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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MARCH
Washington, Mar. 3. The streets of the city are adorned with flags and bunting and crowds of visitors' are pour- ing in to celebrate the inaugura- tion of the new President and vice-President on Monday.
Pennsylvania Avenue, along which Mr. Hoover will ride, la lined from Capitol Hill to the White House with gaily decorated stands to hold the spectatore,
A reviewing stand has beck erected in front of the White House, where Mr. Hoover will wit- ness a two-hour parade of troops. Glatening fresh white paint has been used with effect, while the decorations include golden engles and plaques bearing the arms of the United States.
Mr. Robert Paterson Lamont, President of the Steel Foundries Company, has been appointed head of the Department of Commerce. in Mr. Hoover's administration. -Reuter's American S.rvice.
Secretary for Agriculture,
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Address to be Relayed,
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"It's "Afty-fifty" for women now, if they would be chic as to their hair. Some of the new bobs, many of which are the long-shorts, show great change. Above, left to right: The beauty bob shows the ears and curls the back hair upwards in ringlete. The beauty our bob is too theatrical for utility but looks nice on young girls. Below, left to right: The temple curl "Afty-fifty" la renitniscent of old spit-curl days. Picked as the bob destined to be most popular is the Princesse long bob which fastens the ends of the hair with a barrette at the nape of the neck. The new wind-blown bob; has an irregular line over the
ears which is duplicated by the backline..
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"CONTRACT" BRIDGE. "Auction" at the Portland Club,
PORTLAND CLUB'S DECISION,
"majority enfling" is being used In the case of "Contract," since "value bidding" would involve a material alteration in the Ameri-
The Portland Club have decided can game of "Contract" that an English code of rules to Briofly, the previsional laws ard cover Contract Bridge 18 now the Portland Club: rules for needed. In addition to permitting "Auction," modified by the Amert- WHEN THE CAP FITS. THE NEW MATERIALS.
A certain hairdressing establish-
Not many people who have in the game to be played in the club can scoring at "Contract" (in- The new spring materials are ment which offered to its men
they have issued a provisional cluding the principle of a side now on the market. The designers patrons "silent service," han, I see, dulged in the pastime of talking list of laws to govern the playing being vulnerable", and the sub- SIR JOSEPH DUVEEN AND
show our favourite materials in found this to be a very strong vaguely about other people's short of Contract in England,
stitution of "majority calling." "LA BELLE FERRONIERE."
new textures, patterns and colours inducement to customers.
comings have reaped the harvest of
The Portland Club have sent at The Portland, Club revoke laws often with a new name into the
But this enterprising firm has New York, Feb. 5.
bargain. There are many
The Portland Club wish to make the lot of the horoine of 'Her Past," to the following clubs: Baldwin, Art experts and many prominent woollen fabrics that with concluded that the same offer wanted confidoncos which fall to card of rules and a circular letter stand unaltered.
would not prove attractive people thronged the seen before. The
vonshire, National Liberal, Retract" as an alternative game of children up to the age of 14 are Supreme Court to-day for the bright without being qurish-this women patrons, because women the play in which Delysia appeared Bath, Carlton, Conservative, De it clear that the playing of "Con hearing of the £100,000 libel action is undoubtedly to be a season of always enjoy talking about hair- recently in Edinburgh, but inost peform, St. Stephen's, Whito's, and the Portland Club is not an indica
dressing fashions, and. other ple have had the same sort of ox- the Turf.
tion that it la to replace "Auction," gay colour and the texture is soft matters of moment, while they are perience in another form.
Tho lotter, after that being brought by Mrs.
pointing nor an expression of the view "Whilst in the case of males," Andree Lardoux Hahn, of Kansas and uncrushable.
Unless one is in a position to out that there now appears to be a that "Contract" will supersede Jeracys abound. They are now having their hair washed and he writes, "this will make no more City and l'aris, against Sir Joseph Duveen. The Court Was 80
called djersas, if you please, and waved and otherwise cared for.
