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EXPENSIVE UNDERWEAR IS A REAL

ECONOMY!

AIR-LIN MESH

WILL WEAR FOR EVER! ELASTIC-BAND TRUNKS SLEEVELESS VESTS

SIXTEEN-FIFTY EACH.

MACKINTOSH'S

13, CHATER ROAD ..

(Between Moutrie's and Kelly & Walsh's)

WEEK-END WOMANSENSE

Woman to Woman

SUSAN DEACON

Pamela Blakes HOME COLUMN

Little things that make

women badly dressed

HEN you think of the millions of words of advice written ench

year by fashion experts on women's clothes it would seem that we couldn't go wrong.

But don't believe it. I see countless badly, dressed wornen travelling around London each day. Women who cannot resist adding several bits of non- fense to tailored 'rult.

Oh! those eye veils, dangling carrings, ankle strap shoes, and floating scarves which have ruined so many good oulnis.

Confusing

Worn individitally and with the right outt these neecssorles would create an impression, but worn together they are not worth the money paid for them. The present-day fashion of teaming up separate jackets and. skirts to make several outfits is confusing many women,

Jackets were made to

Flared

bo worn with pencil straight skirts. Never, wear them with

a flared skirt.

This is a common mistake, as shown in the pleure.

Plain clothes

straps,

The effect of ank shoulder bag, hat trimminga and earrings worn with the loose jacket and swinging skirt in bad taste.

How much smarter is the girl en the right, Neat-looking, hat and accessorios accentuate the extravagant line of the facitet.

Remember that

1

Unless you are able to ùfford

vast collection choose pinin, clothes as the basis your wardrobe.

The Duchess has pearls

of

*WROND [Mať trinning

WRONG Start

WROND Shoulder bag

WHONG

{Flared skirt

WRONG Aukle-strap shoes.

FATYRIGHT.

Nest mockščne

RIONT Tidy bag

Straight skirt

· RIGNY Plain shoes

Several shades of one colour 4 With a basic dress, bay black arc better than three

don't wear white hat, white different colours,

Freshen your wardrobe with gloves, white shoes white fiand- a flower spray cr vivid scarf bag. A single white accessory but wear only one at a time. is more effeclive.

STOBI

“Sa you're going to bacóme a mother. How terribly thrilling"

Paris designers have been giving a pre-view of summer styles for the beach. This Rayadere nen Jerkin by Marcel Rochas is worn over white shorts. (London, Express Serulco)

The new idea for BEACH

WEAR

The nursery

gets a fun chair NEW

FEW ideas in children- furniture are coming Into the shops.

From Sweden comes a "f chair" In beech, which rook trundles along, or turns on side to become a table. There are collapsible labies and chairs lu waxed beech from Denmark, diminutive settees upholstered material In check

which In spongeable

hardwearing. and

with chairs to match.

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A portable play chest with composition tablo-fop is veratch- und-bump-proof and converte Into a blackboard.. There is, a bookcase and rails of coloured beads at one side, a towel rail. and an inside space for keeping leys. It is on wheels-for-easy- removal to other parts of the house.

You can make overy room' safety zone for a child with # mafety guard that fits all door ways and stairways. Simply pries a lover and the guard is axcd.

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Children's beds and nursing chalra have side drawers, there are loom cradles on wheels, and] collapsible rubber baths with side pockets. to hold towels, snap and toleum. And no longer con today's child complain, of! gelling soap in her eyes when ber hair is washed. She can "wear goggles made ot sponge! and selluloid.

For a baby's bedroom there

a Brumas and Ivy rug, which ist washable and unfadeable, and a duoi-purpose rocking chair! which can be held rigid in anyi position by a locking device.

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IT'S NEW....

..a happy birthday record,

for every ogd of child between two and eight years, has ah. original time and theme for cvery year....a how-to-start-a-] library book containing

1200 suggestions, for children between the ages of four. and 14, and an Information bureau to help you choose,

London Express Service).

