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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1926.

MADTED MILE

MARGARITA

NESTLES MALTED

MILK

Buch a theat

A charming new 'season's frocks, sketched at a recent dress nhoan, eud described in detail by down..

FASHION FAVOURS CORAL.

Coral is returning to favour. Last year the woman who wish- ed to be in the forefront of fash- ion wore jade jade earrings, fade] nçeklaces, jade combs, jade cigar ette-holders and cases, jade um- jade-coloured brella-tops, and frocka.

This year, with rad the predo. minuting.colour, all her articles

WOMAN'S

WORLD

OVER THE TEA CUPS.

(SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH' BY JOAN.")

London. November 11th 1928. This week I observe that Mar- garita has kindly thrown in a'tree and a dog. I believe this is what | is known as supplying "local, (colour"; but - as I know nothing about trees, and leas about doge, I must stick to the dress as usual,

I'm afraid.

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the rest of your outfit. It is the ultimate word in hats, and of a style which is going to be most popular this senson,

Is That So?

Sir Frank Benson, who Was sixty-eight last week, shares with our own Miss Lilian Bayliss of the "Old "Vie", the honour of having brought Shakespeare's plays effectively into the histrionic life of the nation. Another achieve ment he shares with the indefatie able lady mentioned is the disco- very of many great actors and actresses whose names are house- hold words. There is scarcely a town in the provinces. or Do minions that has not been visited by a Bensonian company at some

It is, Margarita tells me, an early Autumn model, sketched at one of the most exclusive ateliers. The business part is of the fineet repp, and the frill and puffs of the sleeves of crepe de chine. It goes without saying that the scarf is liner with crepe de chine of the colour chosen for the frill and leaves. Navy blue, trimmed with red, or brown trimmed with beige, should be most attractive, accord-time. ing to your several tastes. The only concession to our friend the nake this week appears to be the shoes, which are certainly fashion ed from his skin. This leads to the idea that the girdle round the dress could also be snake, but it is entirely optional, and could be wilk, bends, or melal-as you Fancy.

I am aware, incidentally, that I have been neglecting a most vital part of our scheme of things neglige and lingerie. This is be- cause Stephanie, the expert in those matters, has been qualifying for social uplift by having her an pendix removed. She is now able to attend to mundane matters, and next week I promise you her first sketch, which 1 know you will like. The hat this week is one of those which I should most emphatically NOT recommend you to attempt to make at home, for if it doesn't bear the hall mark of the hat art- ist. then it is nothing. You can see for yourselves how attractive it would be, worn by the right type; and it can be fashioned either of chiffon velvet, satin or silk, and ornamented with a bead design, or silver tinsel, to match

are in all the leading Shops, with PREPARING FOR XMAS. coral camen brooches, plaques to be worn at the end of ribbons of black moire or velvet, coral rings, and coral bracelets.

Black hints of felt or panne are turned sharply up from the face, and securely fastened with quaint- of "small" jewellery and dress'nely carved coral buckles and orna, cessories will be of cornl.

ments while coral instead of gold Initials appears on the newest handbags

Long necklaces of small pieces of branch coral of the type that our grand-mothera loved to wear

A French model from the winter displays, shows uneven homline which is achieved by fying panels. Circular pieces set in the skirt and side drupo on blouse are style points of interest as is also the sapphire. velvet used to make the frock

row.

A BEAUTY HINT..

SOME OF THE NOVELTIES.

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Christmas crackers! Christmas enkes Chocolate boxes' prepared for Christmas presents! Christmas stockingsl

All these things, which seem far-off necessities to us just now, are the pre-occupation of many minds already.

This year the Christmas cake is to be a very gay affair. Never have fruits and flowers of marzi-. pun been brought to such a pitch

The wife of Sir Abg Bailey, the South African mining magnate and English, racehorse-owner, has qualified as an aviator... Personal ly, if I were able to reside in the miniature Buckingham Palacé which their house represents, I should prefer to stick to what the dear old lady called "terra cotta": but I suppose it's a case of "other worlds to conquer I couldn't get her to talk to me about her. achievements whereby she proves herself to posses the true aviator's spirit.

