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HOA KONG

SELECTION OF NEW MILLINERY

LATEST SPRING AND

MODELS.

Gloucester Arcade,

SUMMER

FASHIONS: LATEST

FOR

SPRING & SUMMER

INCLUDING EVENING DRESSES AND HATS

RIVELLE

Gloucester. Arcade

Y. W. C. A. Finance

Campaign

February 26th

to

March 20th

To date,

March 5

$8.297.19

Tel. 33188.

GOAL $30,000

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space on

March 16.

1440

FROCKS FOR THE SUMMER

YOU CAN HAVE THE Be Careful:

MOST ENCHANTING SUM-

A great deal of time and money

is apent by manufacturers

washable

now

MER WARDROBE for very adays in making misterial and little if you do some dress-crease - proof; making at home. This year's unshrinkable, as well as fadeless, styles are very simple to make and you should be careful to for yourself and with a little and out the qualities of cloth practice and experience you before you buy it. can give your clothes that

For the same reasons: take care professional finish which is to choose a thread that is equally the sign of a clever home reliable. Obviously one that faded dressmaker.

Be Particular:

choosing

pran in the wash would ruin your dress,

Be Decorative:

B

Stitching this year, forms It pays the amateur, to, be very particular. You certainly get your decorative part of the dress in frocks much cheaper, but they many styles and several rows of must look just as expensive as stitching in a bright contrasting colour look charming as a finish to those you would like to buy.

a light summer frock... Never hurry over the

Braid and binding can also be of your material and choose your used round sleeves and neck or pattern first Obviously if you to finish the hem of a nared skirt. choose a style with gathering 9 Tightly gathered valsts fineahirring you need thinner fashionable and are beat stitched material than for a tailored adross several times on the right

side. pattern.

a.re

Round The Shops

COLOURS FOR SPRING! This is the thought associated with the

season and particularly in present times, when colours and bright flowers give relief from war bore- dem"

Gay and "bright colours are, therefore, the essentials for spring fashions, And Hongkong's millin ery establishments and, fashion houses are "all set for the show- brightness in tone marking, all their displays. Let's take a brief glance at what they have to offer.. Artificial Flowers:

At Lane, Crawford's Ladies' Balon colours, smiles, gay,welcome to

WOMEN'S INTERESTS,

CHANGES

In Fashions

ALL THE NEWEST DINNER AND DANCE DRESSES are decorative, flirtatious, and frou-frou, and have an in- definable air of fragility, together with a flattering sil- houette. Femininity is achieved with flounces, full swirling skirts, fitted bodices, short puffed or long shirred sleeves, wasp waists, ribbons, beading, fluting, and ruffles,

WHITE AND BLACK are der finitely to be counted, and candy tints take a second place. Lace trimoning and embroidery "Is everywhere, on dresses as well as on petti- coats and slips.. k

Fiquantly. Full

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From shimmering satin to soft relyet, costumes of unlike simplicity, to the frilled, dounted seep-are fulles, the models bewilderingly beautiful Languicly lovely laces, slinky crepes, all come in drifts of snowy-white or in delectable sugar-candy, pastels. Marquisette, net, stiffened THE SMARTEST and everyone from the widest choice of newest clothes have piquantly full mousseline-de-sole and embroider- artificial flowers, bright nosegays

accentuated waistlines, ed mousselines make the lovellest skirts

of bridesmaids' dresses.' and sprays. A truly, cheerful „dis-

with demure necklines and exceedingly play this. The neatness

White or Tinted -- which these artificial blooms have pret sleaves.

