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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, MAY

7. 1927.

FRESH

ARRIVALS

FRESH ARRIVALS

ON SALE EVERYWHERE

LEARNING TO DANCE.

THROUGH THE BRAIN OR

THROUGH THE EYE.

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ON BEAUTY.

THE REFLECTION OF THE

INFINITE.

Some of us who know only a It is probably true that nothing little about dancing but are inter-we know so stirs the heart and csted in it have wondered whether kindles the mind as the sight or all people learn to dance in the the thought of a beautiful thing, writes Arthur Mee. Life, in sun- same way, and have felt nearly abing or rain, is beautiful. We sure that they don't. Some pupils Look out upon the world on a sum

and see this age-old surely have an eye for steps just mer's day as you may have an eye for stitches earth with its youth renewed, and We walk In a pattern. They can plant their we think it like a dream. wood when through

the red footsteps in those of the teacher leaves are falling, and we think a miracle. We look out as easily as if the teacher's' were all visible after, she has performed alross the fields when they are them. This, of course, is only a white with snow, and fire thrilled part of the acquiring of the art at the sight of all this majesty...

And then awakes the joy of of dancing, but it is an important spring, when all the earth "comes part, and those who have the "eye" kuping up, and the wonder is too gift are enviable,

great for words. Perhaps, after is just a dream, all, the world God's dream.

In his book, "Modern Ballroom Dancing Mr. Victor Silvester

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a Frenchma to any one pupil are no successfinity, and it was ful the teacher "should be my teaching us to place beauty among observant and think out not only the great virties, who declared us the one but several ways of explaining that the beautiful gives the same movement or step; she highest revelation of God that we should study the psychology of her are allowed to me. pupils.

Intelligent Teaching. "Some people learn through the brain, others through the eye The same explanation of a dance will not make it clear to both pupils. A few moments' conversation tells one a lot; and it is the wrong method to try and 'pull' your pupils through their dance for those who learn through the brain will learn nothing in this way. To be able to analyse each step and movement and explain the correct balane; i absolutely necessary to the teacher who wishes to be successful.. and for that reason she should nake an exhaustive study of the theory even at- of dancing before whe tempts to teach....

"A teacher should treat a dane

And so it, is that there is some. thing in us all that loves the bean- tiful. Wrought into the heart of beatiful thing is the spirit of We love truth italf. The more beauty, the more beautiful we are. The loveliness of a country girl is centuries old, said Richard Jeffe fies, and Wordsworth has shown us how, when Nature makes a lady of her own, even the beauty born shall puss of murmuring sound into her face. That is not the in Kond Street, beauty born bought in sixpenny hoxes; it is the beauty of which we can cry:

O'thou art fairer than the even- ing air,

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Clad in the beamy of a thou- sand stars.

It is the beauty of which Socrates was thinking in that prayers ing lesson in the same way that a long ago: "pray Thee, O God, builder builds a house and an athat I may be beautiful within." thor writes a story; it should be 'built up. By that mean ite was not fair to outward view, mt was over life more beautiful should have some foundation-- position, balance, hold, time, should than his

last,

be explained Erst-steps though the pupil asks for them first....

"Dancing comes casily to some, to others it is hard, therefore much patience is required."

Everywhere around us beauty lies, spreading itself about the earth, working its way into human life, sinking for ever into the hearts of men. All through the year. all round the world, all down the age. we find it. Oft we have travelled in this realm of gold; some of us have been travelling through it ten years, twenty years, DAINTY DANCE FROCK. years, and the farther we go, the alder we grow. the more beautiful is life's garden.

A. tunic dance dreas in scα- green georgette embroidered

in crystals and pearl beads.

It opens over a slip of palest pink georgette, the shoulder Inot shading from deep rose- to palcat pinle with a backing of green leavCK.

Truly the world is a beautiful place, and life is a benutiful thing. We gather what fruits we will as we wander through life's garden

OUR FASHIONS.

