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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1921. (FEATURE SECTION

WOMEN'S INTERESTS

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GIVING US ROOM TO WALK.

OUR FASHIONS.

BY A TOWNSWOMAN.];

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It's rather amusing to see the various ways, in which the im-

Have you noticed that though portant drossmakors' givo", ua

our fracks may bocomo higher or room to walk in their straight lower, longer or shorter, fuller or from-the-shoulder creations. One of the smartest and most success-limmer, simpler or more elabor- ful recentis soon was in a straight ate, there is just one thing they black satin frock, where the full-some-how never become, and that nous was lot in at the hein by means of four triangular pioens, two in the back and two in front, which tapered to a point some- whore just above the kuce. These inserted pioses wure of the wrong side of the satin, to give that dull-and-shiny effect which is so

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Tako the now autumn frooks, for ins nuen. You don't use much material. You don't have trim ming. You possibly don't havo sleeves: you probably don't ovan havo A waistband. And-you spend more money!

Why? Well, the truth is that much used now on frocks and the now fashions are very in

The frock was buttoned down the front with beige andsidious. They are not what they So simple black buttons, the buttonhole soom. Simple, you. being pipod, and the cuffs of the that unless everything is in har long. tight sleovos lined with mony, and overy detail thought out to combine with every other, boige crope de Chino, Avory and to complete the whole effect, long straight scarf of the same you just don't look anything at all. crepe de Chino was worn.

Naturally, you can't bear that, was pico-edged as also was the and you fly to acquire all the hem of the frock, and the whole latest and loveliest accessories. effect was very good indunt.

You then look charming, and your bank hook looks horrible.

SIMPLICITY.

A mosi allructive evening frock is this one of flesh colour- ed satin embrořtered with crystal beads. An unusual wote of interest is the bow of coral colourel velect that is also embroidered and beaded. The lines have the simplicity thed fashion demands.

SCRAPS OF CHAMOIS LEATHER.

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ELABORATE TRIFLE There is no doubt that the ahingling craze is responsible for the tight nocxlaces of huge parts or beads, and for the long, elaborato earrings. In the same way; oxtremely plain frooks have called for the soft, boating scarves of silk by day and tullo by night. Those, by the wɩy, are no longer square and putterned, but long and plain, ansi silk ones often end in a piece, about t inches long, of A contrasting colour. Black, with whito ends, ix very gool. 03. trich fouthors are one of the great resources for those who find plain unkind to them, and thes, too, are now appearing on scarvos. In fact they appear overywhere, except in their old place as a hat trimming, and thoro they

80an at all. No self-respecting hat is trimmed, now except with a cut pioeo of its own folt or one or two little rows of plain buttons, Of course, later on we shall see mure elaborate millinery, but it isn't at all start to be smart just

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DARINGLY YOUTHFUL

GOWN BY

MONI

"Chintz flowers cut out and appliqued on lace with odging of gold silver thread is one of the season'u novelties, christened Chic Chitz. The gown illustra ed is a close basque with blue. lavender and pink chintz flowers

CHIC CHINTZ

GOWN BY

ÁLL-OVER ZION. LACE GOWN BY

MARGE

"These refreshingly new styles appeal to the young girl. Nothing could do in

incre ball-

basque effect with lostuoned skirt charming contrast to a and contrasting diamod shaped roomful of straight line gowns insots trimmed with rhinestones. than a few of these gay and slim A dobutano's danco frock was young. girlish basques and

on tan Zlon lace. The founda- shown with a saverely close and swirling skirts. For the girl who Own dressen the tion is flesh coloured silver cloth plain satin bodico. ornamented makes hor trimmed with a ruching of by a daring futuristic rong in style is ideal and the different do. French blus chiffon,

ribbon applique. The skirt was lightful novelties at her command "Another striking gown, scen Zion silk lace of the Chantilly this season invite her to the almont circular in Its making of frocks that will at a recent dress show was all typo, over Zion silk lace in close fitted fullness.

express her personality."

EFFECTIVE LIGHTING.

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Much of the яuccess of a room

depands apin its lighting. It counts for little in the sum ner, but with the approach of autumn we neods must give attention to our lighting, globos and shades.

SEEN IN PARIS SHOPS.

The rings of to-day aro althos

TIPS TO THE THIN.

Conceal alt joints. Wrists,

artfully

very small or very large. Large elbows,shoulder-bledas, nook and rings of coral or lapus lazali sot thighs

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Slugvoloss frocka, kimono

on to a simple band. Old roal concealed. rings of carne'ian are also in favour to wear with tho carnelian | blouses and tailored clothes show beads and oarrings which are 10 up these defects and should be mart to wear with a blook nult avoided, pariloularly by the older or gown. Charming little antique woman. rings, composed, of a group of from five to nine small narrow bands, each studded with tiny gomu, are one of the smartest of o.d-fashioned ornaments.

A fashionable modiste has launched a series of hats that are reminiscent of the halmol in their shapo. All of them join in a ridge which runs from the nape of the neck to between the brows, and Or this ridge is accentuated adorned in various ways, Some of the hats show it trimmed with atiffish foathors that make points. 80

that the whole oreation resombios a great, cookscomb. Some show a more strip of silver braid while others loave the ridge quite usadorned and stud the rest of the "helmet with metal studs that look like nail beads.

