1936-03-18 — Page 2

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AIR HAIL

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the Post! Office All letters etc, must be mark. ed By Air Mail" and be handed in at the Post Office.

CHINESE DOMESTIC AIR MAIL

SERVICE FROM CANTON. Letters wil be accepted at Hong Kong for transmission by the Chinese Domestic Air Mail Service from

THE CHINA MAIL. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1936

Women's Tage

THE REVOLUTION

IN WOOLLENS

Due To Development Of Knitting

SWEATERS NOW POPULAR

The revolution which has taken Canton to a places in Chisa at the place primarily in woollen stuffs,

per half ounce imit The charge is inclusive of the regular but also in silks and cottons, is i postage.

rate of $1M

Iperhaps due largely to the deve

lopment of knitting. The sweater! was, once upon a time a

daring!

The hours of closing mails for this innovation, where now it is at service at the G.P.O. are: Canton-Shanghai (via Swatow)-elegant occupation of young wo

Wednesdays and Saturdays, Eeg. mankind and 10 am. Ordinary 10.30 am. Canton-Kiungchow-Nanning

a garment upon which the whole wardrobe is bas- -Mored. At its extreme limit knitting) days and Fridays, Reg. 19 am is used for suits and for evening Ordinary 10.30 Canton-LungchoSaturdays, Reg. dresses, and not only wool bal

Ordinary 5.00 pgold thread is used for it. Tuesdays and Thursdays Reg. 18 numerable and excellent knitting a.m. Ordinary 10.30 am.

books vie with crossword puzzles

430

p.m.

At Kowloon Central Post Office

In-

the mails will be closed 1 hour befor popularity, and the number of fore the above times.

knitting novelties is always about;

to cease and never does. Knit- openting stitches are simple enough,

The Money Order Office is from 10 am, top.m. except on Saturdays when it closes at 12 noon but knitting patterns seem infin- and on Sundays and holidays when ite.

it is entirely closed.

INWARD MAILS. FROM EUROPE

Mar.

Naldera (viz Saez)

Pres. Jackson

FROM SHANGHAI

Pres. Jackson

Corfu

Ајих

Pres. Doumsek

Gen. Sherman Scharnhorst Somali

Pres. Harrison Emp. of Canada

Mar.

FROM U.S.A.

Mar.

Pres. Jackson

Pres. Harrison

Emp. of Canada

FROM STRAITS & INDIA

Kwangtung

Bangalore

Antilochus

Victoria Yuensang Tokushima Maru

Tsushima Maru

Van Eeuter

Mar

added

When to these are threads of the most varying co- lour, texture, and shape, knitting) becomes the most varied of ma- terials, and it is small wonder that the woven materials should! also be stirred to make changes.

It is indeed realised how oddi the old stuffs would look to-day. Woollen dresses, for instance, are little more than envelopes shap 27ed to the figure. They depend (entirely for their effect upon their texture and colouring. This tex- iture has taken on the ridges and criss-crossing of knitting: it bas bumps and irregular wearing. Co-l

Even plaids lours are mixed.

ឆឆ

ឆន

and checks depend for their ef fect as much on the texture of the stu as upon its colour scheme. 18 And the curious part of it is that: 18 knitting itself is reinfluenced by 20 stuffs and tries as much as pos- 20 aible not to look like itself.

88888

FOR JAPAN

Hakusan Karu

27

Mar.

Ixion

19

FROM MANILA

Mar.

Emp. of Asia

Kamo Maru

19

Naldera

Kamo Maru

FROM JAPAN

Pres. Coolidge

Mar.

Corfs

20

FOR MANILA

Pres. Jackson

20

Mar.

24 Pres. Jackson

27

H

Noto Maru Toyama Maru Montevideo Maru Gen. Sherman Fushimi Mars Atsuta Maru

Pres. Harrison

Emp. of Canada

27 Emp. of Canada

FROM AUSTRALIA

Mar.

Kamo Haru

-19

OUTWARD MAILS. FOR EUROPE

Emp. of Asia (via Vancouver)

Mar.

19

Closes: Reg. 4.15 p.m. Ord. 5 p.m.

Naldera (via Siberia)

Corfu (viz Marseilles)

Closes: Reg. 9.45 am.

Ord. 10.30 am-

Victoria (ria Siberia)

Pres. Coolidge (via Siberia)

Montevideo (Imperial Service)

Pres. Doumer (Air Orient

Service)

Ixion

Naldera

FOR U.S.A.

Mar.

