1934-12-14 — Page 2

MAIL SCHEDULES

The Postmaster General announces that as from 1st November the Parcel Post rates to the United Kingdom will be reduced to:-

7 lb. 11 lb. 3 lb.

3.50 $1,40 2.50

22 lb.

6.00

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Private letter-boxes may now rented at the Kowloon Post Office.. 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 opon envelopes are accepted by the Poat Office at tha rate for printed matter, io., 4 conts per 2 ounces.

Eurelopes must not be closed,

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FROM EUROPE.

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FROM JAPAN

Dec.

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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1934

The Woman's Page

More Effective....

Floor Lamps

Aluminum Plate Inserted In Reflector

SAVE ELECTRICITY

Chicagu.

What many have been trying to achieve for years to produce a lamp which illumines a whole room uniformly without sending a glaring shaft into someone's eyes -was illustrated for the first time at an educational exhibit held here recently,

All of the penetrating circles of light thrown on ceiling and floor,

ta have been eliminated. In the new 14 type of lamp which is the result, 14 of much experimentation by the

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General Electric Company which 20/sponsored the exhibit. Bulbs- are 20 entirely out of sight, Incased in a opal glass, 20 large, cup-shaped,

21 which eliminates spots and glares. the reflector. Improvements on

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type floor lamp, which has been 14 sending floods of light to the cell- ing attempting to light up the

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whole room, are incorporated in the new type of illumination, the designer explained. In the latest aluminum perfected design an plate is inserted within the shade and directly above the bulb. Tha aluminum catches the rays which

14 otherwise would go to the' ceiling,

14and sends them downward.

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The family can even figure out a new instrument

18 now, through

20 called a "sight meter," just how 20 far away to place the floor lamp for different needs-just how low

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to swing it over the easy chair! for a person who may be reading]

1a large print, or for another who is 17 darning black socks with black

thread. The meter, which is about

the size of a telephone dial. re- gisters its findings through a Deedle pointing to numbers. 20 "Adequate Illumination

and more utility is being demanded of lamps by home makers," several manufacturers agreed Yet in every home, it was said, there are still 14 lampe kept there mainly for their

Closes: Rog. 9.15 a.m. Ord. 10 a.m.beauty and their decorative ef-

FOR U.S.A.

Emp, of Ganada Banchi

The effect of beaten silver is found in this rare fabric fashioning, a formal gown worn by Carole Lombard, screen beauty. The hip- line cuff, and scarf-halter neck- line are new. The skirt is straight in the front, the fullness polled toward the back where it forms a long and sweeping train.

MODERN COIFFURE

REVOLUTION

Catogan Popular

revolution has new

WHO GETS THE BEST OUT OF MARRIAGE? WOMEN THROUGH WOMEN'S EYES

Who gets the best of the mar-1and occupations, her converse limit-| riage bargain, the husband or the ed to her own sex and the topics that wife? According to three recent interested women: Fifty-fifty? Not novels by women it is the man who a bit of it! The man always scored sacrifices more and gains less. But in the long run." not all women think so.... see the second quotation..

Joan Wales in "Play for Safety" (Mills & Boon, 7/8). "Marriage, for

moat

meant very little giving up, finitude of taking."

Winifred Duke in "The Glass" (Jarrolds, 7/4).

Annabel Lee in "To Ride in a Coach" (Mills & Boon, 7/6)..

"It's so unfair that a woman who means nothing to you--who never women, cared tuppence except for what she an in-can get out of you-can absolutely

ruin you, and you've no redress."

Margaret Pedler in "Green Judg- Hour-

ment" (Hodder & Stoughton, 7/6).

"I shall have to consider getting cooking, the multifarious duties married only I don't know any connected with the washing, dress-one well enough off to afford me. ing, exercising, teaching, curbing, I'm distinctly a luxury.... Matri- managing of one small child; her mony has certain definite advan- horizon bounded by household prices tages."

"Bedmaking, dusting, shopping,

TRIPLEX ENSEMBLE

SERVES PURPOSES

Costume For Cocktail Hours To Midnight

Parts.

Hand Cream

If your hands are suffering from a jaded suntan, there is a lemon- magnesia "mask" which will freshen and whiten them considerably.

And on the subject of bleaches, Jenny has moved from off the thero is a new lemon cream which Champs Elysees down to the Rue may be applied with spoon or patter Royal-where Redfern used to hea hot spoop is recommended, but and just scross the strect from your patting, after the cream has been smoothed over the skin surface, Molyneux.

should be in even upward directions. This cream is not vanishing, but

Her main idea this time has been to remove all doubt as to what smart.

But it does benefit the dry skin, the tired skin, and the sun-stained

women should wear from cocktails cleaning and whitening, very greasy This complex situa-in texture, so that you will be wise to midnight. tion calls for a very clever triplex to remove the superfluous with

tissues after treatment, dress. Starting with what you eventually Anish with, is a black aatin evening gown, very simple and fitting you like your epidermis.

has the narrowest of shoulder straps A deep and practically no back.. flounce at the bottom is cut into a short but wide train.

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A new nall enamel remover has an oily" base so that in future you can avoid the brittle or breaking nail condition.

