1928-12-28 — Page 9

The Success of", your Ensemble

depends upon your choice of

THE RIGHT HAT,

which not only enhances your beauty but expresses your personality, Look for it in

THE DOLLY VARDON HAT SHOP.

PAMELA

IS NOW SHOWING

EVENING DRESSES

and CLOAKS

FOR THE

NEW YEAR DANCES AND ST. GEORGE'S BALL

13, Queen's Road Central.

Eve

PEDDER STREET

OPPOSITE HONG KONG HOTEL.

SPECIAL SÅLE TO-DAY till JAN. 7th.

A collection of the latest fashion

EVENING DRESSES

from $30. 20% reduction during sale.

Keep Giant Decay

at bay with

Gibbs Dentifrice

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.

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You need have no doubt that

your Gift to Him will 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.

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

THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS.

FROCKS OF GOLD, SILVER AND TULLE.

A GLIMPSE IN LANE, CRAWFORD'S WARDROBES.

The dancing dresses for this Christmas season are as delightful and fairylike as the spangled waxen beauty which is generally perched. high on the top of a Christmas tr. Gold, silver, and tulle, are allied in gowns which have struck a very happy compromise between the rather demure Victorian styles. and the light hearted Columbine of Christmas carnivals.

Their lines are long, and often a lamé slip gently outlines the form. while over it is a bouffant floating gown of fine tulle. The gold or silver appears too on the corrage. often д 2 fairly tight fitting corsetet of lace rather like chain mail: For example, there is a dress of deep orchid red tulle over gold lame, with a gold lace holero or corselet which is cut top and bottom into vandyke points. At the

ROUND THE TOWN.

CHRISTMAS GIFTS FROM

LOCAL SHOPS.

Exquisite Stockings.

The most perfect and desirable chiffon stockings. cobweb fine and yet scientifically made, are to be found Au PETIT LOUVRE. They came from France and have the new slipper heel

New Shawis

The PIONEER SILA STORE showed me yesterday some delightful new shawls which are very easy to wear. They are made of silk and are cut in a large semicircle which is édiged with a deep silk fringe. Dut Jining the shape is a printed border of flowers like the familia: Haori coat patterns. I saw one which

liked particularly in a soft sen green which had a design of chry santhemums in pastel blues and pinks.

Two or three more of those attrac- tiva shawi haori coats have just arrived. Among them are some in which the shawl is of the dominant colour of the printed design on the black coat.

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Undies And Stockings.

Roma

Among other things which I found in the PIONEER SILK STORE were a new consignment of Shanghai silk embroidered underwear, in very pleasing new designs and Me! Callum stockings. The latter are excellent for general use at this: season as they are of a fairly heavy weight and are very strongly made. I also noticed 24 colours in chiffon brocade velvet and

some new

metalic lace in gold, silver, and black and silver which is 18 inches. wide, a very useful width for mak ing evening dresece.

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For Evening Wear. PAMELA tells me that she is expect ing this week new evening and afternoon dresses, hats and bags. These are all to be something very special for the winter season, and at various prices.

top there are but two points, one running up to each shoulder, while at the hips there are seven or eight from under which escapes the full- ness of the skirt.

A somewhat similar effect is. gained by the use of lime green georgette over a silver lame slip. but instead of silver lace the geor- gette has been trimmed with spraya of appliqué flat green velvet flowers and silver thread. The flowers are Lightly jewelled with diamante.

Sex green tulle is made with silver lace on the bodice, and worn over a silk slip of a slightly deeper tone. Another lovely dress is of pale orchid tulls and has a trimming of gold lace on the corange The skirt is set with tiny frills arranged in deep vandyke points: and the gown is accompanied by a large scarf of tulle

BETTY'S WINTER COAT.

Pule green cluth is suggested for the little cuat, which is in tended for small girle from twe to eight years of age, and a smart svide cap to match makes an attractive casemble. Any coating material of not tou heavy make may, however, be

uned.

If 54-inch wide material is bought, the coat, for the eight- year-old, could be cut from 1 yards of cloth.

LAVISH POCKET COMBS.

Jewelled rings or circlets of lapiz lazuli, jade, or coral make effective fasteners to the new poc 'ket combs. The combs are of tor- toiseshell to match the case, to which a ring is attached. You can see any number of examples at. Lane, Crawford's in the

.per- furmery department.

FROM NOON TO NIGHT.

The

WOMAN'S PAGE

CHRISTMAS PARTY FROCK.

