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THE HONG, KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1,

1929.

Where Are You Going?

The Answer of Nine Women out of Ten will be

THE DOLLY VARDON HAT SHOP"

BECAUSE

The New Collection of Hats and Sports Wear is perfectly delightful and representative of the Advance Winter" Mode

PAMELA

THE BEST THAT MONEY CAN BUY?'

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But that is by no means, a convincing description of elegance.

The woman who puts brains into the assembling of her wardrobe, odds an infinite amount to the value of the money she can spend.

Our goods are not the most expensive that money can buy, but they are chosen for us, 'from the best houses, by buyers who give. us the best of their brains and experience.

13, Queen's Road Central.

Has Just Received from Paris

A Collection of

EVENING FROCKS

PEDDER STREET IN NINON AND SILK NET,

OPPOSITE

HONG KONG HOTEL

WHICH ARE SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR MID- SEASON WEAR.

THE PIONEER SILK STORE

CHINA BUILDING AND PENINSULA HOTEL.

Kayser Stockings

JUST RECEIVED, THE LATEST WINTER SHADES Nos. 88 X AND 157 X

For the cooler evenings YOU need a CANTONESE SHAWL of SILK or NET. WE have a beautiful collection of both.

In the Ladies' Salon'

A Good Hand Bag is an essential of a smart ensemble.

Among the interesting new leathers used this season,

shark-skin, ostrich-skin, and antelope suede, Our New Collection of Hand Bags will interest and delight you.

are

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

LADIES' SALON (MEZZANINE FLOOD).

TEL. C. 4567.

WOMAN'S PAGE.

THE ROAD TO ROME. YOUR OWN FOUR

THOSE CHARMING WINTER HATS.

WALLS.

COLOUR SCHEMES AND CURTAINS

I take as an example a room 1 saw a little time ago, which at first sounds a little startling, but which is in fact one of the most restful that. I have entered.

All reads, they say, lead to Rome,

It is a mistake to think that certainly all roads in Hong Kong,

effective decoration need be expen- and others from farther afield,sive, or that the free use of colour which are trodden by women lead in room need be unrestful. to the Dolly Vardon Hat Shop. It is rather amazing, it is not that orders for hats are received not only from Shanghai" and "Canton, but also from England, from old friends of the Dolly Varden! The roads are more congested than ever just now for a big shipment of new hats and the most delightful sports

wear

bus been attracting old friends and new. There are also some attractive little evening frocks

of which more anon.

A glance at the Eats confrms several earlier impressions of the. new winter mode. The alliance of felt and velvet is very important. The velvet often appears as ap pliqué stitched on with gold thread, sometimes as a fold over the brows as in one very smart black model with a bow behind the right ear; and sometimes as a part of the hat. In one such case the crown is made uf tan velvet, with a narrow brim of nigger felt having a small brush plume set under it behind the car.

A very smart ensemble in printed foularde in tones of green and beige, trimmed with

zummer ermine.

The Egyptian style with a long close fitting back is fashionable above all others. The trimming of these hats is of the very simplest, sometimes cunsisting merely of the clever draping of the felt. Black is very fashionable, and can be allied with pearl grey or madonna blue velvet en masse, or small appli cations of the same material in a mixture of colours. The alliance of pearl grey and black, and the charm of black stitched with gold, is well demonstrated in a model of grey with a large application of black velvet so stitched. Greens and, of course, all shades of brown are very good. A delightful model which does not come exactly into any of these categories is made of beige brushed angora" wool in trus turban style.

The sports wear, of which I wrote last week, has been selling like the proverbial hot cakes. Newly dr. rived are some delightful pull-overs and sleeveless cardigans of the same wool and style as the tailored sports

wear..."

Among the evening frocks are a couple of models in taffetas, one blue and the other crushed strawberry, both on picture lines. A charming dress is carried out with a pink satin fitted bodice and, a very full long skirt of three tiers of blush rose net. A pouffe of the net at hip and shoulder completes the dainty effect.

Distempered Walls.

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The walls were distempered a pure white from the skirting: to the picture rail, which was rather high; above this a soft butter yellow, as was the ceiling.

HAND BAGS.

OSTRICH, ANTELOPE AND SHARK.

