TIDIER PENNIES.
THE KING'S NECK SHORTER.
The Royal Mint is now in full activity over the now designed 1928 colnage, spouting out florins and shilings at the rate of about a quarter of a million coins of ench value a day. Pennios, too,
CINEMA NOTES.
"THE SCARLET LETTER” AT
THE QUEEN'S.
"The Scarlet Letter" which comes to the Queen's Theatro to- day is an outstanding picture. Lillian Glah, heroine of "Way Down East" is the leading role,
are being provided at an intense while Lars Hanson," the new
rato
portrayal of Arthur Dimmesdale, ihe Puritan Pastor.
screen,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH
WOMAN'S WORLD
FOR OUR LADY READERS.
THE PAINTED ALCOVE APPEARS.
(more than 60,000,000 in Swedish star makes his American House Decorations. 1927) for a world which is grow-screen debut, giving an excellent ing more careful with money and wants pennice badly therefore,
Such changes of public tempera- ment aro instantly registered at the Mint. In the boom years after the war the cry was for "S- ver! More ailver" Nowadays, while there is no neglect of silver, the old fundamental penny is steadily demanded by the banks, In the course of that rather inbred
The new production in a vivid of Nathaniel version lawthorne's classic of the days of the Puritans, and has been pro- duced on
a lavish scale. The story deals with a Puritan woman who
boro a
"Yes John!"
DON'T PUT YOUR HUSBAND ON A PEDESTAL."
A Dainty case.
Houses pro' being built in I once went to see a play which France just now in which the portrayed the utter devotion, from alcove is a prominent feature. girlhood to old age, of a woman to brand of shame Ofton It takes the form of the her husband. It was a beautiful through life to shield the man ehe alcove found in the eighteenth- loved, and the dramatic donone-century for a statue or a large custom, of theirs of buying money.ment of her terrible encrifice. Miss vase. The difference between it
It is to be noted, incidentally, that while about 2,000,000 of this Gish as the ill-starred "Heater and the earlier kind is that it is year's pennies have gone into cir- Pryone," has one of the most revery often a space in the wall culation, no living Koul, to the markable emotional roles in her which is left between various enzi. knowledge of the Mint authorities, career, under the direction of boards in the wall of the room nd- has observed that this year there Victor Seastrum, famous as the joining. Sometimes shelves are is a change.in the coin-of-all-work. producer of "He Who Gets Slapp- put up in it in the ordinary way. The point of the King's neck had." Karl Dane plays a rough, and these are used for books or hitherto projected right down into uncouth gihat of a nian, the father china.
A newer method is to decorato the circle of lettering. In the ronfessor of the Puritans in new coins the head is analler, and trouble. Throughout the dramate the alcove. This may be done in It will be seen the point of the story he is the devoted friend of conjunction with shelves or orna- "The Scarletmenis, or the alcove may really be neck stands clear of the inscrip- Hester Prynac
put in it, and above this the wall tion. The alteration is the out- Letter" will be shown at the usual a picture. Sometimes a sent is cone of the Mint's laudable desire times until Saturday.
is painted or frescoed. Generally for tidier pennies, “
"Introduce Me" at Star Theatre. some intimate design is chosen. If there is n garden to the house, A delightful picture, with an in-a part of the garden may be paint- ed in the alcove. Sometimes a family incident is chosen, and then treated amusingly after a Chinese or other exotle convention.
Self-Working Machines.
J
In town houses, birds or flowers
Was
to
The Mint is happy in the posses-teresting story is "Introduce Me," sion of some machines which work which commonces its run at the themselves, to all intents.
Star Theatre to-day where it will Such a one is the wonderfulbe shown, til Saturday. Douglas "reducing-machine," where all Maclean, who has the leading part coins get their first stant in life is as entertaining as ever in the look well in the aleave. One effec From the plaster model sent in role of the old fashioned, back-tive form of decoration by the artist, the Mint produces
metal ropilen. This is put into ward youth, who has a more paint the alcove like a window the machine where an arm like modern young man for a friend. with a plant in front of it. The These two are in love with the convention was such as to pre- the point of n atylographic pensame girl, and at first it is the clude any suggestion of imitation, projects toward it.'
modern youth who succeeds in which would bring the subject l A block of steel of the required winning her smiles, Later, how the level of sham books. The size is thlso putin, oppo-ever, after a stay in Switzerland, painting of the alcove is, of course, site to another such point, and where. Douglas is mistaken for a strictly in accordance with the de- then the controller of Lhla par- famous alpine climber whose iden-coration of the rest of the room. tleular machine ensures that the tity he is forced to assume, the While it might easily be tou like two points are in absolute align-girl finally realises that she has scenery, a clever nainter with a sense of form or even a sense of "ment. Then he sets it going and been in love with the wrong man
out of artistry and love of his and Bastens to make amends. humour can make an entirely new
feature of it. work-watches it all day.
