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NESTLÉ'S CHOCOLATE

IS BEST

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1926.

MADELEINE

Two very attractive, and becoming Autumn hats which are described in detail.

BALL-ROOM FURS.

JOTTINGS."

FROM A FASHION BOOK.

Tiers and capes are still a

IN COATS AND SHAWLS.

There is to be a new fashion in

new

WOMAN'S

WORLD

OVER THE TEA CUPS.

(SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPH” BY" " JOAN ")

London, Oct. 14th.. because nearly everyone looks

Talking of slipping away, that RENOVATING FROCKS.

la rather a characteristic of Lady. Oxford. A friend of mine who used to attend the same church ha the Countesa (thou Mra Asquith) at Sut- ton Courtney where the Asquith country home, The.

"SOME HELPFUL, IDEAS:

Just at this time of the year we all fetch out our last season's frocks, and wonder what we can do to make them wearable again

Last winter the height of smartness lay in soft fullness which hung as straight as could be. This season straightness is domanded with severity, and nothing more frivolous than 2 deeply-inverted pleat, which is stitched down as far as possible to render it more unobtrusivo, is permitted.

The Inverted Pleat.

I once heard it remarked that nicer in them-particularly, only the professional "readers" think, because they are so tidy. employed by the papers read Wo-

Is that so?

Barn," is locat- mon's Pages; and I felt almost in-: The Autumn social penson is ed-ald that clined to adopt that belief when I getting into its stride and all the "Margot" would, was recently asked:-"Do you holiday-makers are returning to sometimes" slip think anybody really reads that town, leaving it only for occasion-her collection stuff about 'diamond-studded al shooting weeks or week-ends. money on the heels?" or words to that effect. Consequently London is discarding pew in front of her and steal So, as about only one in a mil-that shuttered and linen-covered out before the sermon. I lion of us can afford to risk our look as to its great houses, and the personally saw. Lady Oxford diamonds in our heels, I suggest shops are brighter than ever. do the "silently stealing-away" we keep to the practical as regards The end of the holiday season act at some" awful theatr!- A bodice is rarely difficult to dress, and you will find that always brings a new crop of plays, cals to which she had gone, prob renovate. It receives compara- sketches on this page will be suit-out of which we find the trium-ably like myself-only without the tively little wear, and it is usually able for passing on to your dress-phant survivors, not by reason of financial Inducement-against cut quite plain, so leaving it open; maker or tailor for them to copy. any preliminary "boosting" her better judgment. Just as we to any trimmings in the form of You will not be asked where the which incidentally is becoming a began to hope that the play was novelty collars, fastenings are supposed to be, and fine art here!--but because the about something after all, up rose When it comes to the skirt, it told that "It's one thing to draw, public knows a really good play her ladyship (front row, of course) should be carefully unpicked at a frack, and at other to make it!

Vanity Street.

sam..

NESTLE'S

·SWISS MILK

CROQUETTES

A charming and useful coat frock of navy blue and snake skin.

FLOWERED TRAINS.

and will support it unto the thou-implanted a resounding kiss on the the seama where the godets are sandth performance. One such is cheek of her neighbour; up,rose inlet, and they can be removed. the dramatisation by Basil Dean someone to open the door for the without any damage being done ta At the right, on top, you have and Margaret Kennedy of the Int- departing member of the audience; the skirt itself. Into the joins a positively "advance" fashion-ter's successful novel, "The Con- all of us looked at her and not at where godlets have swayed, onc one of the newest cost-frocks with stant Nymph," which is drawing the stage she hadn't long been a can insert straight pieces of a yoke. It seems that the yoke is crowded houses.

