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Mayo's

HONG KONG HOPPE

SELECTION OF SUMMER

EVENING GOWNS AFTERNOON SILK DRESSES

„AND

HATS.

Gloucester Arcade.

NEW SHOWING

OF

SMART EVENING GOWNS,

AFTERNOON AND DAY DRESSES,

WHITE HAND-BAGS.

RIVELLE

Tol. 13186

YOUR HAT & YOUR HAIR:

!

Gloucester Arcade

SOME SIMPLE HINTS

FOR CORRECTING

IMPERFECT FEATURES

UNTIL RÉCENTLY the problem of a hat was not as serious from the beauty point of view-as it is today. Ten years ago you bought either a sports hat, a dressy hat, or a hat of a particular type. But nowadays, not only must your hat sult, but it must also suit the type of hair-dress- tng which is the mode of the moment. "

"A hat should always be more than just a hat."It should be an adorament which not only sits upon the top of your head, but also adds to the at- *tractiveness of your hair-

dressing and your face IN OTHER WORDS:

Not only should it enhance the most beautiful features of your face, but it should also conceal those which are not so attractive. In other words, it should make your face more interesting and more correctly proportioned.

And here are some simple hints which wit nelp correct imperfect features.

If the top of the head is too

flat, either have your hair piled high with curls, or else wear a has which hus a sight fullness.

if the features are irregular it will be found that a hat with a large brim Is most kind, BRIMS:

Wide brims should not be worn by short people,

slenderizing

Small brims are and heightening.

"With a short bob, which shows half the ears, you will have to select a small hat. You can select Way

Brims which turn down all the

"around

„WOMEN'S INTERESTS »

A TRIO OF STYLES CULLED FROM "IRENE"

ANNA NEAGLE, England's foremost star and ranking favourite with American fans, is her latest RKO shown as she appears while performing as a mannequin (left) in "Irene," Radio Alm, a delightful, comedy with music adapted from the original smash-hit stage pro- duction. Note the wah wals), pannler and decollete of her white gown of moire brocade. Edward Stevenson, studio designer, used iridescent sequins to detail the captivating evening costume.... She is also a vision of loveliness while modeling the pale pink garden frack "of mousseline (centre) with plebare hat to match in "Irene." Note that daisies are hand-appli~~~~ qued throughout the fabric and create an apron effect on the frock that's defined at the waist with rich blue velvet. White saddle-stitching provides a smart touch on this French fannel frock of navy blue, which Anna Neagle also wears in. "Irene."

THE STORY OF

THE BLOUSE

LINGERIE boasts are

blouses

once again on the fashion scene. They are daintier than ever with crisp Jabqts, ruches. frilis, insets and gofferings.

ONE in heavy, georgette, has a collar and jabot, and edgings to the tiny puff sleeves of lace. It is difficult. Indeed, for the modern woman to imagine what she would do without this adjunct to good dressing.

French Bloniz

.

SUMMER BUYING:

AND WHAT IF CLOTHES ARE DEARER?

Round The Shops

Lane, Crawford's:

WOMEN.are now enthusias- tically shopping for the sum- mer-and what if clothes are dearer?

Hats & More Hats:

and hanging down the back. match Fabric covered boaters blouses. Hata that seem about to slide forward on to the nose are

BRIGHT, SUNNY WEATHER,

Hats continue the first things to be noticed and although after dreary days et rain, call to the outdoor girl and sports woman;

charming are not easy to wear, to go out into the playing fields owing to the difficulty of hiending" Yet the fashion of the blouse is and into the open-tennis, cycling. flowers and fruit with plain suits And and to keep that smart chic ap- not much more than a century swimming, and long walks. old. Invented in France in 1828, then... in the cooler hours of the pearance which is necessary for it was known as the "blou2" and evening (if that is possible with the woman of today.

There are Javanese turbans cf quickly became popular because it Hongkong's summer!) smart even- could be laundered with ease and ing wear comes out for dinner and striped tissue with huge topknots. because it allowed women to "ring dancing. Enthusiastic shopping turbans worn slightly back off the the changes" in their dress with-continues in the Colony and cor- brow. There are sailors with lace cut changing their whole outfit.rect attire for the summer is in replacing ribbons round the crown For just these reasons is the

great demand. blouse still a. fashion favourite. Garibaldi Blouse THE BLOUSE has helped to

of history. THE SPORTS woman will find balanced on tight silk caps which make the passage

popular much to interest her at LANE, cup the head; the silk shirred on When Garibaldi was one which tits forward or which features a droop, and should only here, no woman considered her CRAWFORD'S this week. Their cords.

of tennis without new shipment complete

socks, Shoes & Dresses: wardrobe worn off the face. That will be worn by young people.

