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IN-LAW'S BROTHER will short-Į ly be married; she' wishës to entertain with a stag dinner and wishes to know if she should bare present, or welcome the guests? Her husband will be invited to the party.
Tel: 33186.
FAITH PRIOR
NOT BAD FORM
to
„QUESTIONING desires know it it is good form 'for "papa" to carve a roast or fowl at the table? I understand it is out of date and the carving should be done in the kitchen.
IT IS AN unbreakable rule that at a bachelor dinner, no woman IT MAY BE OLD-FASHIONED should ever be present, not even but it isn't bad form The Jolllest for a moment. Some people feel it homes nowadays still favour the is bad luck. But it would be idea or the man of the house pre- entirely proper that you provide siding, at the head of the table, the dinner for your brother and wielding the carving knife and that your husband act, as" Bost. fork. Of course, ahem, it makes a Your brother himself tells his difference how good the fellow is úshers and the other friends he at carving. Quite horrid when he wants to include that the bachelor cuts the roast to bits, carves at dinner is being held at his bro- the wrong joints and the gristie, ther-in-law's residence, because it Then, by all means, have the would be very strange to have it curving done in the kitchen. But announced that a man's dinner is if you have a talented carver in being given by his sister,
MOTHER KNOWS
A MOTHER knows not the answer to her only son's re- quest. He is nineteen years of age, asked to go to sea during bis summer vacation from school, When this was praċ- tically given hé atcused his parent of making life too easy for him in granting his wish. Now, she wants to know what is her cuc?
I SUSPECT, THAT your young- ster knows exactly how to manage you. I also suspect him of having a private chuckle at your expense, Your best hope lies in the fact that it's none too easy to just "ship out" these days, what with
the family, don't fall to encourage this genius. Such meals are thrice
as joyously hospitable, and don't you and too much stuffy formality around these days?
AT WITS END
CHILD DIFFICULTIES is at wits end how to correct the haughtiness of her. young daughter aged five. The child's errors are spotlighted by necessary corrections and she uses this to attract atten- „ tion. However, she must be corrected, but how in what way to insure the most sac- cessful results regarding right and wrong?
DISAPPROVAL is always un- labour condition's as they are. pleasant to the child, who wants, Almost a triumph if he does, above all things, to stand high in providing as it will, that much- |870wn-ups estimation. But the use desired opposition, and don't you of disapproval should be tempered help him.
by understanding that it will not
BREAKFAST.
Mangos Cereal
Fish Cakes
Bran Muffins
..Jelly
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Fruit Cocktail Beet Salad Fried Chicken
Creamed new potables
Baked Spinach
Carrot Souffle Custard Tea
DINNER
Chicken Broth Sardine Salad Stuffed PeppCIB
Com on Cob String Beans Potato Chips Strawberry Shortcake
Coffee
Perfume!
Perfume, an absolute
in personal dally tollet
WOMEN'S INTERESTS.
Too strong a perfume frequent..
1939 MODEL: OVERCOME
YOUR HANDICAPS
When you have handicaps you do one of three things, Over- come them, make ëxpital of them, or let them overcome you! This applies particularly to beauty handicaps.
Visualise a young woman twenty-nine inch bust, round-, ed shoulders, a not-so-gracatu walk, and certain features of face, which she knew could be helped. Now, these are com- mon faults and there are methods for correction.
י
this
But
If a small bust measurement spread your feet too far apart for is one of the crosses you bear, try gracefulness. To correct these corrective measures. Stand fault,practise rotating-the-legs- as tali as you can without strain, outward, rolling your weight to This forces your chest up, along the outside of your feet. with head and neck. and forces keep them parallel, with toes your shoulders back. Practice straight. this frequently and check up .on The facial corrections: begin your silhouette dally in the mirror.with your brow. Is your brow Now to straighten out round wider than you like? If so, scallop shoulders and increase chest ex-your hairline at the temples, to pansion,
Įminimize width. Wear it in a cen- Itre part, if your eyes вте well
spaced and your nose is" a Try the exercise five times
good the feature. If not, in a side part, but frst day and an additional each day thereafter until you reach fore you dip it. Hair lifted from the carry your hair up diagonally be ten. Lie down with your back the door, and keep it flat through-face.
