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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 1932.

SUN AIR AND HOMES FOR ALL: BERLIN'S GREAT SUMMER EXHIBITION

USSTELLUNG FÜR HAUS.

How to Judge

a Shirt

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Despite the political and financial crises in Germany, the country is offering a challenge to the world in its handling of social problems, such as the housing of its people. Advanced modern ideas characterise the work of Germany's architects and much ingenuity is put into the cheaper house. A big summer exhibition held in Berlin recently provided the visitors with many delightful surprises. Photo above shows a remark. able example of modern house-construction, added to the fact that it is built upon water.

A bevy of laughing frauleins on the miniature railway at the Berlin Summer Exhibition.

The points of a good skirt—finish of button holes, fully shrunk neckband, · generous armholes, flat setting cuffa are interesting for purposes comparison.

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A bungalow in the Berlin Exhibition, constructed in the main, of copper.

"DRINK NOTHING WITHOUT

SEEING IT”

(Portuguese Proverb)'.

AND SEE THAT IT IS

ALLSOPP'S.

The above photo shows a section of an exhibition of entries in a competition for the best design of a new monument. There, is a remarkable varisty. The exhibition was held in Berlin.

LEAP YEAR BRIDE

BU

Laura Lou BROOKMAN

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

Cherry on. I a pretty. 1

of paper lay there, a few words

her scrawled on it in pencil. Cherry

mother she is going to a elab meeting hot picked up and paper and read:

"Cherry-I love you. Be ready to

Instead lips, arewapasser porter with whom who he is juve. Her wealthy

Dan. Cherry go with him to interview A

parents do not know the sugandated with have lunch with me".

I'll call some time after 12.-

bank robbor's sweetheart she blunders into underworld brachoarten unit a but strikes Dan."

her art. Das takes her to a doctor's offic

from the wire.

term home. He is trying us explain what She had read the words at least has hassound when M Dixon para dozen times. At first it had been Dixon is very is whats a surprise to realize that never be

paper containing Cherry's picture and w acrtani➡ the shooting. He urcern "Dalfore had she seen Dan's handwrit Dayn pa and Sarah, Charry's maith, . That was odd, and still it Cuyers Dan has elaphosed and bera to Wisn't. There were so many things the girl out of town. Cherry steals Cherry had yot to learn about this tells her he loves het. When Cherry arrives young husband of hers. home her father a waiting and accuses herd Her husband. The girl's smile

of the bene, meeta Ban and expialna, Ite

of having mol the reporter. Cherry defies

ber father and he urders her to apologize or became a dreamy sort of radiance. later She caught a glimpse of herself in

Irare, he mind

chat ereeing aho fils Den, tell him what

has happened, and unya, “Let's xet married the mirror and stared, fascinated.

They are married by Justice of the peace. Friend Dan's find them and stage

away from the party.

CHAPTER X

Cherry crossed the room SEDVO

and

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Another model house at the Berlin Exhibition, built entirely of steel.

manner of cutting and seaming for rang and his voice came over the the street.

wire.

Still there was no choice. Cherry slipped the frock over her head and snapped the fastenings,

Another note for her mental memorandum; she would have to buy some clothes.

"Hello. That you, Cherry?" "Yes, Dan. I've been waiting for you."

"How are you, baby? Sorry I couldn't give you a ring earlier, but I've been chasing all over town. Listen, dear, we'll have to call off that lunch date."

With the polo coat pulled about her and the brown hat drawn down sinartly Cherry set forth. Down-, "Oh, Dan!" stairs the hotel lobby, with its "It's bum luck, but there's no way chandeliers still burning, looked out of it. I'm parked out here at exactly as it had the night before. the airport and there's no telling A clerk she had not seen stood atfwhen we'll get away. Those two the desk. Very self-consciously girl flyers, were due half an hour Cherry approached and left her ago and we'll have to wait till they 100m key.

land or word comes they're down. She went out into the sunshine. It wasn't supposed to be my assign- The air was cool, bracing, but with ment, but Groves is tied up at Cily that indefinable quality that never, Hall. boast, Cherry breathed deeply, won- never any but a day of spring can dering why all the world was not out to enjoy the glorious morning:

"But can't you— ?"

For an instant the girl felt pang of guilt. Her mother would

here," Dan assured her. "I hate to "I can't do anything but stay be worrying. Crying perhaps at

disappoint you, honey, but I can't this very moment. 'Clierry loved

help myself. Try to find some way her mother. She loved her father,

She made her way to the restau-10 amuse yourself and we'll make too-when he was not roaring out rant where she and Dan had gone up for it with orders or frightening her. Perhaps the night before. At the

bang-up dinner cor party tonight. Is that all right?" | she should write a note-

ner she stopped and bought a news. Reluctantly she told him it was. paper. The want ad pages might hillips Cherry's chin raised and set ineip her to find a place for her and brought a quick smile to the girl's said Romething that a firm line. No indeed!

