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"Quality Street" the fourth of Sir James Barrie's stage plays to be transferred to the screen will be presented at all shows. The

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 1928.

WOMAN'S WORLD

FOR OUR LADY READERS:

Decoration and Personality.

BETTER THAN, BEING FASHIONABLE,

Pleasures That Last.

MAKING THE BEST OF-LIFE,

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One of the most striking passages in Mr. H. G. Wells's introduction to the recently published volume con-

The Immortal Domestic.

THE PATRONESS OF

SERVING MAIDS.

For more than six hundred

Very few of us, in the matter of taming the short stories and poems years, April 27 has been set apart

difficult role of impulsive, mis-clothes, allow our personalition to chievous Phoebe Throasol which be utterly extinguished by a blind demanda exceptional ability and adherence to the latest fashions. grace, has been entrusted to Marion Davies, while Conrad

Nagel plays opposite the star.

The story, like that of "Peter Pan" and "A Kisa for Cinderella," has all the delicate charm of which the famous author is renowned. Briefly, it concerns the romance of a demure belle of the nine- teenth century who falls in love with a young doctor whom she believes is about to propose. The doctor, thinking his love in not returned goes way to the Napo- leonic wars, returning years later to find his sweetheart an old maid. The latter, however, is as the able to make herself up beauty of years ago, and after giving the deter a sound lesson, of enecumbs to his declaration love. The picture is notable for its lavish and exquisite settings. The supporting cast which include Flora Finch, Kate Prince, Marelle Gorday is excellent.

and

Yet this is frequently the case whore the furnishing and decora-

tion of our homes are concerned.

The correct gloomy dining room of hy-gone days, plastered with its depressingly dark supposed-to-be- valuable oil paintings, the much derided Victorian drawing room with its chandeliers and "what- nots," probably expressed no more truthfully their owner's personali. ty than do some of the fashionable fooms of to-day.

Calling on a friend the other day (suys a Home writer) I was shown into her own newly decorated. There she was, special sanctum. the most contented virtuous domes- licated of women, playing with her children in a setting it for one of the stage's meat outrageous vamps. Her homely pipe-smoking husbund placidly watched the proceedings, sharing with a slant-eyed sophisti eated doll a divan overflowing with obese cushions and gold tissue,

The latest is to have your hat match your searf. This is n natural baku straw with rib- bon and scarf of henna-dotted cream silk.

There is an element of luxury and decadence in much modern de- "coration that is quite foreign to the nature of many women, who get feel called grun to display it in their homes, simply because they have never thought out their own tastes of his wife is that, in which he tells and needs. One woman 1 know ex- how bravely she determined presses her restless vivid tempera- make the best of the few months ment in constantly changing de-left to her after she had learned, scheme to colour scheme, each more that she had only a short time to daring than the last. And after live.

to

by the people of Lucca, in Tus- enny, for observing the Feast of St, Zita. In that northern city hor memory is held in honour and re- nown as the Patroness of Serving~; Maids.

1 Door rug. 4 Fronts,

OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

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12 Striped camel's hair cloth.

9 Sesame (plant).

The story of Zita, the simple Italian pensant girl-mengra though its detalls be—is of peron- nial interest to women. She was born in 1218, the youngest in a 13 Alco, family of three, and "from her 14 Age. earliest years she just radiated 15 Obstruction of a stream. joy from her own sunny Boul. 16 Wigwam.

When twelve years old, she 17 Wooly surface of cloth. obtained 1 position as maid 18 Toward sea. servant in the Palace of the 20 Noise. Fatenill family at Lucca, her 21 Dove's home.

22 Gleeful. native place. There she remained

Compartment for forty-eight years, first as lowly

switchboard. kitchenmaid, and later, as trusted 25 Director. and beloved housekeeper.

28 Pale.

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She is still regarded by many a 31 To become exhausted. model for all time of the idea! 32 Field. domestic. As serving-maid she. 35 Exclamation of Barrow. attained to a wonderful efficiency. 37 Ocean.

As housekeeper she was evidently 38 To close with wax..