Hft the entire out the routine. Touch heels to the floor and keep knees bent and MONOTONOUS EXPANSE apart. Puz your Angertips
If your are willing to avall your. your shoulders in such a position set of artifice, you can also const that your wristbone touches the der a widow's peak, made up to match your hair, it helps to break
floor.
ears.
FIVE TIMES
SECOND EXERCISE
time
on
part helps to
4
on
Releasing your nngertips slowly a monotonous expanse of brow. slide your arms up over your head, Skilfully fashioned on flesh-colour- with elbows straight on the floor, ed hair lace, these peaks adhere to but slowly drawn close to your toupee plaster and are used suc-
Stretch tall, and slowly re- cessfully. bending your arms, force elbows
Plumpress around the eye bone. straight on the floor, bring finger-which is frequently seen with tips back to shoulders, keep wrists wide foreheads, can be minimized flat, and slowly pull the elbows in from lid to eyebrow. If your eyes with eye-shadow, blended faintly essential close to your sides.
have an upward tilt, emphasize it with shadow, carried up in the ly becomes "musty" on the skin.
For your second exercise, stana same slant as your eyes. Some Therefore, listen attentively.
tall with your chest up and your experts think shadow should only medium strong scent Op the back straight, and make wide be used for these two purposes and ankles and the hem of the skirt, circle, with your arms like wind to accent widely spaced eyes.
Braduate it upward.
mills, ten times backward and ten you agree with them A
and can't use shadow. try one of the creams, the bosom, and times forwards. tips of the ears, and eau de cologne. How do you walk? If you draw which look ice-blue in
the jar. under the arms.
your knees inward, you widen your but have no colour, and give They're all different odours, or hipline, sway your back. and high luster and a soft, dewy effect: course, but pick them to harmo- nize, rather than match. will smell very elegant indeed!
then lighter one at
...
*
You
If you show quick disapproval of
hér, misconduct and then give her
hearty approval when she is good.
she will act in ways to bring out
the emotions which cause her the
and
“Play an Leisure Togs"
the slack suit with box jacket is the personi
I
greatest personal satisfaction and fication of
joy. Obviously, no child is
an
unnecessary
angel and you must keep that fact comfort, smart- uppermost in mind. But a smile, a pat. a loving word bring good re-
aess and fash- sults and make it
on for the that that you make the lavish use ut disapproval and punishment.
coming s u m- mer. Cycla.
THE ANSWER PLEASE]
DEAR FAITH.PRIOR: I have a
men,
blue, or
brother fourteen who is constantly yellow kasha
playing tricks on me. I never
know what he is going to do or would be the
Say at any hour of the day when
I am alone or with other people. colour scheme.
How can I cure him of this habit which is most annoying and ap pears to be getting worse instead of better. DISGUSTED.
DEAR DISGUSTED: You should know the answer to your question "You become annoyed!" There it 19 The next time your young bro- ther appears on the scene with a trick for you pay absolutely no attention to him or his actions, allow no one else to notice him, When you show your annoyances he is delighted for that is the only reason he does them, just to see you react.
Therefore, disregard him entire-
If, on the other hand he comes remain influential it overdone. Ify and take no notice of him for home, he will have you in the you disapprove all of the time, gratifying position of being grate the child learns to get along de- ful for his consideration of your spite it. She has to live and set, real desires in the matter. Better and if what she does brings noth- consider training him for the ing but frown she learns to diplomatic service!
disregard them.
It's
Perfectly
cleaned!
"when it's done with
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a week or two, he will shortly turn to another youthful diversion Suggest to your mother that the boy's time is more occupied with intelligent subjects where be is | learning something, he may have
too much leisure.
(Each week in this column FAITH PRIOR answers ques- tions of a · personal” uzture, submitted by, readers of the "Daily Press"),
HIPS HIDE IN THE SKIRTS
Standing before the long mirror glass, you spot the humps and lumps of your figure. You think of shorta and slacks and know “It just esn't be done!”
PEASANT DRESS
#!