Smart new fashion in

LIPSTICK and LIP-FASHION

Revlon's

"LIP-MIRROR

Sole Agents

11

CHINESE AMERICAN TRADING SERVICE

BO JERVOIS ST. (AK), TEL. 38325.

APRI

TAI HANG JEWELLERY

Wholesalers of CUT-DIAMONDS

and

Bold Agents for

Bouquet, tlara, neck- lace of pearls for the Duchess of Gloucester, who dined with the

· Anglo-Danish Soclety.

-{London Express Service)

EILEEN ASCROFT picks a Paris Idea for London

'Jewel' dresses on the way

Liberty Diamond Cutting Works (Pty) Ltd. MINOR fashion revolution side of the tray we white drag meerpless gutin numbers

Johannesburg, South Africa.

Dink of East Asla Dldg.,

7th Floor, Room 707,

Telephono 21380

HONG KONG SOCIETY.

.FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN WOMEN'S AUXILIARY.

on Tuond47, Bth June from Eight sim. la Six p.m., at the Publle Retailing Appeals to the public for articles for "JUMBLE BALE" to be held Buliding, Statze Square, Oppsatte the Hongkong & Shangtral Bank Build ing. Des Voeux Nord,

Clothing of angatre, colour, Summer or Winier, now or wom, will be apprecated. Artkice #ucts, as shoce, stockings, underwear, hand-begs tays, curios, odds, sed ends, etc., are also solicited.

Any lite gift that could be good on a "White Elephant TabloTM wil also be appreciated.

· Arücies deri kis delivend to the First Floor, Lebby of the Gloucester Hotel on or after May 22nd, to Jurus 8th-telusive from 2.30 am, to 1.00 pan, and 2.30 pm, 40 5.00 pm. If this address sa Ft Donvenient for delivery please call any one of the following jadies who will gladly, call. for mything that you have to nose for. He dumple daia ***

KOLOON MIS, June, 13-18 Balbury Road, (opp, Star Ferry),

*** Telephone No. D0B47.-

BONOKUNG: Mrs. P. M. Leesby."Room 803, Gloucester Hotel, Talepisode KO, 20003 MIL. 2. A. Ostpas. En reix Valle 21, Davis Road, Pokry: lam, Telephone 270, 90294. Mre. 8, à. Cosko, 7, stifferent, 18 The Peak; Telephone No. 2007.

glamorous being plotted. by light strikes. A navy and

dog-tooth check reverses to hand-painted with flowers. For some of London's Big Ten pillarbox red.

brassiere and sports there lo Couturiers for the autumn in Dari silks took mati black in slip combined with elastic Insets fabrica. They will present the shadows, bat na soon as the at the back to allow easy move- ug with jewel-tone materials, light strikes them they shine like ment. Exotic nowcomer to night rubles or sapphires; satins wear is strapless nightgown-In in tweeds, suitings, fine which look like liquid cham- telescopic all-nylon, with front wools, stiff silks and rich pagne suddenly flash with vivid Ircing like a Dresden shepherd--

beneath the electric lights. era. satins.

The big French couturiers

Tho unusual materials designers have been choosing for their next colles- tions make a dramatic change

and the cloudy transparencies from the muted shades of spring and dazzling white, black and unvy of summer,

Effect is achieved by weaving bright clear colours--rose, royal blus, emerald and tangerine- : injo dark colour, grounds so that

In the light the colour gilnts lika

Poster skirts

THE NECKLACE-just a handful of artificial pearls strung together by some near-genius in the costume- jewellery business in France-finally got to Hollywood. It was designed in Paris, exported to New York, snapped up by an out-of-town buyer from Californļa. In Beverly. Hills last Christmas someone bought it for a film star friend. And this girl, having somewhat unusual tastes for a film star-she does, not like real jewels-brought, it to London with her. So here is the rich-looking cluster of fifteen pearly leaves in the company of a luxury limousine, white fox fur, black lace, shimmering satin. Oh, the girl? Dorothy Lamour, to whom the necklace

belongs. (Photograph by John French)

Italy.

