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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, ・ THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1938.

I took my note-book

to a party

T was the kind of party

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where the guests were machine picked. There was champagne, a spreading buffot, a tired band.

Kooping your eyes to the ground, you would have known that most of the women had dressed up, becauso not a leg was to ho soon. Raising the eyes, you would have known that most of the women had dressed up, because there cro pient of low decollslagos, That vras about all you could say of the wy mont of the women had dressed the.

Hide those Arms

COUNTED six pairs of

uncoverable back

upper arms, uncoverable becauso” of rod gooseflesh. It is none of my business to tell you how onsy it is to get rid of that. But it is my business to say that much arma, it not treated, should be wearing long sleeves.

As for necks, I can't see Helen of Troy looking beautiful in a sleeve- lens evening dress with a V-neck that is just not low enough. A tot of the women present evidently feli they could get away with wha! Helen of Troy couldn't

Out-of-Date Theme NE had decked hers out with two diamanto clips. In- qttequate. Another wore a little of goed pearls, which Emphasised her call cellars A Chunky necklace would have helped for.

Tow

Inconspicuous in Black

THERE were the usual women

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Don't 10 car flowers

the shoulder they

01%

went out with the Ark.

bloom

where now

Flowers

every

on corsage front, waist or in the hair.

And don't wear aced pearls when you're cur Bod with salt cellars. A chunky neck- lace will hide those protruding neck bonca.

Match up that plain black frock with long black mittens.

Trim an ice bluc frock with black ostrich feathera.

heart-shaped Good news, I haven't discussed the bodice can be Hood dressers. They fall automatic- filled in with black ally lato the pattern of a party and, ncl and given unless there is something particu- sleeves, corselet larly outstanding about them, you and frills of net, don't notice them. trimmed with vel.

vet ribbon,

jacket will give

Long Black Mittens

Cyclamen velvet YOU couldn't help noticing the girl, centre figure in the new life to a drab drawing, who wore 靄 puff- luce frock, sleeved black velvet dress cut - like a dream. Her black mittens,

th

Another wore flowers on

fier shoulder. There has never been time when more evening flowers were worn, in front of the corsage, at the toast, in the hair, But shoul- der flowers have been dead for gears. Things being out is not im- gortant if you are the sort whose Tooks and personality can ignore shoulder and bosom, a fuchsia and was very much present. It looked and expensive beige moire with a the black velvet throat ribbon gave falion. In that case, the thing to pink velvet rash round the waist as familiar as the cruets, the fringed half-hearted full-hearted full skirt. her dress the dash that pernod gives do la to start something, not stick to . and you have something. an out-dated theme.

lamps, the blue and yellow pottery Net Corselet Belt

Jugs that are always very much That is another pitfall. Tight was, new and expensive.

dry martini. She looked, ond present among wedding presents, bodices, full skirts have to be really and are put away until the donors light, really full. Most of life is THE little black draped neck come to dinner. Must beige should compromise,

The girl next to her also looked but there is no com- new and expensive, but this was her number in the big sketch be put away for ever.

promise here. Either go the whole story. She an hour and a quar- way or don't go.

ter 10 Eet ready for the party, nothing to wear except last year's

So much can be done to drama- not afford it, have something done Eise any "old black." There is ex- to it in the way of the figure at the THERE was a bolge lace--you

THE pretty red head who wore hair in bobby pins, she pushed down So, with cream on her face, her

citing. colourful, Inexpensive

astrapless evening frock the shoulders of the ice blue satin, fume jewellery. There are coloured

see it in the drawing with should have realised that her sewed on a yard and a half of black The front and back of the bodice the velvet bows, a twist of bright tulle has been cut into a heart shape and shoulder flowers, and down in too skinny to be shown

inevitable bunch of neck and cheat were that much a rush on the way home from work. ostrich feather trimming, bought in aught round the shoulders with an filled in with black net. There are the far right you will see how it completely hetrloom brooch.

net sleeves, a net corselet belt. frills, could be improved if worn with a part of clothes

unities. Her attitude also was A pair of fuchsia velvet gloves, a and bows of purple velvet ribbon.

Black and leg blue were colours out of keeping. Her well represented at the party there, couple of dark and light fuchsia Beige. of the particular

little cyclamen velvet tacket, bloused You can't wear them and behave ing them, people were saying, "Who

call for birds

decorum. but as if there were no others wear- put comewhere between colour that a friend calls pale drab, sleeves-two beige crepes, one new

into the waist, with billowing bishop like an early Michael Arien heroine, is the girl in blue? Who is the girl

On the principle that no news is in black?"

looking Inconspicuous in (sented)

what they doubtless described that most women have had at

is the sort of dress Cyclamen Velvet With They Call for Decorum ve blue that everybody knew.

BUY

old

black." They some

time or another. Now

you

"my needn't have looked inconspicuous, either get a new one, or, if you can-

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olive

con- for right.

Hair Care

no

treatment before hardens the soap on the hair, which washing the hair is a safeguard is ruinous to it.

against dandruff and keeps the hair In the final rinse use lemon juice inn fiealthy condition.

if you are a blonde, and vinegar if tablespoonful to a pint of water.

brunette, in proportion to one

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The best way to treat Bie realp and rools of the hair is by dividing the hair and rubbing in the hol alive Now with the hot towels, rub un- off with the tips of the fingers, con- til the hair is dried. This process Ginuing until the whole head has of drying usually takes about ten been done.

minutes, but if you possess an elec- trle dryer, so much the better.

Never dry the hair before the fre up the natural ol and brittle and caslly

Thorough washing of the hair is most important. Many good shame as it uses poos are now on the market, but you makes the hair

can make your own at home if you broken. Needless to say, when the wish. A reliable shampoo may be weather is warm it is best to dry the made with a nut (walnut size) of hair in the open.

en soap, teaspoonful of methy- lated spirit, and ten drops of olive After the shampoo at home it is a ve wise plan to walt one or two days green Road over before going to the hairdresser to

oll. Dissolve the

heat, and then set aside adding oil have the hair set. wille still worm, but the spirit must It is advisable to wait for a week not be added until the mixture lies after having the hair waved, before woled.

brushing with a clean bristle brush; then do not

Will the shampoo is cooling pro- of the hasslect a daily brushing core three or four coarse towels and beat them thoroughly elther in the (as oven or before the fire.

Sometimes the hair becomes greasy n week after it has been washed, which is often due to an

Before applying the shampoo, acid condition of the system. damp the hole well with worm

Steps must be taken to remedy

waler. Pour only half the shampoo this condition if you en to the end,

wish to be

And massage the freed from the nuisance of greasy stalp vigorously with the anger tips hair. A warm towel rubbed over in order to remove all traces of the the head and a good brushing will ul. Now rinse off the lather with help to take the grease out of the warm water and repeat the process hair until it is next washed. with the other half of the shampoo.

Frequent washing and brushing

All rinsing waters should be warm, are essential if you want to be proud not tepid or cold. The reason is, not of your hair.

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to seck; cold or topld water

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Beige

in such

Any left, I wonder?

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