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No. 22905. [TONTANAN BERAK*** HONG KONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 1931.

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(August 29.)

Spirits Festival". (CAung-Yuan-

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Queen's Theatre: Sailor.""

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CLINGING LADY.

BACK TO THE DAYS OF THE SIMPERING SUSANS

BOWLERS AND BUSTLES, PANTALOONS AND PYJAMAS.

out

Life," said Cecilia," is becom Commons after dinner with ite ing too complicated for women"-- fashionable yintors, bears

I was seeing her off on the boat Cecilia's theory. Crinolines billow train and we got mixed up with over the groy stones, the bustle has. Central Theatre Honor Among the Goodwood crowd, writes Min already been soen there. More than Lovers"

Ellen Wilkinson, MP. in the a hint of trains has appeared. Tarnished Evening Standard, Mingling with Clothes have become interesting

the cost and skirt brigade there again,

King's Theatre i Lady,

"Prince's Theatre: "Big Time."":

Dinner Danoes at Hong Kong and Peninsula Hotels

Europe Mail: Outward: Europe win Siberia (Empress of Russia) 10a.m.

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wore many who had determined to What bas really happened is that be picturesque-even at Goodwood-the cult of the Indy" has retura- in the manner of the moment. Theed, the sort that the serving maid station platform suggested a fancy had in mind when she exclaimed dress "affair.

Seostatically: "She's a real lady, she One tall girl was in pink or is, waited on hand and foot, never gaudio, with yards of material does a hand's turn for herself." billowing round her, her attention On the same principle elegant Chi being absorbed in preventing the nese Mandarins wear their tails pino frills touching anything that would inches long. Boil them. Another wore a blus Lawn Bowls:--First Division chiffon, frock which seemed to cen- Taikoo . Kowloon Dock, Civil Ser-j

Saturday,

(August 29.)

Beheading of John the Baptist."

1.

The best period of modern clothes. came when women had work to do, vico v. Craigengower: Second Divi-sist of floating bits and pieces. It when to be idle was to be fashion-

able

Even at a ball during the sion: Hong Kong Electric v. Club was only with great exportnass that

Club

de Recreio, Kowloon C.C.. Tai-he prevented them being torn off war women might at any time have koo, Kowloon B.G... Civil Ser-by the hurrying crowd. Each had to throw on a coat and go out to vice, Craigengower 1. Yacht Club.

Concert at Craigengower Cricket tricky little Victorian hat with attend air raid sufferors. At least an ostrich feather curled round her that was the convention that ex. Bo Velluto legsed the dancing. An evening: dress, therefore, was simple and short as a Greek kirtle, in which, though made of satin or lacs, it was possible to do whatever Was

Queen's Theatre Way For A Lear. Sailor

World Theatre:-" Monkey and His. Imposter.

Married In

Star Theatre. Hollywood,"

Central Theatre: Honor Among Lovers."

King's Theatre: Lady."

Tarnished

Prince's Theatre: "Big Time." Dinner Dances at Peninsula Hotel and Repulse Bay Hotel

European Mail:-Outward Europe via Suez (Karmala) 10.30 a.m.; Europe via Siberia (Ben- mahr) 3.30 p.m..!

Tides: High at 0.49 and 1,15; Low at 3.15 and 400;

Sunday,

(August 30.)

Thirteenth Sunday After Trinity. Queen's Theatre: Stepping Out."

World Theatre: "Hang Ngun Star Theatreg "So This Is College."

Central Theatre: Free Love." King's Theatre:"Charlie Chán Carries On."

Prince's Theatre: "Cheer Up und Smile:

Tea Dance at King's Restaurante Tidor-Hgik at 10.22 and 11.37; Low at 3.53 and 4.52,

"They are off on a 60-mile train ride. It will certainly pour with rain before the day is over, and yet they are dressed like this,” com tinued ~Cecilia. gloomily......." This womanly woman business is becom ing serious. Look at that girl ! "

"That girl" was wearing a blas taffeta Horror of horrors, it had a distinct bustle, and yot on her slim figure with a saucy howler perched on her fair hair it looked charming and I said so.

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The women who hadn't the lenst intention of doing to thing were those who took the greatest care to. appear as though they had just left the war to run itself for a few moments while they snatched dance or supper betwoen their indispensable tasks. Those days Cecilia grasped her suitcase firmly laid the foundation of the specta and made for the train. It's not cular achievements of women in this a mere fashion," she said grimly. century. Women thought in terms

of work and did big things. It's a revelation. Not what a woman asys but what she wears in Why is the pace of these achieve. the index to her real state of mindments slackening down? How many I really believe women are tired months is it since we heard of re- cords being broken, and thrilling of dressing as though they were

achievements by women! Have doing all the world's work. They they been too busy, working hard netually want to go back to the to acquire the technique of the days of the Victorian simpering elinging female in the new clinging Susans,"

elothes To stride along in a semi-

.

Cecilia departed for Paris. I re- crinoline as they had strode in a turned to. Westminster.

short skirt produced an effect that.. was too laughable,

Return of the Lady'..

The hour when coffee is served on the Terrace of the House of

The new manner has now been. acquired, and frankly one hag to (Continued on" Page 11.)

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