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Straw and
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for formal & informal costumes.
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Print Chiffon Frocks
Wide Selection of Sport. -
and
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Selected Group of Novelty Accessories.
CONFIDE IN
SOCIETY? HAS LATELY taken newspaper.
FAITH PRIOR
Personal announce
up residence in the Colony, and in ments should be made verbally or
■ short time has found fault with by written notes.
the social rules and manners. She inquires if there is anything per- manent and real in Hongkong,'any husbands and wives who are faith- ful and if any of the men here ever heard of manners?
DOUBTFUL. wishes to know
if there is any truth in the statement that "a person's character can be read to some extend from handwriting?
SUCH HARSH CRITICISM, may
NOT TOO ACCURATELY, per- be deserved by a few, but not by haps, but it is easy to spot the Hongkong residents, as a whole. I show-offs with their flourishes, the think you are too quick to form an careless ones who omit syllables.. opinion especially a general one. the neat, precise souls who write However, it is delightful that you very plainly with well-formed let- have found nothing much worseters. One does get quite a definite to condemn, because, as in 'every impression of personalities from seaport, you no doubt can and hand writing. And once ours was' much more hair raising" habitat interpreted and was quite true to And, remember, there is just a tacts-no doubt about it we're safer soupcon of a possibility that you with a typewriter. would have received that preferred "oblivion" but for the companions who shared the society items with you. Forgive them for not im mediately comprehending your preference,
CRITIC
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WRITES long tirade about smoking. the greatest fault is when a man smokes a pipe at the dining table. She also asks, is it not proper and polite to thank a man for any public courtesy?
If we slip in our tense now and then, that is alright, and it you ald not look for unfaithful husbands, maybe you would not find them. 1 AGREED WITH you, a man Furthermore, what is the matter should never smoke a pipe at the with your eyesight and hearing? dining table. A gentleman always Something real and permanent is asks permission to smoke a pipe what you want, then visit the over-when ladies are present, but really crowded "poorer districts in this the only time it is considered in- city as a social worker. Do some- correct "to smoke the briar is when thing for the under-fed little girl he is in full evening dress, mean- selling papers or wares on a street ing tails. This does not go only corner, or for the little ones you for men, women should always ask see sleeping on door steps. What permission to smoke when in other about the refugees?
people's home.
20 A MOTHER WISHES to en- fertain for a young daughter оп ber sixteenth birthday. what sort of amusement can she provide, the usual home party is out of the question due to small quarters and finances are limited.
At sixteen a girl is really grow- Ing up and consequently, the en tertainment varies. What about an afternoon tea in one of the
UNCERTAIN HAS receivéd an announcement card, of an engagement and wishes to
Regarding public courtesies, it is never improper to be polite. At the same time, if you are out with a man, then it is true that you would, more or less, take for grant- ed the ordinary courtesies that are expected from a gentleman. But you would certainly say "thank you' to a total stranger, no matter who the stranger is, for any gesture of courtesy made to you.
WOMEN'S INTERESTS
Fashion
PRE-VIEW
PANTIE SKIRTS FOR THAT SUMMER DAZE
SUMMER DAZE! PANTIE SKIRTS: Two things of “this” 'moment. You can't avoid elther one of them: new fashions won't
allow it.
You see pantie skirts (çulottes) are the news of to-day be-- cause they can be worn by simply everybody (site and spe are no qualification here).
Sammer daze, well, that's the second phase of spring fever and you can't avoid it either
The solution tó the lazy, them to advantage. Culottes won't stretchy, humid and relaxing teel- be. Shorts aren't your type? Cu- ing that you are getting these days lottes are different. is comfortable clothing smart and possible for relaxation.
Round The Shops
It has been hot, "Bcottish misty." sticky and close, not the climate for shopping tours and many of you ladies do not have the per- sonal call from a smart sales- woman as to what has come, is .coming or has gone from the local shops.
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- Therefore, with our hat on the back of our head and with a slow These bifurcated creations are rolling galt we went shop hunting everywhere. Short, full, neat and for the latest offerings and now When you walk around with comfortable. They have such pass them along.
4" To 42"
waters.
