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A dress of Balenciaga luspiration matto with a sweeping skirt tlered with rows and rows of black luce. The top balances well with a short, wide-shoulder sleevey.
A Look Through The "Telegraph"
50 YEARS AGO
Feb., 1890.
The Peak Hotel and Trudlag Com- pany, Limited. Notice to ahareholders. Notice in hereby given that the second instalment of $5 five dollars) per share, in the phuve company wi fall due in February 15th avxt, and is pay; Able
ut the Hongkong and Shungit Banking: Gerperation. Interest at the
rate of 22 per cral, per annur will be! chargeable on all calls unpaid in dur! date. By order of the Hoard of Direes
J. Wherley, Secretary.
tory.
25 YEARS AGO
Feb. 6, 1015.
make Earl Kitchener continues to things move at the War Office, says "Globo" correspondent. Als Activity
Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
Short Cuts
Place giren olives in a far-of sweet plckles and allow to re- main long enough to acquire the Havour of pickles. This makes a delicious variation in serving DeHabes,
Try warming clothesplus apan in the oven, during cold It saves cold fingera weather.
and makes clothes hanging easter by preventing the corners, of flat pieces from becoming unwieldy witle frost.
•
Use a cork for scouring knives and dish ERVO the wear and tear on cloths. Dip the cork in water first, then into clenning powder and apply.
Always wash the hands before starting to sew on 4 delicate article, as sewing is inclined to make the hands perspire and the Alghtest grime will quickly show on the material,
A cloth slightly moistened with vinegar will remove Anger marks from furniture. Follow this with a little furniture polish, rubbing hard til it dries.
Black And Red
Black "ablaze with flaming red and scintillating gold" is new in after- dark fashions. New in this category Is le variety of evening coats in the red, black and gold scheme. There is the long red wool with black passementerie frogs, a flared red tunic and another long red woollen wrap with black velvet yoke and hood.
Neglected Skin Can Undo Beauty Efforts
By JACQUELINE HUNT
PEOPLE who design our fashions may disagree as to which is more flattering, the pencil silhouette, the romantic full- skirted affair or the hustle. Some may insist on natural make- up, while others prefer frankly artificial, stylised face-do. But on one point they all agree. No woman looks really smart, really attractive, unless her complexion is smooth and pliant.
As mé designer expresses R, "Give specials on several splendid coll- with Stock up lotions. a woman with a good figure and weather lots of money 1. can design knock- enough to last the rest of the winter out clothes for her, but if her skin and use it libernily. The lotions looks rough or weatherbeaten-then cuntain rich, Jubricating creams and my mugle's undone. Other women olls and can be used to guard your inay envy her clothes, but they won't sin against that harsh, grating feel- envy her-not with that complexion!" ing, that wind-stung red look that As for men, she goes on to say, cold weather will give you if you they don't care if a woman's dress don't watch out. Especially if you is the latest Park creation or not. go in for skating, skiing, or if you They take one look at the woman have to be out in all sorts of wea with conse, dull skin and then hurry ther a preliminary lotioning yway to And Me Peaches-and- save the most tender skin.
nol "smart". Cream who is dressed in last year's Largain. Maybe she's
Try applying it to your hands, face maybe she must save her penules, but she'd smart enough to save her precious face, tog, She sees that her and neck before dressing. Women
wonderful and he is equerially Iven naling the contractor know his her 10 YEARS AGO
Nanking, Foli, fi, 19.10.
which have far-ereching effects on the future of South China and which will be keen Ty watched by adelal circles in the North are expected to result from the ufflelal visit to Canton; early next week,
Political
Churunencra
of Marshal Chling: Kal-shuk,
Shaghar
The Soviet Government has presented;
to the ntional ultimatum another Government; through the Soviet Consul at Harbin, in connection with the fresh crisis in Manchuris following Nanking's repudiation of the Habarovsk Proluent, signed between the Manchurian dele rate, Mr. Tani Yun-sheng and the Savjet plenipotentiary.
