SUNDAY, MARCH 13, 1932.
SPRING
SALE
NOW
ON
YEE SANG FAT
Co., Ltd.
Eve
26, The Arcade,
Gloucester
Building.
New Consignment
of
BRASSIERES
from $2.50 each.
outside sizes in stock.
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PHOTO-SUPPLIES
Kodaks and Cameras,
Films, Plates and Papers, etc. Developing, Printing and Enlarging.
ZIESS and BUSCH FIELD GLASSES.
.
Price Moderate.
A Trial Order is Solicited.
A. SEK & CO.
Tel No. 23459.
26A, Des Voeux Road, C.
Hong Kong.
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ALEXANDER
INSTITUT
DE BEAUTE
Phone 25169.
Pedder Building
(lat Floor)
Opposite Entrance to
Bong Kong Hotel.
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REPROOFING RAINCOATS.
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"*OLD OMAR."
The Elusive Quotation When Required.
We can all quote glibly enough when conversing. If we are not quite sure of the authorship, it is easy to say "Hasn't someone said ...?" or, if we are not quite sure of the actual wording, it is equally easy to say, for example, "You re- member, dear, how ald Omar
runs.
It is when one wishes to commit
a quotation to paper that the hand
hestitates where the tongue would
FIRST SPRING HATS.
Lattice Work Caps--The Dip Forward-Higher Crowns.
Hats can have a brim or be brimless, though in either case shapes are so changing that a new hat earlier than usual in the year is a necessity. The "forward" dip is such a drastic change from an excessively exposed forehead or the one-eye obliteration. True, the new shape slants towards the right, but both eyes are visible. When a brim is there they are merely shadowed.
The beret as a beret has passed,
Very pretty and practical are
on. Naturally, it what my own stumbling words could but the "cap" without a brim, or some light caps
and
have prattled
or toques mostly must be absolutely correct, and it is not quite express! "That Silence with the merest suspicion of ore surprising how easily one can make heaves"-or heaved? Better look it just to shadow the eyes, Is suited made of satin, gros-grain ribbon, a slip. It is of no use, in fact, to up, and out came the quotation-book. to all types of faces, providing it is and felt in lattice-work. Straws are have the apt quotation at one's I turned to "Silence." "The breath-poised at the right angle. A well-being treated in similar fashion,
mixed with silk. finger-tips if one cannot verify it less " and "the eternal ——” waved head is exposed a little on And that, of late, is just what were there, but not the Silence the left side, and the cap slants Some of the newer hopsack and have been unable to do. My own wanted. I turned to "Sigh." "The down to the right ear.
flannel fabrics make very cosy books in store, I have had no tribute of a " opened a list of These caps are often in antelope shapes when skilfully manipulated friendly leaves to turn to when I useless remarks about sighs. or very supple felt, marvellously with stitched designs and insertions wished to confirm an inspiration in Desperately I turned to "Heave." moulded to the head by means of of coloured felta. For travel the way of quotations. I have been There was not a heave in the book. tucks and gaugings, a slight fold the country all sorts of pleasing amazed to find that, with this fatal I knew in my own mind that it was being dragged to the front to give coloured schemes can be introduced. lack of backing, even the most "heaves," yet so firmly has this un-the new eye shadow. A tiny bow The very shallow crowns have familiar passagea have taken ad- certainty complex gripped me that of the antelope, or in gros-grain, passed. Just at the moment crowns vantage of the situation.
I dared not write it down. And so sometimes with a narrow strap of are very becoming, following the It was "old Omar" who finally it goes on; for I know very well the. samé, is arranged, and on the lines of the head. There are signs, made me decide to buy a quotation- that once having committed a mis-left side near the front the amal writes the Hon. Mrs. C. W. Forester book, I had wished to quote "The quotation to paper and posted it not "clip" of diamonds can be added, in the London Daily Telegraph, that self-same door wherein I went." all my tears can-er-but you re- unless a silvered or golden quill be the smart milliners intend to fea Rather hackneyed, perhaps, but member, of course, how old Omar there. Colours are on the dark side ture the higher crown again. particularly apt. I was quite pleas-runs!
