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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST 10, 1928.

WOMAN'S WORLD

FOR OUR LADY READERS.

The Tiny Room Problem.

Numbers of women, in these days of "pillbox" maisonettes and bijou villas, are the victims of tiny rooma. They suffer intensely from the cramped. nature of their on- vironment. They move to and fro, so to speak, knocking their elbows against the walls and their heads against the ceiling.

Where rooms cannot be made larger, they aan at least be made to appear larger-the next best thing. To begin with, usa light colours for the walls, bluc, nug- gestive of the expanse of the sky; green, recalling the aweep of down mi mooriad: pale primrose, re- flected in the panoramin of dawn→ these hues suggest the vastness and freedom of natura.

Further, to achieve the maximum effect of height, do not lay the paint on evenly, hul in a graduated thick- teas, receding upwards from dark

to light. Supposing, for example, your chaice is pink. Paint the skirting a deep rose, weakening the colour as it nscends, and finial- ing under the ceiling in a delicate shell shade. Graduated wallpapers, too, are obtainable from up-to-date manufacturers.

Another excellent camonflagre for height is the cunningly contrived use of the upright line. A striped paper increases the apparent height of a room just as surely as a striped costume makes the wearer look taller. Carry your paper straight

Some New Gom Styles.

Emerald and diamonds are the most authentic, collaborators in

jewelled chic this summer,

New Jewellery his slinky and. subtle grace.

For a deep V gown nothing. could be more complimentary than a platinum- necklace set with emeralda and dia monds, with a cabachon ald pendant. Pendant 'rings, of like de- (sign add intrigu- /

emer-

Our

Ing beauty. New bracelets are wide but so dell- cutely designed that they never appear heavy. Rings are apt to take geometric settings. An em-. erald is cut in skyscraper motif

nd a platinum, ring has three diagonal stripes of diamonds.

up from floor to ceiling. Do not The Wise Woman. Under-Bed Boxes.

break the surface with a dado or a picture rail, or any kind of horizontal line, as you will thereby be detracting from the Impression of height.

INDIVIDUALITY IN DRESSING.

Few women are dazzlingly beauti- ful, but every woman can command attention if she le careful to retain, and enhance, her personality.

Too often we sink it, preferring to run with the crowd, afraid of being out of date.

USEFUL SEWING BOXES.

The cuiling should be plain white.

The cretonne-covered bed-box, Any kind of decoration brings it closer. Are we not all familiar

mounted on castors and fitted with with the peculiar sufforating effect

one or two handles, has become recognized supplementary, word. produced by the heavily-timbered

robe and can now be bought in roof of some old farmbouse kitchen?

several sizes. The smallest of these are round hat-boxes, Then, as to the carpet. Let this

The wise woman never sacrifices eretonne-covered, with a handlo he devoid of pattern, and shaped in fit the angles of the room. A her personality to fashion. If she of the same. material in front. square carpet, with surround, pos- finds a new fashion is not for her, Some of the long oblong boxes are seases admittedly overy other ad-she merely steals enough of the covered with Imitation leather vantage, save only this of increas-new idea to keep her up to date, and have brass handles, but these without sacrificing her personality do not look so attractivo as the Ing the illusion of floor space.

A new fashion may sult the mn-cretonne covers. A striped cre One last word. Gather the case-jority, but there are always some tonne appears to be more suitable ment curtains into symmetrical

pleats, This will make the win.in the case of whom it will detract for a bed-box than one with a dows seem taller than if the cur. Tron, instead of adding to their inattern. The bed-boxes hold in!

tains are allowed to hang extended.

JJ

Autumn Fashion,

Shoes of tweed to match the costume are a new in- novation for autumu The heel and edges are of matching kid.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

Lrnetiveness.

the shops are roomy and well Imagine the tall, regal, dintinctive woman adopting the boyish cull made, and cannot be equalled by with a careless swagger, and close an amateur at home. They will hair-cut. The new pose may suits under any modern bed, and her, and look extremely smart, but also make useful sewing-boxes if her chief charm, dignity and car- riage, will be lost.

The feminine type has a charm

placo can be found for them downstairs. Being on castors these boxes move very easily and

all her own, and should enhance are quickly pushed out of the

her flower-like personally,

way when their room is, wanted for

Not for her the very close shingle, something else,

but a frame of softly-waved hair'

round her face, or if the hair is fashion as far no it suits her.

very thick and straight, it should

be arranged rather loosely..

She will not lose by this; she will is so expressive. Softudes and roundness will be gain, because everything about her The dark, vivacious, rather

her code.

If fashion says very severe tailor-Eastern type of beauty should in- mades are the vogue, then she com-dulge in her love of warm colours promises by adding organdi coller and artistic effects.

and cuffs, a dainty scarf or a gay Whatever the fashion, if it makes hankie, to break the hardness, and her look insipid or insignificant, she allow her to remain feminine.

