1940-12-17 — Page 27

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 17, 1940.

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Bringing Up Father

BY GOLLY- KINT BELIEVE MEK EYES? THAT'S MAGGIE'S COUSIN

LARRY

MAGGIE -I'M SURE I JUST SAW YOUR COUSIN DRIVIN' BY

THE HOUSE. AS

I CAME IN

WELL, YOU NIT - WIT - WHY DIDN'T YOU STOP.

HIM AND INVITE HIM IN? HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN TEN YEARS-

COULDN'T- MAGGIE -

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By George MacManus

HE WUZ

IN A PATROL WAG

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Caja 1940, King Features Syndicate, Inc. Worki eigšu resy

A PAGE FOR WOMEN

One Day Each Month To Self

NE day out of thirty isn't too much to devote to unescif, whether you are a busy mother, wife or career Womni If you schedule a day, set it aside and do not let anything interfere with your plans, you will be able to attend to all those little personal things which have been cluttering up your mind. And for the rest of the month you easily.

will rest more

ge:

"That skirt should be short- ened." "I must get a new lipstick for day time." "If I ever time I'll have my hair reshaped and set becomingly.” "1 simply must not forget to buy a supply of shields." "Every dress in my closet needs going over and press- ing-1 must do that soon." You are famlliur with these half- promises one makes with oneself and they keep Coming to mind persistently until you

take time to do them!

actually

Embrace Chores

Systematically

should

Every girl and woman have a little pad and pencil in her dressing table drawer, or her bureau drawer. Every time she thinks of something which should be done, or something to buy, she should make a note. Then on the day of days take out the list and plan how all can be done in the one day.

If you are going shopping begin with a session of grooming. If

HELEN HAVES, first lady of the American Theatre,› Busý as she lo, she always takes time for Inmaculate grooming and for selection of most becoming clothes.

you feel well and look well you will get through your list quickly. When you return refresh yourself, change your shoes, put. on some- thing comfortable and tackle the wardrobe renovating-or at least are nicely groomed and that your sort your clothes and resolve to clothes fit well and

are in good do a bit each day for the next condition. A seam taken in or let week if there is a lot to do to out, a skirt shortened, a dress

make them wearable.

much

It is surprising bow ground you can cover in one day if you are concentrating only on YOU. Your reasoning becomes clear, your energy is high.

If you go to business devote Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning to yourself. If you are a busy housewife finish your morn- ing tasks early and scrarn before the day gets too old! If you hang around until lunch time you will never get going-isti't that the truth?

Poise comes from knowing you

You no longer are, of the" younger generation" - If you feel the greatest fun to be fad, in, life: la2 to sit at home, one v

cleaned, a missing snap replaced, shoe hose all fresh and mended-give lifts changed, gloves and

you the satisfied feeling.

Perfume Advice

Show me the woman who is not thrilled with a perfume perfectly suited to her taste and beauty and

will tell you whether she is ill or defeated? For every normal woman adores a lovely fragrance either in a sachet, cologne or per-

And women for ages past, for ages pust have adored women have adored fragrances, and men

who adored lovely fragrances!

fume.

Perfume, an exquisite, lasting brew, does two things for a wo- man. It makes her pleased with herself and it greatly adds to her httraction. Even. the youngest of children are attracted by a sweet scent and long remember grand- ma "who always smelled so nice" perhaps of lavender, verbena or carnation!

Lighter Mixtures For

Young

Parfumers have recently been considering the very young fem-

ales and have introduced several delightful fragrances appropriate beauty. The more potent, heady for their tender years and fresh

mixtures are not for young girls, but there are at least fifty lighter. essences from which they muy choose.

And a word about how perfume should be worn. It is not suffict- ent to put a drop behind one's ear and expect to radiate an exquisite aria for hours. No indeed. Per- fume must be used generously. If you wish it to hang about your person for some time. Too much has been said. about "over-per- fuming" After an it is difficult to get too much of an exquisite fragrance. If a fragrance is cheap or repulsive then little of it can he too much!

There are numerous brews on the perfume counter so many in fact they are bewildering to a woman who has no definite choice in mind when she shops for one

to do something for her."

It is rather nice to be consistent -Good old brews, like good old about your fragrance radiation. wines are expensive and chér- } Use one lovely spent on your ished. Make no mistake about afternoon clothes and your even-. that. Newer perfumes innke their ing clothes. Use another, outdoor bow constantly but many of them perftime for your tailored and cannot measure up to the old sport clothes. If you have the favourites: Therefore if you are space, keep your dressier things confused about a choice, ask your in one closet and your sporty calesgirl to show you five of the things in quother — then the fra- most popular, expensive perfumes.grances will not fuse.

Shiff each and choose the one Spray around the hems of your which pleases you the most. As dresses, your handkerchieft, In- you are testing“ your reaction to a'de your handbags, in your glova It buy the smallest quanlity you drawer or box. Then spray per- can. Wear it, decide whether you fume on your person after your Hite it and makes note if frlunda |; pro Ing, la complete. In back of any "How lovely, what perfume your ears, on your welst, In your

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