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The pointed face and obin should not be imitated by a pointod nocklino. Choose the or round lino. Tho bateau Modici collar is flattering, so la the nostting high collar of soft fur or the fabric of the dress,

Yoko etfacts will broaden shoulders that are too narrow, Peasant sleeve, shirred to the yoko fand gathered at the wrist into a cuff, has a broadening offoct

The waistline may be enlarged by saches of contrasting colour.

Perpendicular lines, tight. slooves, narrow, clinging, close- fitting drosses and strictly tailored - garments should be avoided.

Horizontal lines; short skirts, broad hats, long-haired furs chokers, rufflers, flouncer, round yokes, tucks, blouse offoots, skirt and costume blouses, yards of billowy lace, draperies, Russian Three layor frocks are very overblousas, targo figured matori- charming especially when each fals and fills may be indulged in layer is made of thin orope of a to your heart's content. colour, moro tonder than tho last," as the fairy tales would say. Thus a gown of cyclamen pink has for its lowest bunce a fairly doop tone, the one above this la paler, and the top, layor is nearly white. All three layers show at tho- neckline the topmost one own special rinse. If the hair is boing rounded out deeply, the growing dark, and you wish to next loss-80, and the lowest lager- keep it fair, add a dessert-spoon-forming the actual line of the When you shampoo your hair ful of peroxide of hydrogen to decolletage. The form of sho remember to divide your shampoo your rinsing water. If blonde, a gown, of course, is the sheath. packet in two. Use the first for little camomile lotion; if auburn, cleansing the hair. Then mix a henna solution; and if silver, a the second half, and use it to squeeze of the blue rag. Vory mako the hair soft and fluffy. greasy sair should have a pinch But the most important part of of borax added to the rising water shampoo is the rinsing of the and black or very dark brown

Esob shade of hair has its bair a tablespoonful of vinogar.

TODAY'S BEAUTY NOTE.

The somi indirect lighting that is, a bowl fittings favour-hair. od by both gas and electricity consumers, though in the cavo of the latter it is usually necessary to have some form of local fight- ing as well. Two or three small stand lamps, aro required about the room so that they may be switched on as necessary.

THE IMPORTANCE OF BUTTONS. I can't dismiss the buttons

To some people the semi in- with only that brief mention, direct system has one failing. though. They are having Ainasmuch as the opaque bowl roa vogue--always quite pla'n eliminates shadows, and takes onos, and always in rows--and all the brightness from furnituro, one of the nowost and amartest jewels, and even human eyes. ways of having a frock inake is This defeat is overcome by the to have it buttoned all down the neo of a crystal reflector bowl front with real buttons and but-which has prisms of cut glass, tonholes. Don't please, have and though the high power eloc- camouflage onos; they always trio bulbs insido are completely look so insincore.

shielded, the offact of their shin. For the other accessories-withing through cut glass is more a grey or bulge costume, stockings brilliant than is the case with on should match it exactly. Other- alabaster or similar type of bowl who they should be a warm Where both semi-Indirect and sunburn colour. Handbags direct lighting is required at the should be of leather for the morn-feamo time, the cluster fitting is of ing, in a flat onvelope shape, and great charm. It comprises the

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MONOGRAM SHOES.

FASHION NOTES.

The now bracelote are frequent- ly worn, ahova the elbows and may be alternating emeralds or sapphices and diamonds.

Strings of alternate emeralds and pearls, both frankly.imitation. are very popular now.

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Some of the newest envelops. bags alo heavily embroidered and braided and some are izado of tapestry or brocade that givos the effect of great elaboration.

The one-strap pump of gold or sliver brocade piped with gold alath is the proper thing for even ing wear.

Bead necklaces of all lengths are noticed from the choker bands to the strings that reach to the knees. There are also combina-

ions of chokers and longer! atrings of smaller beade,

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for smarter occasions voivat is the usual enclosed bowl, and from nowest thing, mado on a silvertho ornamental band of this

The short slim silhouette is frame studded with jado, lapis or spring four brackets holding

giving way to one with greater some similar stone, which is shades to match the contro fitting.i Fashion writers from Paris on jabots in kasha and smartly fullpens about the foot that in matched in colour by the lining but unoncicas).

will tell you that this is the used on the wide leather bolts so introduced by a bias fold or of the bag.

A quite now electric fitting of season of the button.

much in vogue but the monogram straight ruffleя. Othors will write that the is now being worn on shoes. the bowl persuasion has doublo

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Parisian between bowl,

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enamel pajamas for

monogram)

Ivory white is much more flat which is placed coloured silk or every hour of the day, and athore appears on the chic lizard skin

tering to tho averago woman than. beautitul ones while It is in gold filot on georgette, ahosen to harmonisa will toll, how two

pure white, and is much preferred The main and French actresses are making the patent kid, and on the sober for frock. The newest evening with the room.

their own perfumes and putting dull kid it appears in hand paint-gowns 1ave a pinkish glow to ed gold. The monogram gives a them on the market,

Now comes the monogram more personsi louch to the shoo them, though they are called

white. than it doos to the scarf or the craze...

