1941-07-23 — Page 27

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 23, 1941.

Bringing Up Father

BY GOLLY-THE OLD NEIGHBORHOOD HAS CHANGED-I HAVEN'T

SEEN A PATROL WAGON YET - AH! NOT A SIGN OF LIFE

ON TH' OLD

STREET-

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OH-HELLO-MICKEY SAY-SOME GUV JUST KNOCKED ME HAT OFF WITH A BRICK-THINK IT MUST HAVE BEEN GROGAN - HE'S THE ONLY GUY THAT DISLIKED ME IN TH'

OLD DAYS-

THREW A BRICK? NO IT WASN'T GROGAN-

Page 11 By George MacManus

WHY?

HE'S. GITTING STUCK LIP-¡

HE ONLY THROWS TILES NOW-

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A PAGE FOR WOMEN

There's In It

No Catch

The word "soignee" frighteneer at the other end for clipping quite a lot of women. "No good tips sufely away. my hoping to be that." they think, "That's too ambitious for me!"

and

beelines

it's

If you wear white collars and cuffs, have them easily detachable and have two or three sets. They murt be replaced and washed

If you can't manage that

and

Maybe it sounds so formidabile constantly.

so expensive. French! But even il we say at is a musanct don't wear white "well-groomed" instead, in per-cuffs and collars!

noticeable point Teeth are at elean them twice a day regularly and use toothpicks or dental floss nee a day and they'll look pro- perly cared for.

SCHTES

fectly faultless English, it plenty of you.

After all, it does suggest race- horses doesn't it, and we know how smart they are, what atten- tion they have-and what a lot it custs.

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hair is bound to look unkempt as well as lifeless.

And please, please give up wearing your hairgrips with the whole of the upper side quite frankly showing! They're as bad as visible shoulder straps.

The advantages of grips arc firstly that they stay securely in place, and secondly that they are very easy to conceal.

Put them in so that a lock or curl covers them; if it's neces- sary to secure this covering a fine pin will stay put when a grip is doing the real work.

It's rigid ty to carry T

Dirty orange slick in your bag. nails look dreadfully unsoignee, and yet they do befall quickly!

one so

Finally badly chipped nail polish looks worse than none at alf

When you cume in and tidy yourself up do you always put on dressing gown, bed jacket or Of course, it would help if you bifle cap before touching your had unlimited wealth and leisure, hair with a brush or comb" a clever personal maid, a hair-

It's one of the most important I expect that while you have dresser who came to your house!

ules for good grooming: stray read this other points have whenever wanted, a tame beauti-hairs and hits of seurt on your forcurred to you. riati- all the stuff we like to see on the films. Or If you were on the films yourself, being "groom- ed for stardom.”

Still, let's waste по time over

clothes pul you right at the bot- tum of the class. And so does neglecting your clothes brush.

Never be sparing with your brush and comb from fear of die-

wishful thinking. (Even if it could turbing your set. If you are, your

come true, what

wrench a

it

would be; what a lot of friends. what a lot of fun, one could lose touch with.)

Instead, we'll be realists, and entisider how best to deal with what we've actually got

There are two qualities which can make a little go a long way in a woman's appearance,

One

which is style. carrying off what you've actually got with an air.

means

This is a gift, though to a cer❘ tain extent it can be developed It's a question of spirit.

But this is a fairly compre hencive survey of good grooming from toe to top and down to your finger tips. And you'll have to admit that it isn't mysterious or difficult or costly!

LESSONS IN LIVING

You've certainly heard it said fother they don't meet. that some

WHS The girl who "real" or genuine. Maybe you've thought may

person

IN

so angry

it rather tiresome, meaningless (u) Take the line that it has praise?

all been a silly mistake, not to be Yet it's a quality one can re-remembered or discussed. cognise though it's hard to define. (b) Stick out for a humble

It's more than just not being apology.

The other is good grooming, which means making the best of what you've actually got. And this is within the reach of most of us.

