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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1948.

Woman Today

SWIM...... And Stay Svelte

More people swim now than Laver before. I don't mean only

young things who

are usually

like a soparate species of Ash.

Today we find among, the not- so-young large numbers of swim- mers who, often after a swim- mming lapse of years, have taken it up again in holiday mood and enjoy it immensly, They find it an agreeable, health-giving, and fun-making combination.

You can teach yourself, or, if you feel your courage lacks stay- ing power, take lessons. Instruc- tors are patient, helpful people' who know how to instil confl dence.

con

Just one note of warning where there is any tendency to sinus trouble it is better to be- come expert in some inndlubber netivity, because then any water sport can be aggravating.

Anyone who con float swim. Take the word of the "anyone who experts who say can remain on top of the water to the count of 20 can be swim- ming the backstroke in no time, because backstruke la. bull from the normal floating position. and it calls for relatively little effort to acquire a strong stroke." While you're changing into another your swimsuit, here's Uitle thought: Swimming is one of the bost figure-glamorising sports known

up

Particularly should this steel the determination of young women Bu concerned about eyes they either on the beach that prefer

swim in off hours, slide into the water at unfrequented points, or refrain from appearing nt all, perhaps because hereditary tendencies and early diet didn't provide the sort of Agure considered most attractive.

now

To this group the best advice is to forget the gallery (probably not interested, anyway), because you can have much nicer than those you may be wearing

MISS PRECIOUS MINUTES

says:

By Carolyn Earle

slackness, strengthen weakness, streamlines roundness, or curves angularity.

I think one of the nicest things of all is that it does work in this way for everyone, Irrespective of. whether the figure problem hills or hollows. I cannot think of any other all-round exercise that can compare with swimming in this sense.

Both the conditioning and *wimming programmes can be helped immensely by doing some "dry" swimming; for instance, swim the backstroke every day for a few minutes in bedroom or bathroom.

Stand in good posture, down

arms

at side, feal 18in, apart. Now, swing alternate arms up. around and down in wide, back. the ward circles. Swing from shoulders, slowly and rhythmic- circles. ally, inscribing huge Start with 18 swings, increase to 20. and later to 40.

Or tackle it from the supine position, lying on the back on a ralaed surface with clearance on both sides. Lot the feet dangle over the edge sa that they are flat on the floor, hands straight down at the aldes.

First raise both arms up very slowly, circle thom back over the hend at full stretch, then down hard in the backstroke, It in

downward thin

pressure that counts. Try to touch the floor with the fingertips before swing- the ing arms slowly back into starting position. Start with 12. awings, gradually work up to 20. For a stretch and a lift, the Swedish "cross-to-fly." though not strictly a swim movement, is very good for the bustline, arms, and chest, performed in this way.

From

standing position, arms crossed at wrists in front of the thing a swimmer, body, go up on to the toes and learns is how little effort is re-filing the arms up and wide out In fresh or salt water, baths, quired to keep on the surface of to the sides. Down, up--this is river, pool or ocean, swim as the water, and how to relax meant to be a gay, rhythmic and Swing freely much as you can.

various groups of muscles while movement.

loosely, repeat 12 times. Swimming is a matter of tim-others keep the body afloat. ing, relaxation, and rhythm.

It is this action that firms body many. All right, Relax.

Ferry Winterton, Britain springboard champion, exe- cuting a graceful back dive.

into better lines now by swimming

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For Morning Coffee

Butterscotch Cinnamon Rolls

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We were holding a

One and a quarter cups milk, post. My best swap to date has been

the wife of a Gabinet 1 caite yeast, 4 teaspoon salt, 2 mortem on Joy Ricardo's Newest withi Look dress show when Anne | Minister, One of her sober, semi- cups flour, 2 tablespoons fat, 4 ¦ Crawford said judiciously: "It official dresses Lodny flaps cup sugar,

Faung: bit of getting used to, but fashionably about my calves.

Half cup butter. takes these clothes are wearable."

cup brown sugar, 1 teaspoon ciri- We live And Yearn

namon, 1 cup coconut, mixed well "Och, yes," twinkled Kathleen

Now that our shop windows are together. Ryan, 'Why, all you need's

regaining much of their old fax. Measure sugar, salt, shortening little nerves

That's true too. It shouldn't cination I find myself searching and milik. Heat to piping hot need any courage to wear a mid-wildly for some of

little temperature (not scalding). Let calf skirt in the local High-street, gadgets that mean more

us cool to lukewarm and add beaten but it does. (It also needs high than many high-powered articles. egg. Soak yeast in 1⁄2 cup heels).