But, surely it must be admitted purge one's list of Iriends and as sufficient need for a British code "Auction" as a club game. They pro-recommend that the stakes should difficulty than hitherto, in the case crowded that an extra force of under 'this group come the new
be about one-third of those play. of females there arises, a serious
"Although it is recognised that ed_at "Auction," question, namely, how in one to police and attendants had to be Angoras and stockinettes. Manu that there are women and women,quaintances of the names of all those to cover Contract Bridge,
facturers now show Angora as fine and that even those who are not who exhibit a trace of touchiners, ceeds:
In the memorandum the Club distinguish between a female of
us silk, with just sufficient "body" at all talkative, must, in theso one is almost certain to have numer 14 and one of any ajte upward to
The ground of the action is a
to hold is attractive furry surface, days of shingling, have their hair ous opportunities of removing caps would be possible to produce a
that have been supposed to fit by the game which might be found by states "The game consists of one about 457"
many players to be an improve-hundred (or more) points, ob newspaper statement attributed to
Tweeds, in feather-weight, go cut quite frequently
And are these individuals to be wearers. und The universal fashion of bob-Sir Joseph that the picture "Launder the names of toilics
Luckily it is nearly always the in- ment on any hitherto played, the tained by tricks which are scored Belt Ferroniere," which Mrs. Hahn flies. Ondamoussa is a material deprived of the soothing and
card,committee of the Portland below the line. Only the tricks effect of the dividual who adopts the indirect Club are not at present attempt contracted for are scored below bed hair, short skirts, and a
was trying to sell to the Kansas of which we have heard before, but dream inducing bloom of youth supplied by
City Museum was only a copy of it makes up into such charming attendant's administrations, which method of attack herself, who sees cosmetics, he asserts, is going to
regarding the American game of made beyond the contract are the famous palating by Leonardo spring walking dresses that it has it is pointed out, appeal quite "digs" and slights whore they were ing to formulate a new game: But, the line. Bonuses for extra tricks create embarrassments for
da Vinel, and not the original, been included under the list of new strongly to men, to be dragged in-never moant to be so the
"Each side winning a game be booking clerk.
which is in the Louvre. Mrs. fabrica.
to conversations about varieties quences to the one who has unwit Contract as established, they are scored above the line. The novelty of the season is of waves and special kinds of tingly caused the offence are not provisionally accepting the Ameri- a time," he adds, Hahn will endeavour to show,' that
rula On the other can scoring and are adapting the comes "vulnerable." "I foresee
All the laws in "The Laws of existing laws of "Auction' to fit the the finger prints on the canvas milletrous (a thousand holes). It shingles? "when grandina, aged about 45,
Again, would it not be a com-hand, they can be amusing,
Auction Bridge" Issued by the looks like very open-work crochet. sidles up to a booking office, and are those of Leonardo.
Touchiness is really a sign of pet-newer game of 'Contract.'
Portland Club on March 1, 1928, it "Majority" Calling. It is used for sweaters, cardigans forting thought for the timid, that in a plaintive, small volce, asks
Sir Joseph Duveen, on the other and pallevers, which are worn over they need never fear again having tingas
"Contract," the letter continues, is stated, apply to "Contract, for a half-ticket to 'Some-where- hand, maintains that the canvas, plain or figured crepe dresses which to consider the advisability, or the If we realised how many people in on-Sea, and gets it.
which came into the possession of show through the thousand holes." sheer neccaalty, of purchasing the world share our little failings, is being played at the Portland Bridge, excent Law (2) and (8) game to ordinary altered in respect of scoring, A concerning "vulner- "While admitting there is an Mrs. Hahn's family nine years element of facetiousness in the ago, is of a texture unknown in It is mounted on a fine silk net, and certain tonics unicas they wish to and have many of the same charpa Club for purposes of trial, as an and Laws 23 to 20, which are
must surely give stockinette an face the world at an early date teristics, could we ever be sure alternative foregoing, I say also there is an the days of the Florentine Master opinion of itself which it never held in a hairless condition?..M. In enough that any vague criticism was "Auction," but while "value bid-new, law,
ding" is the invariable rule for ability" is introduced. in the Fifteenth Century.
Imeant for us, to worry about it element of fact"
the
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