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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1935

The Woman's Page

ومان

and all particulars are shown in the RUGS ARE GIFTS

schedules oxhibited at the Post Offices. All letters etc., must be marked - “By | Air Mail" and be handed in at a Port Office.

INWARD MAILS.

FROM EUROPE

Diomed (Air Mall ex Imperial

Airway Service)...

FROM JAPAN

Fob.

Pres. Jackson!

Najima Maru

Shirala

Tanda

Tokiwa Maru

Emp. of Russin

FROM SHANGHAI

Hakodate Maru

Kidderpore

Rajputana

General Pershing

Pres. Jackson

Sinkiang

-D'Artagnan

Menesthesis...

Emp. of Russin

Feb.

帅

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THAT PLEASE

Practical Points When Shopping

(By EVELYN SHREWSBURY) Generally speaking, presents that are purely decorative are not so welcome as those that are decora, tive and useful too. Among the latter, one of the most beautiful and acceptable is a rug of some kind- 27 perhaps a Persian or a Chinese, an 28 Indian, or a skin, or one of the 28 many types of modern rug, '

28

..

A little about Persian ruga. There is enough history behind

theso to fill a library, but I am go-

22ing to give a few practical hints

22

*

Mar.

'Bangalore

FROM U.S.A.

Pren. Jackson

Emp, of Russia

FROM STRAITS & INDIA

Fab.

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about the choosing and buying, of

these rugs which may not be genj

20 orally known by women shoppers.

28 The first important point la aboot

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the washing of these rugs. After a wash Persian rugs look extremely silky and soft. The amateur, com- paring the two, will invariably choose the washed rugs in prefer- 28ence to those that are unwashed. The connoisseur, will always choose the unwashed rugs, preferring the dull surfaco to the silky

Feb.

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26 being truer to type. It will be 27 found in the long run that the un- little washed rugs wear 'just a longer than the washed ones. The latter, however, to look very beauti- ful, and there are many people who prefer them.

Toba Maru

Diomed

Tango Maru

OUTWARD MAILS,

FOR EUROPE

Feb.

"

23

Prea. Coolidge (via Siberia)..

Closes: Reg. 9.15 am. Ord, 10 a.m.

"

English Washed

Rajputana (via Marseilles)... 23 If buying this type It is most

Closes: Reg. 9:45 am. Ord, 10.30 a.m.necessary to ask for an

English Emp, of Canada (viu Siberia), 25

washed rug. Abroad the ruge are Closes: Rog. 4.16 p.m. Ord. 6 p.m.' D'Artagnan (via Marseilles). 28 given just a top wash, so that the

Closes: Reg. 10,45 a.m.

Ord. 11.30 sheen is only surface doep, but in England the rug is washed right to its foundation, and so has a sheen Torukuni Maru (via Marseilles)-

Closes: Reg. 12.45 p.m. Ord, 1.30 p.m. all through. Katori Maru (vin Silborix)

a.m.

Mar.

2

"

The main purpose of a sports costume in to mix practicability and comfort with amartnesa. This winter sports costume, worn by Jean Parker, young flm actress, achieves that purpose. The swoN- ter, cap and scarf are as fluffy as snow itself and the aki-pants are of black broadcloth.

Neckline Is Changing

A Choice Of Styles

Spring

Watch the neckline. It has much to do with a general good result in dressing. The new ruched neck- band can be bought separately. It may consist of the ruched wool of [the dress or blouse fabric," but in

side is slipped an extra ruching of white cambrie or silk. This can tie in a small bow and ends at the back. Dress-coranges that finish at the base of the nock show many changes in scarves. One of the best examples consisted of narrow bands and ends of brown-ribbon cire interlaced with dull gold. This finished a brown wool frock: A silver lame pleated collar and jabat to complete a black charmeuse afternoon gown was good. This went with a waistband of the same.

Toby Frill

The thin and the slum can' gain further inches by adapting the new high collarband with flutes all round and up the ears. There are all sorts of high-throttled sort of necks, but only for, the thin! A toby frl has a distinction of its

own.

The tube, style of woman can jcarry the high · collar and higher hat. There is more grace express- ed here than in the narrowed. shoulders, fatter hats, and sleeves that are full below the elbow.

Probably the collarless collar is. the casiest and most popular of all neck-finishes. It is a style that suits the average and older woman, for it lles flat and fits where it square inch, the better the rug.

