- THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, 1938.
SOCIAL'... ETIQUETTE .\. WEDDINGS ·.
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Our Experts answer
Personal Questions
THE most human aspect of
the Home Page Service Bureau is the sympathetic help it gives readers on problems.
Who Goes First?
Is it correct for my man friend to go Arat when we visit a restaurant for lunch or dinner? personal thought the woman should go in front
on these occasions.
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points etiquette or doubts about correct procedure.can crop
I have always
YES. You must remember that it is of only within.comparatively recent years that women have dined publicly the in restaurants, and that it is chivalroun up for the man to precede the woman
would from
in the daily round; points. on which, perhaps, you hesitate to ask advice your neighbours.
So on the social as well as the practical side, do remember that the Bureau is a sympathe- tic friend and only too pleased to put you right. When the Party's Over
Who should make the first move to go at the end of a party? I always feel awkward and at a loss how to make a graceful goodbye.
that he can minko a way through and select a suitable table.-J. J.
Wedding Presents
A friend of my brother's in getting married next month. is it correct to send our wedding present to him, or should we send it to his fancée? We do not know her.
FORMAL wedding presentations,
such as presents from works or office colleagues, are usually made to the bridegroom, but presents from per
sonni friends and acquaintances should be sent to the bride's house, addressed to her.-J. J.
Special Guest
My husband has asked his chief and wife to dinner next Sunday. I am plan
tile to have grape-fruit, then joint and the usual vegetabics, sweet and cheese Can you give me some hints on setting
the fable?
THE meat sounds excellent-u simple
dinner well cooked and served is as acceptable as A more elaborate
apread."
RESPONSIBILITY of making the first move usually rests with the senior woman guest, or with the wife of the principal guest. When
Une your lace mats on the polished she rises and says goodbye to her
in the table. A bowl of fresh dessert fruit hostess, the other women
or a pretty arrangement of Blowers should also party
rise and
say from the garden would make a decora
tive centre-plece. goodbye in turn.
Male guests ut a party should never give the signal to leave; they should wait for their wives to make the first move.-J. J.
Pul a all cheese plate to the left of each cover with the folded table napkin on it, and a roll or nent alice of bread on top.
On the right of the cover put cheese knife, table knife and dessert spoon,
LOOK YOUR BEST
. in Shorts
HY is it that lots of girls, who should look trim and sporty in long trousers, can't wear them successfully?
Black tummy muscles, madam, and hips which have been allowed to stray from the straight and narrow path! So start exercising right away.
One thing which makes for spreading hips more than any other is the habit of standing or walking with the feet wide apart.
Try standing with your feet in the Ave-to-twelve position, and see how it pulls your hips into a central line.
Try walking along an imaginary chalk-line, one foot in front of the other, and see how those hips appear to be inches narrower.
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Stand up straight and consciously draw your tummy in. abdomen up, hips back, and see what a difference It makes to your figure.
Then do the exercise that is illus trated here. To on the floor, hands to your sides. Draw the knees up (fect close together, please), in the direction shown by the dotted lines..
Continue till your knees are nearly touching your chest as possible. Do it slowly, then equally slowly, re- turn to the first position. Your hands
stops pain
in 3 seconds
CORNS
are killed and loosened with just one applica- tion of Gets-It. A drop or two ends the torture. of throbbing corus. A few days later you can Hft off the corn--~ root and all.
GETS-IT
Makes you forget corns.
& Swim Suit
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on the floor will keep you steady while you practise this.
al "LOVE bathing, but I look awful in a swim suit, as I am very narrow chested. What can I do?
reader.
asks a
Here are two
for you. exercises Without slides, stand with your back to the wall and try to touch the wall the whole length of your body. Krép your feet about a tool from the wall,
Stretch your arms above your hand backs of hands against the wall. Now bend over and touch your toes.
Straighten up and as you do so feel each part of your back against the wall-right up to the backs of your hands. Now try the exercise shown u the sketch below.
Start with the hands crossed in front and then ing the arms up and back. as far as possible, without strain. Feel how your chest muscles have to work? Repeat euch exercise several times.