There's nothing mysterious or hypocritical or affected. A per- (c) Feel that they inevitably complicated about good groom-son can be fairly sincere but have are friends again and there it is; ir. You just have to train your ¦ so smail an outlook that he or she but that, since something did

It badly, one day when they're in The "real" person has a cer- an easy talking mood they'd bet- tain grasp of reality through theter have it out and see if any- heart or the mind or both. Per-thing can be learnt. haps this can be explained by a Course (a) shows some grasp few examples.

of what is important, but misses a chance of development.

Course (b) is unreal to the want point of silliness; if you someone humble you don't want a friend.

mind a little and keep your head! seems out of touch with reality:happen and they both managed

Plenty of girls who buy quite unreal. nice shoes go about down at heel because they won't remember to get each pair reheeled at once as it becomes necessary. They wait until they haven't a pair fit to put

on.

Easy enough to avoid, isn't it? And avoiding it is an important feature of good grooming.

Heels worn over on one side makes a smart outfit look shabby, and ruin your walk and carriage. You've often been warned

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Imagine a girl who Is enjoy. ing a flirtation. One evening at a party her best girl friend cuts her out with the young man. Resenting it, she loses both young man and friend.

Six months later both girls have

against the trouble and expense lost all interest in the man and he of having too many colour schemes. Your black shoes need has faded from their lives. reheeling and your brown ones though they secretly

are fine, but all your necessary odds and ends are in your black bag, and you're in such a hurry' you don't want to transfer them, and, anyway, you can only find brown gloves.

sories!

But

miss cach

Talking Time

If you have a toddler in the The well-groomed woman must house always speak accurately and keep her head among these accéb- distinctly in his presence.

Provide him with ample op- Doesn't it irritate you to walle|portunities for free play with behind a girl who's got her stock other children of his age. ing seams all crobked? It isn't 'much trouble to make sure a few minutes after, fastening your sus- penders that you've fixed them in the right place,

A hem with an uneven dip, and a chat lining with a bit that's come unstitched and hanga canun any, attempt to smart, You don't need a dresy and a new coat to put that right. -A well-groomed woman 19 careful about personal freshness.

Use your perspiration deterrent often enough, stitch dress pre- servers into your frocks if you're likely to need them, have your woollies cleaned before they get too-frowsty..

It's almost rule one not to show shoulder straps..

Let

I think Course (c) is the real person's choice.

an op-

Imagine a girl in a tennis tournament finals facing ponent whom she knows, dislikes and thinks she can beat.

She plays well, but her rival plays the game of her life and wins.

What's needed first is good manners, the good form of sports- But here's where manship genuineness comes in.

Someone might allow herself to feel really thoroughly upset by losing a game,

Someone else might start kid- ding herself that the enemy had had many flukes.

Don't ask him to speak. him alone. He will learn best to

A third fight recognise that talk In his own time,

good, fair game During his second year begin it had been a reading to Him from picture story and the result really didn't mat- books.

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ter much!

Tor speech training, reading, Which is your pick for a real stories is far better than telling person?

with a small Imagine a man stories, since the language 'usual-

savings. Some- ly is better and he hears the legacy or some

doesn't know. same words and sentence-patterns one he likes but

well and considers careless and over and over.

"Never, laugh, at any errors.

extravagant tries to borrow to Nover make fun of his questions get out of a jam.

A real person, may find real or remarks,

Always be patient and sym-reasons elther to lend or to re-

fuse.... pathetic.

!

Never ask him to repeat the But what of the man whb correct form after you. If, with-raises the suppliant's hopea in out suggestion of rebuice, you can order to get rid of him easily and merely say in a quiet manner the then wriggles out by letter? correct sound or word or phrase To be so cruel, without eveh after him; he'll probably repeat meaning to be, takes a very un-

real person indced!.;

All frocks with 'Wide oval necks need a bit of ribbon stitching under the shoulders with a fusten--it,

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