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WOMEN'S PAGE

Flowers For Weddings

It is pleasant to think that we have broken away from the idea that wedding bouquets must necessarily be made of exotic flowers. It is not really so very long ago since that was" the fashion, and a cramplag fashion it was. But i the idea that Blowers are decorative materials, to be used for they colour, shape, quality, disregarding categories—the labels which man has tied round their necks-there is a refreshing freedom.

If the texture of a beldes- maid's dress suggests a field

daisy, a field daisy is used with

the same enthusiasm as orchids

or carnations. --

Bouquets nowadays are impor-

tant

decided that "something blue"

should be a bouquet of gentians.

and they looked beautiful against

her gleaming satin dress.

真 nowadays often

choose

Quite

bride

Will

pink

or sheer cream accessories, not just sen- dowers, especially it her dress 18 timental and possibly irrelevant not dead white. But whatever tributes. The bride, in planning the 'Lowers or colours she may choose, detalls of her wedding, thinks of the it is the shape which is all-im- This must be designed scenic as a whole, considers dresses," portant.

bouquets, and the flowers in the to be easy to carry, of graceful church as all individually im- form, and must neither obscure. the beauty of her dress nor spoil portant.

the line of her vell.

THE SPRING BRIDE Magnolia and velvet: For the

spring bride

are

many

Last

RED DAISIES

a posy: there

Red daisies in flowers from which to choose her year an unusual bouquet

the loveliest made of the simplest of flowers bouquet.. One of flowers for a bride to carry is the for it was to be carried with a white Magnolia conspicua, the rather tailored bridesmaid's dress yulan tree. The flowers are not made of crisp organdie. but not easy to arrange, but when this is in the usual frilled and flounced The bouquet was a round tome with skill the result is ex. way. quisite. The shapely white flowers posy of double red daisies, the on their brown stems have great little spring flowers called Bache

It was surrounded dignity, and look best with a lor's Buttons.

stately dress of satin or velvet or by a starched stiff pique frill- brocade.

very neat and looking as though it came out of a band-box. These dalsies are, of course, used often enough for children.

Arrange.

But tulips make a lovely bouquet too, and are easier to get and to Some of the large white are parti- May-lowering kinds cularly good for a bride, and they

themselves to lend

graceful They look best arrangement

a long perhaps.. made up into sheaf to droop over an arm, with no other green than their stems

and one or two of their own leaves, and, without any ribbon or 'tulle.

FOR BRIDESMAIDS

Pink

CHILD BRIDESMAIDS

SOCIAL

MME LEBRUN with the Quesa in the procession to Buckingham Palace. Troops lined the route and a Sovereign's Escort of Life Guards attended the procession of six carriages.

NEWSETTES

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WEDNESDAY'S MENU

BREAKFAST

Chilled Grape Juice

Cereal

Poached Eggs on Toast Coffee

LUNCHEON

Cream of Tomato Soup Deviled Egg Salad Fish Partica Creamed - Spinach

Green Peas

Cheese Sticks

Danish Pastry and Tea

DINNER

Noodle Soup Vegetable Salad Asparagus Omelette Com Soufle Fat Cross Buns Assorted Fruits Coffee

FONG LAM GIRLS' ACADEMY OPENED

At a meeting held in the Orlen- tal Theatre yesterday, the Fong Lam Girls' Academy was formally declared open. The school pre- mises are situated in No. 11-12, Fung Fal Terrace, Happy Valley.

Mr.

Chair- Tsen Chin-gam, man" of the Board of Trustees and a

former Director of the Kwangtung Board of Education. who presided, commented on the

for which A large gathering of Chinese objects

the school The s.s. Mingsang will leave for

bean established and Of course child bridesmaids Haiphong to-day (April 5) instead students was present at the King's bad

and Queen's Theatres yesterday. emphasized that the institution offer an infinite scope for Ideast April 4 as advertised.

when Children's Day, sponsored by would not only try to "educate as flowers are their suitable 07-

many Chinese as possible, but "A. R. P. booklets, in Chinese and the Overseas Educational Associa- naments.

would also teach

to be Floral bracelets: If they are English, are now being printed by tion (Hongkong Branch) and the very little, or if they are to carry the authorities, and distribution is Kowloon Educational Association. good and useful citizens.

Misy Sul Van-kong, the Princi- the bride's train it is pretty to expected to take place shortly.

pal of the Academy. stated that. give them, instead of a bouquet. bracelets of flowers and perhaps

ties. the school would do Its with the help of the authori best m training young Chinese girls. She and her pupils were

this very thankful for the shelter and

WILS sure the protection given them in Colony and ste students would help to strengthen the friendship that existed be- tween the British and the Chi- nese- even after their graduation from the Academy.

was observed.

