No one knows better than the business girl or woman that it requires very shrewd judgment to keep in race with fashion, now that the mode has' becorie more effeminfate than ever. Each article she buys—be it a jaunty little beret, a inner frock er a fur jacket,' if bought with' a bit of intelligent caleulating—will." be correct and, smart and yot economical. For the! business iti or, woman, whose in-gone is limited, pi ways has one eye jon the latest and.amost adaptable mode and the other eye on her bank roll. With her business-trained mind nothing escapes her attention, Jnot even the price tag. For to her extravagance is indeed a crime. Even if she can afford to spend lavishly on an extensive wardrobe, her business experience would not jyermit reckless purchasing.
The first and most important plan Jof her campaign is to study her brown fur gute and her tyre and then to map Jeut a colour scheme, She will consider each item of her wardrobe Jearefully—and here is her secret—never buy any thi rush, never Ibe persuaded into a purchase by its beauty alone, but for its practical use in her wardrobe, There ave many ravishing costumes equally betwitehing, but as to actual wear, and tear would be no more useful than a fancy-dress costume.
We have on this page sketches of some of the costumes worn by Miss Phoebe Wong. To her many Chin-jose and foreign friends, she is known jas just "Phebe," Miss Wong is one Jof the first' Chinese girls in Shanghai to take a prominent place in business circles. She is Chief Accountant and Assistant Treasurer of the Asia Realty Company, one fof the leading local real estate firms. t's suffice to say that che has ison to her present. position commenc a huge salary by her executive ability and most charming personity.
When it comes to the election of Jcostumes for her winter wardrobe, A black velvet jacket worn with, a Miss Wong exercises: her sound [judgment and fine taste in adhering, to a definite colour scheme of brown. and red. Confrasts in colour, especially clerk tone and a vivi tone, are considered the smartest. ote of the season, Different tones: of red in contrast with rich browns. ere very effective and never fails to compliment the wearer.
The first sketch shows how becoming a dress of a dirk red fashioned in the straight silhouette with a low Chinese collar, would be wore with a brown fur coat on these wintry' days.
The same coat would be very smart with crepe faille frock of wine colour, and would be just jthe right expression of elegance int the afternoon mode, The next sketch is a black velvet jacket worn with a Chinese sill jdvess. This ensemble is a veritable triumph in economy and el nite appropriate for a bui routine—E.C, SWISS AND AMERICAN,
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