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THE HONGKONG -- TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1921.

CORSETS must give Corselless

Lines

CHEMISE FROCKS

DEMAND

GIRLISH

SUPPLENETS

AND A GOOD

CORPSET PRODUCES"". THE EFFEY

THE TEST OF A CORSET IS WHETHER YOU CAN LOUNGE IN IT AND FORGET YOU HAVE STay

The end and aim of any good matronly curvp which thrown- corset nowadays is to efface it-back hips always give.

SPORT CLOTHES DEMAND SPORT COPSETS.COMFORTA~ BLE. YET GIVING

CORRECT LINES

self utterly. Its presence must A friend meets you on the not be suggested except by x-street and exclaims: How well cellent figure lines. Its wearer you look, my dear!" Quite must look as though she had a involuntarily you draw up and classically perfect uncorseted take the correct position. chest. figure, not only when she stands lifted a bit and the muscles erect, but when she sits or loun-around the waist supporting the ges, or plays tennis, or rides or torso. See to it that you keep dances.

that position-graw in the babit) Now only one women in fire of holding it--and do not slump has a re-sically perffer Squre by back into your corset the moment Tae gift of catur; h her forty-your friend has passed on.

i have some defect or othe innaturally perfect gure that has proportion, if not in poise, and it less need of corsets has these is the business of the correct strong, supple waist muscles. corset to conceal the defects In Youth they are almost! cleverly and suggest the perfect, always firm and supple, but intended merely to give lines of be worn around the leg and the just the right height at the top, The graceful girlie stocking rolled over the garter, whose Fool length is in good natural silhouette. The more free in later years woman

allows fashion. and astoral and supple a femi-her caset to do the work of corset af to-day worn with a but a tight elastic band around proportion to the width at the nine figur is the more does it holding op, and more and more brassiere that holds the bust the calf of the leg is almost pain. ankle and top for your special! natural fully uncomfortable in walking. requirements. Then stick to that plea fashion now, But this be slumps down upon or into rols, preserves the free natural, supple Egure, to be her corset and the waist muscles beauty of the figure and gives | Better to learn the old-fashioned special make.

Gone is the day when one beautiful, must also be grateful, become flabby from want of use. & trimness of effect that cannot way of rolling and fastening a

Many of the ordered half a dozen paire of slender and unpronounced in If the figure is inclined to be be achieved when several gar-stocking top.

are donned over the peasants of Europe wear their stockings all alike and felt well fat, the fat will settle around ments Most women can stand upright base useless was: muscles and corsetless figure. A corset of any stockings.this way and have for supplied for a season. There zze and bold themselves in a good he waistline will grow gradually kind makes i 9 wester remember generations; and it was the way so many kinds of shoes and slip- to hold herself with more our own great-grandmothers kep: pers now-and. each style de- position; and when they are heavier and more ungsioly. having a new corset tried on they So. no matter how beautifully formality and correctness: with their stockings from tumbling mands a special style of stocking unconsciously assume the best your coiset lita, keep your waist-out any corset at alt most women down in the days before elastic that hose must be selected in position they can. But in normal, line trim and strong with simple would sooner or later fall into hose-supporters ware thought of individual models, just as

selecta bits or petticoats. The every-day life no woman keeps exercises and by that much will the slumping habit and lose what This is the way to do it:

With foger and thumb pull the average woman who dresses as always in her best position. you ward of the appearance of lines they bad. And most figures

uncorseted would look anything top of the stocking out from the weli a3 she can afford to but hea to There are moments when she re- advancing years.

bus trim and graceful-and smart leg as far as you can stretch it study economy all the same, needs -under modern costume.

and while bolding it stretched a supply of stockings some!

curves.

laxes-and i j those moments The first exersise is the exercise that the corset must take care of. of correct posture just referred! Never decide in favor of a new to: Hold your chest up and corset until you have experiment- make your waist muscles support! ed with it sittiaz down, lessing your diaphragm until you do this back in a low chair, picking up naturally, without thinking of it your handkerchief from the floor all the time.

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CORSETS A TO APODUČE

NATURAL FIGURE

eyelet work about the edges, is to be noted.

Ribbons remain the favourite trimming in a season where trim- mings are so simple and sacrificed, as almost not to exist at all. Silk, woollen, cotton, rafis, or fancy ribbons, all serve, and are seen either attached loosely in a garm- ent or sewed on to form designs and festoons, like embroidery. In fact the latter mode has largely replaced that of embroidery itself onthe summer robes,

Capes are still greatly in vogue

a really welcome bit of news-- they are so bandy and so com- fortable. Simple, sleevelesscapes, plain or accordion pleated, are generally worn, and serve as handy accessories to the summer ward- robe of the fashionable wOMAN. Very dainty and simple blouses made of organdie and organdina are much in vogue. These plain. mannish blouses with jabots of various forms and shirt front effects are very chic, and they have the added convenience of permitting the replacement of the short front and fancy cuffs, and thus economising the wash- ing bill.

