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THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY,
1935
*MAIL SCHEDULES
PARCEL POST
la
A schedule of rovised parcel post {ratay,»including many reduction,
xhibited in the Parcel Office, G.P.O. The rates will take effect as from, Isi March, 1935.
Imperial Airways via Singapore Bandoong-Amsterdam via Singapore
Balgon-Marseilles via Baigon ::
Blogspore-Australia Correspondence will be accopied for transmission by these services. Rater and all particulars are shown in the schedules exhibited at the Post Officen All lettern. ele, must be marked "By Air Mall" and be handed in at a Fost Oco.
· INWARD 'MAILS..
FROM EUROPE·
Apr.
Antonor
New Matilde (Air Maile
Marseilles
FROM JAPAN
Emp. of Russia
Pres. Harrison Kamo Maru Asama Maru Kashima · Mare
General Pershing
Mayebashi Waru
Tottori Maru Nellore
FROM SHANGHAI
Emp. of Russia Prea. Harrison Kashima Maru Asama Maru Souvian
The Woman's Page
PARIS TAKES ACCOUNT
+4
OF THE BELT
Two To Eight Inches Wide-Wicker-Work-
Plaited Raffia Silk And Wool Cord
Linoleum And Oilcloth⠀⠀
London, March 18. in a dropped effect on her subtly- Simplicity and youthfulness are tapering to a more strip at the back dominating features of the new cut afternoon dresses of wool and apring styles, and they could never silk Jersey. On a navy wool dress beachloved without a great deal of and red coat ensemble Heim places 27 study of seemingly unimportant a wide navy leather belt, fastened details. Tako waistlines, for by three narrow red thongs to 25 example. In every model worthy gather in the fulness of the red
of the name the width, colour and coat. texture of the belts which complete
Apr. the greater number of skirts, conta
"
Shaped Strips
Lucile Paray's contribution to the
24 and dresses contribute a great deal belt mode is expressed in pastel to the chic and the 1935 stamp of linoleum cut out to form three and 26: elegance.
four shaped strips fastening at the
26
26 Never has there been such front with a motif of multi-coloured 28 variety of mediums used in belts, pastei flowera, cut out of linoleum,
27 ranging from plaited wicker-work, too. There appear on the delight
27
20 usually associated with chair seats. ful printed silks and chiffons which to hand-knitted cellophane strands, fashion her full or bell-skirted plated raffia, thick silk and wool afternoon, and evening ensembles. cord, noleum and ordinary oit-
Bruyere uses black bilclothin
Apr. cloth,
17
28
N
Widths differ from two high, draped belts buttoning on the 24 inches to alx. and eight inches, allside with twin buttons, or else de-
atudied to accompany the individual corated with graduated
rows
of
20 figure as well as the style of skirt. white braid to match a trimming Buckles have to be extremely detail on the dress. Maggy Rouff original to pass muster, this season, features ordinary thick wool cord and in the majority of cases are in black or brown on white crepe replaced by buttons or invisible afternoon fröcks, often outlining fastenings. When they do appear the neckline as well as the waist- they are broad and spuarish or nar-line with this medium. 29 row and elongated, made of dull
FROM USA.
Apr.
Emp. of Russia
24
Pros Harrison
Prez, Cleveland
OUTWARD MAILS.
FOR FUROPE.
Pres, Jackson (via Siberia)
Apr.
Clocen: Reg. 4,15 p.m. Ord, 6 p.m.
"
#+
metal or
covered in the same
Close: Reg. 6 p.m. Ord 6 p.m. Soudan (via Marseilles). 20 the most striking. Marcel Rochas,
Closca Reg. 6 p.m. Órd, 8.30 x.m. Suwa Maru (via `Siberia)
original fastenings last year, is
who
27
A smert and simple spring suit of oliveite green with straight and plain lines, the model favoured for apring wear. Maureen O'Sullivan, screen actress, is the model.
SPRING FASHIONS
Longer Or Shorter
Skirts
LIKE the lull before & storm, this Is the quiet time in the world of dress that precedes the launching
shall
launched this fashion that the princess line is very often of spring fashions..
Lanvin,
In a short time now we
RHYTHM ESSENTIAL
IN HOME
Orderly Arrangement Of Utensils Is A Matter
Of Importance
QUTINE, to the singlehanded
portance in running a home-
in the next few months. The re-j
The word routine seems to hold a monotonous meaning-but It is really only, another word for rhythm
Moving in ordered time with the ease that comes, not from lack of effort, but from effort thought out and disciplined--a thing| of order designed to economise physical and mental strain, and, above all, time.
It is pleasant to look on our daily time-table in that light, and perhane we can review it to make sure it is doing all that it is meant
[to do.
To ensure this, not only must time-keeping be a consider- ation, but the orderly arrangement of our possessions, like household utensils, is a matter of importance. The more thought we · give to the ordering of our routine, the easier it will be to carry out and the less worry it will entail.
