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It adds that the enclosure in a par cel of a copy of the relative invoice praukt be of great assistance,
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THE PAST
Unique Display Of Paris Old Styles
LOUIS XIV STOCKINGS
There is a very piquant fashion display to be scen. in Paris at the
9 moment, including a model of an 1830 bathing "belle" dressed up in
a white taffeta crinoline set above Sept the knee, beneath navy blue satin knickers. With her little white
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10 taffeta sailor hat to match she de-
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tions displayed through the shop 'windows along the Faubourg St. 14, Honore,
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This 1830-19394 display is a most fascinating review of varying
en-
styles, and the exhibition is chanting and enticing crowds bent
14 on "sight-seeing" campaigns,
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There is a replica wedding re-
tinue, too, completely caparisoned according to epoch and pedaling 11 bicycles to or from the ceremony.
Louis XIV Stockings
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A galaxy of coloured silk stock- inga date further back from Louis
8XIV, right up to Napoleon and on
Take Care Of
to Directoire and Third Republic. Your Child's Ears
Some of the latter group have un- 11,doubtedly inspired patterns for 12 eur sporting tweeds.
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Ajax (via Marseilles).
There are black silk aocks with
lace-worked fronts, and as for the
14 men's shirts, they look pure "de
|luxe.' a Shapespeare model
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in
white linen with organdie collar! and cuffs, and another in finer
Divers And Swimmers.
Go In Risk
IRREPARABLE DAMAGE
in order to ensure that your
ilnen stil from Talleyrand's day, child's ears are kept as flat and
EVENING CAPES AND BOLEROS
White Predominates
London.
HIGH COLLARS FOR EVENING MODES
Reminiscent Of The Elizabethan Ruff
MILLINERY MODELS
London:
TIGH collars, which are coming
H back into vogue for the
autumn and winter, have made an evening advance appearance in modes. These collars, reminiscent of the Elizabethan ruff, are made in all kinds of richly decorative materials, including lame and gold' and silver gauze. Often they arej finished in front with a large jewelled clip.
The ruffled collar sketched is made of plain gold lame. The upper and
lower collar are stiffened, with B ruffle of the lame, in the centre. Another novel shape in evening enllars is fashioned of silver gauze, the front in jabot form being horizontally box-pleated. This is worn very high under the chin, the flat bow at the top of the jabot reaching almost to the ears with a ĮV-shaped chin opening, and tying at the back with a slender bow of the gauze.
The tricorne in fine millinery Little capes or matching boleros
women in the velvet finished with a flat bow at: are worn by most evening in London nowadays, and the back of the hair is among the many wide sashes of satin are smart millinery models that will ur appeal to the woman who likes to worn on printed chiffons
be different. The tricorne is in crepes.
Brocaded organdies make love-two soft colour tones, a new red and # clever ly frock for young girls, and white a quiet brown, and has 14 with a high soft collar and press-close to the head as possible the
ittle pleat at the alde of the turn- hat must not be allowed to press Jed aut box-pleated front.
Dull surfaced crepes, printed up brim which gives a very becom- Even more romantic is the spe. on the top of the ears or behind predominate also seen.
them. For this reason special cimen in white floral printed mus-
crepes, crepe satins, chiffon and ing line. This type of hat suits the lace, are all seen in pastel or curled coiffure and the pleated neck lin, similar in style to one for day care must be exercised in wear in the pale blue and tiny choice of infant's topees and hats deeper tones. It is hard to define ruffle collars of organdie which are 11/
black floral printed pique which is Nothing is more unsightly in
summer adult than outstanding ears which any set fashion in evening clothes being worn with dressy autumn
in England, for every woman continually repeated for
always give grotesque appearance dresses her own personality. country frocks.
Special ear-caps are obtainable for night wear for children whose ears tend to stick out.
HOW TO WASH-
ORGANDIE
Wash in warm water, rinse
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Both children and adults should pay a visit to their doctor every year or so in order to have the
REMOVING FRUIT.
STAINS
suits.
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BEAUTY DURING HOT DAYS
How To Attain Comfort
ears examined for wax accumula-TARUIT stains on white table-linen should be sprinkled at once 12 thoroughly, squeeze through clon which may impair the hear
towel and iron at. one. By this ing either slightly or seriously. with powdered starch, and after-
How to keep from looking shiny, means the stiffening in the material Ear syringing should only be wards washed in the usual way.
performed by a qualified doctor. If any marks still remain. they dowdy and ill-tempered is a wo- slice of man's major concern these hot Divers and swimmers go in risk should be rubbed with a
Old stains days. And the smart girl is the 12 die should be washed in suds no of damaging their ear-drums with lemon dipped in salt.
special rubber that have dried in should be coated one who faces the problem philoso- holter than the hand can stand, salt-water and and ironed when almost dry. ear-plugs are now sold for swim-with margarine and left for several phically.
