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THE CHINA MAIL.

FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1934.

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Sport Jumpers With Fringe DIAMOND SET IN

Trimmings

Embroidered Monogram On Scarves.

SMART WOOL BLOUSES

Fringe trimmings and frayed edges are noticed on some of the | nicest

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day frocks and sports jumpers. For example there is a model in heavy ribbed crepe in

shade. We will be pleased to give pleasant mignonette green

Bodice rather loose compared with full information.

others of the moment, and ext os Magyar lines. Skirt also rather loose, and slightly suggestive of the Cossack line. At the normal waist! is a deep fringe of silk in the same shade, which more or less gives the short tunic effect. Narrow fringes are sewn into the scams of the fit-

AD

AMERICANtings elbow-length cuffs.

ASIATIC

UNDERWRITERS

(Federal Inc. U.S.A.) ASIA LIFE BUILDING

12 Queen's Road. Central. Telephone 30294

GAGE

HATS

Latest

Styles,

It has also been seen the complete knee-length tunic effect secured by means of extra long silk or wool fringes once in silk on a "Five-to- Twelve" frock of dull pansy-blue ribbed satin, and once in wool on a superfine grey tweed day dress.

There are some delightful little soft ribbed wool sports blouses, too, cut on waistcoat lines, and having short sleeves with frayed-out edges. One model was in orange wool to go,

Hundreds of stunning models only from $12 to $20! Some special aristocratic models slightly higher. Why experiment with commonplace hats which NEVER improve your appearance! Buy Gage hats - the hats that make a daring young woman of you immediately. Come and try on one of those intriguing models. You'll be amazed how clever and different you look!

MODE ELITE

Entrance Chinese Bazaar, China Building, Queen's Road, Cll,

AMERICAN

COTTON DRESSES Just Received.

Different Colours

And Latest Styles

Fest Colours Sizes 14 to 52

SPECIAL SALE PRICE $6.00

Tel. 21744.

Come early and get your choice THE MANILA

HAT SHOP

No. 1, Gloucester Arcade--

Des Voeux Road Entrance,

(Next to Gas Company's Show Room).

Beach Mode

Shorts almost knee-length will ba the prevailing moda on the benchei this summer if the aboos is any in- divation. The shorts of powder blus Jersey, and a siriped sweater, zopped aff by a wide colored straw hat, æter florothy Dell, me screen star, an extremely fetching appearance.

with a dark brown tweed skirt. It fastened with metal buttons and hadi a small fringed scarf drawn through a metal ring at the throat.

PRECIOIUS WOOD

Paris Fashions Off "Gold Standard." SANDALS GO WITH TRINKETS

Paris. The old wooden cigar man, If he ti to be found anywhere to-day, is probably chuckling in his wood- en blanket at the sudden popular-) fity of the present "wood stand-

ard."

One noted jeweller appears to have very definitely gone off the much-discussed gold standard and has brought out a pin of diamonds set in precious wood, which can be used as a brooch, on a hat as a buckle, or as a buckle for brown kid pumps.

Real diamonds set in real wood -what a combination! Will we he setting chips of glass and mor- sels of dirt in fine platinum. Very possible, if it is done in the name of "fashion."

Bib And Tucker.

Fruit has always been expen- sive in Paris-and none the less shall so is the unedible kind we

be wearing with our best bib and

tucker this season. Early spring PETROL CLEANS SKIN

fruits will be in rubies, emeralds, pearls, pear-shaped diamondé, sap- phire grapes, amethyst plums, and topaz russets. They will also be in cluster of coloured glass for small coat and bouquets; and in printed silk cluster for late spring. and early summer frocks.

SHOES

Colour Maintained.

Lizard and python skin shoes are To accompany such fresh trin- incline to become tinged with yellow kets as these, Bentivegna (the big even if they are cleaned with a shoe man) has designed a pair of specially recommended preparation. evening sandals bespangled with ]It will be found that a more success- paillettes-to match those ever-ful method of cleaning skin shoes bespangled evening jackets Jean{of all kinds is to use petrol. Thej Lanvin

Ishoes should be cleaned in the open air and the petrol applied sparingly by means of a spotlessly clean cloth. |Use a clean portion of the cloth as This imethod will do much to prevent lizard and python skin from becom- ing a brown colour.