Brims which turn up all the dépend upon the manner in which

Garibaldi blouse. During the last turned out in the anklet style, are around give height and

popular

now. just

SHOES, too, are different. The war the V-necked style achieved particularly your hair falls on the cheeks. Tr way the short ends of the hair are slenderness.

much popularity and Conderana These are being offered in a fashionables have taken to court falling forward. those giving Straight lines should be avoid- tion among those who called it wide variety of colours including shows with rather masculine plain sottness to the cheeks, you can ed. Irregular hats are softening. "the pneumonia blouse"! Nowa- navy, scarlet, green, blue and plain buckles and very reasonable heeta DRESSES reveal the much talk- then wear the hat well back from and if worn slightly tilted to one days the fashion baş achieved the white. This well-known fashion

as house also has on display an ed of apron line, sometimes just a the face.

side give an air of piquancy. new triumph of being worn

amazing "selection of summer belts niiniature of 2 slik waitress's part of an evening toilette. THE LONG BOB:

HAIR STYLE:

in all designs and patterns in apron, sometimes a vast handker- white kid, coloured leather com- chief square, draped backwards. bined with string as well as string The rippling frills of white eyelet- belts and Petershams-all ex- teg fabric on boleros and jackets tremely neat and essential to sume are most often cut out heartshap- mer wear.

ed.

Rivelle's:

With a long bob, which frames your face and falls down upon the

Д hat give the

H

If the face is round and full, try and disguise it with your hair shoulders, you can wear hats with style. A three-quarter parting is or without brids, but they must best. Have the side curis set high not be those tiny hats which sit up off the face. Avoid low upon the top of your head. Your partings and centre partings, hair is too long and shaggy for

A face which is too thin should this type. The hat, must cover

quite an amount of your head, have a centre parting or a duffy otherwise your face will lack hairdressing. Curls and rolls are balance. You can wear an of most suitable..

the-face hat with a wide brim,

If the nose is too long a wispy which can either be swept up-fringe will work miracles. The wards in front or downwards to same applies to a forehead which

is too high. shelter the face.

Animal Toys To Teach

Natural History

For instance, the giraffe, is call-

ed Toto Twigs, which in Swahili means Baby Giraffe. The elephant is called Pantaloons, celebrating the way all baby elephants look from the rear. The honey bear is Honey Boy because of his taste for honey and the gorilla is Snow-

WOMAN EXPLORER'S ball because he is so black. “

SUGGESTION

Original Designs

At the National Toy Show these ANIMAL toys that are as nearly toys, won first place, and natural-

have museutas

recom- a.possible like the animals them-history selves have been designed by Mes mended them highly. From "Mrs. OSK Juhnson, explorer, from Johnson's original designs they animals he has had as jungle were executed by sculptors at the pets.

1

BRUSH-UP FOR BEAUTY

Ruth Hussey illustrates how nece essary the brash is to women in their daily beauty routine.

1. Daily brushing of shoes keeps thom in the best condition and look- ing spotless. With care, the shoes will last longer.

American Museum of Natural Hthe children collect them.

Those

Everything is crisp. For in- stance, skirts are wide, not tub- EVENING GOWNS are the fea-tar, but tailor-stitching and tailor ture of the display by RIVELLE, in ironing keep them in place, so the Arcade this week. And are that they give freedom of move- they smart to look at and smarter ment but do not interrupt the line to wear? Her patrons must fe- of the whole dress. -

This is done by long stitched member that these gowns are from

FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1940.

NEW SHIPMENT.

OF

TENNIS SOCKS

ANKLET STYLE

BIG VARIETY OF COLOURS

ALL SIZES.

ASSORTMENT OF SUMMER

BELTS

IN

WHITE KID, COLOURED LEATHER,

STRING AND PETERSHAM.

LADIES' SALON

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

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LONGER.

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Bola Distributor z Anw Pit Sèng's Trading Co., Ltd, Hong Kong

SMART SUMMER STRAWS

HATS MADE TO ORDER

Remé=

Hat's & Novelties

NOVELTIES, HAND-BAGS.

Asia Lite Building, 2nd Floor.

Room 914

Tel. 32749..

HATS THAT FLEW FROM

PARIS !

with a Spanish influence: set, a cut brim, no crown lid at all, and bandeau Ysuccessor to the

"YES," SAID THE HEAD OF 2

a brand new shipment and are pleats; by inner unstitched pleats i baku straw with a summer far side, a bandeau draped across the

or

up-to-the-minute models of what at front and back,which only ap- is being worn abroad The most pear when the wearer moves: by fascinating are those of white sapient cutting, which allows for jersey silk and embroidered dr- width, and by corded seams gandie, which somehow seem, to dress-long zip fasteners. give an added qilure and poise to Belts & Pockets: the wearer. Rivelle also has a

THE MILLINERY DEPARTMENT snood) holds it to the head at the AT HARRODS, tossing out of its back and is tied with two scarlet round box of tissue-paper a lemon bows, Or see Blanche et Simone's version, a Breton rolling to onë den of flowers and fruits ringing

bow at the one ear. it. "here they are back from Paris back, left to right, ending with a by the plane.