Not only is the monogram blouso. It is distinctive and embroidered on soarfs and found, quite now.

REVERSIBLE SATIN.

inside bowl is of prismatic glass All satin usod now is reversible that reflects the light upwards, in some way-elthor the garment and it is thon diffused by the is of the shiny side, with insor. ceiling. The outor bowl is of tions of tho dull side, or a satin- clear glass, and allows the light backed marocain is used and the to filter through the fabric, the opposite effect obtained.

glasa keoping it from bocoming There always comen a time Two old frien ls are vary much solled. It is quito simple to fl whan shamois leather gloves in ovidence again-the tunic, an up. The material is placed over! havo shrunk and split beyond rotho fringed frook, Tunios are

the cloar bowl, the prismatic bowl prossed over it. The fullness pair. But even then they have boltless, and vory straight and not finished their life of u-oful-Inarrow in spite of the fact that is distributed and tho fabrlo drawn noss, for plono out from the the underskirt must be still nar- through a hole in the bottom and

fixed with an ornamental knob, gloves may serve useful pur-rowor. It la amar er to bavo the lattor of a contrasting colour- ровол

THIS WEEK'S RECIPE.

LEMON JELLY CAKE,

A CHARMING TABLE FASHION.

Litings of silver cloth are lovely In the more elaborata ibros-pleca coatumes and for evning wraps.

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A Bleovolosa chiffon frook in a pastel shado, worn over a elender

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BLACK & WHITE BROCADE.

A very clegant material for a coal is this black and white wool brocade with the sofinssa of valoet out the warmth of fur. It a banded with flying squirrel and lined with ver soft green satin,

A MORÁL TALE.

Thore lived a mall in old Ju pan in a tea-house made of paper (for name, by the way, was ✪ Kiasmo S10),

Who want to bod with a teper Ai ai như Work aha higan to dance, faster and over fastor,

Till the tapar toushad a wil by chance,

And the dance became a dist aster.

For the tin-house, I regret fo atate, was just as dry as tinder'. (The-Fire Brigade was much

late

A new fashion in table appoint-lip of silveroloth. is the ideal ments is the use of unpolished dansing frook for a young girl. Whero tinted lighting is defred

One-half cup bulter, 2 cups psk for side plates. The natural

beauty of the wood gives charm- A very charming evening dress Please may be sown together to generally darker. Only four or and very often this is necessary granulated su car. 3 eggs, 3 cups! ing effect, and nothing could be of white georzette has panels in form a small polishing leather for five inges of is should be allow if a colour scheme is furnishing flour, I oup milk, 2 teaspoons more perfut for bread, fruit, his- the front and back composed of silver, for, it is the best of all ed to show. Fringe, too, is again is not to lose half its affect under baking powder, 1 teaspoon lemon cuite, & The set is comploted by silver sequins, and wing draperies po lahore, sating that it will not used a great deal on day and artiñoial light-there are some

an unpolished oak bread platter, that fall below the hemline. epratch. Jowellery keeps botter evening frooks in fact, on the colour sprayed bulbs on the extract, 4 to aspoon salt.

hollowed so that tho orcmbs are flamo. in leather and small, bags are latter it is taking the pisco of market, obtainablo in

Amber pinge are used effective-too ostrich fauthors. For day pisin | yellow, orange, red, bluo, and Cream batter and slowly baat naught and not scattered over the easily made from old gloves.

The pleas taken from the palm allk, and for ovaning shaded silk green. The colour is permanent, in sugar. Sift in cup of the table. Unpolished on takes only in black satin or black velvat a beautiful silvery fheon with hats and are much newer than of an old glove is usually sufficior boad fringos are used. In any so that washing with soap and four and beat smooth. Add time and use, so th possession of brilliant studded or pearl pins.

it well baaten. Beat well. Mix and ent to recover a nail polisher, case they must be thick and doop water will not, romove while soft place of leather may the right offoot is that of a frock Moreover, the spraying is done if flour, baking powder and salt. such a rat le a matter of over- be fixed inside small silk hand- simply dripping with fringe. A solentifially so that a very small Add alternatoly with milk to increasingcharm. The side plates. ***Karöblif*id used for applying sparso, narrow one looks as if one percentage of light is absorbed mixture. Add flavoring and tufa cost a little more than a shilllog everlasting ware trying to economiss-pro- by the tint. These bulbs: are into four layer cake tins. Bake such, so, Inexpensive to begin

with, they provide [20-mloutes-in a moderate oven; 3%A6FHhould be out bably all too true, but at least wo charming in glass bowls,

use, for the most ontelosa meid Put together with lemon felly, desoribed above. dufädene finger stalle, needn't advertise the fact.

-osunut destroy,'them,

A white velvet evening gown

silk and with pears is one of the embroidered with lustrous white most lovely frocks saan at the „Paris openings!

O'Kis my Sin was a cinder) The moralis plain-wasn the Ishn'sots rad

| Little girls should not adh:

ospira,

But go quits

bada

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