Of Chinese rugs there is little to should. With the collarless coat or

An interesting point is that of be said, as they speak very much outer wrap there is generally a the frequent irregularity of the for themselves. There is one small bodice or vest that just turns over woven by Kulde, however, as to quality-the in a tiny collar to leave the throat weave. These rugs are

number of stitches, but this time to clear in the front. 23familles by hand. Sometimes they 25 are woven to a song, but often there the foot, The best have about 90

FOR BHANGHAI

Feb.

Athos II Emp. of Canada

FOR JAPAN...

Feb.

22

Prea. Coolidge Athos II Emp. of Canada

FOR MANILA ́

Ceneral Pershing

Kilano Maru

Pres. Jackson Emp. of Russia..

Feb.

is no very definite plan, and as each stitches and the poor ones about 70. the work These can easily be counted, being {new person takes over

there are slight changes and diver rather large..

23 gencies. The colours may run out,

When buying Indian rugs it is

25 and more wool has to be dyed. This very necessary

YOUNG GIRLS' CHARMING EVENING WEAR

to ask about the. Young girls' clothes for evening

probably does not come up the same quality of the wool. Some of these or day wear are charming this sea-i

rugs are made

colour, so that there may be three wool that is sheared off dead sheep, taffeta looks like a family portrait. with dead wool-son. One party dress in, sprigged It is consequently quite lifeless, as

22 or four shades of a colour in one.

23 rug. These small discrepancies in

23 no way diminish the value of the coarse as string, and makes a poor

28

rug.

There are many people, who

rug.

There is an extremely attractive {new modern creation called the

25 would not look twice at a slightly bangalore rug. It has no, pile, and damaged rug. Actually, they may la made in bright colourings in very be missing one of the best pieces, modern design. It is ideal for such for it is often the oldest rugs that

FOR U.S.A.

Feb.

Emp. of Canada

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FOR. STRAITS

Feb.

Rajputana

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Mar.

Terukuni Maru

POR AUSTRALIA

Feb.

23

Kilano Maru (via Thursday

Island)

places as nurseries, sun rooms, con-

got damaged. Those can be per-servatories or summer houses.

fectly mended to-day, leaving no

trace of blemish.

A Mellow Look

About the quality of a Persian

rust. There are many factors that

VIA SIBERIA-Letters and post-go to decide this, and one of the

superscribed.

tards for Europe and South America mast important is age, bound up Biberia" if so with which is the colouring. When are forwarded la

a rug is newly made the coloura are REGISTERED and FARCEL MAILS are closed 18 minutes earlier very bright; it is only as they begin than the time given abova unless to mellow with time and wear that otherwise stated, and where malls are the rug, becomes valuable. The advertised to close at or before makers of the rug sometimes dis- registered and parcel, mails are closed

like them so at 6 p.m. on the previous day.

much when they are Airways via now that they will put them in the

AIR M Bando sterdam vis roadway to get the brightness and]

Singaporo,

be

Singapore Baigon-Marseilles is the newness worn off them. Thus gon. Correspondence for Europe and Entermediate countries will

the 'older and more mellowed the cepted for transmission by these Ser- rug, the more valuable it is.

·vices: Rates and all particulars' are Yet another thing that counts is) shewn in the schedules exhibited at the number of stitches to the square the General Post Office and Kowloon Office. All letters etc., must be mark inch. Some of the finest rugs have

ad "By Air Mall" and handed in at as many as 500 stitches, but this the General Post Office. Unless is rather rare. Some of the very superscribed for despatch by a speel-poor specimens have as few as 80 Be air mail service, correspondence or 90: Generally speaking, the will be forwarded by the first servies

more stitches there are to availabla.

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ALL WINTER FELT HATS TO BE CLEARED AT

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This crass-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 (Cont.)

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Inzida 16-Emblem of Neptuns 56-Roughened 17-Holds back

68-Lid

19-One of a barbarous 89-Consumed

Aslatio race.

20-Nippad

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28-Bow the hard 26-5packn

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mande (pl.) 61-Standing above and 55-Consume

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26-River in Poland 27-In

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Prince's Building, Hong Kong

Name

ono small booklet on the Eukatol System, and a trial size tin of Eukutol, for which I enclose five cents in stamps to defray outage. Address

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5-Girl's name

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41-Parched

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50-Despisa

BS-Kind of fab 54-Territory (abbr) 66-Part of a plo

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(abbr.)

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