THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1931.
OUR BRITISH CROSSWORDN,
WOMEN'S
WORLD
And Lo!
Another Year
Has Passed-
IN APPRECIATION
The Holiday Season again affords us an
opportunity to extend Greetings to our
friends and patrons........
and wish them
happiness in the days ahead.
all
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p.m.
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FOR OUR LADY READERS.
Crinolines
and Bustles Disappear.
Surple gold and black lame fashions a simula puaning dress (left). The spiral effect of accordion-plented volante is slenderizing in the black satin evening gown (right).
THE FREEDOM OF THE "FORTIES.”
[By K. F. Brodrick.]
No longer will she lose sleep over wondering what is the best way to please the exacting male on whose homage the happiness of her life Lone seemed to depend.
FOR EVENING WEAR.
And New Day-Time Coats.
There are few fashions su ele. ant and feminine as this season's voning coats, whether they be of supple furs, or brocades, velvets or satina allied to exquisite skins.
With all the coats, both fur and furtrimmed, the length very tre mendously. For instance, short inckets are declared a la mode and certainty they will have a longer life than the ankle-length wrap which will be considered of no more elegance
than
an antiquated dress- ingrown in a sensor or two
three-quarter length graceful if eut really slim. I like the vague for sleeves which are lone and wide; collars, too, are very full, but it is usually left to the sleever to add to the luxury | 10
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Acrom
A weary associate makes victory impossible,
Ureas material that, I hear, in be fashionable again. Obtain it from a river worker.
Cane down in front of the fener for this bird,
to the cut of the evening the It talian city.
chats.
As with dag-time shoulders are a little squarer that wo have known them. Soft pelts are padded to achieve the right bonider line, } think the new | high-in-the shoulder effect is most noticed when an evening coat of black men is shaped to grip the waist, and the cape caller is bar idered with black fox for.
12 On the wholey, the plan may be all right, but some of it, at any 14 There's a strong Dutch strain in ente, in bound to be turned down.
this Russian.
15 She may act hewitchingly, but There's anger In her heart. neverthek xs,
16 A rodent with sun hade musi
Iook a funny old stick,
18 Anger What made it
ID.APEDIVEN of shoulder-Hines, the
sleeve has suddenly rep angry (anag). penrest. 11 least, it has been in-2) To this day is the darling troduced by a furrier whose tast enants for much in the fashion 26 Egg-shaped.
24 Light up.
many.
30 Later en.
tractive.
FID
at.
world. He has tril the ellect with brondtail, and mink has been 31 Well-known Socindiat. cut up for this shoulder-and-sleeve-12 They strove against Zeus. in-one fashion,
33 In winter's grip, but with more Three-quarter squirrel coats are than a hint of spring. showing much mealded fullness 34 Col up-but noL at where the for wraps over. Bit vrey squirrel, though treasured for 35 A strong liking. Ha marvellous so'tneas, would acem to take second place this season, making way for the many brown fura which are now so very i Popular-H. M. In Exchange.
FRUIT NECKLACES.
and
The newest necklaces combine She will not wander into starlit Small carved wooden beads with The girl of twenty looks with of love (which once, perhaps, va. One long necklace is composed of Kartons to listen to the whispers clusters of coloured china fruit. ashadder on the age of forty, unly appointed her), but will dark brown wooden beads, with which has, for her. nothing in alt hy the fire or on a sunlit lawn even
surfaces, 3 Kroup of wrinkles round the eyes:]
brightly colourat hase ma to smoke and to talk of all the faded complexions and love gone varied things in life whos vabe leaves placed in the middle of the for ever.
You find joy in being cannot, perhaps, be catimted be front. forty?" she will exclaim in deep fore one is forty. astonishment. "Surely it isn't į Bible"
but
Ren Freedom.
Even thirty may say the same. Does the woman of forty wish nt even more seriously, because all the same to be young again? at that ag, forty is perilously [I do not think so. She has a joy par. Hanging on to vouth, with its in the knowledge that time has charm fast slipping away, the brought her much that is useful. thirties erv: "Soon we shall be if she is married, she probably has |forty-middle aged-and all will her man, not the old sent mentalist
be over."
he used to be, of course, but Bal forty I say this for your thoroughly steady and reliable. comfort, you young people) is not, If she is not married, she l when you come to it, at all probably quite glad not to be for loamy. Gond gracious no! and she is free-delightfully Tree. She Touth has been lived reason-an travel alone to the thly, it is found to be a very comparts of the earth, if she can "ortable ILSTE "Comfortable?"
afford it. "How terrible just be taken. Ps wouth.
: there is to it"
Substantial Joys.
are real and substan-
utmost
She reed not wait to She can have a flat
her
le enmfortable. Is that really of her own, or rooms, or whatever she can afford and enterta.n har friends So there
who appeal falo, for when you are forty personality. She need not explain You have, so to speak, definitely her rations to anybody.
And At last you have foun
if she so willa, she can lf and tow what your wear whatever she likes. tions in the world stands for eople's criticism does not touch You a no longer restless, or her.
