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The Felix Hat Shop

HAVE YOU SEEN

The Hats in the

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Ten dollar Window! "Lovely model hats in every style

all being sold off at Ten dollars each.

New Shipment Just Arrived Character Cloth

(Formerly known as Korea Mission Cloth)

PRICES REMAIN AS THEY WERE BEFORE.

THE FALL OF THE DOLLAR

Not to shrink

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Seldom wear out

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THE PHARMACY.

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A NEW FASHION NOTE.

But, what was shbeking, Her mail snow feet had slippers,

"but no stacking,

Had the shade of Byron been, among his follow Old Harrovians at Lord's on Saturday, he might have remembered those fines from the second canto of his "Don Juan," for there were no fewer than half-dozen young women joining in the interval-like Haidee-stock- ingless.

Their frocks, while in keeping with the eartorial standard of the famous cricket ground, made no secret of the fact that the wearer's legs, were bare Nothing of the -kind had been seen there before.

If only every

mother knew

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1933,

THREE DRESSES FOR AUGUST

A graceful afternoon-gown-in- glowing flowered-georgette or chiffon, with rules at the shoulders.

simple dress of white Chinese silk which has a loose filled cape fastening with a tie and three buttons" on the skirt ivory to match the ball-buckle;"

A typical organdie drüse with in blue, with a transparent cape which fits snugly on the shoulders and has a deep trill of doubled organdie--the affect of the double material is to in-"- tensily the colours and a ribbon." belt of this deeper tone. ties in

a loose bow at the walsh

Where Are You Sending Your Sons?

("The Public School Tammany")

By A. G. MACDONELL

house, or old Jones who made that hundred in the Cock-House match, or old Robinson, who-coxsd" the eight.

The ramifications of the anion are colossal. The higher ranks of the Civil Service, for example, are practically harred to non-mem- bers. A taxicab driver, aa ex policeman, or a clerk may get into the House of Commons. There is mighty little chance of their get-: ting into the Foreign Office.

tances in 1921 and Lord Harris

The Army, of course, is chock-a- block with our members, and when a war starts the rest of us are and Mr. Alfred Lyttelton in" 1884. antomatically oligible for commia. Tammany is the famous New ions There is no fass about York political organisation whose examinations until we are all sate immense influence in nationally in and the non-members come and local politics has become a by- along, and when that happens we word all over the world.

are all promoted or allotted nice billets on the staff.

But Mr. A. G. Macdonell, author of England, Their England," a best-selling satirical study of this country and its institutions, labels the English public school system, in the following article, as the strongest union of all.

In what, then, do we public school men excel, if in anything! We excel in the art of being a Conservative back-bencher."

SHORTS ARE IN FAVOUR THIS SEASON

SPORTS CLOTHES.

Tennis dresses are now smart enough in detail to look as well off the court as on. The side slit') skirt, that sometimes shows a con- trast in an inset pleat, is attrao tive" and sensible, and the same. applies to a button fitted skirt. Either can be worn over" "sharta " to match. It is doubtless very con venient to discard the skirt for "short" during a strenuous seta of tennis. The smartly tailored slim jacket that is such a favourite for the golf course is also attrac tive in linen for termia and the river. Also for putting on after the game are double breasted wool coats in bright colours. Linen is amart this year. White and green, or white and red are the colour alliance for tennis and sea. Brown and beige are pleasing on the golf course. Shoes are highly specialis ed. For tennis and golf there are models in antelope, canvas or soft leather. For hot days the antelope **perforated shoe and sandals appear with the cottons and linens, and pique gloves. The height of the heel is all-important. The square low type does not appeal to all, and there are many grades of cuban heels which are comfortable and practical. The best shoes are, not too elaborate. Stitched kid, in: plain or in contrasting colours, is much worn, but with real -sports clothes neither shoes or gloves. should be too decorative.

LONDON TO HAVE "GREEN GIRDLE"?

CUTTING THE PROFITEER- ING ON EXPANSION

Sir Hilton Young, the Ministe of Health, referred to the possibi lity of providing a "green girdle" round London,

He emphasised the importance of acquiring open spacca sarly, so as to avoid grest expenditure when values rose through the growth of Satellite towns."-

Sir Hilton was dressing the first meeting of the new Greater London Regional Planning Committee,

The committee, he said, would have to consider the problem of the evolution of the garden city or the satellite town and the provision of open spaces on the outskirts of London.

Why Not in this Growing City. We learn that, Landlords who have land on the New Reclamation in Wanchai have the same idea, and are beginning to wonder what ther it would not be a wise move to ask for some trees to be planted at the wide street corners

The Chinese (who make up the population of this new district) are famous for their love of "Bowers and greenery, and will pay higher rents to live in roads which are planted with trees

POURS

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John D. Fuschiam & Co, Hong "Kent"""

PLATINUM BLONDES OUT

OF DATE

THE LATEST FASHION IS FOR SUGAR CANDY HAIR,

Since Gay Love" was produced at the Yyric Theatre man have asked what - Engd Taylor has been doing to * marvellous effect on hair,

secret, but she says that the style:

Apparently it is something of a is known as "Sugar Candy Hair," and certainly that description fitu evolved the process which aims at it admirably. Her hairdresser getting the maximum sheen effect under the pink and amber lights used for the seta in'" Gay Love.

