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is consideration for the wishes of others. Your guests will appreciate your courtesy in placing before them this dry, free-running table salt.

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SALT

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1931.

WOMAN'S PAGE

L'ART MODERNE Gloucester Building

SABINO GLASSWARE

TABLE LAMPS"

BOOK ENDS

GLASS AND

CERAMIQUE VASES

CARPETS RUGS

CEILING LAMPS

WALL LAMPS

Modern designs by well-known artists

WHITEAWAY'S

FUN FOR THE XMAS PARTY

TOI BOMS

A novelty that always goes well at the Xmus Party. Quite harmless, no explosives used. The Boub" is placed on the metal stud provided and a match put to the base. The contente are thon released in the manner sbown in illustration.

No 1 contains 6 toys

$1.50

"No 2 contains 6 hats and 6 toys

$3.50

No & contains 8 hats and 8 toys

$5.50

No 4 contains 9 hats and 9 toys, $7.50

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DON'T FORGET TO GET YOUR CRACKERS AND NOVELTIES FOR THE PARTY

A SPLENDID SELECTION

AT

WHITEAWAY'S

The B-B-C-Company

Table Linen

Shawls

Lingerie

Jewellery

FOR A FANCY DRESS

PARTY.

« paler shade. Long green, mittens with a large pompom on an elastic to keep them tant, com- plete a very charming wee Lnas of the Thistle."

A Panay:

A clone-fitting green organdy bon.

A Scottish thistle is an interest- ing idea to carry out in making a

A bod of pansies often looks like fancy dress for young girl. The the upturned faces of little child pretty fringed purple flower formaren, and a pansy lends itself adhuir the headdress. This is made fromably to being copied for a little a skein of knitting silk in the sangirl's fancy dress. way that a child's woollen bali in made, only it must be on a corres poadingly larger scale: The ballet has attached to it a "pansy is then attached to a closely fitting face, and continued under the chin, shaped brim turned directly off the cap of greon quilted material

thus forming a complete, frame for The dress is of green tafova.

the face. Made of velvet in shades The little close-fitting bodice is depof a deep purple or yellow, this corated effectively with a bertha

headdress is wonderfully becoming cut to indicate the jagged loaf of

The dress, cut long and straight the thistle. A binding of cord at

to represent the stem, is made of the edge given the accessary stiff

green organdy.

ness,

The skirt is trimmed with leaves of different sizes. These may be in two shades of green.

The green satin dancing shoes are finished with dainty purple pcm poins, and are worn with stockings

fully decorated with hand-embroid- Pale green satin sandals taste-

ered pansies, complete the costume.

should be shaped to represent Master Robin's alert little head. The red waistcoat fastens up the back and shows no fastenings A smart cutaway cont of brown velvet, brown trunks, and very long stockings with shoes on which the little claws are suggested in broidery, combine to make a gay little bird.

The White Pearl.

cm-

The White Pearl is another love-

ly practical and inexpensive idea.

completely covered with

The headdress is a Julist cap white pearls. It is simple to make with thin wire and pearls. The eastern locking drone is of pearl-coloured satin, and is lavishly trimmed with pearls.

The trousers finish with ankels of pearls, and pearls encircle the arms and neck,

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For a background to all this radi anco, RTI oyster-coloured velvet capo, attached to the shoulders, and held out when the dress is to be For a boy Robin Redbreast would shown off, should completo a very be a happy choice. The headdress lovely ensemble..

Little Robin Redbreast.

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DRESSING TABLE SETS.

ETC., ETC,

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22, DES VOEUX ROAD

TELEPHONE 20492

Embroideries

Lamp Shades.

The Book Shop and Bible Depot

2, Wyndham Street

RIVELLE

Modiste

New

Creations

direct

from

Paris

Dresses made

to order

Perfect fit guaranteed.

Corner

· China Building,

BOOKS-

the ideal Xmas Gift.

We have a large collection of books for children of all

ages,

THE SMILE OF THE SEA PRINCESS.

CHAPTER VII.

(Continued front. Last Friday.) The next moment John-dory heard one of the great says: "See, there is the prince whom the Coral Princess is going to marry; he is not very handsome, is het But they say that he is the richest prince in the whole of the ceenu, for ho rules all the Pearl Sons.