5 YEARS AGO
London, Feb. 5, 1935. A julet Anglo-French communique han nared the readiness of both countries to grant Germany equality and to abolish Part of the Versailles
vention.
sitin gets extra cure all winter.
Use Lotion Faithfully
Nerk Needs Care
will
seem to neglect their neck more than ever in the winter. And your neck and throat is conspleuous, even -you-eno'--see--It-yourself. If you She realises that cold wine and don't want it to look crepy, treat it steam heat can dry out and chap the as kindly as you do your face. Serub So she sees to it it with mild warm oopsuds at night. best complexion. that her skin slays snooth. Neither rinse it, dry it and creat it or best wind or sleet nur the rush of holi- it with lotion, And upply lotion be
Koing to keep her fore you go out during the day. It day parties are from looking feminine and romantet helps to keep the skin soft and supple The secret of her success may be and soothes chafing from a heavy
ዘ good cost collar. something a simple as
Lotion makes an excellent powder softening skin lotion regularly up-
And that's no strain on any base, coaxing make-up to blend and eling smoothly for several hours. woman's budget.
Frankly, many of us forget the This is a blessing because the less
times. There is dabbing and re-touching simple things at
you
clo
Treaty if Germany rejoins the League such a bewildering variety of creams, during the day the less likely your nn joins in a general Armenta Con-tonics, softchers, masks and founda- skin is to show up in little, dry inkes Mons available that we wish we could across the forehead and check bonen. As an added precaution when you Britain and France have nccordingly afford, while the simple, inexpensive Invited Italy, Germany and Hellum lotion or cream that would solve our coine indoors after exposure, cleanse negotiate a mutual, neriat naistance
past. Its stressed that the purpose problesas if faithfully used passes un- your face of dirt and old make-up,
1J
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af the Anglo-French convertions is to romove tendencies "leading to an arma- ment face and increased war danger." The Anglo-French communique reaf firms the declaration of thecember, 1932, in favour of equality of rights within of security; proclaime Britain's rendineas to join the Franco- Itallan agreement renched in July 1 to safeguard the independence of Austria
thin Ataion that Britain adheres to Franco-Italian declaration of the same date refusing to mmit mailateral modi- Realtor of the Versalles armaments provisions: anl nld that France and Britain inve agreed to attempt general settlement of freely negotiates lasues between Germany and the other
Powers.
The communique also discloses a de Lormiuation on the part of Britain and France to avoid dictating terms is Ger. 312ABY.
Strict Neutrality
Oslo, Feb. 3. The situation of Norway, in very difficult, surrounded as she is on all nides by combatnat countries, enld the Foreign Minister of Norway in speckii Interview with a foreign news- paper correspondent,
Norway's policy, he said, is one of alrict and absolule neutrality. Al- though Norway's feelings are with Finland, this has nothing to do with the Government's policy of strict neu- trality,
Asked what would be the position if Soviet Russia invaded Norway after conquering Finland, he said it would be dimeult to foresee the quences of a Finnish defeat.
conse-
Commenting on the other war, he said that Norway, a neutral, hind lost
·more men at sea than France had on the Western front-Reuter.
nolleed.
аго Right now there
Sudden
using cream or tepld suds, then a bargain fresh application of softening cream.
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colds, too. So, be sure.
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February 5, 1940.
An Old-Fashioned Girl
This, impish bairdress is smart. Hair
swept up in fron and on the sides, It is caught and bent at the rape of the neck by a bow which gathers the curls in a cluster on the back of the neck. The perfect coiffure for a bustle dress?
Gives Eyes Depth
Loose Curls For Milady
THE
Bradman's Book Read During Cricket Case
MAURICE TATE, the England and Sussex cricketer, gave expert evidence at Sussex Assizes at Lewes recently. And Don Bradman's book. on cricket was consulted by Mr. Justice Humphreys and counsel.
They
And out! were trying to where "ally mid-on" fields In cricket match.
