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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1935
Women's Tages
Pot RUSSIAN WOMAN &
Offices. All letters etc. must be mark- ed "By Air Mail" and be handed in at a Post Office.
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT RADIO TELEGRAPH SERVICE.
It is hereby notified that from the First day of August 1995 the charges for telegrams will be collected at thei rate of Dollar 0.65 tô qual Gold Franc 1.00.
INWARD MAÏLS.
FROM EUROPE
Patroclus (via Negapatam) Rampura (via Suez)
FROM USA
HER CLOTHES
Recent Changes
INTEREST IN FEMININE ADORNMENT
One of the most marked changes to come over Soviet Russia of late has been the return of interest in clothes shown by the women. Dur- ing the first few years of the re public an interest in feminine adornment was supposed to re- present aristocratic or bourgeois fleanings and was sternly discour- aged. Stray visitors from other parts of Europe. peering interest- Ledly at the drab, depressing: istreets of Moscow or of Lenin- grad, were depressed even further 18 by those scurrying figures of 19 down-at-heel women rushing
Aug.
16
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Pres. Harrison
Pres Lincoln g
Pres. McKinley.
FROM JAPAN
Aug.
Pres. Harrison Haruna Maru Pres. Lincoln Santos Maru
Kitaro Mara
Asama Maru
Ranchi
FROM SHANGHAI
"Bhutan
Pres Harrison
Harana Maru
Solvang
Tyndareas
Pres Lincoln
Asama Maru
Pres. McKinley
Banchi
Aug.
FROM MANTLA.
Ang
Tibalak M
FROM STRAITS & INDIA
•
Patroclux Maroran Maru
Sirdhana
FROM AUSTRALIA
OUTWARD MAILS
Ang
Aug.
Aug.
បទភ
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to
and from their jobs in clothes that were almost uniforms of dingin-
ex
Human Reactions
But even the Bolsheviks cannot change human reactions towards
16 beauty. Maybe the fiercest com-
16
16
missaires found their spirits de-
17 pressed. too, and felt, their vita-į 18 lity lowered in consequence. May- 19 be the women quietly but definite- ly determined on a sartorial re volution of their own. Whatever the reason, it is true to-day, at any rate that you may see slim; silk- stöckinged legs crossing the Red 17 Square and they will not be the
Hess of foreign visitors only.
What Is Left?
more
on
IS For the Russian woman, of all 19 other women in Europe, needs 20 careful dressing, and depends far physical on chic than
think
this beauty. You may strange, remembering those, gia-l morous stars of the ballet, those charming, graceful Russians who. scattered abroad by the revolu tion: took every capital by storm But divest with their beauty. them of their careful hairdress- 16 ing, their chic, if shabby clothes, their elaborate makeup, and what
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FOR EUROPE
Pres. Jackson (via Victoria)
Closes: Reg. 3 p.m. Ord. 4.15 pm Haruna Maru (via Marseilles)
Closes: Reg. 5 p.m. Ord. 6 p.m.. Bhutan (via Marseilles)...
Closes: Reg. 4:15 pm Ord. 5 pm Emp. of Russia (via Siberia) Ranchi (via Marseilles)
Closes: Reg. 9.45 am
Ord. 10.30 am
FOR MANILA
Pres. Harrison
Tjinegara Changte Pres. Lincoln
Kitano Maru
Pres. McKinley
Auz-
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is left? In nine cases out of ten. with protruding a heavy face
Fashion Vignettes
White stripes on a blue jersey
smart make a
design for the dress
worn by sports lovely Gail Patrick, the screen actress.
From Paris Simple Short-Skirted Was Is Dashing
NEW DESIGNED TAFFETA
Never until this year have wo men looked so charmingly clad in Paris during the first few days of Grande Semaine. There ap- pears to be the neatness of a lithograph in dress and jacket styles which indicates inspiration from the 1860 epoch.
