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8-HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS

Mavo's

HONG KONG

CHOPPE

NEW MILLINERY ··

LATEST SPRING & SUMMER

MODELS.

Gloucester' Arcade;

FASHIONS LATEST

SHOWING EARLY NEXT WEEK

DAY & EVENING DRESSES

HATS AND ACCESSORIES

RIVELLE

Gloucester Arcade

Tel. 33180.

FOR A PERFECT PORTRAIT

CALL IN AND SEE

STUDIO DE LUXE

PEDDER BLDG.

4th FLOOR.

THE NEW HOUSECOAT

- but it comes down to breakfast with equal distinction. A go-ahead relative of your old friend the dressing gown, house- coats make the first real fashion change- over of the war.

ONE OF LONDON'S BEST KNOWN DRESSMAKERS took his provinces, He found autumn collection for a tour of the English women have made up their minds-evening dresses are out of the wartime, picture. He said: Women will not dress up in the evenings not in even the most simple dinner frock. What they want are housecoats,"

And there you have the key to the fashion picture this Wartime housecoats, housecoats and more housecoats.

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HOUSECOATS, or even worse, hostess gowns, as they some- times get called, sound high-dying for you and "mé, But a de- scription of my call-it-what-you-like would take three lines of type, starting off with breakfast robe through tea town into erénink wrap

ONE OF THE SMARTEST is made thainly of soft navy blue woolfen! The front part of the bodice and the nest 'kollar are scalloped on in cyclamen 'wool. The waist, is small, the skirt.. full, and sipp Tastener closes it down the front. And if you haven't' deserted evening frocks entirely, it would make a fine" evenink coat over a cyclamen dress.

Round The Shops

CHEERFULNESS, CHARM AND CHIC are the striking notes in the Spring Fashion displays of the modiste shops in Hongkong this week. The whole range of feminine requirements for outdoor and in- door wear to please every woman's particular whim and taste exudes that spring is in the air" feeling --whether they be hats, morning and afternoon frocks" or evening

WORT.

Shipping difficulties owing to war conditions certainly do not appear to have prevented the Colony's millinery establishments from pro- curing the best and latest models and styles from the fashion dicta- tors overseas and even now, more stocks are on the way out to Hong- kong.

Spring Hats:

Hats for the spring season are featured in Lane, Crawford's dis- play this week. "Feminine interest In headgear in the Ladies' Salon here will be enhanced by the at- tractive Ann Sheridan models offered their customers. These hats, designed in wine, black and white straws, have a special appeal to which women will soon succumb, for their neatness and style are pleasingly noteworthy. Apart from this particular model, Lane, Craw- ford's "have a variety of other styles in black and dark shades with high crowns and brims--with or without vells. A really wonderful selection and at the most reason- able prices.

New Millinery:

The latest spring and summer models in millinery is the keynote of what Mayo's, in the Arcade, are offering their customers, and latest is correct, for the greater part of their goods on display have only just arrived from fashion designers abroad. Turned out in the most delightful styles, these spring and summer models are available in a variety of colours from sombre shades to bright and cheery hues to delight and gladden every fancy. No round of visits to the city shops will be complete with out a call at Mayo's. Fashions For All:

Rivelle, in the Arcade, will have

WOMEN'S INTERESTS

"new.

FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 1940.

A Lass in Red and Green

DISPLAY OF SPRING

RED AND GREEN feature this flared skirt of black wool, worn" by Maureen O'Hara. The Dutch boy pockets are smart and The tailored blouse is bright red crepe, her pull-on hat a darker red felt trimmed with a "shaving brush" feather. Hand- Maureen is bag and heavy walking shoes are black leather. seen against a background of fifteenth century Paris," con- structed for the filming of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame.". showing at the Queen's and Alhambra in which she is Charles

Laughton's leading lady.

