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The tailored suit is an important item of the Autumn wardrobe, and the choice of the well-dressed woman of Hong Kong is a

WOOLLEN SPORTS SUIT

from

THE DOLLY VARDON HAT SHOP Where she gets her Nicest Hats !

PAMELA

FROM PARIS.

Milanese Silk and Lisle

Lingerie.

Pure Silk Stockings in the

Newest Shades. " .

Sets in Collar and Cuff

Georgette, Organdie, Lace and Net.

13, Queen's Road Central,

FELIX HAT SHOP

ICE HOUSE STREET.

Just Unpacked

GEORGETTE EVENING & AFTERNOON FROCKS..

HATS

FOR EVERY BODY FOR EVERY OCCASION.

THE PIONEER SILK STORE

CHINA BUILDING & PENINSULA HOTEL.

There is Always Something New and Lovely at the "PIONEER."

NEW SILKS, EMBROIDERIES AND ORIENTAL GARMENTS.

"Crystal, Amber. Kayser Stockings

In the Ladies' Salon

EARLY AUTUMN

COLLECTION OF

HATS.

Lenci Hats from the Maker of the Famous Dolls

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

LADIES' SALON (MEZZANINE FLOOR) TEL. U. 4567.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1929.

WOMAN'S PAGE.

FALL HATS AND SPORTS SUITS.

I mentioned last week the delight ful woollen suits and new autumaa millinery which had then just ar rived at the Dolly Vardon Hat Shop; this week 7 want to describe a few of those that are left.

Very pleasing as a transition be- tween the summer and real autumn styles are some light-weight felta which have petal brims, and are trimmed with a scrap of lace ap pliqug in front surrounded with light braiding. This type of "trim- med hat is far more suitable for wear with cotton frocks' than the more severe lines of a plain sporta felt which you so often sec.

Felt and straw.are still friends and an admirable choice for early autumn, while the mode for bows can be scen

felta trimmed with grua grain, and pr models which have a bow of the felt itself, generally placed

right in front. But whatever your need, for a felt to wear now with summer frocks, for an early autumn hat to accompany a silk dress a sporta, model to top your jumper suit, you will find the ap propriate and chic hat at the Dolly

Vardon.

And the suits. They are even mare attractive than those of last spring which is saying a great deal. One real grass green three-piece suit has a thread of blue silk woven in narrow lines on the jumper, while a blue one has the jumper similarly trimmed with silk lines and knitted of shaded pol. These suits are all man-tailored on very smart lines, and made of the best quality wool. The colours are 'very pleasing indeed and not the least of their virtues is the fact that they keep in shape almost indefinitely.

Yourself and a Sale. Whiteaway, Laidlaw', in enle time is a perfect network of bargaini. Merchandise in alt departments is reduced. If we were to make a list of our per- sunal and household needa for the next few months and shop for them during the aule, the amount sared would be surpris- ing. Stockiugr are an item to buy in sales but be careful of colours, buy only soft neutrút shades. Other accessories hand- bagi," scarves, and lingerie touches-can be picked up to great advantage. The caution here is to avoid anything which "dates." Articles for the house- hold offer unlimited opportu nities to effect a real saving.

HATS FROM THE MAKER OF FAMOUS

DOLLS.

OPEN-WINDOW FOR THE WALLS OF

CURTAINS.

There are three" onistanding rea- sons why summer curtains are, the most important of all seasonable draperies. First, they must create on the mind an air of summer. Second, they should be cool, yet full of pulsing life. Third, they should be delicate, yet strong, and sun- proof.

As in every other textile, good raaterial and proper colour hold the secret of the ideal summer curtain. Madras muslin adapts itself, to floral effects in no unmistakable ternis, Warp and weft of the muslin are among the dzintiest of all textile threads

One point should be remembered about silk net. Much of it is de

signed to match bedspreads. Con-

sequently, when buying, silk net do not forget the matching qualities of your bedspreads

In Whiteaway, Laidlaw's pow, while the sale is in progress, lovely Madras muslins are marked at half price, and fadeless curtain nets, both silk and cotton are amazingly cheap. There are some very hand- some art silk bed spreads to match zome of the curtain materials which are also much reduced during the sale.

To the straight hanging outer curtain nothing looks better than oral eretonne and cretonnes are almost being given away. · A redue- tion from 83.95 to $1.95 a yard is a bargain not to be missed, especial- when the yards in question are so very attractive. :-

TOYS AND TREA.

