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Mavo's

HONG KONG

LARGE SELECTION

IN

Поррк

"AFTERNOON & EVENING DRESSES

Gloucester Arcade,

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MANNERS

-For Mrs.

1. DON'T fall to be fragrant and

cheerful.

2. DON'T let your voice get

shrill or sound complaining.

TODAY'S STYLES

START, WITH A HIGH,

PROUD, FLOWING

BUSTLINE

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SPIRAL

by

Formfit

Stylish figures are strictly feminine this season, there's no doubting that and no other item adds so mach to your final charm score as Spiral. It molds

after the idealized perfect bustling does it health- fally, comfortably, and dramatically effectively. Styles to fit every need in widths for small, aver- age and full development.

OBTAINABLE AT

ELITE

SHELL HOUER"

3. DON'T hum while your hus-

band is talking.

4. DON'T ask him for favours,

before dinner.

5 DON'T Interrupt his evening

newspaper reading. It may

be the only relaxation he's had during the whole day.

U. DON'T ambarrass

public with

bim in smotheringly

affectionate terms.

7. DON'T be jealous just be- cause he has enjoyed himself talking to another woman.

8. DON'T let anyone touch his

* possessions. Lack of privacy is about the hardest part of family life for a man,

9. DON'T speak too much of other men's good points in his presence.

10. DON'T fall to admire his ac- complishments extravagantly.

11. DON'T nag. To nag is to re-

peat a correction'more than twice in the same conversa- tion.

Have You Ever Tried

CUTTING A DRESS; BLOUSE, OR ANY GARMENT exactly in half when you want to use it for 盐 pattern, in making something new. In this way half of it may be used for the pattern and the - other half köpt so you can see how it was put together.

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ROLLING THE CLOTHES that go into the brea drawers. It seems make more room, also prevents creasing and makes thing easier to find.

USING HANKIES that are 100 worn" for regular use, in pajama, bathrobe," and apron Dackets; and also keeping them handy for neighbor children when they forget theirs,

PULLING YOUR WINDOW SHADE down to the spot you want your tie-backs to be, In this way the tie-backs will be the game distance up on each side of the window.

KEEPING A ROLLER TOWEL in the kitchen right near the sink. This may sound old-fashioned but there. is nothing so handy as a roller towel always on its rack, 14.4s especially good where there nors: several shildren.

WOMEN'S INTERESTS

GEARING THE FEMININE Simple Wool Crepe

WARDROBE TO KHAKI

Latest fashion advices from home state that English women, these days, are rushing to their dressmakers de- manding frocks suitable for lunching, dining, and dancing with an escort in khaki uniform

This new trend requires much careful thinking. For while, even in war times, every woman must strive to look her best, overdressing would be as grave an error today. as dowdiness.

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In going the rounds of the One model in black wool has a tur- dressmaking houses again, quolse blue yoke embroidered in Elene Foster says she has tiny silver sequins and diamante. been amazed at the variety Ano ber in sage green, with a wrap-around skirt tied in a big displayed in these costumes. bow at the side, has Iridescent One modiste, for instance, is green sequtas, Another in Line showing a charmingly youthful black woolen jersey bodice costume which consists of a long broidered all over in little silver skire of lacquer red wool, slim at sequins and beads." the hips, tight at the waist, and A model of the schoolgirl type in falling in soft folds to the door, black woollen. Jersey bodies em- topped by a tucked-in sweater of little whitee sequins and a deep, soft gray angora with round neck turn-over collar, and a belt with and elbow sleeves, its only decora- long ends of the same overlap- tion being a necklace of painted ping white discs.

wooden beads.

Embroidered Touches:

A Novelty:

A novelty seen in several of the

Another establishment' dresses dressmäking houses is a combina- up a dinner (rock of bright red ton of knitted material with jersey with a longsleeved bolero in woollen cloth. One example is a pale blue wool, the front and trock of sequin-trimmed black wool sleeves, being embroidered „in with knitted sleeves and two little a sophisticated costume in bottle-knitted pockets. Another, is a lovely gold, while another fashion has model in dove-gray with the back green crepe with the long-sleeved of the bodice and sleeves of gray draped bodice drawn in a V-ship-knitting. One Ccatumier, uses a ed opening at the back.

wide knitted band at the waist of ... excel-

The costume is completed by the a black wool frock, Ese of a bit of copper bead lent idea to insure, the tight embroidery at the front and a waistline, and little bolero of the same material,

