The rough lineo, coarsely By this time the world is some-]
what familiar with the large woven, uneven in its flow of trickery of dividing a costume threads is turned into the blouse into more parts than Gaul and the smart frock. It makes Rvery country olub knows the the collars that rise above the atirt that can be checked in the dark neckline of suite and gowns, locker, the cape that can be left It is not hemstitched. It is in the car, the jacket that finished with the narrow pointed can be discarded for the silk lace that women crochet now in middy blouse. Possibly the their lamp-lit rooms after the French did not invent this box of coffee is nerved. tricks which the tailors call sporca costume. But they invented the idea of wearing two or three cost
umes in one.
The young girl indulges in white neckwear more than the older woman, but looking on a the arrogance of youth leading What is interesting is the use fashion for the last few years one of certain accessories out of place. comes to the conclusion that it To wrap your girdle an und your will lead middle age back to the nock is a funny thing to do Ye: white neckline.
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it is done. A Russian designer DoS YOUTH INSIST ON WHITE? has taken the padded Oriental ber, and turned it into a collar.i As there is no diminution in She has done this on a black crepe the popularity of the young it is coat with a blistered surface important that we should watch which they call "cloque." The what they wear and what the whole coat is lined with Nattier designers do for them. They blue crepe georgette the same hold the limelight on the stage of fabric which makes the gown life, in literature, in pleasure worn under the wrap. The coat pastimes, in art, and it is quito in itself is novel and has attract-natural that they should hold it ed much attention from women in fashions. They lead. The rest! who search for the unusual, but may stumble on. the Oriental collar is the really brilliant touch.
If one should carry economy to ita farthest limits this padded roll of two fabrics could be dropped from the turban to the neck) whenever a woman chose to change it I made elastic is could also be used for a bip girdle, RECRUDESCENCE OF COLLARS. The French gowns continue their shoulder severity but the younger set is making a run on
Gadoubtedly, it is with youth in mind that French undertook to launch white this season. The
French collections gave impetus to the movement,
Any fabric may be used to carry out the colour. Linen, organdie, crepe satin, severs waves of crepe, running from Chinese to Ramao, pongee, cam. els Lair, broadcloth, kasha, cloth and cotton net are offered for the taking.
No designer feels that it is white collars. They are of or- necessary to put black against, gandie, butcher's linen, with a white this season.
It is done, band crochetted linen lace as aj and done well, but it is not obli- halsh, they are high and rolling, gatory. Plain white is high in with an immense cravat in the style. Some designers like to pu: Francb fashion, passed under the jag red with white, and clever hem. Butcher's linen, coarse and souls put Egyptian green against not always white, is attached to it. It makes an admirable com- the blouse worn beneath coat bination. It is like seeing green suits and sweaters. It is preferred trees against * 300w-covered to muslia.
ground.
Frock of taupe and emetuli crepe, eliberately trimmed with wild and taupe bruid. The full shirt and the hip length blouse die tinguish it.
THE HONGKONG. TELEGRA
WEDNESDAY: MAYIN! 1929.
White the Vogue.
with the necessity of having to; draw the jumper over the head a great drawback to jumpers in many women'wares.
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NOT WHITE FOR EFORTS. Curiously, white is used for ceremony more than for open- air antivities. It is not offered
Brassieres of black lace mount-- for the rainbow mixtures of aport One also finds a new type of ed on pink satin, brassieres- of clothes. These take on every jamper-blouse. This is made of heavy hand-made thread-lace of colour achieved by the dye pot als coloured georgette, and is various sorta, sometimes mounted White is for the afternoon frock, bloused with a pretty over-on satin, sometimes so heavy that for the dinner gown, for the hanging effect at the waist, where it keeps its shape without mount. I dance.
it is held in place by a wide ing, are all very attractive. Let no one think that the way elastic band. Over either shoulder is easy when white is accepted for isbet a deep yoke of lace-Honiton the balk of the wardrobe. The or Brussels being used in Rows of white bone buttons majority of women wear all black preference to 205 other form the trimming on a red silk batter than all white.
wide bell-shaped frock. They are placed one al- Even while youth does not always know sleeves that reach a little below most touching the other in long enough about cosmetics to carry the elbow are banded with the rows. off a dead white costume. And same expansiva fabric. here is a prophecy: If white Beaded Jumpers made of silk takes the place of black the make-stockinette, tasselled and tufted! up of the face will change. Rouge will go on cheeks. Pallor will be disguised. Who knows but what a healthy skin may come back into fashion t
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NEW FASHIONS IN JUMPERS.
the
Lace turnover collars are now with curiously shaped bugles and fastened on some of the baisau beads, are enjoying so great & neck lines of frocks of silk and vegas just now that it is possible cotton. their popularity may be overdone.. Fat newer are those made of organdie striped in colour to A parasol of flat Japanese shape cleverly represent faggotstitch is made of cretopne with Japanese ing and drawo-thread work while figures on it and a wooden handle cotton voile showing elaborate with a carved Japanese end. frayed-out fringes and beautiful hand-drawn patterns is another favourite fabric utilised by artist designers of to-day.
Jumpers are going to be more worn than ever this year.
