THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 9, 1938.
Personal
Jottings
Mr. S. J. G. Stanésby of Messrs.
Bedside Chart
The Hong Kong Electric Co., Ltd, Why not have an Illness Trous- left for England on April 5, in the seau. Make yourself dainty bed s.s. Aeneas, on furlough. He is jackets et cetera for the time of accompanied by his son and need.
daughter, and will be gone for
about eight months.
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Mr. D. M. MacEwen of Messrs. Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co., will shortly be leaving for home on leave. He expects to be absent a year, and is travelling by the s.s. Empress of Asia, which is due to sail from the Colony on April 15.
Mr. R. E. J. Lindsell, son of Mr. Justice R.E. Lindsell, Paisne Judge, who has been spending the first six weeks of his leave with his family in the Colony, is sailing in the s.s. Empress of Asia, to com- plete the rest of his vacation at home. Mr. Lindsell is in Govern- ment Service in East Africa.
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* * Spray herbal deodorant or eau de Cologne about your bedroom Makes for content.
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Better a bedroom that charms through simplicity than one so be- cluttered your charm is lost.
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- Take time out for a breakfast tray. You'll feel luxurious all the
day.
Get tired holding a book in bed? Buy a bookholder with light attach- ed. It clamps the tome tightly at the right distance. You read and turn the page.
CLEANING HINTS
Borax is invaluable in the home. To improve the colour of clothes that are being washed, add 2oz. of After spending the winter in borax to a bath of water. Crepe-de- Hong Kong with her husband, Mr.chine can be cleaned more easily by Gifford Hall of Messrs. Marsman using borax, which also preserves HK China, Ltd, Mrs. Gifford Hull its lustre. Add half a teaspoonful returned to England in the 5.S. Aeneas, with her children.
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of borax to a tablespoonful of hot mixed starch and it will improve the gloss when ironing.
Springle borax over a tea stain; The following forthcoming mar-(pour boiling water through it and riages are announced:
Edith Emily Holloway of 25 Hill wood Road, Kowloon, to Donald Keith Paul, mercantile assistant, residing at the same address.
the mark will disappear. Chocolate stains can be removed by covering. them with borax and washing the article in cold water. Wash hair brushes in water to which a table- Tamara Krugliak, of 14 Village spoonful of borax has been added. Road, to Zahar Velichinsky, horse Boil two teaspoonfuls of borar trainer, residing at the same ad-in a kettleful of water for twenty dress.
minutes and all fur will be looser-
Angelina Maria Xavier, of 97 ed
Taipo Road, Kowloon, to Antonio A cleaning leather is much im- Joas Lizola Rocha, of Messrs. proved by being washed in warm Wallace Harper & Co.
Yip Tuet Ching, of St. Institution, Causeway Bay,
soapy water to which a little borax Paul's has been added. When nearly dry to Lui stretch it out -flat and repeatedly Ah Hin, book-binder, House of smooth the surface until it becomes Nazareth, Pokfulam.
Tsang Choi Wan, of the Church
of Precious
soft.
When cooking greens add a little Blook, Kowloon, to borax to the water in which they Lam Sai Kit, cook, of the same are boiling; it will improve their address.
LEARN DANCING WITH ME!
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2. Step forward on the ball of
the Left foot lowering to the flat foot at the end of the step.
Quick, 1 beat.
Count
3. Step forward on the heel of the Right foot. Count Slow, 2 beats.
Now take a walk forward (Slow) on the Left foot and repeat the whole movement, until you find that your Rise at the end of 1, and your Fall at the end of 2 are soft, smooth and controlled. See that you are with your partner the whole time and not bumping. Next time I will give you the basic steps of this beautiful dance. Practice these movem ts as much as you can, Don't be disappointed if yon cannot get them right all at once. Believe me, the fmat result is well worth all the work that you can put into it.
If you are in doubt on any point please write me
this Journal, enclo
colour and flavour.
Borax is an excellent softener for bath water; and when placed in cupboards, under shelf papers, and along the skirting of floors, will keep beetles away.
Like balsam? The new pillows are. than the old.
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atly
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80 %
tead.
elaxes the body, calms the turally, brings youth to ascles.
go to bed with a "greasy brand
Baby pillows are great comforts for bed-writers or readers. They fill in the spaces give right sup-span linen. port.
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* Before sleep, anoint lips with Bed-resting, as outlined, makes pomade: To make them alluring for more profitable sleep. It next day.
GAS-HEATED WATER
--- never runs cold
****** saves mess and worl
make
costs
*SEMELY ENOUGH WETER
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