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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1925. FATURE SECTION).
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Embroideryaridegent beads and pink salin wuke this frock what it is. The narra front panel and wide side mer ave applied so fully that they contribute the general straightline silhouette while the wide band of endørådery horizontally placed gives the effect of a low girile. Wide beud fringe makes an interest - ing hemline,
THIS WEEK'S RECIPE.
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from skin and core.
YOUR GLOVE BOX.
When you buy kid gloven al- ways have them a little large for your hands. This is specially important in the case of cheap gloves which are very liable to spilt. A light glove never looks well, and wears badly. Washablo gloves should ho at least a eizo too large since there is shrinkage in washing.
Inspect the buttons on's now pair of gloves; you will generally. find that they need an extra stitch or so to make them firm. It is an annoying habit with now gloven for a button to pull off the first time you attempt to fasten them.!
Shake a little talcum powder into your kid and suede gloves bofore putting them on, work oach finger on gently, and thon,] finally, slip the thumb in. Be careful to get the seams of the thumb straight tho first time you; wear a glove, or they will always, alip on twisted,
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When removing gloves, draw thom slowly over the backs of the hands and so inside-out. Pull
ach finger out straight and pross thom at hefore putting away.
Keep your gloves in a roomy box with a swootsconted wachot, not crumpled up in the dressing- tablo drawer. A glove stretcher and a plovo. buttonhook should bo found in every glove box and used with new, olcanod and washed gloves when they are fresh put on.
Elie Lawson is shown above in three Paris creations. At the left is a long tunic frock of white crepe embroidered in old- blue. The centre photograph shows a white Kasha cout trimmed in wilffur, while at the right is a fonlurd crepe with tiers of fringe,
DANCE FROCKS AND SHOES.
TO-DAY'S BEAUTY NOTE.
USES OF METHYLATED
SPIRIT.
The dance frocks of the season Never use liquid powder, on the
Methylsted spirit seryos meny are simple and short. Though faco. If you usg it on your neck full godot skirts of cropo goor and arms with evening dress, be useful purposes in the homo, but Chamois and washable doeskin gotto and long bodices are most sparing, and rub it wall in groat care needs to bo takon with xloves should bo cleansed in in favour, there is a new straight with one hand till it is perfectly it. Large quantities of it should warm soapaude, the dirt being design made of a square of geor-smooth, then powder carefully not be stored, and what is in gently worked out. Don't rinse getto embroidered all round: it over it. Wips overy, trace off the stock should bo distinctly marked them in fresh water they is a change from beaded frocks palms of your hands and inside of and stored away from fires and are bottor squeezed frea of the and fastone over at ono side. your left arm, or else beware of the lights lather and laid out to dry at onco.
wrath of your dancing partner! Work them on to the banda while. they are still slightly damp; they will stretch that way so much easier and dry soft and pliable.
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APPLE SNOW.
Don't woar white gloves which have been cleaned out in the rain; large apples, 14 cap the cleaning process causes ovory sugar, 2 eggs (whites)
spot of wet to show up like a dark mark, and to dry liko Bake apples and scrape rulp that. Kid and suede gloven worn
Add sugar. Boat egg whites, until stiff and on bands clammy with heat are
quickly ruined. dry, on a platter, wring a wire whisk. Slowly heat in the sweetened
pulp. Prati a plo until stiff. Chill and serve with boiled custard made with yolk of eggs.
This is a simple, ourishing dossert that is suitable for any mombor of the family or guest
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The nontest method of mendingi torn glove is to place a little watch of similar kid, svede or dockin, &c. from an old glovo, under the hole and rew the edges down on to it, having trimmed |them carofully.
INGLISH SOCIETY BEAUTY,
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These embroidered equaros are made in now deep powder blue, to dark which is becoming women, and in orange, pink, and mauve, colours which are coming in again. But whatever has been the colour note during the past few months, gold has been the motal note and appears likely to romain so.
Evening shoes are changing in overal ways. Feels are getting steadily higher and the nowest are two inches high, which it likely to be the standard height in the comig months. Low heals are now only worn in the evening by very young girls.
All dance shoes for smart wear show the vamp a little shorter in front as it makes the foot look smaller. This is necessary de there is now more demand for shoes of sizes 511⁄2 to 5 than for the 4 and 4% of some years ago Good shoes are so woll cut nowa. days that there is no need to anduro acute discomfort by wear- ing a shoe that is short and tight. Old gold in the smartest shade and ін
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than bright gold, but there are many uses of gold for the evening this year. Thero is a panch tissuo woven with silver and gold and with an applique binding of gold .kid. Another shoo is in copper bullion and made with a single strap. A number of evening rhoea are still made with oLo strap though the Court shco in sop. posed to be the most fashional le. It has to be perfectly and not every foot can stond its severe line, which is generally untrimmed. There are a gold tinecl multi coloured brocaded shoes, but they do not lcok so neat as the gold boes. There are flexiblo beaded buckles en comfortable brocado boos made with gussels. A novelty is the flexible jowolled trimming, liko a parure of tiny stones which can be put to outline the vamp OD almost any untrimmed shoe, Jowalled beels are worn with black satin ekots, the parto die- cretely not covering the tool.
