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THE CHINA MAIL.
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1927.
DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.
(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)..
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BRAND
NEW SEASON GINGER
Most reliable, good strong colour, mellow
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No. 16, Bonham Strand, East
Telephone C. 989
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YU HSIN HOSIERY COMPANY,
Mateufacturers of
SHANTUNG SILK & LINEN HOSIERY.
Excellent Workmanship and Durability assured. Prompt attention given to both large and small Orders. Agent: TAK YUEN CHEONG.
LEE YUEN CHEONG & CO., No. 70, Ko Shing Street.
A KWAI & CO
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WING YUEN · HONG
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Much time and skill are always expended upon the costume for fair days and the modistes of Paris create many interesting ensembles for each season of the year. How ever, the rainy day has come into its own. There are now to be found rain coats and rain acces Rories as smartly tailored and as skilfully devised as those that grace fair days.
uses many of the smart coats Bo
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HORIZONTAL
1-A Hawalian food
4-An object of worship
7-To entitle
10-To oject
12-Eplatio (abbr.)
13-To give medicine
14-A time period
(abbr.)
15-Celestial
THE INTERNATIONAL INDICATE.
VERTICAL (Cont.)
HORIZONTAL (Cont)
143-Thus
48-A drink
48-French for "augar"
(pl.)
49-A vegetable
81-A narrow way
to 52-Posssssiva pronoun
54-A musical note
18-Made ready
58-Pronaum
18 Girl's name
17-Bhort for "Edward"
20-An oration
22-To take away 24-Imbeolles
26-Builde
26-7o confront
28-airi' name
81-Tardy
82-A Journey
18-Electrical engineer 88-Lowest female voice [54-Profix With
(abbr.)
10-Paragnal pronoun
21-A number
22-A sonsa organ
24-8ituated within
27-A cofor
29-Profix. Form of
"in"
30-Initials of a great Scottish novellat 33-Nova Scotia (old
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36-Vaster
89-To mention by
Implication 41-A French tax 42-Old form of "got"
60-And (French). 01-Prefix
Against
65-Combining form.
New 64-Paradise
65-A number
VERTICAL
1-Pshaw!
86-Near
37-A land measure
(abbr.)
88-Ex-officlo (abbr) 40-Got away 44-Artistically finished
17-A diminutive sumix
48-Ever (contr.)
49-A stake
Z-Posesive pronoun 50-Prefix. From
3-Existe
5-To Invent
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7-To affect
S-One who uses
9-A honey-gatherer 11-Article
13-To stain
52-Girl's name
53-Loos! position
54-To winnow, as grain 57-A metal
59-In a direction
toward
62-A part of the Bible
(abbr.)
SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVING CROSS-WORD PUZZLES
Start out by filling in the words of which you feel reasonably sure. These will give you a clue to other words crossing them, and they in turn to still others. A letter belongs in each white space, words starting at the numbered squares and running either horizontally or vertically or both.
(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)
rather vague about its latitude and longitude.
proper
coverts and silks and satins are to accompany individual models. used successfully.
Gloves that shed the water may All colours in these new water- also be procured. They may be proof fabrica are seen, too. They found in all colours, too, to carry also have taken a leaf from fash-out the ensemble note. lon's note book and are guaranteed
Scarfs in long strips or in squares against loosing
colourful note at the Опе particle of come to add their colour.
neck. In either cashmere or surah
I asked Lady Downe, another silk they are very smart. The straightline coat of very
Yorkshire friend, if she would come unbecoming lines has taken a very necessary to select an entire ward-finished and criticise it. She came,
Colleen Moore, who finds Its
and see the bonnet when it was Materials that were formerly un-; Now they are as skilfully designed robe for California's rainy season, and pronounced it all correct.
unimportant place in rain coats. known in the rainy season now ap- along fashionable lines as any of recently introduced. Miss Moore, Lady Downe was at that time in- pear fashioned in garments made the outer garments for fair days, in her First
film, waiting on Queen Victoris, and, For in- The slicker, in its uncompromising "Naughty but Nice," is seen smart when she came to see the bonnet. stance, rubberised woollens, water-straight lines which suggest the ly dressed for the rain.
was suffering from a bad cold, crepe de chine, reps, good old sou'wester, when accom-
caught, she told me, from standing in a thorough draught, which was lived in and enjoyed by Her Majesty. I am glad to say that a little later I was told that my masterpiece was much liked, and more orders followed-"A Woman of No Importance." Joya of Life (John Murray).
