sythetic jewellery great beauty, but the settings are particularly fine artistically.

they serve to bring out the colour ! and fire of the pearl much better the "culture" pearl, In any case Last year, I remember, be than gold. The settings are mostly it needs no apology for it is in brought what was described as the very simple since they are after every way as lovely as the natural "piakest pearl ́ ́in the world," all but settings for the beauty of Pearl and cannot be told from it. ex- to-day you can see in the exhibition the gem. You will find bar brooches cept with special instrumente, even pearls of many colours, pink, grey, with the pearl sat on an almost by the greatest expert. The cultured and orange. To the inexpert eye knife edge, rings in which only the pearl is a real pearl, because it there is no very great difference be smallest clawa" hold the pearl is made by the oyster in exactly tween them as they lie in the show in a gentle grip. For men the same way as the pearl The case together, but it has been dis- are cuff links with a single pearl only difference is that, in the case covered of late by well dressed set-in-a-square of unpolished white of the cultured pearl, the irritant women, that the colour of the pearls gold, and simple studs and scarf which the oyster inboriously covers they wear makes a very great differ- pins. It would be hard indeed to in layers of lustrious substance, is ence to their appearance. Pearls find more lovely gifts or any inpearl is the result of a grain of introduced by man. The natural should, therefore, be very carefully better taste. chosen with regard to their effect |

sand, or some other irritant, having Pearl necklaces, of course, always accidentally found its way ander on the skin.

enthrall women, even in these days the oyster's shell. Pearls are themselves so perfect of the very cheap and afmöst The exhibition has already been in texture" and lustre, that unless universal string. But when you see open for some days and the pearls they are of the correct colour they these necklaces you realise what & are being sold rapidly, if there may make the skin look sallow, and world of difference there is between fore you wish to see it, and it is as a general rule brunettes who have them and imitation beads. Not very well worth seeing, I should

a warm coloured skin are best that they are by any means pro- advise you to pay an early, visit suited by pearls of a pinkish or bibitive in price. The necklets run to Homer's.

There is no

substitute for Bouril

BOYRIL

Jake it

from me".

BOVRIL

IS BEST

Au Petit Louvre

DISTINCTIVE AFTERNOON ·

and EVENING GOWNS

from MAISON BRAND of Oxford Street

LONDON and PARIS.

FELIX

An attractive selection of HATS FOR ALL OCCASIONS Smart Afternoon and Evening Frock and Jumper Suits at reasonable prices..

WHITEAWAY'S

GIFTS FOR LADIES.

Our store abounds in a great variety of Gifts that betoken mouths of pleasure to those that receive them.

May we sug

suggest?

HANKERCHIEFS, - "GLOVES,

HANDBAGS,

SCARVES,

NECKWEAR,

HOSIERY,

PERFUMES,

PARASOLS,

ETC., ETC..

There are presents to suit every purse, and we know that both you and the recipient will be pleased with any purchase you make from our wonderful selection.

DO YOUR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING EARLY. Open Till 6 o'clock Every Evening TILL CHRISTMAS EVE.

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.

HONG KONG,

THE PIONEER SILK STORE

ATTRACTIVE AND UNUSUAL CHRISTMAS GIFTS

SHAWLS, CHIFFON VELVET, DAMASCENED WARE

WHY NOT GIVE A DRESS LENGTH OF LOVELY, ORIENTAL SILK?