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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1924. (FEATURE SECTION)

WOMEN'S INTERESTS

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LACTOCESS

HAPPY MARRIAGES.

PERTINENT POINTS FOR WIVES.

WAYS OF WEARING YOUR

SCARF.

The goarf, which has been so After you have successfully popular during the spring and married a man it's your job to summor takos an even more im- make him happy. And if you portant place in the now sonson's don't succoed in doing that you stylos.

fail just as a man falls in his The latest disposition of the business career.

scarf is to wear it thrown back- ward across the shoulders, the two ends simply hanging down the back, on each side,

For a happy marringe just doesn't happen. It's made up of well-cooked moals and monded

For those who have not the Books and sympathy and love and understanding and a fow little gift of carrying the Boarf thus in inoldentals like thosa. And your place there is the draps which job is to provide thom.

wraps once about the throat and

There is no butterfly" in the lets both ends hang down the world to compare with the com-front.

fortable woman who puts the

buttons in lor lord's cloan "shirt

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The wife who knows who M. Horriott is, and how many times the Prince of Wales' horso has! thrown him, is a dozon times more interesting than tho whose dinner-table conversation' centros on the new fur coat she must have, or why she doubled four spades in last night's bridge gamo,

overy morning and keeps a If you don't, it scores against you corner of the living-room sacred in this marriage gamo. to his oil easy-chair, his ash- tray and his favourite magazinos. But that doesn't moan that thoro's not another side to life and marriago. There's the romantic sido that really is the heart and soul of the institution, And if you want to keep that as it should be you have got to keep yourself the attractivo woman your husband first fell in love And then there's another thing. Do you roully help your husband work of making For no man romains long in love in his own with a woman who is physically enough money to take care of shabby. If you have lot your you? Or do you dishearten him husband so you with your hair by comparing your three-room uncombed, your face shining flat with the fino now house Bill with cold cream and your body Jones has just bought for his wife?! swathed in a soiled kimono, you

with.

And if you are letting your brain got into sloppy negiligoo habits you are making the mis take of your life. Mon admire no one so much as they do a good

AUTUMN MILLINERY.

Luxurious wraps which have been created for milody to wear this winter,

oloth.

THE SEASON'S COLOURS.

A SMART DRESS.

HIGHWAYMEN PERIOD FASHIONS.

THINGS SEEN. Lampshades mado of strands of silk on the silken wig principle, most- ly octagonal in shape, in varying shades of yellow from palost primrose to decpost orange.

Rose bowls set on obony stande, with a concealed light in thom, in all colours and in out glass, with just two or three rosos floating in water, theso are effective table centres when flowers are dear.

A long floating voi! Fringed with loops of silken braid.

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A monooled man about London carrying an onor-

branch of mous gooseberry down Piccadil

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THISI. WEEK'S RECIPE.

LEMON PIE.

Two cups boiling water, cup Bugar, 1 ogg, 2 tablespoon oorn- starch, 1 large lomon, teaspoon

Wraps this season are vory The richest of these garments Moleskin, of greater interest throat and falls down the back No man con go out in the luxurious indood, becauso is the white ermine wrap with this season than for several years, giving the effect of a capo.ersalt, 1 baked pie shoff.f-

Put bolling wat in smooth The vory short one, is of chin- may depend upon it that you are morning and do his best work gowns are so simple. And fure the pointed hemline outlined makes the other full length

Add sugar, grated no longer the

woman of his whose wife has just shown him a are now so skillfully handled that with crosswise polts and orming garment that gives the effect of chilla dyed squirrol with wido Saucepan. dreams that you ones were--nojgroat sheaf of hills that can't be they are as soft as-gatia and tails. It is lined with allver boing arranged in folde. A bugo flowing slooves and a surplico rind of lemon and cornstarch. diluted in a little cold water. mattor what he may say to the paid for months or who has cried may be drapped as easily.

scarf collar knottod about the fastening.

Cook, stirring constantly, until contrary.

because he can't afford to buy

thick and clear. Add salt and her the new dress she craves. Ho

lomon juice and the unbeaton is handicapped from the start.

yolk of egg. Stir mixture well Beat and pour into pie shell. white of ogg until stiff and dry Brown continues to be the

with 1 tablespoon cold water: colour most favoured by fashion, but there are a number of now A feature of the autumn coats Beat in 2 tablespoons sugar and

tend to browns which

to colour the give thle season in the stock and the spread over lemon mixture. Put

in a hot oven collar. This novelty and variety. A number incroyable of these are soft and roddieh in reminiscent of the collars worn meringue. tone, suggestive of the rose biege, by Wollington or Nelson, being but darker. There are also somo high, stiff behind the eare and yellowish browns, the darkest thon sloping down toward the being named "Cuba."

talker.

you

To hold your husband's interest inust mako yourself entertaining. Do you?

For one thing, do you read the daily newspapers? Your husband doos, of course, and he knows what's happening in the world.

The woman who is doing every- thing in her power to make her home a harbour of peace and comfort, the one who sonds har Provided that a hat is light, husband out to the daily battle women now soom to wear on freehoned in body and spirit, is their heads what material they the only one who is honestly keep-like, independently of seasons. ing her part of the marriago contract.

It's a woman-sizo job, this wife business.

EARRINGS FOR VARIOUS COSTUMES,

Crandall,

Amongst new little models which are being made sro delight- ful little hats of gray or holgo kasha with scarves to match, and aswathing round the crown of a quuint plaid kasha in many mix- ed colourings which romppear again bordering the scarf. Thore are only two shapes, and one of them has the jam-pot, or Dir. ectoire, crown, with an all-round narrow brim, and the other a rounder crown with a strong re- mindor of the clocho about its shape.

