1922-12-20 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH; WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1923.

Gifts that will always please

Neckwear

A diaplay of the newest Ties is awaiting you. Now novel designi, zich colourings, bright or sombre. Knitted Ties in all the latest colours, plain and fanoy.

Silk Handkerchiels

Of Suk Crepe in plain colours or with contrast borders, also printed designs A wonderful selection to choose from.

MACKINTOSH

& CO, LTD.

Men's Wear Specialists,

Alexandra Building-

Des Voeux Road.

From Dec. 18th, to 23rd. Oar Stora will remain open until 6 pm.

MAS

Kandy

CAND

WE HAVE A GOOD VARIETY OF

DAINTY CHOCOLATES

AND

XMAS CONFECTIONERY

THE SINCERE CO.

MADELEINE PEARSON.

AFTERNOON and

EVENING GOWNS Inspection cordially invited.

2. Queen's Buildings, (OPPOSITE CAFE WISEMAN )

Tel. Central, 2313.

P. O. Box. 530.

YEE SANG FAT CO.

EXQUISITE XMAS PRESENTS JUST ARRIVED.

Great assortment of

Toys, Dolls, Xmas Tree Ornaments, Teddy Bears, etc.

Xmas Stationery

IN FANCY BOXES.

HOLLY PAPERS FOR WRAPPING CIFT PARCELS.

PRICES

MODERATE.

& News.

Fashion Notes &

"TRIFLES" VERY IMPORTANT.

The new skirt that has a yoke and side drepes is a most important matter to the woman who watches for the changing fashions.

The new blouse with the tucked front is another item that will in-

terest her.

Still another trife is the fact that to be very cleverly overed one may have we's icide shores lined in a culver to match one's hat especially if the colour is rest,

It is also noted that belts are frequently made of the material of dress and are often twisted like rope or bruided. They are morecter becoming wider.

VELVET CUSHIONS.

As the winter season advances,

a furore seems to be springing up

THE CHOICE OF A

FANCY DRESS.

THIS WEEK'S RECIPE.

Apple Castard, Ingredients well-flavoured apples. 2 tablespoons butter and

tablespoons sugar.

TOILET ECONOMY.

Rubber sponges shou'd always ba bold weder « running tap after use, to get them entirely free from soap, and so keep them from de- teriorating. In the case of natural Pare, care and cut the apples in sponges which are used for soap, it thin slices. In a pan put batterin ascessary in addition to rinse and heat it; add apples and sugar. them frequently in hot water and

Cook 10 minutes, being careful not to break apples. Place apples in a baking dish, add the follow- ing mixture: eggs, egg yolks, 34 cup sugar, 1 cup milk, 3 cup cream, 31⁄2 teaspoon vanilla.

Beat ୧୫୪୫ and egg yolks slightly. Add sugar, a faw grains of salt, milk, cream and vanilla.

Strain over the apples. Bake in a slow ovan 25 minutes.

BANDEAUX.

ammonia.

Very little ammonia is a basin. of hot water is all that is required and for washing hairbrushes clothes-brushes. These should be washed regularly once a week.

Tooth-brushes and shaving- brushes should be thoroughly dried ach day if they are to be kept sweat and clean. Arrange'; them on a towel on the window. sill of the bathroom; or o7 8 table very close to the open window. The beat of tooth. brashes cannot last very long! Hair bandeaux are made in unless they are carefully treated. great variety. Some of the If the same brush is used daily newest are in tinsel with pearl night and morning it can never settings. and in gold lace with have time to get really dry and sequins. An inexpensive bandeau stiff. bas a coloured flower centre with a tinsel silver stem. Another, rather more elaborate. has flowers at each end, with tinsel band set with pearl beads. Tinsel leaves and rosebuds are also very effective, as are coloured flowers

A very charming room sparsely with a gold centre set or

furnished with a few genuine bits tinsel band. Bandeaux made in of old furniture, was made very Russian style, in black and white

attractive on party occasions by or with sequins and gold lace, are using nothing but candles for the very affective, and also rather illumination. Tall candlesticks on the mantelpiece, bookshelf,

B

mare expensive; but those made

THE CHARM OF

CANDLELIGHT.

RUFFLES!

The sleeve, if there is any, should be ruffled, the skirt, if it is panell. ed, should be ruffled-then the whole effect is delightfully fricolous. These styles are very becoming to a slight figure, transforming the straightline style into curves.

OF INTEREST.