How do you plan your day? You with families, you with outside interests, you with jobs? Could we not pool our ideas on a subject so vital to women?
HOUSEHOLD. HINTS
Tomatoes may be skinned quick- ly and without trouble if they are placed in hot water for a few
seconds.
Beetroots are prepared in half the
time if they are immersed in cold
water while still hot and rubbed with coarse salt
eyes,
Cording And Stitching leather or whatever other medium provide the only decorative touch in Cording and stitching sometimes, makes up the belt,
the bolts themselves, and when Newer, however, are the fasten-expressed in soft red leather as a ings featuring floral posies, musical contrast to a navy or black dress or signs, clasped hands or twin hearts. ensemble the effect is infallible in twin elephant heads," telephone 20 dials, and large flat bone, mother providing both the touch of relief Kashima Maru (vin Marscillos) 26 of-pearl, horn, straw, rhinoceros, and placing accent on the now framed miniatures, to mention but approval natural waistline curves. Belts for the evening are less universal, for the very good reason
favoured, or the spiral drapery line
New-vegetables, such as pota- again well to the fore this season,just in, and that neither of these know the lines our cloths will take toes
or carrots, are · "scraped" his belts providing FE perfect.com- styles warrants belts.
quickly and effectively by rubblag plement to a very successful collec- however, belts a pin-striped taffetas velation will be followed by the them with coarse, cloths. Peel robe de style with a high stitchedal flurry of excitement over onions under water to protect the Cut And Colour
belt and covered buckle of the same longer or shorter-skirts, and the Generally speaking, the wider material as the dress. Many of the expected outery of admiration or Apr.
20 belts usually accompany the wider models boasting of frothy and bil- despair at the latest development of #27 daytime and afternoon skirts and lowing skirts have the waist tied in the halo, the homburg, or the beret coats, while the narrow type com-with demure sashes complete with we shall poise on our curls in the plete the more sober "tailleur." or bow or floral posy attached either spring 1995. 27 coat-frock, with straight or ever so a little to the side front or frankly
Don't wear the same pair of shoes klightly flaring hemline. Every one in the middle of the back.
But do not imagine that in every day or they will quickly be- of them conveys the impression of [elaborateness and perfect achieve- A few long, slinky cocktail or this quiet time dressmakers, like come shabby and shapeless. Let ment, simply because their cut and informal dinner dresses have patent actors out of engagements, are them stand for twenty-four hours
leather belts which harmonise with "resting." That would be unfor. În trees. colour have been studied to pro the general line and tailored all-tunate from their point of view, and vide relief or accentuate, some
houette. 27, detail of the model with which they
Diamante buttons the it is good to see many of the big are shown. Ardanas, for example, size of a penny add a further glit-shops offering reduced tailoring places a soft red kid belt, distinct-tering touch to the waist. A 1900 charges, and showing early spring VIA SIBERIA Letters and post-ly wide, on a light green lainage made consists of frable belts out-models at "special season prices," sards for Europe and South America dress and knee-length cape, both lined with curled ostrich tips, or, in order to keep their workroom
forwarded "via Siberia" if perfectly simple save for a few again, sawn thickly with jet or staff's employed. CATERED
PARCEL cleverly-disposed tucks which form topaz coloured cabochons. MAILS are elesed 15 minutes earlier a yoke to the dress and a single than the time given above anless pocket, the cape fitting anugly over wiherwise stated, and where mails are the shoulders..
POR SHANGHAI
Apr.
Pros. JacksonN
26
+
Suwa Maru
27
tion.
FOR JAPAN
Pros, Jackson Suwa Maru
FOR AUSTRALIA,
Apr.
Kamo Maru
"
FOR MANILA
Apr.
Kamb - Maru
FOR STRAITS
Apr.
Muinam
and
advertised to close at or before 9 'am, registered and parcel mails are closed.
On a formal afternoon ensemble at 5 p.m. on the previous day. composed of a silver lame Ottoman
AIR MAIL-Imperial Airways vis Bingapore, Bandoong-Amsterdam vidress cut on tallored lines and a Singapore Balgon-Marseilles via Sasthree-quarter coat of black moire gon. Correspondence for Europe and nipped in at the waist, Schiaparelli Intermediate countries will be introduces a narrow belt of trans- opted for transmission by these Bor-parent cellophane with no visible vicon. Rates and all particulars fastening.
are
Some of Worth's belts shown in the schedules exhibited at
EYEBROWS AND LASHES
How To Secure Length
To lengthen eyebrows and lashes
the General Fast Once and Kowloon are so wide as to suggest the corse try a mixture of one part castor
// Omes. All letters ato, must be mark-lat skirt of certain persant cos-gil to two parts of grease. Apply
Tweed Coats And Capes
WEARING SHOES
Children's Stomach Troubles.
