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WOMAN'S
VERSATILITY:
ONE MODEL: MANY CHARACTERS.
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, DECEMBER 13th, 1930.
One and the same model, dressed in different costumes, successfully assumed the role two well-known frst of modern Marlonna tiert) must then Scherezarde, posing for these
paintings by C. Busseron Chambera.
in
chamelion
Besseran
Saint or sinner? Madonna or lurked in her full red lips, her half, dependent modern girl revels siren? Every womas can becomej bared shoulder, her folded hands, arcoming the hoop skirted lady of either for the time bring a "I could take my quiet little yesterday." cording to C. Basseron (hatabera, į homebody, prive her a headdress Because of Qhie notet portrait Jointer andlike that and glided robe to quality in won. E America's best known authority on match, and she would unconscious-Chambers hisa never found religious paintings.
te imbibe some of the spirit of the necessary to spend days hunting "Every woman is a potential country that that costume repre-just the right model.
Dar girl netrees." he maintains, "She cattente, Francy dress balls prove with fine features can be a dozen be a high fatly. a street girl, amy point for me. Haven't you characters, as he has proved by madonna or witch by the mere noticed how women love to change, using the same model for his two adjustmen! of a shawl, the ad-their personalities at a masquer very diverse pictures, "Madonna dition of a teen of veiling, or a lade?
and Child."
thr and
wicked Women instine jewel, perhaps.
İ"Scherezarde," the immortal wise tively deanatize their surraad.
saved her neck by İng
sultan amusedl for with the Arabian
Chance to he "Different."
and become, at will, the "A women who spends her days women who herines of romatres and tragenling the babies and doing the keeping her dies that are pure dements of the housework usually selects some: 1,003 nights
lexotle and alightly wicked costume Nights Tales. ingiantion,"
An American girl taught C, Bos- Mr. Chambers rited the paisting for the ocension and has a per- of an Oriental waren that fured one feetly wonderful time being what seron Chambers that every woman
The da an actress, Lan-over the costume signifies.
He had succeeded. with her very tranquilit guid of eye; This Eastern busty seductive, alluring woman, on the in getting our or two very good Oriental Inmobility other hand, often becomes the depictures of this girl who had ex- Jenzed with from the ramas, while romance mure Quaker girl, and the In-leellent features, but was seemingly
BURMA SEPARATION ISSUE. Some Facts About the Country.
The question of whether Burma should be separated from India is one of the matters to engage the attention of the Round Table Con- ference now sitting in London,
in India. For instance, the per centage of literacy among Burnieau men is 51 per cent. a vast number compared in the mass of the picople of India. Thia ia due to the fact that every village in Burma bas itx Buddhist monastie schools.
where the people are taught both religion. their letters and their The percentage of literacy among the women is 11.2, more than five times the proportion in India an
The Burmese are as distinct in race and language from the In! dians as they are from the British, The Indians are mainly of Hindu stock. The Burmese are a Mon goteid race with afiliations with The the Tibetans and Siamese. bulk of the Hindus are followers whole.
There IN Zich bitter einns of the Brahodn religion. The bulk of
the Burmese are arout antagonism in Burmo as there is in Buddhists. Their social system, i manners and castome and dress are all different from thone of the races which dwell in India. The Burmese, being Buddhists, Fe cognize none of the serial divi sians easte and custom which have been erected In Indin by Brahminiem and make soch vast cleavages in its swiety. The women of Burma occupy a post- tion of freedom and independence totally unknown in India.
The durational and economie cilitions in Buram for the mass of the praple are superior to those
the most unimaginative of crea
tures.
"One morning I devided tax paint amadanu." he recalled the time. "The model, with her unexpressivej eyes and lagunruus lunch, was all WYORK. Fally expecting failure, i handed her the virginal vestments to wear, while I prepared my envel and brushes Wheb I looked up.
he was seated in the www
positively soulful chair, with a peace in her formerly restive eyes. The change startled me so I asked. her if she was, by any chance, of a; religious turn of mind. She re-j sponsled in the negative, but said she had always had a secret desire to wear clothes like those just tol Hee how she felt,"
inlin.
Sir Charles Innes, Governor of Burma.
From early days, apart from the royal house, there was no Men, according to this painter. aristocracy in Burma. The aver have so much histrionic ability, age standard of living in Burma Dress the ordinary man in n me is much higher than in India. In diaeval knight's costume and be india not only is there caste an- fels ke a foot-and acts it tagonism, but racial antagonism, Even a professional actor when There is practically nothing of the posing for a picture is apt to mort in Burma, tolerance being n overds the busines of acting the lending tenet of Buddhism, which part. Clothes, according to him, Jonds to a freedunt from bigotry. but they India is a vast congeries of various do not make the mann, certainty to make uver the real stocks. In Burma the in- digenous races form 91 per cent.
wonian.
ST. GEORGE'S CHAPEL, WINDSOR.
PICTORIAL SUPPLEMENT
OF COURSE, THEY'RE GORDON'S!
of the population, of whom aine millions are Hurmese, Karens and one million Shans.
1,200,000
Naturally Jolated. There is another big thing which inakes it unnatural for Burma to form part of the Indian govern- ment. Geographically It is very distinct from India. On the land side it is cut off from India by high mountaina. By sen it is 700 miles from Calcutta and 1,009 miles from Madras.
Taking all these things into con- sideration, the commission, set ap by Parliament to study Indian questions, has definitely recom- mended that Burma be separated from india, it stated it did this on two grounds-firstly, because was the overwhelming and over- shadowing sentiment of the Bur- mese people; and, secondly, that it would be hard to it Burma in side a centralized system designed to advance the realization of re- Aponsible native government in
·ladia.
Burmese now it in the Indian Central Legislature, but much of the time of that body is taken up with the discussinon of purely In- din matters, which have not even an aendemic Interest for Burma. Moreover the Burmese fect that much of the economic legislation which commends itself to the In- dian Central Legislature often conflicts directly with Burmese in- terests.
For instance, the tariff policy of India includes a sub- stantial customs duty on imported steel. This in designed to help the steel mills of Indin.
But Burma, which has no steel mills, wants to import cheap steel for
the purpose of her oil Industry' and for general development.
The Statutory Commission was careful not to indicate what kind of constitution Or government Burma should have, but did say it should be one ihat would ultimately lead to more complete self-government.
THE HIGHEST
OF
EYE MEN.
When Dad comes
home tired
HOME at last after a busy day
Nerves worn and ragged
Too
tired to go out for an evening's amusement.
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OVALTINE
TONIC FOOD BEVERAGE
Builds-up Brain. Nerve and Body
It is economical to buy the larger tins.
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Their Majesties the King and Queen, with other members of the Royal Family, together with Knights of the Garter and State and Court offeinin, attended a thanksgiving service for the completion of the restoration of St. George's Chapel, Windsor. Our picture shows the choir aftor restoration. (Times copyright).
N. LAZARUS. OPHTHALMIC OPTICIANE 13, Queen's Road Central. Hongkong.
Fellows of the Worshipful. Company of Spectacto Makers, Fellows of the Institute of Ophthalmic Opticians (England).
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