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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1936
Women's
Advance Fashion From Paris
WHAT ONE SHOULD WEAR
At A Wedding Reception
I have received numerous
Spring Hats Show Varied Treatment
CROWNS VERY HIGH
Advance spring bats are now being shown in Paris. Crown vary from high conical shapes to en-others which are almost non-exis- Brims are most versatile. quiries relating to the problem of tent Swatow)-
to being straight, rolled and draped. Wednesdays and Saturdays, Reg. Pretty but practical clothes
wear at wedding receptions, writes Ribbon, chiefly, grosgrain, is the 10 are. Ordinary 19.30 am. Canton-Kiungchow-N anning Mon-ja Home correspondent. The early rst favourite for trimming. So days and Fridays, Reg. 10 anmonths of the year cali for far flowers and feathers are little Ordinary 10.30 am.
a far, outdoor WTEP, Canton-Langthow--Saturdays, Bep-
that is equally Ordinary 5.00 4.30
it even Tuesdays and Thursdays Beg. 10 wrap,
p..
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WE FEL
Des
one seen, though there are some new which This transparent "paper attractive. is strike a new note. In deep rich far too hot to keep on in a well-shades, these are used on straw At Kowloon Central Post Office heated house.
I am thinking now hats, flowers and hat matching in the mails will be closed 1⁄2 hour beof London houses and hotel recolour. fore the above times.
a.m. Ordinary 10.30 am.
FROM EUROPE
INWARD MAILS.
Mar.
5
17
Kanchi via Suez),
FROM SHANGHAI
Rawalpindi
Pres. Jefferson
Gen. Pershing
Ixion
Antenor
Emp. of Axia Pres. Coolidge
Mar.
ception rooms is country towne as Veils of the fish-net variety are well.
much liked. They are important The possessors of rich für ties on the more dressy has, at times and capes do wear them frequent-furnishing the only trimming on ly on, or off, the shoulders in brimless straw shapes: When this fashion-demands is the case the veil is drawn whatever way Even these for the next three acorss the front of the hat and enhance the tied in a blow. Huge loops"stand
6 months are only to
6 value of the rest of
6
3
once the outdoor wrap
To the cloak
room
the toilette, upright at the back, and give that
is left in high line so sought after at the
A wedding.moment.
12 ultra-fashionable or otherwise, is a
Bretons Here Again
12 friendly affairs. Old friends meet The sailor and Breton types will again and every woman will wantjundoubtedly have a great success to look her best.
FROM U.S.A.
Max.
Pres. Jefferson
6
Emp. of Asia
Pres. Coolidge
FROM STRAITS & INDIA
Mur
Achilles
Terukuni Maru
Toyooka Maru
FROM JAPAN
Mar...
Africa Maru Pres., Jefferson Rawalpindi Gen. Pershing Lisbon Maru Moriska Maru Anyo Maru Emp, of Aria Pres. Coolidge
FROM MANILA
Taiping ..
Scharnhorst "Athos. II
10
Smartest Guests
this spring: almost every house jshows them in some shape or
other. One of the best models afį; Spring brides will again wear Breton influence is of natura! write as in olden days, thus hap-bangkok.
pily solving the colour problem on: The crown resembles that of a traditional lines.
Uhlan's cap-rectangular, high at
The smartest guest will very the back and sloping down in 13 likely select a black or dark grey front. The medium-sized brim is
ensemble if it happens to suit her curled at the sides. An amusing'. personality and work in with her finish is given by a brown gros- dress budgeting. The addition grain ribbon jutting out over the of a brilliant splash of purple. be back of the brim and reaching to it flower or feather, is the vogie, the shoulders. and a very cheerful note at a win- ter wedding.
5
10
Spanish influence accounts for straight-brimmed shapes of shiny
Tage
да evening gown of sable brown velvet with a pale blue yoke makes its appearance here The In this delicate creation. loose jacket is of pale bkte vel- vet lightly padded and stitched all over.
AN IDEA THAT APPEALS
How White Relieves Black
White
relieves the black
en
Avoid Tight Gloves
They Canse Red Hands!
Hands that are eared for pro perly will remain just as smooth winter jand white during the
montba as they were last summer. It is neglect alone which causes| them to become red and rough.
Remember that hand lotion or cream should be applied after each washing --- not merely once or twice a day. Pick a greaseless variety which leaves no oily resi- due on the inside of your gloves.
or cream
When you have, scrubbed hands and nails with lukewarm (not) hot) water and a bland
103p, irinae, then dry carefully, pushing jcuticle back with the towel.
Smooth on hand lotion and massage it in, using upward strokes from fingertips to wrists. Be sure to put plenty on wrists.