What has happened to the cute warm water for 10 minutes and I think it's all the men's fault, make-up mirrors that a girl could add to the above mixture. Add Outside these islands millions hang around

neck? This Hour to make a soft dough, knead of women cherish the Anthony left both her hands free and made on Ulightly floured board-unt!! Eden type as the deal husband. it possible for her to backup smooth and elastic. Ploce Jet And possibly he is.

against any other mirrst and see greased bowl: Cover, and But our rugged Island men exactly what her hair and neck rise until double in bulk. Knead thick- have three Rerious drawbacks. looked like behind.

lightly, roll out to in.

filing and In America, so I believe, you ness. Spread with about They don't know much women's clothes, they don't care can buy nail varnish remover roll out into rolls, Prepare pans

д luyer much about women's clothes, and that works on dresses, sheets, and by greasing with

without removing the melted butter and brown suger. they haven't yet learnt to say the towels Right Thing about them at the fabric too. I'd give a lot for Just Place in rolls and let rise until hot one bottle. Who wouldn't? Right Time.

Ught. Bake 20 minutes in People are always asking me oven.

Palla- how the manager of the

"full-house" dium or any other theatre mariages when he hears) that royalty or, say, Mr. Chur- chill would like half д stalis.

trou- Despite all our coupon bles, the women of this country are better dressed now than ever before.

BO?

Does anybody ever tell them

The Styles Foretel!

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In

teaspoon Two cups four, dozen

sali, 2 teaspoons baking powder, Does he contact the customers cup sugar, 11⁄2 teaspoons cin teaspoon nutmeg, One man who takes an intelll-who've already bought the seats amon

teaspoon cloves, cup gent interest in our clothes is B. he needs and Implore them to

shortening, 1 well-beaten egg, K H. Liddell Hart, the military **-help him out?^ pert. He has a theory, that in Very, very rarely

cup milk,

Sift flour, salt, baking powder, times at unrest Woman has al In every theatre the owner and ways tended to exaggerate

te the producing manager retain the sugar, and spices. Cut in shor tening until mixture resembles sizo of her bead, and Batten her use of three or four pairs of coarse crumbs Reserve1⁄2 Cup figure into a masculing shape.-: sents each day throughout the

Conversely, when Women ac-run. If, by the end of the after of this mixture Add egg, and centuate their natural shape with noon, they have not given them milk to remainder. Mix lightly. wide hips and handepan waists away to clamouring friends they Four into waxed-paper-lined; Bin we may expect a period of peace, notify the box-office that this square pan. Top with reserved It's a cheering thought seats may now be sold, mixture, Sprinkle with up

Talking Swap

Some box-office managers don't chopped walnut meats, Bake in moderately hat, boven (870 deg. Returning from wary to ward are to sell them. They keep #10 minutes. Serve imme

them agalpať the all too frequent robes, I wish Mr. Liddell Hart, or emergency when a ticket agency diately....

any other expert for that matter, wells the same seats twice over Kissie Biscuits could help us with the much and infuriated customers, have to ganin baile mixture is butter- more urgent problem: "What are re going to do about our Old be picked out of each other's scotch ris Shape or cut with Look clothes?”

Brightest moment of the

cookie cutter." Add. fam on

of the weeks fruit to centre.

So far I've found only one reader. Marle Tarbet, seat me satisfactory solution, and that is to swap on the grand scale

Ideally, you throw a swapping party inviting every woman in the neighbourhood. Tell them to bring all the things they're tired of and can't afford to throw

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

·

THIRD. EXTRA RACE MEETING #T

1948.

Saturday, 13th March, 19

The Flant Bell will be rung at 1.30 pm. and the first zace will be run at 2.00 p.m.

Through numbers (10 Races-$20) may be obtained at the Exchange Ballding, abo Office of the Treasurers, 1st floor, tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the last race as well a those for the "Lantao-Handicap?” to be --run-st the «Whitsun Meeting in May, 1948. The latter may also be purchased at the Club's Branch Office, No. 882 Nathan Road, Kowloon, 193

MEMBERS BADGES AND. ENCLOSURE,

Members and guests are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED throughout the Meeting.

ADMITTED

NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE THE MENTBERS' ENCLOSURE

то

Badges' admitting non-members to the Members">Enclosure and Crab Booms at $10 including, tax are obtainable through tho Secretary upon the written or personai, introduction of a Member, auch Member to be responsible for sil oblis sta. Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be an kale at the RACE COURSE.

The Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 11-8.1. and the Secretary's Office at 11.45 am. Both Offices at Int floor, Exchange Building.

A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Clas House, provided they are ordered in advance from the. No. 1 Boy (TAL 27818).

NO CHILDREN WILL BE_ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PREMISES/DURING THE ME TING.

PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.

The price of admission to the Publie Enclosure is f including tax for all persons including ladies,; and ·ls pay- able at the Gafe.

Bookmakers, Tic Tac men, ete, will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey~Club during the Race Meeting.

Refreshments will be obtainable in the Restaurant, in the Publie Enclosure. ·

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