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THE CHINA MI

APRIL 3

MAIL SCHEDULES

PARCEL POST

A schedule of revised parcel post rates, Including rhany reductions, is exhibited in the Farcol Oftce, G.P.O The rates will take effect as from 1st March, : 1985, NAS

Imperial Airways via Singapore Bandoeng-Amsterdam" via Singapore

Saigon-Marsellion via

Saigon

Singapore-Australle

Correspondence will be accepted for

The Woman's Page

FASHION TURNS TO THE

AQUAMARINE

¿transmission by:

by these services Rates ONE-TIME CINDERELLA AMONG

and all particulars are ahewn in the

schedules exhibited at the Port Ofices. All letters etc., must be marked "By

Air Mail" and be handed in at a Post: Office:

INWARD MAILS.

FROM JAPAN

Apr.

Manila Maru

General Les

Cathay

Pren, Jefferson

Brisbane Mar Talma

Pres. Coolidge

Emp. of Canada

Katori Maru

Cathay

FROM SHANGHAI

Pres, Jefferson.

Andre Lobon

Pres. Coolidge

Emp, of Canada

Kateri Maru

Behar

FROM STRAITS & INDIA

Conte Verde

Apr:

Apr.

Strdhana

Eumeus

Memnon

FROM U.8.A,

Apr.

Pres. Jefferson

Pres. Coolidge Emp. of Canada

PROM MANILA

Apr.

Emp. of Asia

Nelloro

Uhangte

FROM AUSTRALIA

Apr.

Nellore Changte

OUTWARD MAILS.

FOR EUROPE

Apr.

· Ranchi · (via #seriu)

Falir. Roussel (via Siberia)

Cathay (Air Mail Service).....

#

Andre Lebonë (Marssilios. Atr

Mail Berrics)

齉

Barpedon (vis Marseilles) ....

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GEMS

(By ELIZABETH RICHMOND)

London.

aquamarinea with rows "The gem that is going to enjoy a beautiful” pearls; - Interla vogue that is indeed to be almost a pearls the bluo stones pain ar hoom, during Jubilee Year, is to ad lustre.”

be the aquamarine. It is one of The Beryl Family the Queen's favourite stones and It may seem strange to many she has a famous aquamarine col- us when we see the charm that the lection.

aquamarine possesses in its artistic

During the last few months the new settings to realise that this 11 aquamarine has been achieving stone, which has the romance of 11 great conquests on the ladder of the sea in its name, was long re- 12 fashion. It is a stone that regarded as a Cinderella among the 12jsponds well to. modern design and gems. The aquamarine is a re- workmanship of jewellery settings, lation of the emerald, since both Many notable women who have had belong to the beryl family, and his- their tiaras ressembled have intro tory lends us to think that it was duced into them these distinctive appreciated perhaps more by the blue stones, and they have been ancients than it has been by some used especially in the making of moderns. The Greeks used aqua- marines as intaglios, Egyptians 12 some fine presentation jewels,

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Ode other reason for the pro-and Romans favoured them, minence of aquamarines is that ra There are, of course, aquamarines much finer type of stone than has and aquamarines. The, aquamarines been procurable hitherto is coming that come from the East of Europe to Great Britain from South Ameri- and which so often have a greenist ca. Some of the latest jewelled tint in them are still not much designs show the employment of liked by connoisseurs. Now the

HAIR AND HALOES

THERE IS AN ART IN WEARING AN ORNAMENT

finest specimens which come from Brazil are of a marvellous deep blue. They arq „transparent and are like the Mediterranean Sea on a sunlit day. It is only when this deep, clear blue tint is seen in the stone that it is considered morthy to be placed in the firest settings.

For The Nordic Woman The longer one looks at one of these rare, extremely blue Aqua- marines, the more fully one grows As in everything else, there is conscious" of their individual an art in wearing a hair ornament character. They have none of the And as coiffures are decorated fascination or the subtleties of now, a considerable amount of sapphires or emeralds; they are care must be taken if the effect is gems of a much less sophistictated to be voted a success or just pass type. But they possess the glamour junnoticed.

