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"MAIL SCHEDULES
PARCEL POST
A schedule of rovised parcel post rates, including, many reductions, in sxhibited in the Parcel. Office, G.P.O.. The rates will take effort na from 1st March, 1986.
Imperial Airways via Singapore Bandoong-Amsterdam via Singapore Baigon-Marseilles via Saigon Singapore-Australia Correspondence will be accepted for transmission by these serviced. Rates and all particulars are ahown in the schedules axhibited at the Post Offices. All letters etc., must be marked "By Air Mail and be handed in at Port Office.
INWARD MAILS.
FROM EUROPE
Ranchi (via Bucz)
FROM JAPAN
Mar.
Haruna Maru
Pren. Polk
Pres. Lincoln
Nankin
Manila Maru
General Lee Cathay
Apr.
Pres. Jefferson
Brisbane Mara
FROM SHANGHAI
Mar.
Bhutan
29
Prox.. Polk
20
Apr.
Pres. Lincoln
Cathay
Pros. Jefferson
51
Mar.
29
20
00
FROM STRAITS & INDIA
Pres. Polk
Patroctus.
Gingo Maru
Birdhana
Conte Verde....
FROM U.S.A.
Pres, Folk
Apr.
Pres. Lincoln
Pros. Jefferson
FROM MANILA
Apr.
Nellore
FROM AUSTRALIA
Apr.
Nellore
3
+
OUTWARD MAILS. "
FOR BUROPE
Bhutan (via Marseilles)
Close: Rog. 4.16 p.m. Ord.
Маг
p.m.
20
Pres, Grant (via Siberia)
Closes: Rog, 4.15 pm, Ord. 5 p.m.
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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1935
The Woman's Page
Loveliness itself in a period even ing gown of rust coloured velvet with gold lace. Rown of tucking features the skirt and velvet ruch ing appeats around the neckline. In keeping with the appearance of the gown, youthful Jean Parker, screen star, lends her charming self as a model.
THE HEAD SCARF
'
Spanish headdresses and scarves 29 are an interesting innovation.
Head scarves have appeared be- "Tarona Maro (vla Marseilles) £fore attached to Spanish-looking
Closes: Reg. 5 p.m. Ord., 0 p.m.'
Ranchi (via liberia)
Apr.
WHAT TO WEAR FOR THE
SPRING CRUISE
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FABRICS AND COLOURS-TRIMMINGS ARE IMPORTANT THE ASHORE ENSEMBLE
(By The Hou, Mrs. C. W. FORESTER)
London. Spun-glass and decorative stud- Just as a few years ago. the South |ded jewela adorn afternoon frocks. of France outfit provided the first Lace Insertions, borers of fringe thrills of spring, so does the cruising and feathers, tags, seashells and collection fulfil the same office to-day, coral lumps outline bateau necks, What would the Victorians have and fasten halter-collars. It is the
clothes in thought of the hectic modern rush trimmings that make
for a cruise round the world? It teresting this season. A couple took them a week to pack boxes for of beautifully made flowers are a month's visit! One wonders, too, often tucked in the belt or wash of how they would have grappled suc- the afternoon frock.. cessfully with the simple variety of sweaters, white wool suits, ties, shoes, and all the hundred-and-one details that go to complete the cruising, trousseau. -
When cruising all the hand-made' flowers of feather, silk or wax must
be kept in a tin box. Faded, limp flowers are so depressing.
Tweeds for sea are different in The narrow tailored slim suit in flannel or tweed is required for the shades and makes from those for start from England; with this the race and golf course. The
varlous
new watery colours and there will be dark and light pall-;
Weaves are less definite. The overs for all weathers. A day or two later the spun-silks, linen-helge, pastel-blues, and misty-mix- tures are easier to wear, and work tweeds, Angoras, shantung, sheer in pleasingly with the changing et lawn crepes, crepons and canvas
mospheres. will be in request. Colours, too,
get lighter for the sun; there is a It is tiresome, not to have en- new sand shade, a pale grey andjaembles equally good for a day fawn, a pastel pink and blus, aashore. A soft grey mixture of faint rose tinge, and a faded river real flannel for the suit is good green. Dots, stripes and checks when a lawn blouse or light Angora will ring the changes for blousse, sweater and a straw fabric hat can scarves and hats.
suggest the fleck of colour that is woven in the suit. There are some
Crystal and china buttons are faintly striped tweeds that can take favoured for, white and light bolder colours in stripes of silk or fabrics; the severity of black, brown or navy are given a frivolous crepe in blouses to correspond:
Attractive printed crepes' are touch by blobs of shining patent- leather." Belts are laced and plait-good for evenings at sea. These led to match (or of several colours), dresses neither crush nor welt in gloves, gauntlets and neck-tie a wet atmosphere. Frocks of this Brightly coloured cords are used as type are particularly charmning för well as leathers" for belts and neck-young people, and excellent for Haes.
