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FIT FOR A

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Quality

"MARK OF QUALITY"

"REGAL QUALITY” DUPONT NYLONS

PURCHASERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO INSIST ON SEEING THE "ROYAL WINDSOR" MARK ON THE STOCKING

ON SALE EVERYWHERE

Sole Agents:

NAN KANG COMPANY

Union Bldg., Tola: 22118-24944 H.K.

for real quality in

ITSELF

ROYAL WINDSOR

Men's Wear

MACKINTOSH'S

ALEXANDRA BUILDING DES VOEUX ROAD

Open until 6 o'clock each evening from Monday next until Christmas eve except on Saturday Dec. 18th when we will close at five.

Ladies' Woollen Overcoats

JUST ARRIVED

from ENGLAND

Latest Bond Street

NEW LOOK

FASHIONS

Many Designs & Shades to Choose

For Gentleman:

$13800

each

Woollen GABERDINE Raincoats

By a Leading Manchester Manufacturer.

LIMITED STOCKS ONLY:

$11500

Obtainable:

W. HAKING & CO., LTD.

1st Floor, Hotel Cecil, Chater Road.

Tel. 26717.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1948.

WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

Above: skirt and backswept jacket in satin-striped wlno tle silk by Frederick Starke. Right: Striped jersey dress in three tones of grey, with full box pleat at the back, by Matita.

Entertaining Angels

THERE," said

mother, "that's the last

guests 'immediately. James's her

begin Mothers swopping their presents. will confirm that there is nothing the small boy will not swop if it is detachable.

of the invitations. But what in the world shall we do if all these children come?"

So she, like other anxious-minded mothers, asked her friends' advice during the week that followed.

they

Some people assured her that would all be perfectly happy, bless thele hearts, it they were Just

left alone; some maintained that the old games were the best after all; while others sald un- happily that the modern child was 20 sophisticated that they'd rather give half dozen grown-up parties.

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Children themselves are apt to have rather large ideas. After a conjuror at the Smiths, a ventrilo

Robertson's, and the quist tumbling clowns at Brown Major', the thought of three hours of hunt- the-slipper and

and postman's knock

leaves them cold.

It is not their fault; for children forced into the gambols of another generation are as uncomfortable as those squeezed into shoes made for differently shaped feet

Mature Early WE may as well face the fact that

our

modern lite matures children very early. At home they acquire a taste for the miraculous ng soon as they can turn on the wireless, wind up the gramophone, or depress an electric light switch. So when they go out to a party they like something surprising to be produced for them, even if it is only a rabbit out of a hat or a voice from

velvet doil.

But the conjuring must be experi. The modern child is on exacting eritic. and unlikely to bave any mercy on a father who has mugged up half a dozen tricks out of a book of words and lost the disappearing card in the middle.

If he is skilled he is lucky. If he is not.

he should

Bave himself trouble (and his

children con- siderable agony) by enlisting the services of someone adept.

One of the best is the film party. Granted, of course, that some grani and horrid little boy (or girl) is almost certain to be heard piercingly | tellins

the world in an interval af silence that he (or she) has been to a far better show last week.

Talkies may still be beyond the scope of the moderate purse, but there are firms which undertake to send an operator, with a large choles of silent films, quite cheaply.

Others allow the mechanicnily- minded to hire, at a still lower rale, a projector and films, which they will show themselves.

Call For Presents DARTIES, at this time of the year, invariably call for presents. An interesting variant of the Christmas tree is the Treasure Hunt, which has the extra advantage of making the children work for their gifts.. It can be arranged as a simplified and indoor form of the grown-up version, though organisers should remember that some of the guests (under the influence of hasta and excitement, at least) may be unable to read anything but the largest printing.

much

It is also a wise precaution' to preparo conspicuous notices, bearing The now familiar No ENTRY legend. These will

keep the hunters from ransacking, for instance,

OVOTY drawer in an elder's bedroom, 2-

And the use of differently coloured wrapping paper for boys and giris". treasure will prevent a boy, from a doll's

being disgusted by

trousseau.

