1939-10-05 — Page 14

Thursday, HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

These 4 good ideas went

wrong

You can use the ideas

and avoid the mistakes

7ATCHINGTM good clothes go by is nearly as "stimulating ̄ax~~

W wearing them.

Recently at Home the fashions of the season came out in rows, good oncs, bad ones, and-most interesting of all-outfits that might have been so good but somehow just missed it. That's. where we can all learn our dress lessons-from watching other women, and far quicker than from watching mannequins at dress shows.

Can you spot what's wrong with the four here?

1

This girl had a good, plain black dress, worn under a trim little black jacket embroidered in front with scrolls of white lace, Then she lost her head, pinned a large spray of red roses on the jacket to match the roses on her white hat (which would have been better block, anyway), and slung a couple of silver toxes over her arm

Result: the flowers and the furs killed the subtle effect of the lace dead; the lace made the flowers look fussy.

MORAL: When you've got a good outfit let it speak for itself, un- trimmed,

2

From the back this girl looked like a winner. She wore a suit which was distinctive both in colour and stuff; a silk tweed in

cream shot with dark red,

Then she turned round, and somehow the whole effect went flat. And for one reason: Instead of picking out the dark red undertone for acces- sories (always accent a two-colour mixture by picking out the stronger! colour) she had matched everything-hat, gloves, bag, even shoes-to the faint brick tone of the red and cream.

MORAL: Don't wear too much of a good thing.

An excellent colour combination here-pale duck egg blue and black. The sult was in moire, with a bold watermark in the alk. But I was too long, too loose. (If you have a suit in rich-looking atu it must fit like a stocklíp.) The jacket wns a good two inches too long, the skirt too casual.

Good marks for the black chiffon pleated blouse, but her black leather handbag should have been suede to match her bag and shoes.

MOTAL: Suit your cut to your stuff.

There's an old, old lesson to be learned from this-look at your back view in the mirror as well as your front. Several women at Ascot had made the some mistake The day was cold, so over a dark frock they were wearing short, light jacket. But ... the frock had a sash in two colours which tied at the back.

Result:

The sash not only looked odd, suddenly appearing from noth- ing, but it bulged out and spoilt the line of the jacket at the back.

MORAL: "AIDays take an all-round view of yourself.

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October 5, 1939.

Ware That Pose!

WE

VE all know that woman with a pose. Unfortunately these days which demand individualism have brought her In Increasing numbers: before us At heart, she believes her attitude to life to be the result; of carefully developed personality. In reality, it is nothing but a thin and casily discerned veneer of super- ficiality developed until it becomes second and, in some cases, first nature.

As for the pose itself, it may take one of a thousand forms, but, in any case, la easily recognised by the com- plete lack of sincerity that charac- terises every movement and word of its wearer. Frequently it is one of studied enmul. Strangely enough, | however, she is a constant participa- tor in all the things to which she expresses aversion and appears to enter into them with remarkable fer- vour-when nobody is watching ber. Should you ask why she does the things for which she has expressed such a frm loathing, she will reply with a martyred smile, "One has to, you know." At this point, though {she is unaware of it, her defonce breait down.. She is immediately labelled in the minds of her acquain- lances as a willing though Insincere slave to convention.

Slaves to Prefence

The danger of acquiring such a pose cannot be underestimated. The woman who adopts ono with the initial object of being subtly differ- ent from others soon discovers that she is a slave to her assumed per- sonality, until finally her initial de- ception, made in all innocence, grows to such an extent that she herself believes every ludlerous pretence the makes. Her pose becomes bør life and, as a consequence, her fe a pose. As such, she is surely the person who, of all, deserves pity.

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white sauce, and place on the slices of bread, which have been spread with lemon buiter.

To make lemon butter, cream the) butter and add to it a good squeeze of lemon juice, salt if ilked, and o pinch of cayenne pepper.