Square crowns appear in all sorts of shapes' The white folti that is so popular at Cowes each year will show its influence, and smart hats in white crepo do Ching with kilting of the crepe da Chino across the crown also show this now look and will be worn with nautical white serge suits and whito crops do Chine over- blouses. Somo felts have not even a ribbon round them, and aro as pliable almost as a fabric, with two short piecos of the felt; cut and standing out a little at the side liko the ends of a bow.

Velours has returned but it is! not the velours which died of its own popularity. It is like velvet;] It has the pliability of the finest felt, and in its new shapes it is costly enough to be oncuringly exclusive. It bas appeared in two shapes the Directoire, with the pllable brim (which was cor. tainly not of tho original Directoire period) and a close-fit- ting cap shape fitting the hond and trimmed and lined with petereham, with a very narrow rolled brim; it can be wonderful- ly smart if pulled on properly, and is being made in rloh gold- en browns and tonos of boigo and roy, Vaivot bata in small plain chapos' are also early foraruñnora of the autumn. They are thistle- down in lightness and give a charming look of deepening tones in the way that volvot doas.

Now sports hats in various col-

A wide band of reat lace encircles the hips of this velvet gown and makes it very din- tinctive. There is also a corsuge of red flowers. The gown is cut with the surplice lino in back and in front and has a tunic effect with ano long panel to break the line.

NOTES PROM PARIS.

front of the coat.

Gowns without shoulder staps are shown for evening, the bodice Browns of the grayish torfe of Revore inspired by the same being very carefully and closely unbleached linen are also usad period also grace some of the fitted. particularly in tailored suits. Groys are also appearing for strbet wear, soft smoke and iron greys, and a few greyish or slaty

ton09.

Among the colours for aftor- noon wear the most notable are the greeve. The empire! green. with its soft. bluish tone is used th great deal, hunter's green appears occasion. ally, and a new green with yellow tone that is called "spin- ach, not becanso it resembles the fresh spinach, but because it has the tint of the bright, cooked spinach that the Fronch cooks preparo.

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A dark garnet red is also new, and is used vory effectively, often in combination with the dark Cuha brow.

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For sports and evening wear the "Chinese" rod or pink is a startingly lovely colour..

Violet bas suddenly reappuared As a start colour, and the wisteria tones go to make some gorgeoua evening gowns.

To contrast with this brilliance, white and black sorve as an excellent foll for colours, Black Is especially popular in the street and afternoon gowns, while white, either white crops or satin, a good for evening wear.

CHOKER FUR COLLARS.

After the craze for

chokor

PLENTY OF CHANCE FOR REFLECTION.

It's the now wrist mirror, supplanting the wrist watch. When you want to "powder up, you need merely glance at four wrist. This latest novelty includes a 'korchief, attached. to the mirror band,

pearls, come short, tight-fitting coats. These rovers ara vory BEAUTY NOTE FOR TO-DAY. necklaces made of anormous wide onded and turn.back loosely

silver beads, intersected with from the throat. Still another It may be wrong to use make rouleauxa of crystal or onyx foature on some of the warmer up; the question it provides ie Those are now followed hy coats is a shoulder capa which is full of argument but for those obokor necklats made of white roally a part of the cout.

who, do like just a touch of Aliss Catherine Crandell, of the Greenwich Village Follies, Journ of jorasy silk are attractive, Evening hata ot maline or tulle fur, finisbad on one side with To accompany these innova-color" there is a right and wrong "Othor women have and there are also "pull-ons" of have brims composed of several massive chouxs made of loops of tiods in the ecat collar field, way of applying it and a right Every costume calls for its explains. own-earrings," declares Mise oplour in their faces. My skin coloured mouchon, with a narrow layers of the material that make coloured or black velvet ribbon. there are white stook collars and wrong kind of rouge.

is naturally pale and my eyes, ribbon trimming. Even in sports most flattering frame for the A-collar in this fashion is attrac- with jabots falling from them. If you value your complexion, Im as particular which I hair and whole colour scheme hate there is bandwork of a kind faco. Monkey fur is frequently tive with, the low or batteau Bigh-crowned hats, generally never use dry rouge, Harmles

shaped decolletage..

of battor's plush, will complete grease rouges can be obtained, WORD BE I would be about my is la subdued, pastol tinte. T that is simple, but a little difficuit used as a trimming,

to mako. A plaited straw hat

There are many who predict the reminiscence of a bygone but theen are app to look shiny on

the face. The best for nto “ hate of hosiery, perhaps more so, put life into it, I give myself a

curiously woven with a felt border Very elaborate new shawls for that these choker fare herald the period. because they have so much more sourlet mouth and add the and a square jam-pot orown in evening are made of brocaded advent of the one-time popular

cok bought quite c Individualliy for me. I may earrings.

Iwould not recommend ear brilliant mixed colours is an ex-velvet with wide chenille frings: fat bos. Already several French pas pair out in the morning, are home and change them for wake and atboy afternoon and

rings for every woman, she went ample.

on." Not for women with high:

mddistes have used red fox boas Leather collars in Peter Pan or of abbreviated length to collar Bustor Brown shapes and türü new coate, and there las sváry álga that à now, für fashion will

öme stof, this and

Hird type for even or brilliant colouring... for The newest beaded drones are back ouffe of the mains materia

instance. They do not need them ** bùsk Lid li producer that look of over made on net and then worn over are amart, odens