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MAIL SCHEDULES

PARCEL POST

A schedule of revised parcel post

rates, including many reductions, is exhibited in the Parcel Office, G.P.O. effect na from 1st

The rates will

March, 1935..

tako,

Imperial Airways via Singapore Bandoeng-Amsterdam vin Singapore. Salgon-Marseilles via Saigon Singapore-Australia

Carrespondence will be accepted for transmission by these services. Hates and all particulars are shown in the chedules exhibited at the Post Offices. All letters etc, must be marked "By: Air Mail and be handed in at a Post) Qffico.

INWARD MAILS.

FROM EUROPE

Mari

·Caliny (via Suaz)

FROM JAPAN

Mar.

Chitral

Pree. McKinley

Anyo Maru

Pres. Hoover

Tilawa

Emp, of Japan.

FROM SHANGHAI

M&T.

PIC. McKinley

Chitral

Acneak Athon II

Malacea Maru

Pras.....Hoover.

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11

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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1935

The Woman's Page

FOX TRIMMINGS

FOR WRAPS

Iridescent Sequins,

There never was

Emy, of Japan

.FROM US.A.

Mar.

Pres. McKinley, Chitral

BAKON.

Pros, Hoover

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.Emp. of Japan

FROM STRAITS & INDIA

Mar,

12

Brims Poke Forward & Crowns Are Lower

Lates Spring Millinery From Paris

Paris.

brimmed shape, which is also Whatever the shape has been dub- triumph designed in rucked lines bed" from time to time-plilbox or from ahat green and black taffetas. pork ple-it wanes with the old The crown is oblong, and a single year. Suzanne Talbot has launched long iridescent green feather perches another of 'Chinese persuasion, As towards one side as it shoots from Thess the cuff rises up it juts out slightly its centre front position.

the new brims differ from Talbot's, be- before becoming attached to crown. One model of black allken ing fat in front, though narrow cellophane fabric with a bow on top hacks and sides conform in charac is smaller than another in plaited ter. They are effective with short attractivel green, yellow and white coconut upstanding edges, fibre with a metal ornament serving change which gives additional charm as a little round button on top in the to the elongated front outline.! Suzy remains faithful to low crowns Chinese manner.

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This new elongated brimmed with a slight compromise in height; shape is exquisite in pale duck-egg for these new hats, one of which is such extrava. blue paper panamu, with a simple in-red-straw with the low oblong gance in fox trimmings as on the black gros-grain bind round the crown appearing to be blocked.

Amazon Toqué fashionable evening wraps of this edge, a narrow band round the

crown, and a black veil,

Elastic grips remain, and but for It has the air of a new type in them one wonders what fight one You will see sleeves frequently in

coalscuttle or 'poke shapes, but since very smart afternoon shape would the evening. Cire satin serpent- like gowna are finished with wide fashion terms are usually so mistake! It is a new type of beret, sleeves of transparent cire chiffon. leading that one does not wish to perching forward in black satin, Frocks that have no top at all, but suggest either. The brim elongates with the top entirely covered by from narrow back and sides to shoot chinchilla coq feathers, which like- Jure held ap by mysterious boning, still sport slim sleeves that start forward and poke up slightly under wise emphasise the forward move- the influence of three pleats at cen-ment. An amazon toque of shot just above the elbow and reach to

tre front. These pleats get impetus green and black taffetas introduces the wrists.

from a tailored movement, and the another afternoon shape, with * Sequins are appearing every veil cuddles underneath according to little bowler crown and a left side

where. You are not considered

the manner of wearing them. In drop ornamented by two pink roses. over-adorned if you wear a three this instance the vell is a trimming, The tailored line executed to per- quarter evening coat of milky white arranged beneath the crown and defection, with almple gros-grain 8 sequins over a gown composed en fined in line with the brim to leap trimmings on straws, and satin or

tirely of sequins of black.

Broad belts of iridescent sequins forward an inch or so beyond it in Chine machine-stitched applications on light-weight felts, are featured

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Conte Rosso

Toyoka Mary

Toireslas

Deucalion

FROM MANILA

Mar.

Nankin

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PROM AUSTRALIA"

Mar.

Nankin

OUTWARD MAILS.

Emp. of Russia

FOR EUROPE

Mar.

Closer: Reg. 4.15 p.m., Ord, 5 p.m. Aramis (vin Siberia)

A

Chitral (via Marseilles).

a.M.

Closes: Reg. 8:45 am, Ord. 10.86 Aeneas (via Marselllos) .....

Closes: Reg. 8:45 a.m. Ord 9.80 Athos II (Marhollies Air Mail

Service)

FOR BHANGHAI

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a.m.

CUSHIONS MAKE ROOM

*ATTRACTIVE AND COSY

front.

B

A dinner gown of slipper satin worn by the Alm actress, Frances Drake and featuring jacket, collar and cuffs in silver lace.. The note of brilliance is further earried out by the large buttons which fasten the Jacket at the high waistline. Note the fullness of the circular skirt,

are the secret of the complete chie An identical idea but without by Lemonnier. Themes vary from in many of the simpler little frocks.brim is seen in a new toque in black little sailor shapes to those of elon- felt, simply bordered, with pieces rated persuasion with side brims shaping the elongated crown foined flanking the crown.

