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CINEMA NOTES.

JOAN CRAWFORD COMING IN "OUR BLUSHING BRIDES."

"Our Binshlog Brides," with Joan Crawford in the starring role and such cinema favourites us Anka Robert Page, Dorothy Sebastian, Montgomery, Raymond Hackett and John Miljan in prominent supporting roles, will be the screen attraction at the Queen's Theatre, starring Sun- day and continuing for four days,

noid to Motro-Goldwyn-Mayer in have outdone itself in the matter of lavish settings, costumes, and un- usual features for this production, having started off with a bang by hiring an entire Los Angeles depart ment store, personnel and all, for the opening scenes which deplet the daily employees. routing of three women

Subsequent romances of the three girls place them in the environment of the millionaire class, and advance Information has it that these settings Are the most lavish and artistic representations of modernistle inter- views yet seen on the screen.

Unusual features of the picture fashion-show include a spectacular

held in the gardens of a Long Islanik estate and an Albertina Ranch ballet, photographed at night. This inst sequence required a six weeks train- ing course In Greek dancing upon the part of Miss Crawford who studied under the direct supervision of Mme. Albertina Rusch.

"Sarah and Son."

Ruth Chatterton's theatrical carcer Bas been a cries of darei,

When she was 16 years old she went to Washington, D. C. to spend a Christmas vacation from an ex- clusive Southern finishing nchool. The anthem was spent in a round of matineeA. She heenme stage. struck, and told her friends that some day she would be a grent thentrien! star.

The other girls laughed at her but fallel to discourage her, Then they she dared her to go on the stage. answered by finding a job the very next night in the chorus of a show that was playing the national expital. Five years ago a motion picture producer offered Bath Chatterton a huge salary to desert the stage for the screen. She turned down the around Holly- offer and word wen* wood that Rith Chatterton would never appear in pictures,

But about 18 months ago she was in

the m capital again. A prominent director unked her to take a screen She refuser. tral, "Icat for fun." He looked at her again and said, "You are afraid you won't make good on thr screen, aren't you."

That was a dare. She made the test the next day and it was pro- nounced a sucers. That test won her over to the screen as a medium for her art. A short time later she wan signed by Paramount to play opposite Emil Jannings in "Sins of the Fathers,

Then came the talking film. Her Arst appearance on the audible screen Dummy." Then came was in "The "The Doctor's Secret," "Charming Sinners" und "The Laughing Lady.'

Her fifth all-talking production for Paramount is "Sarah and Son," based en the best-selling, novel of the same name by Thunthy Shea. It is a ple ture of a mother's struggle to regain her young son who had been lost to her through the circumstances of hardship and poverty.

"Sarah and Son" will be shown for the last time to-day at the Central Theatre

"The Vagabond King."

of

WOMEN'S WORLD

FOR OUR LADY READERS.

Latest Pyjamas for the Winter Bride.

[By Jean Savoy.]

The hostess pyjamas shown this winter for the troussenu are well. calculated to make every girl wanit to be a bride.

of them lips on a glamorous little sleeveless coat of some ravishing material.

One of the loveliest to be sel- eeted by new brides this year is a rich black chiffon velvet onepicos They are fashioned of the most set with moulded body linet, bell From more than 100 applicants for sumptuous materials, brocades. sleeves that end at the top of cuff the parts, Paramount selected eight velvets, satin, lame, metal cloth, with length and daring trousers that girls as the most perfect types

grace. Most of simulate a skirt in their case-but romantic buty for the colourful flowing Unes of

The Vagabond them would make a woman forget are far more comfortable,as every court sequences of King," Dennis King's starring aang

woman knows.. romance in 100 percent Technicolour, all the trouble her dinner has caused will begin At the Central her when she dons them to greet her which Theatre to-morrow.

guests. Five of the girls are deckled | blondes, one is

Two a brunette.

Very new are the flaring, full have dark hair and light eyes. Their

you to knOW average height in Ave feet, four and Pyjamas that defy a half inches and their weight aver- age is 123 pounds. They are from Various actiuns of the United States. "The Unholy Three."

it

Lon Chaney in a talkie is a new experience which his many admirers have been waiting for. "The Unholy Three," a talkie version of a story which has been previously presented through the medium of the silent sereen, is satisfying in that enhances the dramatic ability of the great actor, fulfilling expectations. and instilling regret and sense of great loss that an untimely death has cut off a career which did not appear to have reached its zenith,

moves with

feline

in

The piece de resistance of this charming suit is the little sleeve- embroidered less coat of chiffon all over In delicate tracerins they aren't skirts. At least until gold thread. Its little scroll de- their wearer

sign gives a richness against the grace and they trail along in two-supple black velvet that is regal The ane-piece hostess pyjama is indeed. All in all this is the type this winter's creation. Most of hostess outfit that wil make a

to entertain these suits have elbow or three-wou want quarters sleeves. The most lavish night in the week!

Car

USEFUL MOTOR CUSHIONS.

One has always to admit

FLORAL NECKLACE.

every

the A duinty necklace for wear with Chaney's powers of disguise and possibility of a smash of an acci-a pink and white ensemble la mado mimicry go hand and hand in this dent while motoring, so the newest of tiny round plak heads, with picture. He brings all the thrills of

cushions, which contain alyellow centres, and pointed, red and crook drama, bewildering the eye small square "First Aid" box, are white striped leaves. The leaves by the facility with which he changes bound to become popular. The form the background of the neck- uver from one rolo to another,

"The Unholy Three" enn be heartily cushions, which are made of suede flace, and the pink flowers are at- recommended to the attention of the in various colours, open with a tached to each side, so that the picture-goer. It is being screened at "Zip" fastener at one side to reveal leaves show through with a charm.

ing effect. the Queen's until Saturday.

