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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1931.

THE CHINA MAIL.

NEW

FELT

MILLINERY,

WHITE

AND

COLOURS.

Reasonable Prices.

YEE SANG FAT Co., Ltd.:

26, The Arcade,

Gloucester Building.

GLOVES

'FOR

DAY AND

EVENING

WEAR.

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CHARGES MODERATE

A VISIT WILL CONVINCE YOU.

A NURSERY HINT.

When baby is getting too big for his table-bath, you can prevent the

WOMAN IN THE HOME.

The Menace Of Moods.

TO BE CHARMING:

You Must Control Your Energy.

We are familiar with the woman! To-day a woman's charm is de- who goca gally on her way, quite pendent on her health and the careless of how that way may affect control of her energy.. Most others. "Oh, I never bother," she modern women Are energetic- saya, leaving a trail of odds and they play golf and tēnals, swim, ends behind her. But someone ride, exercise and cat the proper has to "clear up" and thus suffer food besides finding time for jobs for her selfishness. Her mood is and clubs of various kinds. In a "jolly" one, so noise and loudspite of this, fact, however, few laughter must be the order of the women really have learned the art day, with no regard for the other of controlling their energy. They folks around. The individual who dash here and there from опе foista her depression on her fellows thing to another and after a few is even worse than the one who in-years even the peppiest of them sists on demonstrating her good becomes run-down and nervous. spirits in and out of season.

Stop and watch others when

The foundations of moodiness are they are nt work. Notice the laid, like most things, in nursery dozens of silly, useless motions days, since this is as much a matter they make. Then, study' yourself of habit as are other fraits, But, and think of the ways you could though the tendency may be inborn, save your energy. Do not aquan- it will never achieve dominance if der the stuff upon which your It is recognised and carefully youth and charm depend. pruned in childhood.

How do You Walk?

It is extremely difcult to help Begin with your walk. Do you those who have always obeyed the labour along with heavy faltering| Imood of the moment, because each steps or do your feat move swift-

year, has forged the chains of hahit more firmly. Therefore I emphasise; the necessity for watchful guidance, while the mind is plastic and the character is beng formed.

A Tyrant.

The woman of moods is generally tyrant, because. for the anke of

Actually, the best

water from splashing in all direc-peace. most people are Inclined to

ons by putting a roller towel give in to her. across the bath and fastening the way to treat moodiness is to ignore it and nine times out of ten this a beneficial

arm

ends to the handles with large treatment will have safety pins. This forms a hani-

effect. Everyone hates to be mock which saves the child from ignored, and when the moody one slipping about. Put your round his shoulders and he will finds herself no longer the centre of feel quite safe. Even the most attraction. unconsciously, she as- nervous baby is easy to manage if Aumes a less selfish attitude. bathed in this way.

IL

NOTHING TO WEAR.

"I've nothing to wear,"

Sighed a lady fair,

"I simply can't go;

I have to say 'no':

My ciepe romaine dress

In all out of press,

And in my old green

I wouldn't be seen.

My beige is too tight,

In red I'm a fright,

I can't wear that blue,

You know it won't do.

And I've torn the net

In my mauve georgette-

You see, my dear Clare.

I've nothing to wear."

To prevent the skin blistering when applying a mustard poultice, mix the mustard with the white of: an egg instead of water. Remem- ber that ginger poultices are no good as mustard, and will not blía- ter. They are prepared in the

aame way.

If you are working with arti

ficial silk and find difficulty in avoiding tangles, wind the ailk

over a piece of cardboard shaped ly with long beautiful stops,

like a Maltese cross. The silki cannot tangle if wound thus, and you will always find the right end immediately.

THE GRECIAN MODE.

The new Grecian silhouette iz adopted by Clara Bow for one of her{ evening frocks worn in Love Among the Millionaires,

The frock is of parchment satin, and from the waist-line the skirt is moulded to the figure, and falls into severe pleats at the floor. A striking collar, that falls in winged] effect from the shoulders to the walat of the backless gown, is em-l broidered with crystals and green) silk.

Over the gown, Miss Bow wrape

a cape of ermine.

AN OLD FELT HAT.

Never throw away a hard felt

swinging gaily and easily from your hips? Your shoulders and arms and head should not help you walk, when your legs can do it beautifully and efficiently.

hat when it is past wearing. Cut: When you learn to walk correct-off the brim and then cut the ly, your head high, chest up, crown into four. This will make shoulders back and abdomen flat-two pairs of socks for the chil- your legs striding along with long, dren's boots, which will keep their bright steps, swinging easily from feet dry and warm. The pieces your hips, you will not only feel left over make good substitutes more alert but you will not tire for rubber "heels or indoor shoes, so easily.

Cut to shape, rub a little seccotine Watch your hands, too. Do they on the heels, and stick the felt to play with the beads you are wear-them. [ing?

Straighten your dress or smooth your hair when you sit down for a few minutes? Such movements are meaningless and unattractive. If you feel that you simply cannot control your hands. jcarry a handbag or something with you when you go cut and hang on to It until you overcome your ten- jdency to fuss and make constant

movements,

When you have broken yourself] of this habit watch your hands as they do such necessary things na picking up a napkin, or a piece of silver. If your fingers play and fumble, replace it and pick it up again until your hands can do these things easily and gracefully. When you have corrected your hands a few times, they will learn to do the right things unconscious- |ly.

When there is no waste motion in your life-when you learn to make every word, every act and every expression count, you will become a person of enviable poise.

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