BEACH SANDAL
If
1
But there are styles that h'ps or Of course, whatever one wears. lamps can get away with attrac falle fat without accessories. tively and smartly. One of the Unless there is colourful and boun of boons right now is the gay amusing beach sandal, and a suit- little peasant dress : The fact is,able Aso nes for hair (or beach This altuation for many women many a skinny girl is wearing hat) and probably an enormous becomes more maddening each them also, for quite apart from beach bag, these clothes loose im- year too, because play clothes grow what they do for you, they are portance immediately. But when continually more entrancing, And very new and appealingly chic. hips hide under these new full it is a quirp of the mind that the
These are the dresses with the skirts they can, at last, add to a less you are able to wear such
perfect costume picture. full skirts and tight little bodices. things, the more frantically you
They are often splashily printed, which are the trouble makers, it Maybe is not the hip and leg long for themi s
However, one little secret which amusingly trimmed with big may be a full matroniy keeps some of the best dress wo wooden buttons or girdled with The loss and hips are beautifu men of the world' best-dressed is bold saaber Words cannot even formed atd "dendér that, like good shoemakers, they capture the variety this summer, the shorts Indeed stick to their fast! You cannot wear But if shorts and alters don't should be
everything in style and work for you, try a peasant dress the sun
FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1939. —PAGE 3
THE YOUNG MEN'S
WASH SUITS
VARIETY OF COLOURS & FABRICS
SIZES 3 10-
SELECT RANGE OF BOY'S SWIMMING TRUNKS
LADIES' SALON
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
ROUND THE SHOPS
The present
climate certainly jalong conservative lines, have does not tend to create, fashion delightful selection of youngsters' interest. "It is difficult to be "dress-up" two-piece suits. The style-minded when it is pouring blouses and open at the knee abortá rain, and thundering part of the contrast in colour, wines and
day and hot, sticky the other. white, two blues, yellow and brown, However, inspecting the delight- Įtan and white, green" and grey ful summer wardrobe fashions can are a few combinations. The possibly give you a lift in spirits. material in the sults vary: linen. Nothing like a new dress, bonnet broadcloth, fine homespun, sack- or gadget to make a
lady
feeling, pique. better.
· FABRIC · HATS
The abreviated swim-trunks of laster are in the navy, maroon, blue shades with white canvass belts. A knit jersey trunk of gray has coloured stripes at the side.
There have been displayed linen, percale and cotton bats for summer, even a few turbans In crepe, but MAYOS again - take the lead in new mid-summer chapeaus of shirred
allk crepe. taffeta, patent and georgette.
Perky modela in black and white" DAY AND NIGHT check taffeta have a
Sassy tall curled black patent feather stick. ing in the crown and the brim edged in the same shiny material. "White crepe shirred is the basis for other trim millinery models, these have blue, black of brown ribbon and patent trimmings the crown and brim. Quite smart when perched on your head, and very, new in fashion.
These styles are quite complete in size range, and the retail cost is small for the superior quality and tallering.
at
"When RIVELLE in the Arcade selects her merchandise, it is with thoughts of her clientel', and the The latest Hongkong climate. batch of merchandise received shows again her knowledge of what the customer wanta and needs.
For instance, the new shipment of afteroori frocks in printed or solid coloured chiffons with taffeta The selection of cotton frocks,
slips. Very, very cool and here, is quite different and exfortable for the present days are com- clusive in the design and fabric these styles which have pleated. many models. Sheer dotted circular or full skirts; full sleeves, swiss, maslin, linens, volles of and interesting bodice details. An- solid colours or prints. The full
other new style is the shirtwaist skirted, circular skirt and pleated and skirt model, the waist is skirt styles are incorporated in white organdy, tailored with a this group Blouse details vary little-girl”
of
and there to a wide size range."
THREE TO TEN
collar,
thes having skirt of coloured dotted swiss or percale cut on the circular pat- tern. Very trick and an : addi-.. tention to any young womans' ward-
The little men of three to years are being made fashion- robe for summer. minded. No more can they cavort There are several new cotton. all day in just over-alls, sun evening frocks, here, which will suits or rompera. Stylish, colour remind you of grand-mama." The included in their "dream" is made of red-dotted- ful suits now wardrobe., And how swanky Swiss, white background, in a they are becoming in their swim- tight bodice without straps, but ming attire was noticed by the boned, eliminating slipping. White wide range styles of swimming organdy ruffles edged in red trim trunks and suita.
the bust line and are carried out LANE CRAWFORD which caters at the full skirt hem. Very to the "future male generation” la-laish!
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