Fish, flesh, fowl, and reptile lying one counter-not a together on counter devated to gustrunomie needs but to the adornment of Eve. The ostrich, the antelope and the shark now take their places with snake 'and 'lizned as the smartest leathers for making those decora. "tive accessories which are so essen- tink to the comfort of every woman- hand bugs.

Shark leather is perhaps the It has a sarface covered with close set little balls, newest of all,

which look not unlike beads, and takes a beautiful polish. Ostrich leather does not possess so much

The woodwork was painted a bril- liant black, and then varnished, so as to give as brightly a reflect-gloss, and is distinguished for ita ing surface as possible; the floor rough unaven grain, rather like the bark of an oak tree, with little pita was treated in the same way.

Two or three rugs with yellow where the feathers grew. Antelope predominating were procured, and suede has so lovely a satin pile that you feel afraid to touch-it-lest you rub away the bloom, but ae- tually wears very well.

these chairs which had loose seats were covered with a patterned yellow and white cretonne, while the curtains were of a black, white, and grey linen with an heraldic design. The lamp shades were of the usual vellum.

The pictures were either oils in gold frames or etchings in black

frames.

Black-Fainted Woodwork.

colour..

You can see examples of bags made in these three new leathers, besides fascinating examples in reptile skin, morocco, and tweeds, in Lane, Crawford's Ladies' Saloon. Some of the bags have ingenious. new fittings, and most of them have a really good sized mirror and" comb. The envelope pochette style A very important principle is still running neck and crop with dred is that of the reflection of the pouch bag shape, and there seems nothing to choose for smart- ness between smalt and large bags.. although I think that exaggerations either way will not be in vogue this winter. One envelope of black antelope has a triangular (or true envelope) fap which fastena down over n front of gold kid. Another has two corded bars of geld kid across the front. Bright green shark skin makes an exceedingly smart pochette of ample size, while many women will give the palm for chic to a large envelope of beige ostrich leather transversed by an obliqur band of black patent. A pouch bag of beige morocco with a novel amber mount has all sorts of ingerious fittings inside, while a smart pochette of madonna blue carries a tiny memo pad and pencil fastened outside.

Now in the ordinary way, of course, blank white walls would be cold and trying to the eyes, but in this case the ceiling by reflection gave a certain warmth to the walls without changing the essential tone. In the same way with the black painted woodwork, A highly re- flecting surface was deliberately chosen so that the black surface, while giving the required dark tone to balance the lightness of the rest of the room, should appear bright and give back the warmth of the ceiling.

Not Curtains,

The colour of the material is not only reflected in the room when the curtain is drawn, but also when it pulled back, so that although the colour may tone beautifully with the rest of the room, it may during the day entirely ruin in colour of the walls For instance, if you have deep purple curtains of lightly blue tone, it is almost certain that the effect of cream walls will be ruined by the fact that the reflection will be thiefly blue, and so turn your walls a rather un pleasant tons of green, "which, of course, is highly undesirable.

Such accidents can often be cor rected by the judicious use of net curtains during the day of such a colour as to give warmth to the rest of the room, if it needs it, at the same time correcting of unfore Been reflection. You will now find

very wide range of most attrac tive curtain, peis at Whiteaway, Laidlaw's which were being unpack- ed when I went in two days ago. They are, many of them, in a usciv! éeru tene with a coloured stripe and are really amazingly cheap. would be difficult indeed to find among them a net which would not he idea for any decorating scheme like that outlined above.

It

For the girl who likes the look of bare bags and tennis socks, but does not care to wear her legs un covered, come lisle thread stockings in nude colour with woollen feet anil ankles of beige or white, bordered with a coloured silk stripe. White away, Laidlaw's

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Two serviette rings,, in contrast- ing colours, of imitation marble, put up in a fancy box are among this season's novelties, Lane, Craw- ford's, perfumery department.

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season's gloves, in chamois, cotton, silk, nad kid, have arrived in Whiteaway, Laidlaw's There are 13 and 16 button white kids among the besides very smart short white kid gloves with orna- mental cuffs.

A jaunty little sporte wuit de- signed for lussore silk warn with a red and white tie and red belt.

WINTER BRINGS NEW OVERCOATS WITH ENSEMBLE BLOUSE AND SKIRT.