The Street Of Adventure, A The Prince of Wales being the embodiment of the real Prince Charming for all of us betweeń the ages of eight and a hundred and eight, irrespective of politics; It is fairly far cry from Shake everyone will read and enjoy the spare to the beautiful Canadian extraordinarily attractive book actress. Margaret Banner which has just been written by Mr. who, no matter how long she reTurley, The book is adequately mains in this country; never for explained by its title="With the gets that she is a Canadian. Most Prince Round the Empire", and people know that not the least of

Turley has described Miss Bannerinan's beauties is, ber "H.R.H" visits to the Dominions ralden hair, which, until last week in a way that makes the Prince literally did "hang down her the hero of all occasions without back". Two or three days ago. Ieffort. He is not the troublesome saw her, and she told me that she stiffy hero of fiction, but the real, had almost wept without ceasing living, breathing hero of a hun- since emerging from the hands of red and one day-to-day incidents: the shearer, and that she was ab- and at the end of the book, we are solutely determined to grow he left asking for "mure":

Miss Rose Macaulay has reach- hair again. Optimistically. sho added that she would grow it "ined a point where she is included by consent in the list of time for my next appearance", bt common as this is calculated to be within "fret six women novelists."

Whether she is in the first six or about a month, I did not add to her troubles by pointing out that first dozen, she certainly has "got by then she will have achieved there;" and although we may not about balf an inch beyond the all appreciate her salire all the shingle! She had sent, she told time, we read her books and enjoy me, to Paris for "all sorts of tur- them as somthing not easily for- baus" to hide the devastating gotten. In The Cruwe Train": effects; so. I pointed out, with ab her latest novel, she is in goɔ solgate truth, that no, beautiful form, and I cannot do better than woman can wear A turban mor: recommend those of you. who like beautifully than she can expeber to get it at once, and those of cially a silver one, accompanied by you why so far have not "tried"

her, to do so equally quickly. crystal car-rings.

One of the newest hate.

FROCKS FOR YOUTH.

MATTED MILK

Jobyn Ralston, leading lady for Harold Lloyd, is going to marry Richard Arlen, actor, Miss Ralston admits that the engagement didn't take place until after their friends had, etarted talking about it in fun.

NOTES FROM FASHION SALONS.

That ostrich feathers are being" used more and more to trim even ing frocks and cloaks, and that

That shingling is really finished, as far as ultrasmart women are concerned. Of course, "they" have often said this before, but it the fames used for the latter, in- is a fact that many women are hastily buying plaits and pinning them on to hide their growing "ends," and it is also true that

nearly all the mannequins em ployed by the great dressmakers are now long-haired, so well, we shall see!

That three-tarter otherwise

That the latest fringe is printed..

stead of being plain, are generally patterned or brocaded this season.

That the latest sort of train is n

SEEN AT THE CHARLOT SHOW.

double one, falling in two wings, It might be said that all frocks,

as it were, from the shoulders, A very short black velvet evening! nearly, are frocks for youth now!

frock has these foating panels in days, whether or no they are ulti-

black crepe de Chine, long enough. mately worn by youth. But what

to trail a few inches on the floor. frocks should be worn by the young who really have all the halfway between the hip and the for the

Sealskin is the latest fur to be freshness and delightfulness of knee is the length youth? Nineteen-year-old Miss smartest new coats, though they dyed; a red-brown leather motor.. Jessie Matthews, who is playing may end anywhere you like beting coat was collared, "cuffed, and lined with sealskin dyed to match. A "corul fringe" frock is the

the principal part in the Charlot ween, or at, these points. Show of 1928 at the Prince of latest novelty. For its making

Wales Theatre, supplies an eq8- hundreds of thousands of tiny

wer. She is so exactly like a child in patterns, like a material, One beads are threaded by machinery of perfection in colour, and in

- very intelligent child with was recently seen in a harlequin on strands to form a fringe of shape as is the case just now. varying depths. This fringe is Roses.no bigger than a thumb.

fairy limbs that someone might pattern, in bright, contrasting There is a good substitute for have had the obvious, idea of colours, on a black dress. Shaded mounted in rows on a slip of nail, and roses to equal the prize the bomb full of favours which dressing her in child-like frocks, fringes, both in silk and beads, flame-coloured georgette, diamante blooms of the rose show, have been used to go off with a bang. The But none of the ideas in this bright has been seen but this was quite trimming a quarter of an inch shown for this purpose, with new ore only needs to have a light show is at all obvious....

a novelty. Pretty? Well, not, ex- wide being sewn at the top of each fruits of every colour in gilt bus-ed match put under it which burns,

Miss Matthews has all sorts of actly but certainly new. kets and all sorts of other blooms a scrap of paper, and release a frocks, and she seems to like wear-

That mixed fura are very amart.. | in sugar and bright colours. Scar-spring. This throws the toys in ing long skirts part of the time.

let gnomes, ski-ing couples.on

the air without any danger or These; of course, are required of A fur coat, ia trimmed with an sledges are among the other orna- startling "noise at all.

her when she plays the part of other fut more often than not. A ments to be popular this year.