Most children like sweets, ice- One can take it that these cream, fancy cakes and other rich confections, and, whilst in modera- early spring coats and suits have tion these do no harm, over-in- not been made without advance indulgence in such delicacies causes. formation of the way, the fashion stomach disorders. cat is going to jump. Therefore it is worth while acquiring something now that will take the place of a well-worn winter coat on mild days, ór can be worn beneath a fur coat on those colder ones we are told are on the way.
ENAMEL
d "By Air Mail" and handed in at tumes, while another original idea with an eyelash brush at night, the General Post Ope. Unleas Caperscribed for danpatak by a speci
of this house is to combine panther and in the daytime after you have
Enamel of any kind on furniture. to air mall survice, correspondence with the costume fabric to form a put on your make-up. There are bookshelves, door-knobs, etc., wil be forwarded by the first servics belt, not to speak, of scarf and various excellent preparations on should be cleaned with warm soap- patch pockets," Alix favours belts the market for making the eye-suds. Pallah with white furniture fully 6li. and 8in. wide in front, lashes grow.
uraflable.
cream.
'are
At such times Baby's Own Tablets a boon to parents, for they quickly cleans the little one's stomach and ward off. ill effects.
THE
HONG KONG
A PENINSULA HOTEL;
HONG KONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL,
-PEAK HOTEL;"/
& SHANGHAI
ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL
HOTELS
LIMITED
association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Polping
DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE:
This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our
readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spelling,
such as harbor, plow, and altho.
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14-A metal 15-Covered with reeds
17-Give
10-Especially (abbr.) 20-A small greenish
tinch 22-To use needle and
thread
23-Suffix to form'past
tense
26-Remark (abbr) 26-Point of compres
(abbr.)
27-Ascende
30~To follow
33-Conjunction
34-Leaves collectively
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[44–Japanese doin
45-Finished
48-A serpent 51-How 153-One who makes
porcelain
56-On the ocean, 58-8. W. Stats of
M|16-Plural Dufrie
18-Upen
21-Withdraw from
"action
24 Put off [20-J441
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United States (abbr.) 29-Maritime distress
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|60-Bàby goat
St-Gondoot
VERTICAL
1+Remove the skin 2-Pinying card (pl.) 3-Dross material (pl.) 4-8pread loosely for drying, as flax
6-Horsemen
38-A continent. (abbr) 6-into 46-A tropical frull (pl.)}' 7-Obseurs 36-8mall Spanien horne B-Evil
40–Comparative muffix 41-Serick
43-Muzicki.note
B-Aubu out
10-Carry (collog.). 11-in a new way
30-Inalte
131-Employ
32-Consuma
37-Offer 139-Trimmer
41-Move in a stealthy
manner. 42-2.ukewarm 14-Bhort saiter 45-Comfort
40-The (8p.)
147:AGE 149~Wither.
60-Part of a boat 52-Boy's same (short). 34-An appendage. 57-Smallest State of
United States (abbr.)
The solution of the above with a new crossword"
will appear
en to-morrow's
INTERESTING FROCK
WITH MANY
FRILLS
Another interesting frock which An ideal remedy for the lesser was recently seen is of pink silk health troubles of the very young,
and the prescription of an eminent tulle. with many rounded... frills, British child-used to good effect in each bordered with double plisse Indigestion, colds, croup, diarrhoea,
frills. On the f
the full skirt laa deep- also during the trying times of pleated frill, and the waist is out- teething and for the expulsion of
Lined with narrow china-blue and worms"
silver ribbon. finishing with true lover's knots in front an
They are guaranteed to contain nothing harmful, and to be perfectly suitable and safe, øyen for the youngest infent in arms. Chemists everywhere sell
Baby's Own Tablets.
Over the arms are diaphanous frills of the pink tulle and the train is outlined with trilla in half circles.
·tzaue,
YESTERDAY'S' SOLUTION
PRONCUALG
SEBNI ZAHN. STANDS WARREDI DOE TENDRAS SEY ALES FOIRES STAR MEIDAD PED_BELLE PALAT & LUCEPA
TROUSSEAU BAT CSERE I OSLON ENTAN AND TASSE
TURN. ERGON STE TRESSI
SWEARSES
SURK
GLASS AND CHINA POLISH'
Glass and china polishes beauti- fully if held finally under the old tap instead of the hot.
Bringing Up Father
MAYBE MAGGIES RIGHT ABOUT MEL" BEIN": A.
LOWBROW
GO OVER. AND MEET HER
I'LL SURPRISE. HER AND
AT THE LADIES TEATIME CLUB
10 1955, King Pinion
SURPRISE
I CAME TO MEET YOU DUAR
OH, YEAH?
YOU WOULD SHOW: UP-JUST. WHEN [IM GETTING IN BUS
WITH THE RIGHT
PEOPLE!
YA CANT
WINEZ
THE
ROLLS RAZOR
NEW
STOCKS ARRIVED.
"THE LUXURY RAZOR”
Sheffield Steel, Hollow Ground
Nickis Plated A
STROPED AND HONED IN ITS CASE
Price $14.50
Extra Blades $4.50
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