SCHEDULES
The Postmaster General announcea that as from 1st November the Parcel -Post ratos to the United Kingdom will be reduced to:
3 lb. Tib
$1.40 2.50
11 lb. 22 lb,
3.50
6.09
Privato letter-boxes may now be rented at the Kowloon Post Office. Full Information regarding them may be obtained from the Officer in charge) of that office.
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS
Christmas and New Your cards bearing not more than five writtan words and enclosed in open onvoloões) are accepted by the Post Office at the rate for printed matter, La., 4 conts per
2 ounces.
Envelopes must not be closed.
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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1934
The Woman's Page
The Walls Of Fashion POWDER The Permanent
Becoming Backgrounds!
For Evening Gowns
THE
(BY MARIANNE MAYFAYRE)
London. HE death-knell of the plain painted wall surface is being sounded in the home decoration salons of Mayfair. The return to flat surfaces is due to the difficulty hostesses have had in lighting their walls without too much rẻ- flection.
One authority now. declares that the only wall coloura flatter- ing to women's evening make-up: 23 are broken white, peach pink, and
23 parchment. Green, blue and all
23 shades of yellow. are taboo. Wafer-ne panelling,
23
with
a
27 veneer 100th of an inch thick, is 28 another wall treatment for the 28 winter. All tones from parch- ment to deep mushroom and strong
cafe au lait are now obtainable in 29 woods such as flowered oak, white mahogany, black walnut, and golden mahogany.
FROM U.S.A.
Nov.
Pres. Garfield ..
FROM MANILA
Nov.
Pres. McKinley
FROM SHANGHAI
Nov.
Bahar
28
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Chichibu Maru
22
at the same cost as palut.
Pres. Garfold
Katori Maru
Archilles
FROM STRAITS & INDIA
Hakono Maru
Burdwan
Tango Maru
Tilawa
OUTWARD MAILS.
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Service)
A woman decorator in Mount- street; sister of Miss Olga Lynn, Jassures hercllents that their
walls can be panelled in this way
This
gawafer panelling is stick on with 23 Aah-glue, and there is a special
27 wax medium with which to clean
it.
Chinese hand-painted wali- papers are being put up in Re-
23 gency-mansions, and wallpapers 27 now imitate "sponged," "combed."
27 and "roughcaat" wall surfaces," which were formerly skilled hand labour.
The Decorative Porch
The pale green house with the 23 scarlet door-that is how one fore- sees the new home of Mrs. D'Arcy Stephens in Upper Phillimore- gardens being described its co- lours being so very distinctive,
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FOR AMERICA ... FOR MANILA
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Pres. McKinley
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POR JHANGHAI
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Holang
FOR STRAITS & INDIA
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A Russian ikon hange on the Nov. side of the porch, nailed securely
Nov,
23 on. It was a wedding present, and Mrs. Stephens thought. It
What the so-called "richest girl in the world," considers an appro priate costume for sports Doris Duke snapped at Meadow- brook Polo Club, Westbury, L
wear.
2 would look well there. This mustWells Room," and a cosy new bar
HINT
Wave Problem
Tennis Girl Perplexes
-Vouchers
(By BRUCE HARRIS)
Vivid red, which the dress signers are putting with a deep wine colour, should have a rachel) powder, grenal (garnet) red or charlot red rouge and lipstick and brun clair eyeshadow. Varnish can be grenat or medium red, or can be specially made to match the pre-in lawn tennis etiquette which has dominating colour of the gown.
just been presented to me.
VERY DRAMATIC
By day, one of the new colours
Is a permanent wave permanent? That is the essence of a problem
It is the custom to place vou- chers to the credit of lawn tennis tournament winners at any store they choose so that they may plek their own prizes.
won
that take a deep breath and plunge
A young woman who has right away from the popular Vic-many prizes went to a store the torian wine shades Is an amazing other day with a voucher. orange-red. A particularly difficult colour.
"NEW DEAL" IN SPORTS CLOTHES
She was tired of butter dishes, flower vases, allver teaspoons and erusts.. So she asked: "May I have a permanont wave instead: this time?"