19

π

Pres. Coolidge

988

ner

Aptly suited to the statuesque beauty of Anita Louise, the War- Bros. "actress, this white chiton frock is accordeon-pleat- ed and held at the waistline and wide neckline with beaded bands

i

SPRING FASHIONS IN. LONDON

Distinct Chinese · Influence

SHORT AND NEAT JACKETS

Spring fashions have come to London. The first dress show of the new season was held the other day, writes a correspondent

SOME NEW IDEAS IN The Few Little

DECORATION

London Authority Discusses 1936

Trends

Extras

That Means So Much To Beauty

Practical indeed are some of the For years the words "Interior decoration"

have been of little preparations on the cosmetic fcounters. This is a fine time to interest to people with four-

buy a few little extras that mean roomed fats and two-figure assessments. Decorators did the so much to your beauty.

For instance, if you have to ex- most exciting things with glass, leather, copper, steel, rubber and Pose your skin to cold weather all the new media of their craft and icy winds, you'll like a thick cream which is to be patted on writes a correspondent.

with upward and downward But only in the most superla-strokes at night. Clean your skin

tirely opulent way. For the

carefully with soap and tepid. rest, the wood, paints and carpets water (never cold) or with clean-

dash

of old, with maybe a devilry in the shape chromium table.

of!

а of

sing cream, then apply the cold weather nourishing cream.

But I think 1936 is going to It's rather heavy (like vaseline), change all that. The extraordin-comes in an attractive jar and is

ar apcropping of really modern pale green in colour. You can re- flats has led to an increased de-move it after some has been ab- mand for new methods of decora-sorbed or, if you like, "leave the tion.

surplus on while you sleep. It's Until a few months ago leather, good for chapped hands, wrists for instance, seemed to be limit-and mees, too.

ed for interior decoration por Another good item, made by a poses to the headquarters of pro-cosmetician who specialises in sperous corporations and the bed-mineral products, including min- rooms of film-stars. But now its eral bath salts and soaps, is a mud price has sunk tremendously.

face pack. It clarifies the skin, tends to reduce, large pores and. often will cure minor blemishes.

Other Possibilities

Its obvious use is as a wall and Put it on (about 1-8 of an inch door-covering. where It is

anthick) after you have cleaned face attractive sound-absorbing long-and throat, let dry, then sponge off lived and washable medium. with cotton pads which have soak- It has other possibilities. Re-ed in lukewarm water. Cleanse cently I saw a leather carpet It again with soap and water or consisted of strips of tough cleansing cream.

leather, dyed a deep blue, sewa Also new is an attractive com- together and laid over a padding pact, the top of which resembles of felt. The decorative effect

a Venetian blind. Containing dry was something altogether, new.

(rouge and a loose powder com- The felt below gave it a most partment, of course, this is abso- attractive springiness, and dead-lutely dust-proof. It can be pur- ened the sound of footsteps. It chased in gold and silver and in

will last for years.

Leather more than

furniture

black and white enamel combina-

is being used

much tions. before for covering! Desks, tables, dress ing-tables and the rest, made from inexpensive whitewood and cover Jed with plain or dyed leather, are! attractive, pleasant to the touch and not costly.

KITCHEN KINKS

(By J. B. C)

I have four brushes in use at once: one for fairly clean veget-

A leading feature of the collec-jables, one for potatoes and root! 23tion is the influence of the Chinese vegetables, one for cleaning the

sink, and Exhibition.

one for cleaning gas burners: when a brash begins to

Embroidery is used on day and

along a step in the four proces. VIA SIBERIA-Letters and post-evening gowns. Some give a glazed get worn or darkened, it is moved cards for Europe and South America and hand-moulded affect, or there are forwarded via Siberia” if so is the conventional silk embroidery superscribed.

REGISTERED and PARCEL

în Chinese design.

629.

I use a long buttonhook for pull- MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier Buckles in the form of Chinese ing pans to the front of the oven 20 than the time given above unless dragons, birds, and so on are used when baking.

20 otherwise stated,and where malls are on day dresses. Blouses, with

advertised to close at or before 9 sleeves modelled on Chinese lines, a.m., registered and parcel mails are

20 closed a 5 p.. on the previous day, and decorated with a

Closca: Reg. 1 p.m. Ord. 1.30 p.m. Singapore. Saigon-Marseilles via Sai

Closes: Reg. 10 am. Ord. 10.30 a.

FOR STRAITS AND INDIA

Mar.