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This simple
exercise
the chest.
COUNT THE “TELEGRAPHS" EVERYWHERE
broadens
The design on the left will make an excellent sporting jacket for the autumn and winter, while on the right is a little knitted cape and hood to tie beneath the chin which is easy to wash and very agroo- able for children when the days become colder,
In that order; on the left, table fork and dessert fork. Condiment sets are placed at the cornera of the table, and butter looks nice made into pats and arranged in small glass dishes for individual serving.
Place wine glasses or tumblers on the small lace mats to the right of each cover. You will probably and it more convenient to carve on the elde board, and the vegetable dishes, and serving spoons could be placed either on the sideboard or trolley. Mr. B.
Formal Reply
I have just had an invitation to & friend's wedding. Can you tell me the · correct way to reply?
WEDDING Invitations are answered
In the third person, thus: “ Miza M... O has much pleasure in ac cepling Mrs.kind invitation to her daughter's wedding on Thursday, June 23. t 2.30 p."
Send your acceptances as early as possible, so that the bride's mother will know how many to expect at the reception.-J.J.
First Time Alone
My daughter, aged 16, is poing on holiday with another girl. I am a little worried about her, as this is the first time she has been away apart from the family.
Do not think you need be unduly worried. provided, of course, that you know the girl with whom she is going to spend her holiday.
It you do not know her, encourage your daughter to bring her to the house; there is plenty of time between now and August to form an opinion whether or not, the is a sullable holl- day companion.
You could write to the boarding- house yourself and mako' all arrange- ments for their stay.-N, E· Buttonholes for Men
We are going to a wedding next toeck. Should my husband wear a but- tonhole, and must it be white? Which tower walt
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WHITE is the wedding colour, and most mr guesta wear a white carnation, but a red or pink carnation would be just as correct and would make a pleasant change.
At some weddings ushers distribute the wedding favours at the church door; white buttonholes for the men and sprays of flowers for the women guesta.-J. J.
War on Wrinkles
I have been on a southern cruise, and have come back with a lot of Ane
NEW PARLOPHONE RECORDS JUST ARRIVED.
F1131 (Meet Me Down in Sunset Valley. FT.
(In Santa Margherita. Tango.
F1145 (Down and Out Blues.
(Sunday in the Park, F.T.
THE ORGAN, THE DANCE BAND & ME.
F1140 (Tiger Rog. Q.S
(Arkansas Blues.
JOE DANIELS & HIS HOT SHOTS IN DRUMNASTICKS.
(Limehouse Blues. Q.S.
F1132
(Down Home Rag. QS.
F1133
(Clarinet Marmalade. Q.5.
(Maple Leaf Rog. Q.5,
HARRY ROY'S ORCHESTRA,
F1139 (Let's Waitz for Old Time's Soke. W.
F1150
(1 Fall in Love with You Every Day. S.FT. (Please De Kind. S.F.T.
(Goodnight Angel. Q.S.
VICTOR SILVESTER'S BALLROOM ORCHESTRA. F1142 (Quick Slep Medley, (2 Planos with Strings, (Fox Trat Medley. (Bass & Drums.
IVOR MORETON & DAVE KAYE. F1135 (Swinging in the Corn. •Q.S.
(Who Stole the Jam. Q.5.
NAT GONELLA & HIS GEORGIANS.
RONALD FRANKAU (ACE OF HUMOURISTS) in R2527 (And they Lived Happily Ever After.
(Major Wimple and Lady Snurdge.
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MIDGE'S PROBLEM
"When I'm grown up will I stil have to clean my cars?
torinkles round the eyes. Can I pet rid of these?
The
TT is a pity you didn't wear sun
glasses in strong sunshine. wrlakles are probably due to screwing up your eyes, and they may take some little time to cure.
There is a special oll which is aup piled with a little brush. This lo painted round the eyes each night, and it gradually nourishes the skia until it comes back to normal.-D. E.
