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March 16, 1939, Library, Supremo
`The King Will Take His Crown To Canada
The Queen Will Wear Hers Too-
Too-With Koh-i-noor
Fashion Secrets Closely Kept
WHEN the King and Queen go to. Canada in the spring it has been decided that they shall take royal crowns with them. This will be the first time in history. that British Crown Jewels have crossed the Atlantic.
Most likely the crown to be taken by the King will be the Imperial State Crown, which has been altered to suit and which he has already worn three times.
Queen It contains pul of
a Elizabeth's earrings and the remande Stuart Lapph're, smuggled out of the country by Jarnes 11. and restored to the Crown years afterwards.
The Queen's crown which she will take us the Koh-i-nour diamond set In it,
It is made of platinum and set It has entirely with diamonds, detachable arches so that it can be worn can open coronet.
The Queen will be able to detach crown the Koh-i-noor from her and wear it on other occasions pinned to her dress.
SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR THE QUEEN
An interesting tradition about this famous stone. and one always re- spected by the Royal Family, is that it must be warn only by a woman for fear of an unclent curse.
Tremendous forts are being made both from Canada and the United Sintes to penetrate ปาย closely guarded secrets of the dresses which have been specially designed for the Queen. As much as £1,000 has been offered for a model of one dress.
deal of the white, which proved ao effective on the Paris visit, several shades of blur, which has been her favourite colour from girlhood, and pastel tints. be based 021 Daytime lines will
neat defned waists, flared skirts and shorter hemlines. "Garden party" gowns will be in-
cluded, kume thort sleeved to be worn with elbow-length glaves. For summery dresses modernist de- signs are ruled out; natural Aower patterns wilt be featured. Hats, while actually fairly fat, will be built up in the crown to give This an impression of height. effet will be achieved partly by artificial flowers so natural that they could be mistaken for the real thing instead of by feather trimmings such as the Queen has been wearing lately.
Fur trimming will be less in evidence than in the past, but the Queen will take with her several hand- some furs.
A marked difference is anticipated designel for between the clothes Canada and those to be worn in the U.S.A.,
No detail ture to be made known The reason for this is that Cana- until the Queen actually appears indians have expressed the wish that them, but this much is hinted-they their Queen shall look us "real"
vill launch new vegues.
FISH LEARS LOOP-Dr. Mieczyslaw Oxner, ichihyologist at Monte Carlo aquarium, asserts that fish have intelligence. To prove it, he exhibits a scorpion-fish, which he has trained to leap through a hoop, ns above.
Girls Told Don't Wed Old Men
ONDON business girls, sitting in, address urranged by the Alliance of
Christ Church, Westminster, Honour.
UNSUCCESSFUL
as possible, while in the United S.W., recently, heard solemn warn-· The Queen will take lifty gowne States the King and Queen will be ings against and coats with her and a hat for regarded as the head of a friendly Stute and his consort rather than as each day ensemble. On days she will wear three different state-visiting royalty. outfits, and the crowded schedule.
some
demands that these changes shall TAX FREE GASOLINE be made with the maximum speed' possible.
VISIT
REGINA, Sask. When motorists or SO EFFECTIVE ON PARIS
truck drivers use purple gasoline for other than Here is a forecast of the trends farm purposes, they are liable to which the Queen's clollies will have their cars or trucks impounded follow-
frum six weeks to two months. The Colours will include no black, but gasoline, purple in colour, is soid to same black and white, a good farmers, tax free, for farm uses only.
EMPIRE NEWS
FLIER WHO SET UP A RECORD KILLED
met
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Calcutta.
Lt. Puluwsky, the German airman Who in December claimed to have alonu-distance record by ftving from Benghazi. Tripoli, to Gaya, Bihar, British India, was killed at Madras recently.
He was giving a demonstration alght with an Indian, Mr. Ratnam, took jas passenger, and the 'ernch
place shortly after the 'plane had Jeft the aerodrome, Mr. Ratnam died from his injuries.
Lt. Pulowsky and Lt Jenett, his companion on the record flight, were returning to Berlin leisurely from Australia.
Sandbags.--The Indian Jute Mills Association states that it has no knowledge ni further large order for sandbags reported to have been given by Britain.
Congress and League.-A Congress resolution for India's immediate wifeirawal from the League of Nullons, because the League bad falled to implement the Sanctions article of the Coverant," and Britain hud persisted in following a wrong olley in Palestine, was passed by the Legislative Assembly by 55 votes to 45.
