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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, Tuesday, DecemBES 28, 1937.

SPARKLE...

After Dark

By

MARY

GRACE

Evoning frock of soft potunia pink chiffon, with a close-filling

shirred bodica. The skirt fullnossisdrawn intothefront,follow- ing the newest lino. Pink and silver flowers make a charming headdress and diamanto banglos sparkle at the wrist.

Colour Favourites

AMONG the lovely new colours for starlit hours are petunia pink, hanging from the most delicate of shades to the deep blush hues. Next come the blues and mauves of the cyclamen, and a red that matches the brightness of holly berries. Another red, called Name, is Lamong_the_first_favourites.for_striking_evening.frocks.

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Frog green, a pretty shade, is another newcomer, and there is also a subtle colour called pine mist-a very soft greeny blue—la gladden the eye among the purples and deep blues of the season.

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Lucky charm bracelets are a whim of the moment. Two novelties caught my attention al a dance recently. One had black and white dice suspended from à thân chain. The other boasted minute coloured

Apures- ighland piper, a golfer with bay of clubs, a Dutch girl, two Hungarians, and a newsboy.

Sequin Haloes

Diamanté

Metal Tissues

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7ITII the advent of Christ, mas shop wndows aro Alled with gay frocks telling us that the season of parties is round the corner,

I have just been making a round of the mid-season collections. The extravagancles of the earlier dress shows have disappeared, and SR- houettes are greatly reduced.

If the tale of evening fashions were strictly told, akirts would have pride of place. Their great novelty consists in their irregu larity: no two are alike.

Clearing up the Mess

“HRISTMAS parties are over, the guests are gone, the house

looks untidy, and the family feel flat. But make the best of what's left.

First of all don't take down all the decorations, just pick out dead flowers, withered leaves, or bits of tinsel which love not straguly looking and throw them away. Leave the rest till after the New Year,

Then the question of food: you are faced with the remains of a turkey and half a Christmas pudding. Try this method with the turkey legs.

Make a paste from salt, white pepper, curry powder, mustard, cayenne, and butter. If you like things really tasti add some Worcester sauce, chutney, or mushroom powder.

Score the bird's legs deeply in several places, put plenty of the devil paste into the cuts, and spread the rest all over the surface. Leave the legs like this for some hours. When you want to cool them put them under the grill for about ten minutes, turning once or twice.

The plum pudding can be changed from a wearisome cold wedge by being cut into slices, heated through in the frying- pan, and served with a sprinkling of castor sugar.

HUSH !

NOT SO MUCH NOISE, CHILDREN! Ugly voices are not only an irritation to other people, but a drawback to children, and tiring, too. You should not overlook and. front, another's skirts are so par ignore bad speaking habits in young children. Bad habits

are difficult to eradicate, and their effects far reaching.

One designer raises the lind in

row that they must be slit at the side in order to walk,

Bide by side with these are the draped skirts, and the rather stiff wide- skirted styles that stand in the stend of picture frocks this season.

The newest of all lines is that sketched by my artist, showing the fullness brought to the front of the Akirt. Made of soft chiffon, the bodice linc hugs the figure.

Yes, we have gone back to curves: where the figure has curves, the gown has

The trouble is often accentuated by the fact that many people in charge of children-mothers Included-have unpleasant, and therefore ill-used, volces themselves. They don't recognise the signs of voice-strain in their children, and cannot instruct them in those, correct habits of breathing and speaking which are essential. Too much is left to the school, and children are not given even rudimentary home training.

The clear, live tones of a natural young voice are lovely ta hear if the child has a sufficient vocabulary, breathes correctly and is not shy, flustered, or trying to impress. But many children curves, too. Loop develop a trick of drawing in their breath through the mouth at drapery. shirrings,

the beginning of speech and after every few words. Their words bands -embroidered with sequins or

tumble or are gasped out, their voice getting shriller and louder as manté, are curved to they try to create an effect.

dia-

follow the lines of the

figure.

Evening frocks this season must have a Louch of pretty-pretty about them. With a simply cut dress in the fashionable black must be worn masses uf Jewellery so that it glitters and sparkles as grandly as the most elaborately trimmed

gown.

There 15, too, a den- nite effort this season

keep to

the waists high. but I Inve noticed BONC Anglica tled low on the hips. This, in my opinion, is the forerunner of a lower waist line next year.

As to materials, the richer the better, and never have I remarked so many reasonably priced brocades and meil tissues, Dull surfaced Jersey fabrics that cling closely to the figure. and, of course, the ever popular velvet are for mother; for her daughter, chiffon.onet.

