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EVENING GOWNS, DAY DRESSES
HATS AND FURS
Sloucester: Arcade.
EXTRA SPECIAL
SALE
BEAUTIFUL EVENING & DAY DRESSES
SUITS, HATSTM
AND
NOVELTIES ETC.
ALL AT HALF PRICE
RIVELLE
WOMEN'S INTERESTS
MILLINERY
Paris puts some wartime
notions on our heads.
There's always glamour around the Foreign Legion—and here are two turbans with" a definite desert touch. "On Gazed” is in bright blue and wine red Jersey, and it has a neck-scarf cut all in one.
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GOES
MILITARY
Puffs of smoke from the big guns- and a brain wave for a smart hat. On the left, you see "Offensive," a Jaunty model in a black wool fer- u. sey, with a daring flower cluster in yellow, blue, green and pink. We think we'd like to call it "Ready for Anything."
Over she roes in an incredible 'spiral-and your heart's in your mouth. But perched on your curls
is a hat for an air-minded woman, swirls of green and wine red felt over a chestnut wool fishnet crown, “Looping" it's called, and here, it is
on the right..
"Alarmı" is cunnfarly contrived "Safe Conduct" is an excellent from purple and fuchsia wool Jer- molto. And it's also a distinctly sey. Two upstanding twists of attractive hat. A stitched band of material give it a dashing look, navy jersey is anchored to the contradicted by the demure bon- head with a navy groa grain rib- -net-strings, tying under the chin. bon around the back of the crown.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1940.
COMMENCING MONDAY 29TH
SALE BARGAINS
DAY FROCKS
EVENING DRESSES
FROM $ 10.00
5.00
5.00
1.00
3.00
SHOES
HANDBAGS
HATS
WOOLLIE BATHING SUITS From 7.50
KNEE HIGH SILK HOSE $1.95 NETT
LADIES' SALON
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
Gloucester Arcadio
Tel. 33196
ROSY FINGERS BRING ROSY "FUTURES
Mon never can resist the appeal of soft, lovely bands with rosytippel fingers .So take your future in your
bands
**
- accent your personality with diferent shades of La Cross Crease Sail Posh-THE PERSTICE POLISH THAT LOOKS BETTER
AND LAST LONGER,
La Cros
'CREME NAIL POLISH,
Obtainable at all better Drug & Department stores
Bole Distributor:
Auw Pit Seng's Trading Co, Ltd., Hong Kong
Twaddle In Bloomsbury
THE BIG PRESS ROOM
A bell of imperative note sounds
jas cock-fighting and rubber sang- guing have the added slice of being forbidden” 1400 words.)
Quitt. And into the big waste- paper baskets wirien a provident Government has supplied to us at
in the big Press Room of the Press the bureal goes every copy of and ́Censorship Bureau, resplen- dently housed at Bloomsbury. It is "Contentment in Kelantan." Ext
a signal that another news bulletin mine, retained as a curio
is to be released to a waiting world. writes Bruce Harris'in the Evening Standard.
Nearer home but s.ill sense dis- Lance away, comes a variation of the Bacon (Control of Production) Journalists of a score of nations Order exempting Northern Beland flock to a platform, receive the from its operation and extending the Ist of types of bacon permitted The bell gods again-sign that to be produced in Britain by the they are free to dash for theirjaddition of "Chaps and Chawis” ......... telephones with the tidings. This what are these?
"handout" from an official
is a sample of what they may read out:
.The cell again! Cang! Clang! What now? Why the announcemen: "St. Helena is doing its best to of the Governor of Tanganyika that increase production of food stuffs he has received from the Chief for its own consumption. The jand people of Machame and Kibon- clearing of land is being pressed goto Chiefdom and the Chagga forward to ake room for cultiva Tribe, Moshi District,” an offer of ting vegetaties." Or:
la proportion of this year's harvest "The King has been pleased to i as their contribution to the Empire approve the appointment of the Rev.—, `curate of..., to the vicarage of vacant by the cession of the Rev.--(names not deleted time by the censor).
war effort.