Flummeries are avoided, and these special daywear clothes are really dashing in a simple short- On the other hand, | skirted way.
they are so varied that two dresses
seem to lof a kind never
pose side by side. -
Skirts are not full-just care fally ganged. This fact may be due to the wearing of fabrics such as taffeta and poulte de soie. The latter, in black, is given a dis-j tinctly individual touch through aj single swallow-tail flap to short- waisted jacket and a white linen stock tie at neck opening. This, by the way, not meticulously tied in the hunting manner, but knott-i ed somewhat casually
A Charming Note "Apart from floral-printed taf- feta suits there are.reat frocks in pale grey and a charming note is struck in black and were moder- with ately checked taffets worn short-waisted box, jacket which is already tight-fitting to the figure. This new design taffeta gets its line engraving movement from fiat machine stitched band trimmings the bias- cleverly: handled-on White bob-tail jackets look young either buttoned or open down the front, and usually emphasise the normal waist finish instead of the shorter bolero one. They may be quite straight all round or "Eton” peaked on simple black silken! frocks.
much ad-
Another. "vignette" mired is a picturesque long waisted. fitted blouse-top of white; organdie worn with a black skirt. It has a tailored aspect and high- necklines but is completely trans- parent over the skin at the back. Rather big sleeves and a longer breakaway of the Victorian | waist-line makes a needs camouflage but, when suit-quadrille is forecast in London from vestee fronts and a quantity
of lingerie tuck-in blouses. ably framed. its best points dancing circles.
cheek-bones, small eyes deeply
sunk, and thick lips.. countenance.
above
The Slav
all others
16 brought out and its worst disguis-
20 ed. it glows with a beauty of its
20own, all the more intriguing be-i
20
cause so unlike that of the Latin!
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or the Anglo-Saxon races.
FOR SHANGHAI
FOR AUSTRALIA
16 Changte
(via
Thursday
16
Island)
20
Kitano Maru (via Thursday.
22
Island)
24
Pres. Jackson
General Lee
'Rampara
Emp of Russia
1 1 3 7
FOR JAPAN
Aug
16
Prés. Jackson
General Lee
Fampura
Emp. of Russia
FOR STRAITS
Haruna Maru
Bhutan Santos Maru Ranchi
Ang.
-FOR U.S.A.
Aug.
Pres. Jackson General Lee Emp. of Russia
FOR INDIA
Aug.
Harana Maru Santos Maru Ranchi
QUADRILLE RETURN
The return
Swimming Capes Are Popular
Latest Designs Very
Attractive
BEACH REQUISITES
and the common. side of towell- ing.
Indian Influence
taken the! bas India muslin place of the popular Tahiti prints.
It is smart this season to wear Look out for this India influence a little cape over your swim suit-it is coming.
VIA SIBERIA-Letters and post Cavalry capes we call-them-be-
It began with rubber bathing
cards for Europe and South America cause they are so full and beau-suits-now, behold, complete rub- are forwarded via Siberia": if tifully cut, and can be worn with ber beach ensembles! Shorts, sun- 16 superscribed.
REGISTERED and PARCEL an air.
top, bathing cap, and sandals.
Armchairs made of sand may be made in a unless heavy material like cream jersey, fun, but they are not so comfort- specially-designed otherwise stated, and where mails are but you can have linen or towell-able as
22 MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier They hang best
than the time given above
advertised to close at or before. 9)
the
16 am, registered and parcel mails are ing, which dries quickly and can beach rests you can buy.