WEDDINGS ALL-WHITE Flowers. which have been used been blended together, to bring out harmony in shades, is beyond des- so successfully for so many years, rainbow tinted combinations are are unusual because of the new cription, but that they achieve are still to the fore and

in trimming and silhouettes. Wide skirts are even their object in lending delicacy and abundant attractiveness to spring frocks accessories. Wreaths for the hair, wider, because of the petticoats blossoms, with starched founces underneath, cannot be doubted. Particularly immense bunches of noteworthy are those for the bridal wristlets, arm-bouquets, all show Batin combines with net in both treatment in placing and wedding gown and bridesmaids' corsage. And then there are the new

dresses, Full skirts are in satins, feather ornaments, which spell out color distinctiveness for the well dressed. Feathers & Tulle velvets and tulle Stirly picturesque in a variety of shapes and designs

COQ FEATHERS the color of the tageta is used sometimes for the tafetas for bats and lapels. Altogether, a rainbow sometimes top the new bride and dainty pastel really bright and attractive display. tulle frocks. There are feathers in for, the bridesmaids.

New Shipment:

Or

Snoods of ribbon white chenille, blue, red and green to trim tulle Their new shipment has arived dresses and cocktall suite with dull, white fishnet, distractingly and Mayo's, in the Arcade, have slim skirts have ruffled lace, hem demure connets of white tulle or every reason to be proud, of, the and wals-length double-breasted net clouds of tulle in soft folds goods. The very latest styles in jackets. Many of these suits will and wreaths of white flowers are spring and summer hats each with be worn for formal evening occя- being used for bridal headdresses. its own particular allure and chic,siona. each with its special attractiveness in twist and turn and trimmings- beckon cheerfully to their custom-

Bridal Gowns

BRIDAL DRESSES are in tradi-

Long sleeves, extremely high necklines, Dasque bodice topy, dozens of tiny buttons, bustles and

in dawn pink simulated bustles make the classic

ers, and, at the prices, they will not clonal white,

or pale yel-beauty of handsome white moires alone sains. Short have long to walt before they delphinium blue. adorn or sit jauntily on dainty low, with bridesmaids also in and stand heads. Mayo's have also received a pastels tripping after the bride. gloves of kidskin complete the large assortment in really pleasing Full, wide skirts to make styles of afternoon wear in the waists appear even more slender, choicest of shades and designs Get There Early:

with

Uny charming models, redolent

the, fragrance of some, bygone belle of the nineties Everything is romance personified.

and all the sashes, ruffled lace, tucks and talles for ever-associat- ed with bridal pageants, mark the newest. wedding creations,

A

Fashion Titbits

The early bird" saying might

A, LACE WEDDING GOWN is well be borne in mind by those who

alluring. something romantic, the Intend visiting Rivelle, in

Building, "Colour photography in

something super-fattering, and Arcade, for unless they get there the past has not been popular for something that could be packed early, they will lose the opportunity'

portraits-there was an inclination

away for an heirloom creasure... of getting the best of her latest

Evening highlights..to remember models for spring and summer.to exaggerate, tents and shades. It Rivelle's knack in having "just the is an art, however, which has been thing" to suit any taste is remark perfectly mastered by Studio de are sleek spangled dresses velled Laxe and the perfectly national in fleading chiffon, exquisite, black able. Her selection of evening blendings of shades in their work frocks encrusted with black satin, gowns is just too perfect in charm, has turned the tide of opinion in highwaisted, slim-skirted while the wide range of hats she favour of colour portraits. It is dinner dresses with bust-length

black

FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1940.

WIDE CHOICE OF ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS

BRIGHT NOSEGAYS

AND SPRAYS

ALSO

Α SELECTION

IN

FEATHER ORNAMENTS

FOR

HATS & LAPELS

LADIES' SALON.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

FOR A PERFECT PORTRAIT

CALL IN ÄND SEE

STUDIO DE LUXE

PEDDER BLDG.

4th FLOOR.

Preparing A Patient For A

has to offer cannot but please for painstaking, work, but, the satisfac embroidered boleros having long Doctor's Visit

their smartness. Studio de Luxe:

The vogue in colour photography 1s certainly spreading since Studio de Luxe opened its doors in Fedder

tion and pleasure of those who sleeves, slim black evening dresses have given Studio de Luxe their with shore balloon aleeves and patronage for this particularly de-sheer bouffant dresses over, narrow licate photography proves the effi-slips, sheath frocks with brassiere

bodices and flaring panels, ciency of their workmenship,

THREE OLD HATS

make

THREE NEW ONES

Here's a good economy trick, Combine the crown of one old hat with the brim of another. These pictures show you what can be done by changing about... a brimmed straw, a winter felt, and a pastel felt with ribbon crown. First, here's a sart hat that results from stitching the felt crown of the centre hat in the top picture to the straw brim of the first one.