Many times every one of us have
FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1939.–PAGE 3 -
"Huaraches"
For Summer Smartness Soft and Cool Sandals
in
White, Blue or Beige
All sizes.
"Lisle
Socks
The half sock for Summer wear,
with Elastic tops.
Novelty Belts
Narrow & Wide in a Variety of Colours.
Ladies Salon
Lane, Crawford, Ltd.
·BE YOUR AGE
your mind all hazy it's time to go clever construction that the-leg and sit in the shade and watch | portion is completely concealed things grow; to stay ever so still even when you take a step. Other and hear the green world sing. How tailored culottes have pleated thanked the discoverer for the do you do it? By getting your trousers with flares equal to the article called "zippers." Few gar- hands in the earth and planting best skirts. Silk and wool culottes ments are without this means of things by packing your basket worn with tailored jackets are the fastening to-day. And they are a and eating with the daisies; by new "sport suit" idea. Circular lolling on a deck of a boat in the cut culottes of Norwegian cotton, and you are open or fastened, no glit in hot, sticky weather--just zip soft. breezes of the Hongkong are practical for beach or garden. tugging, pulling, popping of malls No wonder pantie skirta are the and wearing out of disposition, Gardening, boating, picnicking, biggest news of the coming sum. Now LANE, CRAWFORD is the For all three of those heavenly mer daze!
only shop in the city carrying zip- Occupations wear culottes.
pers from four inches to 42 Dizing in the weeds and plants inches in length and the colours: These
The Norwegian cot-ey, all blues, pink, brown, green, summer Insurance of with pantal
tan, white, black, yellow and so on. ton (finely woven smartness go everywhere on every-{
sacking and
one.
Quite a few women have been You can, too. wear them very durable). Is fashioned in a Maybe pants are not your best three-piece ensemble with short (sending out of town for the popu destroy the most beautiful thing style? Culottes are
circular pants, flared hip Jacketlar "Huaraches," the sandals that Mexico [amous. Soft Blacks may not suit for the edge of and halter in stripes of soft pea-made.
and cool and woven from the town or passing through.. Then sant colouring.
lightest kid, they are fashioned wear culottes. Shorts, that other
Or. for sailing the many bays in smart styles and have amazing
DIFFERENT
different.
SOFT COLOURING ."
member of the pant family, are try a dark blue linen pair of tal too revealing, and few really wear lored culottes worn with a cotton
Tallored navy blue linen culottes better known as "Pantis-Skirts" worn with a contrasting jacket, shirt or blouse is Fashion's cap-
tion for summer relaxation.
stamina, great, therefore, for any sport activities. And you will find them in this specialty shop.
The new lisle. lastic top, socks in white are finely woven and smart in appearance making the ankle quite trim and neat. Summer's Toppers
Make A bee-line immediately, to-day, to MAYOS, in the Arcade. New. hats have just arrived from America. The small shop is just a bevy of hat styles to express any mood or whim,
If you want to be romantic and alluring try a hat with a sheer chiffon wimple or two streamers hanging from the side. If it is galety, pull a mood over your curls and skip out the door. If the urge is rakish try a high manipu- lated crowned sport hat with a sky-reaching feather.
When evening brings "Ideas of romance wear a circle of three colours of veiling down over your right eye and the veils in bows at the back.
You've seen them often; perhaps
they
are
GIVE ANSWERS
AND
See If You Are Well Groomed
even your very good friends, nice young girls of ‘about eighteen who, in the very act of trying to beautify themselves,
they possess, the freshness of thei youth. They do the wrong things game you readers like how about to themselves. · Girls of eighteen do trying yourselves out on a buty- not need the artini dodges by quiz? which older women try to keep the
illusion of youth:
SINCE "Q'S AND A'S" is the
JUST HOW DO YO stack HD-~ Making the most of her youth good, bad or indifferent? If you're and attractiveness is important tola fastidious woman who walks in a tirl who is looking for a job or beauty you'll chalk down a 5 for earning her living, just as impor-each question you can answer with tant as it is to Society's moet pam-a "yes". Put down a 0 for each pered darling. Doubtless, it is even "no." If "sometimes" is your an- move important. But if there is swer, give yourself. 24. one thing most debutantes have When you've finished answering - good sense about, it is capitalizing the questions, add up the points their school-girl freshness.