Even If a dress is not sequin trimmed, this popular decoration appears on the accessories.

Sketched below are a few suggestions a halo headdress composed entirely of sequins, a matching necklace, niso bag and shoes bespattered here and there with these pretty ornaments.

Sequin hala & nocklaco

When the noise of such a voice the arms, bend forward and empty becomes unbearable the child will the chest of air. Then take another be told not to shout, but it is un- breath slowly, smoothly and through likely that he will be given some the nose. This is sent down to the prompt and definite instruction as stomach region, the mouth being to how to become forceful, convinc- kept tightly closed and the body bent ing and attractive by using his voice just a tiny bit.

in a lower register, and by thinking Finally, release this breath quite out what he wants to say,

vigorously and expel it by the mouth.

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It is important that you feel no strain with this exercise and that your breath is only held down for as TENDENCY to talk in a high- long as it can confortably be held. A

pitched nasal twang is shown at The excrelse should be repeated

three times. an early age. Children with narrow and lazy nostrils, throat and pose trouble, shallow chests and a pròne- ness to tummy-ache, frequently have whining voice thitt may develop into a hard, shrill and unpleasant adult voice.

NOW

for the third lesson. It is called "Bees"in a Bottle" and is fun for children to do. The breatha is inhaled through the nose, mouth Chronic catarrh and swollen ton shut and chest well up, volce-box sils often result in the

Holding his breath easily the child being misused, while an inadequate drums on his chest with his hands Intake of breath embarrasses both

and makes a buzzing noise. speaker and latener.

When his breath has been exhaled -You-can-teach your children early naturally the buzzing is repeated.

In life that they will not get em- The sound of several children doing phasis by hurry and shrillness of "Bees In a Bottle" always makes fine voice, but by a steady fulness of them laugh. Laughing Is breath behind their words, by clear, exercise and a grand tonic for both well-toned speech.

mind and body.

The first lesson, then, in good volee production is correct breath-

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Ing. The child must have breath VOU should be careful to see that enough for the effort of speech and your children don't overtire their for the support of his voice. Breath- volces. They should never be allow- ing should be done, not at the beed to shout or sing when they are ginning of a word or a phrase, but below normal, cold or tired.

many

at the end of words and sentences, Much use of his voice while a Try a little practical demonstra- child is ill or feverish weakens his taxes his Vocal Lion--frst with single, double and vocal cords, and repeated words, second with shorl nerves. sentences, third with long sentences Smoke, dust, cold, the air of ill- divided up conveniently here and ventilated rooms, a diet low in fats there for breathing purposes. Breath and mineral salts and deficient in is inhaled and exhaled through the milk-all are bad for the voice. Too

of course, should be

sweets and

cakeя nose (which,

sweet clear and free for that purpose). irritate throats and make children Hable to catarrh.... A clear, rich,

voice is impossible

THE second lesson works wonders

Many songs used in schools are on the vocal cords and helps to pitched in a key too high for the increase lung-capacity and to lower average child volce, which may be- the pitch of the voice. Most women come permanently damaged through would benefit by this as well as their being forced up to high keys. But young children.

verse-speaking is an excellent train-

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resonant catarrh.

with

Take a long, smooth breath, raising ing for children's voice and speceli the arms Himply. Now throw down and, therefore, personality.

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NEW SONG & DANCE ALBUMS

DASH'S 9TH. All Alone in Vienna, Jubiles Baby.

In the Chapel in the Moonlight,

What're We Going to do with Baby,

Across the Great Divido, etc., etc.

PROWSE 12TH. Mood that I'm in. Choir Boy, Moonlight, One in a Million, No Regrets, Sing Baby Sing.

La Do Do. Who's Afraid of Love, etc. etc.

FRANCIS & DAY 63RD. Goodnight My Love, Where are You,

Rainbow on the River, Thore's only Five Bullats, Thero's Somothing in the Air, With a Banjo on, Doo-Hoo, You're Here You're Thora, etc., etc. CAMPBELL'S 26TH, Pennies from Heaven, So Do I.

Ona, Two Button your Shoe, Who Loves You," Lot's Call a Heart a Heart, Skeleton In Cupboard, On a Typical Tropical Night, OP Man Moso, Floating on a Bubble, To You Sweetheart, etc.

TSANG FOOK PIANO COMPANY Marina House, 19 Queen's Road C. Tol. 24648.

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