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St? So
weather all atorms.
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THE PAMPERED SEX.
National
panied by downturned hat and boots, makes a very chic appear- ance for real storms. It may be seen in all bright shades and often adds a belt to create an interesting appearance.,
QUEEN VICTORIA'S BONNET.
lines, come Bwagger models that defy the
When I was making some hats Women have always shouldered
For storms of less violence, how for our young Princesses and for the social responsibilities with a ever, there is a coat that is ex- the Princess Royal's trousseau, I willing geature (writes Jane Ram-ceedingly new. It is a reversible was asked if I would go to Marl- sey-Kerr in the "Evening garment with one side of either Standard.") We seldom revolt tweed plaided silk or novelty wool-borough House and see that they were all right when finished, and against talking to dull, stupid, or len and the other side of rub
also would I send more on approval. selfish people. From our youth we
berised crepe de chine.
Leather, too, takes a smart place This I did, and while waiting to see have been taught that a smile and
In rain coats. These, along very the Princessen, I sat with Lady some chatter is the price we must
in belted Macclesfield, who was then in walt- pay to our hostess in return for an
Queen Alexandra, then invitation. Therefore, when we go Suedes, too, are waterproof and in Princess of Wales,
storms. ing on out in the social world we in- addition may be seen in all coloura We sat in a drawingroom, re- variably make an effort to please, and lend themselves to unusual minding me of a station waiting- whether we find our vis-a-vis in tailoring. Pockets that are im- room. Lady Macclesfield WAS teresting or not.
portant, collars and belts are seen knitting garments for the poor. What, however, do our men folk lending chic details to these coats. She was much intrigued with the For the really warm days where way I tied my bonnet under my do? If they be seated next a pretty a rain coat is essential, but where chin, and asked me to show her how or amusing woman they play up and are seen at their beat, but if weight and warmth are undesirable it was done, as hers never looked
there is found a rubberised crepe so neat and nice. the poor, hard-working dinner part de chine coat lined with rubber. happy half-hour tying bows under We spent a ner does not please, is she left in These come in all colours, and the each other's chine until I was told. any doubt of her failure? No. brighter they are the more pleas the Princesses were ready to see The thundercloud descends, and ing they appear. Orange, rose, the wife, mother, or sister who blue, green, yellow and rede me. glances down the table has the dis- some of the favourite shades. In were of the light and airy order. agreeable experience of seeing her these coats all styles are possible. So when good, kind Queen Victoria, Tom, Harry, or Will devouring his They add capes, unusual sleeves, by way of helping me, asked, or I food in silence. He is bored, and different neck lines, scarfs, and should say, commanded, me to he shows it-and no one resents sporting pockets at will. the fact.
man.
This is the real pampering of He demands to be amused in society, and no one blames him when he shows that he is not, and If you don't call that pampering, I I don't know what is! The funny thing is that we all sit qufetly and let the wiseacres criticise us as a sex for our follies, our extrava: gances, and our turbulence, and never claim the right to show that we are bored.
Honestly, I think we are a much more unselfish sex than any one gives us credit for.
I CAN'T STAND THIS LANGUAGE I'M CONNA LEAVE HERE!
DEAR ME. I JUST HATE TO LEAVE JAPAN'
are
Most of the confections I made
Tweeds, which are waterproof, make her a bonnet, my heart failed too, are found in all colours and me. I did not know how to begin. are seen with equal smartness in I was saved by her thoughtfulness, suits as well as the coats usually for she had an old bonnet sent to associated with rain.
me as a guide.
Tweed hats are also worn. They
Even then I was entirely thrown share their popularity with felts out of my stride, for there was SO in dark tones and rubberised silk much of it, it filled my lap. I found hats.
I had to make a funny little silk
Shoes that range in size. from bag at the back to cover and em- the tiny sandal for April showers brace her hair. Over this a lace to the ankle height artics which arrangement had to fall gracefully, possess interesting features in I was proud and pleased that I their matching cuffs, to the rubber should have been asked to make envelope shoe which fits the foot the bonnet, and most anxious that as snugly as a glove are to be found it should be a success, but was
SO DO I.
DEAR, BUT FATHER MUST ATTEND TO BUSINESS!
BRINGING UP FATHER,
I'M THE
TRAVELIN AMBASSADOR AN' I'M GONNA! TRAVEL!
AH! AT LAST! WHAT A RELIEF TO GET AWAY
FROM A LANGUAGE YOU CAN'T
UNDERSTAND!
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