It leaves the nail soft and pliable Now for dinner. Over this sleek (and you will have discovered that! black satin foundation goes an ana soft nail takes more kindly to the kle-length tunic of black lace shot next application of enamel than does through with cellophane threads sa brittle nail) and it has the addi- it has that quivery, shivery effect. tional advantage of being fragrant. It too has a flounce cut so that iti

dips over the train in the back. come Alternating with this is a hiplength

A black As a buyer of domestic electric about in the matter of modern tunic of white lame woven with a current, one hopes that this de-coiffures.

Our Parisienne never pattern of gold squares.

Ivice will avoid some of the pre- took as kindly as their fair neigh-satin sash completes the picture. 14 sent apparent waste, for we "now bours over the sea to the inordin- This is the cocktail preference.

As for the accompanying wrap, thenate use of false tresses, and now

14 use strong light bulbs and

15 wall in most of the light with a they are really, it seems giving Jenny decides on a black silk velvet

thick shade.

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We study well dressed women.

them up altogether, or at least, if affair touching the floor in front and they still wear them, it is no long-sweeping over the train in the back er in the defiantly open manner-in other words, completely hiding they adopted during the last few the gown. A rather huge collar of the same material takes care of the

years,

The most fashionable coiffure is neck and chin and gives you a very We try to learn from them.. Anow, in one world, the Catogan: regal appearance.

15 famous style. designer says that she the chignon comes down from the

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studies women who dress badly.

top of the head to the nape of the

Says she pays the strictest atten-neck once more. The genuine GIFT PHOTOGRAPHS tion to any woman who impresses Catogan is made thue: The hair is strongly waved and then combed

neck.

London.

"It's Hard To Get Up. in. The Morning !"

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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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poetry

11-ireland (Post)

48-Sainte (sbbr.)

50-Perform

12-8candinavian people 63-Bind

15-Large isko 16-An American

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20-Vexaol (abbr.) 21-Conjunction 22-Mail an em 24-Harater

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42-Article of turniture 44-Baskets for carrying

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26-Prices 27-Allude

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

will appear in to-morrow's issue.

TINTS FOR EVENING

"NAIL-WEAR”

Beauty specialists have found new colours for nails..

Pale pink or natural nails for the daytime, and exotic ones for the evening, are, the experts say, the correct method of finger treatment: this autumn.

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION

PAL COMP RED PATS ASS MI LILAHA

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TÖLCS DEANS

If this is your experience blame it Sapphire, a brightish blue to go her as being unsuitably dressed. VIA SIBERIA— Letters and post-Then, in her mind, she corrects that over a crepe, the lower part-is-then Many people will be thinking of on your liver and try. Pinkettes, with blue velvet dresses, poussin, folded up so as to form a large framing photographs and prints There is nothing better than Pin- which is yellow, stratosphere, a attire eliminates sarda for Europe and South America woman's

the loop, tied up with a large bow of as well as pictures as presents for kettes to gently stimulate lazy lightish purple, petit bois, a light are forwarded "via Siberia" if

faults, builds up the good points.

digestive organs, to restore that all superscribed.

Helen Cookmar is the stylist who ribbon, and left to droop in the the coming gift season.

important daily babit which means green, and deodar, a pinkish brown, REGISTERED and PARCEL

One are expert has evolved a

so much in, keeping the brain clear, are the newest nail tints for the HAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier studies the badly dressed-girls. She

Another way is to arrange the series of new designs for framing the spirit bright, the whole system evening,

- Dresses To Match then the time given above unless says that she has arrived at her

dainty...yet stherwise stated, and where malls are ideal of the well dressed woman hair into a wide loose plait, and photographs in mirror with a nar in radiant health. Pinketter are

It is suggested that they should advertised to close at or before 9 4.

They dispel constipation, effelent, registered and parcel mails are closed through examining the mistakes of loop it up in the same way with a row fat moulding of decorative laxative perfection,

the badly dressed.

bow, or again two plaits fall in the wood tinted to tane and link up the billousness, sick head-aches, in a be worn with dresses to match. at 5 pm. off the previous day.

neck. The front hair is still picture with the colour scheme of single night. Of Chemists everywhere Any colour, however, can be worn

When marking linen, first write with a lame dress, AIR MAIL-Imperial: Airways via commodians Singapore, Bandberg-Amsterdam via

Some specialists provide pochettes the name or initials with a blunt Singapore Balgon Marsellies via Bal- Office. All letters, etc., must be mark-brought down very low over the the room furnishings. The mir-

of old persian and other brocades to pencil, and then follow over the ton: Correspondence for Europe and ed "By Air. Mail and handed in at forehead; i la now frequently ar- ror is arranged in fairly wide de

"tone up" with nails, and appropri-pencil marks with pen and marking intermediate countries will be the General Post Office. Unless ranged into small fiat curls, close-coratively-shaped panels defined

ate scents like blue, grass, to usa ink. The lead will prevent the ink opted for transmission by these. Bersuperscribed for despatch by a spectly gummed to the forehead, as was by the wood inlay, In this type of

Ifrom running." vices... Rates and all particulars are to air mail: service, correspondence the enge with acceroche-coeurs frame there is sometimes as much

when sapphire nails are worn whown in the schedules exhibited at will be forwarded by the first service some years ago.

Imirror as picture. the General Post Office and Kowloon available.

PINKETTES

· WHEN MARKING LINEN-

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