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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY.-

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A SMART HAT.

Pastel pink topp 1, Ting) + its sales are unsuppliqué embo qßerg in kid and taffetu. Di bomnes në Parquez, evdl, dull peilver and blue, and jade green zafu, fiorina Re evoelenation for the hot säksibed above,

Designs of the

Millinery is a study in line and

Moment.

TILLES ARE UTILIZED

It

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF CLOTHES.

A LITTLE CHAT.

knowledge that there was no alber woman to copy the style of ber fig leaf and of regret that there was no other, woman there to want to.

Further, a woman loves to plan put effects in advance. This "Dress do make a difference, [frock for a little tele-a-tete with Davy, as someone says somer, A. that more sober-for where remarks a writer in Truth.Mr. B who is inclined to be Put a man into a frock-coat and seriously minded. The wearing opper, and he feels suave and of either frock will project her bland as a shopwalker or club into the right mood for either taward; into full dress suit with gentleman. She is an artist in opera hat, seari, and dress over- [intelligent suticipation. And coat, and he paces the street, Mr. A. departs, thinking how. nursing a vague but titivating jolly and "sporty" she is, while impression that there is a pronto-Mr--she seems the ideal of diaberie, a lingering aroma of helpmeet, and be thinks very an agreeable I-would-an-l-could solemnly about income-tax and rakishness about him. Though the housing question. The rent be due to-morrow, though unthinking dub her insincere pockets be light, and Life has But no: aided by her fatal "sacked the lot of Fishers social adaptability and

Warrent, yet the suggestion of canny grasp of "atmosphere," she opuletre lurks delightfully. It is a different woman in each the opera-hat that is the ela frock. That is the horrid truth, But crown him with a bowler or Homburg and you reduce his stature-in more senses than one. In the lounge suit he feels every- lay; in Bannels, frivolous and summery. Let him be wearing a really shabby overcoat, a tired hat and haste with a auspicine ventilation, and he slinks along his very glance a "confession and avoidanceTM in the old legal phrase, ̄ ̄ ̄There are, of course, many men—especially the elderly -so case-hardened by time and the increasing indifference of years that they care not one jot about the outer shell Enbrushed coats, lamentable hats, baggy trousers, collars of the fashion patronised by Noah disturb not their serenity. But if a man be like this ander the age of thirty. beware of bira. His state is due either to poverty or genins (too oft allied), or sexual coldness, or sheer hog-laziness. Shun him for the first and second lest he have moneys of thee; stun him for the

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to

Worth makes the man," saith Pope, but he also makes for the woman. dividing her with his "creations" into a saccession of differing entities. Multipla personality" is part of the jargon of the occultists, but M. Worth and bis school are aseountable for more instabres of it than any spirit-control (coupled with the name of Doyle, not D'Abernon).

THREE USEFUL DRESSES.

The dress sketched on the left is of grey crepe de chine with quaint pleatings here and there, even in the narrow belt, The pleating is in a joyous shade of red. The centre figure is wearing a charming blogs costume of government silk, a lovely shade of green, with pleated skirt and embroidered blouse, The dress sketched on the right is of nowy taffeta with French wool applique of elite and mastard.

CHOICE AND CARE OF #TYCONFENTS.

The so-called "Beauty Bag" is too often one of the surest means of destroying beauty. The various toilet aids that girls carry in their bag and apply in haste at

JOTTINGS.

SHOES SEXT

TURKISH EMBROIDERT. Many of the new-summer hats embroidered in Turkish colours and metifa. One bisck-

are

· Brown suede shoes will be in satin turban has embroidered on vogue this summer, and will run it in brilliant colours, döts, stars silver grey close in popularity. and crescents. The satin

So will it continue till the Millennium, The battle of La Mode as begun, not WORL (13 the playing Gelds of Eden. Eve: will our vast emporium - tyrants continue to set springes in their windows to catch woodhens, over will our parements bes blocked with gazers, our purses lightened, yes," and even our hearts when She is looking specially nice and knows it (which has such a good effect upon Har temper). Ever shall we be led by the nose to pay through it. "Parting" is a wrench colour. There are soft shing Embroidered tulles are charm-third. for then he is unnatural; cannot be happy without plenty in these days, but as a woman straws with draped crowns and ing. The French use ratia for and for the last, for then be is of clothes and if she says she wide-brims trimmed with plain this embroidery, and varnished ribbon. Their style certainly be classed as one of the wake, let

it may contemptible. For Heaven's can she's either agin' nature or THE SCIENTIFIC BEAUTY BAG. depends entirely on the line of the most interesting anvelties of the bit

map burk it lying out of pride-we must dive brim and the way the ribbon-bow season.

when he soups, into-oor-pockets with as good a By some mysterious yea, by Savile Row and Bond grace as possible, and buy the 19 tied and placed. Seither the process, raffia produces a spangled Stree! When he hath taken that for her credit's sara, ni pay, **** the ribbon is effect when applied to chiffon. particularly easy material to work seems it is blown on in a sort of and array, then is he entitled to

. partner

love, bonour.pay, par! with Egh risk being stiff and spatter effect, simolating spangles ca canny in bis own personal dull, but the Paris milligers have and quite as attractive.