GREY FAVOURED
Grey is used extensively in the cloaks for evening, but the separate evening this season, especially in 4scarf that can be worn in the even-shot and shaded materials. There ing for head or shoulder is ajare several degrees in cream and charming notion for summer,
just-off-the-white, now divided:
to many categories -- Ivory, parchment, masile, ice-blus, clot- ted-cream, and river-sand. Any- way, they can all look beautiful
When sewing tags on hand-tow for those lovely thick Duchesse els, make them from a piece of sating with their modern eheen
20 broad elastic. Should the towel and finish.
FOR JAPAN
Mar
Pres. Grant
201
"
Suisang
30
Apr.
WHEN SEWING TAGS
Ranchi
*
FOR SHANGHAJ
Mar
Pres, Grant
Apr.
Kanchi.........
Conte Verdo
FOR MANILA
3far.
Pres. Yolk
29
Apr.
13
Nankin
Tjiazione Frea, Lincoln
Pres. Grant
be pulled carelessly from the hook,
the elastic will stratch and save
the towel from tearing.
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IMMENSELY CHIC
Girdles, belts and buttons can be VIA SIBERIA Letters and post. very decorative and full of colour. cards for Europe and South America Plenty of black ́ abounds, and, ag |are forwarded Myla Siberia" it so usual, is smartest when relieved superscribed
by white or grey. Another colour REGISTERED and PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier once more seen with black in cer- than the time · given above unlesstain exclusive stellers is "tilleul,” 29 otherwise stated, and where malls are that queer banana sort of yellow-
advertised to close at or before registered and parcel mails are closed green that is seldom becoming, but at 5 p.m. on the previous days immensely chic.
29 AIR MAIL-Imperiai Airways
Bon. Com Amsterdam, vis
for Europe and WOVEN CHECKS AND STRIPES
a intermediate countries will bekno
cepted for transmission'. by
Beri
river evenings in the late summer, They are simply fashioned with the new rounded decolletage, lower in | front and fairly high at the back, Short sleeves and a cape berthe is one sort of finish, but often the little cape or jacket is preferred as
being more useful.
A gay afternoon gown printed in daring floral designs. The skirt hat
long bias train and there is#: short shirred cape which, when re- mored, makes the gown suitable for formal wear. Marina Shubert, Hollywood beauty, does the model-
·ling.
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ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL,
HOTELS,
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association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Pelping
"A GALAXY OF NEW CREATIONS
UNPACKED
JUS
GAGE AND BRAE-BURN SPRING HATS
'ALL WINTER FELT. HATS
TO BE CLEARED AT
$4.75 each MODE ELITE
Entrance Chinese Bazaar China Bldg.
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*FOR U.S.A.
Har.
И
FOR STRAITS
MAX.
Banthia Bhutan
1:
19
29 Stagipore,
Harana Maru
29 Singapore
Manila Maru
FOR INDIA
Mar.
Santhia
29
Harana Maru
Apr.
Ofice and Kowloon linen, and cotton market, and al- the General Post 29 Office. All lettere ste, must be mark-
Manila Maro
FOR AUSTRALIA
Apr.
fie" siz mail" service, correspondence crisp, fresh look about them in will be forwarded by the first servios available.
any fabric, and it's this that makes them unbeatable for spring.
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Nama
И
Nankin (via Belabans)
thera Bates and all particulars ar Woven checks, and stripes are shown in the schedules exhibited at all over the rayon, alik, wool,
ed "By At Mail" and handed in at though they may not constitute To Messrs. BORNEMANN & CO., Please send me, free of charge, |3|the General Port: Officer. Unligi news, can you possibly do batter
superscribed for despatch by "aped: for your new dress? There's
one small booklet on the Eakutol Systaro and atrial fize, tin of Eukutel, for which. I snclóss - fiva cente in sthups, to detray, postage. Address
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