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Dance With Your Head

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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7,

This week CECILE LAVIGNE reports on four London Dress Shows, and describes points that go to make your

oatmeal coat, over skirtwaist dress in greenf plum and oatmeal striped wool.

is not always the women with the. greatest variety of complicated - steps at their command who make the best partners. Success in danc- ing is a matter of personality as much technical perfection. ft needs headwork as well as footwork. First of all, you should be able to talk easily and charmingly while i

dancing, yet without chaltering too dis- much. There is nothing so beurtening to a man as a woman who accepts him as a partner and then will scarcely open her mouth while they are

are on the floor. He begins ta

wonder if there in something serious- ly wrong with him! On the othe hand, the too-talkative dancer is a positive nuisance. Dancing is aure

pleasure in itself, and it is ruined by a girl whose tongue is never still, particularly if she saves up her best willielams for her partner and is shaking with giggles the whole time.

I know it is difficult to dance well! when you and your partner are very unequal in height, but do try to get over it as gracefully as you can. If you are tall, don't gaze over his head with a solemn stare, and if you are petite, don't look up into his face all the time with eyes either mischievous or nouiful, whichever happens to be your speciality.

If you use your observation next time you are in a ballroom, you will see that such a description is not a caricature. And if there is a mirror in the hall, you will do well to catch a glimpse of yourself as you pass to make sure that the description does not apply to you.

You know all about the correct hold, or if you don't, you cannot call yourself an accomplished dancer. But you should remember that, just as it is the man's privilege to choose the steps, so, too, he has the right to huld you as he prefers. If you tend to clone up too near to your partner, and he drops an unmistakable hint that he does not like it, take the bint and keep the distance he indicates.

The best dancer is the one who can read her partner's movements almost before he makes them and who taken a pleasure in doing so.

Cooking Your Best

Of course, we all like to look our best at a dance, and a touch of some-

Uilag picturesque or mildly startling

Fucked parica crèpe, torso fitting,

рапица pleated skirt

pick gloves.

PERSONALITY CLOTHES

:

Black woollen suit

and muff to match

trimmed

chenille bobbles

Rei lau

crinolice, Dropshouldered trimmed cabrictionz enatdung fan

sketches by SIGRID

"No-Interest

Mothers

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IT is the custom of London designers to give a clean- cut version of the new lincs, colours, ideas originated in Paris, modifying them into what the well- dressed Englishwoman wants.

This year they seem to underline, even sometimes to ex- aggerate, the trends and tendencies of Paris, always remember- ing, however, to stamp their clothes with the impress of their own personalities.

EVA LUTYENS

DOUBLE-BREASTED suits have high revers, and come well down over the hip bone. Skirts have front pleats, blouses are beautifully tailored in the silk and crepo.

There are vivid impeccably tailored suits which turn out, surprisingly, to be hand-knitted.

Day dresses are in striped woollens (as in sketch) plain fine woollens. satins and crepes, with front fullness coming from doublé or single pleats.

Black cloth coats are fur trimmed with persian lamb, atting. belled, with n aight Bare.

Plain cloth conts have narrow fur collars, in mink, marten, fitch, end- ing with tails like old-style fur pieces,

Embroidery and braid work ending in tiny tussels trim evening dresses and evening conts,

HIGH LIGHT.

over pleated skirt; the short boxy.or slightly aring three-quarter coat

Deep red vel- over a slim dress; the Hittle shorl vet evening dress, with gold em- broidery all over the bodice, at fronting Jacket over a very wide skirt, hem, wor with short matching Country suits are dim tweeds, tan jacket, gold embroidered on steeves and blue green, red and blue. Town and edges.

VICTOR STIEBEL

HERE there are three silhouettes, the long torso fitting jacket, skin tight, zipping from neck to mid thigh

and/or country sults are brilliantly checked woollens, contrasting with Tolstoys.

the diaphragm line, are high necked with draped bodices, Binck, dahlia red, blue, rust, and peacock are stressed.

