THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1929.
POPULAR DANCE HONGKONG IMPORTS.
RECORDS.
RAMOMA
4829
TOGETHER
MY BLUE HEAVEN
0219
CLONK-EB-TY CLONK
0240
4834
PIECE GOODS MARKET VERY QUIET.
The Fortnightly Price Current' and Market Report, published by the Hongkong General Chamber of | Conuneree, states; .
Colton Piece Goods.
The following reports have boch received:
Although small lots of White Shirtings and Poplins have been booked and orders for low quality Venetians are being arranged, our market cannot be termed anything
DANCE OF THE BLUE DANUBE Lt very quiet. LOVE LIES
ONE MORE NIGHT WITHOUT YOU SWEETHEART
TSANG FOOK PIANO
COMPANY.
Clearances aro poor, and unless they improve before the Chinese New Year af Fairly late carry-over in Winter coods is practically inevitable, Cotton prices remain about the gume, and concessions even for large business are not obtainable.
The market" for cotton piece goods is very quiet and although stocks of shirtings are anid to be on the low side. denters do not show much inclination to make fresh purchases,
Woollens,
Buyers are adopting a waiting attitude and lasiness in woollens for next season is not kely to develop until after China New Year. Some orders have been
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Phone
HING LUNG $1.
Central 5:5.
There has been more enquiry for Bradford styles.
Clearances have fallen off and it. is estimated that there will be çon-i siderable carry over. fo. next year.
Cotton Yarn.
Market has been very quiet during the interval, and no sales have been effected.
Quotations are unchanged and purely nominal:--No. 10s. $170- 192, No. 128, $180-196, No. 16s. $195-200, No. 20x. $205-210.
Arrivals 200 bales. Shipments nil. Sales til. Unsold stock 300 hales. Bargains 5,200 bales..
MUSICAL COMEDY
COMPANY.
FRED COYNE SHORTLY TO APPEAR.
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Fred Coyne, the popular Londou comedian, ind his successful musical comedy company will open a brief season at the Star Theatre on Monday next at 9.15 p.m. with
the revue "Keep Moving," which,
according to the Home .papers, is very accurately named,
The company is composed of ten excellent performers, each of whom specializes in a certain direction.
Among the latest London' sue- esses to be presented at the Star, are The Black Cat," "On The Bond" and "Blue Birds." It is interesting to note that these revnes are now drawing big houses to West End Theatres and no time has been lost in bringing them to the East.
WOMAN'S WORLD
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FOR OUR LADY READERS.
Dainty Geranium Red Danco Frock.
Geranium red chiffon makes a delightful dance dress
of the airy-fairy type. The skirt of this one is a mass of old-world ounces, but the bodice is very slim and simple. A chiffon scarf, worn in the new way, in caught on one shoulder with a velvet geranium.
Fashion Notes.
BOLERO EFFECTS AND
CAPES..
Among the lighter ensembles
Eyebrow Beauty.
INFLUENCED GREATLY BY
HATS.
Laughter Lines.
AND FROWNING WRINKLES.
"But laughter lines do not spoil the appearance like ugly frowning wrinkles," and a famous, beauty specialist, referring to tho littlo lines which form at the sides and beneath the eyes. Laughter lines are mostly found on those expres- sive faces that smile with the eyes as well as the lips. But that they are "nice" is open to doubt, for no woman likes lines, nice or otherwise, appearing on her face.
Removing Laughter Lines, Laughter lines are difficult to remove, for the simple reason that they form again and again each
smoothed tine they are
oat, Therefore, the ordinary treatment given to other kinds of wrinkles
is never really successful. What
OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
Horizontal
1 What is the name of the small hardy half-wild horse of New Mexico?
7 The tomb of what president is on the banks of the Hudson river, New York city? 11 To chant.
12 Falsifter.
13 In what country is the white
is required is a mixture of emol- elephant venerated? Hent and astringent, and this, the 14 To embarrass. beauty specialist snys, · is 10 Abbreviation for "street," best obtained by a mixture of 17 Eye tumour. while of egg and lemon juice: 18 Written discourse. Separate the white from the yolk 19 Beverage. of an egg, and put it in a basin. 20 Exista. Add the juice from a,lemon, and 21 Pathway between soute. bent the two together till a t 22 Bay or chesnut colour, froth is obtained..
23. To immerse in water. Cleanse the skin with warm water and a good
24 External.
soap. Wipe dry, and with the tip
25 Te depart by boat,
27 Multitude.
of the middle finger apply the mix-20 Abbreviation for "New Hamp
Lure to the corners of the eyes and shira." immediately beneath them. Do 30 Small fisk, not rub it in, merely spread it 81 A province. over the skin, allowing it to dry on. 32 Inlet. Apply at night and leave till next morning. Remove by sponging with warm water, aoftened with a few drops of simple, tincture of benzoin.
83 Italian river. 34 Hurled.
35 To suppose.
85 Derisive shout. 87 Distributively. 89 Who is the goddess of peace?
To rejoice.
Vertical
1 What largo river in the United
States is n flood menace7 2.Individual parts of a group. 3 To remain,
Frowning Wrinkles. These need quite different treat-40 meat. Cream, and plenty of it, must be applied to feed the tissues beneath the liner. The constant contracting of the skin by the net. of drawing the eyebrows together in a frown weakens the tissues, which must be nourished by the application of a good fooding cream. Sponge the skin with hot water to open the pores and make them receptive to the cream.