Mexico, Brazil, Switzerland, Household Hints Quick-drying nylon satin will playgrounds have placed orders for

swimsuits this nuke popular many

even Britain. materials so we of these new

glamorous nylon summer, also

To clean a sticky Iron, rub it shall see them in Paris collco-

First Swedish collection velvet, in navy, burgundy, "aud tions, too: And

shown in London drew applause over a layer of salt sprinkled on as many of kingfisher blue,

from buyers Inst week. Coats heavy paper.. Wipe it with a ark featherweight, American buyers are falling for the wools

and suits were simple in line, beeswax pad.. Be sure to rub them as well.

from British poleplate thoroughly over abser- import duties and taxes, com- well cuts many malorinli Frices, even with bcnt paper to remove surplus

pared reasonably with ours Many of the dresses were made In a silky French doe-skin cloth.

Many of them will be on sale

to the London customer at less

than £2 n yard.

Nylon plus

Now forms of nylon ara mak-

York feature pin-stripes in bluo Latest shoe styles from New

calf or black or cocoa suede, with companion. handbags, tú match pin-stripe suits.

Ако спр New beach accessory

Wax. -

a jewel. Many of the tweeds Ing featherweight foundation will attached visor, made from Four English girls and two The young woman choosing and suitings are carried out in Farments, Nylon coutit is used a special plastle, which filters Swedes showed the clothes her linen trousseau should buy

colour schemes for a belt as light as two roses; the rays of the sun. Attached i three-pattern.

which Invoured blacks and six sheets for each bed, so that with a plain wool, a check and Nylon-leno for Д gossamer a scarf of mony colours, which areys. The hals were small, off they can be used in rotation. Throe cases are the minimum herringbone design all teamer pantie-brief, and nylon voile for can be tied in a dozen different the face and simple. to be used together in one outfit. the lightest corseletlé' ever pro- ways to protect the hair

Accessory Ideas.

of for each pillow. If sheets VATY Spray Reversible wools also have the duced. 'Weights 40z. -

shoulders.

tangerines for A skirts Bd.

lapel as. In size, mark them so you will jawel effect. Brilliant yellow.

Hand-painted poplin

be able to select the right one crisp while carnations, red, blue and green on one side evening model for wearing with feature travel posters touting the lin. 3d,

ensity from your linen shine through to the other dark strapless gowns with shoulder scenic attractions of holiday

"London Express,žerutes) shelves

Brassiero news Includes an

or.

(closet.

Skirts get longer again

from POPPY RICHARD

PARIS. —— Longer skirts. and huge hats made the fashion news at Longchamp race meeting.

Women ignored the prevailing trend, with skirts longer than those shown in the leading dressmaking houses,

usually touching the calf.

Hats Instead of alanting forward ot, the "fashionable" angle-are still warn on the back of the head, framing, the face.

The whole effect gave a muchi more feminine and beiter bulanced silhouette than the "official" one.

Women seemed disinclined to trust the mid-August tempera- tire.

re. Two out of three visitor wore a very trim suit tightly waisted. Next favourite model} was a smart black frock.

The black and white combina➡ tion led: there was plenty of grey and white and some navy. Enormous black straw hats, velvet cartwheels or Bucy little white shapes are almost a uniform in Paris at the moment.

felt

ar

Other models switched back: off the face with the. brim silhouetted in a flower pattern..

faced with cane in a

or

Shat design.

Keynotes were simplicity and elegance.

There were many chemialer frocks-tucked in the Fath and Dlor manner-Jumper sults were worn by some of the smartest women.

women

fortune in gold and diamonds on

xoulure

the:

lapel.

were Clips

WORK favourite ornaments, pairs. Iteal jewellery is pushing,

out--and the junk women who could not put up: real diamonds settled for a red carnation in their button-holes. Many shoes, bags and gloves Were

white and hoels very high, despite the

gravel. Smartest woman In the: paddock wore a simple bottle-i

frock and green shantung. matching box Jacket with a big black velvet hat rolling off the face.

A well-known mannequid in the ladies' stand wore a half-

ugth checked copies ore pencil-slim black skirt,; with Itiny", while bat:

(London Kaprvé