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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1925. (FEATURE SECTION).

ACTOGE

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Your

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WOMEN'S INTERESTS

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Mother's Milk

ACTOCE

The prevalent straight lines are shaen in the white georgette costume at the right. In the centre, the evening frock is of apple green chiffon, trimmed with tiers of metal live the left is a youthful creation, trimmed with silver beads.

THE PASTEL COLOUR,

NOVEL TIES.

BEAUTY IN THE EVENING.

There is no doubt about the!

Eyon the woman who objects Sashes of rather narrow valvet fashiona for pastel tinted clothes.) Wraps, sports clothes and blouses, ribbon are an innovation. Those to the usp of cosmetics in the made up in natural chamois aro often used to unite flounced day-time often realises that a a dusting of colouring, in Pervenche blue, in home of satin or velvet, that hint of rouge or flosh tints, in tonder greens and finish off so many georgette or powder would make all the differ- But if she is not mauve, are to be seen. Even hats chiffon dresses, and the low tiad once to her appearance under of the same colour are made to bow placed on one sido with artificial light. complete the pastel tint ensemble, short streamer onda. while Spanish shawls are to boj seen in the now pastel shados.j

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in the habit of using those "aide to beauty," she is at a loss to know what to get and how to Cascade bodice-draperies com-apply them, and should she make and are considered far smarter bined with godet flounced homes a mistake in ber choice of shades than those of vivid Eastern tones.

aro beginning to be soon. in and apply the preparations badly- In place of stockings of deep troducing a circular movement the result will be disastrous. silk, that gives such a dainty feminine

copper

or

lat shaderl

SPRING COAT.

This spring coat follows the prevalent mode of match fur ut the hem and very little at the collar. Instead of fur about the throat there is a wide scarf of the material which crusses in front with the ends falling over the shoulder. The tucks at the back give an exceptional- In good shoulder line and murk it as one of the most advanced models.

charm to the new models,

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Handkerchief draperies are coming back to voguo, Somo of: the newest afternoon and evening toilottes show pretty short skirts arranged in handkerchief points composed of finochiffon georgetto, that either introduce a mixture of three colours, or elso are dyed in the now shaded hues of rose, cyclamen or blue.

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Shaded tulle of fragile texturo

For the woman who has no experience in the art of "touch. ing up her complexion it in safe to choose her cosmetics by the colour of her ayos.

FOR BLUE EYEN.

If her eyes are blue or a very light grey she can #so with success a pale creamy powder for her face and a puro white ono for her neck and arms. The bost shade of rouge to employ Is ono with a tinge of orange in it, as this always give the appearance ļof natural colouring.

The brown.oyed woman should

rouge

is creaping in for evening wear, use a deep cream powder for hor frocks of this material boing face, a pale cream for her neck mounted over underslips of plain and shoulders, and hor coloured Jap silk that cling have a brownish tint in it. closer to the figure than those of gold and silver tissue,

SPRING COATS AND COSTUMES.

** GETTING EVEN.“

[FASHIONS IN JEWELLERY.

Most of us are more keen on Old Italian camoo rings carved Rotting evon with those who out of angel-blood coral, mounted have affronted us or played us in settings of plorood gold or falso than we are on turning the platinum, are fashionable. Ropos other chook.

of solid gold bonds, the size of Indeed we are apt to spend the large pearls, ara athor jowols first hours of our wrath in think-that aro solling well in Paria, ing out the most horrid things! There is every prospect of their. wo can say, the plainest possible vague enjoying as wide a range. rovengo t. at our behaviour can as tho choker pearl necklace, inflict. We are bent on proving which has given such an impotus to the offendor up to the hilt that to the wearing of reproduction we have no uso for, and no fearljowels of all kinds. of him, or hor.

WISE RESTRAINT.

But wise people even in their

anger sometimes R00 a little wrong is not the most telling, farther than this, It isn't that most penetrating, most lasting they could not think of brilliantly way. scathing things to say; it isn't

A CLEAN FINISH.

that they are not well aware of And there is this to be said for what sort of behaviour would perfectly polite behaviour on your prove most annoying of all to the part-it will leave you no loose onemy at the moment.

onds to bother with in after days They know that in the long or years. You have cut off the run reticence, dignity, and the wholo thing, perhaps out off a treating of the offence as if relationship that once soomed it were too small and dingy sound, but you have cut it clean. an action to wasto any violent You have finished with it. indiguation upon, will be their Your antagonist, on the other hand, will never have finished There will always be They rolrain from the obvious with it. hohaviour just because it is so tho memory, deepening and obvious, The plainest, most vivifying as time goes on, that immediate way of illustrating you did not "got equal" bocause their senso of what is right and you would not descond to equality

most effective revenge.

AN OUTSTANDING SPRING FEATURE.

marunting

The jabot that characterizes so many of the new frocks. has grown to enormous size under the care of Dame Fashion and promises to be one of spring's ma standing features. The jabol on the left figure was in an ensemble costume of kasha and taffeta. The tafeta plaited, as you see. In the frame, a tie of lace trimmen Georgette maté un original jabot for a faille frock. A plented affair on a satin stripe crope de chine frock had sterre pleatings to match.