On the other hand, the hostess need not be disheartened. If all

Above all, there no need for ite nervous parent to dread the round of Christmas parties because of the seem to blow up over fights which nothing.

is certainly n pity that the cheerfulness of the small boy tends to run so much to black eyes. But it is not inevitable that the guests who arrive at three o'clock with their caps in their hands and their slippers. In embroidered bags, Klistening with brilliantine

and

grave as angels, will be punching each other in demoniacal heaps by

tea-them all busy at something or other from the moment of arrival till that other blessed moment when the last thanks have been mumbled under parental compulsion on the doorstep, and it should be quite possible to give a successful party and yet keep the_peace,

JOAN ERSKINE GOES TO A TRADE COCKTAIL PARTY

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LONDON.

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AYNES "makera of fine

shoes"-have

sprung surprise on the shoe world by launching their "casuals" on the export market. For this firm it was a big step to take. They have specialised over many years in the manufacture of footwear of outstanding quality, patronised by people of distinc. tion and good taste the Queen and members of the Royal family among them.

To inaugurate the new line, Raynes gave a lavish cocktail party In Bond Street Inst week-complete the sound of with champagne. So

the small talk and corks popping. "casual" were introduced, admired,' commented on and discussed.

Some

Although departing from thefr sunt style, the excellent workman- ship was still there. The edlior of n leading shoe trade magazine was very onthusiastic about the quality. "For flexibility and lightness" he

haven't told me, equal,"

scon

their

some

near-moccasin, Styles are with single delicate ankle-straps, others with double straps, and an entirely new style featuring a forked tongue, called the "chukka"

boot. The colouring is subdued, and easy to match. The material mostly used

suede, is hunting

buck-skin. and anest calf, with evening shoes fn lizard skin dyed pastel shades.

Canada, South

Export markets are to be opened immediately.

the Africa and Australia. and in initial stages almost the entire pro- duction will be devoted to export.

Several well-known people attend- show. I saw Norman cd the Hartnell, the Queen's dressmaker. (clerical grey suit and dark red

merits of rose), weighing the featherweight shoe in white buck- skin and tan calf against a bronze kid evening slipper and evidently deciding in favour of the first. Wo are looking forward to seeing these shoes on

The sale in London. price, compared with present-day, standards, is reasonable about 4 gutricas a pair. “.

Where? Yes-Where?

WH

WHERE can you better see a col- lection of cocktail suits Uman at

a cocktail parly for the fashion trade? The fashions displayed by the guests were as interesting as the purpose of the party-the shoes. One of Britain's leading young film stars, Miss Sheila Sim, was present. noticed that she, too, had succumbed to the short hair-do and curled fringe and incidentally, had gone blonde with ill But perhaps her intest film had something to do with that

The entry of a black sult in stift moire caused a mild sur. It had

wide an extremely

bustle-back standing well away from the hips, with a very tight long skirt beneath. The inconvenience of this sult was that it took up a large area of floor space at a crowded cocktail party, although even this had its polnis. The wearer was certainly Dssured

Tips On Buying Glassware

By ELEANOR ROSS

SELECTING glassware is a is still handcrafted just as it joy now that such ample was centuries ago. There's so and varied stocks are in supply. much romance and tradition be- And it is a real delight to find hind glassware, and these attri- such exquisite glassware, both butes are backed up by good ornamental and utilitarian. The design and quality, history of glassware is a fine old story. In fact, it is a very old manufactured product and it

Corduroy Goes Everywhere

..By VICTORIA CHAPPELLE

ONDON has taken corduroy to its heart for this winter because it good-temperedly lends itself to any occasion and any "style of garment. It combines three qualities which are demanded

by the well-dressed woman today-It is hard-wearing, luxurious in.. appearance, and is very versatile.

After many years of austere soif-sacrifice, women in Britain are demanding and are obtaining clothes which have an air of élegance or of amusing frivolity. But, when most types of clothes are still on coupons, and when most women are working hard at Jobs as well as running their homes, these more luxurious garments must have the added asset of wearing well.

Horrock's have made this full-skirted, double-breasted dress with the new plunging neckline at the left from corduroy. Right, a dramatic tailored cont and H. Taylor, with waist, nipped in bý half belt at back, and a wide collar which can be worn upstanding.

For the benefit of you who are brides and shopping for glassware for that wonderful new home, here are some good buying tips.

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of a fow square feet of floor all to horself! Above this was a fint wide- brimmed hat, the inside of the brim filled with curled ostrich feathers. I saw a lot of jet embroidery. too, and appliques of tiny beading. warmer, As the room grow the party gayer, fackets were allpped oft to show strapless corsages und bare shoulders. Two outfits in tio- silk attracted attention. One In bottle-green checkered in archid shndes: the other with backswept Jacket in satin-striped wine all with black velvet strapless corsape on the dress (latier here flustrated).

