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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16. 1929.
"THE BROWN DERBY.”
SEASON'S FUNNIEST PICTURE.
Johnny Hine's new First National Picture The Brown Derby" which opened at the Majestic Theatre, Kowloon, yesterday, will take its place among the funniest pictures of the year. He has selected lia: best comedy vehicle to date in "The Brown Derby" and has provided the most hilarious situations we have seen in many a day. He has not stinted himself as some comedians do, but has surrounded himself with a splendid cast of players who assist in pulling over the uproarious moments with Dang,
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WOMAN'S WORLD
FOR OUR LADY READERS.
Sports Suits.
FOR THE RIVIERA.
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Cannes, the beret has been Intro-1
Johnny is more of a whirlwind duced again. And it accompanies comely sequences, and in his love navy blue and white which look so than ever in the midst of his many one of those smart little suits in scenes he proves that a wood delightful against a background comedian can at the same time beof blue sky, fleecy white clouds, a good screen lover. And another and sparking sen. thing in his characterization Johnny proves that a plumber cân be funny without breaking a water pipe.
Your Tрye.
WOMEN DRESSING. TO SUIT
THEMSELVES.
More and more women are de- veloping subtle ways of dressing within the boundaries of the cus to suit themselves. They keep rent fashione, but they do not neglect their personal tastes.
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Only by knowing something about dress can you hope to keep in fashion your slave, and prevent her from becoming your mistress.
To wear blue, when brown is Simple sweaters with faint the colour that suits you, is silly stripes made of tricot, worn with To have flounces, when pleats are pleated skirts, are also being premore becoming. is a senseless The story of "The Brown Derby"pared for Riviera wear. The first thing to do., Educate your deals with the exciting happeninga thing to remark about these sports taste and exéreise it. that come into the life of a good clothes is the exquisite way in natured young man when he finds which they are cut, and the himself the heir to a brown derby second, the ingealous way
eccentric which the material is uned, bequeathed, him by an uncle. It seems Johnny has an in- ferior complex, and the strange powers of this chapeau chases the gloom away. With the brown derby on Johnny's head and a case of mistaken identity under way; the fun starts at a furious pace tind doesn't stop for a moment.
A splendid cast supports the star, including Luis Wilson, who is an excellent leading lady for the comedian. Ruth Dwyer is charm- ing as the ingenue and Bradley Barker is excellent as the fortune hunting lover.
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Two new notes are being in- troduced in sports suits which are likely to be extremely popular, The first is a satin jumper or pull-over, which is being used a good deal, and in an extraordinari. ly effective nmnner.
The second note is short cardigan of close shaved fur: quite a new touch in fact,
A Frenchwoman invariably has both a good linen cupboard, and a chest well stocked with lingerie. Others figuring prominently, are] She makes her own underwear Flore Finch, Edmund Breese, J. when she cannot afford to buy the Bar Sherry, Herbert Standing. best. She employs a lingere or Harald Foshay, and Hob Slater. goes to the very best places to "The Brown Derby" will be refirive her orders when her purse peted again to-day and to-morrow. in well filled.
Always she would rather go without a new frock than see her MUSICAL "COMEDY..stock of lingerie run down. And
NEW BANVARD" COMPANY' COMING,
The Banvard Musical Comedy Company, of twenty five London
ker latest faney is to build up an ensemble of-lingerie set, dress, hat, coat, gloves, stockings, and shoes. She has them all ready to put on, and knows that she "mat- ches" from top to toe.
artists, whose last visit, to HonK-NYWELERS RIMSKATU Hong gave so much enjoyment to Theatre-goers, will, visit the Colony otait, commencing a short sensor Fat the Star Theatre' tomorrow. The opening piece will be "Folies Bergero" and will be followed by such well known masient
Garrison Ladies' Help Society.edies as "Tip tous," "Oh Kay,"
Well-known Local Artistes Highland Dancing Full Military Band and Pipes
BOOKING at Anderson's Tickets $3, $2, $1. Barvice Men in Uniform, half price.
