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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 22, 1938.
A CSUMMERG For Wives Only BASIC DRESS WITH
MORNING DRESS
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EDICAL science has made such strides nowadays and the latest news is that it has dis- covered a new disease which can be ́ earmarked "for wives only." I wonder if any of my readers to- day are suffering from the.com- plaint which has only just been christened.
Its name is "suburban neuro- sis" and it is the mental state into which lonely wives get when they are marooned, day after day, in the suburbs with nothing to do.
ment for community centres. They have also decided to make grants to approved voluntary schemes for building these cen- tres.
That the disease is by no means a 1988 bugbear is shown by the report which was circulated in 1935 by the Board of Education jointly with the Ministry of Health to local authorities drawing attention to the "need for organising community cen-: tres on the new housing estates."
A London doctor suggested that the solution to the problem would be found in the establishment.of clubs where wives could meet during the day and find interest in hobbies.
The new complaint was first recognised officially last month at the inquest on 44-year-old Mrs. Elizabeth Ward, of Barnet, Eng- land, who gassed herself because the she could no longer bear loneliness of (being by herself all Beating The
day while her husband was at business.
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"Suburban neurosis," said doctor at the inquest, "is a grave social problem. Out-patient de- partments of London hospitals are full of such cases.”
Since there should at least be one cure for every human com- plaint, it is a problem which is being attended to by, doctors, estate planners and officials in disease England, now that the
has been brought to light.
The London County Council suggests that the solution would be in the erection of more com-" munity centres and this Council which recently made an order would authorise the expenditure on lands, buildings and equip-
new and pretty in the way of a practical day dress? Well, here. ited for coolness.
Darts at the
is! And you can make it in a few waistline and on the smooth should- hours. It's easy to put on anders make the pattern fit unusually work in, and yet it is sufficiently well. trim and tailored enough for any occasion.
L
choose dress, For this useful
or calico-any gingham, percale
cotton. You'll certainly
The neckline is cut to a deep sturdy V, and the short sleeves are slash-Iwant it in several different colours.
Kraft Knockouts
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Stork
A "flying squad" to help ex- pectant mothers in London's 'dis- trict of Islington has just been formed and is composed of mem- bers of the staff of the Univer- sity College Hospital.`
The flying squad will be ready, day and night, and their equip- ment includes everything neces-
sary for rush operations and even blood transfusions. Travel- ling in the fast car specially kept to cope with these emergency calls will be a specialist, an as- sistant doctor and a trained
nurge.
Even in cases where a local doctor is in attendance at the bedside of the expectant mother, the flying squad of trained help- ers will attend if there is any threat of complications confinement.
SLIMMING LINES
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ex-
See
if your friends don't
lost have "My, but you claim weight! You look so slim!" when design. wear this beautiful in the you
lines distinguished Those suave, have a magically slenderizing ef- The back, fect on full figures! you'll notice, is perfectly straight The front is made and unbroken; with the smart corselette effect that creates flattens the diaphrgm and needed fullness over the bosom. The soft, rolled collar is most becoming to full faces, too.
The average flying speed of a stork is between five and six miles an hour compare this with the 60 m.p.h. of the modern fast car!
Just Imagine
Anna Wickham, specimens of whose poetry have been included in several present-day collections of modern poems, has just found- ed in London a Society for the Protection of the Imagination of Women.
Perhaps Anna considers that too much of a strain is put on the imagination of the modern wife when she hears, for the fourth time in one week, from her husband that he's ""been working late at the office.”
Witty Kitty
YOU DON'
MILLION, BABY
718
flowers,
This pattern is the smartest kind simple enough for of basic dress travel or shopping, dressy enough for afternoon. You can vary it in- terestingly with different
*Silk crepe, clips and neck laces. sheer satin and georgette adapt themselves nicely to this type of slick, subtle treatment.
THE HOUSEWIVES' NOTEBOOK
When roasting the oven, cover-
a
fowl
in
a greased
cloth instead sed paper.
You will find that the cloth will not burn, and can be easily lifted off when basting.
ré-
mark can be A scorch moved from a woollen Jumper by soaking the marked portion in glycerine. Leave to dry and then wash in a lather of warm water and
Rinse in warm water. soap..
When men's pauta have been washed, hang them on the line by the waist and, insert wire presses in both legs whilst they are still wet. Thus the pants will be much easier to press when dry. When pressing them, iron down the back crease first, then across the turn- the up, and finish by "fröning up.........
nt crease. All bagginess at the be taken out, and will be equal to tailors'