1934-07-23 — Page 2

MAIL SCHEDULES

INWARD MAILS.

FROM EUROPE

Suwa Maru (Imperial Airways*

Service)

FROM JAPAN

Ranpura (via Saez)

Pres. Cleveland

July

July

Chichibu Maru

Montevideo Maru

General Lee

Ranchi

Kamo Maru

Mayabashi Maru

Penang Maru

FROM AMERICA & CAÑADA

Nellore

July

Pres. Cleveland

FROM MANILA

July

Empress of Japan ........

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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 23, 1934.

The Woman's Page

Attractive New Beach Wear Can Be Smart

Blouses

Uncrushable Styles Make

Best Choice

THE LINGERIE TOUCH

Nothing shows the improve- ment in ways of dressing more than the blouse, once the most 23 untidy und ill-fitting of garments. Tho new trand of the blouse

so are sum. very feminine, and

afternoon 25 mer

dress corsages,

FROM SHANGHAI

July

Tai Yuan

22

Pres. Cleveland

Chichibu Maru General Lee Ranchi

Agapenor

Chenonceaux

Patroclus

Tantalus

FROM STRAITS

Suwa Mara

Calcutta Maru

Sunthia

Яніколи

Mentor

Patroclust

FROM AUSTRALIA

OUTWARD MAILS.

The separate top, be it shirt. [blouse, or--18 the Americans. term it-shirt-waist, is a pleasing 23 way of ringing the changes. Fur. 24 ther, it is easy to pack and to iron. The crisp lingerie lawns, with their pleats, frills and jabots, want

a1 very great care when it comes to

or

31 holiday packing. The plain, rather 31 tailored-type of shirt in silk

mixtures is the most practical to pack

July

22

JF

23

24

July.

Satin Or Taffeta

The more dressy blouse can be

30 of satin or taffeta, reaching to the

31 waist or over. It can be cut with

31

banque or in long tunic. fashion, with sleeves short or long, plain Jor trimmed, whatever works in best with the scheme of dressing.

The lingere-blouse is delightful, but all experienced good dressers who travel tell me the same tale. FOR EUROPE

... July 22 They pack a few of these dainty Huwa Maru (via Siberia) Emp. of Japan (via Siberia) July 22 affairs in lawn and lace, but in Closes: Reg. 9.15 a.m. Ord. 10 a.m. variably wear the less elaborately Ranchi (Air Mail Service). July 28 laundered modes. They find that

Closes: Reg. 5 p.m. Ord. 9 aşım.

July

FOR JAPAN

Suwa Maru

Emp. of Japan

FOR MANILA

July

Tjisadane

Pres. Cleveland

Kamo Mary

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FOR AMERICA AND CANADA

they can only appear in them once, and after that they have to bel relegated among the soiled linen.

This gorgeous creation of pala yel low chiffon adorns the bequitful Elissa Landi, screen star. A short tunic, long train and trailing streamers from the shoulders, give a charming flowing effect, accentus wed by the heavy collar of pale yel love crystals.

22 Feeling that they should have FASHION VOTE IN

27 something very fresh in reserve, many girls and, older women have told me that they often retura with the lingerie blouse unworn, 24 and naturally none the better for 24 having been lying in a drawer or

28

July

Emp. of Japan

FOR SHANGHAI

July

Suwa Maru

22

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Emp. of Japan

271

FOR STRAITS & INDIA

Montevideo Maru

Hai Hing

Van Heutz

Ranchi

FOR AUSTRALIA

Kamo Maru

July

July

28

сабе.

RUSSIA

Women Asked To Vote On Type Of Dress

Linen Novelty Cottons Lead The Fabrics

PLEATS IN SHORTS

New York.

Slacks and backless shirts, dresses that button down front or back, halter necklines, pyjamas with

shorts in the new longer length

all these are what well-dressed young women will wear on bathing benches this summer. Linen and novelty cottons are the outstanding fabrics for beach apparel and the vivid colours blue, red, yellow, orange, green, purple and the like-- are getting first place with dark, solid ones such as brown and navy blue running second.

Debonair Slacks

Slacks have a debonair look about them that smart women aimply love. Slimly tailored about the hips, flaring at ankles and cut for loung ing-in-the-sun-comfort, they make

a girl want to spend her entire va cation in beach clothes,

The outfit which is a perfect ex- ample of how charming one look when not actually swimming.