The average score will be 60. 'It'
If you are blonde, for example, yours is over 80, that means 20-so go in for the most clean-scrubbed, good grooming, but it won't make healthy glow and a “wished-trun-people stop and say, "how well- ed" treshness of skin" and hati. groomed she is!” Scrub your face moming and night Over 90 and you're notably well: with soap and water, before using groomed. any crearns or other preparations.
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100 per cent.-there "ain't ng such animal." exept perhaps on the stage or in the movies:
Below 60 is a "ahame on you"
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COME ON ALONG and rate your
WARM TONES Frequently, such types skip the 'cheeks when powdering the face, sign, leaving them to shine like polished apples. Follow the warm, funny tones for your face powder and beauty.. Use both rouge · and lipstick 1-Do you cleanse your face sparingly, Too much of either EVERY night? drops a curtain over the natural 2-Do you reach for fruit instead beauty like a drawn window blind. of whipped cream delights?
Then there is the matter of the 3- your face powder darker And, of course, the 'straws are hair. Keep it shimmering and than your skin tones (necessary if well represented, big and tiny shum tortuous arrangements as you you'd avoid unattractive shadows)?. ones, rough and fine ones deco- would the devil. Believe it or not, Do you pass up the urge to | rated with ribbon, ́flowers, vells, every girl can shampoo her own heavily bead your eyelashes? "
jewels or whatever your heart #{desires,
It's hot, humid and sticky wea. ther here during summer-And
hair once a week. While it is still wes, comb it back from the brow, pull out the dips at the temple, up the ends, and secure it with
5—Are you a sitter-straight, wal- ker-erect-a scorner of the slouch?? ̈ 6-Do you ALWAYS vise nourjois- ing cream around your eyes at {night-staving off those crows feet?\
7-Do your rouge and lipstick. match same shade, sathe brand?
8-Does your neck get its share, A of powder?
every wordan pays attention to Colby pins anti it dries. frocks for such climatic conditions,
For the brunettes, try omitting Fashionable this season is chiton rouge completely. This makes the and fine organze and this is the skin a more interesting contrast exact frock and costume for Hong-with the dark hair and eyes.
clear ivory powder will enhance kung.
-Daily use a fresh powder puff?- the effect. By contrast, your red|| 10-Do you use a deodorant, and Aware of the dress problem tips will become more of a focal change or wash your dress shields the Colony is Rivelle in the Arcade point than the average person's. dally? Here was found a new group of she restraint in applying" lip- 11-Is an antiseptic, deodorizing sheer chiffon-dresses-in-coloured-stick
{mouth wash used at least twice" prints with lingerie trimmings,
Powder your Hips before you part dadly? styled with large, sleeves" and full on, follow the natural borders of 13 Is an orange stick used skirts, very, very comfortable when your mouth in a clean outline, and LIGHTLY to cleanse under your the temperature and humidity is blot off excess with tissues.
high An unusual note in this. selection "was the size difficulty, there "are small and extra large sizes.
CAMOMILE RINSE
nails?
13-Are your hair and teeth brushed "the dally way?
DEAR FAITH PRIOR fam rotels, or an all day sailing party thirty-two years of age, I was mar- for six or eight people, with lunch?ried at 18 and lived one year with Maybe a bridge party in the even my husband. We separated after ing with a late supper; or a pro- that time and neither of us have communicated with each other gressive supper party? If there
Keep your hair polished by daily 14-In perfume applied directly are several old, intimate friends in since, in fact I do not know if he is still living., However, during the
brushing and try a camomile rinse on the body, NOT on clothes? your daughter's group. arrange
The cotton lace dress is another after your shampoo to bring out 15- wave-setting liquid allow. with them to have one of these past two-and-a-half years I have
wardrobe item for this country.highlights. A ́ng bób, curled out ed to dry THOROUGHLY before affairs, soup to nuts in different been living with another man. I
They are washable and quite air at the ends and made into a taking out the combs or curlers? homes along a route, it is an old know it is against the laws of so- idea
| jacket, red, white and blus. Set-conditioned. The colours create charming topknot with a broadly 16-Do you know when and how but one that is always clety, maybe I should try and make excuses, but I love my present
ting off the costume and aiding the smartness, such as crushed swired, flat comma curi, is a style to use mascara-never for sportā pleasing and enjoyable.