WOODEN SPOON HAS ADVANTAGES
Not Affected By Heat Like Metal
For many kitchen purposes wooden spoons are better than metal ones. They are easier to grip and their handles do not get hot. When fruit or have to be rubbed through a sieve a wooden spoon should always be used. For stirring soup or jam
vegetables
spoon
the new shape of wooden with a square corner is excellent-
It fits closely along the bottom and side of the pan, and prevents the contents from sticking. An old wooden spoon makes and handy spade for a small child to play with on the beach or in a garden sandbox.
s safe
SCRUBB'S Bath Delight
(PERFUMED)
IMPARTS RADIANT HEALTH
SATN
AND BEAUTY
Sapped in the following perfumes LAVENDER SAU DE
COLOGNE
PINE
ROSE
JASMINE
YESTERDAY'S The
SOLUTION
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Singapore Saigon Marseilles via Sai-
16 closed at 5 pm, on the previous day. be stretched on the sand and used back of the rest is covered with towelling, canvas, or some water- AIR MAIL-Imperial Airways via as a mat Singapore, Bandóeng-Amsterdam via
The people who design beach Proof material.
POINT
TIEI
It's nice to see an old friend
gon. Correspondence for Europe and wear have been thinking up some like this terry towelling have a
comeback. intermediate countries will be accept very bright ideas.
ed for transmission by these Services.
16 Rates and all particulars are shewn in
Capes have pockets made of
Some of the fresbest-looking
16 the schedules exhibited at the General oilskin, buttoning over and keep beach ensembles comprise a robe,
22 Post Office and Kowloon Ofice, Alling cigarettes, handkerchief, and beach clogs, and a bathing bag in
letters etc, must be marked "By A powder puff dry. Mai" and handed in at the General
Post Office. Unless superscribed for
bright yellow terry cloth.
Reversible coats are meant to be capes are made with full bishop
despatch by a specific air mail ser-worn on the promenade as well as sleeves and little collars and look on the beach. The grand side is dressy enough to be worn, away made of quilted cotton or linen, from the beach.
16 vice, correspondence will be forward- 22ed by the first service available.
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DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE
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HORIZONTAL
Hand 5-Spares 3-Otherwise 13-A number 13-Marked by fraud 14-The raccoon 15-Fancy
18-Food containers 19-To sharpen
HORIZONTAL (Cont). 53-Each (abbr.)
54 Silences by force 57-inactive
52_Wants
51-An American
novelist 62-3ufflem
62-Formerly
20-A continent (abbr) 64-The lateral parts
21-5. W. State of
United States(abbr.);
22-A dirk (Scot)
23-Ruled
25-Hawk-like bird (pl)
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32-Knock
33-A
flower
34-A man's name 35-Epoch
38-Ancient Persian coin
40-A descendant 42-Happenings
44. Retirem
47-Vessels engaged to
¡55-Confusion
VERTICAL
T-irritate 2-Fires 3-Wild animal 4-Eagle
5-Capital of New
South Wales Australia
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VERTICAL (Cont.) ¡17—Language of the
Scottish Highlanders *16-Elevate 117-Girl's name
23-Accounts $24-11ates
25-Fat
126-Self esteem
27-Egyptian god 29-Myself
(30-Girl's name
31-Begin
¡37-Article
28-Land murrounded by
water {pl} →39-Cornered
41-Conjunction 43-A seller.
*5-Rubs out
43 Uses rent: and as 43-Consamed
49 Laterat
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6-Contend
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position
Tendons
slave traffic-Rested in a prone -
49 Clip
SS-Military assistant S$58-Session (abbr.)
¡59-Terminate
52-Preposition
The solution of the above with a new croES
will appear in to-morrow's issue.
NEW SKIRTS BUILT FOR ACTION.
Reminiscent of Flapper Era
SUITABLE HAT
Says a famous milliner. “A hat to be the right hat for you should At the head perfectly, fatter the face and go well with the costume ** An inexpensive hat may have these The newer skirts are built for nabócations as well as an expen action
They are full Hip and sive one. flaring. A bit shorter in length, Ithey give the wearer a young and frivolous silhouette faintly re- miniscent of the flapper era.
If these frocks are of the flared or gathered variety they utilise crisp materials like taffeta or or- gandy. If lavishly pleated, as many are, they are made of softer fabric, such as crepe chition
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