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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1935
The Woman's Page
ومان
and all particulars are shown in the RUGS ARE GIFTS
schedules oxhibited at the Post Offices. All letters etc., must be marked - “By | Air Mail" and be handed in at a Port Office.
INWARD MAILS.
FROM EUROPE
Diomed (Air Mall ex Imperial
Airway Service)...
FROM JAPAN
Fob.
Pres. Jackson!
Najima Maru
Shirala
Tanda
Tokiwa Maru
Emp. of Russin
FROM SHANGHAI
Hakodate Maru
Kidderpore
Rajputana
General Pershing
Pres. Jackson
Sinkiang
-D'Artagnan
Menesthesis...
Emp. of Russin
Feb.
帅
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THAT PLEASE
Practical Points When Shopping
(By EVELYN SHREWSBURY) Generally speaking, presents that are purely decorative are not so welcome as those that are decora, tive and useful too. Among the latter, one of the most beautiful and acceptable is a rug of some kind- 27 perhaps a Persian or a Chinese, an 28 Indian, or a skin, or one of the 28 many types of modern rug, '
28
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A little about Persian ruga. There is enough history behind
theso to fill a library, but I am go-
22ing to give a few practical hints
22
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Mar.
'Bangalore
FROM U.S.A.
Pren. Jackson
Emp, of Russia
FROM STRAITS & INDIA
Fab.
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about the choosing and buying, of
these rugs which may not be genj
20 orally known by women shoppers.
28 The first important point la aboot
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the washing of these rugs. After a wash Persian rugs look extremely silky and soft. The amateur, com- paring the two, will invariably choose the washed rugs in prefer- 28ence to those that are unwashed. The connoisseur, will always choose the unwashed rugs, preferring the dull surfaco to the silky
Feb.
22
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26 being truer to type. It will be 27 found in the long run that the un- little washed rugs wear 'just a longer than the washed ones. The latter, however, to look very beauti- ful, and there are many people who prefer them.
Toba Maru
Diomed
Tango Maru
OUTWARD MAILS,
FOR EUROPE
Feb.
"
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Prea. Coolidge (via Siberia)..
Closes: Reg. 9.15 am. Ord, 10 a.m.
"
English Washed
Rajputana (via Marseilles)... 23 If buying this type It is most
Closes: Reg. 9:45 am. Ord, 10.30 a.m.necessary to ask for an
English Emp, of Canada (viu Siberia), 25
washed rug. Abroad the ruge are Closes: Rog. 4.16 p.m. Ord. 6 p.m.' D'Artagnan (via Marseilles). 28 given just a top wash, so that the
Closes: Reg. 10,45 a.m.
Ord. 11.30 sheen is only surface doep, but in England the rug is washed right to its foundation, and so has a sheen Torukuni Maru (via Marseilles)-
Closes: Reg. 12.45 p.m. Ord, 1.30 p.m. all through. Katori Maru (vin Silborix)
a.m.
Mar.
2
"
The main purpose of a sports costume in to mix practicability and comfort with amartnesa. This winter sports costume, worn by Jean Parker, young flm actress, achieves that purpose. The swoN- ter, cap and scarf are as fluffy as snow itself and the aki-pants are of black broadcloth.
Neckline Is Changing
A Choice Of Styles
Spring
Watch the neckline. It has much to do with a general good result in dressing. The new ruched neck- band can be bought separately. It may consist of the ruched wool of [the dress or blouse fabric," but in
side is slipped an extra ruching of white cambrie or silk. This can tie in a small bow and ends at the back. Dress-coranges that finish at the base of the nock show many changes in scarves. One of the best examples consisted of narrow bands and ends of brown-ribbon cire interlaced with dull gold. This finished a brown wool frock: A silver lame pleated collar and jabat to complete a black charmeuse afternoon gown was good. This went with a waistband of the same.
Toby Frill
The thin and the slum can' gain further inches by adapting the new high collarband with flutes all round and up the ears. There are all sorts of high-throttled sort of necks, but only for, the thin! A toby frl has a distinction of its
own.
The tube, style of woman can jcarry the high · collar and higher hat. There is more grace express- ed here than in the narrowed. shoulders, fatter hats, and sleeves that are full below the elbow.
