THE HONGKONG: HELEGRAPH.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY
EATHERS AT SURPRISING
ANGLES
WHO ZUL HEARD OF AGATHED
THE HAPP
COND
SPUIN-LIKE PLOTES,
MELTATA PONT INFRONT AND SHEEP HER. SHOULDERS
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MODES OF THE MOMENT. | Arranged on the veil-draped bat FEATHER THAT MOUNT MUST
in the picture; so soft is the mass-
at this season.
ed vall-drapery at alther side.
DESCEND.
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ROM THIS LITTLE GALGEBLACKNERÁT
PIERROT AND PIERRETTE. io spiral efect from instep to kose. Black stockings have black chantilly spirals, and white stock. The jogs spirals of Vallace. striped effect is conspicuous, but the spiral, slanting stripes are much more graceful than bori zontal stripes would ba.
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Most of the bats in the milli- This is a model all fa brown
Il feather is ambitious and
New Handbags. news' windows are formal bates tones: Hat, trimming and vell. makes up its mind to stand bats to be worn at receptions, at And the veil is a very heavy one upright may-for a abort Frash from Paris come the matines box partie, at restaurant of brown silk net elaborately em-space. Then it must droop over sweetest little bandbags; one dinner hour, and the like. Even broidered with self-tone brown 90
itself. A dashing bat representing Pierrot and the street hats take ca formality silk in all-over scroll pattern. of black hatters' plush, with brim | other Pierrette, Pierro: hi fame This veil goes entirely over the beat back at the front has one of red hair which contrasts smartly LARGER HATS FOR MID-SEASON. low-crowned hat and is looped these ambitious feathers long with his rich black velvet cos-
and tucked up at either side of plume of black uncurled ostrich tume; and Pl-rretta As hats become more formal the brim, long dull gold pins pro- which started straight up from paralled frock over pantalets and they become larger. There are fecting at the aides and apparent the back of the crown. But it a dashing white ruche. The cos some smart little dress-bats of holding the draped veil in decided, in time, to droop and be toms of Pierrot and Pierrette fur, or of duvetyn or velvet with place. Another hat seems to be fashionable, so the long ancurled in ka the bags and the quaint feathers snuggling against the flowing is vell-but the effect is dues of the feather drape grace- litla beads with rakish caps are shoulder, but க great
Many studied, not careless. The mafolly at the back of crown and mosted on the bag-frames. picture hats have appeared hogany coloured veil is part of brim. Big boops of black jat in Arms sad feet are attached to the Most of these large hats are the trimming on & mahogany the way of earrings, seem to little figures and altogether the trimmed with fasthers of one velvet hat with jat cabuchons.match the SBUGY and pro effect is quite gay and alluring- sort or another-if lace is not the Outdoors, of course, the veil is vocative style of this hat. It is and inside the bags are very trimming material used. Some fastened up in the conventional worn with frock of black capacious relicules. Fierrot and times lace and feathers are pat manner,cating about its wearer's Canton crape and a scarf of grey Pierrette
Bre very much the on the same bit. For example shoulders. Indoors, one end is elyar.
thing, at the moment, in the way
a restaurant bat of black velvet aopianed at the back and Brush plomes are particularly of handbags, to carry with after- with a wide brim that droops at the vail is allowed 20 smart this season. They are to doon costumes-ead, of course, the right and curls up slightly atį trail downward in the Wayfeathers what bobbed tresses are the debatentes, are particularly the left. On the drooping side is pictured, leaving the face free to coiffures. The thick ends of enthusiastic over these old and a frill of black chantilly, caught This mabogang velvet bat is one the plumes are clipped straight unusual bags.
on with jet nailhead; this frill of of the new, large shapes but the across in a bobbed effect that is BLACK GLOVES ARE SMARTEST. lace falls two inches over the lines are graceful and not harsh decidedly the thing just now. Have you noticed how many drooping brim but disappears because of the extreme softness Two bobbed plumes arranged well dressed women are wearing upward curl of the brim at the and suppleness of the hat, its with quill ends meeting over a black mousquetaire gloves with the left within side and an ostrich foundation, inside the velvat, be-small hat, are pictured. Hat and formal frocks-instead of white in plume gorgeous, crange, curls ing crinoline. backward.
HATS SUGGEST SPANISH STYLES.|
FEATHERS AT FREAKISH ANOLES.
feathers are gorgeous flame or pale coluitred gloves? · Only colour, the shades matching with white or very pals coloured eractly and the gay little hat evening gowns are long while is for afternoon or evening wear. gloves fashionable just now; in It is shown with su afternoon the afternoon one weats"mons- frock of black, crepe with steel quataire gloves of black suade or
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glace kid.
Many of the lace bats are more The black dress hat with a long or less suggestive of Spanish feather trailing down under it mantillas draped over tall combs brim in a new and surprising way bead trimming. One such but, a sailor shape of will strike your attention first ba-
With fur coats ono notes gaunt- Hack velvet with brim rolling cause of the odd arrangement of Mauva fuchsias trail dowo-i
lets of black kid, or of grey suede backward at the front, bas black the feather; but this is a good ex-ward from a little black kerami chanellly wired into a good sized ample of lace-and-ostrich com- bet in опе of the
-few white gloves. This is fan which stands upward behind binstion referred to in an eariler tures-aven flowers must droop fashion; not an effort toward the crown, ends of the black lace paragraph. Half the brim of this and trail, you see, this season of economy. But when fashion and draping downward to the shoul-hat-the back half of velvet; drooping feathers. The black hat economy go hand in hand every ders. Low-crowned,bowl shaped the half that makes the front matches a bandsome cost of Woman inay tejbica.