Almost all day dresses emphasise

High-necked vampy dinner dresses have tight Jumper tops, pleated skirts, short sleeves (a characteristic one is sketched), and always long contrast gloves.

Edwardian. strapless ur drop shoulders dresses, with bodices boned to the hip, have fans, velvet throat bands, cameos.

There are breathtaking crinolines in stir satins, velvets, with all the trappings of fans, fascinators, short gloves,

HIGH LIGHT.

A delphinium

blue crinoline, the best of the year. festooned with trailing navy lace, navy lace ploves, a navy velvet band round the throat.

ISOBEL

PLAIN, fur-collared jac- kets go over checked tweed skirts. Loose hip-length jackets go over contrast skirts or dresses with the jacket inpels taking the dress colour.

Many akiris are pleated, some have bands of pleating every six Inches.

Hip-length straight coats in velour velvet have upstanding fox collars and shirred chiffon blouses worked up into circular velvet collar-bands.

Crepe wool and satin day frocks have skirts flaring slightly below knee, bodlees eased or pouched in front and fastening up back with tiny buttons.

Sleeves are long or elbow length with

emphatic shoulders, padding and fullness making them nearly leg of mutton.

Evening frocks in printed and shot taffeta, velvet, lame, lace, are lavish- ly trimmed with sequins, feathers, cabochons, and fur, are theatrical, vivid.

They are mildly crinoline or fi to a low hip, then dare,, or are sleek with unobstrusive Bare below knee. The picture type is frequently strap-

cannot spend whole week-ends puint-less or has almost invisible flesh ing, as you did perhaps before your straps. marriage. But you can attend new

art shows, ad exhibitions, keep in HIGH LIGHT. touch with modern literature, and

Black velvet

occasionally do a little sketching evening dress with wide guipure lace The great thing to avoid, is to give chu. Skirt juli, from waist, gather up your hobby entirely.

ing more fullness half-way down

I know it is diMcult to perserve at from a heading. Worn with black a hobby, when young children are mittens and black bird on hair.

But in our dress is not out of place. But|60 PHE house is empty," Mrs. Jones If you have a young, growing clamouring all over the house. It you want to be popular, avoid any-

walled "I never imagined family. It does seem as though there her she id be taught that they have WORTH

had left is little time left for anything clac-mother's attention. Half an hour no right entirely to monspolise their thing very bizarre or conspicuous or that when my three song anything which might prove a nuis home, everything would be so quiet There is always something to do for each day should be allotted to what SUITS are fitting, with Ance to yourself or your part

partner.

I don't know what to do them. You have no time, even, to you want to do. It may be any sort -frankly

into the future.

padded shoulders, Don't wear a skirt so trailing or with myself. You see, while the look

The house of hobby-dresamalting, embroidery, longish jackets, skirts pleated voluminous that you have to hold it boys were at school and later at col- rings with childish voices and the or gardening, but whatever it is, sticks either back or front. Dressy up with one hand while you dance. lege they were always wanting my days when they will

Rulis are black, trimmed black fur There is nothing so tiring. Don't help for something. And then there seems so remoto! wear Inngling sequins or metal were shopping expeditions and cook-

If only you can do this while the fox, perslan lamb, estraklion seal. Yet that day is bound to arrive children are young, you will have no

The winter coats here have en-

all be gone to it.

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TEY

ACROSS

3

1 It is meant to carry secrets to

the gods (two words-5, 7).

8 It's mostly rubblah,

catches the eye (7).

9

but

it

disagreement was the end of this old rascal (7).

This old ruler was un artist at heart (7).

12 Appropriate after dinner ad-

is a help (7). 13 Pigment (G).

VICC

14 A coarsener of form in rurer

form (9).

10 Rock cakes thus cooked might

deserve the name (0),

10 it should support the hass (5), 21 Ape (7).

