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Furnishing Contrasts

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whereas the new enters into the Home for daily use.

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The rather grand style of the old metal-work is, however, be Muriel ing revived, as may be seen in the woman's room by Maurice Dufrene. Two tables, the bed Harris and the back of the couch, which may be seen in the glass, have elaborate and elegant metal-work. The twists of the metal are simple, almost like the twirls of the old signaturés and these are punctuated by leaf designs. The shape of the bed-ends and the table supports will be noted. Both the bed and

Bachelor room by Jean Royere

ME

[ETAL furniture has by against a black linoleum floor the small glass table stand on

no means left the area waxed green cloth. The whole

ceiling covered with thick, squat glass legs, of controversy. Those who looks shiny, clean cut and with stance of the round room, with This, by the way, is an in- condemn, talk of dentist's plenty of colour.

round carpet and bright metal furniture. Those who up-

The French have always liked circles on the celling which are hold see no limit to develop metal-work in furniture, and in evidence just now. The ments of metal.

consoles, tables, and so forth padded doors are also worked Common ground is chiefly have been

most with metal. This return to the given the found in chairs and tables elaborate ironwork in the past, grand style is interesting as The difference between this and showing what can be done with which are used out of doors, the present metal furniture is metal in a direction contrary to for schools, shops, restaur- that the old style was formal, that of the general vogue. ants, cocktail bars. Most people,. however, have a weakness for the mechani- cal problem presented by the chair with no back legs, such as is scen in the bache lor room designed by Jean Rovere.

This chair appeared first in tubular metal; it was worked up by Finnish plywood. Fin- nish plywood is imitated back again in metal, with the result that a chair has been evolved which is easy to move, pleasing to look at and comfortable to use.

METAL chairs allow of

amusing diversions in-- colour. Here the furniture is white, green and purple and is sot off against walls which are alternately white and lemon yellow. These also stand out

the brassiere

that meets every requirement

separates-rejuvenatos- clevates and gives firm non-slip support for all. typesbust development.

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Formfit

ELITE

STYLES

SHELL HOUSE

COUNT THE “TELEGRAPHS" EVERYWHERE

Masculine Reaction To The Beauty Cult

BY A MERE MAN

HERE are certain aspects of a Everyone knows that when a small woman's appearance on which boy tries to tell a lie, and thinks he

It is a man's privilege to offer his is deceiving his parent, the lle is opinion. In fact, it is sometimes always very obvious. He may be a 3 duty. A husband's failure to very imaginative child with a gift for comment on the new hat is notorious- telling storles, but the more ingenully ly the starting point of a matrimonial he shows, the more the lie sticks wreck.

out," and the more odious the child

Nowadays the male of the specics becomes.

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sometimes discuss women's

clothes quite Intelligently. His ad-

THAT

Moderation

vice may even be sought on slyles #THAT'S how it is with make-up. and colour schemes. So, too, with A woman of forty trying des- figures, and modes of hairdressing. perately to make-up and dress-up to

But it seems that no male is ex- twenty-eight, is simply megaphoning pected to pass remarks on make-up. the news that she is every day of In that sense, this little article is an forty; whereas if she accepted grace- impertinence.

fully the fact of her age and strove only to look a plausible thirty-five,

Questions Never Asked the might easily get away with a re-

putatlon of being thirty.

ALTHOUGH evidence of make-up All beauty treatment is an attempt:

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is all round him, and is some- at deception. But since everyone times even spilled on his jacket, a knows all about it, the deception is, man is supposed to ignore the as the lawyers say, only technical. existence of it. No woman would The real offence is self-deception. dream of asking "How do you like When a woman attempts the im- she is deceiving herself. my new face powder?" Still less possible, would she inquire, "Don't you think That is crime against herself, for my double chin is yielding to treat it produces what every woman ment?" But the whole thing is should do her utmost to avoid- the there, shouting such questions at him derision of men. all the time.

To any man of decent instincts About much of the make-up one there nothing more distasteful than aces, there is almost a tragic aspect to hear other men sniggering among The more synthetic beauty is em- themselves at the vain attempt of 10 conceal the un- ployed, the more it draws attention some woman.

to the things it tries to conceal. And concealable. Such sniggering: is, the skill with which the beautifying alas, very common these days-as is done makes little or no difference. common, in fact, as synthetic beauty.

