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SOCIAL

WOMEN'S PAGE

LADY KERR THANKED.

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FOUND!-THE TYPICAL

CUSTOMER

NEW YORK--Mrs. J. Richard Powell, wife of a bank clerk and 'mother of two children, who lives at 140-18 Ash Avenue, Flushing. L.L. has been picked by the National Retail Dry Goods Associa tion as “Mrs. Typical Customer” it was announced by Lew Hahn, Managing Director of the Association,

ahead of her, her mods are ex- panding rather than diminishing.

"Her family income is limited to the degree that it requires strict budgeting and a careful considera- tion in the spending of every dollar with an eye to obtaining the best in value and in pric

LIVING ON

LESS

one

..The first experiences in handling an income just half, the size to which

bas been accustomed led to the sad doubt expressed by Sam Weller дз to whether it is "worth going through so much to learn so little, as the boy. said when he came to the end of the alphabet,"

Later We notice 1 subtle shifting of the viewpoint, which some may call resignation, but which we prefer to call a changed sense of values.

The Executive Committee of the National Child Welfare Association of China has expressed its deep appreciation for the kind support given by Lady Archibald Clark Kerr, wife of the British Ambas-

Mrs. Powell's selection for this sador to China, who has recently dopated 2600 towards the expenses honour was made from hundreds of of the Retugee Children's Camp at applications who answered an ap- 181 Jessield Road, in a letter seng pul by the Association recently to her by Mr Andrew V. Wu, Secre- for a typical customer" who tary for the Standing Committee. would come to the twenty-eighth In its letter to Lady Kerr, Mr. Jannual convention of the body at

Pennsylvanta Hotel Wu, un behalf of the Executive the Committee of the Association, re-tall the merchants ported the activities of the Refugee she thinks of their merchandiswell that vast group of women

We can dispense with a private Children's Camp for the last year and services.

who are the backbone of the na-

telephone, make handful 0: ation and the store's best customers soda serve the "Mrs, Powell was picked us as follows-

purpose et the The Refuge Children's Camp typical representative of the vast jot to-morrow, What she, and the

more luxurious foam bath, sub- was established by the National number of busy housewives who women ke her, think of stores.

stitute the cosmetic Intions and Child Welfare Association of China troop daily through the aisles of and the things they buy there is

creams of the wholesale chemist shortly after the commencement retail stores everywhere in search of much more baslé importance to

for the much more expensive of the hostar's here in August, jef the goods with which to clothe. us than anything which might be

make hats last house and feed their families," Mr. gleaned from a chart of a table of special brands, Haan said

statistics. That is why we asked longer, discover that the costume which has already lasted two seasons comes gallantly, if un- expectedly, through the third.

1937.

UNCLAIMED CHILDREN

At first, the camp cared for 150 homeless and unclaimed "children from war-torn areas between the ages of 8 and 14 in the Chun Yeh Vocational School in the Settle ment at Lane 621 No. 11 Burkill

and what there

"Mrs. Powell, we think typified

her to come to our convention and give us her frank and forthright

LOOKING TO THE FUTURE "In her early thirties, she is one of the many millions of up-and-views." coming young American women

who took to the future of their

VARIED INTERESTS Before her marriage Mrs. Powell amilies with eagerness, and a was a brarian, and she still evin- Road. Later, it was removed to the desire for better things. Because res An Interest in iterary and St. John's University Y.M.C.A.the best part of her fe is still musical pursuits. The Powell family Middle School, which is the pre- sent site

In 1938, the camp took ini 1,039

destitute children sent to us by SMALLER WAISTS

local authorities

voluntary or-

During

Hanizations and other refugee camps here.

the same period, 726 children were placed out by the camp.

Of these, 14 children were adop- ted by private homes, 537 were: reclaimed by their parents and re- latives, 12 were sent to local philanthropic organizations, 94 were transferred to other educa- tional institutions. 54 left the camp by their

15 accord, and children died from various diseases. At the end of December last year the number of children was 627. There are 655 children including 106 girls and 549 boys now in the camp.

