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CHINA MAIL, HOME SUPPLEMENT

got it for a Song

doesn't know, the

Wwuman whose main de-

light lies In exploring the Hittle shops in the many. side streets of Hong Kong.

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"You know ittle about these lone excursions until the next ten-pürty, when she springs the great sur- prise on the assembled guests, ex- hibiting a precious object-a!! her own discovery. It is usually. rather dubious looking object, at which the guests stare blankly but with little-concealed envy, hearing the mysterious tales of adventure enveloping it. You cannot help feeling a deep reverence for the little chipped ten-pot, when the

Å charming tea set from Whiteaway Laid- law and Co.

Fashionable Coloured glass from Whiteaway Laidlaw and Co.

alley-way shops. And one avoids the main streets with the fixed idea that their bigher overheads force them to price their goods expon- sively. While it is true that their expenses ate higher, the big main streat stores' trade is based on, a greater volume of business; there fore they can be satisfied with a smaller profit Prices are fixed, no waste of time on bargaining: and the reputation of the firm assures that you get your money's "worth, As a rule there is a largė

selection and if you have

the "eye" you can pick objectafor your home which you will be proud to possess.

BOOKS FOR WOMEN

TOTIVES. of "Conduct in

"M Children" by Dr. Alice

Hutchison, is an important book designed to meet a real, need. It presenta in very a'mple lan- gunge and with the utmost clar. ity, the present-day attitude of the trained and experienced pay-` chotherapists" toward certain difficulties of childhood.

Among the subjects dealt with ore. Stammering, Backwardness, Stealing, Untruthfulness, Nail biting. Night-terrors, and the complicated and delicate, problem of the child's developing sex life. Not only is much insight given into The child's thoughts and motives, but those problems are, at the same time, faced from the parent's point of view and constructive - advice is put forward, even though only glong general lines,' while each child is in reality a separate entity.

"The Hong Kong Cookery Book” has been published by the Minis- tering League, and is on sale, too, at Brewer's Bookshop. One- hundred and sixty-eight, recipes are given here in both English and Chinese. Ways with Ash, meat, vegetables, novel cakes, puddings, ice-creams and drinks are all included in a good selec- tion. The recipes are intelligently chosen to suit the Hong Kong circumstances and climate. This is a book that will please the cook- and the housewife equally well.

All the new April magazines and papers useful to women have arrived by now. Brewer's have a fascinating collection that in- cludes "Vogue"- English and American, "Harper's Bazaar," "Homes and Gardens," "House Beautiful," which latter is à particularly attractive publication. There are others as good, but too numerous to mention.

hostess whispers in your ear that it came direct from the Imperiul Palace of Peking, and when you are told that the blue and white spittoon is genuine Ching, Hong or may be Wong-anyway, who can remember all these Chineas names? you can barely refrain from kow-towing! When the object has been exhibited for ad- miration from all angles, and the guests are already green with envy, comes the "coup de grace," the triumphant exclamation of the hostess:... "and I got it för a Bong!"

But usually the truth behind the story is that this deluded lady has paid about three times the worth of the object. There is an unfounded belief that the real bar. gains can be sought in the little

Photos D'Asis

ORCHIDS IN

HE prospect of growing or

Tchida in your own minature

greenhouse is attractive, but, although we have a very nearly Ideal climate for the purpose, these aristocrats of the flower world are often misunderstood in simple ways that make for failure.

Orchids require moisture, light,' and proper growing medium or potting mixture. They are flow- ers matchless in beauty as they are perfect in form and mechan. ism and they stand at the top of the botanical ladder. There are no less than 400' gonera and 15,000 species, and they are. found from ECA level to an altitude of over 14,000 feet. Plant structure and root too are of an infinite variety. They are never found in Arid lands, hence humidity is a prline factor in their growth and they become the so-called "weed of the tropics."

In their native environment. orchids undergo extramas in climate, yet extreme high. tem- peratures, can-cially at night, are injurious. Bearing that in mind, the nola ainuld be placed in tiern permitting the Ilberal passage or air supplied from ventilators tu pass freely." The Lager Miniature Greenhouse in A,good and con- venient alze, being 37′′ long by

YOUR PARLOR

22" wide, by 81" high at rear. This will accommodate a dozen medium-sized orchid plants, in cluding a few ferns.

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Like most other plants orchids,'

the average orchids, bloom once a year. By careful election may have at least one pot abloom when your outdoor garden is resting.

Choose a sunny spot for your'

Even green-housette.

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struggle for vegetative existence in the jungle the orchid has con- trived to find a place in the sun. During the winter months it is practically impossible to give or- chids too much light. However, with the return of intense sun- light they must be screened to be protected from the mid-day glare. An hour or two each day of direct sunlight will do much to produce fine blooms.

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