Platinum blonde is used as a basis. The hair is then treated with a special violet wash, and maily, sprayed with an oil, the components, of witch are known only, to Aria Stamp, 28 and the hair dresser. And there you are!

BLACK SWANS

Those who know the Thames well remarking on the increased number of black swans this sum-,

are

FASHIONS IN NOTEPAPER | mer on the upper reaches of the

river. The breed was introduced some years ago from Ausk alia, and For a long time now the fashion-they are. I believe, the property of

the Vintners Company is our role. It suita us to perfec-able notepaper han nearly all been tion

made in slides of bine or of De Drifting in the twilight, they People I hear, make a more effective composition a picture than the ordinary white va t do

STOCK-TAKING SALE

The secret of our capture of Government departments is simple buat brilliant. It is this. We first present Parliament, for with one pale gre

We are especially happy in the are now choosing faint apricots managed to secure that only those or two lamentable exceptions, all branches of knowledge that are the important offices are held by taught at public schools shall be our members, and, we can take our Whether his point of view is; of any use for passing the en- orders from men who* speak” our exaggerated, we leave for our read. trance examinations into the de- own "language.. ers to decide-but if it is not—partments, and then, having cap: - From time to time there is talk then all the more reason for partured the Education Office, we of revolt within the party of ents who desire success for their take very good care that as few splits, of caves, of disruption, but sons to send them to a first-rate outsiders as possible are taught we know better. Nothing much Public Bchool.

anything in those branches, can go wrong with the country 50 long as we are there to see that nothing happens, nothing of any

I spent five years at one of those In short, our trade union is fa: extremely private schools which | more effective than Tananahy are called public schools, and T Hall at every sort of graft, ex- enjoyed every minute of them. cept the financial graft. If you

I played at cricket, two kinds touch that and are spotted you of football, rackets, squash rac- must leave the country. The pub kets, fives, bat-fives, lawn tennis, lie school system can save you and golf, and I learned nothing from Dartmoor, but it insists on out of the books they used there you leaving the country that has been of the slightest use Standardisation is all the ery to me after I left school.

these days, and the public schools At the age of nineteen I was in standardise men. It follows that the same position as the artisan's the standard is low. The speed of son of fifteen. We had both finish the battery, I learned during the ed school, and we neither of us

war, is the speed of the slowest, knew a trade. He had the ad horse. There is no room for vantage over me of a four years genius in the System: Anpeleon start, but I had the overwhelming woukl have been sacked from any advantage over him that I was al-school. Wellington would not. ready a life member of the most If a public school boy goes to powerful trade union in the the university he probably be world.

comes an MA Master of Arts. For that is what the public But what aris?. At what public school system is. It demands in school were poets Teats and Mase exorably of its members that they field! At what public school were should think alike, dress alike, and dramatista Shaw and Barrie vote alike. But, in return, it Sculptor Epstein Painters La never lets them 'down.

very and John? Novelists Ben nett, Well, Hardy, Conrad

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sort at all."

We were taught at school that all change is bad, and we were taught rightly LA BA

And remember this, Mr. Bald win can only be ousted over our dead bodies, for he was at Har- row. And remember this also. Mr. Churchill isn't really serious in opposing Mr. Baldwin about India. Because Mr. Churchill was at Harrow "100, *-*-

WEDDING CUSTOMS OLD

SHOES

The association of old shoes with wedding festivities is probably of mixed origin. The shoe in ancient times was a symbol of possession and authority, as the Psalmist had in mind when he song of casting. his shoe upon Edom Its transfer was also a method of confirming an exchange, as we read in the Book of Ruth.

Once you belong to the union What art then remains of which At Anglo Saxon weddings the you are safe from a great many these elegant young products, one father gave the son-in-law a shoe a ignominies, a great many incon- slmost says by products, are po- the symbol of the transfer of autho veniences, and a great many worential masters? Burely it mustrity

ries that non-union men have to be the art of cricket AMC Reminder! grin and put up with, Public school boys have the The bridegroom, on irt, gave You wish to join a Westend finest of cricket coaching and the the bride a tap on the head with it club! Run your eye down the list grandest of opportunities, and of and bưng it up • reminder the of members and you will always, all the nurseries of amateur bac 1: At the same time it, are been a find a couple of your colleagues to | ting, -Eton is the most famous, vefy old. propose second you

one setting out on And get in the last fifty years the air after

ppy feef." the ecstatic

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