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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JANUARY

1925. (FEATURE SECTION.

WOMEN'S INTERESTS

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Mother's Milk

JACTOCEN

SCALLOPED SHEETS.

Scalloped sheets instead of th

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FROM THE PARIS SHOPS.

The latest novelty for the usual hematitohed top dressing table in a powdor bowl aro a prolty conceit for the of rad Venetian glass that stands woman who enjoys using her on a high pedestal and is without ombroidery needle. The Boala lid; a quaint powder puff doos loping may be carried out in duty for this, the handle of which whito embroidery throad or inlis a dainty porcelain marquise, colour, according to the colour whose full silkon skirts completo- schome of the bedroom. A fairly ly cover the swansdown puff and large scallop should be chosen at the samo time protect the for the purpose. A small onopowder from dust. looks unimportant, taking much longer to work.

In these days, when everything is chosen to match, it is also good idea to have scalloped towels

besides

worked in olthor white coloured thread,

A REAL FASHION.

Here is not a mannequin pos- ed picture of the latest fashion in fur coats, but the real thing as worn on Fifth Avenue, New York,

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Bag designora have at last had pity on the woman who can novear find her latchkey in the dark nor her powder puff while the lights are still lowered in the theatro. There has boon invented electric flashlight that is so small that it can be carried in a lady's puree. A tiny battery, A tiny lamp and a magnify. ing lots are encased in a bright- huod galaiith container hardly longer than a lipstick and about twice as thick.

Linon sets of old blue, TOSO colour, apricot, lemon yellow and heliotrope, all of them edged with white hons are being shown. The Horviation are small affaire with home of white linen. Check damask table cloths in yellow and white, blue and white combi nations, are being shown by most of the big shops, and some of the most exclusivo linon stores are showing green linen cloths with whito Ненагов of linon applique.

TO-DAY'S BEAUTY NOTE.

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Ordinary kitchon Falt makes an excellent dry shampoo. No matter how dull and lifeless the hair may be a salt shampoo will rostore all its vitality in a few inuten. Powder the salt finely and parting the hair at Intervals, shake the salt into the roots. Then twist the hair up and leave it for from ton to fifteen minutes. At the end of that time tako out the pins and give the hair a good brushing with a clean dry brush. It will become fluffy and glossy and the head will fool as fresh as if it had been given shampoo.

wet

If the oyas feel dull and tired give them a salt bath. Put a pinch of ordinary salt into half a pint of water and apply this to the oyas in an eyebath, oponing and shutting thu ayos soveral times. Bathing the closed oyes with the salted water is also very refreshing and makes the eye- lids white and skin firm.

4 PERFECT MADONNA FACE,

Said to have a perfect Madonna faco, Mile. Lito Fernys has been selected to act the part of the Virgin Mary in the Passion Play which is being held at Nancy, France.

Negligees and evening 'quons are cut from the same materials this season-neither yields to the other in gorgemtaneas.

The lines may be as Rowing and free as onu desires, or the sillimette may be that of the fashionable tube, with the addition of a cape or winged sterre or some diaphanous fabric that softens the whole and gives the flouting, airy took that is so desirable. -

DANCE AND DINNER FROCKS.

Shoulder knols composed of a single velvet flower that has its petals outlined in diamanto dunt are soon on all sides, but newer still in a sinartly tied shoulder how of velvet ribbon, the edges of which also show an outline of powdered diamanto.

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The now bouffant skirts intre- duco sono intoresting new hem trimmings. Those often take the form of applique patals of roses made of coloured velvet sot on not or tulle foundations, the flat flowers boing arranged so as to of boing give the appearance strung on to flat gold or silver ribbon, that is sewn on to the transparent hom foundation.

The same idea is also carried out in hom fastoons of coloured velvet ribbons, supporting little clusters

of hand-mado tullo flowers, while tassel trimmings of osprey are a new extravagance used by the Parisians to trim drosses of velvet and lace.

Large birds worked in diamante are used to trim the fronte of some of the newest white satin frocks, while flouncos of white tulle, that have their bone senllopod in Boed pearl of diamante, are intaresting innova tions.

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Bright coloura predominate in the evening cloaks. Brilliant shades of green, red and brown are keen on all sides, and actual fashions do not count as import- ant as such dotalle as coleur, trimming and materials. Capes vlo with long straight coats in popularity, and one finds son e wonderful ovaning capos madoup in jowal-studded velvet, ribbed gold and silver fabrics, that are endched with linings and bordets of metallic laco.

FRINGES AND TASSELS.

ROMAN BEAUTIES.

Here are the there prettiest waidens in Rome Eo, at least. They were proclaimed by judges in a recent heouty ecutest. From top to bottom are: Nello Euchetti. Billa Morové ind Nora Caturzu.

BLUE LINGERIE,

The nowest lingerio is made.

