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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER & 1920.

MORNING

MODES.

These Stern Beaver

Sailors Come in with Suffrage

Modes of the Moment.

A few clothes have appeared ber and tiro, alteady satvlied with what she might call suffrage! nattes, in to . The braver tales being sold

now, for wear with tailored wask, ing butts and inter DIS VAIN The one to the picture bezelle panies a dark green lopivia clath suit and sample fur tekpwez With the costume goes a tailored blouse of turked white linen.

The voting sailor (appears cin another picture, with a costume designed for consimitce meetings.. The

Wodan 10 the young picture is very well dressed. Her tailored suit is smarily cut.

Practical Sport

Tode are nŁOW Correct for

City, Streets

FASHIONS IN GLOVES.

Black Popular.

Fashion is very much interest- Herd in gloves just now.

Bare low-heeled tan show are the per- hands may no longer show them fecupo ba siya.. Her sloves_elve-——even—with- informal --- sans gauntlet cuts and valitud stamt ». One walks, talks and ety, match her suit:so does her fances in gloves, attends the nea.ly furied undreint. Theatre in gloves and almost dines beaver saber is most becoming in glares. As for attending an vening party gloreless, as one geed to a season or two ago, it would be the height of bad form

And women

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NEXT AND SIMPLE FEEKS.

Collars and Cravats

Creep back to

Feminine Blouses

JOTTINGS.

GIANT CHECKS.

The latest wide-kilted check! skirts are certainly most original! One seen from waist to bem con- sisted of but four large checks. It was-in-varying shades of wedgewood blue and buff, and though the size of the check may! sound alarming, in reality the.. effect was delightful.

BEAUTY SPOTS,

BIM.

The New Frang Chise Costume With Trig

Jacket and Skirt of Plaid

.FASHION FEATURES.

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Any Candidate Can look

Charming

·like This

JØTTINGS.

MONOGRAMS.

LINES AND NET.

An Admirable Compromise. Between Severity and Charm

JOTTINGS.

Evening gloves are of suede and lace kid. Fabric gloves are not permissible for evening wear, nor

Monograms are 3200 on every

A NEW HAT ORNAMENT. gloves of wash-kid." Perhaps

article of clothing, and more often ornaments, either black, when Large fan-shaped celluloid sede is a little more fashionable

than not the background is out they look like jes, or coloured to than glace kid for such gloves,

away and the edges of the letters suit the hat they ador, are very and, of course, the longer the

button-holed. Men's and women's much to the front just now. They more are getting wri-is-the

The cutest thing in Paris is to handsomely If the blocked hat and belted out of the way of drawing off attired you are!

silk motor scarves are treated in take the place of the small feather You can wear wear a black mouche or beauty

If a woman were asked to name this way. and hor jack store seemed a bit to jaerete, their gloves the moment they are a twelve button giore with a

spot on the nape of your neck the two things that most con- broideress manages so difficul: a roll back briar

the em ornaments that so suitably trim a there are attractive frocks and settled in a theatre seat-they are sleeveless gown and be present-

and another at the top of your stantly crop up in the clothes task so successfully is a mystery buts

wiaty and getting used to gloves again. Hat Kptunn

able: for it is the glove, not its fight upper

One smart world, she would probably reply to the uninitiated.

ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS USED bust.zelik

But a very looking girl bar what was just without hesitation, tassels and The beide has taken to gloves length that counts.

FOR CORSAGES. being drug wall, M.VOUS Suth

down in like an enormous round, black monkey fur. vin; for a few season brides long glove, pu-hed

O the making of new ideas in

Cursage bouquets of artificial a freck is pactured in the male have been lucky. They did not wrinkles on the arm conveys the beauty spot in her fair hair which

The popularity of the tassel is; handkerchiefs there seems to byers are quite taking the place of hang troutone with a little self-

looked very effective. idea of luxury and richness. have to include long, expensive toned tradery on skirt and white suede cloves as an item in

quite easily understood. It really no end. The latest addition to

of natural ones. One of the new- sleeve is thek has the new the bridal costume and went to,

is a most decorative addition to the ranks is the small fine linens effects shown is calla lilias of dress, and comes up, as the square which has an inch wide delicately tinted foliage terminat black velvet about which twine button-J-in-front bodice mergand the altur quite bare-handed. But into the anes of waist; and the no more: long, beautiful gloves of

initiated would say, in all kinds bem of fine net slightly gathered. skirt is relieved of two severe in white kid must the bride wear

of beautiful forms, showing really at each comer.

It is obviously toned taffetas, satin, velvet, lin- ing in rose-hued petals. Txo- wsthetic colour effects.

quite a simple affair to change ansel and supple kid are used for effect by gathered pands which now, whether she likes it or not,

out-of-date bankis into an up-to-these artificial corsage bouquais. swing from the hip at esther side. f her wedding raiment is to bare!

date one. If desired, the waist can be the sanction of fashion. buttoned and all hork in revets for trousseau gloves, generally. from a testve of contrasting they addsubstantially to the bride- material, the little kat, with its role's problem--if she has not a soft velvet crown, and supple silk large sum to expand-for gloves britn is captivating, yet quote cost now what shoes and slippers! business-like.

used to cost, and, of course, foot-l wear has leaped in price pro- THE NEW PHAMRISE COSTUME portionately.