Many
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A SHORT COAT.
Coats for spring are to be shorter evidently, judging from this charming advance model. It is of white co shmere with à painted border in conventionat design, as well as bands of soft white-fox. It is lined with scarlet crepe de chine.
For afterncon dances brown antin shoes are the most frequent, mon
lizard" skin and
but a new Court, shoe of grez glace kid are worn most. There ausde with silver markings lelle not do much suede as last attractive, and other novelties year, and though two leathers include an oyster patent show and are used together a good deal, li phosphorescent – patent –For a felt saat the deatest shoes for cute of deors quias vabades cas is a 4 doots, Lave; thr leidi of brown
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OF INTEREST.
Gold embroidery la one type of trimming that has hoon banned this year and is used in banda or very blòng
narrow
déalgre.
Shoulder pins, studded with jewals, are worn in place of the shoulder corsage by some dis, oriminating women.
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Pumps with merely one broad strap or just plain opora pumps aro the most stylish models in footwear for the street.
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Hats of black batters plush with tiny brimis turned up on one sido are trimmed with gold gal- loon or brilliant studded orna- ments,
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An unusual hat modelled after the popular Tyrolean cap has s vory high crown pinched in four grooves, with shall fasthora porched on the very top.
Coloured slips are worn under Bome of tho nowost lingerio frocks.
Gold ombroidery is soon not only on satins and chiffone but on' wool frocks, and ovon on lingerie gowna.
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Long strands of poarls are vory fashionable, particularly thore with sections of brilliants emeralde at regular intervals,
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Small face veils are boing re- vived, many of combinations of! square mesh and coloured dots.
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The side panel on this frock falls over the sharply cut-away edges of the skirt that wraps over at the side. Brocaded lame combined with black retret minkes the frock. The pointed front, where skirt ant botice meet and the fastening of rhinestones that hold the side train are attructive features.
FROM A FASHION NOTE-BOOK.
An interesting vanity case is a
Lace gowns must have shoes circular box of highly polished. black wood with a clasp of bril-which match of gold or silver. liants and a long black silk tassel. These are of the Court shoe per-
suasion, with very high kools. Now sweators for aport wear For daytime wear the one-strap come in billiant shades of orange, shoes have quite vanished, and in green and blue and have high their place are pumps trimmed.
logo collars that roll over. with contrasting leather.
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Collars and cuffs of organdie
Methylated spirit gives ณ high polish to Blass unobtainable by any other
A pretty coffee sot, triangular moans. It should be sprinkled on a soft clean duster. Falke embroidered with or bordored in shape, even to the tray, and very much the made of dull orange-coloured who have dressing tables, traye, with gold aro
johina, was bordered with a thin &c covered with plate glass will vogue now.
line of black, and had a quaint find that tho spirit, usod re- gularly, will provent the smeared, Punched leather and applique raised initial also black. that so designs cut from leather are scratched appearance often arises.
favourite methods of trimming.
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Crystal buttons, tinted & most Mothylated spirit will also
delicate shade of rose. are being remove stains from brown shoes,
With jersey or kasha frocké usad to trim some of the latest though its application should not is very smart to wear a scarf frocks. be made a habit or the leather twice about the throat, tied with; will undoubtedly suffer.
For aterilising it is splendid, and bowls or other utensils Dond-
a knot that onds in the book.
The craving for simplicity has brought about tailored evening:
The Paristonnes are now wear-cloaks, one of the most bizarro
vivid red and groan Scotch plaid.........
ed for dressing a wounded or aing little gold butterflies on their being of black velvet, lined with
imilar purpose should be pre-
pared by pouring in a little spirit, small black velour hats. setting slight, and letting burn
out.
BEAUTIFUL CLOAKS.
The straight, slim lino predomi natos in all the most fashionable evening cloaks, but materials are so magnificent and Hnings gor- Igeous that no matter how eavero- ly plain the actual line of the coat may be the offect is always uxurious and extravagant- Hooking.
One noticeable point is that, when fur collars are used, they Aro kept comparatively small, and lock for more chic thar the heavy trimming of last Freon, Indeed, ibo restrained use of fur on evening cloaks is a feature of the newest designs.
White ermino collated and cuffed with white fox is a favour- 18 type of fur cloak for evening) wear. White velvat lined with white marabout is another un- usual combination, while one of the most lovely capo models is made of cerise velvat, 'with a gathered yoke and a lining of marabout dyed to match.
Capes of pale blue velvet Hined with "silver, tissue and collared with chinchilla are being shown in Paris: also some fragile look- ing restaurant oloaks fashioned of dyed metallio lace and göld tissue
- A blouss of turquoise-blue flan- nel collared and coffed in white,i and trimmed with white stitching Po
AN INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY.
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