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Other
So the real joy of forty is, you the unobtainable. You are fully will admit, its freedom. We have of whql var enn do, and in longer to say like the children: shee of what you cannot do, and "Let us pretend". That game for
1. 1.
A go of the hardsus is over. and most of us do not est levenna to learn, is a useful one epine, We stand. An to speak, at when nmannply diceated.
the fan of the world, seeing it
My lady of forty still has hert last In its proter perspective. men friends, but she no longer and with plenty of strength stil! looks to find the lover in them. to face what is to come.
Paradise.
The Paradise decoration for hat is taboo in America, but appearance on many smart French models has influenced the millinery made. The feather balances the shallow brim on this distinctive bat.
Dow::
2 Under such a roof a hird may
end it.
3 Lives with.
4 More grudging.
This is speaking--but it can't describe a likeness,
6 Fruit: only one vowel
7 All follow at the sound of tea.
NEW CIVIL SERVICE CLUB HOUSE.
HANDSOME EDIFICE TO BE OPENED.
Soft drinks only.
8 This is, always left.
11 The month for brisk movement. 13 Valuable china.
17 If this monster of the deep carried one letter more it would name one of Jacob's sons and a prophet.
10 Known to many in connexion
with "a few words."
20 Smouths.
22 This boy hails from America, 23 The high priest winds up with
"a few words,"
tiers-one
25 Two
other.
before the
27 A unit of measurement.
28 To do so it is certainly necessary
to go out of harbour.
29 The home of wild mer.
Yesterday's solution.
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VERYTHING
MR
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LORD KYLSANT.
HOME OFFICE STATEMENT.
The following official statement was recently issued:
1 VIEW
Boxing Day, 1931, will be aulation of rumours
of the persistent cir with regard proud day for the officials and to Lord Kylsant's condition, the members of the Civil Service Home Office desires to state that Cricket Club, for during the Lord Kylsant is and has been in afternoon, the new club house. his usual health. which stands as a token of the
There has never been any ques-
Club's progress and endeavour, is tion of removal to a hospital for
Tho
o be oponed by Lady Pecl.
X-rays examination, operation, or The new building, rising from he astres of its confined and none menta to this
jany other purpose. The state-
effect in too beautiful predecessor. is a papero arc
variona handsome edifice, and in addition foundation,
untrue and have
nu to its exterior appearance, which jeaves nothing to be desired. con- The rear of the building which tains everything requisite for the opens into the playing fields is half needs of club such as the Civil moon in shape and allows an unin Service C.C.
Those who pass this eite can-ground. Steps lead down to a con- view of the sports terrupted not help gaze in admiring com- erete frontage, which in turn leada
the дечу arison on
bulldir. on the ground. Tor in place of the erstwhile iron- spike railings and hedge which aur-lants are flanked by pot and flowers, while white rounded and obstructed the view of pillars add to the architectural the old house, stands a red and beauty. The whole appearance is white building of handsome fronta remarkable improvement, and the age which leads directly on to the clubhouse stands as one of the most roadway opposite the Memorial.
attractive buildings in The low roofed habitation of 12
Happy Valley months ago has given place to an In the interior of the Club attractive edifice which boasts
sts of
nothing has been overlooked. The balconies and a pleasant entrance.centre part ia set aside as a refresh- The club house, stratches from ment bar and from the two wings the end of the nullah wall in which lead away.
ono has been Wongeichong Road round the path-fitted up as a dressing room with way to opposite the new R.N.R.lockers complete, while the other is clubhouse. A small balcony over to be adapted as a library and looks the Memorial and above rises social hall. A balcony overlooks the red tiled roof.
the playing fields.
The Perfect Gift
Guerlain
Ho: by
oty
D'Orsay.
195
kapasite Perfumes
THE
Hloub gan
Jud u
100
Le theric
PHARMACY
PEECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
ATCHING
FOR AN OPPORTUNITY
TO GET INTO THE
TENT, WITHOUT
BEING SEEN BY THE
GYPSIES, FRECKLES
MAKES A WILD DASH FOR IT.....
I'LL GET OSCAR AND THEN WATCH FOR A CHANCE TO SNEAK OUT OF HERE, WITHOUT GETTIN' CAUGHT"....
AND THEN, BACK TO PARADISE LAKE...
WHY, FOR. PETE SAKE!!
IT'S FRI MEAN, IT'S MY OLD FRIEND!!
GEE! HOW DID YOU KNOW WHERE
I WAS
A Puzzle to Freckles!
OH! 1 JUST MADE ST MY BUSINESS
"TO FIND OUT, OSCAR !!
SUH.... TA NOT OSCAR-- I'M FRECKLES--YEAH.. YOU'RE PROBABLY SUR- PRISED TO KNOW THAT
I'M YOU, AINT
YOU??
By Klosser
SAY! WHATS THE BIG IDEA? YOU CANT BE ME, BECAUSE THERE'S
ONLY ONE ME AN: THAT'S ME!!
CMON..... LET'S
GET OUT OF
HERE YOU'RE GOOFY !!
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