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EREBOS JELLIES

Care easy to make,

set quickly and are delicious to the taste. They are obtainable in a variety of tempting fresh fruit flavours-i Strawberry.Raspberry,

Cherry, Greengage, Pineapple and others. equally appealing.

Cerebos

Jelly Crystals

Agentes-John-D. Hutchison-&-Co... Hong-Kang.

New Shipment Just Arrived Character Cloth

(Formerly known as Korea Mission Cloth) PRICES REMAIN AS THEY WERE BEFORE

THE FALL OF THE DOLLAR

Not to shrink

GUARANTEED Not to fade

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1933.

Give Your Knitting PAUL RENNET ET CIE

The Professional Touch

By AN EXPERT

A PROFESSIONAL knitter, re- the newly-cast-on stitches instead nowed for the skill with which ci, the front, this ensuring that the she turns out. Bond-street gar gurment will not stretch and lose mants," said to me recently, "Any-shape after being worn or washed; boily can knit; but it is the mask and the slipping of the first stitch ing-up that matters."

in each row, to facilitate joining

Her statement was too sweeping to be accurate. But certainly here, are many who can knit well, who ean follow knitting directions per fectly, and yet produce garments that have "Home-made" written large upon them...

Actually, there is no secret con cerning the process which trans- forms an obviously home-made arti- clo into one which bears the stamp. of the gifted artist, although these details are not generally known— it one but judges from the ill-fit ting jumpers, suits and hats one neus too frequently at present..

FITTING THE GARMENT

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Needles coloured a totally dif¦; ferent shade from the wool are to be recommended.

Shetland women, are not orly ex-| pert Ruitters. They are expert in: the art of washing their knitting,. importance, Thair methods may Bej which, after all, is of the atmest old-fashioned, but the results. justify them

LAUNDRY SECRETS

Three tubs or basins of equal size are laid alongside, one another, and in each there is poured an equal amount of water, of the same temperature-say, a large kettle- Careful pressing of each sectionful of boiling water equally divid af knitting before joining first-reduced in temparature until it is "ed between the thren; this water is class staining at the joins, and merely tepid, an equal quantity of again careful pressing after the old water being used in such case pieces have been sewn together, are things of infinite importance.

Many women wonder why their garments do not sit well, although the actual knitting is quito good and an excellent pattern has been closely followed.

ensure evenness of temperature. Soft Roap we would use soap flakes-is dissolved in the first tub, and the, garment immersed and gently kneaded in the wator ther- in; quickly. it is transferred to the second tub, where soft, soap has niso been dissolved; Instly it is rinsed in the third tub of clear water.

They have simply not taken paina to fit the sections to their own in dividual measurements. A very simple operation this, for knitting So clever are the Shetland wo- can be stretched to any size within men at washing woollens that they

Seldom wear out reason after it is cast off. This is can make like new a garment that

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Queen's Building, 2nd Floor.

A Reflection of the quality of the famous Kohinoor Diamond is to." be found among the silks and

satins at the

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BRITISH

TO

THE LAST STITCH

dne-to give an example such as has become hard and matted

aleere by taking measurements through bad laundering.

the length and width at wrist,

elbow, and shoulder by chalking such measurements on a sheet of strong paper, thus outlining the ahape of the sleeve, and damp- Ironing the knitted sleeve to the exact size of the chalked ona.

Damp-ironing is pressing the iron on a not too damp cloth plac ed over the article to be pressed. No doubt this is a little trouble, but it is very much worth while

In addition, it will be found that woollens so treated, with damp- pressing as the final piece of work on the completed article, will en- sure that scarcely any shrinkage will occur when the garment has to be washed:

To join edges. of knitted work a erochet hook and simple chain stitch are far better than joining with needle "and thread.

Among other professional knit-

THE MANNEQUIN

FASHION KING OF THE WORLD

Dame fashion is raising her head again.

In half a dozen cities in the world exquisite young women will' 800n be busy parading day after. aay the clothes that other women

ill wear for the next few months before the delighted; - Fascinated eyes of buyers and salesmen and fashion experts alike.

We begin by being delighted, arid | we end by being bored.

Imagine day after day of it!

and colour,

Ling hints are those which iain Hundreds of frocks to sum up with | on the winding of the wool in a loose ball, tight balls destroying the elasticity; the knitting of a plain raw immediately aftor the Bitches are cast on, the needle be ang inserted in the back of each of

ZAMBRENE

WEATHERPROOFS

for WOMEN

The weatherproof quality of "Zambrene" is obtained by special process applied to the yarn before and after weaving.