Pearls and Chocolates; -****

amedieval princess, but she striking new model is of electrie Music In Your Crackers. As for the now Christmas chooses them also for the white cal, shaded, in horizontal bands. Among the erackers, perhaps the chocolate boxes they are wonder dress in which she sings about from allver to deep grey, with lynk brightest notion is for boxes con- ful combinations of the ornamental "Friendly Ghosts" She has a collar and cuffs. Another, før If you are one of the bobbed and taining a number of reed instru- and the useful.. One opens to very pretty modern frock of, white country wear, of brown pory-skin, shingled, the nape of your neck ments and a conductor's baton, disclose a string of pearls against and silver with a rather long as collar and cuffs of natural should receive special attention, Each instrument has a different a chocolate coloured background fringed skirt, and another evening foxt for it is very much in evidence. note and "music" is supplied in -but when this is lifted there are gown is all glorious with gold lace And very few women possos a such a way that, by giving each chocolates underneath.Long fat and sequins. Simplicity of line, really pretty neck, back view. To member of the party a number, the boxes hold beautiful feather fans, however is never lost... look its best it should be very conductor," pointing to each in also concealing chocolates as well; Perhaps we really like her best

BUTTERSCOTCH COOKIES. white and smooth and without any turn, can make them play, Christ- and smaller ones have hand-paint of all in her ballet skirt with straggling hairs.

mas hymns and national anthems. ed ivory fans. instead. Then there which she wears a boulée of red:

One cup butter; 4 cups light But don't use cream to whiten it, The great crackers, packed with are fan-shaped boxes with the fan gold brocade. Tet she is distract brown sugar, 4 eggs, 1 teaspoon for the oil will penetrate to the toys for children, are now made outside the box, sot against a backingly charming as a French maid cream of tartar, 1 tenapoon, soda hair and give it a greasy appear with a transparent contre, so that ground of quilted silk or satin in a short frock of black tafetas cups flour, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 ance where it touches the nock their contents can be seen before For the nursery there is the box and lace apron, and black silk gateaspoon salt. Instead, take a piece of cotton the cracker is pulled apart.

of chocolates with a lid which,

fers fastened wit

with diamond Créum butter and sugar. Add wool, damp it with peroxide of Garters' as Dance Favours every time you open it sofsa musi- hydrogen (10vol.), and place it Among the new amusing dance cal box in motion. For the house-buckles. Quife at the last she a eggs beaten until light. Mix and sift flour, salt, cream of tartar and across the nape of the neck. Let favours are wide paper garters wife the chocolate box is covered pears in a frock of pale green or-

[soda.", Add with vanilla to Bret it rest on the skin for about a for wear below the knee in the now with plaited straw in various col-gandi, with narrow borders of mixture. Mix well and form into minute, then remove it, allow the fashionable way; hats with fenther ours, and can be turned into a cap- skin to dry, and powder it with mounts, magpie dolls with black acious workbox when its contents orange. It lins a berthe and a roll::Chill over night and cut in thin slices. Bake eight minutes some fine oatmeal. A paste mado faces to coincide with the Flor are taken out. Other boxes, sur-double skirt just to the knees, in a hot oven. of fine oatment and milk, rubbed ance Mille eraze/ beret caps and, into the nape of the neck, when the since the demand. ls for Spanish daily tub is taken, will also help favours so often, castanets, hats to keep the skin bere white and that represent Spanish combs and

soft.

FOR THE BOBBED,

Valencia hata,

mounted by a lady clothed in Tur Youth, such as hors, may wear key down in various colours and covered with tiny feathers itself anything, elaborate or simple, but is meant to be used as a powder is right in avoiding the fussy or

box when empty.

complicated.

THIS WEEK'S RECIPE.

Chopped nuts can be sprinkled over caramel or butterscoteli cookies before baking. When nuts

are added to the dough it's not quite as easy to slice

A new line in the trimming f this straight coat gives it! distinction. The new line, of course, is the pointed one run- ning in a curve from belt to bido sedm The coat ja luzurig ous black needle point with fluffy collar of natural liman