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MAIL SCHEDULES
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Singapore-Australia
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INWARD MALLS..
FROM EUROPE
Feb.
Agamemnon
15
FROM JAPAN.
Fob.
10
14
14
Ginyo Maru Rakuyo Maru Pren. Coolidge Glasgow Maru Penning Moru
*
FROM SHANGHAI
Feb.
Chenonceaux
12
N
Hoctor
12
Pros. Coolidge
14
Conte Verde
FROM MANILA
Feb..
Peen. Pierce
11
Atsala Maru
14
"
FROM U.S.A.
Feb..
Pres. Coolidge
Changle
Atsuta Maru
Lyca
FROM AUSTRALIA
FROM STRAITS & INDIA
OUTWARD MAILS.
FOR EUROPE
D'Artagnan (via Siberia)
Cisco).
Feb.
Feb.
12
"
Feb.
12
"
12
Emp. of Asia
Pro. Pierce (via San Fran
Closes: eg. 4.15 p.m. Orð, 6 pm.
Chenonceaux (Marcilles Air
Mall Service)
Hakozaki Mara (via Marzolles)
FOR SHANGHAI
Glonisfor
Fab.
12
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1935
The Woman's Page
Monograms Put Personal
Note Into Gifts
SPRING HATS
PRACTICAL SPORTS WARDROBE
Wash-Leather Scarf
Made At Home
The sports wardrobe is as prac tical as ever with black, dark greens and browna forming a co- lour background for cardigans, waisted jackets waist-coata and divided skirts. To these sen- sible, dark shades are allied... noft | pastel - colours---- Marina... greene and pastel blues and pinke-which look lovely in Angora and Shet- land wool. A wind-proofed zip- fastened waisted jacket of pastel- green suede with touches of black, and lined wool, is effective with, plus-fours, or a divided skirt of checked green and black.
Suede buttons have metal rims and heavy leathers are cut out and treated in a decorative way for
belts and collars. The fas- hlonable wash-leather scarf is įvery easily made at home. Having [cut two strips the desired width and about twenty-five inches" in length, one end is now cut to a point and laid over a straight end. Stitch closely round the edge of the point, either by hand or ma- chine, very firmly as this is to be the centre of the scarf.
re-
The remaining two ends must also be shaped in points and this] is all the shaping the scarf quiries. Its edges have now to be blanket-stitched all round with T'heavy dark brown embroidery silk. If the leather is soft and pliable, it is as well to machine all round the scarf edge before For very garly spring, when you are tired of velvets and felts and doing the hand stitchery. The fur, look out for the new stitched; mellow creamy wash-leather is taffetas which are treated like felt very becoming, and with glovea sports hats. As in most of the to match, extremely smart- been]
TROUSSEAU EVENING GOWNS Bre
Smart-Looking Modernist Designs hats for this year which have
That Are Quickly Made
D'Artagnan
Emp, of Asia
Troл. Pierce
FOR JAPAN
Fab.
Emp. of Asia
12
Taltkyblus
14
FOR MANILA
Feb.
9
14.
15
tre
A NOTE ON SLEEVES
Monograms
fashionable. Continue in this way, le, 1 chain Modern fashion has always They give a smart finish to dress to turn and 1 d.c. into each of the veral tricks up its sleeves, so
1
Pros. Coolidge
Pres Morbe qual
Pres. Jefferson get paten
gʻi.Þón U.S.A.
Rakuyo Maru
Feb.
Emp of 'Asia"".
Pres. Pierce t
FOR STRAITS
Feb.