The lining.is treated in a similar manner, with the result that rain cannot penetrate the fabric except by pressure or friction.

It is equally impervious to dust or wind, but the treatment does not render the cloth "air-proof" nor harden the fabric, so that a "Zambrene" cost is comfortable to wear, as well as bygienically," porous.

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"Zambrene" Weatherproof are made in Landon by Zambrene, Ltd., in various ranges of Cotton, Egyptian Cotton, Waal, Wool Unions, and Wool Twists,' atas

"Zambrene,” “Saxonia," "Weit

of England Coatings and Harris-

and Donegal Treeds, etc.

PRICES $12, 815.50, $16 .$22.827: to $48,

PAUL RENNET ET CIE

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Long frocks, short frocks, lovely frocks, indifferent frocks,

FROM

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Every frock is crisp, smart and new as Spring. Their colours are gay as a garden in May-and they won't fude.

All the fabrics aro British, the out is beyond reproach and the styles are attractive and new. Guaranteed to wear and wash.

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Her Favourite.

glance cut and quality, cloth If many a wistful sigh. gces p from the audience, it is only be. cause, after all, even a fashion ex- pert or a buyer has a feminine that gown that you yourself have heart, and sometimes there is just

always dreamed of.

white, and green coats. Hats and Red coats, blue coats, yellow,

scarves and feathers thrown in.

Seated in our wraps

BAL

must

Even the manoquin herself has judge from the sylpb-like forms of her favourite gown. A look, a the superb young beauties who pasa touch betrays it as she queens it before

what dashing little past you. spring sults and tip-tilted straws Alas, in a few weska' time it will will look like on the short and be no longer hers. Some elderly stout, the tall and angular, the dowager from Cincinnati will be statuesque matron and the blushing wearing it or some glittering star debutante alike.

of stage or society,

We have to judge which details will be most likely to "take" among the clientèle we serve. We have to gauge with the nicest accuracy which garments will please the smart young people of today.

We must know which details are likely to be mass-produced within the next few weeks for everybody's wear, and which are likely to re- main the exclusive wear of the select few.

Two or three days of it, and all trocks look alike.

Men and women, tall and short, fat and thin, pretty and plain, we sit there in judgment.

And the mannequins themselves; what a queenly procession of love ly young women, superbly hipless and cheatless, with an inimitable slinky stroll, and enormous lavish ly lashed eyes..

And she, the mannequin will be wearily standing for hours on end while new creations are evolved upon her to show in yet anothe: few months' time,

Exotic Loveliness.

So it does on, season after sea- son, all the secrecy of creation, the weariness of tail, for the few brief days of glory before, it is decided that ashians, must, change again.

Sitting there in the gilded, mir- rored salons, watching these state- ly beauties pass by, one has almost

for the briefest of moments the impression that all this matters, that fashion is king of the world, and woman his willing slave.

Which is, of course, just the fatal impression that all this feverish display of exotic. loveliness is meant to create.

Spring Hats

NOW that all the New Year fenti trimming, a bandeau, or some sort

vities are over and the Pari-of little-invisable trick,

sians who have gone to the winter This means a tilt over the brow, sports of the Riviera are out of not necessarily to the nose, but to the way, those who are left are wards one eye, and not too much turning their eyes and lending their to one side. Brimmed hats are ears to soe and hear what the rue wera-straighter than formerly. de la Paix is going to make for The anilor with a two to two sad the spring.

Already little secrets leak out of hind, or rolled, is slightly raised a half inch brim, turned up. be those closed doots, and the mil- behind, and titled towards the mos liners, less secretive than the dress The little cuff hat is also worn all makers since they change their most straight; and is one of style more often are almost commest popular hate to wear with municative if you approach thera | with. tact.p

STILL SMALL

and akirydd og from Versailles under Louis XV and Louis XVI, though start this does not mean all the tricke- Spring hats are to be small, and ries and Dolly Varden fussiness of there is great variety in materiale those periods, de manda used and in the shape of the The hat made of woollen, silken, crowns. Crowns Gre-shallow, drap-ar cotton materials is likely to be i

to a square telescoped for very popular, since soft crowns drawn to a cuff, and many models, and brims call for supple mats- are raised at the back by means of Irials.

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Now you can

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