"As many as 45 "nandouts," vary- thising in s Lom one to right
typewritten quarto pazes, are bom "I'm heartily glad,” murmurs and mostly tall to survive the an American newspaperman as he second bell in the Press room
daily. reads thor relic of the London Gazette, "that the Reverend Cep--
About 200 copies of each are tleman has got that job. It's OK. ['produced. One in six of these pro- by mel
Lately I received, by way of the bell and the platform, a chatty
ductions ses daylight in the Duffy Press of any country,
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Do not blame the Prem Bürean. article beaded "Contentment tr Str Walter Moocktori's offietals have Kelantan.” which to saneshere in to duplicate and hand on to the \{ungrateful newspapennen anything Malays
"It is difficult to till from the ❘that any Government department Colonial Office Report for 1938 (is ¡cates to concoct in' WhƐtshall and begins) on the State of Kelantan send along to Boomsbury for igme. **Whether sericulture" or amusement With the price of newsprint what plays the more important, part 2]it is and Whitehall and Blooms the life of the villages,
bury wages what they are, why not "The pursuit of top-spinning. tumpower one of the staff journa Kite-sing and drum-beating con- Lsts of the Press Burean to sit in. tests between neighbouring kam-sub-e'torial judgment où this tog- pongs are, varied by shadow plays rent of twaddle. and touring theatrical compities
"
The rest of us could then go Know the British CoundT's Shake-home early. A very obvious econ-
while such pleasures otty.
Round The Shops
SHOWERED
Do doubt under batches of Christmas and New Year bills, shoppers are very much In the mood for securing bargains, --and genuine bargains they must be to satisfy the demands "of weather and taste.
HAIR DRIED HELPFUL EYE IN TEN EXERCISES MINUTES
NO MORE LONG SESSIONS under the hair dryer, ladies, when Hollywood's newest contribution to cuts the drying process to one- progress and beauty, å curler that third-becomes available to
the public.
BLINKING, PALMING AND SWINGING
By Jane Gordon WEARY EYES take away a wo- ma's good looks, and to a certain
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Hongkong's establishments which Invented by Hazel Rogers, chief extent her efficiency. During war cater for the ladies are well aware tonal Studio, the new device has care and attention. There are hairdresser at Sleznick Interna- conditions all eyes deserve extra of what their pubile wants, and a been so successful in experiments certain eye exercises which visit to the principal millinery that the studio machine shop has particularly useful. They include stores will reveal some really ex-been ordered to manufacture 1,000 blinking, "palming" and "swing-": ceptional articles for the wardrobe of the new models,
ing." az prices that are surprisingly low. BARGAIN SALE:
Ten Minutes:
Remember to blink every now and then during working hours;
The curlers are wire mesh cylin- while you are reading or whenever ... STARTING ON MÓNDAY will be ders set into copper rings and sol-your eyes feel tired and strained. LANE CRAWFORD'S bargain sale dered together. They are about The actual process of blinking -bargains that range over a wide one inch long, have a diameter of relieves the strain and makes the variety of attractive dresses, three eighths of an inch and are vision clearer. If you are reading costumes, shoes, hand-bags; hats hollow. and host.
fne print or find your eyes getting The mesh allows the air to cir-tired at the cinema, get into, the Evening dresses can be secured culate better than in previous de- habit of blinking from $10 and day dresses from $5.signs and the usual half hour un- And, as if these prices are not sur der the dryer is cut to ten minutes. prising, enough, shoes are offered from $5 a pair, hand-bags from $1, hats from $3 and knee-high length silk hose 21 $195 per pair. To those who are thinking of laying- in in time for the summer, woollle swim suits are $7.50,
Winter Coats
"SEE" BLACK "Palming is an exercise which was made famous by the. Ameri- can, Dr. Bates. It is restful and easy, relaxes the eyes and gives them back their health and strength. The exercise is done as
being offered at Hoods, Storm Collars follows.
FURS, AND MORE FURS:
4.
And Many Pockets
Place the palms of your hands over your eyes, with the fingers of one hand crossed over the fingers of the other and resting on your forehead. Then shat your eyes and try to "sco" black. The better your sight, the more black you will be able to sed.
Inviting in their warmth and combine the look of town, country EXAMPLES of greatcoats that attractiveness are the new range and travel swing through Paris of furs being displayed at MAYO'S salons. Pignet makes them from in the Arcade. The cold wave thick woollens in beige, ginger which swept the Colony the last brown and dark though bright few days caused a big rush at Mayo green, without any fur, but tallor». and the for department certainly ed trimmings such as epaulettes did good business,
astant shoulders and welted seams Furs however, are not all that or a single, unpressed box-pleat Mayo's have to offer. Evening that in thống-lined, a little below lights and splashes of frocks in a wide range of beautiful the neckline, giving novelty, to fuit colour and indistinct patches of colours and material wit also at- backg” it con tract shoppers, while the new dis-
play of merchandise which this STORM COLLABS; establishment expects shortly will
no doubt find ready and willing buyers.