Countess and still the poor play-material and press them into flat to be very popular this season and Miss Marie Tempest has had afers played on!

inverted pleats. Of course, it tal next, and I'am inclinded to like it; new play written for her by Mr.

quite impossible to use the The Street of Adventure. but there are necessarily limits to John Hastings Turner, called

material, but a silk fabric, T the people who can wear yokes. "The Scarlet Lady" The "morn-

Otherwise Fleet Street (where novating a cloth dress, or a fine However, for those who can, this ing after" all the critics came out the books come from!). I have cloth, altering a silk frock, quits feature of smart town frocks. A ball rooms and bridge rooms this design la carried out in finest navy and said that such as it was, it over-stopped the space at my dis- saves the remodelled garment suiting over a slip of royal blue, was an excellent vehicle for the posal, but have you read. "Gentle from that dowdy brought-out- model in the new shade of nastur: winter-the fashion for furs. Fur- and has a belt and tuffs of snake art of Marie Tempest--and so the men Prefer Blondes," by Anita arain-to-be-finished-out-look. The "tium red crepe satin was designed trimmed frocks, of course, are al-skin, for which latter there ap- Criterion Theatre will be crowdelf Loos7-If not, your education is art of creating a new frock out

with a double cape which tied in ready a commonplace; the

pears to be a great vogue." You for months. One cannot help far from complete. Not that this of unpromising material. lies will observe the hand-bag to feeling sorry for the playwright in book came from Fleet Street; but the clover choice of the fabric front, and which reached practi-vegue will be for furs in various match, also.the band round the hat such circumstances although it came from its American equiva. which is going to do the good cally to the end of the long bodice. [forms to be used instead of all in keeping with the en suite venture to think he has only him- lant, so let that pass. English or work. The skirt was made with three Spanish shawls or scarves.

style so beloved of us all; the only self to blame" "Anyone who writes American, Anita has the gift, be- tiers slashed in the front.

Imagine a stole of fox dyed to difficulty about it being, from my a play for an individual knows lieve me. And if you have read own point of view, that I can never what to expect. If it succeeds, her first, you've got to read the a lovely shade of rose pink and get everything all together! they give the credit to the actress sequel, "Literary at Lust." I don't held by chains of pink pearls and

A hat artist hus also sketched (or actor); if it fails, they blame believe in sequels as a rule, but you visualise at once one of the some Autumn millinery which the playwrightt

saw in the shops and admired. One I had the great pleasure to at-when I quote: "Henry has to stay most attractive of these. It was are usually put in from a raglay followed by a wide scarf with almond-green, trimmed with the Henry and Lady Dickens at the father who is ninety-two years of casequin bodice, arranged on to a

is a very becoming felt hat intend the "At Home" given by Sir at Philadelphia to be near his shoulder, and the skirt, in con- fringed ends of brick-red mole- same shade of velvet, and silver Hyde Park Hotel, to celebrate

skins, each skin joined by faggot-The other is in nigger velvet, and Fielding Dickens, as is well known sometimes get quite discouraged

and green camellian at the side. their Golden Wedding. Sir Henry age and is very very ill, and stitching through which gleamed trimmed with a bow of nasturtium-is the Common Serjeant for the and wish that he would get well its lining a fine gold tissue shot coloured velvet, passed through a novelist. Everybody who is any or something." you will understand should be treated to a band of the It was a sheaf affair of allver

buckle. We certainly shall not body was there, but before the duced a new fad which may with red. Moleskin dyes-a gorge-desert the little hats this year, at function concluded I managed to why I say that you must read material fashioning the bodice, gauze, perfectly plain, with a usurp the place of pearls. It is ous green and a vivid orange as any rate; and a good thing, too, slip away.

A variation from the pouched effects is the large armhole which reaches nearly to the waist. They

trast to the fullness of the bodice,

is very straight and tight.

A smart dressmaker has intro-

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the wearing of several rows of bugle beads, the same as those which are used to embroider the frock. They are round the throat,

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worn tightly

well.

Capes of Gazelle.

Another new idea is the shoul- der-cape-not the round, reaching- An amusing dinner frock was to-the-waist fur cape of our great- fashioned of white chiffen with an grandmothers which belonged to all over pattern of held flowers in the epoch of the dolman, but a yellow, red-brown and rust velvet. cape made of two triangular pieces The fichu collar and the three of kid dyed to look like gazulle flounces on the skirt were piped to fall over the shoulder and arm with a band of orange velvet, and of the wearer and held by a scarf

was a matching sash collar of moleskin.

there orange.

Danco frock of fine lace, showing the new effect of bril

liantly coloured sük (tassetā)

or georgette flowers, appliqued

The stole is coming back for or- dinary wear, but the newest of these can be used for day or even- ing wear. It consists of a neck piece of Canadian sable and ends of belge nutria.