Own

·EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES The children in this camp are being given educational facilities: They have five hours of studying ally six days a week from 9 to 12 'clock in the morning and from 2

FOR WOMEN

Petrol" As Colour In New Fashions

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PARIS-The spring and sum- mer fashions to be introduced

English

American and buyers in Paris this week in- dicate that women will have to learn how to juggle with figures is the near future,

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But sooner or later we arrive at

should ye per

the conclusion that certain minor extravagances

mitted if we are not to nourish an irritable sense of continual cramping.

is

originally had their own home but

What this extravagance should moved to an apartment during the

individual depression years. They hope to be must depend upon have their own home once in temperament. To some it means Mr3 Howell does all her own house- residente in a district which

just a little more expense than work and laundry.

Must of her time between cook-their means Justify, ing and cleaning is devoted to her more crowded

ation gives them

because or less alry situ-

8 sense

of

two children. Richard. Jr., 19. and Madeline, 5. Richard practices the fallure against which they have piano dally and goes to art class, to put up a perpetual fight while his sister is an enthusiastic As depression may

be, and dancing pupil.

usually is, physically harmful. Mr. Powell has been taking this choice of a residential dis- evening courses in banking and re-trict may well be a wise extrava- lated subjects at Columbia Univer-gance. sity.

writes Jane Gordon in the END OF THE

Daily Telegraph.

have

to be

Subtraction will applied to waists and addition to bust lines. Small waists will ne very fashionable. The woman who has been content to measure 28 cri

"BERLINER

TUESDAY'S

MENU

BREAKFAST

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Stowed Fears'

Cereal

French Toast and Jelly

Collee

LUNCHEON

Cream of Com Soup

Lettuce and Spring Onion Salad Stuffed Baked Tomatoes & Peppers

י,

String Beans

Lima Beans

Corr, Bread

Graham Cracke: Tart

Tea

DINNER

Fruit Cocktail

Asparagus Salad & Cheese Dressing

Roasted Chicken, " Mashed Potatoes

Giblet Gravy Mushrooms in Butter Creamed Spinach

Apple Sauce and Chocolate Squares Coffee

MODERN GLASS ON SHOW

Mundane Utensils For The Home

LONDON - Visiting. the Women's Fair. 1 Was struck variety anew by the infinite of glass within the home. More and more it Ands its way into modern decoration, and to an even greater extent for everyday domestle appli- Inces, writes M. G. in the *Christian Science Monitor.”. Beautiful indeed was the new from petroleum glass that halis' Italy. In the thirteenth century, during the days of the Venetian as Republic, this industry was born, and, under Angelo, Barovier, rose to such artistic heights that his masterpieces дте treasured in world. museums throughout the Now comes this form of decora- tive glassware, to 'charm our lamp- tight.

to indulge Others may prefer in minor extravagances, such a favourite and rather expen- sive complexlon soap, a favour- Ite hairdressing, a slightly more expensive hairdresser than present occasional warrant.

means

ог

TAGEBLATT" visits to opera er concert at the

One of the most prominent daily

27 inches in this section had better newspapers of pre-Nazi Germany. consider how best to transfer to the "Berliner Tageblatt, appeared of these inches from waist to bust for the last time recently as a

is now or the new fashion will become separate publication. It

Incorporated in the "Deutsche

te 4 n'clock in the afternoon, “

They receive -15 minules of her.

Dr. Theodor Wolff, one of Ger-

cost of well-darned stockings.

Psychologists would probably agree in "sanctioning some such extravagance on the grounds of

valve." providing an "escape

It. also gives a sense of having one foot still in the old conditions. which were so pleasant and to which despite a boast of a better sense of values-one la deter-

physical exerelses after they get As much fullness as possible is Allgemeine Zeitung." up at 6 o'clock in the morning. gathered together on the front n Three meals are served dafly. the bodice to give the. Illusion of.any's most famous editors, was in breakfast at 7 o'clock in the mom- plumpness. The nipped-in waist. charge of the newspaper for many Ing. lunch at noon and dinner at line is often accentuated by a years until the Nazis came into mined, more or less patiently. tr 5.30 o'clock in the evening.

wide belt, which may be of patent power.

