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The Money, Ozeder, Ouice is

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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 27.

W Women's Tage

Old Fashioned

Governesses

Coming Into Their Own Again

The old-fashioned" governess

and on Sundays and holidays when seems to be coming into her own

it is entirely closed.

INWARD MAILS.

it has

again. "Employment has been much better lately than been for many years," an official; of the Governesses' Benevolent] Institution said. "Employers arej returning to the old ideal of the governess who is an educated wo- man, capable of supervising the general education of children, and 27 at the same time making herself

ja welcome guest in the home.

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FROM EUROPE

Apr.

Katori Maru (Air Mail

ex

Chitral (via Sur)

FROM USA.

Apr.

Pres. Cleveland

MAY

Pres. Jefferson:

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FROM SHANGHAI

Ápr.

Prez Cleveland

-Achilles

Automedon

May

Pres. Jefferson

Carthage

Potsdam

FROM MANILA

Apr.

Tjisalak

Emp. of Japan.

FROM STRAITS & INDIA

Santhia

Protexilana

Apr.

May

Bontekoo

Hogang

FROM JAPAN

Apr.

Majobashi Karu fres. Cleveland Tokushima Marz Nellore

Carthags Prez Jenson Arizona Mara

OUTWARD MAILS.

May

The average rate of payment for a resident job runs from £60 to In Overseas posts, £100 a year.

of which there are quite a good 28 number available from time to 28 £120 a year 30 time, as much

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would be paid. It is pleasant to think that the governess to-day need not lose hope of getting a post just because she is no longer young. There are many women of more than 40 who find jobs as sensible because governesses, 29 people realize that it is experi-1 ence which counts. The tendency. it seems is to go back to a more) solid standard in family life, and

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it is here that the "old-fashioned' 30 governess is coming into fashion

again."

"MAYONNAISE” FROCK

New Name For A. Morning Gown

Paris.

Sauce, a famous brand of Scotch whisky, a cardinal's vermilion cape and Charlie Chaplin are among the inspirations of Paquin's dress 30 j collection.

FOR EUROPE

Apr.

Chitral (via Siberia)

FOR SHANGHAI

Apr.

Chitral

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May

Earp. of Japan

FOR JAPAN

Apr.

Chitral

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FOR KANILA

Apr.

Tjinegars ...

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Apr.

20

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Pres. Clereiand....

FOR STRAITS AND INDIA

Trensang

Achilles

Spring

Beauty Routine

Designed along severely mould- ed lines, this gown of ruby red a tunic effect of velet features three tiers, around the hips, and extreme back fullness. The rown achieves a note of richness and laxary without the use of any craamentation trim sing or

Helen Wood, the screen actress, is the model

CARE OF THE HANDS

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Special Attention Essential

Inspires Self Confidence

Aside from the fact that it is nice to have your hair, skin and igure look as smart as your new spring suit and as fresh as the corsage of fresh bowers you pin eke something is on it, there about spring beauty routines. They which is quite important. make you feel good and give you! self-confidence.

The woman who has been giving herself intensive beauty trea- ments for a month and who feels) that they have removed some of the defects that winter weather put on her face, hands and necks, And simply bas self assurance. that is quite as important as a new wardrobe, an Easter vacation

or almost anything else.

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If you doubt this, analyze your Feelings some day when you have not been near a beauty shop or given yourself home treatments

weeks. three

The for two chances are ten to one that you are bored with the dress you bave on, that you pull the hat that is meant to be worn jauntily down) too far in hopes it will hide your Your hair and that you sit on

Ob possible. hands whenever viously, when you have these re

actions, your personality is goinzi

to be far from scintillating and your friends are likely to be asju A golden sheep enhances this bored with you as you are with your clothes.

However, have or give yourself | ļa shampoo and a fresh wave, use home a mask on your favourite facial, manicure your nails, take a perfumed bath and see if you do not feel like '

WOWED

new

Even an old hat will seem and

look pert on your head and your

THE

HONG KONG

PENINSULA HOTEL:

HONG KONG HOTEL; REPULSE BAY HOTEL; PEAK HOTEL;

& SHANGHAI

ASTOR HOUSE; PALACE HOTEL,

HOTELS,

LIMITED

In association with the Grand Hotel des Wagons Lits, Peiping

DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE

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.