Plain Olive Oil
If, in spite of meticulous wash- ing and diligent use of lotion, your hands
to chap, use plair warm olive oil or a rich tissue cream on them one night
No one ever disputed the chic black atraw trimmed with ribbon sembles of the day in many ways.i is of black, but there are women it
pompoms. Chinese ideas are re- and some of the most effective are
12 does not suit. Neither is it soflected in several cookie models, those that call for just a touch. useful for the country quest as for and this Chinese feeling is making The winter months do not lend the Londoner, who always prefers an appearance everywhere, and is themselves to the use of white in Mar. black for her smart wear. There definitely due to the great Exhibi- any profusion.
6
10 fore I propose to suggest some of tion in London. 10 the other coming colours and
fabrics of fashion.
FROM AUSTRALIA
Mar.
6
Taiping
OUTWARD MAILS
Emp. of Japan (via
couver)
50
Although the colour card is necessary restricted, pale purples (Continued in Next Column)
FOR EUROPE
FOR STRAITS AND INDIA
Mar.
Van-
Mar.
6 Africa Maru Rawalpindi
G
Closes: Reg. 3.15 am. Ord 10 a. Kutsang Ranchi (via Siberia)
Rawalpindi (Imperial Ser-
vice!
10
Closes: Reg. 9.45 am. Ord. 10 am Athos II (Air Orient Service)
Closes: Beg. 930 a.m. Ord. 10 a.m.
FOR SHANGHAI
seem
-
a week Lavishly coat them with one or the other, then wear clean cotton gloves while you sleep.
Be sure your evening as well las daytime gloves aren't too tight
After all while a half size small- (er actually an make no difference in the appearance of the size of your hands, it can mean the dif- ference between ugliness and beauty. Tight ones often cause redness for some time after they' are taken off.
Catherine wheels in white ap
side of the "Margot." the new play in pliqued down the which Yvonne Printemps has such black silk suit bring novelty with a success in Paris, has caused anlamart effect to the black silk after- avalanche of charming bonnets re Loon suit. Hat and gloves are all miniscent of the time and mode of black, but the very distinctive de- Mary Queen of Scots. These are coration takes away the sombre] in straw and in pique.
New Ways With Berets
The beret is still with us, and
nate.
though it seems almost impossible The
straw
Spring-like Air
one white flower poised
Makes “light” work of cake-making
Simpson's
SELF-RAISING
FLOUR
"The Flour of
the Nations"
to find a new way of wearing high at the neckline is another Agents: Paris has solved the problem. One idea that appeals. With the new new beret is made of stiff white spring hat made of shining black GILMAN pique stitched in black-by the
and a cire finish to the! & Co., Ltd. way, white hats are shown every-black handbag, this otherwise all-} VIA SIBERIA-Letters and post-where-and mounted on a band black ensemble manages to convey cans for Europe and South America are forwarded "via Siberia", if about an inch and a half wide.. It is
spring-like air. superscribed.
REGISTERED
and
very large, and worn well on the And the bow has returned in PARCEL side of the head, with the fullness fall force, the neck bow such as GMAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier pulled forward. In another treat-women were in the days before the 6 than the time given above unlessment the beret is used as
eult of the moderr scarf. The atherwise stated,and where mails are crown of a hat with a brim. advertised to close at or
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before
the
Straw is the great thing this hat is black, but in one of the lighter shades, for the manufac- closed at 5 p.m. on the previous day. year. Bangkok, baka, panama
a.m., registered and parcel mails are
AIR MAIL-Imperial Airways via and several new shiny ones of crers are nowadays able to pre sent an extraordinary variety of Singapore. Bandoeng-Amsterdam vis exotic weaves are all featured in blacks that are "of the dense hue Singapore, Saigon-Marseilles via Sathe millinery collections.
Kar.
Emp. of Japan Pres. Dormer
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FOR JAPAN
Mar.
Emp. of Japan
61
Prex. Doumer
FOR U.S.A.
Mar.
ed for transmission by these Services.
Emp. of Japan
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FOR AUSTRALIA
Mar.
Tanda
FOR MANILA
Mar.
Tanda Pres. Pierce Gen. Pershing Pres. Jefferson Pres. Coolidge Emp. of Asia
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Rates and all particulars are bew
is the schedules exhibited at the Gen-
eral Post Office and Kowloon Office and pale mauves, with the wide.
All letters etc., must be marked "By range in grey from silver to dark
Air Mail" and handed in at the Gen gun-metal, equally suit fair-haired eral Post Office. Unless superscribed
for despatch by a specific air mail youth or the white hair of the service, correspondence will be for- older woman.
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that was once the accepted stand- ard colour.
TO AVOID LINT ON GLASS
These shades mayi Windows, mirrors and glasses be jean be polished shining clean with brought in by black, white or wads of tissue paper. The paper dainty pumice-coloured accessories.leaves no lint as does cloth.
intermediate countries will be accept require relief, which warded by the first service available.
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11-Resists
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Russian miere 22-To carry 34-in a new way
26-Sciences
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21-Deep gorges
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25-Device for lifting 27-Blemishes
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