39 To strip. all that could be wished for.

47 Growing out,

Many tales are told to illustrate 41 To twirl. her innate goodness and simple 4 Wanderer. ploty. She fad the hungry beggar To tell. who came to the kitchen door, but 48 To make reparation,

own private did it from her rations, and consumed the odd scraps herself,

"The Love of Sunya." "The Love of Sunya," which comes to the World Theatre to- day as the feature attmetion until Saturday, presents Gloria Swan- son in four distinct roles and the biggest picture of her career.

The story of "The Love of Sunya" deals with a Yogi who goes out into the world to right a wrong he committed in his in carnation of centuries before and the struggle of a girl he had known in a former life to decida tors with, in many cases, most in-piness out of a great proportion of lately, according to tradition, by

between love, ambition and duty, A crystal plays an important part in the story, enabling the girl to see what each choice would lead to herself and the men who are seeking her hand. ·

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Gloria Swanson rises to great emotional heights with the terial supplied by this strong story and she is suported by a compet ent cast. "The Love of Sunya" is a picture of outstanding interest and great impressiveness.

her honestly admiring her lasio “So clear and steadfast was her and mistakenly imagining it their mind," says Mr. Wells, "that we did "wn, lumber her friends and imita contrive to win faterest and hap

'congruous regulis.

| Chore 150 days.”

Ziln won golden opinions from one and all. When she died, on April 27, 1278-just 650 years ago she was laid in an honoured. tomb at Lucca, at the Church of St. Frediano.

Her death was followed imme

shine, and flowers were the joys Music, reading, friendship, sun- that did not fall her in the testing time when values must change with amazing suddennéss for most peo-is a necessity for some women. ple

a series of "miracles," and this it Calendar of Saints. was that led to Her inclusion in the

For a talkative woman to bottle up her chatter, and try to achieve the strong, silent woman cllect is simply to ask for a nervous col- lapse.

Her happiness and conteniment in her last day's contrast atrangely with the complete collapse of all in- terest in the world around them shown by some people when they She may, if she be strong-willed, begin to grow old, and their work manage to keep silence habitually for years, but she will pay for it has to be given up,

in the end, if she is naturally ex- pansive.

And then her volubility will be of the com- unbounded, for one

We are most of us strong-minder enough to stand out against the wiles of the saleswoman who as unsuitable sures us that the modish and totally

hat becomes

us mar vellously. We should be equally firm in restating the templation to fornish and decorate in a way that makes us aliens in our own rooms. When we really feel most content in a setting that personifies quiet permanence, why supplant It by one that expresses restloss change? When austerity and simplicity ap peal to us, why furnish our houses Yet the simple joys that kept the in a way that typifles exotic luxury? spirit of Catherine Wells clear and "Cradle Snatchers," an excel- If we clothe our rooms accord-shining to the end could have been lent comedy of three wives who ing to our own needs and tastes, within their reach also, if they had prove they are not as simple as they may not be fashionable, they learnt to appreciate them during they seem, contes to the Star may not be artistic, but they will be their working lives,

The men or the women who do The only solution would appear to Theatre to-day as the chief picture infinitely more alive and interest- until Saturday. Determined to thun mere copies of the fashion not keep some part of them be to cherish those women friends

each their philandering hus- of the moment,

selves free from the great pre-oc-who enjoy ont's chatter, and re- hands a lesson, the wives hire

cupation of carning their bread, in serve a strictly business attitude order to keep the windows of their for husbands!

Cradle Snatchers,”

three college boys to play the part

of lovers. While the wives and their hired admirers are at a coun- try house, the husbands suddenly arrive. Thorenfter the fun be- comes fast and farious ending in the complete eure of the 11- hands who promise to reform and never leave home again. Louise Fazenda has the leading role as one of the wives who insists that she may as well get some fun out of the business and so chonses the most ardent of the three college London, June 12. boys IN her wain. Samme The Board of Trade returns for Cohen, of "What Price Glory" and the month of May show imports "The Gay Retreal", does some amounting to £99,111,920, being an clever work in the impersonation; increase of £2,615,683 over those of a flapper, while J. Farrell Mac for April. Exports ammounted £58,- | Donald contributes his share of 654,476, an increase of £3,286,503. laughs.

INCREASES IN MAY ARE *

SHOWN.

-Reuter.

