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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 1934.

The Woman's Page

Aug.

Alpaca Returns

ways Service)

Corfu (vin Suez)

FROM JAPAN

Aug.

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Hawaii Maru

Melbourne Maru Yamagata Maru Nagato Maru

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Carthage

Ginyo Maru

FROM AMERICA & CANADA

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D

Fres. Garfield

Pres. Grant

FROM MANILA

General Lec

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Aug. ..Aug.

FROM SHANGHAI

Aug.

Pres, Garfield

Suiyang

Ynion

Culchas

Tatsuta Mara

Carthage

Pres; Grant

FROM STRAITS

Aug.

Malacca Maru

Fushimi Maru

Talma

Tandu

FROM AUSTRALIA

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To Fashion

Old-New Fabrics Popular

"The drass-world is putting new 8 faces on to old-fashioned bodles*: 10 in other words, what look like old. world materials are fabrics, renily improved out of recognition, and given new texture. Still they are the old and popular fabrics funda- mentally.

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The introduction of British mude alpaca is another instance of this. Alpaca is to have a great vogue, but it is not the alpaca of 20 to 25 years ago. It is softer, more

liable, yet it is alpaca.

to

The resurrection of alpaca Fashion's favour is a great indica- tion of increased prosperity forl

4 British dress material manufac-

Hurera.

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AMMONIA VERSUS PRICKLY HEAT.

Excellent Antidote For

A

Patterns Bring Variety

Bolder Effects Brighten The Mode.

SPOTS FOR EVENING

London.

Spots demand skill in the making. Checks, stripes or spots are best when dealt with by the tailor for day, but for the smartest evening. toilettes they should be fashioned on the early Victorian stiff styles, such as the old silk spot in self- colour which is revived in black and colours for the Infanta even-

The multiplicity of patterns prove the variety of summer yo- gues. Many of the designa are reing styles for dancing. miniscent of eighteenth-century A full Quaker-grey silk looks china, such as tiny floral pictures delightful embroidered with a red in colours on light and dark back-spot and worn with coral orna-

ments. So does a demure cinna Insect Bites.

ground A yellow ground is co-

mon and white striped silk and an- vered with bluebells, buttercups tin, with Victorian flounces, short LTHOUGH cloudy ammonia has and tulips in all their brave ar- bell sleeves, and decorative hem. for many years been in use ray, then come the Victorian dalay line. A swathed green gash is worn and a posy of mignonette tucked in the square decolletage.

Field flowers are a favourite de- sign for the crepe and cottons of

in English households as a cleanser, group that always appeals and

it is only recently that the manifold looks well in red and white or yel-

uses of this versatile liquld have low and white on black or very

8 Since before the war hundreds been fully appreciated in the tropics.dark green.

As a cure for prickly heat it is The feeling this season is un-this season, and here the flowers are in very bright colours. Many shades in cornflowers looked well on black.

Ing idle. At one time, alpaen was a big feature of Bradford trade.

a

Now the clock has been pushed 4back. Alpaca is 'in' again: another

7Victorian and Edwardian fabric

10 of British looms, on which alpac

was formerly made, have been ly-extremely efficacious. A tablespoon-doubtedly for the smaller patterns ful or two in a bath has a wonder- in the floral range, but in the case ful tonic effect on the skin and of checks or spots bolder styles quickly combats the effects of ex-prevail. This is understandable, cessive perspiration. It is also ex- for with posies and trails on mus- tremely refreshing, and renders the lia and silk, dress Instantly as water beautifully soft. Soap sumes a feminine air, while checks which, in those days, showed wo lathers twice an easily in water to and spots are more modern and men's liking as a dress material which cloudy ammonia has been belong to the sleekly tailored sil- with its rival taffetas.

houette. There are also plenty of Cloudy ammonia is also an excel-spotted muslins. The old Swiss HINT FOR BABY

lent antidote for insect bites. It dotted spot is a great favourite in quickly diminishes irritation and in-all white, black and white, and To be hygienic and yet avoid flamation, and is pleasantly cooling white with red and other colours. ..Aug. 3)

hurting people's feelings, make when applied.

Spots. For Evening Closes: Reg. 11.30 p.m. Ord. 12 plain bibs for Baby and embroider Scrubb's, the original full strength, Smartest of all for day or night General Lee (vis Siberia) ........Aug. 3

Clasos: Reg. 4.15 p.m. Ord 5 p.m. on them in stem-glitch the injune- cloudy ammonia, is now universally is the larger spot in white on tion "Please don't kish me." Jobtainable and is quite inexpensive.'black crepe, taffeta or organdie.

.Aug.

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Opening

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FOR MANILA

Pres. Garfield

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FOR AMERICA AND CANADA

Pres. Garfield

Nellore

General Lee

Turtates

FOR SHANGHAI

General Lee

Fushimi Maru

Empress of Asia

FOR STRAITS & INDIA

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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE

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HORIZONTAL

1-An Insect (PL)

B-Look B-Rubbor

14-inflamed place on

the skin 15-Cured out of pork 16-Girl's name 17-A vessel (PL.) 19-Situated within 20-Chinese plant 21-Even (Contr.) 22-Incite

29-Buffx meaning

fasted

24-80 26-Hinder

27-Pronoun 28-ship of the desert

30-Measurement 32-Affirm

33-Kitchen utensil 34-Designating 38-A marsh 29-Restrains

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41-National Education

Association (abbr.) 42-One's entire

property

44-Fellow of the

Antiquarian Boalety

(abbr.)

45-Walk

46-Hold

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HORIZONTAL (Cont)] VERTICAL (CORL) 62-Superlative suffix

53-Republie in Bouth!

America

154-Highest note in

Guido's scale [55-Promlegary notes

(abbr.)

56-Hit lightly 67-Mineral spring {60-Appraised

162-A holiday

64-Eternal (Archaic) 85-Exist

106-Perforation

67-To seed again

68-To spread loosely

13-Long grass stem

(PI.)

18-A repart

22-Consume

25-Pronoun 26-Favor 27-Border 28-Restaurant

20-A class of birda 30-Deface 31-Auto fuel 33-Assumad 35-Encroachment |38-Want 37-Mountain pant

(PI.)

for drying, a flax 39-Corroded 60-Enough (Poet.)

VERTICAL

1-Assistant (abbe.) 2-Remark

3-The mode of

treating

4-Ocean

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40-River In Poland 43-5kiti

48-A title 47-Farm animal 48-Greek letter 49-A lifting devis 50-Excite

61-Bargains

53-Having a particular

gait

55-Kind of hammer 7-A printer's measure 55-Remove the skin 58-Game played on

horseback

(PL)

B-Those who emigrate

B-Resound

10-Answer (abbr.)

48-Feathered animals 11-A alers-bied

49-For fear that

12-A large sea-duck

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