common-law husband and could the city he last Uved, his former your colffure problem would be strawberry, gold, aqua, dark blue, which lends itself to easy grooming and streetwear cleverly for even- not have married him at the time employer, and insert advertise-red and white fishnet scarf green, tan and beige, and most of und is invariably fattering to|ing? I met him. Our life is very happy, ments in the newspapers where he wrapped about your head, bandeau them have an accompanying slip. ¿young faces
17- Do you keep your eyebrowes he has set, aside a saving account might be living. Then maybe you tashion.
Another garment item in this There is also a way, of course, piacted by checking up on them ¡in a bank for me; we are congenial could afford a short ten day trip,
Maybe you can use sharkskin shop is the Jersey-knit silk blouses, of playing up your loveliest feature every two or three days, and taking and both of us are making á suc-on your return tell the child's cess of our daily life. Now, a new father the circumstances, and if calottes in blue, grey or syclamen worn equally well with stacks, or If it's eyes, blue as the deep sea, out the strays when they feat
These blouse-shirts are | choose collars, clips, hat bands and make their appearance? problem comes along, I am going he loves you as much as it appears, worn with three coloured striped suits. to have a child, naturally, I wish he will do all in his power to assist mesh shirt, your pet scarf about plainly tailored with a pointed ribbon hair bows of matching 18 Do you shampoo your hair
Here again "colours is the dash; to marry, how do I go about fal- you in clearing your name and your head, for informal Sunday collar, short sleeve and pockets: colour.
Then there is the question, of 19--1s 1; waved-coiffured afternoon of leisure, filling this desire, he knows I was marrying you. married before.
The combinations for this part-wines, blues, gold, browns, white, gure. Perhaps you want to look or do you let it go?
mauve, yellows and greens, the more slender than you really are. 20-Do you keep your nails ment nagging, it will not help the situa- cular fashion are unlimited and size range varies and the price You can achieve this effect with cured nicely and the pollah alther of the man, presents the bride-to-) DEAR DISTRESSED: Very few lon; be sweet. clever and try to the places where this type of cor suprises one with delightful saving, dark, dull-surfaced fabrics and all ON of all OFF? - be with a gift (usually linen for people are strong enough to defe continue living with this man intume is worn to advantage are. If you are searching for the Yong, slimming lines. Select clothes her trousseau) but cply because the social laws by which the ma- the harmonious atmosphere you many during the summer months unusual in novelty gadget acces which give a tailored impression other lines walon break your ngu
-But one word of caution-be sorter Inspect the group here, and have straight up and down at any point. they want to and not because they jority of people in the world live created during the past. are expected to do so. An en- and I do not think in the long run graved or printed card announcing that you'will be. First of all at- the engagement is not approved by tempt to locate you missing hus- etiquette. Correctly, Impersonal band and secure a divorce. Write announcements are made into his last address, to the police in
know if this means she is ob-"
ligated to send a gift. She does not know. the engaged couple intimately.
AN ENGAGEMENT present is Dever an obligation. Sometimes, it is true, the nearest friends of the girl, even on occasion the family
DISTRESSED,
Do not become worried, · cross, į
(Each week in this column FAITH PRIOR answers ques- tions of a personal nature sub- mitted by readers of the "Daily
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very sure of the cut and tailoring bunkels and clips batching ear- nuen, Have your dresses fitted well, Then last but just as of this style germent. They must rings, necklaces, pins, fobs, brace- but musily, around your waist and be your natural self, don't try at, not too tight or too large; 17 lets, each one a different pattern hips. Steer clear of high-waisted copy your mother, grown-up they don't, the appearance is any- and combination of jewels and dresses with pleated skirts, two- favourite movie actress
métal thing but smart and cle
colour: ensembles, · bias-cat-gar- stranger who took your atten fients and, contrasting belts or in a public gathering
Just be yo