CAN

A

It is of bright blue uncrushable linen, it includes well-fitted slacks and a backless vestes, top with rolled collar. With it one weare toeless beach sandals and a brimmed bonnet of matching blue linen.

that

A Beach Ensemble. Another beach ensemble apells smartness plus comfort in- cludes д natural-coloured terry cloth beach dress which down the back and a cape of syn- thetic silk striped in navy, light blue and white trimming.

buttons

The sash that marks the normal waistline is of navy blue taffeta,

If you have a penchant for shorts,

wear

blouses, shirts and skirts. The blouses are nice enough to with separate skirts when golfing for hikt and the skirts which but- ton down the front can be removed casily.

Pleats In Shorts

Brown tweedish linen la uned in this sports.suit worn so charm- ingly by Evelyn Venable, film ac- tress. The straight, tailored skirt has one inverted plent directly in the front for fullness, The jacket Id belted at the back and has two patch pockets. A stitched linen bat, in the rolled sailor style, and a brown and white plaid scarf are worn with the suit.

OIL-SILK CURTAINS

NOW IN STYLE

Give Maximum Light And Are Washable

BEST IN PALE COLOURS

If опе or two of the more

Russian women were asked to fantastic linen blouses are insisted vote for the kind of dresses they upon the neck-8nish, collar, ties would like to wear at a fashion ex-

The shorts, longer than formerly, and jabot must be kept uncrushed hihition recently held at the Len- separately in the hatbox, along soviet, a large Moscow theatre. The are made with side pleats that allow with other fanciful bows and veils exhibition, which was the first of its for comfort when walking, playing

To those who remember having Neck Wear

kind in the Soviet Union, had been tennis or lounging on the beach. If arranged by the Moscow Clothing cotton doesn't strike your fancy, the cut fingers of their childhood Neck-wear has never been A0

These, of course.. do not have covered with a scrap of green oll- scrupulously criticised as this sea-Trust with the object of testing look at flannel ones with linen tops. bound up with boracic lint and

public taste,

The dresses shown were definitely matching skirts. of Western style and were made of: the cotton, wool, silk, and artificial silk,

son. Every sort of bow

and

Each exhibit carried a number, and

visitors received voting papers, on

24 cravat is introduced in the blouse 25 or on to the collarless' coat." A 20 Paquin tunic-blouse, cut to

knees, demonstrated an interest- ing neek-finish in the shape of a wide butterfly-bow of what looked which they were requested to mark 28 like a striped linen-rainbow effect the two dresses they liked best,

This was pulled and revealed the interesting fact The show was immensely popular, jin handiwork,

oat over a plain black swagger that amartness is as dear to

Soviet women as it is to her West. ern sisters. Although there was

VIA SIBERIA Leiters and post-coat. cards for Europe and South America

The longer tunic-blouse is the

the

REMOVING INK STAINS Vinegar Effective In Aiding Removal

silk there is something delightfully incongruous in the spectacle of of bathroom or kitchen curtains this aame material, especially when it is the same shade of [grassy green.

But the fashion has come, and

the green stuff is too remini- scent of nursery surgery we have now any number of other colours to choose from.

Ink stains on polished floors or There are, for example, reds and

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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.

16

50

12

16

19

122

25

26

27

30

160

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HORIZONTAL

1-To cut in notches 4-Clear of 7-Pertaining to

punishment

-Prongs 11-Not many 12-Tart 14-Summit

16-Doze 17-Pronoun 18-Native of Africa 20-9lx (Rom.} 21-Btrike gently 23-Before

24-Besarch

25-Youth 27-Rate of motion

29-Inean

of a plant

10

16

39

45

48 149

152

53

57 158

59

62

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| HORIZONTAL (Cont.)

47-Make a mistake

60+Conjunction

VERTICAL (Cont.) 14-Large plant

19-Matured

48-A wood-boring tost 16-Young hog

61-Abode of evil spirits 22-Parity

53-A negative

24-Nocturnal mammal

54-A Chinese plant 26-Prevent from acting

58-Writing implement (27-Vehicles on runners

|57-Full of moisture

150-An Insoof

60–Plece of tableware

| 62-Walice in water |44-Terminata

65-Weed in negation

VERTICAL..