And this is the same crown, now combined with the pastel felt brim of hat No. 3 You could make this brim and the straw one interchangeable by stitching s petersham rib bon with clip fasteners inside. each of them, and also inside the crown. Alternatively slip- stitch the brim and crown neatly together trim with ribbon.

The ribbon crown of hat No. combined with the upturned brim of hat No. 2. You could adapt this idea for remodelling any brimmed felt hat; buy hall & yard of striped taffeta ribbon, stitch it right over the existing crown. If the shape of the hat will take it, make a snood out of some more ribbon, Bew it on under the brim be

الأرض

1

DOCTORS ARE VERY BUSY PEOPLE. AT all times of the year, rrateful to you. if, when you ask and your family doctor will be him to call, you also give him same iden of the nature of the illnes

LET HIM KNOW

Let him know that you want him to see your husband because you fear. he has developed a chill, or your small son because he has injured his arm, or your daughter, who is obviously feverish.

warmed,

Before he comes the patient should be in bed, and the bed- F001 prepared, aired and well with a chair handy near the bed for the doctor's use.

ventilated,

If the bathroom is not very near the bedroom, have ready a

·basin, hot water. a fresh cake of soap and a clean towel. for the doctor's use, also fresh. water for washing the thermometer, BE BRIEF

It the patient is new to the doctor, tell him the necessary particulars -age, previous health,

THREE USEFUL

BEAUTY HINTS

Brightening:

TO BRIGHTEN FAIR HAIR, add the juice of a lemon to the last rinsing, water or rinse It with camomile lotion.

To make this, put a large hand-

ful of camomile flowers into a jug. pour over them a pint of boling water. Allow the flowers to steep, in the water for 15 to 20 minutes then strain of and, after shampooing, the hair, add the. camomile lotion to the last ring- ing water.

Darkening:

BLEACHING the hair is not ádvisable as there is a great risk of spolling the hair by raising it to split and break "with continual bleaching.

If, however, you still wish to do

temperament, and so on-down-this the parts of, peroxide and stairs, but be very brief. Listen to jammonta are equal, When pur- the doctor's questions and answer chasing the ammonia from the to the chemist be sure to state the use them directly, keeping

point

Take the doctor to the ckroom, but don't stay in the room unless the doctor asks you.

Don't question the doctor - mediately he comes out of the room and while he is within the patient's hearing, and never talk in whispers tatside the door—it is most irritating to the patient DOCTOR'S ORDERS M

to which you intend to put it. The peroxide is ordinary houses hold peroxide,

Bleaching:

TO DARKEN EYEBROWS *AND LASHES. and to im- Druve; their condition the best treatment is to use either good olive oil or castor off on them.

Olive off is the better. Apply it

Have ready, a writing pad and pencil, so that you may be able very sparingly with a white linen cloth, taking the greatest care not to take down any special instructo touch the eyes themselves. tions about hours for medicine, Vaseline is also very good for this food, etc.

Whatever the doctor, orders to be done should be carried out, if possible. II. you cannot do it, tell him at once.

If you have to take the patient's temperature regularly night and morning be sure to keep an ac- curate record and let the doctor see it when he calls

Before the doctor's next vidt, see

that

the patient is washed and hair brushed, and the room tidled and dusted, and be sure, too, that For yourself, are not mustered.

you

purpose.

PIGEON PUDDING: Allow two pigeons to a good-sized basin, also jib. of lean pork or beef.Ue asl). the pigeon, cutting into pieces, and putting into basin with, set as you would a beetstest pudding. Bleam for at least hop longer the padding is stea the Better