Eyebrows are to be thinner than being shown there are some very ever as a result of the popular Spread it orally over the space wearable dresses in wool marocain. "worn off the brow" hats, accord-between the eyebrows and allow to Many of these dresses show some ing to an eyebrow specialist off soal in for several minutes. When as much as possible has been kind of bolero effect either at the Bond-street.
lack or in front.
"It is a fallacy that the uncared. absorbed massage the skin with A striking feature is the cape. for, unplucked eyebrow shows up the tip of the first finger, rubbing a notable model it is divided at more. when the forehead is un-round and round over the space the hack, one part is hune over the covered." she stated. "The between the eye-brows. It is best shoulder, fastencil on to the shoul-thinner the eyebrow, the more to do this at night and leave some der sean; the other is set just berished, creamed and groomed of the cream on the skin till next:
ow the shoulder blade, or on it, so into place it is, the more attention morning. that one part of the cape hangs it will draw to itself and to the In the morning wash off and much lower than the other,
eyes beneath it. With middle-sponge with very cold water for Another cape is lit into fourged women the very thin eyebrow several minutes. pieces, two at the back, two has a great rejuvenating effect, as Fred Coyne himself is the
front. It hangs lone to the hem it clears the face, removing the moving, light of the company of the skirt. Several conts have heavy sulky look that a bushy eye- although hls assistanta Roy
cape backy which are caught into
brow gives. Shirley, Joyco Mason and CHI
the cunt seams under the arms. Kendall are among the principals who also delight and amuse.
Hooking plans will shortly open at Moutrie's and the Star when booking should be brisk for the
season..
#Points to be Considered. The Bonnet Cloche,
"Bone formation, the shape and The little cloches and "bonnet" size of the forehead and the ex- chuches to be worn with fur coats, pression of the woman must all and fur-trimmed costs, have the be studied when the eyebrows are charm of novelty, and they have thinned. The eyebrow should also very becoming lines,
follow the line of the bone when Prominent among them is the this is low, otherwise there is a bonnet clocke which has a circular piece let in at the back, rather inulge of bone between brow and the style of the old-fashioned baby's eye. When the bone is high, the STANDnet. The side of this curves line of the brow should run just deenly forward, rather hiding the below it. A woman with a flat, should cheeks, while the front is raised square-shaped forehead
not attempt a very curved eye- brow.
PETROL PRICE WAR, RUSSIAN COMPANIES
OUT.
"The majority of clients have
An agreement between combine slightly off the forehead. and non-combine petrol distribu- This is made also in a combing- tors may, it is understood, he comtion of felt and taupe, so that it pre their eyebrows plucked once every pleted shortly."
sents an appearance of brilliancy
The result aimed at is to end the and dullness, which is rather three weeks, but some women are so anxioua that their eyebrows. price war.
fascinating, Non-combine concerns are ex-
This year has seen the success of shall be perfectly shaped that they pected to fix the retailers' rate of the bert!, one of the most becoming come for treatment once a week.' profit and refuse petrol pumps to shapes which have ever been creat those not directly engaged in theed. Many smart women have had motor or petrol business.
them made in three or four shades, bination of two exquisite shades. The combine companies will and in different materials. So far it is a little different from the withdraw the bonus given to re as these fabrics are concerned, earlier ones seen, for it fails more tailers as an inducement to sell velvet la perhaps the favourite, and to the nape of the neck and less to combine spirit.
in felt they are also tremendously the side, while the crown itself is popular.
loser. The effect, if anything, is A very striking new beret is in less formal than that of those made the softest silk-velvet, in a com-lot felt.
The two principal compantes selling Russian spirit are not con- eerned In the negotiations,
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the stomach.
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FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
PREPARATIONS
ALL 7AIS TALKI HEAR ABOUT FRECKLES AAVIN'
FOR THE CIRCUSATINO-HEADED DOG, FOR.
HIS CIRCUS HE'S GETTIN' UP, IS JUST SO ANDCH BOOEY WITH ME JUST APPLESAUCE
IS ALL IT IS!!
7AAT FRECKLES IS GETTING UP
ARE GOING ALONG IN FINE
SHAPE.... JUMBO, THE TWO-HEADED
DOG, LAS ALREADY CREATED A
LOT OF EXCITEMENT-
A CIRCUS ANUST HAVE
FREAKS!!
A Now Compact.
A new compact with a prae- tical, rigid handle is of groom gold with red and blue enamel.
The Sceptic
ILL GET UP'A WILD WEST CIRCUS THATUL MAKE HIS OLD CIRCUS OF
A ELEPHANT" AN' A ANONKEY..
LOOK LIKE TWO CENTS---
HOHO-TWO-HEADED
DOG! HE'S JUST"
TRYIN' TO SCARE ANE OUT OF HAVIN
A CIRCUS OF MY OWN!!!
4 Malo eat.
6 Variant of "a;" 6 Approaches.
7 The main point.
8 Hurrah!
9 Measure of area.
10 The body of what Egyption king was removed from its magnilcent tomb at Luxor in 1925+
12 Decorativa mesh.
15 Who is
Minister?
18 The deep,
18 Ponk.
19 Child.
tho British Prime
21 To be indisposed.
22 Liquor.
28 Pattern block.
124 Rock containing motal.
20 Bustle.
127 To closo.
28 Largo wild sheep.
20 Your brother's daughter.-
31 Black haw.
32 What sonator is chairman of
the Committee on Military
Affairs of the United States?
34 Mala child.
35 Accomplished.
36 Masculino pronoun.
38 Dad.
Saturday's Solution
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