We were introduced this summer jumper or blouse, for instance, to the two piece ensemble consist might be of the coat material, an- other milk frock be trimmed with ing of a frock and three quarter encrusted hands of the tweed. One length coat of the same material, auch ensemble which I saw in and the winter has brought a fur- Lone, Crawford's is an admirable ther ensemble on similar lines, in example not only of the chic of thin this case made up of a full length fashion but of the charm of the new The coat and skirt are coat of tweed worn over a skirt of tweeds, the same material, and completed carried out in a soft tweed of pinky cocon beige, the former having a by a toning silk blouse. An ex-

The tremely smart and practical fashion," scarf collar of shorn lamb. as it allows for several different blouse is of heavy weight crêpe de blouses or complete frocks to be chine of a lighter tone, with a designed to make different ensem touch of dark embroidery to bring

One it into line with, the tweed. bles with the same cost.

Take the bull by the bottle

BOVRIL

WHITEAWAYS

LADIES' OUTFITTING DEPTS.

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PULLOVERS, CARDIGANS AND SKIRTS.

A

SPLENDID SELECTION

OF

MAIDS AND LADIES PULLOVERS, CRADIGANS And 8 PIECE SUITS AT POPULAR PRICES.

LADIES' WOOLEN SKIRTS

in fancy checks and plain pleated. With and without tops.

$14.50 To $22.5

CALL AND INSPECT.

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW & CO., LTD.,

HONG KONG.

MID-SEASON.

SOME EVENING FROCKS

FROM EVE.

Mid-season fashions do not have

FOR LEISURE HOURS.

SOME DELIGHTFUL NECLIGEE.

Some most attractive new coats and pyjama sets have just arrived at the Pioneer Silk Store, almost

a very wide appeal in England, 4s they last for so short a while, but here in Hong Kong they have a any of which would be admirable

much more practical significance as our autumn and our spring are both

long.

for a negligée. The most novel of these is a two piece ensemble of slip petticoat and huori coat which. One of the reasons why I always would make a comfortable negligée like "Eve" is that the stock is, for evenings spent at home or for collected not only with an eye to breakfast. Both garments are car what is attractive, but also to our ried out in a good weight brocade special needs here. This week I silk in black or beige. The coat is was looking at some evening frocks bordered with a Persian or Chinese made for the most part of ainon Bower design in gay colours, and the and silk net. Several of them slip has a panel of similar printed have sleeves. If you have been design which shows in the of the spending all your leisure hours on coat at the neck. Coat and slip ure the beach and now find yourselves enclosed in a bag of the same with sunburnt or peeling arms, yon material and would make a nice will be very glad to find an even- Christmas prescht for some friend ing dress of this sort, and above at Home,

all if it strikes in its design that Another Christmas present which happy note between the filmy would be sure of a welcome is one summer and the richer winter of the new beach sets which consist styles.

of a pyjama suit and coat of printed One such frock is carried out in silk, and a good sized bag, with black ninon with an over skirt of handles, in which they can be car silk net heavily embroidered withried. Although it is past the bath- gold and silver thread. A little ing season-especially at Home-a ailver embroidery is also used on gift which carries with it the in- the yoke and sleeves. A blonde dividual charm of the orient would georgette frock is designed on act be sure of an enthusiastic welcome. dissimilar lines with a not skirt Another new negligés coat, also oke and sleeves lightly embroider-made of brocaded silk and trimmed ed with gold. Very smart is an- í with á gay coloured printed border, other black ainen frock cut with & is made, rether on the lines of the lang umbrella skirt, and having more elaborate and luxurious of panel of black and silver lace let men's pyjama jackets with a beit in diagonally across the lower half or sash to hold it round the hip of the bodice and forming godets line. This might be worn over any on the skirt, There are some very pyjama suit which toned. - New, tog; inexpensive frocks of black silk lace are pullovers of printed crepe de also which would be useful for mid-chine which would look very well

senson wear.

under a tailormade, or as a jumper ensemble with a pleated skirt in a matching colour.

Among other new goods are triangular silk scarves printed in. Hot water bottles with soft fluffy the new bold, senacapa or sunset, de covers made in the shape of animals signis, and tussore silk pyjamas em- and dolls are a novelty which will broidered in colours. Some attrac delight the small people, Lane, tive designs in striped spun silk, Crawford's in the perfumery de- some with a coloured ground, have partment.

also just come in