Till the plate to allow the juice to escape, and leave in a cool place. A little chopped parsley may also be added.

| Stuffed Eggs

These are more difflcult to carry. but are well worth the effort. Hard- boll the eggs, remove the shell, cut in thin slice off the ends to enable

the egg to stand, then cut in half.

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Carefully remove the yolk, and pound it with skinned and boned sardines, or mix with a little mayon- Meat sandwiches, though literally naise and parsley or with Ilttle seasoned with salt, pepper, and mus-chopped ham and mushrooms. tard, are inclined to be stodgy-while those composed of egg are insipid. But if a little troubic is taken the ture, place in individual paper cases, plenic feast may be Olympian in its and pack securely in a cardboard piquancy.·.

Fish Sandwiches with

Lemon Butter

These are more unusual and are very easily made.

Free the salmon, sardines, or other sultable fish from skin and bones,

Fill the while cases with t

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box.

Pics, meat patties, or sausage rolls generally meet with the approval of the men folic, but it should be re- membered that short-crust pastry is more palatable to eat cold than 'puff pastry.

Cheese, either in natural or In Moisten to Д creamy conalstency sandwich form, is almost a necessity.

Isobel with mayonnaise, or a well made

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Are You Over-Emotional? PURE MAIT VINEGAR

TIMOTIONAL weakness, since it is and do you may things which you difficult to recognise in ourselves, know you will later regret? Then is probably responsible for more you are certainly emotional. And, rash decisions, folly, and unhappiness lastly, do you, although you recognise; than any other humon failing, yourself beaten in an argument, per-}

The over-emotional woman can sist in your point of view, stubbornly) make blunders both in her own He refusing to be converted. This is a and In those of other people with a sign of intense emotional weakness, tragically clear conselence, since the and should be distrusted. Icause is not a vice, merely a de-

ficiency. But it is a deficiency that A Question of Discipline can be remedied if the fault is re-

comised and cured by will-power, Should you decide that you are an. cicar-thinking, and the acquisition of over-emotional person, lose no ume a critical faculty,

in taking yourself in hand. It la Are you over-emotional? Perhaps cult, but it can be done. It is you are and don't know it. Here all a question of disciplining your are one or two simple questions self to a detached attitude and not. which you can ask yourself and na- allowing yourself to be submerged in swer honestly-

this or that situation, Stand asido

Our emotions, though they give usį

Are you affected almost, or com- and be critical. pletely, to the verge of tears by theatrical situations, either on

# great deal of pleasure, tre. the stage itself, in the cinema, or in real worst enemies. life? Can such a situation produce both tears and laughter simultane ously? If the answer is "yes," you are highly emotional. Family Relationships

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Emotion can colour an 'ordinary human problem with grotesque and gaudy violence, and make us figura- tively tear ourselves to ribbons over It, probably to no effect save a ̃dels- terious one to ourselves.

The emotional person is in con- Are you sufficient unto yourself, stant danger of living with make- not bored with your own company, believes and thinking them real-the content, calm, and without any rest» craving for, social relationships, tho lesmess when alone? . Do you get on magnifying 'of commonplace feelings really wall with your family, and to superhuman ones, the desolations never long to escape from 11? Again over small disappointments, the love You are emotional, if you have to of drama in ille that makes one answer "no" to both these questions, give a false twist to everyday altua. Are you influmeed by the latest tions because one fancies oneself the book you have been reading, the fast centre-piece of grand tragedy or argument. you have heard, the latest comedy.

play:ṇyou have seen?... And do you Never make quick, emotional dec forget these upon reading, hearing, sions. They seem, effective, wonder- or seeing, the next? Yes? Then you ful at the time, but it is ten to ce aro over-cinoUonal. "Do certain par- that they lead down, a blind alley, sages of misle affect you in such a Live slowly and thoughtfully, weigh- way that you lose all sense of pro- ing remarks, considering situations,; portion, forget everything, feel reek- taking a firm strip on yourself when i loss, wildly happy, powerful? Look, emotions begin to; make you sink: or to your emotional vi control, if the sour. The thoughtful, nol; the emo- answer is "yes" tron

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