Boiling water should then Discomfort in hot weather is, mers which are said to keep water hours. out of the cars. Plugs made of he poured through the stain while with few exceptions, largely a state cotton wool slightly moistened the cloth is stretched over a jug or of mlad. Naturally, you can't do A. final wash in soapy anything about the heat but you with olive oil are almost as effec-basin.
water, followed by thorough rinsing certainly can stop fighting back. tive.
Andre, Lebon
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RELIABLE PRINTING
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This graceful hostess gown", worn by Evelyn Venable, screen actress, reflects the growing popularity of the gown over the lounging paisma... It ls of pow-- der blum crepe draped solily from a rather high waistline ta modified train with 'a iomptu?) nute collar triikmed "with allk fringe.
In order to remove insects and and drying in the open air will re-Once you've learned to stop think-
move all races of stain. foreign bodles from the ear
little warm olive oil may be pour- ed in and the head afterwards held at an angle to let the oil trickle out. No poking or instru- ment should be used by unskilled persons for the removal of any thing in the ear; a doctor should be consulted as irreparable dam-
age might otherwise be caused,
LATEST JEWELLERY IN LONDON
Seafaring Colours Take The Lead
London.
Brightly coloured lacquered silk
is used for twisted rope and cable) chain necklaces, which are finished
with chromium cross-over clasps to: which the triangle sun-bathing bodice can be attached, and there are matching bracelets in the same designs.
This "jewellery" is made in vari- ous colour schemes, but seafaring! colours take the lead. The latest flat shell chains are also made in colour now, shells tinted with enamel in alternate red, white and blue being mixed with the shells shaped in chromium or gilt.
A new narrow waistbelt in white washable bide for wearing with a swim suit has a-novel beauty device In the shape of a clasp which holds a miniature beauty outfit of pow der, mirror, lipstick, and pencil The clasp is a decorative affair of chromium and vividly. - coloured, enamel, with a ten-scape design in the centre, and the beauty outt can be slipped out for use while learing the waistbelt still securely fastened.
What garden, wouldn't be bright ened by this lovely frock worn by the beautiful! Frances Drake, imo- tion pleture players, Alt la of Navy. blos organdy with circular flounces and doubles rachings around the art a detachable Hehr of embroidered batista,; edged with - ruchings of blue organdy,
ing, about it and your own díacom-j fort, the battle is half won.
When the weather subject is mentioned for the hundredth time] in one day, smile pleasantly but any to yourself, "Yes, but what of it? It's not going to make me un- happy"! When you are relaxed and unconcerned, you will have gone a long way toward greater) comfort, physically.
VARIATIONS IN TWILIGHT WEAR
English Ladies At Mozart Opera
London.
The first evening of the Mozart | Opera on the Sussex Downs was a problem, for people did not know how to dress. Lady Diana Cooper fcame in a dark blue coat and hat with a printed blue and white frock; Princess Bismark, a tall, and lovely blonde, also came in an afternoon frock of beige lace with a small crown straw hat. Mrs. Robin d'Erlanger came in a long black taffeta evening coat with puffed sleeves and scarf collár over a printed evening frock, and Mrs: Wingate wore a red cire chiffon frock and long red velvet coat
Most people In their costumes. Small fur capes of sable, marten or silver fox are some of the even ing gowns seen, and they looked charming at the intervals walking in the lovely gardens of the Manor House which were open to guests: The twilight lasts -
till nearly o'clock in England these days.
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wheel
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broom
18-Make a mistake
40-To realat authority 11-Fondle
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legged wading bird-Comparative somx 17-Before 45-One of a barbarous 19-Agitate
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11-Father (short)
12-Born
18-Help
14-Pronoun
16-Evening. (post) 18-Very fast 20-Combining form.
Air 21-Lacerated.
23-Combining form.
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27-Above-
28-Most bittar
Asfatio race
45-Guided
20-Bustle
Panatrato
47-Royal Navy [mbbr.) 24-Fur-bearing animal
48-Slope
50-Bastes
62-Aprinter's
measure (pl.)
83-A grain
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84-Erect
35-Attempt
B-Trim
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26-Baltor (colloq.)
27-A serpent
29-A
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nama (short) 40-Moves rapidly
41-A Shakespearean
character 44-Cured piece of perl 48-Without moisture |40-The (Fr.) 151-Prefix. From
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For brass. copper
and all metals
use
BRASSO
the
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