Amusing complications play great part in making "Introduce Me" one of MacLean's best come- dies.
All-night Work.
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But at night he can leave it, and it goes on, dutifully working all night, alone in the empty room. "Confessions of a Queen" Ta-daʊ, Lurning out the die, stopping auto-
"Confessions of a Queen," Vie-i
matically if and when it finishes for Seastrom's film version of the fte task. As the one point movesovel by Alphonse Daudet, "Kings over the larger model, the other Exile," will be screened at the reproduces in perfection, but so World Theatre from to-day to much smaller, the raised flcsign
Saturday. This picture marks for the coin.
The one point traces, the other the revival of the acting team of cuts, on the revolving steel. Ir Alice Terry and Lowls Stone, who they were not in perfect alignment, appeared together in such produc in an alignment of that perfect tions as "The Prisoner of Zenda,” They, of perfection known only to the end "Scaramouche," seientific world, the cutter would coarse, play the role of the King cut only meaningless devices in and Quera. Jahn Bowers is also the steel.
a leading man of importance. And how is this porfect align-Helena D'Algy who made her fin ment achieved?
By what instru- debut with Rudolph Valentino in ment. "By the power of the "The Sainted Devil," Frankie human eye," obliquely says the Dano the boy actor, Eugenie Bes- machine's controller, unwilling to serer, Josepi Dowling and many speak of the human I. How does others made up a large cast.
he do it? Oh, he just does it.
What sort of glasses does he wear
for the job? None. How vory,
"Are the people prepared to
very scientific he must look? Well, nut Mr. Lloyd George back into he looks as if he played a bit of power, when they. remember all light football, not too scientifically. the disasters which befel the he was Prime They are like that at the Mint; country when.
Anyhow, he makes the master Minister, the loss of prestige in the difficulties at die, between his machine and his India and I, and from it they make olher home?" said the Marquess of "dies in great presses, for the Mint Salisbury, Lord Privy Seal, at is always making copies, so that Darwon (Lancashire), "The truth she never uses up her originals is that nobody trusts Mr. Lloyd and divides energies and allows for George, and if Sir Herbert Samuel accidents.
is going to be the supporter and possibly a colleague of Mr. Lloyd George, then that ought to retile the matter so far as the Darwen Division is concerned?""
Coins Mode of Coins. So much for the Master die, but what about the Man metal, the material. out af which our coina are struck? Rather a surprise, this metal. Do you know of what it-was coinage which burned the cuins are made for the most part? candle at both ends in the days Coins for the most part are made when money was money under of coins. The Mint is a most care-i Vietoria and Edward. Georgian ful, saving young woman.
coinage is coming in too, for the She is making this year's colna banks who withdraw it from cir- mostly out of the worn, outrubbed, culation have a rapidly maturing semi-defaced and not-is-young-as- taste in antiques.
WITHOUT GERMS THERE WILL BE NO COLDS.
As a prevention against colds use.
our
ANTISEPTIC GARGLE
THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY
14, Queen's Road, U.
Tol. d. 1877.
Riviera Style,
A tiered crepe frock with matching hat which has been, created for the Riviera.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
SAY, WILUE, DID YOU GET
| AN' ANSWER FOR OUR !QUESTION TO DAY-NAME
SOME LIQUID THAT_
WONT FREEZE"?
NAAH I COULDN'T THINK OF NUTHIN!
Nowest of cigarette cases for evening is this uniquely designed one of gold with a sunburst decoration in red and black chamel.
play, but one thing, obviously meant The wife kept our saying to her to be effective, spoiled it for me. husband-"Yes, John!"
And she said it in a meekly-mild, milkily-mushy, butter-won't-melt- in-my-mouth kind of tone that made! me wait to shriek. Every time.
She said, in fact, though not in) Actual words "'m mental doormat! and a moral dumny, and lan't it bec-n-tiful! THESE
It set me wondering how many wives spend hours of their lives soothing down their husbands with
"Yes, John!
Too many wives, I fancy. "Yes, John!" "Certainly, John" "I quite agree, John!"
Well, don't agree with him-al- ways. Not even outwardly. I now its diplomatic to appear to Hive in sometimes. It makes the dear man veer-round to one's opinion, Sometimes.