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FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS

YOU SAY THAT THERE'S

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WHERE?

& DOWN HERE

BY THE LAKE... I BETCHA "THAT REDDING FELLA HAD SOMETHING

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JEWELLERY.

Choosing the Right Kind.

Never forget that nothing is se significant of a woman's person- ality as her jewellery, so that you must never make the mistake of How wearing the wrong jowels, dreadful some women look, wear- ing Jewels that have been chosen indiscriminately, and are worn haphazard! The result is really ludferova.

Many women wear lovely fracks. but the effect is quite ruined by the number of huge and shows ornaments which they wear on corsages, necks, arms and wrists.

The stones are often crudely coloured, obviously of glass, and they glitter dully in the dazzling. artificial lights.

Acron

3 "New demand pew measures and new men." (Lowell.. "A Glance Behind the Curtain)

8 No one can tell what this may

hold.

9 Good fellows who are pretty sure

to win.

made no

10 The calling which

appeal to Mr. II. G. Wells, In his youth.

these colours are not natural and they very rarely are-they cannot be becoming either to the complexions, or the gowns of the wearers: Indeed, they actually apoll the beauty of a ballroom, and even make the prettiest women appear vulgar. This, my readers Twine. may be called an awful warning.

In how much better taste is it

11 "Dent here" (anag), 12 Five of this completion figure in

curious public-house sign.,

14 The Pyramids are this.

17 Careful and discreet, though un-

civil to a certain extent.

19 A matter much discussed in con- nexion with the world's navina.

do.

to wear, either no jewels at all, or a few jewels that are perfect and real? The result is a dis- tinction which speaks of the per-23 What the Government ought to sonality of women, who know how

27 Wool may be thus treated, but best to anhance their beauty.

animal should not be... The real stone, which makes her ep This is all in bits. hand more beautiful, has been 30 "Use trapa" (anag.). selected after careful thought: the bracelet, in its delicate moanting, which adorns her wrist, rivals her bright eyes, and the slender row of fine pearls-aced pearls are not very expensive you know-worn around a white throat, these are a joy for the lover of beautiful things.

A Novel Collar.

A dark green crepe de chine model shows a novel collar of pale green satin finishing in a little frilled jabot. The sleeves como into line with strappings and frills of the same material.

The Mystery Package

31 A particular variety begins to

inflame.

32 Thore is plenty of sting in this

beer.

33 Place nothing in this register

and it will crow.

34 "When the comes to the no man in without a friend who is possessed of shaving-materials." -David Copperfield.

Down

1 A common object, of the Medine-

val land-scape that may be seen

on any modern battleship.

2 "I led pups" (anag.)..

3 A figure of four angles.

4 What the American motor-cyclist

calls his silencer.

5 The manifesto, reduced to plain

language, I shall past on Edin burgh's walls (hidden).

THE FELIX VILLAS MURDER.

EVIDENCE REGARDING A PREVIOUS FIGHT.

Case

The Felix Villas murder was again before Mr. Lindsell, at the Central Magistracy, yesterday afternoon.

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insincero person who when ally, has made many · a......

man's fortune.

A nasty wrench that would be nothing were it not for the rat

13 This Thespian of ttle account

above. is

.

16 The subject of a famous odo. I 16 A characteristic of the Fat Boy

in Pickwick.

18 Before.

20 Pluralised this becomes a sub-

urban locality.

21 Scarcely adequate as a descrip-

tion of Stroog's leading charac teristic.

22 A form of Incial disßgurement

once. popular.

24 Card game.

26 This in retained in regard to t

temporary shulter.

20 This path wants some following

don't go wide of the mark. 28 Girl's name.

Yesterday's Solution.

OHARLATANRY L B EUT M FIGTST BEACHCUMBER IN A LET U K ̈BKIN BA FARMESE I B [ELEMITM U O

LINGO LA INI B ̈ ̈GON" "W"F LARGU

STAFF

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two at a search made after the murder.

Shown an iron bar, which the prosocution proviously

stated never left the deceased's posses- sion, witness suid he had never seen the weapon before.

Mr. Lindaell observed that the

Witness was not certain whe ther the back-gate was always locked at night, and by the de censed, during the four months that the deceased had taken over A coolic employed by Mr. Ohl accused's job and accused left Mr. told the Court he frat noticed Ohl's employ. signs of trouble between the nc- cused and the deceased, this be-witness's evidence regarding the "I was pro- keys was flimay and unsatisfac- ing five months ago. sent when they had a fight. De-tory,

The case was adjourned. ceased threw a cooking pot at the other man's head, cutting it slightly, and he retaliated with his fists."

Replying to the Bench, witness could not say which of them won the Aght.

The Magistrate: The fight end- ed In a draw?

Witness agreed. He said the accused was possessed of the bet- ter physique of the two,

The cause of the trouble, wit- ness went on to say, was due to: the deceased disobeying accused's orders. He know of four keys in the possession of the servants six months ago, one of theso bring for the back-gate; but found only

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WE COULONT SAY IF IT WAS REDDING OR

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