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"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1924. (FEATURE SECTION).

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Left to right: Hazel Williams, Elsic Turron and Thelma Hill, Cinema Stars,

ADVANCE FASHIONS.

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A FRENCH BEAUTY SECRET. carbonate of soda and 20 drops of simple tincture of benzoin to An English or American wotho basin of wator. Making a

Shorterskirts-and-long, man, when she goes-in-for-beauty thick, creamy lather of pure

dominate culture, invarishly places horself Castilo soup, she works the suds straight lines in the hands of a professional thoroughly Into the skin, rubbing silhouette. Many of the slim, beauty specialist, but the French-the father in with the tips of her straight models have no waist- woman is an adept at making fingers. Then she rinses off all line, while others have a waist. and applying beauty cronins and the soap, drieg her face with: a line definitely higher than for- lotione, and generally prefers to soft towel, and applies a liberal marly. Few circular treatments treat her own beauty blemishes in amount of good face cream. This are shown except in apron effects the privacy of her boudoir. There- cream is gently massaged into at the front. Fulness sometimes fore it is from the Frenchwoman the skin with tappings und pinch- appears at the side, also, and that one mostly loaris very secratings till the pores have absorbed trimmings are restricted to the mothers which are really bonofi- as much as they can. The sup front, leaving the backa vory flat cial-without-being-too-costly or crduous cream is then wiped off and .straight. The single-flounced too difficult to apply,

and the fingers are dipped into a skirt is emphasized. The secret by which the French-little alcohol. The face is tappod preserves the perfect over its entire surface with the contour of her face is the applica-balla of fingers a light tapping tion of alcohol. Croam she uses, movemont which stimulates the and uses liberally, to her face, skin and braces the muscles, be neck, and shoulders and hands, sides closing up the pores of the but sho always follows the appli- skin, which have been relaxed by cation of the cream by dabbing the use of the cream. the skin with alcohol or a lotion containing. very large percent- ago of alcohol.

woman

Chiffons printed in gay plaids, large chooks, and flower designs, are used extensively for afternoon frocks. Ciro chiffon also appears. It is intorosting to note that for The samo treatment is given evening the skirts are very short, both night and morning, but af many with slight side drapery. the latter time the face is gently The decolletage is conservative A Parisionne of nearly fifty has wiped over after the alcohol and usually round. Fow V necks proserved hor complexion by bath- has been applied, and & slight aro shown and по trains. ing every night her face and dusting of good complexion Metai lame and all laces, except throat in very hot water, to which powder gives the finishing touch those in black and gold, ara sho adde a pinch of bi- to the complexion.

virtually excluded the principal fabrics boing taffeta, satin, moire, and cire chiffon.

THE PLEATED SKIRT.

LOVE OF COLOUR,

Englishwomon no longer do- The pleated skirt has appeared serve the reproach that they do for the benefit of the woman who not love colour. Not only in tho likes to walk with a strido, and artistic cirolo but in every Eng- londs itself charmingly to the uso lah home the love of colour is of the many silk and woollon now conspicuous. So, sometimes plaide which the Foason has is the colour. For, alas, the brought forth.

average onthusiast has so far Other features of the spring learned only half her lesson. node are whito organdio collars

PLEATING.

When a gown has straight fines, a little embroidery and very fine pleating, it has all the initial requirements of a fashionable frock. The un». usual feature here is the sleeve- leas cape of find pleating which reaches to the waistline.

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She has abandoned the pursuit of the drab, which once soomed, RO gentool, and she kos jada) and orange and China bluo where once she would have approvod fawn, alato groy or possibly, in a daring moment, reseda. But she has not yet grasped the truth that though the right wearing of denp, bright, lovely colours ensures a higher success than was evor achieved with the dingily noutral shades, the wrong woaring brings about ja mure horrid failure."

In the wearing of colours which call to the eye you must be very sure to choose what suits you. And this you had botter dotermine by ruthless examination of your reflection in the mirror rather than by what your friends say. Also in the love of colour, don't forgot the love of line." Wo keo too many ill-out jumpers and smock- like garments, which though bỡ. autiful in colour. fail to express jany intention of a design.

Of the dresses sketched, the ruffled one with its fashion- able apron tunic and festive air, would be chosen as a young girl's dancing frock or afternoon dress.

The other, equally fashionable, is suitable to business and general wvar and is a model most becoming to the matronly Jigure.

FASHION NOTES.

