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"STYLE COMMITTÉE.”

The feminine influence, øver at factor in the purchase of 'a motor car, has become so strong in! recent years that some of the more prominent among motor TORTIE facturers are now retaining the services of feminine arists and designers to assist in specifying colours, finish and, appointments. Conspicuous in this trend toward utilizing the "feminine touch" in Studebaker whose engineering: advisory staff now includes a style 'committee made up of six women whose word in art in accepted as authority.

This unique committee includes: Helen Dryden, Mrs. Lue Simonson, Marjorte Oelrichs, Neyan MeMein, Rose O'Neill and Marion C. Taylor, women whose talents for true har- mony fu colours, in textures, lu lines, curves and planes are world recognized.

Helen Dryden is the highest paidi woman artist in Amerien. First

to originate decorative magazine

OF

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

· SATURDAY, 21st DECEMBER, 1929.

Being The Officia! Organ、oi

THE HONGKONG AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION.

MOTOR CYCLISTS PLAY

SOCCER.

Spill and thrills featured the Five-a-Side soccer football match played by competitors

in the annual gymkhana held recently at the Canidrome, Shanghal. The above photo was taken during one of the most exciting periods of the match.

covers, she is considered a pioneer life since the war has been the in modern art. She is also insistent demand for beauty in our successful interior.decorator and industrial arts. That quality or designer of stage costumes.. Mrs. combination of qualities which Simonson, noted artist and decora- Mor, enjoys an unique position as an arbiter of good taste, sharing the genius of her husband who is n director of New York's famous Theatre Guild. Marjorie Oelrichs was one of the first society women

gratifies the eye or car, or which delights the intellect or moral sense by its grace, that thing called beauty, has always charac terized the fine arts. and, it also Hes at the root of all style in those useful arts which have endured Kowloon Parking,

CURRENT

COMMENT

on the

extragavant Nathan Road scheme. As we have

must be made for the large volume of traffic daily arriving and de- to enter business. She runs through the centuries."

The somewhat extraordinary parting from it. Not only must! fashionable interior decoraling The recommendations of these, ahop on Madison Avenue, New artists played an important part announcement made at the Decem-ample room be provided for pri- York. besides enjoying a national in the selection of colours and ber meeting of the Kowloon vate vehicles, but a modern system of traffic control embracing public renutation for her paintings and appointments for the new Stude-Residents Association, to the vehicle stopping places should be sketches. Neyau MeMein is a bakers. Noteworthy among the effect that "the authorities propose inaugurated Immediately, even if sought-after magazine

cover smart new colours is a "combina- designer;

She does covers for tion of silver pine with alate green to discontinue the parking of un-it means using the axe various pupular American maga window faeluga, darker coach attended private cars at the Ferry seemingly zines. Her work has been exhibit green wire wheels, and orange Approach," must have been re- 80 frequently emphasised, ed at the National Academy of coral striping. Another combina ceived with the greatest consterna- Government appears to be in need Design, New York.

Few Ameri-tion, one of the smartest of the tion by Kowloon motorista. It is of "lognniptic" reminders "First can women have achieved more season, in a widespread artistle access than gleaming black running year and Burely inconceivable that private things First.". Rose O'Neill. She is also an gold striping. Harmonizin with cars shall be denied parking space Touring in Germany, author. Marien Taylor, formerly these smart colours are beautiful unless an attendant remains seated merchandise editor for Vorac, mohair and broadcloth upholstery in the vehicle! It must be remem- In order to meet the demands Vanity Fair

House and

and rubrics. Garden, is a style counsellor for

a number of large concerns. She

is considered

outstanding authority on fashions In Americà

and Europe.

rich maroon

with

TRUCKS MAKE BIG GAIN.

"

the

who wish to visit bered that" many Kowloon of motorists motorists find a motor vehicle a Germany, the Automobile Associa necessity for daily transportation tion has issued an up-to-date book- to the ferry, and it is surely absurdet telling the motorists what he to suggest that they shall be for should know about German Regula- bidden to park in the vicinity of tions and Taxes, and giving a list

A recent statement by A. R. Erskine, president of the Stude- Track registrations in the United the Ferry, unless they employ an of hotels and garages in Germany baker Corporation, emphasizes the States in July reached a total of attendant to watch the car while appointed by the A. A.

To enable prospective tourists to importance of beautiful colours 67,946, a gain of more than 81 per they are engaged in their dally

work. The suggestion is so un-work out their expenses and appointments in the motor car. cent. over the 31,853 units register- reasonable that there must surely

"One of the most happy and fared during the same month of 1928. be a misunderstanding somewhere. Vance, the charges at hotels

quoted. reaching developments which has Registration for the first seven It is only recently that the Govern- characterized American social months of 1929 totals 320,890 units.ment announced the probability of Cooling Oil.

a residential district being opened

DELUDED.

WHAT MAKES YOU .THINK JERRY 19

SUCH A MARVELOUS

HUSBAND ?----

WHY HE THINKS

HIS WIFE IS A GOOD DRIVER!

in ad- ard

up by the proposed Sai Kung Road, Motor engineers have concentrat and should such be the case, ted lately on getting the maximum is quite obvious that the majority efficiency from lubricating oil and of people taking up residence so to this end 'have designed cooling! far away, would use motor vehiclesystems through which the oil in for daily transportation. Tu sug 'drawn.

gest that they be saddled with

Oil does not lose its heat easily additional expenso in providing and racing cars are equipped with attendants is merely to stifle any oil radiators, which also are to be scheme which aims at opening up found on some stock model cars, new districts some miles away,

The Ferry Approach,

ago;

various

schemes

were

The cooling of the lubricant in the British seaplanes used in the It certainly has to be admitted Schneider Cup races was 4. pro- that traffic conditions at the Ferryblem that was solved in varioug; Approach are far from satisfactory, ways. The supermarine seaplane although some considerable ime pumps the oil from the engine into the hollow pin at the tall, where it suggested In order to effect is sprayed against the thin metal the much-needed improvement sides to reduce its temperature.. Very little haz been done, According to the Shell Company, excepting to remove un "island" the petrol consumption of the thereby making more room Schneider Trophy 'plance was two for the motor buses to stop, and gallons per minute, while the heat placing a few lumps of granite in units absorbed by the lubricating oll the road as weights for direction would, if translated into terms of boards. There seems to be an un-power, exceed the highest power of fortunate attitude of leaving Im-any car on the road to day, provements for future generations,⠀

in spite of the fact, that they are even overdue in the year 1929. · A huge sum of money is being apent in improving Nathan Road," and

It is not by any means ridiculous

con-

- REPLACES CLUTCH.

to assert that a re-inforced crete road could have been held over A. M. Kamper of Leongatha, for a few years, if the building Victoria, Australia, has patented of it absorbed funds sorely needed an invention that is said tó elim- for more urgent improvements inate the ordinary clutch in auto- elsewhere. The fact cannot be mobiles. The invention will per. overlooked that the Ferry Approach mit a change in speed by move- is the Colony's most important ment of a lever. A company is vehicular traffic terminus, and that being formed. to market the fo- | adequate provision should, "and"vention.

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