Corfu Montevideo Maru

Chinese

are rather short. Some which are

23 Singapore, Bandoeng-Amsterdam via with trim western tailored suits.

One of the most successful even gon. Correspondence for Europe and 24 ed for transmission by these Services ing dresses is in pastel satin the Rates and all particulars are shewn colour of a pale aquamarine. The in the schedules exhibited at the Gen-embroidery on the hem, at the

box coat.

Is Your Child Disobedient? Some children can be most trying as many a mother knows, cross, dia. obedient and sulky all day long. In

of

such cases, patience and tact is re- quired, for punishment usually only serves to aggravate the trouble. Frequently the cause lies in some slight derangement of the digestive or eliminative organs which Cam

dose quickly be put right by a Baby's Own Tablets. Children like

these

Tablets be- cause they are not like medicine in appearance,

and have 3 pleasant taste.

child- Baby's

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If worms are pre-

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IF YOU ARE TOO BUSY TO WRITE HOME

Jast Post a Copy of the Overland China Mail

which gives all the News there IS

Both Local and Coastal

DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE

DON'T

This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spelling, such as harbor, plow, and altho

15

10

17

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13

11

12

1:2

15

16

17

18 19

20 21

20

224 125

128

$32

35

43 144

151

HORIZONAL

1-Immensa

Relieved &-Renown

12-Bustle

13-Perform

14-Duty 15-Company (abbr) 16-Regius Professar

(abbr.) 17—Jason's ship (Gr. Myth) -Stories

24-A smalf hay

26-Small river duck

27-A frult

25-Part of a stove

29-Perfume

130

31-Edible part of nuts

33-Bard

34 English titié 36-Uttar 39-Domesticated 43-5mali candio 45-A fish. 47-Tropical (abbr)

43-Navigates

52-Native of Scotland $1-Ever {contr.)

154

355

58

46

VERTICAL (Cont.)

HORIZONTAL (Cont.), 162-Revolution (abbr)

| 53–Dine

55-Fifty-six

18-To breathe corival-

alvely

19-Combining form. Ol

21-mitte

56-Gratify to the utmost 20-Address 152-More morose |50–Combining form.

Within

-The raccoon

22-Large deer

23-Percolate

24-Fruit of the pine

-Renders melancholy 25-Vault -trons

VERTICAL

1-Surrendered

[30-Net, at any time 132-Paper measure (pl)

35-Confirms

35-Frisked

37-Vigor

38-Rogue |32-Stories

posses-(40-Type massure (pl)

Bion by removal

2-Loves 2-Very

5-A degree (abbr)

[41–Refusa to accept |42-Adorns

44 Surface 48-Affection

Skin and hair on top 48-Bristis (Surg.}

of the skuil

7-And (Let)

|49–Appetizing dressing

for food 32-Consider

10–That which excitem 54-Horse's quit

S-Nour by

wonder

{11-Cost

57-ndia (Poet.) 59-Portion

The solution of the above with a new cross-word przesta will appear in to-morrow's isgna,

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eral Post 0Bee and Kowloon Once-jaeck, and on the coatee is copied darker than the suit with which ❘tural way, Guaranteed pure and free woman of the cities. But of latel

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION

VIANT SCOQU

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and marked improvement in the lowtail dip at the back. Others child's temper

and health quickly

RE Hats, which the country women are short and open like a Chinese follows

For the teething infant Baby's Own of China, wear for protection from Tablets are invaluable they quickly sun of rain, is not a usual acces- Blouses are important Some

case the pains and bring sound sory of the fashionable Chinese are severely, tailored, and rather refreshing sleep in a perfectly na

they are woTD..

from narcotics and other harmata the fashion for wearing hats with More elaborate blouses in em-drugs, the Tablets are safe for the the Chinese frock is occasionally However, Faris and Holly- for despatch by a specific air mail

have shorter broidered or lace-patterned lawn youngest infant in arms or for the gen service, correspondence will be for-skirts, which are straight and nar-accompany suits of a plain materi-most delicate child. Chemists every wood adopt the Chinese moti for their smartest hats, as may been elaborate al

organdie collars,

seen in some of the latest collec tions. Jackets are neat, fit snugly, and jand tailored frocks.

All letters etc, must be marked "By from an old Chinese vase. 20 Air Mail and banded in at the Gen-

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eral Post Office. Unless superscribed |

FOB SHANGHAI

Shorter Skirts Tailored suits

Maz.

19 intermediate countries will be accept-

Tow.

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Naldera

Victoria

Pres. Coolidge

20 warded by the first service available.

20

Some show

Lawn or

treatment of the hem line. cuffs, and revers enliven dark suis

where sell

Baby's Own Tablets.

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