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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1920.

Summer Styles in KIDDY LAND

Dainty Hand Embroidered Frock

with Bash Lo Match, .

Children's Modes.

Linen is far and away the most favoured material for childish Jaiment. For little girls there are smart frocks of white or coloured licen trimmed with rierar braid or hemstitching, and delectable frocks of cobwebby fine handker chief linen with hand embroidery of the daintiest sort

HAT AND FROCK 70 MATCH,

An excellent example of this Besson linen frock for a small girl is pictured. The frock, of white linen, is cut with admirable simplicity, falling in servizier lines from a kimono shoulder A pasi of the material is passed through two battoaboled slashes at the front of the waistline and tie- losely at the back. Seck and short sleeves are finished with pleated frills. The little frock A buttons down the back and three buttons, set across the front be- tween the buttonholed slashes, add a smart trimming touch Yith this cool, straigh: little Stock Letticoats are omitted and are placed by pantelettes of white 1en, with ting ruffies at the kure where the pantalettes are stirred 'Over parrow elastic. A white poke bonnet also of linen, has a buw of soft, thick white ribbon This frock would be admirable in old blue linen or brown linen, for play wear.

SPRIGS OF DAINTY EMBU QIGzmy,

Cod Little Linen Frock with Loose

Sash and a Linen

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It is NOON DRESS.

Harem skirt that alle several SMART AFTER- inches Short of bare kness, exactly like her mother's skin except in its length and it is made of figured voile an all over Mue pattern on a white ground in one of the dainty designs suit. able for children. A sash of white wire ribbon is tied in the very latest way; that is, with a cascade of Inops falling directly over each other and mate loops Another linen frork, for after-standing up fram: the bow knot.

occasion

equal. It takes more mbron to make one charming. It is romped of of these looped sushe-than an old.

linen. handkerchief

hand. style oncert en sachlow required. embroidered at regular interval but the effect is excessively smari particularly in company with with tiny sprigs of laventet. The

Wide cut- 12 Hate skirt. tiny set-in sleeves are lett plain

ant collar of shge- white and are edged with frills of net footing. A similar trill encircles linen echo the trimming note of

the white sass. the neck and frilled footing is used instead of a bem on the

The Party frock in the picture skirt. A narrow gros-grain rib-

is simple and childish as hear: bon in lavender make the could wish but it is so shimmer- sash which has long time loops

ing and enchanting because

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and ends that fall over the skirt it is made of satin ribbons with just at one side of the back. This

a little bodice of pale pink

Puffed sleeves

little girl has also à becoming satin to match. poke bonnet, made of white organdy with a frill of net footing and neckline are bound with

at the edge of the brim and a big bow of organdy tied across the back.

narrow black velvet and the sash is of black velvet ribbon. tied with loops and ends at the back. With such a frock as this, a pet- DOTTED SWISS MIPSLIN.

ticoat is part of the daintipess a short little petticoat of lace and A delightful little frock of white dotted Awiss, smocked frilled net, worn over little panta- across front and back and handletles with lace frills at the knees.

embroidered with tiny pink forget-

me-nots, is pictured. The neck-

Jine is square in this instance and

SMALL BOY FASHIONS.

Pictured is a little suit for a

the sleeves are little puffs gath-wee boy of two or thereabout.

ered into straight bands. A feature of the dotted swiss frock is its very deep hem. These deep hems are both smart and practical

The high-waisted breeches are of pink lioen and they button to a cool blouse of white hankerchief linen, hand embroidered in scallop

for they admit of "letting-down and dot effect on cuffs and collar.

The white socks have pink trim-

One must not overlook the fasci- nating bonnet worn with theming too. dotted swiss frock. It is made of Cotted swiss gathered crown and

Another little boy weare a very

brim put together with an inser-smart suit in tunic style, with ef tion of lace. An oige of the lacefective strappings and covered finish the shirred brim. and buttons at the slashed front of the underneath is a second frill of tunic and on the pleated sleeve, lace the soft frills of the brim This suit is made of green linen tambling around face and neck. and the trimmings are white but the model is shown also in all- white linen, in brown Hoen with white trimmings and in bing linen with white trimmingar

HAREM SKIRT. amart and modern is the fedted in her modish

Like her Marns.She has a Haren Skipu

Modes for Ladies.

rly Frock all Pink Salin Ribbon Riffles

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Green Linen for the

Little Boy with Most Effective While Trimming

JUTTINGS.

SUMMER-TIPPED SHOES.

A pair of dainty brocaded even- ing slippers, with wee sprays of roses on the toes instead of buckles, drew" inkoy admiring eyes to the West-End window in which they were displayed. Such flower trimmings

finding favour just now, but not evers feminine foot can stand the effect -and if the Towers are the least bir " faded" the effect is horrible. PEARL GRAPES.

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Many jewellers are showing a praiseworthy desire to lift their art out of the conventional rut into which it so often falla Re-. cently seen was a beautiful pend- ant in the shape of a bunch of grapes with platinum leaves. The grapes were Scotch pearls of a delicate creamy mauve colour in various sizes. Everyone admired ~ 1. get the same pearls set in the usual conventional pendant design would have passed unnoticed.

LITTLE FOLKS' CORNER.