Dressing The

The Young For-

THE TREND TOWARD DU-| PLICATING, OR AT LEAST IMITATING, ADULT FA-

THE WORLD

SHIONS in children's styles, OF TO-DAY

grows apace. Not only are

children's costumes imore bathing suits; or dresses made in- highly styled than formerly, one with shorts and with separate but the every day dresses worn but harmonized

a pleasant surprise for her cus-mothers,

tomers early next week for

**Fashion's Latest" is due to arrive at her establishment: This ship- ment will contain spring and sum mer goods of every design and variety-the latest in evening and day dresses, exquisite, in thelr creation and tailoring style and hats and accessories to match and

add those delightful finishing touches to the fashionable attire of the woman of today: Rivelle is particular about her choice of goods and this characteristic has been born of a wide experience in always pleasing her

customers.

Her new goods will, therefore, be something to look forward to and no one can possibly be disappoint- ed with what she has selected. Hats & Snoods:

The house for hats Reme, on the second floor of the Asia Life Building-is also awaiting the ar- rival next week of her new goods from abroad for the spring season. Worthy' of special mention in this shipment are her new hats and snoods-models designed by the most expert hands in cities which set the fashions for others to follow. In the meantime, Reme's re-modelling service is having a busy time-twisting and designing new shapes and styles in head gear for all ages and all tastes. Of ber many" customers, not one has ever said that Reme was not able to satisfy the most fastidious wishes. are already many bagy "mutton" sleeves, Studio de Luxe: either Juli Wrist length,

FASHION'S FADS AND

FANCIES

by gathers in the finer and inure Baby fabrics,

WARTIME is having its effect THERE on the work of fashion designéri. loose Among latest hovelties, is the in "identity" frock, which introduces or the wearer's name and address in their

In

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stopping at the elbows;

tops vary with

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A friend of ours, who visited Stadio de Luxe, an" the fourth floor, every Pedder Building, last week, has in- the form of a gold-plated neckint designer, and great originality formed all his acquaintances how crops out to the method of their pleasantly surprised he was at not DESPITE Miculties confron-peaks and darts.

only the splendid work done by the Another promising sleeve

Studio, but at the very fair charges. ting them. French women cd- tinue to dress as attractively de banded tightly at the hand: these they make for their services. He occur in the informal dinner was really the most satisfied of all posable there is little of dress which replaced the dressier those who, while wishing to have everything belbed costs with altair, with its long sash by way their portraits taker, yet night shy accentuated skirt feliness in loose of a black decolletage, and this of facing a camera. The art of pleats, though, rather than fired type of evening dress is banded Studio de Luxe, however, was a full-length Wondering back high at the, neck, a fashion which revelation to him and he was sin- cere in the tribute he paid to the styles, completely straight Walt dies hard..

care, courtesy and attention he re- less coats, fastening down the

ceived at the Studio de Luxe.. central-front and hugging the

which, in his opinion, ranks high hips. Although strictly tailored

with work done by expert photo- clothes have fairly long straight

graphers in other parts of the Jackets, there are many more

world. dressy afternoon suits which SK- ver youthful bolefu;

sometime

and at

the front

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is a separate Jucket tune It is cut in to one-piece tree

which, contrasts color

black and rose, fuchsia and blus and, black and browIL

"ONE of the 2001

new notes is introduc

high-sipere top effect achier ed either by circular dat

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PARISIAN

dressmakers show both short and long gloves with their new clothes The gay anakeskin gloves,

• trimmed with coral kid. bands, are smart. Matching gloves and serves in pale or vivid pastels are a great success for Wear with black costumes..

THE “MILE-HIGH" slhouette and consists fashionable of ultra slenderline evening dress- es, ting like one's skin, with rather high waistlines and g froth of fullness at the feet,

COOKING FRESH

PEAS WHEN COOKING FRESH PEAS, do not shell them." While they are cooking, the pods barst and Host to the top of the water where they may be easily scooped off. The Deus inven better flavour.

clated streets

skirts,

whose

by mothers and even grand-runction it is to make the costume and suitable for trips in trains or mo- are younger more casual than they were in torcars or for walks through poo the world of yesterday.

So while children's styles advance toward sophistication. ensembles for matrons increasing- ly effect nonchalance and youth- fulness, Thus, travelling in op- posite directions, they meet on middle ground

Play Cloths:

Take play clothes, for instance. Young things and their elders allke may wear slacks and shirts to romp in or to pull over thetr

Chic No End!