A piquant idea is a black and knotted at one side, sad the two............ a gift for treating difficulksub-

attire. "Costly thy habit as thy

white shoe meant to be worn with ends which hang loose, are faced jects with amazing skill, and some There has been comment on purse can bus"; but Polonias was

BOBBED.GREY HAIR.

one stocking white and the other with orange satin. of the best-looking bats in Paris and even critiam of, the lack of exhorting a young man sad a

Formerly they were seen most-

black, but this is not really 80 STOCKINGS THAT ARE COMINO, at the present moment are made povelties which a trip to Paris

bachelor.

y at serious lectures, these grey-odd moments frequently do untold startling as the black patent of these two aacompromising discloses this year. But these Thus far of the effect of clothes baired, abort-haired women. Now harm to the complexion.

A silk stocking will cost any- court shoes wom with brilliant thing to-day from ten shillings to material. The way they are criticisms are aimed at models upon the male. But what of the they are everywhere, in tramcats

What is carried in the bag must golden stockings which are to be ten pounds, and lace stockings word is another reason for their rather than fabrics, for the fabric female of the species, laid down and buses, at concerts, and club be fresh.

in fashion in the summer. Success. The Frenchwoman field is a rich ones. Among the by a great authority to be more meetings, at plays, anything When rightly used and correct-

are in again, but a plain silk seems to bave an instinctive gift | most sumptuous fabrics are the deadly than the male? The vital but

PUSSY PETTICOATS.

stocking with close ribbings will Where

doly filled a "beauty bag" can be for putting her hat on her head brocaded velvets, which will pro- difference is that while bis garb they come

Underskirts are becoming more also be much worn. Black silk from ? Why be of real use especially to the and more important items of a stockings with a panel inset of at exactly the right angle, no Pably surp the high position to some extent effects the mood are their numbers so matter what the shape. She attained this season hy metal and outlook of the average man, augmented? Why is their hair so prevalent in these days is necessary support to the wide hip sad Oriental foliage is among the

greatly busy girl. The "touch of powder"

woman's wardrobe. To give the lace embroidered with dragons adjusts ber hair to suit it, and brocades,

the influence of her clothes upon grey, or, being grey, why bobbed too frequently applied by means lias the latest underskit has extra newest, but most expensive ilema hair are so arranged as to suit her face from all points of vination. Black caffein gand she profoundly affected by what for unusual cleverness. Do their you need powder is a tiny fact, the petticoat is really

There seems to be no big colour essence of ber being. Not only is has always enjoyed a reputation of leather. The best thing to use side panels, arranged in tiers, and In white bose ordinary insets of

the very The owner of boobed grey hair of a soiled powder-puff or a piece she has op, but by what other present numbers imply a higher square of liat (the smooth side complete skirt in itself, and from the stocking.

pleated to give added fullness. In fisce are cleverly sewn to the silk, women have on. By a sparkling average of general intelligence?

and the silk is then cut away brilliance, a heightened colour, a

not the woolly one); when soiled, could be worn as such withou: general emanation of the sente

the lint can be thrown away. ́A of hien être, & sureness of social

piece of lint must be cut up into anyone being the wiser. small portions about one inch or touch, she betrays her conscious-

an inch and a quarter square. By The gold glitterihɔws no sign| ness that she is the best-dressed

this mgans the powder will of abating; indeed it appears to woman in the room and that the

always be quite sure of being be extending its sphere, for others know for This doar com

applied with a clean pun sub-among the new season's parasols viction is a heady wine, and has

were noted some delightful speci- stitute." probably been responsible for

The powder must be a very fine mens of black and gold brocade more domestic jars than any-

one, and it is absolutely essential and others of gold and navy blue thing else. Husbands cannot or

to keep it either in a close-fitting check. They looked quite dis- will not understand or appre-

A wellstoppered, wide tinguished amidst the crowd of areiate certain elementary tbs

mouth bottle, so that the air is futurist cretonnes and silks dis hat constitute the "wisdom of

excluded, as otherwise it will be played by other models. the women." One is that you

come damp and injurious to use. The powder must be a’good one, and in buying it vegetable one must be sought.

It is not enough that her ba should suit her fall face, it must also be becoming in profile. Again. the hat must a part of the whole toilet. are shoes. rocking, just as gloves, and jewelry. To avoid complications in line, colour and

black salin are so universal in their appeal that many believe they will carry the day. Grey is likewise strong, and jade-even after two for is it three?) seasons. A most popular colour for hats í• chaudron, which is really but an other name for rust. materials is a main rule for dress- ing well, and the hat is an all too a cucu dan nes heavily em- easy thing on which to go wrong.broidered in colour is a French When once she has made her novelty which has many uses. choic with this rule in mind, no

woman need he above taking a

lesson from a French milliner how

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DRESS ACCESSORIES.

to be avoided.