For bridge parties in the after- noon the newest idea is a frock of silk or crepe de Chine combined with 11 short jacket of grey astrachan, which is lined with the material from which the gown is made, and has sleeves alit to show the lining although not wide enough, to be a nuisance when dealing cards.

Fur coats are coming back again! The reason is the new vogue for smart coats and skirts- with gay brocade, waistcoat. They are hardly warm enough for any but a south wind and a 'muggy" day, so people are buying fur coats to slip over them.

As for chinchilla, this is so rare that as soon as one coat can be made it is snapped up. Leopard- skin-the real thing is also dif- cult to get, for the skins have to be perfectly matched if they are to be used in a coat. That is why so many of the newest coats have patterns of leopard skin set among other furs, mostly triangular picces sloping downwards to give a alimming effect.

Canadian sables are more plenti- ful than the real Russian onoa, and will; probably, be sold as Rus-

on to the lace. This would bosian as they are only just over the

particularly attractive, in, fu- furiat "colours on black, chan

tilly" or gold.

horden. Even then you will have

to pay £2,000 for a well-matched coat.

HELL'S

"PELLES

"Literary at Last."

"THERE ARE

SCHOOL "PELLES~

AND

DUMP "PELLES"

·AND WEDDING "PELLES"

Plain and Patterned Fabrics.

MERMAID-LIKE TAILS. -

The latest evening dress has de- There are numerous smart ideas veloped a little train at the back. It is a most amusing fashion, for which could easily be exploited the train is often so tiny that It with an eye to removing worn-out portions of a frock. The little appears to be trying hard to reach dress which is made with a long the ground, without being able

quite to manage it!

The very latest variation is just. pleated skirt of a gafly-patterned like a fish-tail covered with flowers. is an excellent means of removing cut on these lines worn by a wo material, is still popular, and it Most mermaid-liko was a frock

the shiny parts of a self-coloured man at the Kit-Cat the other night.

dress. The bottom of the skirt

although the sleeves may be de-square neck, and a back that dip- corated from the elbow to the ped deliciously into a pointed tall wrist with soft pleating of the covered with flat flowers of apple-

green chiffon.. patterned fabric.

A single flower worn on the loft With all forms of renovation the shoulder repeated the scheme, in combination of odd materials, is

front.

a blessing in disguise. Practical- Another frock showing the same ly any cloths may be allied. A idea was carried out in sequins. madonna blue jersey cloth jumper Black sequins trailed over the frock, for instance, was, cut shoulder of a black georgette even- abruptly in two at a low waistline ing frock, and were repeated on where a wide band of navy clot's the edge of the scalloped skirt, was inserted, The only relation which was slightly longer behind ship between the cloth and the than in front:. rest of the garment lay in a tiny binding which decorated the

collar. It was an excellent re- novating design.

The Smartest Trimming,

Lingerie collars and cuffa arı unfortunately not the blessing. that they once were. If they are utilised they are no longer pip- pretentious, and appear carefully goffered, or cut in some original fashion. If possible, they should be dispensed with in favour of a trimming fashioned from cloth, a plain band of self material being counted smarter than anything else.

ETHEL

THIS WEEK'S RECIPE.

STRAWBERRY JAM CAKE.,

One-half cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 3 eggh, 4 tablespoons thick, sour milk, 1 teaspoon soda, 2 cups flour, 1⁄4 teaspoon salt, 1 cup strawberry Jam.

Cream butter and slowly beat in sugar and the unbeaten yolks of the eggs. Beat well and add the milk with the soda, dissolved in it. Rub jam through” a strainer 'to' make smooth. Mix and sift flour and salt." "Add'alternately to first mixture with the sifted fam. Fold in the whites of the egga beaten until stiff and dry. Turn Into two olled and floured layer-cako. pana and bake 30 minutes in a moderato oven Fat layers together with strawberry jam and ice with a boiled icing,

A bolero jacket in front furnishes opportunity for cla borate decoration in white braid and metal Shread for this) youthfully smart little frock. White turco crepe makea vest, with its becoming tied collar, wide sleevo enda and skirt.

pleat.

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