The store people pondered. They Gone. are freakishly padded had dealt with many tournament. shoulders and harsh lines, for there winners, and they knew the Lawn is a new deal" in sports clothes. Tennis Association's rules. They Nature's colours-green and Au-decided that to give this particu tumn leaves, which usually dictatellar winner a permanent wave as a the trend for the Autumn-are prize would infringe Regulation even a bit foresaken this year in No. 6, which says:
man's brilliant adaptation of them. Money, cheques, orders for
ious. borders.
Money, consumable goods and wearing apparel.... or orders| on shops for the same shall not| be offered, given or accepted, as prizes.
Buying A Car
The dahliae which are blooming there ao gally just now are to be supplemented by others, and there ehould be a wonderful display. of
Now, a permanent wave is not kniphofins-better known as torch lilies or red-hot pokers at the goods." On the other hand, in end of next summer, for the Prin- the fullness of time the most ela- cess has ordered dozens of these borate permanent wave must van- for some of the partially-shaded is unless it is renewed, and the authorities at the store decided spots in the garden.
Their bright flame-colour spikes that it must therefore rank with should be very attractive against consumable commodities, just as a background of the fine trees if it were a box of chocolates.
An anomaly is that, although a which grow at Harewood,
"perm" is not parmissible, a mo-
Yet motorcars, like permanent
A Happy Party, Thirteen-year-old Miss Elizabeth torcar is. Leveson-Gower, who, in the Countess of Sutherland and Baro- course of her life may become waves, do not last for ever.
I know of two women players ness Strathnaver, opened a sale who, by withstanding for two or three seasons the sore temptation at Rogart for a local good cause to turn their vouchers into goods, last week; writes one of my Sent-have accumulated enough credit to
buy cars.
tish correspondents.
She spent a happy time buying
be the first decorative porch in with unstained oak benches and and chatting to the people. She London. Moreover, the number of gay little tables, was made the oc- has a distinct likeness to the fam
24 tera
off
HAND-KNIT DRESSES FOR SPORTS
28 the home is painted in steel let-casion of a pleasant little party atilly of her father. With her was
across the door, a that Sadler's Wells Theatre.
an old friend of the family at night visitors in winter-time will Miss Lilian Baylis has an ex-Dunrobin, and her young compan-
Good hand-knit dresses-dresses, 23 not be peering in the darkness to coptionally atractive programme ions were the Hon. Peter Ward, suits and coats, if you like-seem for the winter season, with the second son of the Earl of Dudley to be more fashionable than ever, A Wedding-Day Souvenir presentation of the whole, four and nephew of the Duke and, of course, hand-knit sweaters
23 find the house.
Nov.
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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE
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14-Melody
18-Cleaner
16-River in Germany 17-Clears of 18-A laka in N. Bussia 19-Famous opera
singer
20-Demolish 22-Acoust
24-Atom bearing an
electric charge 26-Prayers 26-Serve acantily. 29-Part of the foot 30-Examines 34-To wish for 35-Portion
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[HORIZONTAL (abbr) | VERTICAL (Cont.)
50-Fasten
51-A dish
54-Baby's head
covering (pl.). 68-A military assistant 69-Choicer 41-Discharge 62-River in the Tyrol
and-Bevarla
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54-Traverse In a
25-Ritchen utanṣil
26-8trikes with the
open' hand 27-Bracing
28-Pertaining to the
inside 29-Drag by a rope 31-Pit for storing
fodder (pl.)
32-Render corrupt
33-Vahlales on runnere
68-Etruscan god (ph) - 36-Use nes
vehicle
36-The (F
(Fr.)
66-Canvas shelters (67-Killed
needle and
VERTICAL
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4-8ipping
5-Place of pllyer
30-Condenaed moisture B-Thin
39-Gave food to 40-A falsehood
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If You Want To Win
44-8hackle 45-Fragmen 46-Lair
A charmingly sentimental touch acts of "Lac des Cygnes" as one of Sutherland, and Lady Mary are practically de rigueur with 28 in this modern house is Mrs. Ste-of the big moments. The whole Pratt, daughter of Lord and Lady sports suits. All smart shops have 23 phens's wedding wreath, veil, and of this ballet has never before Brecknock. All the young people these finely designed hand-knit 24 orange blossom, which are framed been performed in this country. entered into the fun with spirit clothes. The way flecks of bright Bunder glass in a panel over the The Palace Ceremony
Lure Of Velvet
colours and glints of metal or door of a fitted dress cupboard. An Inspection is being made just The fascinating story of the cellophane are worked into dark 24The nursery floor,-where-Peter, now of several of the larger rooms season's fashiona is being con-wool is extremely clever.