23 Uneasy, but equipped finally to

resist (7).

its hend

24 Dainty provision for

(7).

Parliament

25 The kind of act

would not approve (7). 20 The King's Prize winner

Bisley? (Two words-8, 4).

DOWN

at

1 Little more than half this vegetable is accessory to Ko round (7).

2 Set in motion (7).

3 For this defence spades

better than clubs (0).

* Dupe (5).

5 Product of piplets (7),

ure

Cooking Tips

WHEN newing apples add a tea-

spoonful of golden syrup instead)

flowers likely to catch in your part-ing. My whole life was bound up in and when it comes you don't want need to view those yents ahead with】ormous fullness from a small belted the affected part, and brush it over

to be left high and dry, with nothing alarm. They can be looked upon as

think mournfully of the a time in the future when you will waist, are

have sufficient leisure to accomplish sleeved. all you want. And, as you have not

of sugar, for It will make the juice! both thicker and sweater.

By putting runt through the rain- cer when making mint sauce, it will not only improve the favour, but is much quicker. If scraps of mutton are minced afterwards for meat pattics or rissoles, only suit and pepper will be needed for flavouring.

When a cake is burnt, scrape off with the beaten white of an egg Then dust it with caster sugar and place in a slow oven for a few will be detected,

trace tainutes when no

of burning

If, when making a large number

trays for cooling them, make an emergency tray by stretching a piece it with spring pegs. of curtain not,over'a bowl and fix

If the odour of onions that have been peoled clings to the hands, try rubbing a slick of celery well into the fingers to effect its removal.

0. G. T.

sitter-out as well as a good dancer been devoted to looking after them, matinees, or bridge teas, or for day to the fulfilment of your own am-When there is skirt fullness, the of cakes, there are not sufficient wirel

happy nor conlent. You must do

ner's coat or in the clothes of passing my sons." couples. Most dance floors nowe-

leather belted, bishop- And now the boys hud jobs of their to do but days are crowded, so take the ques- tion of practical convenience into own and lived in lodgings. One of Past. account when choosing your frock.

them was shortly to be married.

Many women, at this stage, are let your bralo or fingers "go rusty." trimmings of gold beads, gold em Black day frocks have restrained Their mother, because her life had content to "potter." They Roto you can look forward with pleasure broidery, gold sequins, cherry belts. Finally, you should be a good

had had no time or inclination for a at the seaside. But they are neither bitions, and not dread the time as bodice is body light. After a dance, when your partner has handed you to a chuir and oil separate life of her own, down beside you, he has a claim on It was only now, when she was something, even if you are afty or being the empilent and most bleak

period of your life.

Trims climb sleeves from cuff to your society, so don't immediately thrown suddenly upon her own res more; that is no drawback these days.

shoulders, or encircle & dolman line, begin to stare round the room to sources, that she realised how lonely Keep Up Your Hobbies

So, if you are a young married or are focused at the high neck, catch the eye of the partner you fe could be-without friends, habens

woman, get buzy nów. Don't spoll would like for your next number. bles, or any definite interest in life. The real remedy, of course, lies in your chances of happiness in the Evening dresses in dark wines, Give your ex-partner all your atten-¦ And, being over fifty years old, found not dropping your earlier interests, future by being a "no-interest" rusts and pinks are sleek to a low tion and your best smile,

that it was not so easy to begin to so that they are entirely superseded mother!

hip line or very full indeed from the M. D. learn new things.

by your children. Admittedly, you!

O. I walat.

1939

TEL. 25847.

CROSSWORDS

6 An abridgement comes finally to

me (7):

7 A student of 11 across and his

doings (12).

10 Strung up in

concert pitch? (four words--3, 2, 1, 0). ...

15 Part of the body, in the finish,

is very likeable (9).

17 May be a grave remark (7). 18 Bluff that ends in trouble (7), ID This vegetable is all heart (7). 20 He was the product of a grim

ern (7).

22 Realous part of enamel emis-

sion (5),

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