1-A Hebrew 2-Indefinite article 3-Vapor

30-Stagger

32-Underground part

4-Tear

B-Into

6-Lair

7-Part of a flower,

34-A playing card

85-Discover

$5-Twist

88-To turn to another

course (Naut)

40-Palt

41-Placa 44-Cover 43-Becrated

28-Impel

24-Design

(31-Eagle 33-Unit

36-An undeveloped shoot. 37-A feathered anima J-bone of the body 40-ignitas 42-Thin

43-Company of seamen 46-Eata

46-Very warm 49-Part of the foot 51-A fowl

52-Uas needia and

thread

-Largest city in the so-imitate

world (abbr)

156-Bood cavaring

In a greater degree 5S-Cure hides

[10–Renoued-

11-Adequate

13-Profound

159-A wager

{61-Ahead.

43-Act

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

will appear in to-morrow's issue.

DYEING METHODS FOR HOME.

Valuable Hints On The Correct Way

BATURDAY'S SOLUTION.

IMAGING PRECEDE SARA

ANON

PET

FACE OSE

ENSE ERT ELECTED ATTE ENTREES

ACE

SKEWERS

are forwarded "via Siberia" if a latest phase of this fashion, and little interest in frocks of the on the woodwork of a desk may be yellows of various depthe, and the superscribed.

REGISTERED and PARCEL when worn with plainly cut semi-highest fashion; the winners of the removed by the application of results are extraordinary satis- MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier tailored suits is smart and election, a black wool street dress vinegar to which a little methylat-factory.

Oil-silk curtains have a double than the time given above unless usual. Still, it is not every wo and a black silk tea gown, were rea-jed spirit has been added." otherwise stated, and where malls are man who can wear a tunic,

If an ink stain on a carpet, or advantage. They are washable sonably elegant,

At this time of the year many advertised to close at or before 9 a.m.,

on woollen material, can be treat without removal from the window Government Decides registered and parcel malls are closed

It is doubtful whether the Soviet ed before it has time to dry, methy- or glass door they furnish. and articles of clothing and household be improved by Government will ever give way to lated spirit, applied, will remove are of an opacify sufficient to ex-furnishing can

olude vision without shutting out dyeing, but home dyeing is fre- public tastes to the extent of allow it.

For old stains which have dried light. The sun shines through quently unsuccessful unless a few] Ing such clothing to be imported from abroad, though inquiries have and hardened vingar is effective. them in a cheerling fashion, yet important points are borne in

has a tendency to take a green recently been made in Lancashire. It should be applied gradually, and the eyes of passers-by in the street mind,

cannot penetrate to the room they A little salt added to a dye will toge, and care should be taken The immediate plan is rather to im-mopped into the surface with

stain Is screen.

help to brighten the colour con-jalways to dye an article a darker prove the designs of home industry soft rag until the

The fabric looks equally well siderably, and when it is borne in shade than it is already. The in the hope of being able to com-thoroughly saturated.

A pad of clean blotting-paper hanging loosely from a top rod or mind that a dyed article always article should be cleaned before pete later on with British exports

at 6 p.m. on the previous day,

AIE MAIL-Imperial Airways via Singapore, Bandoeng-Amsterdam via Singapore Saigon-Marselles via Sai- gon. Correspondence for Europe, and intermediate countries will be ac- cepted for transmission by these Ser vices Rater and all particulars are: shewn in the schedules exhibited at: the General Post Office and Kowloon Oflee. All letters etc., must be mark. ed "By Air Mall" and handed in at the General Post Office. Unless

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as bright as lightning

perecribed for despalde BRASS BRASSO

fic air mail service, correspondence will be forwarded by the first service available.

METAL POLISH

in Eastern markets. The first re-for old linen should then be press-stretched in folds. between two dries lighter than it appears when beginning to dye or it may become On the wet it is wise to make the dye a streaky. Immerse the article wet sult of the Lensovlet exhibition is ed over, to absorb the moisture. rods at top and bottom.

Into the dye and stir continually that the Moscow Clothing Trust has To ensure a good result the pro- whole, it is usually beat in pale little darker than is desired. increased the number of its models cess should be repeated several colours, and in white it can be ex from 78. to 107.

times.

'quisite.

A yellow article is seldom dyed so that all fear of patchiness is blue successfully, as the material eliminated.

Bringing Up Father.

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