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Private Cars for Excursions Anywhere.
Caterers etc. to Imperial Airways.
Moals are interchangeable, no extra cost wherever you have your breakfast, luncheon, to, or dinner.
Rooms of bath botals have private bathrooms and moderni sanitation. At the Hunnymede each room has its own pubile telephone.
The Funnyroode ilesiaurant has undeniably pride of place among hoisla of the Beet with the culino, and Justly claims by ite sasociation to offer the traveller such as is not to be found ebewbern.
PARIS
DRESS SHOWS
The Colours:-
DEEP RED
BLUE
AND
By A Special Correspondent
Paris Feb. 20.
Face Death From Thirst
Brisbane, Feb. 20.
A journey in Australia of over 2,000 miles by a married couple and their thres daughters travel- ling on a motor-cycle and sido- car nearly ended in the death of all the family from thirst.
They set out from Newcastjo. (New South Wales) on a journey of 2,010 miles to Cloncurry (Queensland).
They were Mr. F. Davis, his wife and daughters, one aged 16 and twins aged 11.
MyOn the last stage of their jour-
I HAVE seen the first Paris dress shows.
chief impression is that no one is meant to turn the back.
Gone are deep waist decal- letages; gone, too, the jacket collar. Trains are superseded by side fulness. Sometimes what appears at first to be an all round cape stops short at; the shoulders!
All attention is concentrated, on the front-
Neck-line-high. Waist-line-accentuated.
Skirt-line short, (except in the evening),
tu
"You can ace France has turned
her colonies for inspiration. There are the deep reds blues of North Africa. braidings and markings strange spiral patterns of Congo,
and
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the
A deep smoke blue is seen a lol. Grey is used in combination with; yellow and deep rose.
There are misty green, rasberry,
and a striking orange.
Brilliant Blouses
to se more|
NIAGARA IN CHAINS
ney to Cloncurry, they had been told they would find plenty of water on the way, ao they took only one waterbag.
Thoir water supply was quick- ly finished and no more could be found on the way.
werg forced to stop They through fatigue. The father deni- ed himself the last of the water to, ense the sufferings of hin family. But the heat tortured him. He became delirious.
Walking In Circles
The party was then only 20 miles from its destination.,
Davis wandered off in a hope- less state to try to find waler. Then his wife saw him walking in circles and undressing himself; next he collapsed.
For several hours she struggled on. wandering over hills and gullies. Miles away she found an inhabited hut.
Rome time later she was suff ciently recovered to take rescuers One of the back to her family.
girls was found unconscious a mile from where she had been left.
it is interesting
It is not often that Niagara is con- The young. twins were protecting while than usual. Parisians are) not fond of it, but it appears in quered by the cold but during the their father from the sun with a
frosty weather which has reigned in tent. a set-off to
The family were taken to Con- the evening, and as
America lately the ginnt waterfall colours,
Skirts are the tightest for six- teen years, but I prophesy that! this will be modilled. Even now some give a narrow impression; but have cuncealed pleats to make easier walking. Some but- ton down the side; a few down the front.
Blouses are brilliant-and-waist- embroidered coats wonderfully save when severely cut like a man's. Capes have had a setback. They! are worn by themselves ng a wrap not as an integral part of each
cont as before.
Tunics mould the figure-high necked, unbelted, cufless.
On tailor-mades the shoulders are built out.
in the Cuffs, like collars, are minority-but when they do ap
stand unusual. They pear are stiff like gauntlets, of carry rows of tiny buttons or strips of shin.i ing material, making the wrists appear as though encircled by bracelets.
Belt vary in material, but are nearly always wide.
Bodices are pouched above, and skirts, shirred below the waist-1 but only in front!
The evening wear shown is Pinafore simple. surprisingly
or deep dresses appear-black
full, coloured over-skirt above diaphanous and sometimes shim mering sleeveR.
Higher Heels
But in the evening two things stand out supreme:-
First, the tilleur du minuit- cut from bright rich material or. from plain satin or taffeta, maybe adourned witif fancy
Kleeves or exaggerated revers, but always strictly tailor made. Secondly, the hat or headdress crowns practically all evening
SALESMAN SAM
was frozen and mppeared na shown clurry. It was a week before they
recovered.-Reuter.
above.