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HORIZONTAL (Cont.)

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from town

the wardrobe of screen Norma Shearer, the BUÍTESE, The hostesz.

gown, in to its whimmering conjunction fabric, feature atter simplicity

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HORIZONTAL

in line, a high neckline, and a wide, metal-studded girdle.

LOOSE KNIFE HANDLES

conversation and mannerisms will To refix s loose knife handle, be infinitely more interesting-make a mixture of four parts of More than anything else this sim-resin, one part beeswax, and one ple test will prove to you how part plaster of Paris. Fill the treat-hole in the handle with this, then Hands that pin a fragile cluster fimportant spring beauty

the ments really are. of deep purple violets at The red coat, with a cape knife-waistline of a trim, new suit on! pleated over the arms and button-a spring morning must be smooth. ed up the front with many spheri- soft and white. They need special cal black buttons and called "Vati-attention right now can," suggested a very gay college good.

of cardinals.

"Mayonnaise" was the

and a few

MENDING WITH EGG-WHITE

A tear in a dress may be mended sensible reconditioning by placing it flat on a table right side downward and smearing the

treatments.

mome If your cuticle

Eas became white of a raw egg round and the tear. Cat a piece of given to a mustard-yellow woollen rough and hard, invest in a re- over

tollinen or similar material slightly designed liable nail cream, morning frock.

softe, rough edges and to remove larger than the tear and place it] bits of dead skin which accumu-over the rent, so that it adheres to cuticle itself. the white of egg. Fress with a under the

PARCEL and

Charlie's Cost

BREAKFAST IN BED

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The legs a useful and attrac- tive bed table, fold quite flat un- be

closed 1, 5 p.m. on the previous day, mourning, were outstanding fea-hands.

AIR MATE-Imperial Airways via tures. Singapore, Bandoeng-Amsterdam via Singapore, Saigon-Marseilles vie

Anticipating the forthcoming late release of Charlie Chaplin's new Massage it in just before you zo hot iron. The patch will not come off even when the article is 28 film, several suits sported a stylis to bed. Leave it on all night.

Use a nail brush each time you washed, and the tear will not be, ed version of Charlie's famous! cutaway coat,, the lapels being wash your hands and, if little cal-noticeable from the right side. squared at the back Imitation of louses show around the edges of VIA SIBERIA-Letters and post- men's stiff butterfly evening ties your fingers, smooth them gently went with with a piece of pumice Removej exzds for Europe and South America in white

or colours

discolorations with lemon juice. are forwarded "via Siberia" if

so these.

Use Tissue Cream superscribed.

"Ascot," a filmy frock in my

to apply In addition, be sure REGISTERED MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier sterious shades of grey and mauve than the time

given shove unless chiffon, and "Garden Party" hand lotion several times a day,derneath, and the table can

a pressure of the fingers, the legs otherwise stated,and where malls are stylised model

showing much Get a greaseless one and put used alternatively as a tray. By quickly unfold and the table can advertised to close at or before 9 a.m., registered and parcal mails are mauve in deference to British on wrists and arms as well as

If you have an excessively dry be placed in position on the bed. table is very light and no weight A

charining full debutante's condition, cover your hands with Meals are taken in comfort, as the afrock in cream "brodine anglaise," tissue cream just before you are

ly be made by the home-carpen- If you Sure with diamond buttons, was appro- ready to go to bed and then went rests on the limbs. It could easi ed for transmission: l hy these Services

cotton gloves all night. Several striking coats were of don't have a rich cream, use olive ter.

gon. Correspondence

Sai-

Hates and all particulars are showr priately named “Darling.”

in the schednies athibited at the Gen-

your: Omit liquid polish from

the manicuring routines from now stronger.

heat the tang of the blade and press it into the handle. Leave to set hard.

Protect Your Skin!

Where is the lady to be found who does not covet a soft, clear, beautiful skin? She-ko, the cool- with the delightful fragrance, protects the skin from cold sores, wind-sores, ing antiseptic ointment'

chaps, sunburn.