A WOTER goes to

serious.

A SMART

TOQUE.

tip or

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GOLD BROCADE SUNSHADES.

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rose

THE FAVOURITE RING. The solitaire ring has been steadily gaining in favour for some time past, and now has The "extras" must depend become the correct thing for au great deal on where the bag is engaged girl to choose, several going. If it is to a dance, a little well-known society girls bave sot borax must not be forgotten, as it the example. One of these dis- is so useful for the hands If they played single great perspire much in dancing. Justdiamond, but perhaps the first a little dusted on to the palms favourite is the solitaire emerald. unce or twice during the evening Less ambitious folk-are-satisfied will be found a great comfort. with sa squamarine stone. The borax must be bought in HATS FOR LADY M.P.'S powder form.

News from London Indicates! If the beauty bag is going with that even politice farolshes food its owner for a motor trip there for fashions, since a well known is a useful thing that must not be that house in Regent Street now omitted; e.g. borscic acid in displays the legend, "Hats for powder. Boy one ounce, bat ask Lady M.P.*x*

Those bala are

it should be worn. To wear a hat Bracelets and earrings од the back of the head more worn in Paris than they when it is meant to be worn used to be, possibly because glover well over the brow is toate pot worn so much and mill cannot go out twice in succes- ruin any hope of success, to wear

ners have encouraged ear trin.-

sion in the same evening frock. it on one side when it is meant to mines. Beads play quite a big Another is that if another wome be worn straight is a mistake. part in to-day's dressing, although has a hat like yours, your hat. and even the detail of's hatpin is they always risk being a little too but yesterday a thing of beauty one which should not be neglect Popular. Long rupes of ivory and a joy for a month or so is ed. A note of colour more or less beads, long chains of tortoiseshell, so-day a damned thing with counts, and should a blue pia be and coloured strings chosen "Ichabod" writ large all over it. worn where it is not wanted. or be specially to give a needed ante of If the cat and pattern of another wanting where it is important, colour are permissible; but the man's suit resemble mine, I ac matters considerably The veil promiscuous wearing of beards at idly interested, mildly intrigued is another detail on which it is the same time as other jewelry is I do not feel that the light has easy to go wrong. Some women

Restraint and gone out of my life. I do not hug can afford to be picturesquo; simplicity in the wearing of jewels that as a virtue: I proclaim it as some need to observe extreme is one of the first rules of this a fact. And this illustrates the "Ieatness, and no women should year's fashions.

Trimming sex difference. try to make one Teil fill all complicated enough as it is, and

Another difference is that age Each bat needs its superfluous pendants and chains cannot wither a woman's interest own veil as each dress needs its make confusion worse confounded in dress, though it may-less fre- Only on the arms can there be quertly nowadays-lead her per- any generour use of jewels. This sonally to staid and sedate garb.

for it in four portions (it may described as being a happy blend- To follow the rules of good means that some women mayLook at granny, all wrinkles and

cast a little extra for the special ing of the decorous and the chic. dressing in these days means & wear, if they choose, armlets on white hair (though it must be

weighing.) One of these, a... Although they are cunningly very careful expenditure of money the upper arm, of ivory, jade, gold, confessed the type is dying), abore is fushimed of dream

The smart little hot sketched ounce, is sufficient to dissolve camouflaged, this report goes on and severe retrenchment. One and wilver, and on the lower arm. nearly exciting herself into a

in balf a pint of hot water (anto state, so that one cannot say: dress must do the work of two, diamonds and pearls, or whatev heart attack over the discussion fitting shope with a band brim

crepe in a soft buj time, a close-ordinary tumbler is half a pint.)]"Here is a bizettas Portia cap, and it is better to give a little er precious stones, they may of a girl's new frock. The passion

It may be most useful to bathe a chartated. „Tam'or a mortar | extra time and thought to the possess.

that is droped, and then decorat Nevertheless, it is innata, it is ineradicable

the eyes after several z bours board," yet at the same time ther purchase of a gown or a hat than always s

ed with applique nvtifs of gldalong dusty roads, or facing slows their Inspiration to all of rule for women of instinct since the Fall; and to buy carelessly and rashly fastidious taste to avoid much Eve's feelings must have been awit the meidl trimming of them the powder le dissolved - before air, perhaps because they are all and silver flower sprays to carry sharp, wind, care being taken all these, and have certain academie when both are so costly, -jewellery.

nice blend of happiness in the frock

Hearing the lotida, ta

occasions.

own hat.

Lane, Crawford

& Co.

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BEAUTIFUL

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