EVENING MODES FALLING There is a Breton sailor shape, In 2 close-up blanket together by

INTO GRACEFUL FOLDS Iridescent straw in white white paper panama, with moderate stitch. Every home can do with a fow forms another of the new brimmed roll up to the brim, set off by a

Modern evening modes, with their cushions. The more you have, the type in hats with a. single pleat pleated shoot of the straw posed at

old-world air, lend themselves to It is the centre front of the crown. 12 more attractive and cosy the ap-poking forward in front.

pearance of the room, but care trimmed with navy-blue gros-grain,. This hat has a split either side of group effects. However the wearer should be taken to see that the and a single "clock" wildflower in the brim at the back which achieves stands or sits, they have a way of

falling into graceful folds. - cushions harmonize, with the gen-white seems to urge the brim for- a definite turn-up oil to the crown. Whether they will inspire the

After putting high crowns to the

artist to revive the conversation test, Madame Lemonnier has . com-{

They pletely abandoned them, for lesser piece remains, to be seen. heights which ahe frankly admits have already influenced furnishing schemes, for the woman of to-day are not so difficult to wear. One test on high crowns proved that they appreciates the importance of giving

fashion Jte proper setting. were rather hard, and not becoming This crown is "domed." in a general way.. Suzanne Talbot does not altogether reject high crowns, but she subdues them. One of sporting kind in red Ribbon velvet is this season's ainage with a fine border of satin watchword in. lingerie.. It is used to tone looks quite charming, `show-

eral colour scheme of the room.ward."

Mar.

Ба

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B

For instance if the major. colour sehome of your wall paper is green,

Emp. of Russia

Conta Ronso Aramia

FOR JAPAN

Mar.

Emp. of Russia Aramis

F

FOR MANILA

Mar.

Pres. McKinley' Taiping

7

11

FOR US.A.

Mar.

Emp of Russia. Aramis

FOR STRAITS

Mar.

Chitral

12

Aeneau

+

38

Katsang

F

FOR AUSTRALIA

Hal Hing (Air Mail Service). Taiping

Mar.

11

The Breton Halo

then the main colour of your} The Breton halo in black picot cushion should be of this colour, straw appears in this collection with but splashes of other colours can be brim cut away at the nape and an added in tones that do not clash. open-worked trellis drown of the Yellows and blues are good tones. straw.

RIBBON VELVET

PARISIEN NEGLIGEE

For half hours of relaxation It is to ornament nightgowns and triming a "shaving-brush" shoot at the very pleasant having a Parisien

of lovely French velveta and crepe 8 dress-gowns, and a delightful con- right side lift of a punched-in negligee. You will find them made

A new paille de sole is featured de chines,

trast it makes.

FUR MITTENS

crown.

by Madame Suzy for her Breton shape with halo turn-up brim.

It

Is the result of her quilted machine-

Elegantes wear fur mittens for stitched hats, which will continue to morning walks with their dogs in charm in the spring, but will be the Bois.

Apart from the made of surah. 11-egutered and parcel mails are closed fact that this straw has a satiny at 5 p.m. on the previous day. Burface, it is almost identical with AIR MAIL Imperial Airwayt via fabric. The Breton shape in a tone Singapore, Bandoel.g-Amsterdam of ash rose surah has a border linb Mar Singapore Saigon-Marseilles via Se

Kon. Correspondence for Europe and abd crown of black gros-grale. intermediate countries will be de Brims of these hats are quite high cented for transmission by these Ber in front and either very narrow or

Rates and all particulars are cut away at the buck, this particu VIA SIBERIA Letters and post- shewn in the schedules exhibited cards for Europe and South America the General Post. Office and Kowloon lar shape showing tail ends of the *are forwarded" · "wis Eiberia" no Office. All letters etc, must be mark-gros-grain falling between the open id "By Air, Mall" and, handed in at space: Dome crowns, too, are usual, superscribed.

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IVORY SATIN AND NET

Back To Frills

If you wish to visualise the love- Best of the up-to-the-minute evening styles think of a combination : of Ivory satin and net, sprinkled: over with sparkling paillettes.

The satin sheath of this gown is very slender. From below the knees, lengthening into a train at] the back, you have a voluminous flare of not with the paillettes sparkling through ita transparent folds.

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· SCORCH MARKS

From the off-shoulder neckline a deep circular cape collar swings

To remove scorch marks from wide, and is also sewn with pail silk rub a little French chalk into lettes. This scheme takes us back the effected parte and leave till to the frills and apangles that were next day, when, the chalk should be the joy of our childhood, but the dusted off with a pad of soft cloth. effect is not too theatrical-In fact,

it is gracious and charming."

WEARABLE. HATS

BATH CLEANING

A bath can best be cleaned with

Among the most wearable hata a rag soaked in paraffin oil, and are the turned-up-at-the-back-and then washed with soap powder and. down-in-front type.

hot water.

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