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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1935
The Woman's Page
FINGER NAILS ON
All fellers ele., must he marked By LONGER CLAWLIKE
Air Mait" and be handed in at a Post Omer.
INWARD MAILS.
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FROM EUROPE `· Diomed (Air. Mail ex Imperial
Airway Servico)
Sarpedon
FROM JAPAN
Nojima Maru
Shirala
Tanda
Tokiwa Maru
Emp, of Russia
Hakodate Maru
Kiddorporo
Torukun Baru
Pres, Van Buren
Aiama, Maru
Binklang
FROM SHANGHAI
Fob.
Mar.
20
A Few Words On New Styles In Manicure
Did you know that sharp, pointed Angernails are no longer good style?
If your nail a too short and stubby you can make it appear longer by covering the half moon with polish and leaving only a hair- line of white at the end of your 271 finger.
White nail polish is new and 28 amart. It is prettiest worn right)
down over the nail to the very tip. There is an exciting nail polish called Fire Engine Red which is with particularly intriguing worn white, beige or blue.
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There le another called Platinum,
Feb. just too silvery and elegant for any
D'Artagnan
Menesthous
Emp. of Russia
Terukuni Baru
Mar.
Bangalore
Montor
Prok. Van Buren
FROM U.S.A.
Feb.
Emp. of Russia
Mar.
Prox, Van Buron
Diomed
Tanko Maru
Katori Maru
Harpedon
FROM STRAITS, & INDIA
OUTWARD MAILS.
FOR EUROPK
23 use.
24 There are new liquid polishes called "creme" polish, which are not only lovely but good for your nails, If your nails break easily you 'should look to your filing. File the ends more bluntly in shape and, you will no longer be troubled with ugly (broken edges.
Nail polish for your toenails is 2increasingly Important and fashion-
able.
Feb.
27
Mar
Feb.
Pros. Coolidge (vin Siberia)
Cloads: Reg. 9.15 a.m. Ord, 10 a.m. Rajputana (via Marsellies)...
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Points Have Died Out
It is an excellent thing that those sharp pointed nalis have gone out Their only excuse of good usage.
2 for being was that they made cer
Įtain.types of fingers appear slimmer and more tapering. All too often they looked like claws and were unlovely, They broke caally be cause there was not enough nail at 23 the sides to give them. strength. Now the And your hand look. 28
blunt, rounded nail is considered 25 best looking. Try yours that way and see how surprisingly nice they 26are.
Closos: Reg. 9.45 am. Ord. 10.30a.m. Emp. of Canada (via Siberis)
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Closon: Reg. 4.15 p.m. Ord. 5 p.m. D'Artagnan (viu Marseilles)
Closest Reg. 10.46 am. Ord. 11.30
4.tti.
"
27
Mencethus (via Marseilles)
Closes: Reg. 8.45 am. Ord. 9:30a.m.
Mar. Terukuri Maru (via Marseilles) »
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The most beautiful fingers are, of course, long and alender. Long slim nails, too, are always lovellest, But if your nails are too short, then there is a trick with polish that 'will Clonest Reg. 12.45 p.m. Ord. 1.30 p.m. help the appearance of your hand.
. Kator! Maru (via Siberia).....
¡First, push back the cuticle as far as it will go. Then, forgetting the
FOR SHANGBAI
Athos II
Emp, of Canada
Katori Maru
Kitano Maru Pres, Jackson Emp. of Russla
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Feb.
الی
25
Fashion Faithful To The Slender Line
A glorious end for the busy little beaver, fashioned into a lovely coat to keep milady warm. The width of the sicures and the simplicity of line supply this garment with the necessary chle, that blends so well with the beautiful Carole Lombard, Glm star.
TOO HARSH FOR THE DELICATE SKIN
The tailor-made suit, the smart afternoon gown of cosy woollen material, and the elegant evening dress of rich and lustrous silk velvet all maintain the slender line that the modern world of fashion still prefers above all other,This is the period when modes are in the melt- ing-pot and new creations are neces- sarily tentative, but, even so, it is afready clear that women will re- main faithful to the close-fitting style that outlines the graceful: modern figure.
In The Milliner's Mirror
Descent Of The Crown- White Hat Vogue The Forward Trend
(By The Hon. Mrs. C. W. Forester)
London.
Spring hats are taking definite shape and colours, too, are more decided. Line is most important, and proportions are certainly im
The high crown has des- proved. conded: brims clearly make for a forward movement. ··· This is the newest noto in millinery, and, one! {which will clearly distinguish' now purchases from last year's models...
In the newer forward line the hair can be well covered, if desired. For the cold winds of the ; · early | year, this freak of fashion is a be coming and practical one, unless it becomes too narrow.
A complete outfit of knit-goods In both smart and practical, com. bining as it does, the two neces- sities of winter-wear, warmth and style. Here, Ann Sheridan, screen player, displays a costume of hat, scarf, dress and sweaters, Wool
all in
GLOVES TO GO WITH YOUR..