But I'm talking of the sort of wife who doesn't ever want him to veer round. Doesn't expect it. Never thought of it. And would be shocked if she got it!
The wife who has pampered and petted her John. until she's not only a dummy and a dooormat but a hypocrite as well.
Of course, she doesn't even diraly uspect she's a hypocrite. But she For what woman with a grain
is.
of character will always agree with her husband in everything he says? Never having an opinion of her own, or never being brave enough to air il?
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Heavens, what a tame existence! Modern husbands aren't bullies or tyrants. Generally, they're or- dinary, nice-minded, generous, tire- some, workaday creatures.
Only-well, you know flattery docs.
what
If you stick a man on a sky-high pedestal, he'll soon begin to im- agine that he grew there, just naturally, and it's his rightful place, Then it's good-bye to any sort wf lfe for the woman.. She merely exists.
She'd have done far better to learn to say sometimes, kindly but firmly."No, John!"
NORA CASSERA,
IT'S OIL- BUT I AINT GOING TO TELL HIMYLST MIAN GET HIS OWN LESSONS-
ALWAYS SPONGIN OFF US SMART.FELUKS).
1928.
OUR CROSSWORD
PUZZ
Modern Homes.
STAINED GLASS FOR DECORATING.
Stained glass of modern design and production is stendily gaining ground as a means of decoration in the up-to-date home. Small panels and circles are insot in win- dows for decoration sake alone, but complete windows are fashion- ed in it either to shut of an uh- desirable, outlook or give a men- sure of privacy where the window is overlooked,
The work of the modern artists In stained glass is quite in keep- Ing with the times. They depict landscapes, gardens, ships at sen (steamers as well as salling
NO
50
Across.
ships), and up-to-date sports. 1 Resembles a crown. There is something breezy and at-6 Frisked about. tractive about a golfing or a ten-10 Arbitrater.. nie panel for the garden door. 11 Extract forcibly. For the nursery, typical childish 12 Clergyman, subjects and fairy Agures ure used, 18 Drawing.
10 Lazy. and these combined with lightly arranged and narrow leads are al-20 Individual entry.
10 Pace. together suitable for their purpose, 22 Burn. throwing colour into the room and 24 Mondera. delighting the eye without in any way obscuring what precious sur shine is available.
26 Beverages,
27 Ardour.
28 About.
20 Pertaining to rum,
41 Dolls.
HI
Of course, for those who can-80 Prefix meaning "Air”. not afford to install a completo 38 You. window, there are always the de- 35 Ruin. lightful hanging panels and 87 Large species of wasps, roundels which may be suspend-40 At one time. ed against the ordinary window-43 Allowance for waste, pane. Flowers and fruits in coa-44 Dislikes. ventional designs are very much 40 Liquid measure: used for these panels, and as they 47 Adoring. cover but a small part of the win-48 Bestrowed. dow, deeper and more brilliant 40 Moves forward impetuously. staining is possible than in com- 50 Largo species of Black-birds. plete.windows.
A Spring Model.
Above Is pictured. a grey crepe cosemble with a smartly appliqued sweater, and
dainty little felt hat.
There You Are, Alek
DOWN HERE'S OSSIE I DONT "SPOSE HELL KNOW BUT IT AMONT AURT TO ASK BHIMA
SAY OSSIE CAN YOU NAME SOME
LIQUID THAT WONT" FREEZE ?
1. Clergyman.
2 Baby's toy,
8 Spikenard.
Down
4 One peculiarly skilful in an art.
6 Mournful song.
6 Consisting of tons."
7 Generic name of wake-robin.
5 Not gaudy.
Visions,
114 Imitates. 15. Advise 17. Inebriated,
18 Flow forth.
29.
20 Insinuating.
21 Hermit.
23 Change 25 More
unicommon.
31 Rats.
33
At
that tine.
(20.
32 Introduction to a proclamation.
34 Stable-boy
36 Dutch fishing vessel.
30 Balancos,
38 Stoat.
39 Elevated platforms.
42 At no time.
44 Got up.
45 Used in washing.
Yesterday's Puzzle.
SHADINESS
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FACE CREAM
LANE, CRAWFORD'S
LIQUID? WHATS
"THAY ANYWAY?' LIQUID? LIQUID?
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PERFUMERY DEpartment,
WAY, 67UFF THAT"
By Blosser
RUNS LIKE-LIKEHOT WATER-
OH, LIKE WATER":
NEO. USB, AT, ÕFF,
CISZTET NEA SERVICE
"TAAT" WON'T"
FREEZE!
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