Thirteen-year-old Jahn
Ilarfoot,
son of a Seaford (Sussex) garage proprietor, hnd said he was fielding In this rinition In school Home when he was hit on the head by the ball and his skull was Iractured. He and his father, Mr. Terence William Barfoot, claimed damages from the Enst Sussex County Coaneli.
that the
The judge reserved his decision after hearla Tate say position was "leida" for an in- experienced boy and the master who was in charge of the gume deny that the boy, was told to deld there.
Tate said it was dangerous for a boy to deld within ten yards of n batsman.
PRIVATE
RUSHED
TO COT
OF BABY
A SCOTTISH private on duty at British G.I.Q. in
gram.
He said: "I have retreated many France was handed a tele- times when I have found a bowler has not a very good length. If you have a really good bowler,, such as Larwood, who is very accurate, it different,
Tate Shivered
Driven To Station Permission for him to return to Scotland was quickly granted,
Wondering why, he should By JACQUELINE HUNT
have such an urgent mesange, he VIE old has become the very, very
tore open the envelope.
Inside new-judging by the hair styles
from his was a messige nute recently. Big, smooth, vertical
"I had Patsy Hendren stand tip wife in Roseburn-street, Edinburgh, cunl. sometimes called "English
yards of me o one to tell him that his 18-month-old curl" but looking very much akin willa three to those your mother used to roll no Australian trip, and very successful daughter, June, had been taken to hospital with heart trouble and was he was. carefully on rags when you were a
"I have folded three yards from seriously 01.
the little girl, are news of the moment.
At once the machinery of the batsman--but I shivered a bit." One hairdresser starts them high John told the judge he was fifteen British Army began to work on bis, and
clusters of them. One feet from the batsman when he was behalf. coiffure for a young girl calls for a, le did not like the position. bali hadi centre part, the first curls beint because shortly before caught rather high over the temples just missed his head.
Mr. George Thauas Stevenson, the Here is a mascara trick you may and failing low on the shoulders file
master in charge of the game. aid not know. To give your eyes depth, the hairdo of a Spanish "infants."
he told Barfoot 10 stand at brush your inner lashes downward For the older watman the top hair Is that with your wet mascara brush, but on dressed high, then the sides and buck square leg and probably helped him the outer half of the lashes, brush are dressed rather high but with the to get the position of true square leg
by motioning with his hands. upward, applying the colour in the ends cascading in vertient curls.
He dhl not tell the boys to underside, pressing the Inshes up- Another gathers his curls at the ward, brushing them over a pewell or nape of the neck and ties them with
The ball out of which the neeldent using a curler to make them curlja velvet bow. called the Hoops-a- Intriguingly.
Daisy, after the new dance limported use whs of the yorker type and the
batsman come out to meet it. Barthe from. London by Arthur Murray.foot ducted when the ball was com Still another swirls the hair backing at him and it struck him on the from the temples, with the first big bead." shining curls starting behind the ears, the rest of the hack hair tumed loosely into three or four more in a charming little girl effect. The hair over the crown of the head is very the top nooth and polished and hair high either in a coque of louse i curls or roils.
sole sul kn Black
Peau de walking length of 151⁄2 Incites from the grouul. Bolero, slighUy squared shoulders, three-quarters: lengi fitted sleeves, and ap- pilqued bows of self-fabric arc Akin style touches, An onlon silk taffeta blouse and a brimmed hat of black silk molte taffeta are shown with It.
New Y.W.C.A.
Centre
Bangs Are Unique
Bangs are still another old-new idea. These are treated variously Some simply have topknot of curls, some of which drop forward to hide
the
real
fn.
An Army terder hastened him to the station, where he caught the boat
Before he embarked he was given He must not train.
ho arrived in word of warning. retell his wife until
England,
From the port of arrival he rent her a telegram.
It stated that he was travelling on
night express.
Coffee For Shipwrecked Sailors
Smile Of Welcome
He stepped out of the train at Edinburgh.
A few hours laters he and his wife were attint at a tiny hospital col.
Baby June looked up and smiled a welcome.
