1929-04-06 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1929.

WOMAN'S WORLD

FOR OUR LADY READERS.

OUR NEW BRITISH CROSSWORDS.

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Learning Languages.

The Problem of Growing Hair.

THE CORRECT STYLES

FOR 1929

'in

Ladies' Spring and Summer Hats

(Fine Straw, Wide Brim & Fancy Ribbon)

Also

Ladies' & Children's Raincoats

in Various Charming Shades

AT SINCERE'S

URGENT

HONGKONG HOTEL

ROOF GARDEN

THE BANVARD MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY

will present a special

CABARET ENTERTAINMENT

in the course of

DINNER DANCE

at the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden on

MONDAY, the 8th April

Reserve your Dinner table at once,.. please, to avoid disappointment. Ac- commodation limited. For this special occasion (which cannot be repeated owing to the impending departure of the Musical Comedy Company) the charge will be $7 (seven dollars) per head. Reservation: Hongkong Hotel.

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

SPIRIT OF ENTERPRISE LACKING.

In a speech at the annual luncheon of the British Expert | Society hold in, London recently, reference was made to the fact that the Government Committee for Salesmanship are asking the Board of Education to arrange for an investigation into the teaching of modern languages in England, that a comparison may be made between the facilities provided there and those of other countries,

This is certainly a stop worth | taking in the necessary movement towards perfecting our salesman- ship abroad, but I do not believe ays a writer in a Home magazine, that, once the investigation is made, it will he found that a great part of the galli for our neglect of foreign languages lies with, our; educational advisors.

Pendine, famed for its sands Capt. Morgan has retired from where Captain Malcolm Campbell the governorship of Princetown created a world's speed motor re- cord, is to be developed by a limited Prison, Dartmoor, and is succeeded company.

by Capt. Clapton, from Maidstone,

SOOTHES AT A TOUCH

ECZEMATOL

Wonderful for allaying irritation.

THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY.

13, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. ›

Tel. 0, 1877,

If they are in fault, then I rather think that their sin is in attempting to do too much for people who have forgotten how to do almost anything for themselves.

I hate to say it, but, after con- trasting the attitude of the work- ing people I have met abroad-in France, Switzerland, and Italy-in this matter of. acquiring languages, with that of our own, people, I am convinced that what is lacking in us is the spirit of: enterprise.

Abroad you find hotel-workers, clerks, typists, shopkeepers, both men and women, eagerly watching

they would be willing to work, as one boatman put it "only for enting."

the

for an opportunity to talk to an It is a very real problem just how exceedingly becoming these English person, solely with the now! Since the majority of girls corkscrews can look, especially on a object of trying to enlist one's have decided to follow the lead of youthful, well-shaped head. help in obtaining work over here. certain Society beauties and allow Special narrow bandeaux are ob- Eagerly they will explain that a their locks to grow, they feel the tainable, both for daytime and need of something to evening wear. With the curled colf- knowledge of English would be of urgent

"enmouflage" As it were, the fure they are quite auccessful, and great use to them in business, and that,

six months untidy struggling ends that are in-they are helpful also to the girl Lo obtain

who has naturally wavy hair and residence in the country, they have evitable in the early stages. maved for years, perhaps, and that Some girls have frankly adopted does not wish to spoil it by artificial the "transformation;" others have curling. During the day perfectly plain bands must, of course, be fallen back on the famous "Lenglen worn, but in the evening some very band." But these besides being un-pretty schemes may be worked out. healthy for the roots in the case A softly swathed satin ribbon band of the girl who has continually to is simple to manipulate, and if it put on or remove a hat. Some is slipped through a pearl buckle other means munt, therefore, becorative, for any occasion,

It becomes at once sufficiently de-

Then there a tho dainty little Hairdressers obligingly come to diamente bandeau, which holds the the rescue and produce tight little front hair firmly in position and, "Permanent" curls all over the slipping behind the ears, permits head. The process tides over. thu the side pieces to form a plquant first couple of months or so, after frame for the face. Holding the which it is a good plan to have the hair neatly down to the back of the hair curled in Hittle "corkscrews head, it fastons at centre back with in the nape of the neck. Some of a rather large oblong ornament, the coiffures seen recently at the under which persistently straying theatre and in the ballroom prove ends may be securely tucked.

How many of our people in same lines of business would make any sacrifice at all to learn an extra language?

Dainty Lingerie.

Lingerie for evening wear is specially made with a deep V back to accord with evening gowns of the moment. This ket is carried out in flesh pink triple ninan and fine seru lace.

FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

HERE COMES TUE TURKEY-HERE COMES "THE TURKEY!

BOY!! DOESN'T

"THAT LOOK

GOOD

ASOW. TAKE YOUR

(TIME, BOYS-

YOU HAVE ALL DAY!

hair, are quite frapossible in the case!

found.

Lace Dresses,

SHOULDER FLOWERS ALSO OF LACE.

