1939-10-05 — Page 35

Thursday, HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

October 5, 1939.

These 4 good ideas Ware That P.&O. S. N. Co.

went

wrong

You can use the ideas

and avoid the mistakes

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FATCHING good clothes go by is nearly us stimulating as

wearing them.

Recently-at-Home-the fashions of the season came out in rows, good ones, 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 black, nnyway), und slung a couple of silver foxes over her arm.

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

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

2

From the bark this girl looked like a winner. She wore a sult 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 arres- Bories (always accent a two-colour mixture by picking out the strongeri colour) she had matched everything-hat, gloves, bog, even shoes-to the faint brick tone of the red and cream.

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

2

An excellent colour combination here-palo duck egg blue and black. The suit was in moire, with a bold watermark in the silk. Dut la was too long, too loose. (If you have a suit in rich-looking stuff it must fit like a stocking.) The jacket was 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.

MORAL: 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 a short, light jacket. But... the frock had a sush 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 backi

MORAL: Always take an all-round view of yourself.

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E all know that woman with a

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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 oually discerned veneer of super- Aciality developed until it becomes second and, in some cases, arst nature.

As for the pose itself, I may take one of a thousand forms, but, in any case, is easily, recognised by the com- plete lack of sincerity that charac terises every movement and word of its wearer. Frequently it is one of studled ennul. Strangely enough, however, she is a constant participa- tor in all the things to which she expressos Aversion and appears to enter into them with remarkable fer- vour-when nobody is watching her. Should you ask why she does the things for which she has expressed such a firm loathing, she will reply with a martyred smile, "One has to, you know." At this point, though sha is tanaware of it, her defence breaks down. She is immediately labelled in the minds of her aequain- tances as a willing though Insincere slave to convention.

Staves to Pretence

The danger of acquiring such a pose cannot be underestimated. The woman who adopts one with the initial object of being subly differ- ent from other's soon discovers that she is a slave to her assumed per- sonality, until finally her- initial" de-. reption, made in all innocrace, grows

auch an extent that she herself believes every ludicrous pretence she makes. Her pose becomes her life and, as a consequence, her life a pose. As such, she is surely the person who, of all, deserves plty. John Cottrill

Picnic Recipes

Htheir charm by the presentation Tow often do plenics lose part of of food in uninteresting form?

Meat sandwiches, though literally seasoned with sult, pepper, and mus tard, are inclined to be stodgy, while those composed of egn are insipid. But if n little trouble is taken the picnic feast may be Olympian in its plquancy.

Fish Sandwiches with

Lemon Butter

These are moro unusual and are very easily made.

Free the salmon, sardines, or other. suitable fiah from skin and bones. Molsten to creamy consistency with mayonnaise, or a well unde white sauce, and place on the slices of bread, which have been spread with lemon butter.

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

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

Stufed Epos

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These are more difficult to carry, but are well worth the effort. Hard- bol the eggs, remove the shell, cut a thin slice off the ends to enable the egg to stand, then cut in half.

Carefully remove the yolk, and pound it with skinned and boned sardines, or mix with a little mayon- nalse and parsley or with a little chopped ham and mushrooms.

Fill the white cases with the mix- fture, place in individual paper cases, and pack semurely in a cardboard box.

Pies, meat palties, or sausage rolls generally meet with the approval of the men folk, but It. should be re- Imembered that chort-crust pastry is more palatable to cat cold then puff pastry.

Cheese, either in natural or In sandwich form, is almost a necessity.

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