CROCHET AND OLD soon as each becomes soiled.

LACE.

How To Clean It.

HAIR BRUSH WASHING..

Old lace or crochet work which has been on hand for a long time soon becomes solled. Only after it has been washed a number of times| When washing a hair brush dis- does it come really white again. It solve a piece of soda in warm water) Isn't it a mercy that the manu-

the following and stand the brush in the solution. facturers have produced materials will be found that

Creaseless Materials

that are really and truly creaseless: treatment will remove any ingrained This 'water must only cover the white Not only linens which at one time dirt and restore it to its original bristles. which will become

whiteness. The crochet or lace and clean Almost immediately. were the bane of women's existence!

should be left to soak overnight in Stand to dry in the open air with on account of their determination to' crease on the slightest provocation solution of borax and water. Use the bristles downward.

but also vuiles, foulards, chiffon- one teaspoonful of borax. to a break- like fabrics, and all kinds of cottons. fastcupful of warm water. They are easy to wash, easy to iron, treatment rinse the article and boil

It gently. and-best of all-easy to wear with

the comforting knowledge that they! will not look like something out of

After

the rag-bag at the end of the day. SWAGGER WALKING

Monograms

By the way, the clever needle- woman will be pleased to know that] the monogram is fashionable again.

It has been seen worked into a knit-!

SHOES.

Ghillies And Oxfords

For Sports.

[ted jumper and into a crochet beret, In both cones is contrasting colours, When the handbag la of grained Some of the best of the new scarves leather, so are the shoes. There is are made with large embroidered a group of shoes which many stores monograms placed so that they come class a their swaggers, so called be- in front or on the shoulder, accord, cause they are the perfect, walking ing to the way the draperies are shoe to be worn with swagger sults. prranged. Belts, bags, and bracelets Oxfords are the leader, with the are "monogrammed", too, with tailored one strap and ghillie follow wood, mirrar-glass, leather or paste.ing. The ghillie is more in keeping Monogram clips for berels and cor-with an active sports costume, how- sage draperies are good style, and ever. Brown is the principal colour some car-rings also are made in in these shoes for most of the sports monogram form,

woolens are of a tawny cast.

YOU WILL BE,

FIT?

IF YOU TAKE-PINKETTES

If you are feeling a bit off- colour take two or three Pinketten at bed-tinue and you will be 'as „right as rain' by morning.

For liverishness, billousness, dizziness, headaches, bad breath, pimples, and sallow akin, there to no better remedy than Pinkettes, Obtainable at all chemists.

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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE

This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our

readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spelling.

such as harbor, plow, and altho.

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126

136

HORIZONTAL

1-A pointed beard B-Twilight

§--Point of compass

(abbr)

10-And (Lat.)

11-Haathens 14-Examiners

17-Boy's name (short)

18-Wied

10-Lump of butter

20-Black

22-Grate

24-Be Indignant at 26-Drives

38

26-Incorporsted (abbr)|

27-Girl's

30-Reach

ΠΑΜΕ

34-Resound

35-Sediment

36-3. W. State of United;

Staten (abbr.)

6

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| HORIZONTAL (Cont.)| VERTICAL (Cont)

38-811fy

139-Rest

41-Inārm

43.To pour forth

45–East Indies (abbr)

48-The (Fr.)

47-A dress material

(pl)

-Sipa

|12-A dagras (abbr.) |13-Gaseous element in

the air

||18-A paper mestura

16-Egyptian god {21-Contradict 25-Extra

|48-A garden toal (pl.) (27-Cooks In the oven

VERTICAL

1-A rodent

2-Uses hook and line 3-A beverage 4-Necessariness 5-RidiculouINTER

6-is not found

(Lat., abbr.)

İ28-Old mualcal

Instrument

29-Iron spike

31-A ridge of sand or

rock 82-Emitted

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57-Musical mole

¡40-Existe

142-Three (Rom.)

7-Vart plain devold of44-A southern State of

forest in Russla

U. $. (abbr.)

The solution of the above with a new cross-word puzzle

will appear in to-morrow's issue.

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