New Frock for Old
I have a crêpe afternoon dress which has still plenty of wear in it, but I am tired of the bodice. What would you suggest?
H
TERE are two alternative sugges- tlona. Cut the bodice down to n
Brid
different pinafore top.
wear
transparent blouses beneath, or have top of net or laca. I have paper pat- tems for these two renovation ideas, 74. cach, post free.-M. G.
WHO IS SHE?
How many times is that question asked when a beautiful woman en- fers a room? Immaculate from head to foot-styled to tha minuta-lus- trous hair adding that youthful touch.
It has been ‘sald "A woman's crowning glory is her hair." Thai certainly holds true to-day,
Hair styles of to-day depend on proper shampooing. A proper sham poo should leave the hair easy to manageshould not contain harsh alhall which fries the scalp SHOULD CONTAIN NATURAL OILS which nourish the scalp. Âvald or dinary soaps.
Discriminating wom- en everywhere use Mulsified because it leaves the hale sott and easy to manage— preserves is natural wave and calauz makes it sparkle with new life, gloss and lus
tre.
Make your hair the envy of others with
Mulsified
COCOANUT OIL SHAMPOO
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Picnic Fare
TERE Bre some suggestions for ensy-to-carry refreshments:- To make salmon salad moulds, you will require fresh or tinned salmon, hard-boiled eggs, small quantities of tinned peas, cucumber, tomato, and beetroot, and, some liquid aspic felly. Remove the skin and bones frum the salmon, flake it roughly with it fork, and season to taste.
Chop the vegetables and mix them together and chop the hard-boiled eggs.
Arrange layers of salmon, vegeta bles, ond eug in small cardboard containers or paper souffic cases, all up with cool liquid aspic Jelly, and leave in a cool place to set. Serve in the cases.
Similar moulds can be made with mineed ham or tongue or with any kind of cold cooked mentor fish.
Another alternative is to carry the meat separately and set the vegeta- bles in Jelly-cooked pens and cooked dice carrots make a good combination.
Hain and Egg Pastry
Allow half a pound of short pas- try, half a pound of gammon, two hard-boiled eggs.
Fry the gammon until tender, then either cut it into small pieces or put the through the mincer. Slice hard-boiled eggs thinly.
it
Roll the pastry out to a square shape, place the ham und eggs on half of it, seasoning with a little made mustard if liked.
Damp the edges of the pastry, fold over, and press well together. Make two or three small cuts on the top of the pastry, place it on a baking sheet, and bake in a fairly hot oven until nicely brown (20-30 minutes.)
Cheese and Toniato. Rolls
These are delicious, and they make a change from sausage rolls.
Use a mixture of grated cheese, seasoned with a pinch of mustard, and silced tomato, seasoned with salt and pepper.
Surdines also make a very tasty savoury roll or patty.
Cold Fish Croquettes
Allow about one 'and a half pound of cooked fish; quarter of a pint of white sauce, д tablespoonful of chopped parsley, half a beaten egg.
Flake the fish with a fork and season, to taste, then add the white sauce, parsley, and beaten egit, und mix well together.
Form Into balls or sausagé shapes, coat with egg and bread-crumbs, and fry in deep fat until golden brown. Serve 'cold.
Edith Rhodes
WAKE UP YOUR
LIVER BILE-
Without Calomal---And You'll Jump Out of Dod Fuli si Vim and Vigeur, The liver should pour out two plnia of liquid bile inte puue bowala dudir. 11 15 is kDa furot flowing frosty, your food doesn't digest. 34 just deckyo in the bowala, Qas bloats up your stomach. You met constipated, Yone whole system la polsoned and you feel sour, sunk and the world looks punk,
Laxativan wie only makeshiftu. A mero bowel movement dosen't wet at the canoe, IL Jakes those famose Carter's Litle Liver Ts to get these two pint of bile flowing freely and make you feel?up and up”, Karm- Sem, gentle, pot umesing in making blig flow freely, Look for the same Carter's Little Liter Pilla on the red paskage datum ange.
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THE CHILDREN'S LAXATIVE
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