India's membership of the League is a matter over which the Legista- ture under the present Constitution has no authority.-Renter. SOUTH AFRICA
LORD MARLEY ON HIS BANNED BROADCAST "My heart sluks every time I seg a
Johannesburg. Marrying men much older than story in the newspapers about a Moy themselves;
and December marriage," Mrs. Ner- Lord Marley commented recently Marrying foreigners; and
manton said, when talking about on the refusal of the South African Keeping on with their jobs at things that tend to break up mur- Broadcasting Corporation to allow ter marriage.
rlage.
him to broadcast his address ba the International "It is against the law of Nature for "Refugees and a young woman to marry no aged Situation." man. Such marriage are often un- successful.
The speaker was Mrs. Helina Nor- manton, Balola's senior practising Mr. Gavin B. W. Clark (says "Who's woman barrister. She is married to
Who"; "but retains her maiden sure name as her legal name."
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Anyone, he said, who read the statement he proposed to make with "It is our duty to stop them, and an open mind would agree that it we can do so by showing cur dis was so concerned with the fact that approval of such weddings when it became a matter of public Interest they seem likely to take place within, and was not in any sense a political our own elrele of friends, My ad- commentary viec would be to try to prevent such Defence Register. - Mr. Pirow. a marriage from taking pines."
Minister of Defence, stut:d in the A middle wanan sitting next House of Assembly recently that is
be
to me said "Hear, hear" under her department was considering what berath (welles a “Daily Herald" re- way prter), and,the younger ones looked upplemented by voluntary Assist-
soteri
could the Defence Act
ance. This would necessitate the Establishment of special units.
NEW GIRL FRIEND Young wives who insist on keeping! AUSTRALIA _en_their_jobs_after_marriage, even
when their husbands abject, were warned that this might lead to trouble, unless they are brilliant pro- fessional or selentille women,
BRITAIN'S SHORTAGETM
OF SHIPS
Sydney.
"I hear a lot, about this in my Earl Beatty stated in an interview profession. raid Mrs. Normanton, recently, on his arrival from New confidentially,
Zealand, that Britain had 2,000 fewer merchant skins than she had in 1914.
"Not long go there was the case young wife who got a job 30
He doubted, he said, whether sie miles from her home. She saw her had sufficient ships for her needs in young husband only at week-ends, war crisis. The bolding up of the and then she was surprised when cheatish Merchant Marine was an discovered he had found a new girl gront'n' rast of the Empire rearma- friend and she had to diveres hm." ment programme.
Girls who are thinking of marry-
In foreigners got a warning too.
"Don't do it unless you are per- fectly sure that you understand cach other in every way" was the advice to them.
WAGES OF WIVES?
Two elderly women sitting in front of me looked crestfallen when they were told that Mrs. Normanton docs] not agree with wages for wives.
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It is probably being caused by your
"Such an ides is all against the spirit of marriage," said Mrs. Ner-shoes. manton, who told them that marriage
is an equal partnership.
Wearing the wrong type of shoe causes destion, headaches, and "I think it would be wrong to backaches, says a recent report of the wives on the same Department of Scientifle and Indus- paid employee with this trial Research.
advocate putting
level as
difference, that she has a contract
Test shoes were issued to a number
for life and cannot be dismissed. of people in various occupations, and
"It would lower the whicle mar rate institution, and women would,
In the end, suffer for it."
their effect on health studied.
The experiments are to be continu- ed and results tabulated.
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DO FISH SLEEP?
We are genuinely sorry for our goldfish,-
Ho has nowhere to lie down, except on the hard glass foor of his little bowl. And he yawns all day long, as if even the crispest ent's egg would bore him to tears,
The one great advantage of being a fish Is that a fish has no hips. How cruel to one's hips is an unyielding mattress!
The Trout that wouldn't rise.
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WHAT DOES THE MODERN MALE LOOK FOR IN THE WOMAN HE MARRIES?
WEALTH?, BRAINS? SOCIAL POSITION? LOVE OF ADVENTURE? SENSE OF HUMOR? BEAUTY? ROMANCE?
A REGULAR GUY?
A PERFECT HOSTESS?
MOTHER INSTINCT?
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SAVE THIS ADJ Check what you think will win à husband... in the list on the loft. See how you agree with youth's brave choice in this great romance!
KATHARINE
CARY
"HEPBURN GRANT
Holiday
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