1924-12-20 — Page 13

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,· SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1924. (FEATURE SECTION).

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FASHIONABLE COLLARS.

horo is a decided vogue for it t high collar. The more

into the smarter it is; thus tho bht of fashion is to be found isho collars which climb to the a. and then spread out in a do circular hand that takos Um to the point of the chin in fnt, and up the slight curve of abingle-hacked head. Lost should not love the fitted lar the couturiers. have also jvontod the scarf collar and the Jock collar, which is, in a manner of speaking, a version of the stock.

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The clavorost attachment of the scarf collar is the yoke back, format of a thin material, joined into a repp or serge dress at the shoulder Invol. This yuko, instond of stopping at the nack and aboulders, prolongs itsolf into

which wind Kcarf about the neck once or twice and then drops a-long, floating end down the front or the back of the gown, The stock collar is made of a narrow scarf or a wide ribbon, and ir wound twice about the neck; then tied in one of the over falling folds and so fucked into the jacket or the redingote front,

LIGHTING THE DINING TABLE.

The lighting of the dinner table The counts for a great deal. beauty of the flowers, and the re- flections of the glass and silvor are lost if the lighting is of too subdued a charactor, while on the other hand the diners suffer acute discomfort if they sit in the glare of an inadequately shaded light. To shod a flood of light upon the table itself, adequately to light the rest of the room, and at the same time to protect the eyes, is the object of a spacially designed dining room electric light fitting.

divided into two parts.

In the lower half there are thros lamps for table illumination, while in the upper part there is a lamp with an inverted reflector for the general lighting of the room. Not ono of the lights visiblo to Anyone sitting at the table or moving around the

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TIE. FEATURE OF GOWN.

Ornate in materials but not in tine is thia afteravon gownu of ecru silk lace over henna- coloured churmanse borderad with Aying squirrel in soft brown. A unique effect is rained in the Lie, which extends to the hemline, though gen- erously looped up at the

It turns from the These three hats are distinctive creations. To the right is a sunll antique hat developed in block setin, with a black felt crown. face delightfully on the left side and curries a graceful sweep of uncurled ostrich feathers in shutes of absinthe and yellow. At the left is a ervation of old rose velour. It is a small poke shape turned up at the back and trimmed valy with a fringed bone of belting ribbon on the right side of the crown. is a small hat of beige felt."

EASY TO MAKE.

To make the Christinas prosents illustrated to-day, you need no noedle, thread or thimble, but you do need a fair supply of fine white glue and a shears.

And you'll find the glue is as mighty as the needle when it comes to gotting results.

The table runner or wall panel. as you wish, is made of a length of novelty ribbon with a narrow border of metallic ribbon or galoon glued on the edge, then the entire piece is mounted on honey satin, glued in place,

USE BROCADED VELVET. Instead of novelty ribbon you could uso a square of brocaded vel- vet or printed or oven embroider- ed silk. Then panols are, of course, cupiod after the Italian tapostrios or the oriental om- broklories, but they are decorative and vory much in demand in our modera scheme of interior de coration.

A smaller punel, finished in the same manner with a binding or ribbon, may be framed to make a very attractive tea tray. Often a picture that has lost its interest has a valuable frame that can be utilized viry nostly in this way.

Glass jars of various sizes, such as picklos or olives come in, may be covered with ribbon glued i in place and finished with braid and used on the drossing table or even on the mantel or table to serve as a va80.

For the drossing table thesu ura aunally evolved from delicately coloured ribbons or silks and em hellished with bows or French flowers. Those for a less intimato room are more attractive in darker | and richer fabrics with a con- servativo dosign.

LAMP SHADES," Lamp sindes and paper baskets) may be made in the same way and be made to match if one desires.

Whereas a lamp covoring may successfully be pasted and worked on to a wire frame without stitch- ing, the best results are obtained by buying a thin parchment. covered frame, or ono covered with thin silk, and then with the frame work covered, the mat ori of adding another cover or ribbon chiffon or laco and securing it! with pasta become a very simple mattor.

ATTRACTIVE GIFTS,

All types of tin or cardboard or even thin wooden boxes may be covered to make very attractive gifts...

Hatboxescevern with cretonne

NOVEL EMBROIDERY.

TO-DAY'S BEAUTY NOTE.. or even with wall paper, pasted!

A novel type of embroidery for neatly and evenly, and decorated:

If you have had your hair are sports clothes takes on geometri-¦ with a large ribbon bow featured in the exclusive gift cal forms, narrow embroidered permanently waved, never allow shops and are really decorative i lines like lightning flashes, or a cold water to louch it and do not a bedroom bosides keeping extra; whole cost or hat will be made of brush it more than necessary, bats from dust and sunlight. chevrons embroidered in different though you may comb it as much

ATTRACTIVE GIFTS FOR THE CHRISTMASE SEASON.