THIS WEEK'S RECIPE.

DINNER MINTS.

Ono and one-half-oups sugar, 1⁄2 cup boiling water, 1 toaspoon vinegar, 3 drops oll of peppermint

1 tablespoon butter.

Combino

THOUGHTS FOR THE HOSEWIFE

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Borve fruit salads in glasses before a simple moat It will add a fostiva noto.

Before serving tomato or white sugar, water and soups add "a heaped spoonful of vinegar and boil, without stirring, oream to each plato, until a low drops tried in a Groon malada Horved on glass sander of cold water crack platos look more attractive than

against the side of the dish. Add heaped in a bowl. butter and remove from firo. Lot

cool.

When cool enough to bandle add peppermint and pull until whice. Cut with shoars and not asido for a fow hours until the hard taffy turns creamy.

FASHION NOTES.

Smart now onvolopo purse aro of moire lined with taffeta in delicate colourings,

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The now fane aro enormoua concorns of ostrich fanthors that almost conceal the person who carrios thom. Black ones aro frequently carried with white outfite.

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With the exception of lacquer. red, which is used repeatedly, there is no ono colour that is stressed at the exponso of others.

A

tendency toward pastel sbados is noticed in linings, tunics, and wraps for spring.

High-nocked sweators aro quito tho rago, some of them have a should opening, but more ofton there is a doublo ribbed collar, ribbed cuffs and nordor.

Flexible bracelots are not with poarta and brilliants or with sapphires and emeralds in com- bination with diamonds.

Bags to be carried in the ovon. up of forget-me-not blue ninoo, ing are made of silk or loathor with fine d'Alonoon or Chantilly completely covered with bril- lace in whito, palo peach colour, liants. soft coppor, or blue to match, Fino tuckings or pressed pleats, and pretty winged aleovos mado of laco, trim the nightdresses, while all the now chemises and camisoles are made in the latest strapless fashion, which is ro For dancing and avoning gowns, convenient for avoning wear. shear weaves aro all tho rogo. White lingerie made of gossa-Some of the smartest dresses in mor fine voilo or crops georgette Paris are simple chiffons in pure is shown trimmed with blonde todes.

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or copper-coloured laco

Chiffon dance frocks in delicato proves infinitely more effective than all white, while little yoke colours are made over foundations offoste ornamented with mono- of gold or silver cloth.

gram or cypher initial 01- jbroidery done in block lottoring

are very chic.

Under the new lingerie are worn flesh-coloured rubbor com- binations that not only do away with the necessity for corsets, hut holp to keep their wearer, slender by the friction massago they produce. The only pre- |caution Docossary when adopt- ing this new reducing craze is to treat the body with a liberal op- plication of pure talcum powder {bofore the rubber combination is donned, otherwise the skin is apt to get chafed and irritated.

BANDEAUX FOR SHINGLED

HEADS.

Shingled hair has caused the jewellors to design some clever bandeaux which introduce low fronts of marsed previous stones mounted on to a very narrow band of tortoisesholl or onyx, made with hidden combs at the sides, so that the ornament can bo fitted on to the bair-no matter how abort it be, and kopt firmly in position.'

Tho favourite designs for the front of these handeaux ATO jelaborate floral wreaths carried out in rather big diamonds, while smaller diamonds are encrusted Fringos and tassels are coming back for dress decoration, and

at the back, the effect produced being an all-round crown. Other these appear in all manner cf!

new bandeaux show NAYTOW unexpected places.--trimmirg

[tortoiseshell bands that have largó sleeves, panels, flounces and

studded cabochons at ono side.. fronts. A noticeablo feature of

All the now tiaras aro word this revival is that instead of be-

set low on the forehead rather ing made complete in themselves and sewn on the dresses, the

than on the hair itself. Other aktornatives are hair wilden of fringo is now embroidered on to

whinb the material, for sewn-in fringea,

emerald-cut diamonds, osch strand of which is threaded weight, and is of a coarse enough have been designed for ornament- through the fabrio, have now texture to prevent tangling. ing the sides of the bair only, taken the place of every other To be really smart embroider-the back and the front of the hair type: the threads and

ed fringes must be of the same being left to show pretty natural which go to their making being colour as the material they waves, which are far less pro- of new artificial silk that adorn, and the shorter they are nounced this season than they possesses · both brilliancy and the more chlo they look, and have ever been before.

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A NEW NEGLIGEE

The pojama nepligre holds - feminine fancy for the moment and most picturesque they are.. The one drawn with long coat and turned-up trousers Jia- graceful. Black satin is the material with appliqued birds of pastel pink traced in silver. threat. The sumie pink faces revers of the jacket and linen the coat.

NOTED OPERATIC SINGER.

Miss Kathryn, Browne, a Chicago. Grund (Opera Ninger.

•who was recently married, to Mr. Clarence E. Gramen of

Chicago.