Under the ten minutes rule, u

The church of St. Antholin's, Bill was introduced by Sir Cooper Nunhead, erected to perpetuate Rawson in the House of Commons the mentory of St. Anthalin's, yesterday, and read a first time, Budge-row, EC., which was de to prohibit the importation into signed by Sir Christopher Wren Great Britain and Northern Ire- and demolished in 1874, in cole- land of spurious British Legion nating its jubilee by a series of

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Waterproof porch cushions have blossomed forth as bright flowers: This orange black-eyed one in on green dazed chintz.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

UNCLE JARRY DO. YOU REALLY AND TRULY WANT ME TO GO WITH YOU TO AFRICA?

CERTAINLY! THAT IS, PROVIDING YOUR PARENTS GIVE THEIR CONSENT!

souls open to the sunshine and the

air, are no better than fools and

will certainly pay the price of fally.

Talkative Wives,

WHAT AN OLD LADY SAYS.

A lady who has just celebrated her golden wedding has given ut- Lerance to what very many hus- bands will consider to be an almost inspired remark.

The secret of happy married life, she declares, is for the wife to

I hold her tongue.

She considers that women are prone to do too much talking, and evidently has observed that men do not like to do too much listening. There is not the slightest doubt that thousands of women would, succeed better in matrimony if they could take the advice of this keen oh- server..of humanity's little weak- nesses, and learn to hold their ton- gues, but what most people pro- bably do not realise is that talking

(MOM, UNCLE HARRY SAID HEVIANTS TO TAKE WENNITA KIM TO AFRICA IF YOU'LL LET ME

60!!

monest results of "nerves" is n tendency to chatter too much.

At the fireside-An in- teresting beside-the-hearth grouping of easy chair, smoking stand and sampler.

Lucky Freckles

WE'RE TALKING IT (OVER NOW-DONT DISTURB US FOR TEN MINUTES!

WELL WHAT DID YOUR MOTHER." (AND FATHER SAY TO YOUR GOING WITH ME?

Vertical,

I Female title of courtesy. 2 To degrade.

3 One who trains animals. 4 Obese.

5 Elderly.

Headliko in form.

7 Opposite of add.

8 To observe,

D Tusk.

10 Angry.

11 Portion of a collar.

10 Branch.

21 Vehiclo.

23 To bark abrilly.

24 By

20 Bird's home

27 Toothed wheel.

28 Heron.

29 To place in Hino.

30 Nautical.

32. To dopart

13 Devoured,

34 Active.

36 Hair of enterpillar.

38 To depart,

40 To place,

42 Native metal.

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GIGANTIC CHORAL

FESTIVAL.

VIENNA FUNCTION TO BE BIGGEST EVER.

A correspondent writes us from Vienna as follows:-

Tel. C. 1121/2.

Hotels and boarding-houses, private flats and general uparters, young people's homes, students' lodgings, barracks, schools, etc., have been definitively engaged at moderato and inexcessible figures. All tho environs within radius of 30 kilometres from Vienna have been exploited for the purpose.

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From 19th. to 22nd. of July next, As it may safely be presumed.. the tenth. German Choral League that the majority of foreigners Festival is to take place in Vienna. coming the festival will desire to Its dimensions will be such as com-see, not only Vienna, but also the pletely to overshadow all its pre- Austrian Alps, the Festival Com- decessors. At least a quarter ofmittee has made arrangements for a million visitors are expected special trains to bo run to Wherever in the world, German finest and most famous mountain choral societies exist-be it in the resorts. Here, again, committees are German Reich, Austria or Swit-busy securing accommodation for zerland, in the countries with Ger-visitors.

Thousands of Voices. man minorities or in America-- people are already preparing to take As at the previous festivals of the part in the festival.

League, the performances will not For the choral performances be confined to the singing of in- Vienna is building, in the famous dividual choira; there will also be a Prater, a hall capable of holding combined choir of many thousands 00,000 persons.

of voices; this will, Indeed, foris The most difficult problem in the chief attraction, though the volved was that of how to accom-general preparations being made. modate such an enormous number by the Viennese Committee will un- of visitors. But the problem may al-questionably make the whole a raro, ready be regarded as solved.¡If not uniqué event.

THEY SAID FOR ME TO 67AY OUT OF THE NEXT ROOM FOR TEN MINUTES!

By Blosser

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