Also for affections of the skin, sores of all kinds, and for winer injuries, cuts, bars, walds, scrat- eczema, pimples, itch, ringworm.

ches,

SHE-KO

O! chem-

THE S ecal Port Office, and. Kowloon Office plaid or black tweed in front and oil Alf letters etc., must be marked "By

white or some other completely

Substitute powder po- is equally valuable. Air MER** and handed in the Gen-

Medicine Co., 451, Kiangse Road, scal Post Giles Usitas superscribed contrasting colour tabind;

until spring. Polish is not harm-lish for a few weeks. Then when it, or from the Dr. Williams per package; for, despatch by a specific air ma two colours.

Some charming suits were car-ful, of course, but it is not a bad you're ready for your spring mani-Shanghai, 70 cents service, correspondence will be for

little lent shape. Intermediate countries will be accept ried out in leathers of pale pink idea to give your nails a chance cure, your nails will be in excel post free.

to breathe and become

Bringing Up Father

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or green.

WILL YOU STOP HOULERING LIKE THAT DO YOU WANT TO: FRIGHTEN HIA TO. DEATH? YOU GO TO HIM - YOLIE:WANT TO

SEE HIM-

WHY DIDN'T YOU

ANSWER ME WHEN I CALLED?

DID YOU CALL ME POP?

I'M SORRY-POP-

AN' WITH

I DIDN'T HEAR YOU-

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7-Giant having a bun-49-Grassy meadow

dred eyes (Gr. Myth) 50-Ventliates

Rescued

7-into

8-Taste

10-Soft food for babes

11-Bone (Lat.]" 13-Apparatus for

weighing air 16-Augment 17-Man's name 18-Speck

20-To the inside of 22-Mineral spring 25-Make a misstep 25-Little laland in

inland waters '26–Girl's nama

23-Unit

29-Plural of penny

22-A singing voice (PL)

35-Wants

36-Crawf

37-Incrected.

39-To care for

41-High priest (Bible) 42-Howis

45-Head covering 47-Twisted

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[51.Aperture

53-Seminary (abbr) 54-High mountain 58-One who accepts a.

gift 53-Perform

60-Part of the foot 61-Part of verb "To be 62-Exdats 63-Cook in an oven 164–Cognizant

VERTICAL

-Indefinite article 2-Employed

S-A title 4 Perched 5-imitated 5-Act

7-Country in Aula

-To hold balanced 10-Pertaining to

punishment

12-Mold

|13-Bustle

VERTICAL (Cont.) 14-A tree 15-Decay

| 16-Aasiating

[15-A transport-ship

21-Pinch (24-Insurance (abbr.)

26-A simpleton (Prov.

Eng.) 27-Tales

30-Boy's name 31-A letter

93-A Roumanian coin 134-Territory (abbe.) }37-A beverage

38-Slumber 140-Organ of body

41-Receded |43–Girl's name

44-Female demon (Class Myth)

45-A. Russian titia (pl.) 48-allor

50-High (Moa)

52-Fondies

54-tw # new way 56–Small movable bed 57-Epoch 154-Conjunction.

162 That is (Lst, abbr.)

The solution of the above with a new cross-wore pazine

will appear in to-morrow's insus.

`LINES CAUSED BY TIREDNESS

How To Banish Them :

Fatigue is a great handicap to la woman's looks. Lines disfigure! the prettiest of faces, and they are very often caused by mere: tired! ¡tiredness. When you are

fresh yourself by a bath to which cloudy ammonia has been added.

you

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RESI OTRZE 627M CBRCO COUNS FAIR PRATE D&T NEEDLESS EGVAS SPAS RAISCO ESAMENT EGNA (DLCR ENTRANC, İNG SIRC GUADE

This aid can be prepared by dissolving half an ounce of soft soap in five ounces of water (the tion must be made up to one pint, water must be added very gradua- and must not be added until after ly to the soap in a mortar), then the bath has been filled with pouring in one ounce of dilute water, then about five ounces of solution of ammonia. This solu-jit may be added.

WINGS LIKE THAT ON EACH SIDE

OF HIS

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