Probably the collarless collar is. the casiest and most popular of all neck-finishes. It is a style that suits the average and older woman, for it lles flat and fits where it square inch, the better the rug.
Of Chinese rugs there is little to should. With the collarless coat or
An interesting point is that of be said, as they speak very much outer wrap there is generally a the frequent irregularity of the for themselves. There is one small bodice or vest that just turns over woven by Kulde, however, as to quality-the in a tiny collar to leave the throat weave. These rugs are
number of stitches, but this time to clear in the front. 23familles by hand. Sometimes they 25 are woven to a song, but often there the foot, The best have about 90
FOR BHANGHAI
Feb.
Athos II Emp. of Canada
FOR JAPAN...
Feb.
22
Prea. Coolidge Athos II Emp. of Canada
FOR MANILA ́
Ceneral Pershing
Kilano Maru
Pres. Jackson Emp. of Russia..
Feb.
is no very definite plan, and as each stitches and the poor ones about 70. the work These can easily be counted, being {new person takes over
there are slight changes and diver rather large..
23 gencies. The colours may run out,
When buying Indian rugs it is
25 and more wool has to be dyed. This very necessary
YOUNG GIRLS' CHARMING EVENING WEAR
to ask about the. Young girls' clothes for evening
probably does not come up the same quality of the wool. Some of these or day wear are charming this sea-i
rugs are made
colour, so that there may be three wool that is sheared off dead sheep, taffeta looks like a family portrait. with dead wool-son. One party dress in, sprigged It is consequently quite lifeless, as
22 or four shades of a colour in one.
23 rug. These small discrepancies in
23 no way diminish the value of the coarse as string, and makes a poor
28
rug.
There are many people, who
rug.
There is an extremely attractive {new modern creation called the
25 would not look twice at a slightly bangalore rug. It has no, pile, and damaged rug. Actually, they may la made in bright colourings in very be missing one of the best pieces, modern design. It is ideal for such for it is often the oldest rugs that
FOR U.S.A.
Feb.
Emp. of Canada
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FOR. STRAITS
Feb.
Rajputana
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Mar.
Terukuni Maru
POR AUSTRALIA
Feb.
23
Kilano Maru (via Thursday
Island)
places as nurseries, sun rooms, con-
got damaged. Those can be per-servatories or summer houses.
fectly mended to-day, leaving no
trace of blemish.
A Mellow Look
About the quality of a Persian
rust. There are many factors that
VIA SIBERIA-Letters and post-go to decide this, and one of the
superscribed.
tards for Europe and South America mast important is age, bound up Biberia" if so with which is the colouring. When are forwarded la
a rug is newly made the coloura are REGISTERED and FARCEL MAILS are closed 18 minutes earlier very bright; it is only as they begin than the time given abova unless to mellow with time and wear that otherwise stated, and where malls are the rug, becomes valuable. The advertised to close at or before makers of the rug sometimes dis- registered and parcel, mails are closed
like them so at 6 p.m. on the previous day.
much when they are Airways via now that they will put them in the
AIR M Bando sterdam vis roadway to get the brightness and]
Singaporo,
be
Singapore Baigon-Marseilles is the newness worn off them. Thus gon. Correspondence for Europe and Entermediate countries will
the 'older and more mellowed the cepted for transmission by these Ser- rug, the more valuable it is.
·vices: Rates and all particulars' are Yet another thing that counts is) shewn in the schedules exhibited at the number of stitches to the square the General Post Office and Kowloon Office. All letters etc., must be mark inch. Some of the finest rugs have
ad "By Air Mall" and handed in at as many as 500 stitches, but this the General Post Office. Unless is rather rare. Some of the very superscribed for despatch by a speel-poor specimens have as few as 80 Be air mail service, correspondence or 90: Generally speaking, the will be forwarded by the first servies
more stitches there are to availabla.
(Continued on next-Column.)
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One-sided effects will feature the Spring modes and this canary- coloured embroidered organdy dance frock is an advance, model. The stened cape of the material ruffles high on one shoulder. while the other is bared to a lei of för-· · get-me-nota.. A similar rulle careens diagonally down the slim upper skirt. Anita Louise, Alm actress, models the Spring costume.
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The advent of each new season is the occasion for that evar recurring pro .blem of selecting the proper hat,
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ALL WINTER FELT HATS TO BE CLEARED AT
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