ADVENTURES OF THE TWINS: X. ·

After Bea Bunny had explained to his wife that he had traded his long ears for Scramble Squirrel's boshy tail, he decided to go out and learn how to climb a tree. "Surely." he muttered as he hopped along, for Nancy and Nick heard him. "I can climb ass with those big ears of the top of my head and this nies tail to balance me.” He hadn't notined on his way out of his house that bis tail had knocked over two chairs, and pashed all the pictores crooked. It kept Mrs. Banny a whole day doing out the house again!

for lace. Real lace will lead the

Ben decided on a hickory-not tree to make his attempt at climb- way, of course, although certaining, but try as he would he couldn't get up any bigher than a few of the best imitation laces will inches. undoobiedig hold their Own. "Shucks," he said finally. "This tail's no good! It's beavy and The fashions for autumn af no: Evening irocks of all descriptions it pulls me down. Da, gotness! There's Flest the Fox Funny I vet known, bu from all one bears will be lavishly trimmed with it didn't hear him before. How did he ever get so near? I'll have to it is very evident that for daytime and some of them will consist of hurry like everything now.” frocks we may see some basques founced lace akira worn with with dropped waistlines and

bodices in coloured tafetus. pleated skirts, both of which

| Afternoon gowns will be arranged recall the fashions of the eighties: though the appearance of the with long lace tunics and under slips of sof: satin, while even the modern paroiseted figure in them will be a great contrast to the will be adorned with collars and simplest little motaing dresses hour-glass effect which was co-chus of real lace. sidered beautiful in those days.

AUTUMN MILLINERT.

whichever you like to call it!-is Peacock green-or peacock blue.

aing to be the colour for early autumn millinery!" declared a famous West End hat artist.

Some costumes worn at the recent rare- at Auteuil have fore- shadowed this mode in the shape of pleated basque frocks, and other indications here and there poins to its farther development as the season advances. For one thing, it permits the woman with There is B most amiable ja supple waist to stow i to variance about the bats which advantage. These frocks will are being woro, sad which are button night down the front, and to be worn in the immediste have long plain sleeves and high future. The tiniest possible close- collars, 83 has been seen recently 5tting toque, just a band of brow

models-though. in velvet with a crown of antoms general, women like the open neck leaves, stood next to a giant bat too well to give it up. Probably of black batter's plosh trimmed plaids, for which a tremendous with enormous painted quills. in vogue is already predicted. will one showroom; tammies still keep be combined with plain materials their favour, and hats of felt and "Wasn't 1 wise to get rid of years, though!" he chuckled, for these dresses, which are velours are to be seen in all running like anything. "They won't give me away now, as they exceedingly becoming to certain shades and shapes. White felt used to, for they're safe on Scramble Squirrel's head." types of women.

hats are being sold in great He flopped into the thicket just in tims, for Fleet was right at numbers at the best shops and his heels,

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Combinations of material are

Butumn.

"Oh, goodness! There's Fleet the Far. Fanny, I didn't hear him before."

Off be scampared to an old tangle of briars he knew about. He knew, too, if he could get there he would be pretty safe. He grinned a satisfied smile as he thought of something else too.

"Dach!" cried the bunny, shivering th fright of his narrow escape... "I don't like this tail at all, and I want my ears back' I shall go and see Scramble to-morrOW.”

most interesting. Tricotine and will certainly be much worn But perbays you've guessed what happened. Ben had com. others of the various wool mater- during the

There spletely forgotten all about his bushy tail which was sticking out ba ials combine with bands and set-in is more then a rumour, too. hind him, and Fleety Fox grabbed it and bit of a goodwizi pisco. sections of silk or satin. Capes that the coming weeks will see a appear in such combinations as revival of "farmyard fashions" satio or silk with some woollen in millinery, and some striking material, perhaps serge. Then. models "composed entirely of too, a number of early autumn vividly shaded cocks feathers are tailor-suits are made of tricotine already on exhibition. or Berge trimmed with bands of woollen material in another colour. One automatailored suit seen was of navy blue serge, trimmed with bands of henna

Nancy and Nick hurried back to Scrub-Up Land to tell Rubadab, the fairyman.

(To be continued next Wednesday.)

In the above model, lace is combined with aprical georgette and trousseau ribbons. There is a foundation of cream- coloured chiffon. The georgelle is hung with a few gathers in a straight line tunic, meeting a panel that alternates lace and ribbon, at the back. A bodice of georgette with bertha of face; an odd sash of georgette edged all around with the lace,

THE VOGUE FOR LACE. tightly quilled and an exceed

Ons specially sreeting when such things are mentioned. ingly smart hat of lace with a flower bedecked crown comfesture of the autumn fashions) A, black straw. bazyliine the be the side, kad

will be the zevival of them plete the costume,

coloured woollen material, softer in texture. Tan, grey, and taupe are all combined with navy-blue with unusual effect.⠀

FEATHER BAGS.

BLACK AND WHITE FAVOURED,

Black and white or navy blue in shape, was trimmed simply and white are

very favourite with oyster short quills lapped Apparently the feather bag is combinations in the dewest

beaded variety, and certainly millinery, while quills are making one over the other round the to be a keen competitor with the another bid for popularity very crown, close against it. Another those seen are very pretty.The lovely quills, too, are to the model of brown pedal straw, of feathers are quite smail, and the obtained, quite different from the the toque persuasion, had for bag locks rather like the breast. old in, fawn-coloured item ole trimming broad flame one of tortoiseshell of some beautiful tropical bird. which we are apt to think of coloured quill - stuck

das-brimmed French sullor style to the )

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