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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 16, 1928.

WOMAN'S

Above is shown some of the modernistic French pottery, with Auted bowl, chubby plates, aquat cups with solid handles in soft grey colour with a modernistic pattern in scarlet and black. Lower left is a bowl, candlesticks and goblet in the dolphin crystal ware." Right in Home of the old English pewter..

greens, champagne, blue and Invender sets are now available in charming new designs. Many of these use fish or animals for their most appealing is the "Dolphin" One of the set which has its fluted candle- sticks, fruit dishes, flower bowls and octagonal goblets all using the dolphin for the handles.

"Taste begins in the eye" is the have intriguing designs.

And a

For the summer luncheon, what expression, a famous cooking table set in any of the three is could be cooler and more inviting school teacher once used to im-bound to be individual, distinctive. than a table set in crystal? Soft press upon her pupils the neces- For the woman choosing pottery Bity of serving attractive meals.

there are

new and fascinating sets that are designs in the French modernistic tableware. Grey is the basic decorative motif.

the latest word in colour-a new table note. There are some off-whites too, such as string, parchment and egg-shell. But the grey is newest, and a touch of platinum 'colouring for trimming is chie. lively patterns mark these. Sear- let, green, purple or orange. with a line or two of black, play im-1 portant decorative roies in modern

Nowadays this truth is more or less recognized. Flowers, sweets and ornamental centrepieces adorn tables. Much care is given food for its colour value and general appeal as well as Its calorie content.

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Pewter Comes Back.

The third choice Is for the more discriminating only--the pewter dishes, reminiscent of older daya and other times, and yet so dis- tinctively a new thing in table de- coration for to-day,

Yet at this time of year too much attention cannot be paid to the attractiveness of breakfast, dinner and supper. Summer in evitably brings jaded appetites to both children and grown-ups.china. Instead of administering doses of

But original as the colour and medicine, why not try stirring design, it is the shapes of the slothful appetites by introducing dishes that intrigue most. Cupa new and stimulating sets of are aquat, with new, neat and

To set a table in pewtor one most unobtrusive little solid should use a chalice for little in- handles jutting out like se-Backs dividual bouquets, tankards for China or Pottery?

from the

cup). Saucers The enterprising home-maker clubby; so are plates. They are and old English pewter plates for are coffee, navy porringers for soup this year will find the task of apt to be many-sided instead of purchasing new dishes a fascinat- round. Candlesticks and flower quaint salts and peppers to be had the main course. There are ing one. In the first place she has bowls take geometric shapes and in English or a quite new decision to make. Joften are fluted liko a melon for And if one is lucky, she can match French pewter. Shall she, for instance, choose greater variely. china or pottery?

The grey set shown to-day has sticks for a set of four to light the Shall it be

up early English pewter candle- colourful glassware? Or, per-acarlet and black modernistic defeative board. haps, shall she splurge and buy a sign for decoration and the base pewter set that is so very, very of the fluted flower bowl and the different from the dishes to which the family is accustomed?

All three kinds of dishes' are eminently correct. All three

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Of course, each kind of ware

its individual But the addition of any of the purpose. three introduces, variety that in the spice jaded appetites neod.

drip-catchers on the candlesticks serves have platinum colouring for an- other odd touch. Plates and cups are edged similarly,

An attractive novelty is the 'mock smock overblouse. Into the flat shoulder yoke is gathered the main part of the smock, bold embroideries above the pointed yoke aug gesting the genuine smocked effect. Similar embroideries

are worked on pockets and cuffs.

Lace and Georgette,

Mint Salad.

À QUAINT GUEST ROOM.

HAS FASHION-PLATE FURNISHINGS,

A good many women collect old fashion plates. Unfortunately

WORLD

SECRETS OF CHARM.

WOMAN WHO READ A MAN'S MIND.

Charm is frequently talked of and writton of. but seldom defined. Why do we feel so particularly attracted to some people?"

FLOWER FANCIES.

POSIES, MIRRORS AND MINIATURES.

The Bower, vogue continues to spread, and flowers are seen in addition to their own natural every conceivable medium in beauty. Postes for buttonholes One can understand, for are made of fabric, goose feathers, instance, a woman of exceptional glass, shell, metal, mother-of- beauty and wit having a retinue pearl, felt and leather; and for of male admirers, or a handsome home decoration, glass, feather athletic-looking man attracting and mother-of-pearl achieve some girls.

perfectly wonderful results. What puzzles one is when seem- Ingly plain, unattractive people are much sought after.

Everyone likes comradeship, and we all like to feel we are understood.

A na may easily forget that a a woman is pale and colourless if she is a good listener, and can enter into his hopes and ambitions, understand his fears, and soothe away his worries.

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At a smart dinner recently sprays of glass primroses cluster- ed at the corners of the table like little nests of sunbeams, exquisite glasa tree with fairy-likė branches formed the contre-piece, glass bluebells shimmered between delicate green glass leaves, and tiny glass postes held the menu cards. In another drawing room a corner was occupied by a tall How many of us exist who have vaso of delphinium and madonna not, felt cheered and helped by lilles, exquisitely grouped, and it meeting someone who understood? was almost impossible to believe William of Orange is reported at the beautiful sireaf was made to have said of Barbara Villiers

of feathers. that she was above all other women because she understood a

Mirrors are deen in sonie artistic man's mind.

rooms framed in wreaths of Charm of manner frequently which are perfect colour repro- Bowers, made of carved wood, means a sympathetic manner.