While these long-skirted frocks

pockets,

knitted

are still being worn there is a Small Hats: growing demand for short frocks'

Small hats are noticeably the sultable for cinema and restaurant vogue with both long and short Wear These ace

woollen frocks. Little sailors and pillboxes. materials, with short, faring skirts with satin. loops or a velvet snood ' Cand "short" in England means covering the hair at the back, go nearly, if not quite, kneelength with the short skirts. and a "plain bodice embellished bans. in chiffon, georgette, lame with sparkling sequins, bead or chiffon, or alk crepe, drawn goldthread embroidery or masses, tightly around the forehead, cover- of barbaric jewellery.

With Spangles:

Norman Hartnell, the Queen's dressmaker is showing a new col- lection, whose theme song" seems to be "say is with spangles."

And tur-

ing the ears, and with a chou of velvet ribbon or a big rosette of the material at the front, are worn with the longer gowns.

One of these turbans was of coral. pink georgette with loops of coral velvet upstanding at the front,

A series of short frocks in navy This was designed to be worn with

blue, black, green, and wine colours dark brown,wooj gown with

Rich brown suede accessories and wide belt accent the subtle simplicity of this wool crepe dress of belge designed. by Howard Greer for Kathryn Adams, new RKO Radio "And,” to wear in "Fifth Avenue Girl” in which she supports Ginger Rogers. Miss Adams has a role In the forthcoming ""The Hunch- back of Notre Dame,"

Round The Shops

"WHAT SHALL I WEAR FOR

Is embroidered around the neck yards of coral beads twisted about THE RACES? " is the question that and wrists with a band of sequins. the neck and long coral earrings.is uppermost in the minds of

RIGHT BEHIND THE MAKE-UP

Hongkong's womenfolk today. The Jockey Club's annual meeting has always been a fashion parade and women columnists have in the past. vied with each other in describing

the picture in which they are the variety of models and designs worn by the fair sex at Hongkong's Derby Meeting.

working.

But, too often, these beautiful Don't become so intrigued faces seem to be immobile musks. with the beauty and perfec- whose owners somehow seem to be tion of your makeup that you afraid to move or vary their coun- neglect to remember you have tenance expressions.

professional motion picture lite

a face behind it-and that In this lack of expression lles- a this face, if it is to be a beau-large portion of the answer as to tiful and an attractive one, why really beautiful girls, either should be expressively able to reflect all the nuances of mood and emotion which he between the extremes of galety and sorrow.

In other words, appearing beautiful and being beautiful are far from synonymous,

For illustration, let as consi- der Hollywood's most famous and talented feminine staći, writes Max Factor. Inr: Many of these, as you and I have both observed, are not classically beautiful, even when as superbly groomed and costumed as they usually are.

NEAR IDEAL:

In Hollywood's picture studios, 1 have on many occasions seen un- known extra giris who are closer to the true ideals of physical beauty than the feminine star of

Two Aprons From

An Old Print Housedress

If you want to be thrifty, here is a way to save an aprons,

Most houspáresses wear out first under the sleeves and around the arinholes and neck, while the material in the skirt is yet quite strong.

Simply snip off the top of the dress in a straight line 'even with the armholes, and lay the dress fist and out two aprons, leaving the bib attached.

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Then hem all around and use the strongest "parts from the top or sleeves to make tle-strings, or short straps which button "in back.

Then pin up the bib with two small brass safety pins. If there is enough strong material, make cross straps over the shonidera. da no ripping, but simply cut the apron out and can make two aprons in about an hour.

in Holly-fessional motion picture- life anywhere, are very often not ag recognised and sought after as scue who are actually not as they-but who do possess expres- sive and consequently charming faces,

STULES 10

Grandmothers atole is back t style, wrapped round the shoul ders of the best dressed stars of - the mouth. Anita Louise, featured Richard Dix in RKO is support of Hadio's "Reno." wears a triple band of silver fox, finger Lip length with deep cape back. The hat is matching fox, fastened with a black crepe nood. The trock is black crepe, gathered at bodice and waist to the wide belt of gold sequins.

Despite the war, the Colony's leading nullinery establishments have surpassed themselves in their endeavour to please and provide their customers with the latest in afternoon and evening styles for the gay season. Stripes and Plaids:

One of the most popular Unes in wear for the race season is the

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1940.

