1921-05-18 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1927.

Hand Embroidered Linen Lawn Teck Fixings for the

Sport Suit

MODES OF THE MOMENT.

Though your hear a lot about the tall, close-fitting stock collars they are wearing in Paris now;" very few of these uncomfortable neck dressings are noticeable as yet outside of fashion pictures. There are plenty of low collars styles in the stops and those low collars promise to be quite fashionable as the choker effects.

Few of the collars, however, come all by themselves. They usually travel in company with a vosteo, or guimpe, or a pair of cuffs and this season the neck- wear manufacturers seem to have realised at last that elbow sleeves are wider at the edge than wrist- length sleeves, and have made cuffs large enough to fit the shorter sleeve,

COLLARS STRAIGHT IN CUT.

Most of the now collars are straight across affairs, the round collat is seldom found, if one may except the little eton which fitst

The close up to the throat

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raight collar sets best on waist that has square, V shaped or oval sock opening, and most of the new collars are rather nar. row, outlining the decolletage of the bodice but not spreading out

A Popular Collar and Cuff,

Sty

A Next Collar and Vastee Attachment

COLLARS

SOME HIGH, SOME OTHERWISE

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Organdy Collar and Cuff Set Embroidered with Wool,

The sleeveless guimpes are cool and comfortable under jacket on a warm day.

on the shoulders. Sometimes the Thren styles are pictured. A

collar is short, coming only a few collar and veates of embroidery

inches down the front of the insertion and lace. An elaborate shoulder straps of ribbon. This decolletage. Sometimes it is vestee of fluted Val, and not, with hybrid garment is actually to be elongated almost to the waistline. collar to match. And a modified Different lengths become different leton collar of hand ombroidered women, and when once you find

vestees attached to a sleeveless! a very becoming collar effect it bankerchief linen and Val.. with one is sure, would prefer their au embroidered panel "frant

guimpe.

fronts

seon in the shops. Most women,

STOCKS AND JABOTS.

A Becoming Little Collar of Cream Lace and

Embroidered Net

Colar Vestee and OZ.

of Val Lace and Embroidered Net

FASHION NOTES

The double shoulder strap is a sensible innovation which I saw adopted by a girl at a dance. One strap was arranged over the shoulder, and the other round the top of the aim. This arrangement quite prevents that uncomfortable Blipping movement, and looks much prettier in actual use. Some very smart frocks have only the strap round the top of the arm.

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Fashious change indeed.. Less thau ten years ago for a young woman to wear violet aatio at all would have been considered ridiculous. It would have been deemed years too old for her. As a matter of truth though, violet, boing somewhat a trying colour, it is eminently more suited to the complexions of the young than the elderly.

A Dainty Collar of .

Organdy and Lace

NOTIONS.

EYE RESTS.

Do your eyes get tired whon you are watching cinema pictures or adding up columns of figures

or doing other jobs of daily work?

Odd pieces of cretonno can be If so, shut your eyes for one full used in various ways. Straight minute in every half an hour and

An eye specialist says that much optical trouble would be prevented if everybody made a habit of baving short "eye resta " at intervala during the day-

The charming ruffle bracelets, bands may be utilized for curtains, you will be astonished to find how which are so popular for wearing as borders and for cushions. the weariness is lessened. is wise to stick to it, modifying edged with Val. A smart little

with evening aad semi-evening Appliqued figures on black sateen your collar to meet changing bow of black moire ribbon com- fashions in material and trim-

Somehow the tall stock collar jumpers, are fashioned usually can be used for circular pillows

and table runners. ming. One of the prettiest collars pletes the eton collar suggestion.

of organdi or georgette, with a Very exclusive

for and the frilly jabot seem to go ribbon hand, in the centre, offen pictured is the little one of lace

wear with the little jackets cut together. Thoy have come back

clasped with a diamond mono- Oriental embroidery is now an and embroidered net insertions,

on loose lines, are of sheer line to fashion together, at any rate, worn with a V necked surplice lawn with hand hemstitching and just as they departed a few years Krath, and match the frill which attractive feature of blouses. It particularly busy folk who have

confined to bodice.

scalloping. A vestec of the sort ago. The fluttery jabot saves the softens the neck line. They are is, however, not Another small collar, long rises high to the throat where close stock from being too stiff Worn by a debutante with equal blouses alone, as dresses, capes enough to come down at beneficial exercise-it is only

side of a square neck opening, is

The little frill-hand scalloped course. In Paris most women pictured. This model has

on this co'lar turns and runs now are wearing tall collars and turnover flap edged with a lace)

down the front at either side of some of these collars are stiffened frill, on a wider coltar of om-row of buttons and buttonholes with tiny whaloboue supporte. broidered net, Elbow cuffs match The frill is very full and very There is a certain tidy smartness the collar. These filmy little crisp and stands out perkily, the about the high collar which a low collars with matching cuffs are velvet ribbon necktie hiding collar never possesses, becoming for wear with indoor frocks,itself betwen the frills from collar as it may be, and women who frocks of dark wool fabric, or of!