In addition, every child is given leather and which is sometimes twice dally a cup of bean milk pre-encrusted with bright colours, pared by the children themselves

INVISIBLE ELASTIC under the guldance bi their To make the waist look smaller! reachers

everything is done in the way of The place is kept clean and cut and darting. Even invisiblc orderly and the children appear elastic is used. healthy and happy. Plans have been formulated to trair the big ger children in manual work thus

to prepare them for livelihood.

the

Same of the new colours are "skimmilk blue,' "Persian blue. petrol," "putty," and "motor oil,"

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return.

A number of the staff, including, It is understood. Dr. Kurt von pendent, are to join the "Deutsche. Stutterheim. the London Corres-Allgemeine Zeitung.

NEWSETTES

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it is stated, will

The newest pleats are left un-

Mr. Wan Iu-shing, Inspector of The management of the camp is pressed and are used for the skirts Vernacular Schools, celebrated his

A confidential address, which, prove of the under the supervision of Mrs. M of many lightweight spring suits.

greatest interest, is to be delivered 47th birthday yesterday. ton J. Helmick, wife of the Judge

For instance, a yellow skirt of!

to the Y's Men's Club of Hongkong of the United States Court for smooth woolen material in Mar- China, in her capacity

Mr. V. H, Freeman will receive by a prominent speaker shortly. Jorie Dunton's new collection has Honorary Superintendent.

two wide box pleats in the centre congratulations on his 51st birth-The lecture will only be open to front. They are stitched down day to-day.

the for about six inches from waist and then fall in unpressed folds to the hem line.

rust

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members of the Y's Club in Hong-

kong and other cities and no guests will be permitted.

Petrol, exploded in the

molten

effects that are ideally diffusing glas, produces exquisite cloudy

for light fittings. Ornaments and statuettes

wonderfully

Ex-

any

pressive in this medium as light from behind transforms them to a delightful radiance.

DECORATIVE PIECES

Other decorative pieces noticed were made of specially heavy in- ternally tinted glass. The outside being of clear crystal. revealed an interior of speckled gold that changed colour if held to the light.

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al.

Though of

more recent auguration, Swedish glasscraft Is fast becoming an established type. Orrefors exhibits fre ways seen wherever beautiful things are gathered together. Striking, at this Fair. was the symmetry of a handsome cylin- drical vase of

blue. palest ice with sparkling outer facets In neat wheel design."

An inner core, removed with such precision that it appeared by reflection to be a silvered In- ing, gleamed with the highly polished perfection cí delicate workmanship.

Her associate is Mrs. W. A. Main. a 'well-known missionary educator. The staff includes one superinten

The R.E.O.C.A. will hold a Carni- dent, three natrons, one doctor,

val Dance at the Peninsula Hotel two nurses, 17 teachers and two

Mr. Augustin Turner, of Val- The tightly-waisted jacket is of on Saturday. A Fox-Trot Compe-

Among more mundane utensils clerks. The average cost for food, shepherd's plaid in

and tition will also take place in con- and Shanghai about three years bowl, with

paraiso, who visited Hongkong

Wad 1 new, unspillable salad clothing and training per child per yellow. The three-quarter length junction with the dance.

servers made of ago and who was entertained by smoke-tinted green glass. month is $7.77.

top coat of waterproofed gabar-

the members of the Y's Club, has named "stirring times."

Aptly dine, in a rusty shade, is cut with

the set General Pan, Wen-hwa, newly written to the Hongkong Club pleats hanging straight

was offered with informative in- appointed Pacification Commia enclosing a donation of $5 (gold) shoulder to hemline.

aloner for Szechwan, Bhens and for the Hongkong Y's Men's Club's fect salad. Here was

structions for assembling the per- Alex Magly uses wide striped Rupeh borders, formally assumed Reller Fund.

inspiration woolens for suits and coats his post on Feb. 12.