SURES.

A PACKING CASE FROM

JAPAN.

"Quinney" has sent a pucking case from Japan full of all sorts. of delightful toys for young and old-and among the toys are come real treasures. Quinbey, junior, showed them to me yesterday.

First came some charming things made of antimony, amazingly cheap.

HỒNG KONG.

Hong Kong is not a walled city, neither is modern Kowloon, but they both have many many walls, most of them in a rather sad con-. dition. We have given up spole

gising for them years ago, especially as the higher you go, in the scale of riches (to the top of the Peak) the worse are the walls.

Colour

washing is the only possible way of treating them, and alas often before our walls are dry from the latest.' renovation, they are spotted with damp from some enveloping mist.

Lane, Crawford's are coming to the rescue

the heralds of "Salubra" wall paper, which is quaranteed to be waterproof so that it not only withstands the damp, but can be washed if any dirty mark is made on it. A special glue is used to paste it on which is eaid to hold fast in the dimpest atmosphere.

"Salubra 11 paper is being care- fully tested locally before being affered for sale. One of the small dining rooms in Lane, Crawford's restaurant has been lately papered with it and another piece is being tested on the walls of a bath-room on the Peak,

So much for utility. From the point of view of beauty “Salubri"

Papers-which are all the rage at Home just now have, I think, no equals. If you will pay a visit to the mezzanine floor of Lane, Craw fard's they will show you many samples, which will be revelation of the variety and artistic quality of modern papers.

PIONEER NEWS.

I want to draw your attention this week to the branch of the Pioneer Silk Store in the Peninsula Hotel. They have been receiving some very lovely silks there lately, especially some exquisite printed georgettes in the latest patterns,

and those printed crêpe de chines and foulardes which make up 'só well for carly autumn dresses. A new collection too has arrived of striped spur silk suitable for sports or morning dresses and for men's pyjamas.

In the Peninsula Hotel branch you will always and a fine selection

shawis, embroidered kimono and oricota) embroideries generally, be sides the ever popular hori and coolie coats. They have a good selec tion of crystal, jade and amber jewellery, and some very attractive synthetic jewellery at low prices, besides some interesting curios.

There is a pile of gay cushions

There are elegant candle sticks for||covered in eretonnes and art silks 90 cente, tray and crumb scoop sets for 81.25 and a variety of cigarette boxes with cedarwood linings which are "sculpted in various designs, for a few dollars.

Next a pair of gold-bronze

jardinières inlaid with a bamboo design in silver, uppeared, and then same Japanese crackers, tobacco

jars made after the faebion of those

grave scriptured heads of the Ming

dynasty, gaily coloured teapots and, fruit dishes.

to be found at Whiteaway, Laid- law's. The special sale prices are from 75 cents for a smail "holster" to fit in the bellow of your neck when you lie in a deck chair, to 85 for a lovely drawing-room sofa cushion.

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Take a look, round your kitchen and then 'take a look round White- away, Laidlaw's furnishing depart-] ment. What you need in the former you will and in the latter, at very

Then the ivories. There are ex-special nale prices. quisite ivory statuettes some faith- ful presentations of the Japanese peasant of to-day, others of mythe- logical figures. There is a row of Geishas dancing, and a number of delightful little birds touched up with colour, besides some valuable pieces of old brown ivory.

A delightful surprise awaited me in Lane, Crawford's Ladies' "Salon" this week. I was looking at a most attractive collection of the new autumn" bats and was deeply engaged over some of the angore brushed felt models when my atten-

A big ease of Jacquer goods is ex- tion was drawn by a voice say pected shortly and as a berald come ing. Here are new Italian cloth some novel smoking sets in red or bats"-and hebold an array of the black lacquer. They are in the form gayest and most chic little affaire of trays holding cigarette box, ash imaginable. 1 did not need to be told that they were designed by the tray and match stand. Mr. Komor's same clever brain which has crown-

curios are always worth a visit and ed the Lenci doll queen of nursery attractive.

these new arrivals are particularly and Boudoir alike, it was obvious that no one else could have been responsible. They are sports"

FIVE PRETTY FROCKS.