"SEE" BETTER The poorer your sight the more
greyness will seem to flicker before Four closed eyes. When you have practised palming for some time Storm collar with wide revers able to "see" black better than you you will notice that you will be vary classic interpretations. There were able to in the beginning. are no less than six pockets on
A favourite Hollywood eye exer- one green overcoat.
cise is called "swinging!”. You are This coat is semintted to waist-sold to shut your eyes and maging KIVELLE in the Arcade is con-line, tied by a thong of the cloth that you are watching somebody ting me her half-price sale and wist nnished of at the ends by gold on a swing. Your eyes more from a fine assortment she has to offer. metal tags,
side to side as the swing goes up Shoppers will find it hard to be. These pockets display two, set and down before you lieve that the evening gowns, bats.
ANOTHER SALE:
and costumes could really be par set one above the other at sides- chased at the figures on the price near front skirt opening and two tags. But there. It Is!. And the smaller single-breast ones. latest and most beautiful models BIG BUTTONS;
in evening creations, suits.
costume jewellery, hand-bags and A few big buttons spaced apart novelties for the well-demused are fasten fronts, Laielen Lelong's there, in
AND ALL at half overcoat is in "Air France" blue,
with a hood that looks equally at
price.
YES! It washes.
Vivella
TERY Ÿus IX
FASHION FABRICS Bahiaparelli, is showing 'Viyella models-dress, blouses, suits, sportswear
-in all, her latest egllections.
And abe herself i styling the new, "Viyalia'
Ways and patterns now in all the shops. You must see them, they're just perfect för the new shirtings and skirtings and orthodox day frocks. Look for the name on the solvedge. Plaos boda and .. Knitting wools available only at:- Messze. Chins Emporium, Kayamally & Co., Mayfair & Co., Elite Styles, sinsere & Co., Bhui Bing Co., Sun Co., Ltd., Tyab & Co., Whiteaway, Laidlaw & Co., Wing On Các
and in KOWLOON at:-: Hari's Bük Atare, Nathan Boad Sitlani Silk Store, Nathan Bord
NO! It never shrinks.
DAY:
NIGHT WEL
Wo. Hollins & Co. Ltd., Viyella House, Nottingham, England.
NEW IDEA IN WEDDING
GIFTS
A NOVEL though eminently practical wedding gift that will delight both donor and recipients is a bride's linen chest.
The's andard chests, of medium. or light pak with self handles, ate planned with four drawers, allo- cated and fitted for bedroom, bathroom, dining-room and kit chen respectively though chests can be made to nt in with any furnishing scheme and the linen
to-be will appreciate from the varied to special requirements.
PACKED by experts, the bride-
beginning how best to fold and store her linen, and when the
centive to keep her chest adequate. need arises there will be the in-
ly replenished.
TYPICAL selections sheets, pillow cases, bolster cases include
and bed-spread for the bedroom Grawer bath sheets towels and mats, with face, towels for the bathroom linen and lace dinner sets, embroided luncheon sets, damask table cloth, napkins and "pockets striped breakfast cloth for the
a-dining-room,
tractive when covering the head or dropped to drape shoulder Ine Two big decorative pa make four in reali ler öries are ADD) bigger one
GA BI
Dress Rules
The following rules should be observed in the care of the wardrobe:
ary
ALL DRESSES should be carefully examined" after they Word, and Any spot should be gently removed. Each dress should be troned " and hung up in its own "dress baga
TWO OR THREE HOURS before the dress is to be worn it should be touched up with an from Bemember that a dress'ironed directly before it is worn or packed is more easily creased.
IF YOU PUT ON YOUR DRESS before you do your hair or make-up your face, put a dressing-gown on be. fore you sit down to your dressing-table.
IN THE CASE" OF BLACK OR NAVY-BLUE DRESSES a make-pp-APS
is essential Even then coʻlața and should- ers should be brushed as 2 duishing, touch.
CONSIDER your dress and coat when sitting down and guard · them - from temples,
cloths, linen roller towe Equipment for the kitchen mand polishing duste elides linen, glass, tea and kitchen and swabs,
check cloth