OLD FAVOURITE

Crepe de Chine, which falls naturally into lovely, graceful folds, has come into its own again, and deep silk fringe de- corates the more sophisticated type offrocks.

BEADS.

The passion for beads persists. To every gown ita string of crystal, amethyst, jade, cornelian, coral, amber, or onyx globes, 'supplying a touch without which

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Rose quarts on a white gown, jade on lazuli 03 pale rose petal pink, pale hyacinth-mauve, lapis- onyx on green, and so on.

says the rhythmic dancing will do a great [ROLLED DOWN STOCKINGS For instance one of the band-match frocks-that two yarda ofole and the whole garment is of the most costly sports hats are

In cone of the illustrations of with one hand roll the top thing like this: Three pairs of indoor and outdoor costume is with the other. RoU over and plain black silk stockings, three the corset evident. These frocks over until you have the stocking pairs of plain white, a pair of lace and sport suit are appropriate for as low as you want it; then twist striped or clocked silk stockings any aze of femininity-according the stretched out portion into a in black for dress-up waaz to fashion now-bat only a very wisp and tuck the wisp under the specially beautiful white silk and sitting on the floor. If it is Then take breathing exercises

match perfectly comfortable in all these night and morning. Assume at Foung girl slim and firm of roll you have made. Rolled thus, stockings to go with white satin

muscles could wear such cosa stocking will keep its place all slippers; stockings to positions, well and good: if not, easy standing position, feetslight-i tomes absolutely without corset day and never slip down.

dancing slippers of various tints; refuse to accept it. Sometimes a ly apart; then slowly inhale a

Cheap, silk stockings are in stockings to match gray or bronze! support. Modern clothes are built little alteration will make a corset, deep breath. Slowly exhale with to suggest natural figure lines, dreadfully bad taste ore would slippers: three pairs of wool comfortable. An expert corect a whistling sound. controlling the but the fizure lines must approach much betterwear finscotton orlisle cashmere stockings to go with fitter understands these things emission of the breath so that it!

as near as possible natural per-than silk hose that demonstrate sport oxfords; three pairs of and will make suggestions. But leaves your lungs evenly and faction before the clothes are their commonness by their weave, brown wilk stockings to go with do not accept ber word gradually. Do this ten times. donned: and this effect in mos: Cheap silk stockings are usually tan calf oxfords or pumps; and

frocks or with very formal yours Lean over and touch the floor cases can only be achieved by an extravagance too, Thay wear three or four pairs of fine white

afternoon fracks. Such petticoats bow that corset looks under your with your bands twenty times the wearing of fexible, cleverly badly finger ring or a rough liste stockings to wear summer for all their gaisty of trimming frock when you are sitting and night and morning, being careful cut corset of absolute suppleness place in a fingernail may start a mornings with house slippers.

hang in straight, limp lines and bending as well as standing erect. not to bend the knees while you and comfort. Not forgetting the frayed spot and a hole and they

Carved peach stones are like the upper part of the petticoat is wise included in the bead scheme, Few fitting rooms for corsets are do the exercise. This will indispensable brassiere which are shapeless things, making the

COOL SUMMER

made of crepe de chine or batiste. as well as carved ivory and carved supplied with hard mirrors. strengthen the waist rouscles and holds the flesh above the corset ankle less trim and the instap less

PETTICOATS.

The flounces may be of lace, coral, and as they are no longer Insist on having one, or take one keep the stomach flat.

in firm, trim lines.

arched in effect.

The very nicest petticoats for machine pleated chiffon, em to be procured for a mere song, along in your hand-bag, and study Leam to walk with your lega Two illustrations show the Find your particular make of that corset from every angle.

and are of an increasingly juxa- only. That is, do not push your perfect corset in standing and silk stockings and stick to that summer days are white silk ones, broidered net or ruffled sik.

Day petticoats are usually rious type, they add a by no Cultivate the habit of corset shoulders forward, swing them sitting position. The wearer of make. Some of the best makes They are cool, light and have no posture and do not leave every from side to side, or swing the this corset, in her frock or differ in proportion and though balk at all under sommer frocks. finished with a belt or draw-string means inconsiderable item to our casing, for active dress budgets, which are already thing to your corset. Think arms. The body above the waist tailored suit would have perfectly you can usually pull a stocking If the frocks are thin, a double through & constantly of your posture for a should appear to float through natural figure lices and would up to fit somehow, one that panel of the silk can be set at exercise in sports mesos constant sufficiently difficult to manipulate...