NOTE OF CHEER

"Goodbye to snoods; welcome) "And is Paris just as much a to the hat that is bullt down at pleasure as it has always been? the back of the head to replace over it.. Now watch Louise Bourbon's My dear, more. Because there the women are all women; fantall cloche. Bee, it has two wonderful selection of silk after- BELTS AND POCKETS pláy: a

lying over another, they dress for their men and for brims, noon and day frocks, all designed part. The belts can be anything the gallant look of a note or navy over white, and they both with that particular smart flair from a half inch strip to a shap cheer. Not there will you see flounce down the back. for which she is so well known. ed corselet that halves the bodies slacks on the streets. Not there BECOMING TURBANS And don't forget to take a look at and diminishes the skirt by will you see some old scart or old "TURHANS; her neat white hand-bags. They quarter. Colours are mixed. There are really most attractive.

Mayo's:

is also a return of the neat white collar which nothing can match when it is crisp and new.

опе

how

becoming

THE SHOP which offers smart. wear for all occasions as MAYO'S, member and the rush should re part, it is true, but gayed up bonnets. in helmet shapes, if L

seen. weeks,

These new toys were launched tory, in particular by Louis Jonas, recently in America under the then made up into plush toys.

During the past few sponsorship of the National Wlid- life Federation, as a means of in-Wildlife Stations have been main teresting young children in wild-tained in

gamering various series of stamps will be rewarded with various honours in the Osa Johnson Wild- each fe Clubs, organized at various department Wildlife Station.

Membership stores where the toys are sold. To

Modelled on

the

in the Arcade, have come to be on early. styled-reaches a new display peak Reme: this week with their summer

A NEW showing of sommer hats goods. Evening, afternoon and morning dresses there are in the is on at REMES in the, Asin Life largest variety of styles and de- Building, and what a grand show signs that their patrons have ever ing it is too! Summer straws are latest the daintiest of them all-so chic fashion demands, no woman can and delightful. And as if these help but feel well: dressed, and are not enough to satisfy her. correctly dressed, by making her callers, Reme is prepared to turn Mayo's out any style to order, no matter of ap Osa Johnson purchases at Mayo's, Possession each toy was attached an en- velope of Wildlife stamps, contain- toy gain membership in any would also like, their customers to how fantastic or difficult the task The group, to which new toysed in a booklet with a story writ- Wildlife Club. Mrs. Johnson her- remember that they are always may be. There's a new shipment will be added each year, now in-ten by Mrs. Johnson on the 'fe self is working with these clubs; ready to import any style of bats of hate arriving next week too and and habits of the animal repre- speaking on conservation at their or model them to order and they in the meantime there are hean There is of novelties and bags which will thudes a giraffe, an elephant,

meetings, and furnishing them guarantee satisfaction honey bear, and a gorilla, each sented by the toy.

In the back of the booklet is interesting information on natural also the special half price at also interest those who pay Reme bearing the name of Mrs. John-

Mayo's for cotton dresses to re a visit. space to paste pages of stamps as son's pet of that variety.

fe conservation.

The Group

history.

plece of fabric twisted on the these are when well axed. There bead and called a turban. Their are Buzy's in the British silk and hats are the most feminine pos- there are others in shirred taffeta, sible. Their clothes are smart mounted high in front, just back and trim-black for the most of the hair. Bonnets? certainly ·

Bay BO of things 80 with colour to the head and may flowers on the shoulder

reminine that they have · moss- "But you want to hear about roses to trim them, vells over the hats. No, it is better you them, and velvet ribbons under should see them as they are un- the chin. Tricornes, never better.

here Mme. Anges's.. packed. Come. girls, hurry them Instance out of their boxes while Madame Venetian tricorne for the sophis

ticated, tipped far forward, watches,

BERETS FOR SUITS "YOU ASK FOR BERETS as

PIRATE BRETONS "BRETONS. Bretons, first and foremost, but you may not always universilly loved? Yes, berets for recognise them as such. Here is wearing with suits. Patou did me- Rose Valois pirate Breton, with a this large off-the-face beret with. wide upturned brim, almost peak-two chlaon ends at the back, and ed. a highpointed crown, and a here is another in shell pattern, woman's own initials will be there felt and grosgrain alternating, felt in front Now, here is Rose Des- and grosgrain alternating, always cat's Breton; would you know it with the bandeau deeply at the for the same family? But her's is back of the head."