Rawalpindi
London Maru
Hector
Gonte Verde
Hakozaki Maru
(By Primrose Wickham)
on view lately, the crowns rather low and often slightly square,
| and`Individuality to gifts. Even 3 spaces between the previous row speak. Capes becomes trains
into coates
busy women with little or no time ata, until the work is the length re-sashes torn to spure can add the personal touch quired to make any particular initial twinkling of a press stud. to their ready-made gift of hand-or monogram.` bag, jumper, cardigan, scarf, other dress accessory."
or
An evening gown of mat white treebark crape, touching the ground, hás & moderate skirt width and square-cut decollete. It se-will be simply enhanced by a to golden kid belt fashioned from sections. An- and diamond-shaped
in the other ground-length 'gowns is in The vivid pink taffetas shot with blue. aleeves are the subject for sleight-This gown is unbelted and has a Before breaking off the wool of-hand, for, by the simple addi-high front and low back decol work. I row d.c. down each long side tion of wooden clips they can be lette. A long ground-length fitted Here are some attractive ideas of the crocheted strip working changed from a long flowing belljevening cloak is included and d.c. into every 1 row of crochet to shape to a gathered grace ending made from moie-black velvet with get a good firm and nest edge. just below the elbows,
Preas the work when quite ready,
1 easily carried out by home workers
12
15
of ordinary skill
15
Plaited Wool. Initials, “A.D."
a cowl drop at the back extending
from a high front neckline.
Take 45 strands of wool the then fold to form the initials re-ing the erochet as tightly packed as
FOR THE NOT SO YOUNG required length (Le., according to quired and pin fate position. On possible so that the wire does not Work in this way VIA SIBERIA- Letters and post-the size and type of initial or initials the wrong side of the work lightly show through. cards for Europe and South America required) and plait these 3 by 15 sew the folds into position and give until one eighth of an inch from the "The woman who is not so young| other end of the initial; draw wool should choose a suitable and be- are forwarded "sia Biberia" if
strands very evenly. Pin the plait the monogram a final pressing. superscribed.
Into position to form the desired In Kemp Wool Crocheted Over through the laat de. and neaten off. coming style of hairdressing. REGISTERED and PARCEL
Wir® [“P.W."
Initials In Angora, "EN.” The hair may be brushed back HAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier monogram, and on the wrong side than the time given
unless lightly darn backwards and for- Take twice the longth of mil- Form double wire initials in the from the brow with a few strands above otherwise stated, and where mails are wards where the pins are, to keep liner's wire to form the initials, re- same manner as for No. 8 initials, of fringe over the forehead. advertised to close at or before the plait in position. Any ends quired, as this, wire is used double. binding where the rounded ends Try this treatment of you. hair. registered and parcel mails are closed should be finished off by binding the When bending this wire into shape will come whilst the wire is stilt will make you look very differ
6 pm on the previous day,
one irich do not make the ends of the wire single. This time, instead of work-lent, it is true, but it will not AIR MAIL-Imperial Airways via plait very firmly about Singapore, Bandoeug-Amsterdam vi from the end. Fringe this one inch come at the beginning or end of any ing dc. over the double wire, merely make you look older. : Singapore Saigon-Marseilles vis Bend out to form a little flat tassel. initial, but in the middle of a bind the angora wool over and over gon. Correspondence for Europe and
Crocheted Monogram. "M.K.” straight part. This is to give the double wire, working evenly and SKIRT LENGTHS ARE VARIED intermediate countries will be ne
Using a fine crochet hook and 2 rounded ends which can first be tightly, When the entire initial]
st
cented for transmission, by these Ser-
vices.
the
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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE
This cross-word puzzle has been made by an export but our readers are warned to look but for occasional phonetic spelling, such as harbor, plow, and altho
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16
17
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22 123
£24 125
$28
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HORIZONTAL .. 1-Meat of young cal! 4-Father (Lat.} B-Moved rapidly, 12-Part of
of the body. 13-Perched
14-A beverage
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$1
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§ HORIZONTAL (Cont.)
48-Clips
50-Angers
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[61-Portuguens coln
62-Skilful (63-Man's name (65-Hawxilan food
18-Royal Navy (abhr.){66–Inward parts 18-Indefinite article
17-Bird home
20-Turkish ruler
(58–Makas sad $60-Profix. Across }£1-Blood-vessal
24-Range of mountains 62-Forsskos-
In Europe
26-River staing In?