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Mr. F. A. Joseph was a passenger

The Hon. Rath Lever, 25-years- a necklace too. These are en-aboard the Imperial Airways' Del-old daughter of Lord Leverhulme, tulle: tulips and

For chanting and inade of forget-me-not, phinus which left Kal Tak yester has taken a 33-weeks lease of the Royalty Theatre, Chester. 'to run a bridesmaids' bouquets there are Or a posy of flowers may be tuck-day morning.

repertory theatre. My family coloured tulip. There is the illyed into a sash, or small ones on

Passengers for Hanol by the im-know nothing of it at all," she said. flowered "Siren" for instance: to the satin slippers, but the when the slender pointed petals prettiest of all fashions is what perial Airways R.M.A. Delphinus," shall collect actors from all over This which left Kai Tak yesterday the country and put on modern used to be called a "tle-up." consists of a ribbon passed through morning, wexe" Mr. J. A. Avramow and 'classic' plays... a short sleeve from the neck of and Mr. B. C. Westall..

of satiny pink are wide open this tulip has a most exotic air. It was used successfully with dresses

of palest pink tulle, and it would

go well with other pale colours.

. One colour combination

in

the dress, which ties the sleeve up

closer to the neck, and when the

Of course.

each

bow is tied a knot of flowers is bridesmaids' bouquets is remem-fastened in. bered as particularly good. Green shoulder has this little knot.

Chil- Wreaths and top-knots: cypripedium and a nerine of a bluish pink were used together, dren, too, are easy in the matter and the bouquets had a beauty of headdresses, for they can wear which

-accorded with the ideas either a wreath quite round their and taste of the bride who was heads or half way round, or little an artist. A similar colour com-top-knots,

Or even a Winter-

FOR ADULTS

bination can be achieved with wreath set on top of their heads. the green tulip virditora and cer- thin pink cyclamens to go with. quite sophisticated dresses.

But the

simpler, effects

generally chosen,

are

For adults the problem is not easy, and it is best first to find

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thein

Passengers disembarking from Passengers for Bangkok by the the President Coolidge yesterday Imperial' Airways Delphinus which included Comdr. G. E. Coney, U.S.

The large audience present were left Kal Tak at 7 a.m, yesterday N., who is reporting for duty with

variety. are Dr. M. 8. Lells. Mr. Ou! Hang, the Asiatic Fleet, and Mrs. Coney. next entertained, with a and Mr. Ong Thye Ghee.

and Mr. W. "R. Hadley, Managing programme which was thorough- Director of Goodyear Tyre and ly enjoyed. Captain' E. Himmeistrup and the Rubber Company, who is accom-

are giving a Agents of the MY. Kina, (the East panied by his wife Aslate Co. Ltd.) cocktail party on board that boat, tied up at Buoy A2, to-morrow at 16 p.m.

Dr. C. Y. Wu, director of the Hongkong office of the Chinese Red a" shape which is becoming, and Cross Society, has returned to the then subordinate the dowers to Colony from a trip to Malays and that shape. One can keep unl-the Netherlands East Indies. formity with quite a number of attendants

because only quite There is great enthusiasin" among small adjustments are needed to the natives to join the Netherlands sult each individual and these Indies Army. During a recruiting campaign, 1,200 men sought enlist- are not noticeable.

Of

children.

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and two

Selangor Mate heads the list of applicant for enlistmert in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Next comes Singapore, followed by Perak and Penang. Although the

has been open only a short time already nearly 100 British European have sent in applications and the number of British non-

this number Europeans is about a quarter of

FOUR WEDDINGS AT REGISTRY

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Four weddings were solemnised at the Registry, Supreme Court, yesterday. The parties were:-

Mr. Wong Shin-lun, of No. 150. Prince Edward Road, and Miss-Lo Bau-mul, of No. 1 Hau Wong Road;" Mr Cheng. Tin bo of No. HIỆ Miss Yue Hau-sal, of No. 48, Percival Street: Tunglowan Road, and

Mr. Wong Po-ching, of No. 2 Stanley Street, and Miss Lo Ying- ping, of No. 6, Luard Road; and

Mr. Yu Yiu-hin, of the Statistical

WILD FLOWERS " Wild flowers: Of course it 13 only occasionally that wild flowers, can be made up as bouquets; so much depends on the weather, and there is always the 'risk that

The death of Mr. W. 8. Reere Of course uniformity is im-ment in one district alone. plans will be defeated by a sudden

Tucker, CBE, the well-known rainstorm or a heatwave. A bride portant: a wedding procession has these only 118 were accepted.

member of the planting co- who chooses wild flowers has to, a quality of pageantry and any last sort of untidiness or lack of risk "the possibility of

Bir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr, (munity of Malaya until his retize~ It is moment change of plan. One symmetry can spoil it.

the British Ambassador to China. Iment last year, occurred recently Office, Imports and Exports De- at The Grange, Whitchurch Here-partment, and Miss Leung Yeung- bride chose apple blossom. The necessary, for instance, to see that has decided to leave

Formerly member of the wai, of No. 240,- Queen's Road West.

Council weather was kind and her brides- the bridesmaids carry their bou-for Hongkong en route to Chung-for

and Belangor Mr. T, J. Gould, Deputy Registrar Federal maid bouquets a flurry of the quets all in the same way, and king, on April 8, according to a

State: Council, he served on many of Marriages, ometated at all cere. It is quite surprising how inven- |Shanghai . report received in the soft pink flowers.

committees and public bodies and,monies. Gentiana for blue: Bometimes tive, or absent-minded, they can Chungking. a bride will not insist on carrying become if this small matter is 1 white flowers herself. One bride not supervised.

