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THE CHINA-MAIL, SEPTEMBER 14, 1937.

The New Hats Are Made For You

MIND Your MANNERS

woman.”

To keep a of head on hot days her, the small toge with rolled Football caps of felt, fashioned openwork hats are recommended. brim, worn at an angle and pulled from triangular sections of the ma There are openwork shoes as well forward over the brow, is charm-terial and fitted to the head like a to match them, for it is smart this (ing.

skull-cap will be liked by the "little summer to dress your head and feet to "match," though usually the re- Test your knowledges of correct lationship pes only so far as social usage by answering the fol-colour. lowing questions, then checking against the authoritative answers

below:

الأمة

1 What is the best hour for a garden tea?

Grape Vine For Blondes

Swathed In Scarves

Holiday hats to accompany those Large brims, with a graceful

are already coming sweep, and small turbans of twisty cotton frocks are often a white New colours

paper Panama with a bright-colour- along with these early felts. For ed straw, crownfess, or with a mere ed chiffon scarf swathed round blonde heads, there is a new grape piece of net for crown, are other them for trimming. It is how these vine tone and the dark-haired headwear fashions that make for

scarves are arranged that deter-should welcome a new rust shade. 2 Should the words "garden coolness.

mines whether the hat does or does that has a brickdust tone." It is good to see that comfort as not suit you. If you are tall you party or the phrase "tea in our garden" be included in an invita-well as appearance is being con tion to such a party?

jsidered by millinery designers, but 3. What kind of furniture is suit-most women will admit that they able for a garden?

almost always choose their hats 4. Is it a good idea to use house card tables in a garden?

purely for their ornamental value

tie the scarf round the crown, knot At the moment, bright-coloured it at the back and let the ends float hats, gloves, and shoes for wear down. When you do not want any with white, grey, or other neutral floating ends (and they tend to tinted frocks and suits are favour- make your neck look shorter), youed by the smart. Scarlet hat and swathe the scarf spiral fashion, shoes with a grey dress is effective. round the crown towards the top. and I have seen royal blue hat and Felts for late summer have gloves going very well with a pale casually crushed crowns and brims beige frock It rains on the day of your gar-la cap covered în flowers gracing of Dick Whittington persuasion that the head of a slim, youthful girl, become you if you are of the "boy- (a) Call your guests and say that forgetting that the same bat top-ish" type and go in for a sleek hair-

you will have them on an-ping her own plump and not-so-dressing instead of curls.

5. What would a man wear to a party in a garden?

What would you do if→→

den tea-

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other day?

*(b) Have tea indoors?

(c) Tell the guests as they arrive

that you are sorry the rain

has made the party an impos- sibility?

1. Four or five o'clock.

Like most ornaments, however, they need to be set in the right place - a fact often overlooked by the woman who covets a dream c

young face might appear simply ludicrous.

Suit Yourself First

The time was when fashion dic- tated that a certain sort of hai

2. Yes, so that the guests will should be worn, and worn it was

know how to dress.

3. Any kind that will stand the weather. Metal tables and chairs are especially good for garden use. 4. No. The legs usually sink into the ground or buckle.

5. White flannels or clothes.

by short and tall, young and old. To-day, you take your choice and there is the right hat for every head.

There are flat-crowned hats with wide brims very becoming to those sports whose faces and figures are in- clined to broadness, and caps with

Best "What Would You Do" solu-skyscraper bows soaring upwards tion (b).

This Is The New Beauty Standard

America has changed its concep- tion of beauty in the last few years until it really means personality, or individuality, rather than static prettiness.

that are ideal for the little women.. There are quaint little boaters top- ped with a posy of flowers and

finished with a velvet ribbon chin- strap that are delightful if you are

lucky enough to possess an oval- face.

High Crowns' And Horseshoes

When autumn cómes, so it is said, the vogue of high crowns-will re-

This fact emerges from replies turn, but at present it is brims, to a questionnaire submitted to swept up and off the face, and trim- than 150 beauty experts, mings htat supply the height you movie chiefs and artists..

may require.

more

The new standard will be applied when Miss America, 1937, is chosen.

If you do not want to add breadth to your face and you have a fore- head you do not mind displaying, the horseshoe brim may suit you. Here the brim is narrow at the back and front and wide in front, so that the effect when it is turned up from the face is that of a horsehoe shape.

Here is the "Ideal" of to-day Height, 5ft 5in.; weight, 1201b. calf, 13in. ankle, 8in.; wrist, 6in-

Miss America will definitely be a brunette, probably with blue or light brown eyes and a medium

The hat of sailor shape that turns complexion. She is typified in

up all the way round and is worn Frances Farmer, Francine Larri-towards the back of hte head is sup more or any of the dozen or more posed to suit the roundfaced woman rising young actresses.

The Vacuum Flask When filling a vacuum fiask, do not allow any liquid to run between the inner and outer containers, and see that the cork is protected by about three thicknesses of grease proof paper. After use wash the cork in hot, soapy water, rinse and put to dry. Dissolve a teaspoonful of borax in hot water, pour into the flask, shake well, and rinse thoroughly with cold water. Turn upside down in a warm place to drain and dry. The flask should occasionally be taken to pieces | The top should be unscrewed, the fnner container faken out and wiped outside. The aluminium cup should be scoured with steel wool se attentions only but they make

very well, but is often a success on the head of the girl with a thin long face. If the forehead is too high to be thus revealed, a light wavy fringe puts matters rights.

* Generally speaking, though, the small hat forwards has more becoming pos

worn with a smart tilt

(sibilities for the narrow face. Have the brim too wide and shady, and the shadows cast over the upper art of the face will make it seem still more thin and long.

a little queer when the wearer is

Upturned brims are apt to look

the owner of a retrousse nose. For

DAIRY FARM ICE CREAM Derious and

Tan and fawn are two colours. that are being combined in both

new hats and new shoes.

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