WOMAN'S

WORLD

From Paris we learn that "a leeves are long on every day frock except a few sports ones.' Thought Hongkong is not likely to follow this rule too closely, many long sleeved frocks will be sien this summer. The Dolman Sleeve--which is attracting so much attention at Home is quite loose enough not to cause discomfort in our hot summer and should be very popular. Pictured above are three dresses with long sleeves which, though not of the very latest style, are eminently suitable for summer wear, The model on the left is fashioned from the modish moire silk. It is in a rich Sapphire blue shade, the jabot, collar and cuffa being in cream gcor- Kelte. Printed and plain voile combine to make the effective frock pictured in the centre. The printed material is in Forget-me-not blue and white, and forms the back and sides of the gown, while the centre front panel and the sleeves and collar are in plain voile. The kilted frill to the collar and the long ends of the darker blue ribbon are delightfully dainty. The original of the dress on the right was in charteuse green crepe de chine and beige georgette, the georgette being used for the shaped lower half of the skirt and the puffs, cuffs, collar and tie.

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OVER THE TEA CUPS.

(SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

BY "JOAN.")

The Street of Adventure.

THE IDEAL HOME.

WHERE THE AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE SCORES.

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WHEN MADAME WRITES.

DAINTY DESK EQUIPMENT.

We are hearing a lot about the It is a commonplace that the ense and simplicity with which antools of one's trado have a de- American housewife runs hormoniac fucility for getting lost or home, but it is not all a matter of out of order. Desk appurtenances labour-saving appliances, or doare particularly perverse. Take mesticated husband and children, pens. One of their faults is to American women do have more begin to scratch directly one has labour-saving devices than we induced them to hold a reasonable have. And the fact that Ameri-amount of ink.

can husbands and American chil. Desk drawers are a worry, eg- dren are willing and able to help, pecially those that stick or shuffle in the running of the house does their contents to the rear and help a lot.

force them ever the back wall. These, however, are not the only Unless the drawer fits very badly reasons why an American woman the first defect usually yields to without a maid can have finished soft soup; but for the second a all her housework and appear im- partition paralled to the front of maculately attired and elegantly the desk is the only remedy. Have waved, ready for a day of work or each subdivision made the size of pleasure, et 10 o'clock in the morn-the paper it is destined to hold and

there will be small chance of its " ing, or even earlier.

contents escaping.

Smoke-Free Atmosphere.

For paper-knife have one with Because of the climate, the kinda well-tempered blade and a sen-.. of house, and the habit of living,sible handio, and do not stint a there is far less work in an desk of efficient paper-weights. American house than there can ever be in ours. In the first place it is cleaner. There is no smoke in American, because no "soft con" or coal as we understand it.

without any inconvenience to the rest of the household, for there is usually a special fire in the laun-

can be accom-

is used there. Only anthracite. dry for heating the water, and the or "hard coal," as it is called, is whole operation burnt, for trains, machinery, or plished without interfering at all domestle purposes, and the differ-with the domestic routine. ence in the cleanliness of the house is remarkable.

Then, they have central heating and comparatively few open fires. There may be a log fire in the ait ting-room if it is very cold, but this will be the only one, and even that is exceptional. That means there are no fires to do, and no coal to be carried. The furnace doesn't come within the province

Earlier Meal-times.

The meal too are simpler than ours, and are usually served earlier, which makes it easier for a housewife to finish her work. Many offices start work at 8.30, so breakfast at 7.30 is very usual,. and early morning tea very un- usual. A light lunch at 12.30 or 3 o'clock takes little time to pre-

of the mistress of the house; pare, tea as a meal is unknown in ether her husband will attend to an average middle-class American it or a man will be engaged to household, and a simple dinner of come in regularly to keep it going. soup or salad, meat, and sweet at Sometimes there is a kitchener in 6.30 will be the last meal of the the kitchen, but usually the cook day. This means that the woman ing is done by gas or electricity, who does her own work can be. and the water heated by the same finished for the day at 8 o'clock with ease, which is impossible here Owing to the intense heat in the where dinner is often served at summar, when any unnecessary 8 o'clock and later. piece of furniture may obstruct

means.

a welcome breath of air, and when

As the house is always pleasant-

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even

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strewn about, but they are easily to run, until we plan them differ- moved, and as few of the reception ently and change our style of ly rooms have doora or if they haveing very considerably.

al curtains are taken down soly warm, hot water bottles are not that there may be nothing impede needed, so when madame has dis- what air there is, very little fur-posed of dinner there is nothing niture is found in an American more to think of till breakfast the house, There are few "laid" car- next day.