Some lovere of colour will go to a shop buy lovely materials that were never intended to be "om- ployed in draping any form but that of a chairback. They will wear patterns suitable only for curtains and cushions. Their ad- miration of the colours blinds them; happily for thomselves, Ostrich plumea now make their perhaps, to the sad spectacle reappearance with colat. They which they may prosent when are soon on the home of some of robod.in these unsuitable mate-the new evening gowns and as rials.

trimming for the wraps; even the ostrich feather bon has been rovived with great distinction.

THIS WEEKS RECIPE.

A-Gheese-Savoury.- Required: 1o. of grated choose,

On the Riviera, gloves are either-of-washable chamois.ariof antelope, and, for the daytime,

1 tablespoonful of chutney, they match the costume. There are a very few long black gloves almonds, bread, cayenne.

Cut out some rounds of broad for evening. A now glave of the size of a wineglass and fry beige suede buttoned to the elbow

has just been seen.

and

in hot fat. Drain well. Blanch and shred the almonds

Buttons appear in the now brown lightly in the oven. Chop the chutney, put it into a pan, modo on ovorything from the and make hot; add the cheese morning sports frock to the uven and season to taste. Stir over ing dress and every time with and cuffs, the use of lace for low heat, and when thoroughly success.. trimming either thin or heavy hat spread the mixture on the

Leather bracelets for sports materials, the omnipresence of rounds of fried broad and stick black ratin and white crepe, and the sbrodded almonds all over. wear, fitted with mirror, pocket- book, powder-puff, and lipstick, a large use of black and white Serve hot. prints, usually made more strik Note. The almonds. may bo save one the trouble of carrying ing by the introduction of a note omitted; or any nuts may boa bag or being caught unprepared. of the brilliant Chinose red. used in place of the almonds.

LATEST IN FOOT WEAR.

Metallio stockings of fine gold | or silver threads are fashion's most brilliant note in hosiery, They blond beautifully with gold or silver brooaded slippers.

THE ARTISTIC ·

COIFFEUR,

The vogue for boyishly- cropped hair continues, and though certain fashion authorities frown upon this fashion when adopted by ladies over twenty- three years of age, yet. thore is no denying the __fastor of the modern wo- Thus man for freedom. the coiffeurs are doing quito a business, and are displaying their ingenuity in inventing little falso pieces of hair to hide the shorn ends in the evening when dignity rather than boyishr.ess is the smart thing.

Antoine, a Polish scul tor who has taken up hati- dressing, has originated a number of styles and t devised classio browns of golden or silver leaves for the evening hair trimm- ing, and he has an esporină gift for making them "flatter the face of each client, for he createn each coiff for the particular client.

A PRETTY DANSEUSE.

CLOCHE DEPARTURES.

Here are two hats, from Paris, showing that it is possible to escape the cloche. The turbah, above, keeps a very clase neat line about the face by means of its tightly wrapped folds. But in the back a wide bow gives a decidedly novel affect. The hat, below, is of plaid ailk with rolling, upturned brim, toider than we have been wearing, and the big bow is placed at the side at a youthful angle.

Afternoon frocks are soft and flowing and frequently aro com- ploted by Ecarfs.. A novel- embroidery iB A Fort of darning on coarse silk filet, with narrow folds of shaded chiffon as the darning wool. Fino pleating is much used, Tunic dresses are shown often in eatin with toth sides of the material used, Violet and black make a favourite colour.combi- nation for them. Printed chiffons are used for garden-party gowns which look like animated dower. beds, flower prints run though the entiro collection and trimmings are oven made of massed rail blossoms. Evening wraps that aro nothing more nor less than immensely wide scarfe of velvet represent a clover idea. Thero is a lovely evening ensemble with a capó and frock of two shades of pink chiffon embroidered hore and there in silver tracory and: Toses of thin ribbons.

Shoe designs from Paris, "Abové, varieties in heels. Below, enamelled teäther müles.

A PORTABLE ELECTRIC

LIGHT.

A portablo electric candle with Formal ovening gowns are an automatic switch is a novelty scintillating and-ozo frequently, that will be found usoful in a

the light on when it is lifted from tho table, and off again when it is eet down. If howevor, one wishes the light to remain burning whon it is placed on a táble, a turn of the small aide screw will keep the switch on.

The battery will not need to be in rosa and allvor. They are variety of ways. This electric often made with double skirts, torch taken the form of an ordin-renewed for many months, for the ing a sort of cloche tunlo ovezary upright candlestick, finished candle-Is fitted with the tiniest of rrower underskirt. They are with a little art shade. The bass electric bulbs, which consumos is fitted with an attachment very little current, though giving early always completed by

which automatically switches an excellent light gaured scarfe

She is

This is Mise Ruth Mosely, of Richmond, Virgi studying dancing in New York and will soon Teava to complete

her terpsichorean education i