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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1931.

THE CHINA MAIL.

26, The Arcade,

Gloucester Building.

FOR

The WOMAN'S Page

MISS SHEARER. Rapturous Hours of Home-Making.

[By Normn Shearer.] Mina Norma Shearer, the film star; before leaving London to re- turn to Hollywood, wrote this article for the Evening Standard expressing her enthusiastic ad- miration of London as the world's

ST. ANDREW'S BALL greatest shopping centre.

EVENING FROCKS

in all the latest

shades.

Price from $40.

I like your London shops. They are more individualistic than ours. The assistants are patient, agree-

BATHING SUITS.

Styles at Home This Summer.

Swimming suits offer as large a variety of choice as any other branch of the up-to-date wardrobe. "Plump girls," "slender girls"-- need experience no difficulty achieving bathing and beach out- fits that are as becoming as they are practical.

in

For the slim Agure, for instance, there is a smart little affair in soft wool in auntan and brown, the

PLATINUM BLONDE.

Women's Rush For New Hair Shade.

There is such a desire to become a "platinum blonde" that women aro being changed from brunette to the new silvery fairness at the rate of three a day at and West End hairdresser's alone:

Several hairdressers have senti experts to Paris to find out tho newest and most effective methods of transforming hair to this now ahada.

NEW FELT MILLINERY.

WHITE AND COLOURS.

Reasonable Prices.

YEE SANG FAT Co., Ltd.

able, and thoroughly charming, and nothing seems uny trouble to them.

I had long looked forward to shopping here-all women do—and I had come over with definite ideas of what I wanted. I have an and English nurse for my baby, months ago she assured me that children's clothes that are made in London are the best in the world.

So one of my first purchases was two tailored coata for my little boy, who is now nearly a year old. He acems to grow every day, and his shoes are never big enough for him, so I bought him lots of shoes

SAB|||||||||||||||||||||in kid as well.

ALEXANDER INSTITUT

DE BEAUTE.

Phone 25169. Pedder Building (int Floor) Opposite Entrance to Hong Kong Hotel.

"Unfussy Clothes." When I left California, hats were being worn on the back of the head, I find that hore the smartest women are wearing them perched well over their eyes and decorated with the most exciting feather trim- minga.

I

I bought six of the new hats.

Some of them I hope to wear in my new pictures. One in black velvet with a curling feather I must wear for the screen.

Lustrous Oil Permanent Hair Waves which are Large, Soft and Natural,

I like your men's wear shops, too. Artistic Finger and Marcel Waves, Oll

I always do shopping for Mr. Treatment, Shampooing, Henna Park (any colour), Ilair Cutting and Mani Thalberg, my husband. cure for Ladles and Gentlemen. Con- I am, he is ten times

Busy as

more

velentious. Artistic Work by European | cupied. Before we were married

Expert, Mr. Alexander.

CHARGES MODERATE. A VISIT WILL CONVINCE YOU.

AN INTRODUCTORY

HISTORY

by

A. H. CROOK, O.B.E., M.A.

W. KAY, M.A.

W. L. HANDYSIDE, M.A. B.B.

PRICE $2.00.

NOW ON SALE AT THE PUDLISHERE.

The Newspaper Enterprise Ltd. Ching Hod Office.

BONZO

he never confided his tastes in clothes to me. Now it is I who select materials and send them

around to the studio for his final decision.

I invariably choose my husband's And no man should be allow-

tica,

ed to choose a hat for himself-he just can't do it. With my husband and my baby I have two men to shop for. I almost neglect my own clothes, but I wear as many "un- asy" clothes as I can-in my pic tures and privately.

trunke and lower part of the bodice being navy and the upper part and belt of beige; or a striped two-piece in fine elastic wool, eut with a V back, embroidered in two- toned wool to match the striping, which may be red and blue or red and green or yellow and blue; while another model, carried out in fine soft woollen stockinette, has a little elreular skirt attached to the waist, amusingly spotted to match the lighter shade of the perfectly fitting | Jow-backed top.

Backless suita, designed,

fancy of also

Jaquared designs dofinitely slimming

in

courec, with a view to sunbathing, effect and are to be found in are necured by a neck strap, with a every imaginable colouring, one of perfect fit assured by clever shaping the smartest being, black and beneath the arm.

Siimming Lines, Some of the now costumés have on slim-

been specially designed

white.

BEAUTY BLEMISHES.

A Court hairdresser saya:—

The new hats reveal so much of the hair; and women are finding that they can show off the sweep of a tricorne, bicorne, or Glengarry much better against a silver-yellow coiffure, especially as so much black is being worn."'.

Adaptable Colour.

Another coiffeur said that wo men find that this shade enables them to wear bright red, mauve, are and certain shades of green which could not be worn with yellow hair. To achieve platinum blondness

The hair must be redyed once a four or five treatments are often required, with a week between each month, which costs from 30s. to two while the chemicals gradually guineas. change the hair from black or brown to the new fairness.

Gilt frames should be cleansed by Soveral young and popular mem-wiping gently with cotton-wool bers of society have amazed their dipped in sweet oil. Coarse-grain-“ friends by returning from a "holi-ed materials should never be nood day" with hair changed from dusky for this purpose as they are apt brown to allvery yellow.

to take off the gilding."

ming lines. One of these, for If your complexion suffers as a which artificial spun silk is the result of indifferent water, or medium, has a skirt attach- change in diet, a simple paste may ed, with an inverted pleat at the side that gives perfect free- be made with an ounce of barley dom for swimming. There is ameal, an ounce of bitter almonds narrow border in a contrasting and sufficient beney to blend the colour outlining the V shaped back, two together. Mix only a week's. with a bow as an effective finish,

I spent a rapturous afternoon buying old silver and china for our new home which is being built and furnished at Santa Monica beach. it will be finished, I hope, by the time we get home. I'm longing to see these things there.

London's shops are kind to those who have not lots to spend. There and the costume is complete with supply at a time, and apply to the face and neck after washing at bed- are many things here which are Ibrasslere. imagine relatively cheaper than So is another suit, specially de- time. they are at home. Silk stockings, signed with a view to the fuller A mixture of camphor ice and furs, and materials do not cost so figuro, made of soft wood-stocki- much here.

nette, with embroidered spots zinc ointment will heal scars and this week--and I found your shops line.

I am a busy person-cspecially skilfully arranged to give a slender blisters quickly without leaving a Mix two parts of the form- The diagonal lines of the mark.

er to one of the latter, and apply amazingly accommodating.

the salva at bedtime, after washing If pos- the face in warm water. sible, use oatmeal in place of soap when you wash.

When

I could not get along to the shop most varied selections were sent to me, and fittors and most pains. taking saleswomen came to help me. And everything was done 80 quickly.

Then, too, I like your hairdress- ers. I had

a permanent WAY. this week. It is an exhausting looked after business, but I was very considerately, and it WAX done with all possible speed.

After being in Paris, it is lovely

to go into a shop and feel confident that you will come out with what you went in for. My French got 'It's

me into several difficulties.

so easy to talk in one's own langu- age to a nice helpful girl. In fact, everything is so easy and home- like here.

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"Liver Spots." -

To remove "liver spots" take a little powdered magnesia and mix to a thick pasto with lemon-juice. Spread this upon the apota, and leave on all night. Repeat the process till the spots disappear.""

For spots or patches that are firmly seated, due to neglect or long standing, sponge the affected parts with a little of the following: Borax, 15 grains; sweet almond oil, 5 ozs powdered Castile soap, 15 grains; water 1 oz; and solution of potash 24 drops. Keep in a tightly --corked bottle and store in a cool place,

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