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8 lb. 7 b. $1.40 **Z50

11 lb. .22 lb.

3.50 8.00

Private letter-boxes may now be rerited at the Kowloon Post Ope. Full information regarding them may be obtained from the Officer in charge of that office.

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS

Christmas and New Year cards bearing not more than five written words and enclosed in open envelopes are accepted by the Post-Office at the rale for printed matter, ie., 4 cents per 3 ounces.

Envelopes must not be closed.

́INWARD MAILS.

Hakodate Maru

Tanda

Pres. Grant

Carthage

29

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1934

The Woman's Page

ROYA

WEDDING GUESTS

A Fashionable Beverage- Jewellery Novelty

(By MARIANNE MAYFAYRE)

London. in use were made for Lady Dufferin Behind the scenes of the Royal and Lady Veronica Hornby by Wedding a great deal of work has Major Woodhouse, and studded to be done of which the public get with the birthstones of the bride no notion. It has nothing to do and bridegroom. with trousseaubuying, or house

"Crown Jewels"

27furnishing, or arranging the wed- The "crown" jewellery-which was

28 ding breakfast, but concerns the designed specially for spring, 1986,

28 more delicate business of settling in anticipation of the nation's de

» which of the European Royalty will sire to honour the King's anniver-|

attend the ceremony.

FROM EUROPE

Nov.

Cortu (vla Suez)',

FROM JAPAN

Nov.

Tokiwa Maru

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20

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General Lee

30

Pres. Grant

30

1

FROM U.S.A.

Nov.

Pres. Grant

13

FROM MANILA

Nov.

Emp. of Asia

28

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Prea. Hoover

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Achilles

FROM SHANGHAI

Enumaeun

Generat Lea

Pres. Grant

Tyndarcus

Tilawa

Nov.

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sary of his accession is, I under

Questions of etiquette and pre-jstand, now enjoying a "little sea- cedence are finally settled by Court son" of favour occasioned by the jofficials, but a great deal of preli-jannouncement of the Royal engage so minary correspondence must be ment and forthcoming wedding.

done with infinite tact and patience The crown motif is already up before matters reach this final pearing in earrings and pendants. stage.

These designs are being sent to One member of the Royal family Australia and South Africa, for ideally suited by experience and the Colonies are planning. celebra- natural gifts for this delicate task tions to mark the King's jubilee.. is Princess Alice, Countess of A natural development from the 27 Athlone. Being a favourite in the crown theme inspired by early Vic- 80 Royal circle, she is sure of the torian modes. ie. the new jewellery

80

30 hearty co-operation of all the rather reminiscent of the later ..Dec. 1young people. ·

Victorian period which is now be

FROM STRAITS & INDIA

Tango Maru

Burdwan

Sulzang

Conte Verde

Nankin

Nov.

27

Busy Princess Alica Princess Alice is related, either

by her own birth or by her marriage, 27 with most of the Royal Houses in ,,28 Europe, and that makes her task

DBC. 1

..Dec.

FROM AUSTRALIA

OUTWARD MAILS.

FOR EUROPE

ing planned by the same young de- signet.

DYED FURS

Paris.

more

39 easier.

At her charming country! retreat she spends nearly all her Dyed fur has already been used 1 time at her desk these days, con- in the summer collections and will

dacting a correspondence with no doubt, be featured even. Princess Juliana of Holland, with for the autumn costume. Princess Sibylla of Sweden, and either in navy or a dark, Delft her cousins at Coburg.

shade is the favourite colour. Silver

Nov.

29

Epm, of Asia (via Vancouver

and Siberia) Closes: Rog. 4.15 p.. Ord. 5 p.m.

51 Pres, Hoover (vis Siberia). Dec.

Closes: Reg. 9.15 am. Ord. 10 am. Carthage (via Marseilles)....Dec.

Closes: Reg. 9.45 a.m. Ord. 10,30 a.m.

FOR JAPAN

Emm, of Asia. Pres. Hoover

FOR

Emp. of Asla

Tilsadane

Tanda

1

Nov.

-20 .....Dec.

1

AMERICA

FOR MANILA

Nov.

FOR SHANGHAI

...........Doc.

FOR STRAITH & INDIA

Emp, of Asia Pres, Hoover

**** Hai King

Carthage

Blue.

4

It is certain that all the Scandi fox dyed a deep, rich blue la navian Royalties will be well re-favourite trimming for the dressy prosented at the wedding. Queen afternoon coat and for the evening Maud of Norway, now on', her wrap.

annual visit to England, is greatly

looking forward to the ceremony,

as the bride is almost as nearly [related to her as is Prince George

himself.

To mark Princess Marina's close connection with Denmark, opinions| are, it is understood, being car- 29 vassed in the Royal family as to the possibility of having the Danish

Crown Prince's two tall young sona

27 in the bridal retiaus.

30

Welsh Gold For Ring?

The young Royal couple will soon 20 be occupying themselves with the question of a wedding ring. Gold washed from a little stream in Wales was used for the wedding Nov.

28 rings of the Princess Royal and Dec. 1the Duchess of York.

FOR AUSTRALIA

Nov.

Tanda (via Brisbane)

As Princess Marina's engage ment ring is set in platinum, how- 30 ever, it is more than likely that she will follow the example of the Hon. Mrs. Chaplin and other re

are forwarded "vin berla" it 10 superscribed.

BE SURE IT IS YOUR CORRECT COLOUR

If you use a complete costume of

Ideal for the college girl is this tunte dress of Brown, and green checked wool worn by Jend Par- ker, youthful screen atar. The fringe-edged neart and the skirt. are in matching shades of brown wool. A pancake berët and brown accessories complete the costume.