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Brantsfield Linke, rosidential part of town, LEAMINGTON PRIVATE HOTEL· Leamington Terrace Ideal holiday rosidonce, large rooms, every modern con- vonionco. En Ponsion from £33. Bad and Breakfast 8/6.
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Gables "Linkantel."
"Clowns la Clover" and "Review of Revues.".
"Lido Lady," which is now play- ing to crowded houses at the Galety Theatre, London, contains the original items specially written for the production. A feature of each revne will be the appearance of the Banyard Beauty Chorus who will wear the latest costumes brought from the Folies Bergere, Paris,
Mr. Ranvard is well known throughout the East n a theatrical manager who handles only first class companies, and in view of the musical comedies to be presented, full houses abould greet the artistä during their stay. Seals may now be booked in advance at Moutries and the Star Theatre.
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"THE WORK OF LAWRENCE?"
Paris, Jan. 15. The halo cast by Lawrence of Arabia's feats is in
wise diminished here in its brilliance by repented official statements that he has had nothing to do with recent ARE YOU SICK? Why Continue | events in Afghanistan, and French To Suffer, Get The Poo On Chin- quinion, in general appears to be ese Herbs and Get Well. Conti- firmly convinced that it is he who pation; Rheumatism; Dropsy; has upset King Amanullah. Typhoid Fever; Nervousness; and Diabetes. Yee Foo Lun, Chinese Herbalist, Managing Director. Entrance 66, Queen's Road Cén tral, Tel. C. 6909.
MRS. SEKAI
MASSAGE
6, Wyndham Street, 1st floor, Hongkong.
Just received.
The fact that Aireraftsman Show
changed his name is assumed to be proof of a deep laid design on the part of our Intelligence Service. Fig being stationed in the north- west of India is held as evidence Uhat the Afghan frontier was his. objective. If he has now been re- moved and is on his way to Eng- land or to Ervpt, why, that only femonstrates that his ticklish work is done.1
Fresh Stocks of
AMAMI SHAMPOOS
AND
AMAMI AUBURN.
THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY.
-13, QUEEN'B. ROAD CENTRAL.
Tél. 0. 1877.
For the afternoon a beige cloth coat has fox dyed beige to collar it.
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FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
(YOU SAY YOU KASOAN OF ¡A PLACE THAT I COULD {GIVE BEPPO TO WHERE
ALL THE BOYS AND GIRLS
COULD ENJOY HIM?
WAERE IS THIS
PLACE?
WAY, THE ZOO-7KEYD
BE GLAD TO HAVE A NICE ELEPHANT LIKE BEPPO!
A new way with the blouse and skirt ensemble: the tweed skirt, held in at the normal waist by a leather belt, rises some two or three inches over the nent silk blouse. This skirt is in various brown and red tones with flecks of green, while the blouse" is în beige crepe finished with a dark brown satin bow.
TheGirland the Curl.
[Curls fastened to the hat-brim
are being introduced in Paris for women who are shingled.]
If you see attractive girls,
Who were Eton cropped but
lately,
Showing crops of clustering
curls,
This need not surprise you
greatly,
For the locks which cause 蒜
thrill
Are detachable at will,
These are beauty's latest whim, Sported by the rather daring, Being fastened to the brim
Of the hat that she is wearing, When she's hatless it is plain She is Elon-cropped again.
O this artificial agel,
Ruby lips and rose complexion May the roving eye engage,
And may capture the affection, Even when we know that art Tinted them, at least in part But to think the curis we see
May-be at the luncheon table, Clustering so artlessly,
May not after all be able To set off a dinner frock, Gives romance a nasty shock.
(ALEK JUST, TOLD ME
WHAT TO DO WITH BEPPO...GNE HIM. TO THE ZOO HERE | IN OUR CITY DO
YOU THINK THEY'D WANT
HIM
?
