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No. 3

China Mail

HOME SUPPLEMENT

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1935

No. 3

Make your own home

Impressions

WES young men with some

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natural bent find it `ditli-

cult to`get the training they desire if they belong to Hong Nong tigrilius. Especially at this time, there is often, not the nýans to sejuk“ Theni overseus and help them to bridge ditti- culties at the start of their earer," For the young woman it is an even more stitical pro- blem; the young mail. 'in the worst case, gan go and ‘rough' things in a way quite impossible for the girl.

If she is forced to stay heir and it is necessary to earn a living, “ ber whole problem is to find means. There she is confronted with difficulties at the ulset. The employment in government service is limited, and in private firms. she cannot, hope to compete with cheap labour. The better paid secretarial positions are few, and as saleswoman, too, there is only. Fimited scope.

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The question is still more con- jiliated when the young • Hong Kong woman has some aptitude and talent for a specialised pro- fession. Should her talent he 'wasted? It would be interesting to consider whether there are any opportunities here to which she might apply her gift, and where the necessary training or guidance -- could be acquired locally and in short time Looking over the field of womon's activities, there seepi to he quite a number that the young woman with initiative and ambition could make a success of. The woman with artistic ability would have little scope in Hong Kong as either a painter seulptor; but, on the other hand, a fow gonil commercial artists could make a modest living. With taste and skill in drawing, she might try dress designing as profession. For the size of Hong. Kong there are many smart gown shops all forced to copy what gowns they make from overseas' magazines; - Whereas the woman of Hong Kong really requires-designs to suit this background and climate.

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Again, intural taste and the help of some good handbooks might give un opening for interior decorat- ing, a profession as yet practically unknown in Hong Kong. Women' constantly need advice in making even temporary bantes.

Quite a number of shops here thrive on the tourist trade, and the girl designer could try ereat- ing new and modern forms of the well-known Chinese motives and Good craftsmanship : is symbols. available here and the material is cheap, so starting in such a pro- fession would require little capital. That is a profession with a very wide scope, and with real ability 'objects of artistic, merit could be created. In that case, the woman should not only see the fulfilment of her ambitions, but make a busi- ness success of it as well because tourists would certainly prefer objects of art with a more original note than the commercialised type of product sold in all Eastern ports.

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Philli's Jukay:

Introducing...

The Calling Card

CALLING

LING in these days bas # matter of

friendly interest rather than an elaborate social form. But cus toms vary, and here in Hong Kong where the population is su cosmopolitan they have to be adjusted. There are ocensiona when the new arrival or the young bride might be puzzled or embarrassed, and at such times it is safer to be a little ton cors rect than a little too careless Just at the start. Here are. a few suggestions that might be of some use as fashions in these matters change but Ule.

Add to your

Summer wardrobe, at little cont

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SUMMER HATS

Individual distinctives exclusive

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HAT'S

Aurelia's

THE HOUSE OF PERFECT STYLL

Des Vroux Re Centrals Hong Kong

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·Some people insist that cards should

be printer, but always engraved; this, however, is of little importance as long as the appearance of the card in ment and elegant.. You will use your cards much more to write informal invitations on, und. to send with presents than for calling, but it is important to have them if you intend 14 lead u social life. One of your own and one of your huse band's cards are enough to leave when calling, except, under 'the minst formal cirriumstances, ርነ unless there is some older Indy who is a member of the use hold. Then it is courteous to leave cards xpressly for her. Indeed, tiny people nowadays have their cards engraved or printed Mr and Mrs. So-and-So instead of having separate cards. The street address or name of house and place goes in the lower right band rol er. Recently there has come into use

21 il folded card which is very conveni- ont fur short notes, informal invitations, or messages of condo- lence or engratulation.

FROM. $3.5.0.

This burnrians bathroom is design- ed in intigo and gold. The supply

of both towels ready to hùnd in'u,

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BATHROOMS

TONE of the famous archi-

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tects of the Italian Re- naissance, like Palladio, Vasari, or Sansovino, ever designed a - bathtub. And since, to the best of our knowledge, there are but few period bathrooms to be cupied, we have been forced to use our own ingenuity, in plan- ning interiors of this kind. Must bathrooms at the present time are products of our own age made possible through the perfection of technical appli- ances, and created with no thought of anything but eff- ciency.

The bathtub is frequently set into a niche, a decorative treat- ment that protects it from draughts, and allows it to be closed off by means of a curtain of some rubberised material. Or it may be" partly sunk into the floor und faced on the front with coloured "Ceramic tiles, vitrous tiles, or some coloured marble. The Grat, con-

of sideration must, course, be jractical. Next comes the nesthetic side of the problem. Á great deal of the appearance of the bathroom will depend on the fixtures. And one can to-day obtain bathroom fixtures which no only embody all the most up- Ly-date features, but «nilsfy the most exacting taste, Whole sets, in the same artistic design, cost very little if any more than the ordinary standard fixtures.

In selecting a bathtub, as the jirime factor in the bathroom, the following points should

be observed: It should be of suit- able material and of good design; it should have prevision, for both filling and emptying rapidly; it should be uf.an adequate size. The latest improvement, and one that has come to stay is the in- tegral huse which does not allow a particle of dust to find its way under the tub.

The treatment of walls is mout insportant. Naturally the most sanitary and effective results · can be achieved by the use of colour- ed ceramic tiles, or the different types of glass suitable for this But tiles must be of purpose; good quality otherwise they soon crack and lore all appearance of cleanliness. Where oil paint is... used in the bathroom it, should be of the best quality, slow-drying to preserve its elasticity, otherwise it is in danger of cracking under the influence of steam and damp,

In a spacious bathroom, sten- cilled designs. or vory simply treated direct paintings, will have a pleasing effect if used with tante and discretion.