to bustline. Elbow caffe, also can wear the tall, poplin, or of silk, or linen, or with frille, come with this set collar comfortably will be quick gingham. For the collar and cuff for many of the new suit jackets to adopt it this season. set on a simply made frock is have elbow or three-quarter becoming an important detail of sleeves. Exclusive also are kid that frock. Many of the vestees vestees piped and embroidered in are intended for wear with frocks bright colours, vestess of duvetyn. also, when the front of the bodice lined with autin in contrasting is cut out in a deep opening. shade and you can wear your:

THE JAUNTY SMALL BOY'S OOLLAR.

vestea either side out, as the

FASHION NOTES.

stiff

Black Andalusian lace forms

mood strikes you. The dove grey the most up-to-dato fan of all, and There is something very capti- duvetyn side may please you with is the outcome of the favour vating about an eton collar and your dark blue tailored suit on which black lace of all kinds bas Other one day, and another occasion found for eveuing wear. Bilk necktie.

One of these ston collar sets, may seem to call for the satin fans are of fine gold and silver made of white organdy has red side, with gorgeous red and silver lace mounted on sticks of vivid enamel, such as royal blue, oilcloth trimming. The organdy embroideries on peacock blue.

An old fan vastes has two crisp fluted frills ORGANDY SETS EMBROIDERED emerald, or scarlet.

with mother-o'-pearl sticks, re- standing out either side and the

WITH WOOL, center strip is pintucked; a tucki One of the illustrations shows novated with a piece of point lace, every two inches. Between the a collar and cuff set of ecru was very lovely, tacks are discs of scarlet oilcloth organdy embroidered with white

-like little red buttons. And posies and a lattice work of black. Lucky is the woman who pos- scarlet oil cloth dises in groups This is decidedly smart, for ecru decorate the corners of the collar, neckwear is particularly fashion-sesses a bit of old-fashioned black The silk tie is black.

able, and black and white effects onyx jewelry; and the quainter GUIMPES GALORE, in neckwear are also favoured.the better, for the antique oraze The foremost motit in spring Dainty collar and cuffe sets of is here again. neck, wear is the guimpe. Guimpes white organdy bave pleated frills Onyx brooches, ear-rings, pins range from

sleeveless waists of orchid crgandy and on collar and necklaces are much sought trimmed on the front and with and cuffs are purple pansies em-after for wear in conjunction with lip-over-the-head slash at the broidered with wool. Sometimes the brilliant new colours need in back (so that the pattern of the collar and vestec are of net, with dress materials. Also the con- front may not be pulled awry), wool embroidery. A rather treet of black jewelry sgajnst the down to tiny modesties to tuok curious combination is that of skin, for miladi-blond or brunet! into a shaped decolletage that camisole and "front" the panel gives a piquant touch to any one desiros a little higher, and of embroidered not hanging from costume. asy they are called in the top of the camisole, which is fronts".

So hunt up grandmother's heir- sho shops,

supported in the usual way by loomel

at the wrist.

with the Oriental embroidery.

One-piece for Children-Simple one-piece suits luced in the front, for the children, and skirted suits for women are fashion's latest. Social leulers this season are not favouring serent form- fitting suits for women and older girls.

a great deal of "eye work" to do..

It is a simple and most

needful to close the pyes easily, without any strain or "tightness,' and to hold the head meanwhile at a comfortable angle. One minute in thirty is merely sugges- tive, and can be varied indi- vidually: the exercise has the advantage of being possible to anyone, anywhere.

It also relieves eye weariness! to close the eyes and gently to stroke the lids and below the eyes. with the finger tips, alwaye strok- ing towards the ears. This must be done very gently and firmly and not for too long at a time. It is good to use this exercise in combination with daily eye baths

of salt and water.

FOR BATHING DAYS

Here is a novelty suit, made in the ordinary style but dis- tinctive because of its trimming. It will be a popular model for wear on the southern beaches when the bathing season really opens. Black jersey is the. muteriol and it is trimmed with pipings and lacing of white. The lacing at either side has a alonderiang effect which will please many women.

One of the best antidotes for the peculiar "jumpy" form of eye strain which is caused by looking at moving platures, flickering electric light signs, and suchlike, is to concentrate your gaze for the space of at least. thirty seconds upon something which is quite stationary. To hold up for instance-for- fiva turn the eyes from a flickering minutes and to give you their electrio sign to a still; grey stone estimate of the distance of the building will produce a wonder articles from themselves at the fully restful effect.. But do not first and the fifth minute, you will make the mistake of the lady find a startling difference in their who, when told to look at some estimates. Concentration in this | stationary object, lifted her eyes care invariably lends to fluctus-

to gaze upon the sky.

tion, though it should not do so. It is wise also to do eye exercises Bimple corrective exercises can of distance and measurement; be practised by banging sheets of practice in this direction will help letters, figures and such-like, or to prevent numerous mistakes pap. ra ruled with various wide and accidents of sorts. It really lines up on a wall, concentrating amounts to training the mentality the gaze on particular features: of the eyes which up to the for given times and then judging present has hardly been allowed size, distance, mosautement, from an existence by average and un- various aspects, Ang person datis ayorage folk. If you ask anyone work out innumerablu oyen to concentrate their gaze upon exercizes on such plans for their l'any article-a picture or a card own use.