Beaded silver lace makes one

of sequins in assorted colours or and bureau at the end of the ream of the most beautiful evening of tinsel are cheap enough.and an old brass candelabre, with, costumes. The beads are in green Really pretty bandeaux can be four flaming waxen torches, made and silver, and occasionally a few. obtained for two or three shillings very pretty, soothing light. The dull orange ones are added to each, but there are

increase the interest. so many quiet, mellow tints made up for, different kinds that almost any price may be paid. Generally

follow that the expensive ban speaking, the cheaper kinds have floral designs, but it does not

deaux are always the most

for cushions that are covered should be considered carefully The choice of a fancy costume with exquisite hand-painted and with a view to bringing out one's richly embroidered velvets. The best qualities and hiding any old art of painting velvet, as defects. Powdered bair, for in- effective.

practised by the Venetian

stance, is an admirable back- craftsmen in the Middle Ages! ground for a clear pink and white has been recently rediscovered skin and delicate features, while by a clever furnisher who is pro the dark, swarthy type of beauty ducing the most artistic effects generally looks her best attired in hand-painted velvets of the 30-in some Oriental kind of costume. crushable vatie:y.

The stately dame makes the appear at ita These are not only in demand classic garb for making curtains and for cover-best, while the sporting type of ing cushions, but also for the girl usually feels and is right in fashioning of evening cloaks and masculine role. The women with the trimming of relvet dinner a small piquante face, dainty gowns. There are bolster custions little ways, and "live" expression made of white velvet atriped with is admirably suited to such parts black, and banded with black as birds, pierrette, Columbine, chenille. White velvet is also vivandiere, powder puff, dancing used for circular cushions in-girls, fairies, etc. troducing & clever mixture of

If a period dress is being worn, embroidery sad band-painting. which shows paintings of gold it should be absolutely complete and green fruit, set against in every detail. Nothing is so background worked all over with bad as to see a dress whichi applique threads of gold and silver. pretends to be something which Black velvet cushions are always it is not?

fascinating, and may display It is a curious fact that the so- | hand-painted gildings of conven-

called

"original" costume is tional fruit and flowers on a back- fairly popular at a fancy dress ground of gold tissue.

dance. Possibly because it is Nothing could be more charming very seldom sufficiently original than black velvet day covers for to be a: using. The dress that is be pillows on a beautifully carved pretty, artistic and suits the bed, bossting an ornate velvet and wearer generally gains more ad- silk spread. In a black and white miration than the originst one bedroom such a scheme would be unless the latter happens to be extremely effective and original. very much out of the ordinary. The furniture covers should be of

velvet to mateb. Quite a charming Fancy dresses need not be ex- notion would be to use silk rep pensive. In fact, more often than with a design in black velvet pot, those that are the least costly appliqued with tinsel thread. are the pretties'.

FOR DINNER WEAR.

To a crown of block velvet is joined a brim of Jeshionable width composed of a coarse mesh of chenille.

It is designed for restaurant or dinner wear, and is the ideal ac- companiment for a sleeveless frock of black velvet.

THE NEW WRAPS.

The new fancy pattern ed fabrics all help to heighten the beauty of the new autumn wrape, while the dyeing of fur has been brought to such an art that novel trimmings for the same abound. Bro- cided woollen fabrics are. perhaps, most popular of all, but rivalling these one finds beautiful beaver- tiated or beige-coloured duvetyns and thick crepe materials, worked all over in neutral embroideries carried out in every im- aginable shade of silk and wool.

Hip wraps and hip coats, and clever little mantles that combine costees and cape effects in one, vis with long grace- fully draped wraps for eupremacy. Many of the full-length costs

Are fashioned without collar, being finished instead with throw over scarves that are often richly embroider ed and finished with deep effective fringes. Some- times these scarves made of fine for which matches the pelt that borders the unaven beq lines of the newest conts, many

of which show draped front effects that are made to fasten smart oa one hip.

some

A

are

For wraps of this variety, delightful new soft velvety materials are being used, of which BLOW reverse side of the fur, so cleverly managed that one can hardly ba lieve them to be fur-lined in the ordinary sense, us they possess none of the clumsiness as ociated with the old-fashioned for- lised wraps of yesterday. Coloated ratine embroi ders, showing a riot of Oriental shading, is being applied to a great many coats and coatees for late autumn' weet: Paisley patterned materials are Bow to be found over- worked with. Бле silk atine, while deep bands of far and collarn to match add to the luxury of these gorgeous wraps.

bat the room lacked in other

respects.

The smartest earrings are of Candles are, of course, imprac- antique metal and semi-precious very useful for musical evenings materials and costly gems. With ticable for ordinary occasions, but stones .rather than brilliant

had gatherings where shadows the very large earrings the proper are rather effective, and promote coiffure is the one which draws conversation and learned dir- the hair back plainly and reveals course."

¡the lobe of the ear.

Evening gown of almond green crepe georgette applied with green velvet and embroidered in silver. The back of the frack forms a loose- ly hanging cape caught in to silver ornaments on the hips.