COPIES OF

PHOTOGRAPHS

by "Staff Photographer"

appearing in the

"SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST”.

and

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"The Hongkong Telegraph

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BRIEF BODICES AND FULL SKIRTS IN THE LATEST. GOWNS FOR EVENING

London, Aug. 7.

But the detalls also count a lot in SOME of the new materials for the smartness of these sults,

Juckets are slightly longer than evening frocks seem to have we have known them, the habit cut been designed especially for being suggested by darts and pipings those gowns which have shape-inset up and down the seams around ly,, ful! akirts, and brief the waist, brassiere-like bodices.

In contrast, the gored skirts which go with these Jackets are pencil slim. A white cotton material threads knotted in regular lines all at the back of the skirt only, not in with On some, an inverted pleat appears over it is made into this kind of frock, with the bright colours going front, as one might expect. in a diagonal line so that points are all down the front seam of formed the skirt,

Silks and cottons with thick pique finishes are also made so that the ribs slant towards the centre seant Damask silky patterned with Perlant cut, full gowns. designs are also ideal for these bias-

Artistic

Aprons

SOME of the new aprons are really

Fashionable

TELT has a new use. It is now cut, folded, mitred and quilted for the prettiest of dress trimmings.

Toby collars of bright felts relleve the dullness of many woollen frocks.

Leat motifs forming pockets on botany wool blouses are as dainty as they are original,

Roses made from twisted lengths of felt are effective and lasting na

Inpel flowers.

picturesque. Each style seems

While felt handbags designed to more colourful than that which match brand belts, both have trans- went before it.

parent clasps of the same colour. There fre the shapes, of course.

popular Fmocki

Dressing-Gowns

But a style which is especially casy to slip 011 is made from proofed cretanne. It clips around the waist with a spring, and there buy for immediate use but from

are no fastenings or tie-ups.

Another new style, this time in-

RESSING-GOWNS are typical examples of clothes you might

which you expect a good deal of

spired by Dutch costume, has a deep. Sigh-

Light-weight wools quilted In

shapely waistband tied at the back with cretonne ends in a modified various designs, as well as chenilles with velvety surfaces are light to bow. For this attractive design,

wear. They give adequate protec- small patterns and bright colours are!

and characteristic.

are easily washed.

Woollen Coats

Lion

One popular design has a high

rever collar and straight, loose

sleeves. It has a patch pocket on 糖 thick cord

WOOLLEN coats which are long the right hip, and

Alting and comfortable, describe knotted around the waist, altogether summer designn whose slim line is that the cowl is missing.

resembling a monk's garb, except

as much appreciated as their feather- lightness.

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One of the silmmest styles. edge-to-edge lines is gently bloused cross the front, and finished with embroidery at the waist, and, again,

Welsh Rarebit

across the high shoulder yoke. IDUT half a breakfastcupful of milk made in satin-backed wool, in dark colours and black.

Another cont, rather more

cla-

into a saucepan with a cupful of grated cheese, pepper, salt, a dash and hala tea- borne as to detail, has been made of piquant sauce, from fine navy blue wool marocain, spoonful of made mustard. Let it pattern of chiffon cook over a gentle heat, without boll- circles neatly appliqued in place. ing. until smooth. Put on the toas: more grated Again, this full-length coat fastens and sprinkle with at the waist, and the line is charm-cheese and ing because it is so simple. This is under the grill to brown.

inset with

a design worth noting by those over

average in size.

WELL

Good Taste

are

few breadcrumbs. Put

Egg Rarebit

TOR two people bent three eggs. WELL-CUT sults in wools of pile Add salt, pepper, and a pinch of

colours

synonymous with cayenne. Put in a double saucepan good taste.

with an ounce of butler broken into Mauve fannels, dull yellow maro- small pieces and two ounces of well- Stir cains. and biscult-tinted knobbly Bavoured, dry, grated cheese. iweeds are all equally useful for until thick and divide between two suits on youthful lines.

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