Housewives. would benefit pota, most of the floors, upstairs and down, and the broad uncar- greatly by the

are made of hard labour-saving devices, but peted stairs London, March 24. vegetable (or ordinary) butter. there is really nothing Scotch wood, which is, kept in excellent with the aid of every known ap The bolero vogue still endures, Slightly moisten the breadcrumbs about me, although you might be condition by being rubbed over plianco for saving work, and here we have an effective with water if necessary. Mix well inclined to think so from the pre- with a mop every day: Rugs are homes will still be more difficult combination of satin and lace together and place a small quan- ceding narrative, which is delightful either for tity on each square of potato. Roll small evening affairs or afternoon. up, duat with flour and egg and have frequently emphasised the broaderumb, and cook in boiling advantages of the coatce and fat. Here again the sauce which bolero atyle, in that it is possible Mr. Pickwick ordered with his by this means to convert a sleere- chops will be found a pleasing ad- lowes semi-evening frock into a day dition. on and ring the changes in all sorts of ways. It is superfluous to suggest colour schemes for such a combination, because you will select your own, but coloured lace or issue over black can look very delightful; whilst biscuit-coloured satin and bronze lace are a novel and attractive idea. Of course to anyone who studies the trend of fashion, it is obvious that the popular coated or blouse-coat is the metamorphosis of the ininspir-

Sleeves are long on every day frock, except a few sports ones. Some are full just above the cuff, some parrow here, but very wide at the armhole. These aing "woolly."

wing" or Dolman slegs will be scen a good deal on really in- miery frocks.

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Try This!

Is That So?

This week's picture is of the Mar- chioness of Aberdeen and Temair. when I met her she had just return- ed from a

visit to Amerien in the capacity of Presi- dent of The Interna- tional Council of

This week I have been having 3 fthey are of the sliding variety and delightful orgy of literature, all seldom used--all the downstairs the books being either by, or very part of the house can be cleaned much appertaining to, members of in one operation. our sex. First in order of im- No Unnecessary Furniture, portance comes "Tomek the Sculp-

The bedrooms, with their built- tor (Thornton Butterworth) by Adelaide Eden Phillpotts, daugh-in cupboards, are furnished just ler of the great Dartmoor novel-ns simply, there is no unnecessary ist. The author traces the life of furniture, and of course everyone a Bohemian peasant who is born junes the bathroom for washing, to be a sculptor, and becomes one so no water has to be carried up- for three very good reasons: One, staire or carried away. because he is an artist; two be- Shoe-cleaning is a matter for cause he is an egoist of the sa-personal attention in America and preme variety; three because helis not a part of the household nou- has a devoted and self-sacrificing tine. Shoes need little cleaning mother. No very unusun com- anyhow, so that a 15c. shoe shine, bination of circumstances, I'm to be obtained in any town, how- afraid. The sculptor never inter-ever small, will last a long time, ested me-but Miss Phillpotts did. with an occasional rub with a dus-

ter. Then we have "Dream Island" There are no aculleries in Ame- by Florence Riddell (Geoffrey rican houses, a sink always being

the National Coun- Bles)-a most delightful tale, and built in to the kitchen, so there is

Ione that I earnestly recommend to no seuliery floor to whose activities

sive tinned commodities

wash or

In giving you a low little vegel-Women- arian dishes, I don't want you to the parent Shoes for day wear are either think that I am following in the pumpes, ont-strap shoes, or "Os footsteps of Mr. George Bernard body of fordsthat is to say, low-cut Shaw and a few other less eminent cily about laced shoes. With clothes of the people with tendencies like unto told you something a long while while away an evening. Lovers whiten, and as the houses are built When I entered her room, a desert island, but not alone, up from the ground and reached sports type, the latter are the new-those of the late lamented Nebuc- ago.