Many Christmas gifts can be made without the use of needle or thread. At the upper

left is shown an attractie: wastebasket and lamp had. At the upper right is a pickle böftle

made into a nice looking nase, while acroan the bottom is a tapestry wall panel.

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Such gifte as those come within tones of grey, brown or some such as you like. Dry it after washing or by fanning, and rubbing with a the reach of any purse, since they noutral colour, for etroot

Chevrons are towel, rather than by the hot air may bo mado of inexpensive mi-jaauntry torials one bas on hand as well as particularly adapted to ombrol drlor. These hints will help to of bits of antique fabrio af om- doring hat orowas, and they retain the wave not only much broidery that necessitate quite an elongate the effant of the figure longer than usual, but la niore outlay.

in a clono, narrow cont.

perfect shape and condition.

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SECRETS OF GOOD DANCING.

LINGERIE NOTES FROM PARIS.

There are only two colours for lingerie in Paris at the moment -peach and coral pink.

The most popular decoration is vory fine hand embroidery in Belf colours, in cream or in black. Medallions oncircling Sovrok figuros, all handworked in black Bilk as fine as a spider's web, are features of some of the Bots of lingerie shown..

The double satin riphon for shoulder straps and bows has rival. A new product in the form of crepa do Chino ribbon in all colours has made its appsår- ance on the market.

Garters are decorated with littlo piorroto's hoads encased in huge tulle neck ruthies. The more elaborato oros are made of soft ruched satin clasped with jewelled bucklas. Boudoir slippers are very gay with large tuits of astrich feathers frosted with allver powder like the trimming on a Christmas tree.

A mannequin showing frocks at one of the big loris dross collections wore a tight skull cap which was really the cut-off top of n silk stocking-the raw edges gathered into a kuob on the top. This kept her shingled hair adsolutely smooth and in plaer. . Pyjamas, in brilliant colour alliod to black, composed of trousors, jumpers and a loose- fitting coat of Oriental shape, are being worn extensively instead of boudoir gowns. Nightgowns are, more than ever, being re- placed by pyjamas of triple ninon and oropo de Chine.

The newest powder box is u globe of coloured glass or painted wood in which there are divisions for powder and puff, rouge, lipstick and eyebrow pencil.

THIS WEEKS RECIPE.

COFFEE SOUFFLE. Mix one and one-half cups of

cup granulatod coffee, one tablespoonful gelatin, one-third

Every amatour dancer should cultivate a ball-room stylo. If you have style, it means that you have a complete mastery of the stops you are dancing-that is to sugar and one-half cup of milk. say. of dance techniquo-and Heat in double boiler. Add yolke that, in addition, you have so far of three eggs beaten slightly and with one-third cup progressed as 10 be unconscious mixed of the movements you are making granulated sugar and one-fourth Stylo really helps you to dance teaspoonful of salt. Cook until more easily and with greator it thickens. Add the whites pleasure and enjoyment than if of the eggs beaten stiff and one- you merely put a mechanical half teaspoonful of vanilla. Mold, motion into the pastime. Whilst chill and serve with whipped it cannot be satisfactorily de-cream. scribed, it gives the dancor an air, a manner, and an ease of movement which will at once make him or hor stand out from the averaga run of ballroom couples.

How are you to acquire this elusive quality 7 In the firat place, bu quite sure that you hold your parthor correctly. A girl should not hang upon hor partner like an apple on a treo. To be comfortable, a man should be unconscious of the fact that his partner is holding him at all. A common mistako is for tho girl to lean heavily on the mans' right shoulder with her loft arm.

HOOFON,

GOLD AND SILVER.

Gold and silver as 411 illuminating touch in stroat and daylimo costumes aro especially good this

A simple dross of blue ropp. say. will have cavalier cuffs and a turned-downI collar stiched round to edge with dark bluo thread.

A suit of black broad- cloth will have a Etook collar of bright silver ribbon. A black satin frock will have round pipinge of silver to edge it Buttons covered with gold or silver cloth adorn tho front of many a redingote, and as often as not the loops that are to faston over thom are of the samo cloth.

Motifs of silver ribbon, oloverly twisted, adorn many of the stiff littlo high, hats that are now boing worn rollaving their almost masouline outlino,

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makes a number of impudent. little volle that just reach the tip of the MONU,

ELABORATE GOWN.

Brocaded tissno cloth and Jur combing to make this very elaborate evening gown that is gorgeous enough for the most exotic taste. The artistic. manipulation of the side drapery and the panel that ex tenda below the hem ting relieve the severity without in any wa complicating the classic lines.