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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 21, 1938
Diary Of A Lady With A House
By ELIZABETH MacRAE BOYKIN
Monday-When my morning stint --the gayly grown-up Hon. Susan was done, I dashed down to keep Betsy Eden-is a daughter, An- an appointment with a man who thony Eden will inherit the Auck- sells chintzes. Said he-brown is land title.
did you ever notice how freshly washed windows give a house such a spruced up look.... like a man who's just been pressed and brushed and shined.
waning; pink is at its high point;| Wednesday My housewifely. grey-blue is better now than tur heart delighted in sparkling clean quoise; big scale patterns are giv-windows ing way to medium scaled designs scenics are coming back with a bang; gunmetal is the new dark background colour because it goes with everything that ivory goes with; Persians and Paisley designs are coming in for attention; and ever-glaze chintzes (which can be washed without losing their shine)
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A posy to the man who sells us goods.
are here for good, which shouldn't make a lady mad.
Tuesday Tea with Lady Auck- land, whose husband
is a first cousin of Anthony Eden; and be- cause Lady Auckland's only child
Witty Kitty
few yards of silk to-day, I suddenly Thursday-When I was buying a realised how little glory the piece work in their jobs for years and goods experts get. Yet they usually
years and know more about materials than anybody. Pale quiet men they usually are because of their indoor work, but they're al- ways ready with accurate helpful information if you ask them about the difference in fabrics, their wearing qualities or yardage.
Friday-Maybe thin china isn't so stylish as it was, but just the same 1 still think that nothing
Here is an easy exercise it your digestion is sluggish,
First, le flat on the floor with your arms stratched out sideways. Falms upward.
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(Gopyright, 1938, by The Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
"A suburbanite," says sole quizing Elizabeth, "is a fellow who leads his wife to believe he's man enough to mow everthying down but the lawn.”
1948, by Bell Ryndicate)
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Between the five-card suits and new bridge rules many players have come to the conclusion what the game needs is a cooling system.
Then swing your 1971 leg across and put your toe in your right palm. Swing leg back again. Ro Beat with the right leg. Do thi exercise twire with each leg. Best and repeat.
makes an occasion seem more like a party than teacups thin as thin and plates of delicate translucent china.
Saturday-Called in the chil- dren's specialist this morning to as- sure me that little boy's cold was nothing to worry about. This doctor is a woman, and very nice with children. I was interested in the way she dressed, in soft blue-grey tweeds, rather feminine but not fussy. A woman doctor has a pro- blem about clothes. She should be tailored and dignified looking with- out looking masculine. Ours suc- ceeds.
Sunday-The nicest home. day. with the Sunday paper strewn about, and chicken for dinner. Then a bath and early to bed, early to rise. I hope that will make me healthy, wealthy, and wise.
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