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WOMAN CHIEF

HONOURED

[EUROPEAN

A Contract Bridge Social Morning was held to wind up the Contract

Shanghai

Amongst the Dassengers

In last year's birthday honours, who was awarded the C.B.E. in recogni-

left for Tientsin on board the 8.tion of his public services. 8., Tusang on Sunday were Colonel John Laurie, B., D8.0.," Com-

"The more Jewish refugee musi→

Round About

Two richshaws were travelling in the same direction down a street. In one sat a young lady in the other, several feet behind, sat a young man leaning on an umbrella with

the Legion of Honour of France ha pleted its second season, and also 'Artur Tamlimini de Bouza. Barbosa/Trinity College of Music, London a hook-handlade a

The man signalled his rickshaw.

coulle to catch up with the one in front. At the same time, he called who evidently did not hear him or did sink care to recognize the name out the name of the young lady

and voice speaking to her.

The rickshaw coolies upon arriv-

Y.M.C.A.ding troops in North China, cans of real talent allowed to enter WOMEN'S SECTION and Lady Laurie, and Malor and Far Eastern countries, the better, Mrs. H. B. Park and two children provided they can find a large

enough clientele," said Dr. A. Mis H.E, the Governor of Macao, Dr.towski. Far Eastern examiner for The honour of Commander of Bridge Class which has now com been conferred by M. Lebrun, thes art occasion for presenting accompanied by Dr. Larangeira, un arival at Singapore, on his way French President, on the Clerk (Sir tokens of appreciation to Mis who will act as his Private Secreto China and Japan. Dr. Mistow George Gater) and on Mrs E. M. W. Wedlock-who organised this tary during the journey, left by the ski considered that the big increase Lowe, chairman of London County most successful items in the winter Imperial Airways EMA Delphinus in the number of Asiatle music sion of a number of talented rewia Cound, who read a message of programme and her efficient help for Bangkok yesterday, en route to students would permit the admis

musicians. congratulation from the King at aers, Mrs. LM, Howie, Mrs. G. Lisbon. ceremonial meeting in London on Gardner and Mrs. C W. Clague.

Two Royal Marines selected to Mar. 20 to mark the jubilee of the There were four tables of bridge,

an interval for tea and special react as orderlies to the King during Mr. N. F. Allman, lawyer, 'asso-ing at the end of the street werd Council.

his visit to Canada and the United clated with Messrs. Allman, Davies abreast each other. The man lean freshments to mark the occasion. Mr. Herbert Morrison, leader of

States are:-Bergt. Coombs, of the and Kops, of Bhangtis, and Editor forward and stretched at his the Council, referring to the first and then more bridge until noon."

The two prizes presented by Mrs Portsmouth Division; and Sergt. of the "Shunpao", Shanghai, arm; he had the end of the um Council, sald-They created wedlock were won by the following Burden, from the R. M. Depot, Deal. passed through the Colony en trella in his hand, the handle Sergt. Burden belongs to the Fly-route to Manila on board the ss. caught the young lady in the crook London civic pride; they developed ladies—

yesterday. of the arm. Coolidge President a London municipal 'enthusiasm;

First Prize: Mr Boyce; Consola-mouth Division RM. Both hold

Others passing through on the However, disaster lurked, the they cleared away every trace of Hon Mrs. Dimberline and Mrs, the King's Badge.

same boat were Mr. & de Las Alas, lady's rickshaw was going north .suspicion that might have existed Eardley tied for this, and cut for

Mr. Tai Chiu-feng, magistrate of General Manager of Marsman and and the man's was about to turn as to jobbing, bribery, favouritiam, the winner, who was Mrs. Dumber-

Fengyang in Anbwei Province, was Company, and technical adviser to south. The two people were hooked and corruption."

It was a most successful morning promoted by a mandate issued by the Philippine Commission, en together by an umbrella. Sir Harold Webbe, leader of the mamicipal Reformers, said that and those members who wish to the National Government yesterday, route to his home in Manila, Mr Over went the lady's rickshaw, much remained to be done, and continue their bridge practice or The mandate says that Mr. Tai J. W. Jones, Financial Advisor to the man let go his end of the um they resented that for a time they to start learning will be very wel. bravely led the militia units to the Philippine Governdent, re-brells and jumped to the ground, were obliged to turn their minds come on Tuesday mornings at 10 haram the Japanese. He diverted turning from vacation in the Picking up the lady imagine his little from the constructive work am, when some of the advanced an his personal allowances for United States, and Mrs Jones and chagrin on anding he did not know or the Council to look to the de- players will be present to help. I amcial use so much so that his Mr O Shaw Export Manager of her. The mistaken Identity

(bruises, an fence of that liberty without which is hoped to continue the regular family, seeking refuge in Human Mennen and Company, New York

received, ho

was in dire circumstances,

Ton a business trip to. Manila. class again next winter. their work would be meaningless.

line

י,

well

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