Now the doctors have expressed the opinion that June may live for After this Newcastle collier Towne-fanother two months. ley C2888 tous) hit a ming off the south-east coast on January, 7 the
24 members of the crew were brought FEAST OF DON BOSCO
store by a lifeboat and given coffee poured out for them by A. B. Archi
St. John Don Bosco, founder of the
bald Vearncombe, who was recently great Salesian Order, was publicis ted by the King for his bravery honoured yesterday at St. Anthony's decorated real hairline. Others cut
Church, West Point. In exomining unexploded mines. and fringe of basiga
curl or
or wave
The explosion catised tons of coal
People from all over Hongkong at- them. One imaginative young haly
to be forced through the hatches tended the morning and evening stylist has bangs but with 11 180 descending over the deck in a black services held in the Church. Prior to
the Benediction of angle, for they are not cut
the Blessed shower. across, but In scallops or diagonal One Ftaker said it was the most Sacrament in the evening, Father M. lines that soften the brow or add comfortable shipwreck he could re- Suppo, S.C., delivered a homily In dash and piquaney to the individual member-none of the crew gut wet, English.
face.
straight
tho
These are the hairdressers con- cession to snoods. Velling or a snood will not conceal straggling ends and bid lines, but on the other hand, they do spoil the effect of elaborate waves or ringlets over the back of the head. The new coiffures--that- mold the back so beautifully are per- fect, If your hut has short or lung snood. The long curls give the final They may even nice, finishing line. tend gradually to eliminate snood.
The new coiffures do not Jack in- dividuality, no one might suspect, but can be arranged to flatter Bie neck, head and jawline. An in- teresting trick sometimes employed for the girl with a long face, in a centre purt down the back of the head, the crown flat and the ends finished in loose, Buff curls that, give fullness behind and below the cars. creating an illusion of width in the
face
The long vertical curls are perfect for the girl with a short neck. The front hair may be combed up into interesting top curls, the back sec- tion of hair combed together toward the nape of the neek to dovetail into big curls at look like a knol,
Back Parts Interesting
Back parts are used frequently to add interest. One coiffure seen re- cently had the hair parted on a slant from the top right, across and down- word. Soft rolls followed the slant- line of part down to the long ing erits which were finaled in three or four big curls. In another the back hair was parted into two sections, brushed smoothly down, crossing
The Young Women's Christian each other and fastened securely at Association has opened a new centre the hairline. The ends were caught of work in Kowloon, under the joint into bunches of vertical curls behind auspices of the Hongkong and Con-each ear,
ton Associations, Club
rooms for With so much uncurled hair, the more on treatments to members, cinsses for adults, mass (accent is education for industrial girls, and bring out all the luster and beauty daily bandage and first ald supply of the hair work will make up the programme.
rather than on per-
manents. Of course, a permanent is
A house-warming in the new cen-needed, too, but often only the ends tre, nt 571 Nathan Road, took place and top section of hair are treated.
on Thursday afternoon, when several
hundred members and friends gather-
B.W.O.F. ACTIVITIES
More comfurto for. the Fightint
and their only complaint was the cold on the trip ahore.
Appropriate music was rendered
by the Salesian Choir of Shaukiwan.
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hing, of the Hongkong Board of Directors, expressed the appreciation
of the association leaders for this Services have been made by local added opportunity for the YW.CA. working porties. Many Canton members had found Imitted homes in Kowloon, the said, and the necessities are being sent by the next many Kowloon members of the Itong-Blue
oleamer, Five Funnel kong Arsociation now had a con- theso nre venient centre for service activities, the British and educational work,
Twelve cases of
Farments
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hospital
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Hel-wan. A
of Middlesex Regiment. Yung
ceremony dedication was participated in by re- The working centre of the Club presentatives of the various groups do Recrelo recently held a Bridge and that make up the Y.W.C.A., each Mahjong Drive and the proceedn pledging her loyalty and support to ($180) were sent to the Belfish War the association.
Organisation Fund,
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