Fashion Notos.
"TRIMMED" UMBRELLAS.
If anything could make women who have nice clothes neglect them, it would have been the bad
But nothing discourages women weather we have had recently, sny's writor in a Home paper. who like to dress really well. It would seem that. It amuses them to have to struggle to look well in ad- circumstances, Anyway,
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they do look nice, even when Paris is wrapped in a mantle of Scotch mist, or pouring rain,
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They wear coloured mackin- toshes over neat little frocks, and ignore the wet of the pavement in the trinimest of shoes and silk stockings. They carry umbrellas to match their hats, or have them trimmed to match the trimming of their coats and frocks, Seen re- cently, was a girl with a black mackintosh, a plain black felt hat, and a little black umbrella edged 15 Black and blue, with black and white check.
17 Restraint. The umbrella handle was also 18 Medicinal. in black and white, and the for-22 Short sleep.
20 Violent stream. rule also. Equally harmonious 23 Born.
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8 Mine basket, 12 Liked. 13. Rascal, 14 One.
green mackintosh trimmed 26 Ventured. with green in a paler shade, and 27 Mend clumsily. a hat of green felt trimmed with 30 Genuine,
a bright ivory buckle.
31 Mistake.
32 High.
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Beautiful Fans. Extreme novelties among fans 33 Company. are the abrupt curves high in the a7 Utier sweet sounds.
16 Smell. middle. Sticks are of nandal 38 Black. wood shell ivory, the wood 40 Pleasure ship. carved and gilded; others are cut 43 Ocean.
out in most delicate patterns.
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44 Hints on which to act. Some are set with tiny jewels 46 Planks. for these sticks are invariably 40 Entrails of fowls. abowily elaborated, and are cover-152 Pertaining to wings. ed with silk gauze on which 153 Infect. artistic scenes are painted by 154 Ensnare. hand. They have an exotic ap: 16 Term applied to paintings.
56 Supernumerary.
pearance, almost Oriental, and very decorativo.
This beige lace gown is charmingly correct for spring evening wear,
The Blues!
NOT A BAD IDEA = I'LL CALL THEM
Upi
{HELLO THE ZOD? |WOULD YOU CONSIDER [ACCEPTING A FINE
AFRICAN BABY ELEPHANT AS A GIFT TO YOUR MENAGERIE?
57 Cant,
118 Utter,
50 Pastoral pipo.
Down.
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115 A falling back.
16 Giver:
19 Vehicle,
21 Stoop flax in water.
/124 Large pilo.
25 Hills. of sand.
24 Moment.
27 Handsome
28 Custom.
|20 Dirge.
34 Worthless fellow.
36 Sloping.
30 Silent.
37 Refuge.
30 Produces honey.
41 Young animal.
42 Cost.
45 Look fixedly.
46 Hit violently,
47 Narrow band.
48 Old sailor.
49 Small two-winged fly.
50 Engle.
[61 Mado haste.
Yesterday's Puzzle.
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PRINCESS MARY THROWN.
NARROW ESCAPE IN HUNTING FIELD.
London, Jan. 18. While out with the Bramham Moor (Yorkshire) Foxhounds; Princess Mary had a lucky cacapo when her horse fell on boggy ground.
The hounds were at the far alde
of Gateforth Wood, and the Prin- cess, and two members, of the Hunt were some distance behind. As Princess Mary was riding over bogoy ground her horse floundered and fell. Luckily it rolled away from the Princess, who was thrown some distance.
Had her horse rolled the opposite way the Princess would have been under the animal and seriously hurt.
She rolled into the path of one of the followers' horses, and he had
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The men quickly dismounted and assisted the Princess. Fortunate- ly, she had escaped injury, owing to the soft ground. She was cover-8, ed with mud, but they wiped it off! and she pluckily remounted and
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