If she Dah to live. Cherry had never read face and then the conversation, waa wrote they would imagine she was want nd, but she understood over. asking for forgiveness, She could vaguely that people who had part- Well-not only a long morningti not do it!

ments ter rent advertised them to herself, but the afternoon as there.

well!

The dainty platinum watch on the girl's wrist reminded her it was growing late. Almost 10:30. There would be an hour and a half at least before Dan telephoned.

What about breakfast?

She decided not to go out for it; then almost instantly changed her mind. After all there was nothing to do until Dan called. A breath of fresh air and a brisk walk would be good for her.

fresh yellow uniform smiled at intended to search for apartment An apple-cheeked waitress in a The newspaper in which she had Cherry and presented the menu addresses lay on the table, hut sud- denly Cherry's interest had waned.

card,

"Orange juice, coffee and toast,"! the girl ordered. She spread the newspaper to its full size and glanced at the first page hustily. A hending caught her eye.

She discarded the dressing robe Was that what love did to you?

*

She made up her mind to go shop- ping inatend. There than $10 in her purse, but all her Wng loss life Cherry had made purchases on MISS DIXON BRIDE OF charge accounts. Besides she sim-; NEWSPAPER REPORTER ply had to have a dress. If she went would be glad to open an account It was only a paragraph. The to Maison Madelaine she know they

for her,

(Continued on Page 11.)

celebration. Cherry w Dan Age to steal She seemed an entirely different and hung it away. Dun's clothing brief report stated that Miss Cherry person than she had been yesterday. crowded the tiny closet to over- Dixon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. The worn-out dressing gown caught Blowing. As Cherry turned she real-Walter 3. Dixon of Sherwood her eye and suddenly the smile be-ized what a really hideous room this Heights, and Daniel Phillips re- came a rippling laugh. Of course

was. Dark, dismal paper on the porter for the Wellington News, the window shade a tag, he was a different person: She walls. Worn spots in the carpet. had been married the night before Bright morning sunshine was a fine was Mrs. Daniel Phillips!

Two of the dressing table drawers by Justice of the Peace Cunning thing, but too much of it aloud. "I'm so happy!" She whirled tossed about. Newspapers and mag-schools Cherry had attended add- "Oh, I'm so happy!" Cherry sung were pulled out revealing garments ham. The paragraph listed the bad one. It blinded you.

She tossed her head back shaking in a dashing pirouette and flung the table and one of the chairs. The Ler of the younger social set." An- azines in staggering piles littered ing that she was a popular mem- the tangled mass of dark hair into herself upon the bed. becoming disarray. Then he at Each morning at home Cherry furniture was not only out of date; other sentence stated that Dan was down in the big chair, learned back had started the day with Truit, hot it looked as though it had not been on the News editorial staff and pre- and surveyed the room.

rolls and steaming coffee. Usually dusted for days." She made an amusing picture, they were brought to her bedside on blue boudoir at home!

viously had been employed by the What a contrast to her rose and Sentinel. Pulled about her and tied securely tray. Sarah would be there to

Cherry was hushed and her eyes! at the waist was Dan Phillips old pour the coffee and ask if every- Cherry considered this a moment, bright as she read the net words. dressing gown. A strange purplish thing was as it should be. Sarah then shrugged. "We won't stay here So everyone knew! Her father and red hue now, the dressing gown had would bring a quilted satin break- long," she toh herself. "Dan said, mother must have seen that para- once been a handsome brocade. It fast coat and slip it about the girl's We could move und I'll begin look-graph. Well, they would under- was many sizes too large. Cherry shoulders to keep her warm while ingat apartments right after stand now that she had meat what! had rolled the sleeven back, but the he ate.

lunch."

alio said! shoulder seams reached almost to, Sarah, bless her! Where was she e beige crepe Cherry had worn Lost in these thoughts Cherry her elbows. Dainty lane trimmed and what was she doing now? What the night before hung over a chair, searrely noticed when the waitress lingerie showed where the dressing were Cherry's mother and father She held it up, shaking her head. returned with her order. She r gown fell away. Her buckled pumps thinking of the way their daughter It was certainly not a costume to nembered presently, drank the wore tiny and narrow, her hose of and run off the night before? Were wear to breakfast in a restaurant. orange julea and coffee anu mible * the sheerest mesh.

the servants whilapering and won- The tiny cap sleeves and becoming, at the tonst. Then she paid her Suddenly she jumped up and dering what had happened? Dia neckline were of lace, over which bill and departed. went to the dressing table. A shoot others outside

killful French fingers had laboured know

She went directly to the hotel. about it?

for long hours. Too elaborate, too anxious to hear from Dan. It seems I distinctive in its nipro, numquni cu a long walls before the telephone

the house

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