"Well,"

said another," the Coral Princes is far too lovely

A. MAMMY DOLL FIN CUSHION.

THE CHILDREN'S CORNER.

If mother has an old strainer which she is no longer using, "aak her for it to make a mammy doll pin cushion,

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CHRISTMAS DAY.

whero food for the ex and the asp was kept.

This was the first birthday of

WHAT TO-MORROW MEANS. Jesus which happened 1931 years

Not in a cattle itall

Should the Great King of all ind

fitting. home;

Yet marvellous to say.

In this most wondrous way On the first Christ Day the Christ

did come

Many years ago the world and

grown very, very "wicked. Little boys and girls had forgotten to love "God and to tell Him they were sorry when they were naughty. This made God so and that God the Son said He would come down to earth as a tiny baby to teach boys and 'girls how to be good,

ago and which we celebradi to, morrow, Christmas Day--which moana the Birth of Christ which is Jesus other name.

WHY HANDKERCHIEFS ARE SQUARE.

All your gay little handkerchiefs are square, are they not! The same thing is true of mother's larger ones and daddy's great big hand- kerchief. How does it happen tirat handkerchiefs are shape i

all the same

Long, long ago these bits of cloth were cut into all kinds of shapes. Now a little baby must have a People had round handkerchiefs, mother to look after him. Bo God three cornered and oblong ones. looked from Heuvers and He saw There was no fixed way of making oan young girl who was good andthem and everyone chose the shape puru snough. to be His Mother. he or she liked best..

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Her name was Mury, Mary mari One day a beautiful French queen Uss the strainer part for the ried a man named Joseph. He was was looking at the differently head. Stuff the open side with a carpenter and his workshop was shaped handkerchiefs: The idea of cotton or bits of finely snipped in Nazareth. One day, as Mary curred to her that it would be stacking or other cloth. Cut a

and was saying her prayers, Gabriel, neater

mora convenient i piece of black stocking largo very beautiful angel, came to handkerchiefs were all out square.. enough to slip over the stuffed part her, and told her that God loved She spoke to the king about it of the straincy, and then tie the lier inch that He had chosen and he issued an order decreeing stocking, together at the top and her to be the mother of His little that huresiter the length of hand bottom. This head is now rendy

Son, who should be called Jesus. kerchiefs should equal" their width, for making the eyes, nose and

Now at this time,

and this became the custom in mouth,

other countries also. the country said that every man, woman and child must go to the town or village, where they were

"

Kink of

and good for that evil-looking watches them! They said she is young Wizard, and people any as rich as a hundred coral forestshorn. to write their names it that he takes after his mother," rolled into one.".

Hush here they come. They will hear what we are nying."

"Yes: but how did she got her riches, said the other. Oh, we

Poor John-dory heard no more. all know who did away with the That lovely young Princess to wed twelve young royal merten!*

big book. Bo Joseph and Mary act out one dark, cold winter's day to walk the many miles from Nazareth to Bethlehem, the village where. Joseph was born.

the wicked Wizard-ha. could not Now that the old king is dead, They arrived at Bethluhem long" hear the thought. How he longed she has it all her own way," said past bed-time and tired, to and to tell her what kind of creature the best. This was how poor Jahn-that the inn was full," and nobody the Wizard, was,

and what his dery heard that the king, his would be bothered with such poor mother had done for his own father, was now den, and the ugly }.people nr Mary and Joseph. They brothers, the eleven royal mermen! Wizard had the throne. How he found a stable just outside the longed to, swim into, the midst of village where they might rest for the throng, and tell them the the night. In this poor stable the But it was all of no use. | Little Babe was born. Mury took truth! He was but a poor John-dory, and Him up in her arms and, wrapping could do nothing.

clothes around Him, "made a cradle | for Him in the manger, the place

Just as he was thinking about all these things, the two guests, whom he had heard talking, began to speak again, Bee," said the frst, how that ugly old witch (Continued at foot of next column.)

(To be Continued)

A GIFT OF

JEWELLERY

IS APPRECIATED

MOST OF ALL

For the benefit of

CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS

ני

We shall remain

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Open on X'mas Eve

TILL 8 PM.

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