EVENING DRESS HAS

I

NO TIGHTNESS

Metallic Frocks With Delightful Wraps

CHIFFON BLOUSES

London.

The new evening dress chiefly favoured by Paris is undoubtedly the one which admits of no tight ness below. the level of the hip-, Jine.

The skirt may be just comfor- tably full or enormously wide; the fullness may hand softly or in stiff folds; while the cut may be circular or straight.

In short, the skirt can do almost anything it likes as long as it suggests flowing lines.

The 'corsage is often cut very low in front and at the back, and sleeves are a feature of the mode. These may be very imposing (huge "peasant" affairs or those of mediaeval · cut), or plain; tight-fitting ones coming well down over the hands..

These

may be very imposing

of mediaeval cut), or pain, tight- (huge "peasant" affairs or those fitting ones coming well down ovor the handa.

Many London designers have, generally speaking created their evening models to follow the lines of the figure nearly to the knees where a certain amount of full- ness springs out at the back into a train.

The "Mermaid” Type

Even where tunics are used this outline is kept, as far as· pon- Bible, unbroken.

Some London houses whow! gowns of the "mermaid" type in very clever sequin and pailletted designs. In spite of their long trains, these skirts are often so narrow that they have to be slit.

The Smaller Hats front

London.

in:

| Some of these metallic frockS have delightful little wraps of The smaller hats have a tendency matching talle or chiffon which toward, an oval shape with the nar-are amazingly effective over the row part at the front. Maria Guy glitter of the sequins,

takes the motif of the Scotch High-English designers seem to have landers' cap for her latest models, excelled themselves over the type pinching both the crown and the of outfit that is so much loved by brim into a point at the front. One French and American women-the model, is of soft, black felt with a restaurant costume, flat, narrow brim raised at one,alda A number of these have been with a long plume of green coq seen in black or dark-coloured velevet with narrow, instep-length feathers drooping underneath.

skirts and simple jackets or caped coats.

YELLOW HAIR AND SEA AIR

The white or pale-coloured chiffon

Women' with white hair often blouses that complete these sults! find that sea air makes it turn an are the loveliest things imaginable

mounted generally unattractive yellow, and this is now easily corrected by the use of a trimmed foundations' of bleaching solution in the rinsing coloured georgette.

water after the shampoo A tonic for the hair that has been in use since the nineties is made in a special colourless form for the use of women with white and grey hair,

hair and one for greasy.

VIA SIBERIA- Letters and postcent brides who possess two wed- cards for Europe and South America ding rings, one platinum and onene hue be absolutely sure that and in two strengths, one for dry gold, to be worn with the appro everything is of exactly the same REGISTERED and PARCEL priate jewellery. One may be hue; and certainly be sure that it MAILS are closed, 16 minutes earlier used at the Abbey service and one is your correct colour. Usually you than the time given above unless atherwise stated, and where malls are at the Greek Church service in will find a dash of another colour, advertised to close at or before 9am the Palacé.

either harmonising or complemen- Ivory ring boxes for the ring not tary makes, a more interesting out- registered and parcel maila are closed

at 5 pm, on the previous day,

AIR MAIL Imperial - Airways via Singapore, Bandoung-Amsterdam · vis Singapore Saigon,Marseilles via Sat-

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hewn in the schedules exhibited will be forwarded by the first the General Post Office and Kowloon available.

Office. All letters ste, must be mark-

At.

ALWAYS USE THE SOFT TONES

If your eyes are hazel and you want them to look more brown they can be made deeper or paler, by the shades worn In contrast, such as, the golds, olives, yellow-browns COFFEE AND WHIPPED CREAM and greens. But, always use the soft tones, no matter what the NOFFEE with whipped cream colour. You can use these colours and honey instead of sugar either as a foundation colour or as

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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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HORIZONTAL.

1-Aritate B-Twirl

-Unit:

10-Fondia

12-Head dovering

14-Kittad

16-Permit

17-A sailor (Colloq.) 19-Crimson

21-Very 23-Fatos 26-Exist

27-Buatio 29-Golf round 30-Terminato 81-Lump of butter 32-Withdraws from

action 38-Short overcoats 34-Pald in advance 38-Smirks 42-Atmosphere

49-Three (ital.)

44-Before 45-Eternity 48-Country of Europe

(abbr.)

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140

HORIZONTAL (Cont.); VERTICAL (CORE)

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47-Parsist 149-Act

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51-Pernolved 59-Falsehood

54-An opening in a 56-Bummit

room" (pl.)

|67-8mall plece

68-Ever (contr.) 60-Binde 101-Maint

VERTICAL 2-Preposition 3-inchas -(xbbr.) 4-Narrates

**20-Wagera

22-LyricTM porm 24-Look

B-A spider 6-Writing Implement

Folina 11-Marry

13-Tablet:..

16-The (Fr.) 18-River in the Tyrol

and Bavaria lis-Retired

26-Feminine suffix 26-Hinder 23-Fur-bearing animal 81-Volcano on lalund

of Martinique 34-Gone by 38-Tear

|36-irregular (abbr)

37-Tyrants

of length

41-Crystalline

precipitation

47-A phatry

48-Consuma 50-Direct 52 Gained 64-Expire 56-Ocean 67-Prefix. Twice 59-A paper measure

(abbr.):

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Bringing Up Father

WHY THE

HAPPY LOOK

"I JUST MADE UP WITH

MY WIFE OVER THE TELEPHONE. I'M GOIN' HOME AN WE'LLA NEVER FIGHT AGAIN

WELLJET HOPE:

HE MAKES A GO OF EZ

NOW WHAT'S THE MATTER?

'SHE; SAW ME TALKING TO YOLL AKI' THAT

STARTED IT ALL

OVER AGAIN

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