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Patriotic

Hooray for the red white and blue! Especially when the bright colour scheme is worn as a brief swim suit by Betty Grable, screen actress. The suit, of the maillot type, has white trunks, with one side of the top done in scarlet, the other in blue.

Beach Costume Jewellery

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 20, 1937.

Take Care Of Your Eyes In Summer Months

carefully watch an eye

If you

Perhaps unbeknown to the suffer- when a bright light is thrown on er his eyes are slightly defective. to it, you will notice that the pupil, |The constant effort to overcome which is the dark circular part, this defect weakens the eyes' re- to-glare. Many such becomes smaller. A similar thing |sistance happens when the eye focuses on

cases are enormously benefited by small print. This shows that con-wearing prescription glasses which stant use of the eyes in changing correct the eyestrain as well as the strengths of light and at different glare. distances can be extremely tiring, because excessive is being used.

Consult Expert

muscular effort It is unwise to wear ordinary coloured glass such as are to be Contraction of the pupil in found in cheap sunglasses bough

The danger is bright light is part of the eye's de-indiscriminately. fence against glare. It is well that they may only make the eyes For this known that if you look directly at still more sensitive. the sun the eye is damaged. People reason, choice of glasses should al- have been permanently blinded in ways be left to the expert. this way.

The eye acts as a burning-glass and focuses the sun's rays on to its sensitive receiving screen which is thereby "burned" or "breached." Light of less intensity acts in less. extreme ways. The eye attempts to bar the passage of light that is too strong by closing its pupil, Also the eyebrows are contracted and the eyelids screwed up. This explains why glare so often causes a distressing headache.

Too Much Light

see

If you pass from darkness into a brightly lit from it is some little time before you are able to

The eye requires time to clearly. adapt itself to the increased light. Motorists who drive into a low af- ternoon sun appreciate the fact that glare lessens their ability to The eye can, in fact, have "to much of a good thing.”

see

In Hong Kong the summer sun is considered especially harmful, due to a large percentage of ultra-violet Those who have resided rays.. in the sandy regions of Arizona or Beach jewellery is something so other similar parts of the world, delight the hearts of girls who where the glare is severe, often would rather bask in the sun than find same less discomforting than swim in the surf. From large in the Far East.

fish, sea clips, in the shape of serpents and the like, to wear on beach

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dresses and pajamas, to pins, beads, bracelets and rings to which salt water will not injure is the rage of the moment.::

Keeping Caké

When only a small amount of cake is eaten at a time, cut the

Wear Sun Glasses We would certainly advise the wearing of dark of tinted glasses. There is no doubt that very decided systemic disturbances, headaches, and other symptoms can be caused by the rays of the sun impinging on the retina, and that these aggravate the discomforts caused by heat and promote heatstroke. -

Some

people's eyes require

Light transmitted through ́or- dinary coloured glass is highly creates visual selective and thus disturbances and injury to delicate eye muscles.

In addition to being vitally against necessary to protection

properly prescribed sunstroke, glare-glasses also provide a feeling of coolness and guard against dust, germs and insects.

FINE DISH FOR A PICNIC

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Ultra-feminine and girlish is this dress of printed navy sheer for the hot summer months. Annie Shirley, youthful screen starlet, particularly likes the gathered neckline and the ruffles which band the dress around the neck, sleeves and hem. The printed figures are green, yellow and white.

Costume Fits All Figures

We know a fine picnic dish, a ring loaf of ham, that can be cook-

The summer's novelty in bathing ed at home and wrapped in a lot

Hot fashions is one shirred swim suit of newspapers which will keep it hot for a couple of hours.

That that fits all figures. Recall, the mustard sauce goes with it.

shapes and sizes you have seen at the beach and you sort of dish fills the bill for some variety

One pound raw smoked ham and know that this suit has to be preity who have no appetite for bother. two pounds shoulder of pork put elastic. It is, the rubber threads through the grinder twice, one and making the shirring that is as de- suits. The same technique gives a half cups milk, one cup cracker corative as any of the dressmaker

Mix two eggs, pepper. crumbs,

this suit a clinging quality that into a greased ring well, turn

streamlines the figure in much the mould and bake two hours in a

same way as the rubber swim suit. Ten minutes be- moderate oven.

Yet the other appearance is more fore taking it from the oven, pour girlish in bright printed cotton, or on a can of tomato soup.

satin.

jewel coloured

desired number of slices from the special glasses which adsorb the tard, one-quarter cup vinegar, one the shoulder straps are slipped

centre, then push the two remain- harmful elements of glare. In the ing pieces close together like a majority of such cases; however,

to light whole cake, and this will keep it the sensitiveness moist and soft for several days. originally caused by eyestrain.

SCALDED!

What is to be done to relieve the excruciating pain? She-ko, gently smeared on the injury, cools the burn- ing sensation, prevents blistering and rapidly heals.

A fragrant, non-irritating, antisep tic ointment, She-ko is composed of a blending of the best known substances for the relief and cure of injuries and affections of the skin.

Good for all minor forms of skin injury, cuts, burns, scratches, rasions, She-ko is equally beneficial for the curative treatment of skin.com- plaints such as eczema, ringworm, itch, wet and dry sores, and for the relief of external piles. Of all medicine dealers,

Anti

SHE-KO

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Curative.

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one bouillon cube dissolved in half more elegant in a cup of boiling water, one-half

To make the top of the suit ad- cup sugar, one teaspoon dry mus-

jjustable to size 12 and size 20 alike

quarter cup water, one teaspoon through loops on either side of the four, one-quarter cup butter, three decollete, then crossed and brought egg yolks: Mix dry ingredients, around the waist and tied in back. add the liquids, put egg yolks in If you want to sun the back evenly last. Cook in a double boiler.

Stuffed Stuffing

Some people like stuffing better than what it stuffs, so why not stuff the stuffing? Bake

your favourite bread and egg stuffing în a ring mould. Turn out, then fill the stuffing ring with creamed chicken, turkey, or any creamed meat or vegetables. It's an excit- ing way to use left-overs and it' different.

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STUFFED POTATO

Bake the potato, removed the add a little butter and cream, beat well, sprinkle with. grated. cheese and paprika and place in the oven to brown.

you simply skip the loops and tie the shoulder straps like a halter, around the neck

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