The Duchess of Kent's fashion, of wearing a diamond

5 in her hair has caught on

5 kinds of orasments are

brought into use,"

The cocktail hour brings forth this smart" gown 'of black - unent, velves and white sequins, which "may also be used as a dinner gown?: June. Knight; screen), ac- tresa, is the graceful wasrer,

TO CLEAN TILES

Apterna Shoes

They Are Of Truly Grecian Elegance

Up till now we have 'shoes to match our frock

Bays a fashion daily.

dressmakers

frocks and suits;

ought our and suits,

heard first about the heel le

fwere

Ing them, especially

are called:

A Greek word meaning Don't think they are Plimsolls or bedroom alippers

eole is the shape of the footprint, and the inner side of the shoe is built up supporting the arch. These shoes are of truly Grecian elegance. See them "in action”, on the feet if you do not believe this. They are |made of fine leather for street or in velvet and other wear materials for evening.

Increase In Beauty

An important point is the enor mous benefit derived by wearing this type of shoe. Not only does

the line of the foot improve, but||| one's carriage and balance increase in beauty. Wear these shoes for

a few hours every day, and you can wear any height of heels for the rest of the time without trouble.

We need not go into the evils of wearing heels at all, because we all know, really, that they are bad. What is perhaps not so well known is that a low beel is as bad as a high heel it does a different sort of harm, that's all. Hence the im- portance of Apterna shoes for chil- dren.

Heel-less shoes do not "go" with every sort of frock, but if you dress in harmony, there is nothing ao distinctive.

IVORY KNIFE HANDLES

Half a lemon dipped in salt and

of snow and frozen lakes, and when A little wood ash put in a solu» new one studies an aquamarine one'etion of soft soap and warm water well rubbed on to yellowed ivory star mind travels to the delicacy of will clean modern tiles most beau- knife handles will go a long way All Hans Anderson's snow queens and tifully. It is particularly useful to restoring the original white being princesses. The aquamarine Is for removing noot from them, An essentially a gem for a woman" of

10 If your hair is set in a mass of a Nordic type; only fair hair, a

Cloess: Reg. 8.845 am. Ord, 9.30am. curls and waves, an ornament fair skin and blue eyes show it

FOR 'JAPAN

Ranchi

Felix Roussel

Emp, of Asia

Apr.

H

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plunged into the midst of them is up to best advantage, lost.

During the next few months Hair that is dressed rather those who are sufficiently interest- flattiah or in only very alight waves ed in the progress of this stone to ia best suited for a fancy pin or match, will see the aquamarine ap- star or similiar jewellery pearing in view and original set-

A daytime coiffure that is coming tings.

dip over one ear.

The bunches of curls that havdi

FOR SHANGHAI

Apr.

into vogue is specially for hats that

Franchi

Conte Verde

Felix Roussel

FOR STRAITS

Agr.

Manila Maru

Cathay Cramer

FOR INDIA

Apr.

Cathay Gremer

FOR U.S.A.

Apr.

Emp, of Asia

been worn well at the back of the ...............

SPRING SUITS

head are being arranged more to Spring suits are of two kinds.. one side. In this way the hat does There is the classic tailored suit,

3 not disturb or crush them trim and close fitting, with a plain To do this, the hair must be fair-skirt, and a coat which varies in

ly long, as it must be drawn loose-length.according to the fashions of ly from one side round the back of the moment and the taste of the the head, leaving sufficient hair to wearer, and the two-piece model, a 5 be set into little tight curls at the modern creation, consisting of a side of plain dress worn with a tailored With the new hats that have a coat, the length of which, like that tendency to amore forward move of the coat and skirt model, can be 5 ment a bunch of curls is necessary varied to suit different types of

at the back of the head.

figures.

Singapore Balgon-Marseilles viz Ba!- RUSTY CURTAIN RINGS VIA SIBERIA Letters and post-rom? Correspondence for Europe and cards for Europe and South America intermediate countries Vitwin bac

There is no need to throw away are forwardedela, Biberia”? if to capted for transmission by: these: Bar- superscribed

ARAKAT FICOSAA Haben; and All; particulars are rusty

and pine, Get REGISTERED

PARCEL. shown in the schedules amhibited at an old

put the rusty HAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier the General Post Office and Kowloon ringa

a solution of than the time given abora unissa Office. All letters etc., must

mark

half, vinegar",

water" suf- otherwise stated, and where mails are sel

* "By"" Air. - Mall" and handed ind advertised to close at or before 8. the General Post Office Unless clent registered and parcel malls are closed superscribed for despatch by a pact them fo at 5 p.m. on the previous, dezena de ale mall servies, correspondence out,

AIR MAIL---Imperial "Airpara via vill be forwarded by the fist KETI" dry tho Singapore, Bandoeng-Amsterdam pie uvallabing

Boll

then take water and

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