The black glove, however, is turbans with huge fans of wired brin is of wired black Spanish black kerani with choker collar black lace standing up at the back lace. At one side these half-cuffs of black fox. These fur paly for formil wear; with sport are smart at the moment. Two circle briars lap over each other; fabrics of rich texture have suit one dons gauntlets of grey Jetheaded pins are usually thrust at the other side there is a decid- fashion's complete favour now or tan suede or doeskin; or glace in af either side of the small hat, ed gap where the long jade colons and the kerami cost and hat are kid gloves in the manmish style- to balance the line of the big lace ed ostrich feather, taking advan-just as distinguished for a formal heavily stitched and fastened with fav.
tage of this convenient opening, occasion as genuine black broad-two builons. Handsome veils take the place seems to have dropped through tail would be. The IDRUYƏ SPIRAL STOCKINGS NOW. of lace trimming on some models! These freakish, dating ways of fuchsias give a delightful touch The smartest stockings to wear and of feathers too. One would putting feathers on a hat make of gay and youthful coquetry to with dancing slippers have inset almost think ostrich plumes were for smartness just now,
the black costume.
fatrips of lace that wind up the log |
ATHERS UPWARD BU
OPCCO
FOR THE BOUDOIR
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TABLE DECORATION,
Perhaps nothing counts moTE
in these days than daintily and attractively arranged tables, for nothing is more conducive to pleasant and happy society, with consequent better appetite, than harmonious surroundings, and it is here that the housewife likes to be successful.
It is well to remember in de- corating the table that the most artistic effects are not always A robe of black moiresatia lined the most expensive to obtain.. with coloured chiffon, the chiffon One of the newest ideas in making a sort of vestes front table decoration seen is an imita- when the coat is worn open, oration orange tree in an artistic lising only when it is closed, ispat looks particularly well as a centre-piece and gives & WOO- christened "Sultan." Such a gar. derfully suggestive antama look, ment may be copied in any num-which can be farther enhanced ber of soft materials.
by some fisme-coloured gold
Boudoir sets, consisting of gauze rucked up round about the garters, mules, and boudoir ban pot. A pair of yellow hand- deau with the airiest possible Painted candle-shades fixed on to trimmings are a novelty, marabou, electric or ordinary candles would metal lace, ribbon, far, and fes complete really charming thers being some of the materials decoration. used. One of the sets shows plok
Most effective arrangements
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satin moles with a border of blue can be achieved with bottled marabou around the toe, also a fruit, which, of course, can be rosette of marabon around the used as dessert, so that there is bandeau, which is made of silver no extra expense. Some house lace. Pink pearls are used on a
wives possess silver dishes, of an- bandeau which has bows at the fique design, and these aredelight- ends and ties with metal and ful ornaments in which to put the coloured ribbons. Yellow satin fruit. A lovely centre ornament mules have for trimmings and a recently seep was of pale pink tiny tassel of gold, slightly at one fruit and leaves. It really wa
alabaster and filled with lascions side of the centre.
A black set is interesting. Gold red pottery looks well for holding most attractive, Again, ordinary And flowers trip the slippers. The the fruit. If the table is large, garters in every case Bra flowered ribbons and are finished ranged at the four corners.
of smaller pots of fruit can be with tiny gold or silver bows. White pearls and a row of colour-item to consider when decorating Lighting is a very important ed ribbon flowers trim the black the table. bandeau, which is made of net wonderfully homely about a lamp There is something embroidered in gold, and Enished on the table, and these can be with gold lace.
CHIC
EVENING
GOWN.
An evening dress of black waxed lace over satin.. "One" large Hower with foliage forming the waist belt.
bought la so many obarming designs that many of them form decoration in themselves. There of the painted wood variety look very well. With such a lamp very little more decoration is required.
Lace and embroidered centre- pieces must not be forgotten. When these are used keep the ather decorations as simple as possible.
JOTTINGS.
All kinds of furs may be clean- ed with bran, which should be as fresh as possible. Put the bran in a bowl and then place it in an oven until it is well warmed through. Stir the bran about so that it does not burn. The when it is quite hot, rub it well into the fur. Shake it out and repeat the process two or three times.
Straight, loosely draped collars. that give a "stock" effect are“ very fashionable. A strip of white or pale-hued crepe tacked Inside the border provides a welcome relief to an all-black toilette, and even the modern stock-collar bar, as a rule, Hule band of white crepe or white satin showing inside the top border...
Cushiors for the floor are ́an'. attractivo festure of most sitting- rooms nowadays, and their shape fis legion. One of the newest [reen is offcalar, quite four feet in diameter, with a huge button fo the centre, and about 2 or 10 faches thick Quite a change from tuffets and bolster cushions: when upholstered in oure, of ther [new season's vivid areladies?
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