Modal jumpers of the newest Crepe georgette is one of the kind all show round decolletages, favourite materials used for this rather than the square-shaped ригрове. One finde brilliantly necks of yesterday, and there is a coloured crepe georgette richly tendency to introduce sleeves embroidered in beads or silks, or that, though still short, are con- showing hand-brocaded motifsiderably longer than the short worked in tinsel thread, being shoulder sleeves of last season
A white crepe blouse attached to a blue skirt is the keynote of a charming costume for a young girl. The blouse is heavily am- broidered in red. The loose, square jacket is made with a red foundation, completely covered by applied tucks of the blue, which nevertheless give streaky glimpses of red now sad again..
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worn with all the daintiest street; toilettes.
The frock on the left is of Nattier bue crepe georgette, made with an interesting bodice that shows curious arm coverings done in . fine tucks. The frock is embroidered with dull wilver sequins after the Indian manner.
At the right is a wrap of black cloque crepe lined with Nattier blue crepe. It is worn over the blus frock, and it sa distinguished by its loose sleeves and the Oriental ridt ground the deck.
FANS.
THIS WEEK'S RECIPE.
Finrapple Pudding.
Two cups chopped fresh pine- apple, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, 2 eggs (whites), 1 tablespoon gela- tine, few grains salt.
Cook pineapple in sugar and water for 10 minutes. Soften gelatine in one quarter cup cold!
Long-skirted gown of whits creps salin, with a cushion rosette at one hip... The sleeves are long and extra wide.
USEFUL HINTS.
It is well to remember to keep
water. Add pineapple and sirup canned goods in a dark room. and stir till gelatine is dissolved. They will keep much better this Turn into a mold. When cool way. and beginning to "set" fold in the whites of the agga besten till stiff, and dry with a few grains of salt. Let stand two or three hours to
chill and become firm. Serve with boiled custard made with the yolks of the eggs.
GORGEOUS BEAD TRIMMING.
When a frock can be contrived
Cat flowers will stay fresh much longer if a pinch of soda is put in the water in which they are pat,
White spota on furniture, oil. cloth or linoleum can be removed by an application of camphor.
Put the lemon you wish to keep coder a glass. This keeps the
get one with an open weave. It In buying dishcloths, be sure to will be more sanitary and will dry in much less time than the other
of two lengths of material seam-skin from getting bard. led under the sleeve and down the side, any woman may turn out costumes by herself; but these extremely simple slipon frocks rely on some individuality of trimming for their style and dis- tinction. Never wore the trim- Įmlag departinents so full of trim- mings easy to apply; there are
When cream refuses to whip band trimmings by the yard in add the white of an egg. This all widths, motifs large and small will usually result in
& stiff
cort.
to applique to any part of the creamy mixture when all beaten frock; and there are girdles, together.
tassels and swinging ornaments
galore. All in marvellous colours harmoniously blended.
Motifs of embroidery with long ice in your icebox: This will Wrap newspapers around the fringe are ready to be sewed on make the ice last much longez - sashends, and there are bend and eat down your ice HIL motifs in sport colours for sweater sashends, Elaborate
Artificial silk still holds its own in the jumper world. A novelty is a jumper made of hand-crochet- ed artificial silk embroidered in gold and silver thread; while the newest black silk jumpers show elaborate stitcheries and ambroí- deries carried out in brilliant!
Green beads, because of the motifs in beads and embroidery. colourings. The majority of these introduce Chinese patterns of all
particular fad for green which is come for the decoration of plain Fans grow more and more gor. at present under way, are part bodices and blouses; Bome of Willow pattern to designs in wrinkle is a two yard tulle scarf. Woman who turns to beads for an cover the whole front of a blouse ivory and let dry. Then brush sarts, that range from the familiar geous and the latest French cularly well looked upon by the these gorgeous troducing pagoda
with extended girdle ends of scenes and attached to the outer stick of interesting touch of colour now miniature Chinese landscapes, big feather fan-at the right hand and again. worked in the most delicate side of the fan. Spread open, the stitchery.
Running the jumper very hard and the fulle scarf drops down huge fan is held in the right hand
Green handkerchiefs, too, and are the new open-fronted blouse over the skirt in a long loop which for the same reason, are especially coatees, made of crepe de chine is caught up and twisted around in vogue. or georgette, foulard or broche, the right arm. Or the tulle may These bave the advantage of abe thrown around the shoulders
long open front finished off with and the fan held in the hand to Green underwear, as one might a becoming roll collar, which is some graceful position or other imagine, is another manifestation caught in on the line of hip by It takes a little more practice to of this reiman of green, which is deep band of fancy knitting and be able to manage fan plas tulle rampant in our drawing-room fur- fastened with two buttons. This scarf effectively but the result nishings as well as in our own method of fastening does away jays.
wardrobes,
motifs almost
If you would clean ivory Tuske Paste of sawdust moistened with equal parts of sawdust and lemon juice. Spread the paste on the bead banding, and deep fringe ivory can be cleaned with a piece
off with a dry brush, Smooth, falling over the skirt. Then of soft cloth dampened and then
there are swinging fringes of decolletage of an evening gown; beads that you sew along the dipped into sult:"" and other fringes attached to girdles, so that the skirt of a dance frock is a glittering mass, girdles are innumerable and come of swinging beads. The bead
The skirts of silk frocks which are being shown for mid-summer in combinations of jet and crystal,WERK are surprisingly full and in splendid colour blendings. some of them reach quite to the & girdle of red and white chalk a kind are being used
ankles. Puffings and flutings of
exaggersia the effect of wi
beads is intended for wear with sport skirt and swester,
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