And a

A pair or two of white kid dress

pair of grey mocha

One of today's pictures show glazes. a the new franchise estume gloves for afternoon wear and al called, because it is so eminent pair of heavy tan leather gloves practical and sersible with a for mornings, used to be sufficient touch of feminine charm to keep for the average woman, but now! it from looking like a copy of one requires at least one dozen man's clothes. The skirt. of plaid pairs in order to follow the Wool.

is closely pleate, and fashion. straps of the plaid material ap.

The return of the black glove is pear on the jacket There are

a noticeable event in the world three pockets on each side. Ap- propriately enough, the hat that of fashion. Suede gloves have, of accompanies this costume has a course, always found a place in bit of dash and determination! the general scheme of dress. The! expressed in the slant of its quill reference is rather to the black trimming. The quill, like the kid variety that is usuall crown, is of duye:yn; the brim of associated with funerals. the hat is of velvet-and the the black kid glove, beloved and colours of the plaid skirt are looks like becoming modish once respected in the Victorian era. carried out in the hat.

more. Some of the new black The sport costume pictured is loves, in fact the smartest of in very good style for street wear! them, are decorated with white in town when one's mind is unstitching, and generally have. something serious and purposeful! short gauntlets with white thread-1 and is not merely on pleasure work in a complicated design bent. Tas top-cost of tan velourpatlining the edge.

F

But

Sometimes

has a collar of beaver and the one finds coloured silk replacing cost is rather short and jaunty, the white, and coloured buttons revealing the pleated wool skirt to tone replace the more ordinary beneath. A small shirred velvet smoked pearl or black fastener. bat is correct with the fur. Black and white effects, too, are trimmed coat.

popular. Alternatively there are long black kid gloves for wear. There is evidence of a return to with delicate coloured, short- collare and neckties-whether or

sleeved afternoon gowns. not the Vote has anything to dol Most informal of all are the with this masculine fashion. The gauntlet gloves which are really pictared shirtwaist, of soft, fine intended forsports wear. One sees white linen, has a severe collar them too with motor coats and and cravat tie, but the little with raincoats on stormy days.. pleated frills are graceful and The gauntlet looks very smart and feminine.

really is most cosy,

CHARMING DANCE FROCK.

The dress seen place comprises a net petticoat with a four- inch banding footing it, and over it a plain chiffon slip. To gether they are attached to u lace bandeau. The lace bandeas

is made directly, on a bandeau-brassiere, and two wisps of tulle rise from the front of a crush salin belt, with tiny, French roses caught here and there, to be drawn over the shoulders "ANA TECKEN TROTINE VAL Hŋain' & the back

The tunic, is made of luce of exquisite design,

But the fondness for monkey fur is not quite so easy to explain. CHARM OF VELVET. It is sleek and straight, and basi Great use will by made of! none of the cosy fluffiness that is velvet, chiffon velvet, and panne) half the charm of fur. It is, in this winter. The two last named fact, rather freakish in character, materials are especially adaptable land, as the unusual in any form for the most sumptuous of fur- seems to appeal pretty widely trimmed evening cloaks. Some just now." its continued presence very charming frocks, too, are be in the dress world may be due to ing fashioned of chiffon velveteen; its rather curious appearance. used either with lace or chiffon or It was used on an evening cloak alone. Coats and skirts of velour of yellow panne velvet, the lopped cloth are as popular as ever, and sides of which opened to show some very smart and serviceablej panels of ivory and gold brocade. walking suits in drab tones of strips of which formed a fastening conduroy velveteen have appear- weighted with gold tassels. ed, and are finding much favour

Fanciful aboos, though not with the fair sex. Taffeta is still much in evidence during the day, used for day and evening frocks, are of great importance in the but soft satin or peau-de-soie is a evening. The childish slipper, much more popular medium for with its strap round the ankle, was that purposa at present, rather an absurd affair. Though still in favour, it is less patronia-

ed than brocade shoes of the kind now worn. The front or vamp

of these models is separated by quite a wide gap from the bit that covers the beel, and it takes! at least three straps to keep the sboe in position. One wonders why it is that, generally speaking,, women show so little discrimine. tion in the choice of their footwear. Only those blessed with smell and pratty feet can afford to indulge; in shoes expressed in fancy. If only this fact were more generally borne in mind, there would be less criticism of brief skirts and the shortcomings they so frankly reveal

Ribbons are everywhere in dơi lightfol evidence-wide, asTTÓW, plain edge and picot, monotons and flowered, of metal gauze, satin, moire, grosgrain, or velvet, embossed and embroidered. And when the ribbon is not such in name, the dress designers have| fashioned their own from strips of cloth, satin, chiffon, or velvet. sad maupalated such into little girdles or sash affects,

FOR SPORTS

WEAR.

FOR

FORMAL OCCASIONS.

For formal occasions gloves of white kid with dainty trimming touches in black are seen.

ERMINE AND LINGERIE, There is no end to the ex- travagant ideas evolved for the benefit of the ultra smart woman where lingerie is concerned. In an extremely exclusive house, and ane which might be expected pot to encourage such whims, there was seen a set of shell-pink crepe de chine lingeries, each garment of which was trimmed with strips of narrow, ermine., On the whole, however, fada which are not of a washable" order have been ousted from the A buckle and strap foden "the iliagetiaworld and it is to ke wrist of this heary lad glove and hoped that no effort is to be mads- the gauntlet slips over the sleece, to revive them.