SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1931.
THE CHINA MAIL.
NEW
FELT
MILLINERY.
WHITE
AND COLOURS.
Reasonable Prices,
YEE SANG FAT Co., Ltd.
The WOMAN'S Page St
THE GREEN CARPET.
Colouring In Roomi.
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The beige and brown era in furnishing seems to be drawing to a close, and efforts are being made to produce colour-schemes which are discreet and yet have a good deal of colour. Green is one of the favourite tones, but it is of the kind more suggestive of the Victorian green repp than of the sages of the greenery-yallery period.
Curtains are very frequently of this deep, slightly blue-green and they are made variously of repp- which is cheap just now-of artif- cial silk or of velveteen, the latter being very flattering to the occu- pants of the room. With this strik- Ing note of green, black, and a very pale beige are used with, possibly,
ĦĦ¶¶¶¶¶¶¶some touches of bright red. These
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must, however, bo few and far be
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26. The Arcade,
Gloucceter Building.
Just Received
NEW SHIPMENT
OF
HATS
PRICES FROM
serve
The green carpet is also in vogue, but generally with Aоme. thing striking in the way of a pat- Lern. Carpets, which eschew pile and look more like very narrow braiding, have A general green background and very often some classic design in beige with touches of black. Both the black and the green are often brightened by means of silver touches whether of metal or of mirror. The grey room Is very much liked."
FIRST AID TO FURNITURE.
many
STOCKINGS OF AIR.
A
should be lightly tacked to a firm board, so that the superfluous portion projects beyond the edge. The old-time magic of ex-
rabbitá an They may then be neatly trimmed (tracting
out of with a sharp knife.
fades silk hat
into Insigni- fleance beside the achievement of a noted New York chemist, Mr. Wallace H. Carothers, who said he could produce a pair of silk stockings out of the air.
Perhaps the greatest joy in doc If it is on a large scale, grey marble is sometimes brought into toring furniture is to restore
in the play for parts of the walls. If the old piece which has been room is small, the grey is generally family for
years. The confined to hangings and uphol-first thing to do in re- stery. The carpet here may be storing old furniture is to realise dark, though it is also sometimes that it takes considerable time Bright silver touches seem to obtain good results. Start- natural complement of grey. ing out with this knowledge will Steely looking glass is used for save you much impatience. flower vases, and these are Alled MOBIELARZERÐIÐÐÐÍÐ with, if possible, large flowers with
very bright coloura.
$12.50
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OUR CHEAP SALE
A CASH REFUND OF
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ON EVERY FIVE DOLLARS.
LOVELY SILK STORE 9, D'Aguilar Street.
ALEXANDER
INSTITUT
DE BEAUTE
Phone 25109.
Pedder Buliding
(1st Floor)
Opposite Entrance to
Hong Kong Hotel.
grey.
Stains on the surface need first attention. Two of the most com- Roses, mon ones to be found are ink and peonies, tulips meet the enso here. ❘ grease spots. Remove ink stains by Ivory is another colour for sit-❘ wetting the spots with a solution ting-rooma. The walls are Ivory, į of oxalic acid diluted with an equal no are all the decorations in the amount of water. An old tooth shape of pots and figures and book-brush dipped in the acid solution resta, With ivory some black and will save your hands. After ser- red are used.
eral applications the stains become bleached. Then ringo the surfaces carefully with clear hot water.
Grease spots are removed from varnished surface by washing them with warm soap sude, and after, drying with a cloth, the sur- face should be rubbed with a mix- ture of alcohol and turpentine. When the stains are obstlaute they can be removed by being covered with a paste made from powdered friction soap and ammonia. After alanding two days the stain can be scoured off.
with A
re-
Next rub briskly cloth saturated in turpentine, and then wth soap Buds and B rubbing with a dry cloth. Bruises and dents nced moving with water and heat, And the scratches must be sandpapered away. Another tur- pentino rub removes the last traces of dirt and old varnish. Then the
Rickety drawers require tighten- whole surface can be re-stained and
Lustrous Oil Permanent Hair Waves ing so that they move easily. The which are Large, Soft and Natural, metal linings around the keyholes Artistic Finger and Marcel Waves, Olshould be made firm with putty in- Treatment, Shampooing, Henna Pack serted from the inside, the loose (any colour), Hair Cutting and Biani- cure for Ladies and Gentlemen, Con dowels driven up and wedged acientious, Artistic Work by European securely, and loose joints glued to- Expert, Mr. Alexander.
CHARGES MODERATE
A VISIT WILL CONVINCE YOU.
varnished.
LINOLEUM SCRAPS.
When new linoleum has been laid there are usually a few odd
gethor. The expense is very pieces left over. These may be small if the home-maker cares to used to advantage for covering give a chorished antique the rescullery shelves or tables. Plecen quisite Jabour, time, and patience. that have to be fitted exactly
The edge of the board keeps the eut perfectly straight. The small trimmings left over are excellent for fire-fighting.
A demonstration, of a new вуд- thetic material was recently shown before the American Chemical Society, meeting in Buffalo. It was made of acid, combined with petrol by-product, and had one drawback-it melted in hot water.
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Synthetic Cloth. Explaining his discovery, Mr. Carothers said: "This material, resembling thistledown, would make a pair of silk stockings. There are a variety of substances, such as sebacle acid and ethylene glycol that can be extracted from the air. Any one will make a silky foss.
"Our experiments have proved definitely that a synthetic cloth can be made by the treatment of these | acida with a petrol by-product. No one knows where this process will lead. If perfected, in time of war almost any product could be manu- factured"
Is
MODERN NEEDLEWOMEN.
The interest that modern women take in every form of needlework B revelation to those who imagined that women ceased to ply the needle when they took up sport and outdoor life with such en- thusiasm. Modern woman owes her personality to her many-sided in- terests.
Lady Eleanor Keane's Exhibition
of Contemporary Needlework has opened the eyes of the public to the fine work still being done by women, some of it of museum standard.
The place where the exhibition Je held la 16, Braton Street. Opened on October 24, it will con- tinue for three weeks, or possibly a month.
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1931
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