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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MAY

SPARE MOMENT PAGE

Worst of a

Weep

-is that you look so awful afterwards. This article tells you how to repair the damage

-OWEVER tough or hard-boiled she may like to think

H

1937.

No Premier. can take

a souvenir

from No. 10 Ch

THEN a change of

GHIFMOCK

W Government had tak-p & O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND

en place a few years

she is, there are moments in every girl's life when ANY HOW, WHY NOT LAUGH ous Cabinet room door at she just has to have a good cry.

"And why not? It's good for you, relaxes strained nerves, takes the edge off disappointment or anger. It's time enough to pull yourself together when you are feeling peaceful and forgiving. "All very well," you will say, "but just think how awful I shall

look.'

You needn't. Once you've done away with the signs and stains of tears you will find that your eyes are shining, your skin soft-and glowing.

Take it Easy

You must aim at getting completely relaxed. Don't clench Ease up on your hands and pace up and down the room. your muscles and merves. If you are changing to go out take a good hot bath with plenty of your favourite bath salts and lie in it for some time-you will soon feel soothed and rested.

"

If you are inclined to be over-emotional, hysterical, calm your- self by some trivial job that will occupy your hands and distract your attention without needing much thought. This will give your nerves time to settle, Knitting, for instance, has a soothing mono- tony about it that simmers down most people. Or try brushing your hair.

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face.

When you are calm again, dry-eyed, set to work to restore your

Snags are These

MOST

TOST disastrous follow-ups of tears are puffy eyelids, red nose, ameared make-up, and generally the look of a distressed blood. hound. You can avoid some of these troubles, or anyway reduce them. by remembering two rules.

First, resist the luxury of giving your nose a good blow. Instead dab it gently at the tip. Second, never rub your eyes-just mop up the tears with the corner of your handkerchief. It the mascara gets right into your eyes it will sting horribly; better to let it smear a little on your cheeks.

Or if you are a person who cries easily, embarrassingly in the cinema for instanco-it will be worth your while to get waterproof mascara that won't stream with the tears.

If you have Time

IF you have chosen the right time and place for your tear-

storm, and have half an hour or so

in which to recover, the best thing

astringent, and make up carefully and not too strongly.

Speedy Repairs

BUT you can't always time

your tears. If you

have

you can do is to lie down for fifteen to make a quick recovery you need minutes in a dark room.

First sponge your face in worm water and take off all your make-

some

a more drastic treatment.

As before, start by 'taking all the

hold

'CRISTALARCH ME."

"She says he went to Africa to get her out of his mind, but it was partly to shoot a rhinoceros."

Be born in May

of

ago, the handle of the fam-

No. 10, Downing-street was missed. It had been un- screwed and "lifted."

Agitated officials sought it everywhere, Reports were drafted, submitted, revised, cla- borate inquiries made.

Then the missing handle was traced-to the outgoing Prime Min- ister! He had taken it as a souvenir of his tenure as head of the Govern- ment.

But the OMee of Works got it back, and it was refixed on the historic door, where it still 18, No Premier is allowed to take a memento; must leave a picture or soine books as a memento of himself.

A Druid lawcourt

stood on the site

Mr. Basli Fuller tells this story In "No. 10. Downing-sircet", which Klves the history of "Number Ten" from the times of the Druids. It is thought that on the site. of the Pre- mler's offelal' residence there stood n Druid place of law-giving.

This house of drama con rarely have seen a greater drama than that of August 1, 1914, when, Mr. Fuller says, Prince Lichnowsky, the Ger mun Ambassador in Lamdon; dashed to Mr. Asquith in Downing-street at breakfast time and pleaded in tears- that Britain should keep out of the and pleading war. But his tears were in vain. Number Ten became the nerve-centre of the grent war.

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WHEN you're home for the Coronation you'll see soldier in a big bearskin hat (don't call it a busby) towering his head and you say, above

almost, "He is a

baby could choose which

Sir Ronald Rosa was a representa- month to be born in, and was not tive of literature as well as medi- the up with a cleansing lotion. Then smeary make-up off. Then bathe

soothing your face in alternate hot and cold Interested in astrology, it could not cine, and the literary side sofi.

by several massage in

It particularly water as hot as you can stand it, do better than vote for May because month is strengthened palling

other birthdays. Ross's friend, Sir for of the good company. cream,

then ice-cold. Do this

The month, though not favoured Arthur Conan Doyle, was born on He may not be. He may be round your eyes and nostrils. Dip two pieces of cotton wool in wilch five minutes, ending with a dash

eyes, of cold, and the puffiness will dis- for marriages, is for Britons a very May 22; Sir James Barrie will be a member of one particular re- your

good

in which to be born. The seventy-six on the 9th; and two fom-giment of Dragoons: the Royal one in hazel, lay them over

Scots includes Florence Nightin- ous Americans might be mentioned,

Greys, the Second and ile down flat on your bed, re- appear.

company

Dragoons. Shut your eyes and laxing os much as you can.

over gale (May 12), Gladstone (10), and for Emerson, the New England essay- handkerchief dipped the medical scientists, Dr. Jenner ist and poet, and Walt Whitman, When you get up after fifteen each one a

All the other regiments 4 few seconds; (17) and Sir Ronald Ross (13),

chiet of American nineteenth-cen- minutes you will find the flushed in ley water for

Dragoons wear a plumed hel- and swollen look has gone. Dathe that will cool down their fery look. It is also a royal month. Queen fury poets, were also born in May.

with warm water mixed-Then-start-to-make-up again, put- Mary's-birthday-falls-on-the-26th,Among-the-illustrious-of-the-past-

The Royal Scots Greys call your eye w

It In with boracic powder and they will ting on plenty of foundation cream two days later than Queen Victoria's, who were born in May add Elizabeth their headdress a cap. look clear and bright again.

or lotion and powdering widely.which became Empire Day. On the Fry, the famous prison

made by laying bearskin over n refonner; Then take off the cream, wash But don't put any make-up on your first of the month the Duke of Con- Warren Hastings, of the East India

cane. foundation. A white fea- ice-cold water to cyes-that would be tempting more naught celebrates his eighty-sixth Company; and your face in which you have added a dash of tears.

I birthday.

"Bridge of Sighs" poet.

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23.

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TÓ. AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHERS

The "Hongkong Telegraph's" Amateur Photographic Compati- tion this year will include a Special Class devoted entirely to LOCAL CORONATION PICTURES.

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11th May. Shanghai & Japan.

114 MyAmoy, Shanghal & Japan.

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