"Honeymoon Stakes”
BETS ON HOLLYWOOD
FILM ROMANCES
Hollywood, Feb. 15. “HONEYMOON Stakes" is Hollywood's latest novelty. It has been started by Clay Roberts, a young studio official who has compiled a "Matrimonial Futures Book": a compendium of odds representing film stars' wedding prospects for 1936.
The chances of certain "current romantes" developing into marriage are, he states, as follows:
Joan Blondell-Dick Powell
2 to 1 against
evens
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admire. mon and Each design is woven into clath of the highest excellence that will not only wear well but the well.
women.
They include FOULARD, MACCLES- FIELD. also SPORT, CLUB, and REGIMENTAL STRIPES, etc.
Silk and Wool Ties from $2.75. Washing Ties from $1.50.
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1 He figuren in three of Shake- speare's plays, and in "The Last of the Barons." (Three words, 4, 2, 7).
7 My French bird has no feathers.
8 Even Scotland Yard will admit.
that all our coppers are.
11 What comes after ten in ten
turned?
12 He follows when well alight,
being anything but stiff,
13 The baker may put it in a cake, or put it in the oven with a cake. 16 Mar him, and though you give him time, he won't cover much ground. 17 It sounds as though 'Anne was being called names in America 19 The highest peak is reached the day before the balance is made.' 21 Write, then shut up.
Kay Francis-Dekmer Daves (scenarist) Margaret Lindsay-"Pat" di Cicco (divorced
husband of the late Thelma Todd).... 3 to 1 against Some of the younger actresses are not so lucky:
- 10 to 1 against Anita Louise
5 to I against Patricia Ellis Olivia de Haviland
6 to 1 against None of these actresses, according to Mr. Roberts, has "steady company" at present.
Lyle Talbot is considered by with ribbon many to be the most eligible ruching, tiny cops of the frock's bachelor in Hollywood, but the material, a mesh of coloured "Futures Book" sets odds of 826 It is quite easy to find bran here. net, or tulle bound round and to 1 against his going to the 28 Makes loops round a steer-with round and Gnished with a clasp. altar this year.
wear.
Bonnet
Hecla are higher and more pointed. Sandals are cut lower. Leather bows appear on satin ahocs.
Tpo-colour shoes are popular and two-colour, stockings. These last are shaded from gunmetal to silver and back again."
HE HAS "INSIDE" INFORMATION
Most of the players in the book so far are under contract at the f studio where Mr. Roberts works,
There he can observe them at close hand,'
"It's a pretty sure sign of heart- throbs when one movie player For daytime sportswear there leaves his or her set to go to an- are stockings with elastic knees, other stage and watch someone else guaranteed to withstand the most work," he said. That's the basis energetic exercises.
of my systom."-Reuter.
NAUGHTY DOGGIE! YOU'VE CHEWED UP MY SHEET MUSIC! JUST FOR "THAT, YOU'LL REMAIN TIED UP ALL DAY!
ARR
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A Howling Success
23 Othello was confident of his
"love and honesty."
24 Dwelling, by the sound of it, a.
way.
an airi
20 He steers the wagon behind. 30 Should all patriotic Nazla soo that their children catch these? (Two words,-0, 7).
2 X.
DOWN
3. Seo when vacant probably does
not concern a bishop.
4 Sinking a to-do because it's all
melting except the centre.
& Would you call it a draw back to struggle on with practically no money?
- There should be plenty of air in the lower part of these religious
I WAS JEST WALKIN' BY AND I WANTEDTA TELL YA, MADAME SKREECHI --- YOUR SINGIN' IS SWELL" TODAY!
PIONE
"residences,
7 It seems deplorable that such offlces might be held by liars, in time,
Lian inn vang" belongs to Manx man (Anag), two words, 5, 6).
10 Given a say by scandalmongers,
14 Duck down for cover.
Probably the most famous cake
16
in
"The Land of Cakes."
18 Breakfast dish for which both fish and fowl are responsible.
20 Often found in a hole.
21 Suggest.
22
obviously a large man- sion It is entirely occupied by a' famous airman and friend.
*starting
26 Hot-due
trouble?
to tho
27 Customs with which various
essences are closely associated, Yesterday's Nolution.
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