ASPOONFUL ENG WATER

This little afternoon frock. would look charming in printed velveteen ur silk, and should be provided with matching knick-

crs....

EVERY WOMAN'S

JOY.

ANGORA FELT AND PLAIN BUCKLES IN THE NEW MILLINERY MODE.

Over one hundred hats, I believe," arrived late this-week chez Felix. When I looked in yesterday the shelves were crowded with felts of ali colours, although it did seem as if browns, greens, and madeana blues predominated, and there were of course, a number of hats in the new Persian red

At a casual glance you would aay that the most stylish trimming is a plain, even in some cases quito severe, gold buckle, which generally fastens back some part of the brim. It may hold the trimming-band-or quill of Telt but it always seems to have some definite use. That is an important point to observe, in the new season's fashion.

Trimming particularly on hats has a definite reason for its exist- ance. Anything that is added for no reason is in bad taste, although it does not follow that the reason is an obvious one. Often the correct placing of a buckle or a bow com- pletes the line of the hat and. balances it when word,

Looking more closely at these new bats in Felix I found that many of them are very elaborately cut. The effect is always simple but it may be obtained by joining together 25 many as eight or nine pieces each of which are narrowly edged with kid or velvet. There is a neat beige felt turban shape, for instance. which is trimmed by the overlapping edges of the pieces of which it is made, each edge being bound with gold kid.

Gold, of course, is playing an important part in all dress now-- daya, and it is very asual to find gold hat trimming in the form of buckles, stitchery or a kimé noderbrim. As an example of the later there is a very smart hat in fine black felt which is turned sharply up over one eye to show a gold lame facing.

Besides the felts a number of more dressy afternoon hats have arrived.

THE BOON OF THE AFTER NOON FROCK.

The big dressmaking houses are

can you find a frock which will con- Silk marocain and crêpe romaine, concentrating on the afternoon frock sent to a hurried packing with such are particularly good for dresses in a way they have not done for complete unconcern, which will meet that may have to get up early and years. The lines it. has chosen to

doubtful" to-dress-or-not-bear up during all the activities so many follow and the fabrics in which it to-dress" evening occasions with of the day in which there is neither prefers to be made at the moment, such diplomacy, and yet refrain time nor opportunity for going make a welcome change from the from looking "self-conscious in the home to change. ultra-sporting effect we all enden afternoon? Black lace and navy They will even see you through voured to achieve a little time ago. blue lace are among the two best an informal restaurant dinner ade. It is true that there was a great winter afternoons, and brown can both so clever about looking digni- colours to choose for autumn and quately; probably because they are deal of charm about these severe be unusually distinguished in the fied without looking dull, and so boyish clothes, if they were worn company of shining hair and a very easily persuaded to look smart with by slim well-made figures But

the assistance of biss bands or a there is also a great deal of charm Rood complexion.

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about these graceful draperies and There is, for example, Au ́Fetit | paath buckle, cleverly placed plants, supple fabrics we may new put on Louvre, a charming ensemble of or an unusual neckline, and an irre- before or after luncheon and live Jufre blue georgette and lace, theproachable hat.

in until it is time to change for latter forming the bodice, which is In the same delightful little shop dinner. Moreover, the habit of made a little more formal by the I found. a dress of cinnamon geor changing out of the tailor-made or addition of caorusted strappings of gette and satin, the latter being the sports suit and coat into an the georgette. The skirt of the used fairly lavishly for trimming Afternoon frock is very much better latter material, is made up of tiny and strengthening bands. The skirt for the life of the clothes we wear frills

abows the revival of a very happy in the mornings.

Blonde silk lace again is allied fashion being covered with silk A dress of dyed lace with long with georgette, the silk being used

fringe. graceful sleeves, an uneven hem for two deep tucks" at the hip Jine and a line of satin or a cluster line, and for the double vandyked of velvet flowers to give it distine-hem.

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tion, in one of those possessions for Boft satin is always happy with which it is difficult to be sufficiently furs and pearls, ehaded lights and grateful. In what other medium lang eyelashes,

For those who still hanker after the sports mode are softly feminine jumper suite of printed silk br Joularde; ons I saw was carried out in navy and grey, the jumper being spotted with the two colours and the

kirt plain navy.4.

Twice the man

he was

thanks to

BOVRIL

Au Petit Louvre

AFTERNOON

GOWNS of

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LONDON and PARIS.

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C. - A next design to Old Gold.

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