Unfortunately in these days the one was composed of St. Bridgit dactions; a particularly effective feelings of others are often un-anemones, and another of mauve considered. But, is that not a and blue primulas More popu mistake?

lar than any of these flower The people who stand out are fancies, at the present time, are, those who possess the qualities of however, the flower pletures which knowing, understanding, and sym-adorn the most modern walls. pathising with their fellow beings. quality, but we call it “charm.”

We of 1928 cannot define the

A smart coat designed to accompany pyjamas. It is it blue, with black satin banda and oriental embroidery.

THIS WEEK'S RECIPE.

ORANGE PUDDING

they are not so easily come by Required: 6 oranges, 1 egg, 1 nowadays for some notable collec- pint milk, 4 tablespoonfula corn- tions have been made in recent four, 4 tablespoonfuls caster years, one of which is eventually sugar.

destined for the Victoria and/ Prepare the oranges by Albert Museum. It will prove a removing all pith and pips, and mine of information on the his- place the broken flesh in a fire- tory of dress,

proof dish. Sprinkle with the The early fashion pictures are caster sugar. Blend the cornflour real works of art, finely engraved and mix it with the well-beaten and daintily hand-coloured, and yolk of the egg. Boil the milk, they "frame up" as effectively as a rare and expensive eighteenth century colour print.

Draw aside and add exg and corn- flour. Cook gently for five minutes, but do not allow it to boil. One society woman has adapted Pour over the oranges, Whisk the idea of the famous silhouetto the white of the egg to a stiff. room at Knole. One of her guest froth with a teaspoonful of caster rooms is a "fashion plate room." sugar. Spread over the top of the Fashion drawings, mostly of the dish. Place in a gentle oven till Empire period, decorate the walls. It turns golden brown, They are framed in narrow gold und hang just at the eye level, so that they give the effect of a con- tums frieze, almost classle in its grace and slenderness,

A REFRESHING NAP.

A pedestal lamp, made from a The ability to snatch a few mahogany bed-post, and wooden candle-sconces by the mirror hold minutes' sleep at odd times is one electric light. The shades are of of the greatest assets of the busy ivory vellum, on which the

woman.

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daintiest cut-out fashion plato Doctors say that it has all the Agures have been posted, each revivifying properties of a cock- little lady being outlined with the tall, with none of its pernicious narrowest line of black water-effects. Napoleon, colour paint. The result is most accustomed to very little sleep at effective. Lamp shades similarly nighte, used to refresh himself on decorated are at present highly couch for ten minutes or so at fashionable in New York, and sell intervals during the 24 hours. there for many dollars.

Curtains and bedspreads are of

Ivory white, with a gold Empire candle shades. These appear A belge lace frock for sunimer To give tang to a spring salad, wreath border. And the runner again on the tray-cloth beneath evenings, has ite cape with a body add some chopped mint leaves to on the toilet table has copied, the guest's morning tea. For this of black georgette and a circular French dressing and serve over by means of tracing and clever a set of white-and-gold Empire Bounce of matching belge lace. lettuce, tomatoes and cucumbers, stitchery, the little figures on the 'chins had been chosen.

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LANE, CRAWFORD'S

Lilli Damitri was dancing in Paris when she was dia- covered by a Germany film company and taken to Berlin, where she appeared in several pictures. Now she has sign- ed an American contract and it is rumoured will play opposito Ronald Colman.

FRILLS.

PERFUMES,

Colour woodcuts, showing the flower prints on dark backgrounds Frills are a very fashionable are perfectly lovely-the Joyous note. Perhaps we shall soo a radiance of a bunch of wild revival of many frills, for the re- flowers, the sunshine of cowslips action against the fashions to and primroses, the gold of mari which women have clung for the favours "Rhine Violet," auggestive golds, the

tawny shades

of

Dressing up to our parfumes la a new game that we shall play this summer, and our favourite scent will become overybody's secret. Thus, the woman who

handkerchief, drawn

nasturtiums, the tender blues and past two or three years, is pro- | of lace rose of anemones are all themesnounced. An accordion plisace, blinda, and horsehair, will dress in which have been used. Large white frill on a black dress, fail. panel photographs of flowers, ing down the skirt from the waist, coloured in oils, are also a very and one on each sleeve at the cuff, effective novelty; and the very

latest flower conceit is a flower is one of the newest Idens. miniature.

Buttons are another favourite trimming. They have in some There was a display of these"

cases been used with much effect, lovely miniatures recently at one of the Royal Horticultural Sometimes they are in steel, some Society's shows, and one could times of silk, and, in all cases, choose from tiny reproductions of they are extremely small and delphinium, roses, forget-me-nots, placed in two rows, rather for anemones, sweet pene, wallflowers,

or bowls, vases and bunches of the apart down the front, from the garden's beauty. Flowertime in neckline to the hem; and on the the home nowadays is any time of sleeves, from the wrist to the the year.

elbow.

mauve, and grey, and, when the warm weather comes, will carry a which, perhaps, raffia violets have transparent sunshade,

upon

been scattered.

Pink shoes, and a rose-pink dress, will be with the carnation perfume, and those with a fond- ness for "Narcisse Noire," or "Narcisse" anything else, will wear transparent black, or dark blue georgette, and carry a dark blue or black georgette sunahade, trimmed with ostrich plumes.

It is quite easy to carry out this idea with most scents, and one can be very subtle with such scents as amber, oldrose, and Mimosa,

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