Famed For Suits

went round to MATITA this week, one of the London Model House Groud of wholesale designers. Motita is a house famed for its classic tailor-made sulls, and I ex- pected to find a range of out-of-the- ardinary lightweight materials, with their usual very original treatment of stripes: I was not disappointed. Main points of intercat were:

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1. Clever use of buttons as de- corntion. One dress rover wid edged with tiny buttons; the posite rever with tiny button-holes- quite obviously not intended to bo fastened.

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2. Lapette fastening-used on number of suits. This is a mascu» line idea very neatly adapted, ·

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3. Striper on Jackets were repeated single over

on top coats and skirts. One cont in elephant grey featured n dusty pink stripe from collar, shoulder and down sleeve. thus matching in a slightly different way the in pink. On a plain sidrt, a

suit. which was horizontally

single stripe was centred down the hack, again matching the striped jacket,

4. Plenis-in many cases un- pressed; in some instances both box and Inverted pleats were at one sido only.

5. Close fitting tan waistcoat be- neath jacket. Cut tightly in at the waist and dipping to a point at the back, it is an extremely flatter- ing line for the slim figure.

Penguin Tail

THE designer had fun with

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cocktail suit. It was called, for ob- vious reasons, the Penguin Tail sult. In worsted barathen, it featured a nencil-silm skirt and tiny atting Eton Jacket with a tall attached to the hack. With facket fastened, the tall hung down to the hem exactly like a swinging back panel, ·

Unusual among the dress fabrics shown was shell Jersey, woven specially for Matitta on

new-type machines. It has a raised shell da- sign all over, is light as a feather, and lends itself to severely pinin styles.

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NEVERAL well-known. London Arms celebrated the birth of a future King of England by dressing their windows entirely with dainty blue and white baby clothes.

years.

There is a welcome return to the shops of Swiss, organdle-absent for eharming Nothing is more

the for children's parties, and for The two basic

teen-ager's first grown-up dance.

Joan Erskine

kinds of hand-made glassware are "Blown" and "Pressed." Blown glassware is made by forcing air by mouth through & hollow pipe until a glass bubble takes the desired shape. Then a stem and foot are added to make beautiful table stem-

ware.

Pressed glass, used for plates, bowls, candelabra and other heavy glass is done by pouring glass in a mould and pressing the mould close until the desired shape is attained.

As to the actual pieces selected, let the label be your guide. You'll seo that. the pattern is beautiful, that the lines aro clear and elegant. Feel the edges carefully to see that there is no irregularity. Crystal should reflect the light like dew drops. Only inferior grades, have bluish or greenish tinges in other- wise clear glassware.

Woll Balanced

FOOD' glassware is always well

Gbalanced and symmetrical. One of

the truest tests of good blown glass- ware is the sound. So when select- ing glass for your table, tip it lightly with a pencil or with your finger nall and it will give forth a loud, clear, bell-like ring. The higher the content of lead in the glass, the clearer the ring will be. Pressed glass is made with Ilme Instead of lead, and so if lacks this resounding ring.

Handmade glassware is tovor en- undula- tirely free from waves or tion. These are always evident to a certain extent, because of the very handmade nature of the product. If there is no manufacturer's label, be sure to examine the ware carefully to make sure that any defects...are relatively few. There should be no sharp ridges or moulds on pressed glass, and fow bubbles in blown ware.

Pattern is important when select-

ing glassware. It should be delicately designed, and never heady or over- whelming. In studying the erns- that. It Is mentation, make sure evenly balanced and that there are no breaks or faults in the design or in the cutting. Any ́etching: should bo delicate în detali, have no acid spots, and show no unwarranted' breaks in the delicate lines.

Lace Topped Silk Slip

By GRACE THORNCLIFFE

T OVELY

LINGERIE has its share in the ́"beautiful fashions of the new season. Dark brown pure silk crepe is the medium chosen for this handsome slip which has a bra top-of brown lace posed ovar flesh coloured crepe.Brown .net borders the hem and is also used for the shoulder straps, The shaped hand inset beneath the bustline Is reinforced under-

neath.