Very Very French is Jean Park- et's cocky new fall Erisemble designed for street wear. The fited jacket, styled with brief, flip peplum,bright green wool. The circular skirt is black. and white shepherd's check. A trill of white lace (designers re- port that Buffy femininity is a "must this fall) trims both skirt and jacket. Collar box hat" and satchel bag are green, shoes · black: Miss Parker currently playing the Zeminine lead in The Flying Deuces starring

Laurel and Hardy

Among the materials that mothers find require a min- imum of servicing despite rough wear are seersucker, spun zayon, salt cloth, broad- cloth, sharkskin, linen crash and poplin. They should be sanforized-shrunk and colour- fast. Plaids, checks, stripes and dots are fast as popular for youngsters as for grown-up.

For Sundays:

Sundays bring different require- ments and so do some afternoons and evenings in the week, For these the same silhouettes appear for all ages, modified, of course, according to the dimensions of the wearers.

The

gypsy frock with mg. rull sleeves and swirling skirt is a favourite. It may be developed in twin prints that supply the con- trast top, or stripes may be so worked that they are perpendicu lar or chevron-wise or diagonal In the skirt and horizontal in the bodice; or a shirtwaist effect may be secured by the use of a' diffet- ent fabric and colour-usually white-for the bodice

The Dashing Sash:

The extremely wide and dashing sash of adult costumes does not appear in the Juvenilles. Dirndls dramatize themselves with dainty guimpes. apron fronts, and

boleros,

Some of the newest boleros are made of chenille and otlier, smart models

sre of Aresses reffik Princess

are effective in✨ glimming

waist and hips of girls who

are a little too plump for their height. :

Jacket

dresses on the other band, are excellent for thin, rangy figures, for they cut them in two and give them width by à horizon- tal line..

Coat Dresses:

Cont dresses with flated skirts and that button straight down the front have an attractive tailored appearance.

Developed

in nique for children up to 10 years of age, they are new lookink and pretty, and can well serve als haconta over frocks,

Party Dresses:

Party dresses for youngsters are shoulders made with built-up short, putted ideeves, fory moder ate decolletages, and full Little Jacketavimaýan seo mém. ank, hayon atd alleer and "pique are suitable ms-

HATS

· INCLUDING

ANN SHERIDAN

MODELS.

DARK STRAWS, BLACK

AND WHITE

LADIES' SALON

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

NIGHT

WEAR.

Chic Shirts

Vingella-sag

Plece goods & Knitting woola svallabio

only at-

Moers. China Emporiam,

Kayamally & Co. Mayfair & Co:

Filte Stylem

Hincare & Co.

Shai Hing Co.

za Co, Ltd.

Tyab & Co.

Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co. Wing Oz Co.

and in KOWLOON

Hari' Bill Store, Nathan Ed.. Bani Silk Storo,

Viyella

THIRTY-tx

Fashion fabrics

Schiaparelli suggested this snappy shirt with skirt to tone and in Viyella' too! Maybe you prefer a fancy design Schiaparelli has designed the new patterned Viyellas' too.

they're just

must see them . . .

. you

perfect for the new shirtings and skirtings and orthodox day frocks. We. Hollini & Co., Ltd., Fiyella House, Nottingham, England.

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SHOWING EARLY NEXT WEEK,

NEW SPRING HATS & SNOODS.

Remé=

Asia Life Building,

2nd Floor.

Wits & Novalken

REMODELLING SERVICE.

Room. 214

Tel. 32748.

terials and the pastel colours in To Launder Coloured

plain surfaces are dainty and giri- Ish: However, dots, plaids and stripes are in the picture, Ribbon run through" beading is a revival of an attractive fashion of day. before-yesterday.

And Hats:

Hats are often only brims, tied on, a sensible iden, for the brims supply shade and there is no crown to add warmth and conceal the har

Old fashioned sunbonnets are excellent on the beach and hoods attached to capes onvenient. The peasant

a'good fashion, too uh broad brine and very

Articles

SALT AND VINEGAR are splendid if you are washing garments with colours that are apt to rum

Add half a handful of the former or ■ wineglassful of the latter to your water, which must be only tepid i your colours are not. “guaran“ teed fast?

dimply trimmed with wreaths-of uttle flowers or ribbon bands and streamers: Atraw bags that imi- tate the shape of the hat can be hung bai the girl's wrist,