and-wonder of wonders-they by wooden steps. there are no est and smartest. For evening hadnezzar, but I just thought I confess, to my undying shame, are no cast there by ship-wreck. white doorsteps to be whitened, there are satin pumps, and a huge they might come in useful. For that I knew nothing whatever They have enough, more than and seldom brass door fittings to assortment of strapped and sandal instance Lentil Balls are an at- about the International Coun-) enough, in fact, to eat; and when be polished. The porch, or as it is shapes: But if you are

tractive little dish, served with eil. When I left it, some thirty or the girl kills a man (who well de-lcalled in Hongkong the verandah, dazzle, you must, somehow tomato sauce. To make them you forty minutes afterwards, I knew

her in the least, or spoil the rest architecture, helps to keep the other, get hold of a pair of jewel-conk half a pint of lentils in one- quite a lot, and owing to the tact serves it) she doesn't let it worry which is a feature of American led heels the stones, of course, and-a-half pints of water, until and kindness of heart of Lady of her life, but sensibly sits down house clean, as children can play matching your frock.

quite soft; add a small onion, and Aberdeen-I had not been made to then rub through a sieve. Season feel small in the course of acquir- to a breakfast of the most exclu- there in bad weather, and dirty shues or rubbers are left there with pepper and salt, add a small ing the knowledge. I don't like And there is humour too. Yes; instead of being brought into the

crass ignor altogether a very eminently read-house. THIS WEEK'S RECIPE. plece of butter and bind the to flatter myself to the extent of

whole with a beaten egg. Flour your suggesting that my

The fact that houses are built hands and form the mixtures into ance never became apparent durable book.

"The Girl in the Art Class" with the ground-floor well above balls, and dip in egg and bread- ing the interview; but as you are COCOA CREAM CANDY. crumb. Then fry in boiling fat women, you may perhaps under (Hutchinson) in by Jan Gordon, the level of the site, allows each Another dish made easily and stand how these things are done. one of the opposite sex, who, in alto have a dry cellar under the Mix together 4 tablespoonfula cooked in boiling fat (which of For after all, do we not spend our foreword, admits that he owes all entire structure, and this gives to a woman. In this the preserve and vegetable abores, icing sugar and 2 tablespoonfuls course all good and some not so lives trying to hide our ignorance he knows about Raymonde (the ample space to instal the furnace,

in be used and become the worthy helpmeota heroine)

A servants' bathroom. boiling water until smooth, add 4 good-cooks know

cellar is given up to tablespoonfuls cocon and 16 drops over and over again until it be of men?-Ahem!) Lord Aber- case. I can only say that Jan Gor-and often vanilla.

till and beat essence,

come blackened) is Potato Saus- deen, whom I met at the same time, don has absorbed the information Half the

out a book are fixed against one way, aloc- creamy. Dust the hands with ages. Boil and mash some pota- is just like a picture from "Peter given him in a way that has en-laundry purposes; porcelain tubs sugar, and roll the mixture into toes, season, and make into a stiff Ibbetson," and he told me a funny abled him to turn small balls, taking up tea paste with a little beaten ogg and story about the weather in Scot- which bears no trace of the "ae-tric or other appliances are kept spoonful at a time. Dust a plate our. Roll out and cut into land, at which I of course laughed cond-hand". There is little or no and used there, and wooden driera with sugar, and lay on it the balls. squares. Make a forcement with heartily; but there must be sume- plot, and the tale is a narrative from the ceiling permit of the This means breadcrumbs, a teaspoonful of thing subtle about Scotch humour of an art-student's life in London clothes being dried indoors if the be dona that the washing can chopped herbs, a small onion grat- or Scotch weather, because I and Paris. If there's anything day is a bad one. ed finely and half an ounce of haven't seen the point yet. No you don't know, read it.

Leave them to dry for 2 hours; then roll in finely chopped nuts or almonds.

A BOLERO MODE.

·A charming example of the

ly to prevail for at least an bolero mode which seems like other season. This model is in satin and lace.