Bohemia 27-Poetry 28-A flower 29-Nerved.
31-Council of state
(pt.)
33-A fruit 34 Lalrą:
26-Graded
30-Attende 49-Aids
45Unfastene
47-Recline
|63-Reduces,in rank
VERTICAL
1-A protective finish 2-Masculine namb 3-Exist З-Весливо
6-Small 'candle 7-And (Lat.)
-Father (short) |10-To paar, en time
11-Most compact 18-Percolate
}19-Large plant 120-At any time
VERTICAL (Cont.) j21-Medipal (abbr.) ··
22-A letter 23-Stooky part of a
plane
}24-Islands off the
coast of Ireland 25-Portions (30–Endures
32-Native of Africa 35-Lingered 36-Repele
37-Attorney (abbr.)
88-Bears.. 39-Wraps
40-Prefix. Upon 41-Snake 42~Helps.
44-Existed.
45-Gaseous element of
the [48-Wasted
49-80rf
52-Hebrew month 54-The arma (Latin) 87-Anger
69-Diocese (abbr)
The solution of the above with a new cross-word puzzle
will appear in Monday's issue.
GUARD BABY FROM BURNS
This is the time of year when burns are rife, so a high guard must be fixed round the fire.
Fix it to the sides of the fire. place with hooks that cannot be undone by the children: A small wire net guard should cover the actual fire. Never air clothes on
Hates and all particulars are or 8 ply wool, make 4 chain, turn bound with wool whilst the wire is has been covered return once again Skirt lengthe, at the moment, are shewn in the schedules exhibited at and into the second chain from the single, so that when the wire is backwards over the whole of the sufficiently varied to suit no hard the guard when baby is around. It is so easy for him to throw al- work to get a double binding ́ofjand fast rule with regard to length. the General Post Office and Kowlsse Ofice. All letters ela, must be mark-hook work I double crochet, and doubled at the ends they are ed "By Air Mall" and handed in at then work 1 d.c. into each of the ready covered with wool and It will wool: penten off the end of wool Every woman may please herself them into the fire.
according to the length that suita Unless remaining 2 chain. Make 1 chain not be necessary to cover the first carefully on the wrong side. General Port Offee,
Teach baby from the moment he superscribed for deepatch by aspect to turn, and then work 1 dc into eighth of an inch of each end so In the case of monograms made her. Silm in line, daytime skirts can toddle never to touch the firs, Bekir mall service, correspondence
over wire, it is necessary to make give freedom of movement with an the lamp, the Iron, or to put his will be forwarded by the first service each of the 8 spaces in between the bound.
sta: of the previous row (do not take Beginning an eighth of an inch the individual initials first and inconspicuous slit or wrap-over or hand near the steam of a kettle, up the top of the previous row sts, from one end of the initial, work 1 lightly thek them together after-fullness concealed in pleats that are but put the hook in between them).[row dc. over the double wire, makwards.
available:
Icleverly arranged.
Always keep tannic acid in the house with which to paint a burn.
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**DRESSY ” TREND
Millinery shows signs of deve- loping a more “dressy” trend in contrast to the quiet styles of- frocks and two piece ensembles.
Bringing Up Father
DID YOU
RING: SIR?
YES! GO AN' UNLOCK
MY DRESSER 'AN' GIT A SHIRT COLLAR ANTIE-OUT FER ME HERE'S THE KEY-
THE VERY IDEA-HE 15 IN SULTING MY
'BROTHER RIGHT
BEFORE THE SERVANTS-
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY LOCKING UP ALL YOUR
DO YOU
EAN TO INSINUATE. THAT MY DEAR
BROTHER TAKES
YOUR
IF YOU DON'T,
THINK SO-2
TAKE NOTICE.
OF THE SHIRT ANTIE HE's WEARINGS
WHEN HE COMES IN-
PARDON-SİR-
BUT THE DRESSER IS GONE!
JELASA
REMOVAL NOTICE
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