-black, nigger, and a dark red or French women wear it far better green.
than we dol
ed with it, but I never wrote it. Atj the moment of setting it down I wavered. Door. It was door, not gate? No door, of course. Self- game door or gate. Every little. schoolgirl knew the quotation! Self- same gate. It sounded right. I half believed it was gate after all. By this time I was incapable of making the choice, and both door Gaberdine raincoats often lose and gate had to go. Later, on a their waterproof qualities after they visit to the library, I took "old have been sent to the cleaners. Omar" from the shelf and looked it; They can be reproofed at home up. The moment before I found the quite inexpensively by immersing verse 1 knew, with absolute certain-i them in a bath of aluminium ty, that it was door-as, of course, acetate (which can be obtained at it was. Immediately I went out of the chemist's at the cost of about the library and bought a book of Garments with bone or
pearl fourpence an ounce) in cold water quotations. I world have no more, buttons require special care when in the proportion of two ounces to I decided of these ridiculous situa- they are put through the wringer, a gallon of water. A gallon and ations over gates and doors. They should be folded in two or half of water is sufficient to cover Alas! the purchase has.but "con- three layers, with the buttons all at must garments. The garment should fusion worse confounded," as-er- one side. projecting on a single be thoroughly soaked in this for at layer, just beyond the thick folds. least twelve hours.
A WRINGING HINT.
It should then The buttons must be kept quite flat be dried at as hot a temperature as so that they paas easily between the possible. After drying it should be
ironed with a very hot iron. Any white deposit which is left on the garment can be subsequently brush- ed off. It is wise to hang the gar- ment in the air for a day or two before using it, as a slight smell of acetic acid is apt to cling to it at first.
Trying painting the soles of your shoes with linseed oil, applying it carefully and sparingly with a small paint brush. Allow each cost of oil| to become quite dry before putting on the next. Continue the process for two or three days, painting three or four times daily, until the sole leather is fairly saturated. Allow the oil to dry thoroughly before rollers, which are forced alightly wearing the shoes, and you will find apart by the folded garment. Very the soles quite waterproof and long- soft woollen cardigans and child-lasting. Be very careful not to let ren's woolly coats should be folded the oil touch the uppers, or it will lengthwise in a thick towel, with render them extremely difficult to the buttons at one side, clear of the polish.
folds. If these precautions are See that you have very comfort- someone has said. (Milton, I am taken there need be no fear of able, easy-itting shoes. Before virtually certain). The book teems Lustrous Oil Permanent Hair Waves broken buttons causing damage to starting for a walk, rub the insides with quotations, but never the me which are Large, Boft and Natural, Artistic Fluger and Marcel Waves, Oil clothes or rollers.
of the stockings-toes and heels as I want, and the substitutes it offers
Expert, Mr. Alexander.
Treatment, Shampooing, Henna Pack Long-handled brushes that are well as soles-with soap. This will always seem to me to be utterly (any colour), Hair Cutting and Mant- used for cleaning windows on the keep the feet cool and supple, and futile and pointless. Only the other cure for Ladies and Gentlemen. Con-outside should have a large rubber blisters will be discouraged. Rub-day, for instance, I wished to scientious, Artistic Work by European washer on the handle, about half-bing the feet night and morning describe the quiet of a country lane CHARGES MODERATE. way down. This will prevent water with methylated spirit helps to broken only by the tiny rustlings of A VISIT WILL CONVINCE YOU. from trickling down on to the harden them, but never use the birds and insects. Noises "born of hands when the brush is held up spirit near a fire or unprotected the very sigh that Silence heaves."| wards.
How beautifully that described
Flight.
K. H.
SPRING DRESSES
BONZO
SAY, DON'T YOU APPRECIATE. FUTURISTIC
ART 2
WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
-WHY, HERCULES OR
VENUS BATTLING WITH AN APE, OR-ER AN OCTOPUS.
WHAT ON -EARTH IS THAT?
By George Studdy
A ZEBRA ATTACKE
BY TWO LEOPARDS! |OR-ER TWO
PEPPER-POTS PLAYING THE
Girent Britain righ
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