SMALL SELECTION

OF

MATITA... SUITS

FOR

THE RACES

LADIES' SALON

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

LATEST SHOWING

OF

SPRING FASHIONS

RIVELLE

Gloucester Arcade.

For a Perfect Portrait

call in and see

Studio de Luxe

Pedder Bldg.

Tel: 33188.

4th Floor

KNITTED

YOUR NEW WOOLLENS

WANTED CARPET

Matita suits being offered by Lane, Fitting & Cleaning

This Crawford's.

well-known establishment "has only a small selection of these attractive suits in stripes and plaids with plain jackets, They are of really good quality English woollen and are certainly a smart buy and millady can be sure of that comfortable well-dressed feeling if she invests in one of these suits before the small stock is sold out for there's

bound to be a rush for them. Chic and Dainty:

The War Office publish the WHEN A FLOOR IS BEING MEASURED FOR A FITTED required for soldiers serving at following list of knitted wollens CARPET, it may be found home and with the BEF, with that if the seams are arranged specifications of colour, size, shape, to run from end to end of the &c.:

room one strip of carpet will Gloves.-Khaki or near shade,'

have to be cut to waste.

may be

overall length 9 inches, length of rib cuff 4 inches, thumb opening Kommed by a row of stitching 1 inch deep," 3-ply wheeling or

width across palm 4 to 44 inches, Mayo's, in the Arcade, have The strips may work in more overall length. 10 to 111⁄2 inches.. earned a name for always being economically if they are lald 3-ply wheeling or double knitting. able to provide something to suit | across the foom, If "the carpet is

- Mittens."Khaki or near shade, the most exacting tastes for every plain or only slightly patterned width nerosa palm 4 to 5 inches, ocesalon—and the race season is the effect will be just as good, no exception, to this "sarve your and wasteful cutting customer" „policy. This week they avoided. are offering their patrons a wide Joined Carpet: range of delightful afternoon and evening dresses. These are exact" replicas of the latest fashions and are as alluring and charming as anyone could wish. With no in- crease in the price lists, they should all find ready 'buyers during the season shead, for those who step Into Mayn's will find it dimcult to leave without making a purchase. Spring Fashions: ?

A joined carpet, when it is taken, double knitting. up for cleaning, should not be Cap Comforters.--Khaki or near folded along the seams. Although shade, width 8 inches, length 32 that is the easiest way it is bad inches, knitted tubular, and closed." for the carpet, for it tends to at each end, 3-ply fingering. strain the stitching, and in time Jerseys-Khaki or near shade. will make the seams look thread-width of body 18 to 20 inches, bare.

length of body 25 to 26 inches,

A NEW CARPET shoni, not be length of sleeves 22 to 23 inches, swept too much ac first. If it ta knitted with V neck, 3 or 4-ply allowed to settle the threads will wool fingering.

foot, 3-ply wheeling or 4 or 5-ply ingering.

inches;

The grandest display of spring ↑ not be so easily loosened, and there

Bocks-Army ・ grey, or khaki fashions is being shown by Rivelle, will be less fun on the surface (grey preferred), length of leg:14 also in the Arcade. Here again, Sweeping or vacuum cleaning to 15 inches, length of foot 104 to, the women who grace the lawns should be done in the direction 11 inches, width 41 inches, knitted In front of the Grandstand at the in which the pile Hes, and not with rib top and plain leg and races will And a choice and beauti- across or against it. ful selection of frocks which wil make their wearers tell so delight- rally proud of their appearance. The frocks Rivelle is offering are designed in prints and plain ma- terials, but, fashions latest require ments are embodied in every one of them.

Studio de Luxe:

As announced last week, Studio,

Scarves.Length

*) width: 94 inches, circular neck, call in and see,” says this studio's khaki or near shade. advertisement and those who have taken the opportunity of inspect cer

Gifts should" be sent to the OM- in Charge, Army Comforts ing specimens of the photograph- Depot, 12, St. Mary's Butta, Read- er's art, as done by Studio de Luxe, ing. have had nothing but admiration for the skill and trouble taken by their artists to do full justice to

de Luxe, in Pedder Bulding, was every cilent and to give always have already engaged the Studio was opened to the public on Mon- ! their best attention to their work, for their requirements and have day last. "For a perfect portrait, Several prominent Colony residents been well pleased with the risults.