OLD FRIENDS IN NEW GUINES. while, until you learn to fall into space and the legs should be seem to be wearing no corset at does hit perfectly will give you front and back so the thin pettichange of the brassiere or cami- that posture unconsciously, in-limber, not stiff. Use the masall

Straw and raffia are more than less trouble and will wear longer cost may not "show through."sole; but the formal petticoat is because less strain is put on it. Petticoats are so short now-to often joined to matching cami-ever in vogue this summer. Some stead of assuming it only when cles of the toes when you walk you happen to think. "Shoulders, and flex the knees. Lessons in back and hips back!

Roest and most expensive silk white China silk, perhaps even wore like & one piece sbp under nothing more than our old friend If you cul-deal for you if you are not a

stockings on the market is very less if you are not tall, will make dainty costumes. gymnasium teacher. tivate that shoulder-back and graceful walker.

long and slim. On a leg that de- your petticoat. Run up straight

DETAILS OF FASHION. hip-back position you will Hold up your chest and make If you are elim enough to parts from length and slimness seams, gather the top into a nar

Pleating is much in favour in cavered acquire a straight, martial car-your waist muscles support your dispense with corsets which have the top of the stocking binds an- row waistband, and finish the edge: riage but you will also acquire diaphragm also when sitting. Sit to be anchored fast to the comfortably, and if you get a with a rather deep hem. Such the supple filmsy robes for sum-embroidered in coloured raffia and decided curve outward below well back in a chair always, even stocking top with elastic hose large size to acquire more room petticoat will launder and mer and accordion pleating, so the brim is darned with zafis in the waistline at the back. And when you lounge idly. Only the supporters, you will find rolled-1st the top-the sokle part will launder-indeed you can do it up much in vogue last year, has not predominant. The embroidery is the colour which is to be made remember that the line of youth woman with strong, supple waist down stockings delightful on wrinkle so badly that the stock- easily yourself if you have lost its prestige. in the back is extremely straight muscles can punge gracefully, warm summer mornings. Women ing must be hauled up tight every

Sleeves are usually very short easy, the mesh of the hat Then the first time Petticoats of white linen are on these gowns, but, when long, makes a canvas groundworkfor fram neck to hips! Here is a bet with or without corsets. Strong. who have adopted the style but minute.

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Irrice too cool and dainty also. They they are invariably of a trans

the paltero. your ter way: Rest easily on your feet, supplewaist muscles are specially who cannot dispense with secure-you

must be fitted a little at the parent material finely pleated. anugly and instead of throwing back important to you if you are aly pulled-down corsets have taken far,

Handbags for wear with country: Some stockings waistline, and not gathered into A return to fashion of the boliday clothes are often of raffis, shoulders and hips, fast draw pianist Nothing is worse than a to round garters, or kneelets of in the silk. shoulder to and lift the chin slumping poss at the piano-belling and the garter elastics have very high tops and on short the belt, and the lower edge may fichu or neckerchief is affirming the favourite method being to This naturally throws especially from a profile view. are attached to this knee-band. women the top must be doubled be scaloped. Cut rather large itself more strongly every day, make a square by Interweaving shoulders hack and lifts the And most of your listeners see Can you imagine anything more ofer and the bees supporter scallops and do the embroidery taking on new, unexpected varis strands of contrasting colours and clasped through the sheer silk with substantial floss. Or finish tios. The simplest form con- leaving the ends to form a fringe, torso keeps it from alumping you in profile when play.

into the corset whib al- Most doctors are in favour of If you really fancy the rolled below the reinforced top. This the edge with a narrow crochet sists of the folding diagonally of as we did when we made mits m down likes hears waistline in corsels Dowadays, since corsets down stocking, you must learn always means jacob's ladder runs at Nobody wants elaborate a square and fancifully embrai kindergarten days. Two of these cod- how to keep it up trimly so that to be mended soon. Experiment petticoats with sport: skirts soldered morset of white organdie, squares sewn together make the time--and sight below the structed to support and help it will not wrinkle at the ankle. until you find out the make of the fussy, face-trimmed stairs and sometime a tendency to bag, handle of plaited raffle

the line of the back bave been scientifically waistine and not have that ugly the figure and are no longer of course, a garter of elastic may stocking that fits you that is are needed only with dance elaborate this dainty mode with being added.

COOL AND COMFORTABLE.

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electric fron.

the garden hat of openwork rusb, once attainable for a few FENCE. The entire crown of the “hs, in with large dairios