Indeed! houses well-known "I expect my children will have Other the time of their lives," said the tailor-mades show chalk, crayon Duke of Kent 'recently in reference and blazer striped materials. to his life in Australia, os Governor- {

CHILDREN WILL HAVE TIME OF THEIR LIVES

from

for

General. He was broadcasting an DRESS DESIGNER'S

Australia Day message of greeting

to the Commonwealth.

TRIUMPH

For the purpose of fostering

Round About

Mi. Kwok Yi-min. Chinese scientific research, fellowships and Consul-General in Formosa, who prizes will be awarded 38 usual has been residing in Hongkong for the academic year 1939-1940

Carrying a box which contained since the Consulate was closed in by the China Foundation for the small chocolate cakes, commonly April last, is proceeding to Ching-Promotion of Education and Cal-called eclairs, a

young lady of king in a few days' time.

ture. There will be some modi- about ten years of age walked fications from previous years. slowly down the street eating one

of these sweets from her box.

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Mrs. Bernice Leffler and her young daughter, residents of the Peninsula Hotel during the past year, will leave the Colony for

""".

Approaching a corner she met

a large dog walking at the era of a lead. The big animal gave one miff and leaped toward the child. who was busy finishing one of her cakes.

Much tothe girl's surprise the dog

The Duke said that he and his As an English dress designer wife hoped to visit

Hartnell all the Norman

steps from Mr. Phillip L Gillett, former Detalls may be obtained from Australian States and to learn at triumph to triumph. The fashions first hand as much as possible of parade at the Beau Geste Ball, in American secretary of the YMCA China Institute in America, 119 their affairs.

London recently, may be accounted in China, who retired in 1932, and West 57th Street, New York City. "In my public life in Great one of the triumphs, but perhaps returned to the United States re- Britain I have tried to gain a real his greatest were the designs hecently to help in the Church Com- appreciation

passed of this country's made for the Queen's wardrobe mittee on China Reller, problems by personal contact. which she were during her Parts away in Utica on November 20.

"I shall hope to follow that visit. course in Australia also, and, when Paris was astonished and delight- Mr. Hu Chal-chun, the archae-Shanghai, to-day via the US.8. standing on his hind feet planted opportunity offers, to meet the ed with "the Queen's appearance ologist, who has been Director of Gold Star. Arriving in the north. his two front paws on each of her worker at his work and the farmer and it is said that this is her the Museum of the City of Shang- Commander Leffler now in charge away the cake crumbs about her Mrs. Leffler will join her husband," shoulders and was about to lick

on his farm”

reason for bestowing a rare honour hai, is now at the Buffalo Museuur of a destroyer stationed in Shang- mouth. The master of the anima! Expressing his pleasure inton Norman Hartnell,

of Belence on fellowship. Mr. Hu hai waters. speaking to the people of Australia

quickly jerked him back to earth The English designer has just is a graduate of Yenching Univer-

with chastisements, apologised to the first time since his been decorated by the French Pre-alty. appointment as Governor-General sident with

The Nippon Yusen Kaisha will the little girl and continued down of the Designate, the Duke went on, "It highest awards paid to artists, Les

hold a cocktail party on Wednes- the street. gives me the opportunity of saying Palmes Acadethiques. The decosta- A quarterly general meeting of day evening on the "Asams Maru” The little giri looked back at the man and dog, then taking another how happy my wife and I are at tion takes the form of a golden the Royal Engineers Old Comrades which arrives in the Colony on the prospect of coming to live in palm on the lapel and was sent to Association will be held in the that date after a long absence. cake from her box walked up in his Australia and of playing an active London where Mr. Hartnell, re- Junior N.C.O's Dining Mess Room, The gathering will be in celebra timidly and put a cake part in the Hfe of the Common-ceived it from the French Amas- Wellington Barracks, on Thursday, tion of the resumed calling at mouth, then continued on her own

sador

March 9, 1939, at 730 p.m.

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