In the "Openings," which are now on in full swing, in London,

Two Tone Gowns,

30

HO 4!

#2

45.

Across

2. Republican leader.

Invest.

10 Largo pitchers.

11 Shroud. 12 Puzzle,

13 Deprive of.

15 Fold.

17 Dispatches,

20 'Rind.

21 Metallic vessels.

23 Song for two.

24 Well-bred.

26.Course of proceeding.

28 Wodge-like.

80 Corredo.

31 Uncontaminated,

82 Lump of gold,

86 Fillet

97 Enticed.

40 Spurious..

43 Physicked.

44 Marshes.

40 Firm..

48 Numbor.

40 The populace.

60 Biblical extract.

51 Deficient of hearing. 62 Musical drama. 53 Enliven

54 Making dear..

Down

1 Combine.

2 Scholar.

3 Harvest,

Gloomy. Spot. Headland.

7 Twilled woollen fabric. -

8 Prospective wife.

LIGHTS FAIL DURING AN OPERATION.

-TENSE MOMENT IN

HOSPITAL.

113 Slate of being spicy. |14 Hindmost,

10 Contralto.

18 Baro, ***

10. Mustiness.

21 Scolded.

122 Obtained.

124 Small, Spanish horse,

London, Mar. 7. Owing to a failure of current,

26 Ghastly pale.

27 Ovum.

20 Bird's beak.

33 Point in football,

34 Semi-circular projection in

building.

30 Sudden briskno

88 Spotted sort of surface,¦

30 Woak,

41 Bands of wood.

42 Bishop's bat,

44 Confuse.

45 Farmyard bird.

47 Ecclesiastical dignitary.

|40 Repair by slitching.

Yesterday's Solution,

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electricity for power - čamo standstill.

Operation Stopped.

to &

For about half an hour tho Royal Northern Hospital had to rely upon its own amergency plant, supplemented by candlo- light, in order to carry on.

A serious operation was in pro- a wide area in Talington-oxtend-gress at the time the light failed. ing from King's Cross to the For a few minutes the surgeons Archway Tavern-wag in darkucas had to suspend work until the for about three-quarters of an emergency plant could be switch- hour last night.

WAS

lod on.

dress be in mistic or black, red is the preferred colour. Sometimes flaming scarlet is used alone.

The breakdown happened acon Sometimes it is combined with after 7 o'clock in the main station "Fortunately," an official at the white. These two shades give of the borough electricity works hospital told a representative of note of fresh, clear colour which at Eden-grove and is very welcome.

caused the Daily Chronicle, the critical by trouble with two inter-connect-part of the operation had beon ing "feeders" and the blowing of completed, and the delay was not there are many flowered silk frocks! Two tones or two textures of two or three fuse boxes. which will vie with the flowers when the same colour combined in a

attended with any serious conso- the summer comes, and stand out single dress provide the theme for and then went out; shops and

Street lumps auddonly dimmed quencos.

Cinema audleneca were invited amidst the green trees.

many of the smartest models this houses were plunged into darkness to remain in their places until the Lace frocks are also popular. season.

and factories depending upon lights reappeared. The nicest ones are in mastic! The two textura idea has now colour mounted over tight short been in the mode for some time, slips. One of the new Ideas le td and it is capable of great variety. have a plain black foundation, The use of the dull and shiny sides. which shows darkly through, the of crape-satin has given its parti- opon-work of the lace.

cular cachet to many afternoon These touches of black have gowns. becoma increasingly populor The same idea is now being throughout this season of colour. carried into combinations of dull They are now more than mera wool and shiny silk of Identically "touches" of black. Many of the the same colour... fashion prophets predict that this, A sports frock seen recently will be a black and white season. shows wool jersey bound and Certainly nothing looks more faced with satin of the samo smart than this combination." colour, That colour is yellow The latest thing to wear with bolge, which is one of the these lace dresses is the shoulder pleasantest and the smartest for: flower In lace also, and should the outdoor wear to-day,

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GREAT SCOTT! DID YOU EVER SEE IT FAIL TO HAPPEN? JUST AS YOU SIT DOWN TO A MEAL TUE TELEPHONE CUTS

LOOSE ----- YES

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I WANT TH' DRUASTICK, AN' YW WISHBONE, „AN" A WING, AN' TH' HEART, AN' TH BIZZARD, AN' 1774 NECK, AND A WHOLE. COT OF GRAVY, AND WELL THAT'S ALL I WANT - I AIN'T B

VERY HUNGRY!!

"RICKSHAW" BRAND

I WONDER

CEYLON TEA

IF THATS OSSIE THEY'RE

TALKIN' ABOUT?

Cheapest and Beat

From all leading Compradores.

By Blosser

YOU SAY HES RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE STREET LIKE MAD ENDANGERING

THE LIVES OF EVERYONE??

YES YES-ILL TELL- JAIM TO COME RIGHT

ANWAY