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A collection of attractive after- noon and evening "Trocks, specially designed for the warm wenther, has just been received by Felix. deep close fitting hip section dis- tinguishes two of the smartest among them. One is of pale apple green georgette with insertions of Dear-white silk lace. Below the long hip panel the skirt flares out pretty by means of knife pleats and

ing pin tucks and a soft jabot.. The second, of pertenche blue georgette with a figured skirt, has the hip section set in vertical tucks. The flowered skirt has three small frills This and is longest at the back. model has aleeves and chic is added in the form of a belt of lizard velvet...

models, some with a small brim, PARIS TO PAMELA. the bodiced is trimmed with radiat-

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others turban fashion, and simply defy description as a whole. Each one has its own message and its Paris has just sent a box of at- own charm. Some are decorated tractive things to us, care of Pamela. with cut out flowers, with cubes It contains milanese silk directoire squares or diamonds, and they knickers in two colours, "nymphe" have that irresistible mixture of and "ngi" milanese liale vesta yet perfectly harmonising with a drawn thread work border colours in which Lenci dolls are at the top in the same colours, and dressed.

lovely pure silk stockings in two But to turn to the less exciting different qualitics in the newest though no less chic millinery. shades. Chocolate colours and those inter- Gloves have arrived too, and it ésting near-whites are fashionable, I would be well, to get some at once also, of course, mimosa yellow, the because it nearly always happens newest shade of all. Brushed that the stocks run out before the angara felt is the latest whim and season ends. There are some de- a very pleasing one. Machine lightful collar and cuff. sets which stitching, sometimes in a contrastare so admirable a means of freshen ing colour, all over a ibberline oring an old frock or giving a chic Angora felt is good. Soft gros grain finish to a new one. I saw them in

Very attractive is a frock of corn coloured georgette with a pretty cape lightly hand painted in rays of red and orange. It has the fashionable low set frill round the skirt. Prettily shaped panela dia tinguish a semi-picture gown of white ninon printed with a large orange and black design, and a cool and attractive looking little dress is carried out in white net

in toning coloura is generally used georgette in most attractive colour-trimmed with small frills.

As a trimming band; and small feaings, in organdie, deru lace, and ther mounts are still fashionable.. lace and ninon.

There are also a number of pretty dresses in silk muslin.

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ODD-JOB GIRLS, BEWARE!

[BY MARGERY. DAW.]

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"And what are you going to do. now you have left school?" some one asked un intelligent, good looking young giri at a luncheon party the other day...

"Oh, I want a job, of course," she answered. I suppose you do not know of anything?"

But tell as what sort of thing you want?" her hostess said. "Perhaps one of ‚μa may know of something in your line."

"Ob, I don't know! Just any thing as long as it's not too fright fully dull. I'm not particulat."

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"Temporary" Drifters.

One woman remembered that -n friend with a little dress shop had said that one of her saleswomen was il and she needed a substitute for a few weeks. Some one else knew charity affair and wanted a tem- of a woman who was organising a

porary secretary,"

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"Well, take care you don't be- come an odd job woman. It's fatal if you really want to get on," said the woman who had spoken before.

Handicapped Careers.

One realised quite well what. ahe meant. One of the greatest tempta tions that lies in wait for a quick and intelligent girl in search of a job is drifting into being a "Jil of All Trades."

ciently intelligent to pick up the A good-looking girl who is suffi- rudiments of some profession quite quickly can get any number of different temporary jobs. Almost every trade and profession wants ocensional extra help when they have a special rash of work,

After a few of these odd jobs it bottom of some profession. Not is dißcult to start regularly at the only does the pay seem a good deal better than that of a beginner else- where, if one forgets to count up the idle days between the various jobs, but also a girl's faults are not pointed out in the same way. If she is only going to be there for a few weeks, no one is going to the trouble of really training her. It is much easier for them to put right her mistakes without bother ing to explain. So she never hears about them..

"But of course it would only be for about a month, and does not

A Fatal Reputation. lead to anything better. That is

Still, to take on one or two odd the worst of everything we have jobs does not really matter. Once suggested. Anything that will real-

she gets a reputation for doing ly train you for a regular pro- them, however, it beco.nes really fession is going to be much more fatal. No one will believe that she

is fitted for anything better. She. dull and boring I'm afraid," the woman who had made the last eug- just goes on drifting from one to gestion continued.

another. Sometimes she has a run "Yes, that's the worst of it," of good luck and gets one really the girl answered. Those tem-well paid job after another; a little porary jobs sound much more fun, later she may hang about for weeks. besides the pay is ever so much bet- without caything turning up. ter. After all, there's sure to be The Jill of All Trades" has loss of other odd jobs going when absolutely no future as far as ber one comes to an end."

i career is concerned.

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