When applying a lip-stick it is NOVEL BUTTONS AND LINKS sapphires or rubios, are now to be always best to apply it only in

bought. Simitar sots in jado, rim- the contro of the upper and lower

mod with rosa diamonds, or in lip, just shading the colour off with the tip of the finger. Great

amber, or cornelian, are also being

With the re-appearance of the

sold.

caro must be taken not to destroy sport ahirt comes a demand for amoaring the colour over the line.

As an alternative ono also finds

Miss Sully Rand who is considered one of the most beautiful women in the world,

LILLIPUTIAN PASHIONS.

пож

CIGARETTE COURTESY.

The flare and the flounce must It is rare nowadays to meet a appear on all up-to-date woman who does not profess to frocks-even for the tiniest tots, anjoy a cigarette, at least aftor Ruffled cropo de Chine and taffeta lunch or dinner, but unfortunate- frills trim the heme and makely the lingering prejudice in eame smart ittle shoulder opaulottes, quartors against women smoking while beautiful hand ombraidered is kept alive by those thoughtloss not, intersected with rufflee of ones who scotn unable to realise lace and accordion pleatings, that common courtesy is ma form delightful trimmings for essential in thle as in all other flare dresses that now reveal matters of everyday life. dainty pantaloons made on suite.

SPORTS FASHIONS.

Tho well-bred man never faile

UNTIDY SMOKERS.

to ask politely, "May I smoke?" in the prosence of a female com- Nor are aport fashions any panion. How fow girls think of longer ignored in the nursery referring & courteous "Do you world, Опо finds delightful mlad?" "to an older women who little jersey sweators made with does not emoke horseif, as they the fashionable high-necked col- extract one of their favourite lars that show bright Fair Iale brand from the ready cigarette dosigns, for girls and boys of caso. from four and five upwards, Thon there are quaint little house coats fashioned of kimono silk and Too many women are untidy made in Mandarin shapos, om-smokers. They drop and scatter

with equal partiality. broidered with cherry blossoma asles

themsolvos, their frionde or sprays of almond, worked in on rose, pink or blue, that are do and everything around them. lightful for slipping over nursery The 'caroless habit of using the frocks when excursions have to plato or cup and saucer bafore- be made into draughty pasanges one after a meal is also a pity. It and halls,

gives such a befouled appearance to one's place. Restaurants al- FOR RAINY DAYS.

ways supply ash-trays on request, Wet weather clothes also and in a drawing-room there are demonstrate the fact that ovan sure to be several placed about. the youngest of the nursery folks Care in depositing a lighted amongst his or her possessions. harm is another point of courtesy. These are carried out in bright too often overlooked when dancing red, blue jade or yellow. Night at a friend's house. The common nursory fashions include some plaint among bostesses has been

the shape of "Cupid's bow" by ornamental buttons and links. gots of bloues buttons made up now number an oilskin raincoat cigaretto whoro it can cause no

If the stick is applied the full Beautiful little sets consisting of coloured pearls with links and a The now spring coats and longth of the lips, it makes the shirt buttons and links, a bar choker necklace en suite. The costumes have arrived earlier mouth look hard and large, while brooch and a heavy knobbed pen-pearl sots vary in colour from than usual this season, and are if placed in the contro only, the dant made of beautifully outbronzo to silvor, pastel blue, rosenow blanket-robe dressing gowns, of ruin to paint and polish caused delightfully shape of the lips is much im-crystal or carved crystal sur pink or pale green, with hat bron-embroidered with Toddy bears in by guests who lay their cigarettes

rounded by chips of amoralds, ches complete.

introducing some novel ideas.

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Satin used as a lining and as a, trimming for wide revors and collars is universally employed)

coats

of

or fine kasha gabordino, Bands cut in sharpl scalloped effects made of wido and narrow width satin adorn thol skiria and the slooves of some of the smartest now model wrapa,

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Black wool stitching used with long straight button-trimmed panels are a feature on many coats.

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Straight satin trimmed kasha frooks are worn under long loose coats, the latter often devoid of fastonings, so that the clear line of the wide rovers thrown back from the neck to the ham is not spoiled.

gossamor hose dyed in shades of poach colour, apricot and natural The sovorely tailorod cost and chamois will be fashionable skirt toilotto seems to be coming to fashion. Delightful throughout the coming Spring, back while, in place of the usual black tailored suits made of duvotyn patent pumps, shooв will be seen and out on double-breasted lines fashioned of pale blonde coloured with neat braid-bound rovers and kid and satin.

collar will be worn,

proved.

CLOTHES

AND THE WOMAN.

WOMAN ISED

TO MAKE

THE CLONES

now

CLOTIES MAKE

TRE1 WOMAN

natural colouring

just any where as the dance music strikes up.

It is the worst of bad form to smoke in a ballroom or while dancing, and the girl who oneual- ly throws her cigarette on to the floor and places her foot on it, as bavo actually been seen done on parquet flooring, certainly ide- Borves novor to be asked to the house again.

THIS WEEKS' RECIPE.

UNCOOKED OREAMS.

Two tablespoons thin cream, 2 teaspoons melted butter, 2 to 4 drops oll of peppermint, con- factioner's sugar, cooking cho. colato.

Heat cream and add melted butter. Stir in sugar to make a thin paste and add oil of pepper- mint. Slowly add sugar until stiff enough to handle. Shape into marbles, flatten and let stand until dry. Melt chocolate over hot water and dip such wafer into chocolate, using a fork. Let stand on parafin paper until dry and cold. ́ ́