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A Ten-Point
Plan
For Parents
How To Win Your Child's Loyalty
6 Do not believe every report Too many times a father gets an earful about school and his child. I your children brings home about could write many pages on this sub school. All children do not lie, but ject, but that would be tiring. Sup-mest children have a strong imagin pose I condense the subject into tenation which tends to operate in their own favour, if they are guilty. With points:
1-Do not expect the teacher to school-Do not pay for good school If control your child, if you have fail marks. It cheapens education. ed at home. Habits of obedience it is not worth enough without dol- and respect for authority must bellars it is not worth anything." learned first at home. If you, can-
7-Do not take the part of your
not handle one child how do you ex-child against the teachers before pect she manages"40%
hearing both sides, and do not after. 2-Fathers, know your adolescent In nine times out of ten you will embarrassment, that sons. Children who have been taught find, to your
the
slight injustice to your child than to destroy the teacher's influence over him...
to confide in their parents can be your child was wrong, and in trusted anywhere. Don't expect con- tenth case, it is better to suffer a fidence if it means that the boy gets a "call down" for telling what he dia.
If you have a complaint to 3-Find some daily duties or chores for your boy or girl to do, and make, go first to the principal of they will come to appreciate in some the school...
Not
The
degree the sacrifices you are making. Do not expect miracles. for them. Don't shell out money, all children are equally apt. Get value received. Your boy may school trains minds, but does not be getting thoughtless. because you fish them.
10- Do not apply adult standards permit him.
give children much of the work of children; nor rebuke 4-Don't spending money. Let them earn it, the child because he can not do otherwise an excellent opportunity sums as well as you can, or think criticise the to acquire the habit of thrift is lost you can. Do not Children of rich parents sometimes schools because they trave changed so get less spending money than chil much since you were a boy. Consider where your business would be if you dren of the less well-to-do.
were to use the same methods that have home study, be were used when you were a boy. sure that they regularly set aside the same time for it every day. Re-
Where children are far enough advanced to
gularity is a good habit to acquire FUTURE WEDDINGS
How about sitting down once in a while to ascertain how much your
child knows? You will be surprised (take this two ways).
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This "decidedly different hat is fashioned of sky-blue feathers and was designed by G. Howard Hodge for Rita Johnson, the pretty M.G.M. actress you see here. The quill is of bright blue and is fastened on the side with a button of soft feathers.
Just as
"Smart Talk"
in conversation,
Contrasting coloured bands down “smart talk” in fashion means the front of your new frock or coat not a thing, unless you learn it will make it definitely new. when it's fresh, new and sparkling. Blouse and skirt effects for any Right now, with a new clothes sea-hour of the day or night are new son bursting forth in full bloom,pets of fashion. Miss Edith Mary Turner of the fashion rafters are ringing with Knight Street, Kowloon Tong, to In-clever, new, exciting suggestions on structor Lieutenant-Commander how to make yourself and your new spring colour combination, en-
The forthcoming marriages have been announced:
Angus Guan of H. M. S. Suffolk.
Miss Ellen Norvel Patterson Russell of the Water Police Station, to Mr. George E. Willerton, also of the Water Police Station:
Miss Penelope Joan Tyser of The Fly Wheel, Tai Po, to Lieutenant John O'Dwyer of the Royal Innis- killing Fusiliers, Tanglin Barracks, Singapore.
* * Gold and russet is a fashionable
wardrobe stand out from the crowd. hanced even more by a touch of Don't wait to practice these quirks bright green. of style, take them while they're new, because before long, a whole new and possibly contradictory series of foibles will sprout smart wings:
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"Two" clips on your coat or suit lapel are smarter than one, match
Soutache braid looks very new used with net, for instance a gray soutache braided bolera over a gray net formal is as new as spring.
Add a crushed suede belt in a predominate shade to your new
Miss Patricia Mary Hogan of them if you can, at least keep them Paisley print frock to make it stand the British Military Hospital, to in harmony- Lieutenant. Nigel Whitting Dimsey
of R. A. Mess, Lyemun.
Miss Margaret Thomson Cadden An Australian type, hip length.
out from other prints.
A new crepe jacket in three co-
of 82 Craiglockhart Roed, Edin knitted jacket will lend a new airlours, preferably vivid, is just the hite resort frock burgh, Scotland, to Leading Writer to your woollen skirt or plain wool thing to add to Reginald Elliottt of HMS. Tamar, len frock.
or a dark city on
- Miss Florence Elsie Barne of 210.
Grosgrain ribbon has been glori Prince Edward Road, to Sergeant If you choose a golden berge fed and is a glorious tonic to dark George Dawson of the Royal Ex-spring dress and plan to wear it clothes if you
little, under a black fur, do add a shiny muchly bowed turban în several CUPS OF LYON'S TEAgineers, Wellington Barracks.
black straw sailor hat with "beige sprigly colours: birds" stop.
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If the fur collar of your coat has made your neck look discoloured, you can improve it with eau de Lacing on the new dresses takes Cologne. Soak a bit of cotton-wool on added appeal if you wear with and have a good clean up. It's sur-it gloves that are "laced" too. prising what a lot of dirt comes off, in spite of all our washing and bathing.
"A" "bandaged" look to your head, with turbans, to your waist with sashes, to your feet with sandals and your wrists with jewels is ultra
By the way, did you know that when you put cream on your hands new- you should massage it in from fit- gers to wrist? Work it upwards al- A Short, scalloped, bright colour- ways, as if you rub backwards and en bolero of velveteen over your forwards you stretch the skin. That simple, black woollen dress will makes your hands get wrinkled," make a new spring costume of it
If you want a new pair of shoes and a bag to bring newness to last be of year's suit, fashionabl
As casual as slacks and shirts are, the most chic resarters
are wearing with them long necklaces. of heavy, jangling coins or charms and matching bracelets.
Still in the resort mood. pink linen combined
raspberry linen is a luscious and coal looking Colour duet,