The Athletic Girl,

11

30

OUR CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

Horizontal

1 What religion did Brigham

Young popularitet

0 Who was the camposor of the

opera, "Magie Fluto"? Constellation.

12 Acted as a 'model.

14 Pinying

15. Second note in scale.

10 Sailor.

18 Deity.

18 Seinmo, 20 To stitch.

22 Farming implements. 24 Devoured.

26 Young salmon. 28 Mars meoling. 29 Showery.

10 To feel solicitude.

31 Organ of hearing.

43 To require.

35 Depressed.

37 Cot.

|38 Possessive pronoun.

40 Defiance (pl)

4 Toward.

44 Aurora..

40 Sinck,

47 To propel a boat by oar,

48 Who was the lender of the

"German Reformation"?

the

49 What country occupies

greater portion of the "Scan- dinavian Peninsula"?

Vertical.

1 What was the first halting place of the Jews after cross- ing the Red Sea and entering. the wilderness? (Bb) 2 Native metal

3 Sun god.

I

4 Delicately coloured jewel. 6 Correlative of neither.

6 Malce.

7 Types of poetry.

8. Preposition of place.

D The eggs of fishes.

10 Who was the U.S. tonti president?

13 To strain through a sieve,

16 To deceive.

17 Complaints.

19 Drops of fluid from the eyes.

21 Was diminished.

23 Old English money.

24 Yes.

25. Ta mako’a mistake,

27 Cereal grass.

30 What ruminant animal is used

as a beast of burden on the deserts of Asin?

32 An allowance for depreciation

of coin by wear,

34 To perish in water.

38 To cancel.

37 Puffed.

39 Pronoun,

41 Because.

42 Similar to'n donkey.

43 Digit of the foot.

45 Abbreviation of "street"

47. Abbreviation of "road,"

Yesterday's Solution,

NEITHER THE AMAH NOR THE BOY

Can

make as good use of your old SUITS, FROCKS, SHOES, etc.,

as we can.

Send them to:

THE HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY

(Established 1889.)

Any Monday or Thursday, at II a‚m.

THE NEW SPEAKER IN A SCENE. PARTIALITY CHARGE BY LABOUR M.P. Fitzroy,

Captain

the.

now

Cries of "Withdraw" broke out. Mr.. Shinwell: I will not with- draw anything. Who's going to make me? Try it and see what you get.

The Speaker: I will not have these remarks made in the House. Mr. Shinwall: Tell tho. Front

The athletic girl is at her best mands clothes that suggest warmth, Speaker, figured on July 13, in the Bench to do that sort of thing be

on the tennis court, the golf links,

and the moora.

frst conflict between an M.P. and

should turn a deaf car to its per- suasions. Her temperament de

colour, and mystery.

The Speaker. I have said be- Fashion is a splendid institution. the Chair that has occurred since fore you tell me. or tramping the moors with a stick Trying to keep up with her whims Mr. Whitley resigned.

Mr. Shinwell, the Labour member fore hon members cannot expect and a knapsack. Her personality gives us an incentive to make the speaks of the open air, the woods, most of ourselves, and so retain for West Lothian, was dissatisfied always to get an answer which satis Mr. Shinwell: You protect us our self-respect. It is only when we with the answer to a question given fies them," This type can still remain her-blindly obey her laws, irrespective to him by Captain Margesson, A self, if she retains the sports effect of type, that we turn the wrong junior Lord of the Treasury.

When he called Captain Marges In filmaler materials, with a little corner.. modification for dressier occasions.

Follow fashion by all means, but son "arrogant" and was called to 1 am entitled to say what I think, The dignified rather precise wo- if you want to be yourself, and not order, he said: man could not be herself in a frock merely one of a number, retain and I shall say it, in spite of any revealing too much. Without being your individuality:

one in this House, including your Elizabeth Barrie. dowdy, she should only conform to:

self (the Speaker):

WELL, ARE YOU READY TO TAKE

OFF AGAIN, FRECKLES?

SURE TUS IS MORE EXCITEMENT

THAN IVE HAD SINCE

TAGWAS

LOST

•GEE-YOU, WOULDNT THINK WE WERD MOVING

·AT ALL, BUT UNCLE HARRY SAID WE'RE 60ING 200 MILES

AN HOUR!

Africa from the Airt

I CERTAINLY WILL HAVE LOTS TO TELL TI! FELLAG

WHEN I SET HOMETM THEY'LL LOOK AT ME WITH THEIR ALLOUTAG OPEN WHEN Z TELL THEM

A ABOUT

TAIS!

as you protect the Front Bench, I am only saying what others are You are much too partial that way. thinking,

Renewed uproar followed this re- mark, but Mr. Speaker ignored it, and called the next question.

By Blosser

WHEN I TELL THEM THAT I SAW ALLIGATORS, HIPPOPOTANUSES, ELEPHANTS RAUNOCEROSES FROM THIS BIG

AIRPLANE THEY WONT BELIEVE AS, BUT I SHOULD WORRY, I WONT BE FIBBING

TO THEM!.

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