her three-year-old son, lives with of Buckingham Palace in order to tinued day by day at the dress VIA SIBERIÁ— Letters and post- his Nannie, has curtains of coral decide which is beat sulted for shows. eards for Europe and South America pink turkish towelling in the bath the brief betrothal and marriage. I noticed a good deal of velvet are forwarded via Biberia" if eo room, and coral tooth glasses to ceremony according to the rites ofļused in a variety of ways at the superscribed.
match.
the Greek Church-the ceremony Worth display. REGISTERED and PARCEL
An original idea is the umbrella that is to follow the Abbey wed. Blue is one of the successful MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given above unless stand of wood, built in the hall ding on Nov. 29.
{colours, and in one of the Dew etherwise stated, and where malls ari cloakroom,-where one can clip In The Bow Room, it is understood shades a becoming model made advertised to close at or before 9 am one's umbrella, like a billiard cue. is the most favoured at the mo-with a rather full hip-length coat registered and parcel malls are closed Could anything be tidier! ment, but nothing can be decided had a charming little blouse. In
AIR MAIL-Imperial Airways via: The only antique room in- the until Sir Derek Keppel, the Mas-off-white fancy velvet. Singapore, Bandoeng-Amsterdam vinhouse will be the ́ ́dlaing-room, ter of the Household, returns to A gown in white velvet, cut with Bingapore Salgon-Marseilles via Sa- which is furnished with old oak}town.
at 5 p.m. on the previous day.
gon. Correspondence for Europe and to match the long refectory table. Only the near relatives of intermediate countries will be ac septed for transmission by these Ser Sunset red velvet curtains drape bride and bridegroom will
Rates and all particulars are the windows of this room.
vices. shewn in the schedules exhibited at
Office. All letters etc., must be mark-
A Cheerful Note
present,
Red-Hot Pokers
a deep slit in front of the skirt
the disclosing a petticoat of fine black
be lace, was completed by a cape of straight black ostrich featherṇ, deeply pointed at the back, and a
"If you want to win Look pleasant, please,
For a smile will get you there, If you lack the smile try Pinkettes, Sold by Chemists everywhere. For Pinkettes aki digestion, Keep the Liver active tou, They dispel bile, restore The smile,
Are Just the Thing' for you!"
PINKETTES
the General Post Office and Kowloon Everyone seems to have been The princess royal has been wrist muff with long uncurled fea- Ed By Air Mall" and handed in at thinking out bright new ideas in spending as much time sa possible there. A new decolletage was the General Post Once." Unless the way of decoration.
in her garden during the last two shown in a black velvet gown, superscribed for despatch by a specie The "unveiling" of a new floor in or three weeks, and having long high in front, the back divided in- Be air mail service, correspondence the auditorium, with runners of conferences with her head gar to triangles below the shoulders will be forwarded by the Erst service red marbled rubber, a new two deper about the choice of new and caught in the centre with fade KEEP YOU WELL available.
shinde blue scheme in the sunny Bowers and plants for the var green clips.
• THE DAINTY LITTLE LIVER 4 AND INTESTINAL REGULATORS
7-Raw metal
a-Delight
9-Exchange
10-Rougher
11-Hot occupied
12-Spreads loosaty for drying, 'as flax
47-Inner bark of a tree 13-Epocha-
(pl.) 48-Memoranda
21-Decay 23-Marked with a data
thread 38-Warehouse
[30 Agitate.
42-Maves in an gaby
gallop
organ
48-Draw, as s Conclusion
47-A grain container
49-Dogma
60-Harbors [61-Bückât.
62-Girl's name (short), 63-A Hebrew month 54-Crooked 55-Man's name 56-Current
67-Boll slowly 60-Century (abbr.)
The solution of the above with a new crosa-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's lasue,
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