SPRING SUITS
LOVES, heavy pall-an ones, in
Gowns, heavy
ve worth
Black leads in favour-some dark browns, the Lenten parma shade buying to wear with spring suits, and a darker purple have appeared. Get them to match your shoes,
A spring-green', almost grass-colour,
is responsible for some chic little REAL FLOWERS WORN
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taffeta bonnets with scarves to match. A little red, the pillar-box; Women are wearing more real flowers than for some time past. It shade, is acen In most collections.
Navy and white is favourite is not only the buttonhole by day with Agnes, who introduces the but the spray, posy, garland or |half moon, begin your polish right Please, please do not attempt to foulard-taffeta--a compromise be-single bloom- poised, in the latt-r
at the cuticle line and cover your remove your cleansing cream.ón a Angernail with polish down to the face towel. Even if you set one or tween taffeta and the foulard that case, above the ear for evening that 2 very tip. See how much longer two aalde for the purpose, you will men's ties are made of-of navy are bringing florist and dressmaker
your nail looks. If you will polish find them unsatisfactory-too harsh with white, a bird's-eye spot. This into unofficial alliance.. down the centre of the nail leaving for the delicate tissues of the skin, silk she data for her piquant wide; The fashion is a charming one 23 the sides untouched, it will add still and unpleasant and discoloured after bowed looped scarf with the narrow and suits present-day styles.
halo-off-the-face toque. She also 25 more length.
a few washings, Soft flannel rags, provides a wider halo, ad the match- salvaged from ancient underwear,
ing scarves are most interesting. are ideal for the purpose and can White-fabric-straw will be used with be washed and boiled a few times] before being discarded. Even bet-navy-taffeta, also with brown.
FOR JAPAN
Fab.
Athos II Emp, of Canada
FOR MANILA
Feb.
23
24
28
"
FOR U.S.A.
Feb.
Emp. of Canada
25
FOR STRAITS
Feb
Rajputana
MAT.
H
Feb.
29
Terukuni Maru
FOR AUSTRALIA
Kitano Maru (vla Thursday
Island)
DRAPED CHIFFON SCARF·
A draped chiffon, scarf in the tor are the packaged, paper tissues Grecian style is a graceful addition sold everywhere, to be thrown away to a square-necked frock. Slot the as they are used. ».
scarf through the straps and let it
flout to the ground at the back, or
23 shorter, as you wish. A scarf about 34 yards long and about 8 inches
FOR INDIA
Feb.
D'Artagnan
20
#
wide would be required, or one yard
af 86-inch chiffon. This should be hemstitched at the joins and picot- edged round all sides,
ORANGE SHADE IS STILL POPULAR
Orange is still a popular lipstick
Poked-Forward Taffeta
* PRUNE-PURPLE LIPSTICK
One of the newest lipstick colours is a prune-purple-good for dark southern types, but to be wom with | There are some fascinating poked-discretion by others. forward taffeta toques with curious square crowns rather of the shovel type, beautifully worked in white taffeta with a contrasting darker
LACE TOPS
Lace tops for lingerie will inter- colour representing Horal petals, eat the girl who makes her own... These have attractive matching Acarves in the form of a square-bib to.go with the square crown.
A pointed deep V waistcoat of colour, but is not a good artificial-plain, brightly-coloured taffeta la light colour. So when you are delightful worn with a pointed ner- dining and dancing use a deeper, row awathed (poked-forward) AIR MAIL-Imperial Airways via more winy shade, or a poppy colour Highland cap, also in the taffeta. Singapore, Bandoerg-Amsterdam vis that is a mixture of red and orange. Other square shapes which speak of Singapore Saigon-Marseilles, via, Bar VIA SIBERIA— Letters and, postcon. Correspondence for Europe and ards for Europe and South America intermediate countries will bene are forwarded "via. Biberia" if asepted for transmission by these Ser superscribed.*.....
vices. Rates and all particulars are REGISTERED and PARCEL shown in the schedules exhibited .... at MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier the General Post Office and Kowloon
I have seen some rather coarse placed exactly in the front, makes in basket-straws, plaited We shall see many white hata than the time givan „above «unlass Office. All letters etc., must-be mark- otherwise stated, and where malls are ed "By Air. Mall", and handed in at Silver or gold lacquer is popular loosely and quite light to wear. A Particularly pleasing in a white advertised to close at or before Am the General Post Office Unless on toe-nails when, silver, or gold shady shape of the Forties" In a shape in celtagel, a sort of mixed registered and parcel mails are closed superscribed for despatch by a spectsandals are being worn, but, as a dark brown straw-cire worn per-straw and fabric; this has a tiny at 5 pm. on the previous day" de sir mail:service, correspondence fun,
If be forwarded by the art service general rule, the toe-nails must fectly straight on the head has no cluster of fruit of unusual colours vailable.
Imatch the finger-tips..
trimming beyond a cluster of red as a posy.
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TOE-NAILS MUST MATCH THE FINGER-TIPS
novelty 'suggest the college mortar- |board. - AIL, such styles are for the fairly young des Pyrkys
In one or two notable collections cherries and shining green leaves
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35-Pinced-out
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83-Unfasten 34-Dwelled unduly
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46-Gaverns, 47-Dropsy
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of Solences (abbr.)
The solution of the above with a new cross-soord puzzle
will appear in Monday's issue.
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