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Tuesday

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 20, 1938.

FASHION IN FULL DRESS

Hair Ornament

Important Corsage

High

Hair

Puff Sleeves

Muff bag

Trim Waist

Fullness starting on hips

FAMOUS playwright once wrote a play called You Never Can Tell" The moral of it was that it is not wise to be too undecided and never to know one's mind; on the other hand it does not do to be too sure. During the last few days T have been reminded of this by readers, who have written in to point out that Naaman, the leper, was ad- vised by his slaves to take the advice of the prophet, not by the ittle captive muld who waited on His wife. Although

Is true that she first of all suggested the expe- dition to consult him,

Feeling that I knew the Bible stortes practically off by heart, I did not confirm the quotation, with the result that I misquoted.

Happily, in this case, no particu lar harm was, I trust, done, but I must confess that many a time I have been astounded at the way in which people will give information in the most positive way for which they have no warrant,

Without Prool

They do not even any that they think this, that or the other, or that it is their opinion.

They say definitely that trains leave at such a time, that buses stop at such a place, or make state- ments about the actions of others. without having the slightest proof

Minnie Pallister warns you

Added fullness

to the back

Don't Be Too Sure

this way they may cause infinite trouble, delay, or even worse mis- haps to those who take their word for it.

We often hear women say, "I could have sworn," and that means that they have been positive and found out too late that they were quite wrong.

Anyone connected with a court of law will tell us how impossible it is to get accurate accounts of the simplest accident.

Eye-witnesses who do not intend

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to be untruthful will give falsc accounts of what happened,

Probably out of this well-known carelessness of the average person has arisen the old saying, "Give the benefit of the doubt,'

Slight & Slander

Too often we think the worst on very slender evidence. We are so certain that so-and-so slighted us, or slandered us, or took offence.. when all the time there is not a shred of real evidence to support our accusation.

"Better to be sure than sorry" is another wise old tag. Instead of "swearing" that we locked that door, turried off the water, switched of the light, put those documents away. we had better spend the time confirming it.

Before "We Rive Information which may mislead people and cause loss or damage, it is better to look up our facts or say that we don't know before being "perfectly

that a friend or an em certain ployee has been guilty.

Next time I catch myself saying "I'm sure," I shall remember, the

of the truth of their statements. In * Change down, Judy, she's knocking!".. little captive, maid and make sure.

Helpful Hints Rusk Rarebit Home Hints

not sink in,

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BEFORE spreading a sponge sand-S makes welcome change from the ordinary "welsh" wich with Jam--lightly butter cach side first-and the Jam will variety of rarebit. Dip some rusks in milk and arrange them in the dish in which they are going to be served. Cover them with a layer of grated cheese, and pour over the whole a hard-boiled egg has been added.

Before opening line, of tongue. salmon, &c., allow the tin to stand for an hour or so in cold water. This while sauce to which a chipped

ensures a contents.

WHEN lung cracks in walls, use

pluster of Parls mixed, with

Cracks in furniture may be filed with beeswax, but if they are large. ure a mixture of beeswax, and fine clean refeilse of the !! Bake for Leni minutes in a quick sawdust When dry, rub over with

oven, after sprinkling a little grated

polish. chcess over the top. The egg con be ‘omlited if dogirêd.

After using a battle of glue, dip the cork in glycerine before replacing IL You will then have no dificulty, in taking it out on the next occasion. Stilch a small piece of elastic to cach side at your overnil cuff cuff-link fashion-and you will then be able to roll up your sleeves quickly and easily.

Old pot pourri that has lost its scent can be revived by mixing brown sugar with it freely. Use the real Barbados sugar, and you'll be surprised at the result.

W. B.

Inflated Turkeys.

Deflated

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Mary

Grace

OOK through the family album or at a picture of Queen Alexandra, and you will get a good notion of the Intest vogue in evening wear. The romantic frock illustrated 13 straight from Paris, and will help you to formulate your ideas when deciding on a new evening dress.

I have enlisted Master Cupid's help in indicating clearly all the new fashion trends for the cur- rent season, as he is often busy during dancing time and at evening parties.

Firstly, the upward sweep of the hair gives a graceful potse, es- pecially if you have a small head, topped, you'll notice, by a tulle bow that is much more fashionable than flowers or clips.

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If you have a trim walst now is the time to flaunt it, as bodices are important and must be fitting. The fullness of the skirt comes from the hips, and not from the waist as it did inst spring. Then there is the added fullness in the back to give the trim Edwardian line; almost for a time it looked as if it might develop into a bustle.

Biceves full? Yes, but cut low on the shoulder with no high puff or stiffening. A frivolous little

muft of gauged taffeta, velvet or, perhaps, entirely of flowers, but always with a zipped pocket in which to tuck away your special evening beauty aids,

In keeping with this trend, fuchsia and velvet tints lead the colour procession, followed by sapphire blue, red, and, of course, becoming black.

Pastel coloured and allver moires, allpper satins, story book frocks with yards and yards of delicately tinted brocade in the skirt, figured poult de sele, chiffons and tulles all help to give the right feminine note that dominates the dance frocks of the season.

These new frocks need ttle Jewellery, and even then it has an old-fashioned air. Gold bracelets are wide, or maybe a plece of black velvet joined by a tiny posy encircles the wrist.

Look in the family trinket box and sep if you enn find a large gold brooch or cameo-it will suit your dance frocks, Pearis or other necklaces are three stranded, or again you can wear black velvet with a diamante clip.

Earrings are small so as not to detract from the new coiffure, and here and there I see a fan, quité small, held between mittened an- Krs I thts decorative, keep- coal notion.

YOUR DAILY FACIAL EXERCISES

que use of make-up, since atch art of changing your expression by adjuncts have persed to be rendering your face soft and pliant. discouraged, has done much to give The muscles of your face require an the every woman a chance of looking every bit as much excrelse beautiful, but there is one thing of muscles of your body, and should be paramount importance that may be exercised to prevent them becoming lacking, and at all events is too often sill and inmovable. forgotten, and that is facial ex- Excruise cach feature separately, pression.

repealing each movement as often as We are to-day showing tendencies time permits. Begin by opening towards imitation, and thus unavoid- and shuttag the eyes, raising them ably becoming stereotyped in style upwards as far as they will go, then Next roll and appearance. We should there closing them tightly. fore cultivate facial expression so as them round in their sockets. Down Inot to lose our own individuality. to the right, up to the left, reversing

When you go to see a film in which this procedure alternately.

Next exercise the nose. Draw the some prominent actress is taking part

you notice how

nostrils down as far as possible, with well she

next movement wrinide looks in every movement. Does the occur, to you that every action is nose up towards the eyes, slowly at carefully studied and that she first, getting gradually quicker. Pass In the film on now to the cheeks. Puff out the portrays the character as much by her expression as the cheeks to the fullest extent, holding spoken word? In order to be the your breath whilst doing so, then possessor of distinction do you ever

er draw back again, this time as far study your

as possible. own expression, deavouring to change ench fleeting Exercising the Mouth Took to suit each mood, or are you content to wear the sume fixed The mouth Is of great importance look whatever you may be under and should never be neglected. talking?

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Begin by opening and shutting the mouth repeatedly to give pliancy to the jaw. Next raise the upper lip, For instance, if you are a business Then exercise the lower one in the keeping the lower one motionless.

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same way. Finish by pulling the you, when your chief speaks to you mouth backwards to its full extent, answer him back with a blank look, then pursing up the lips push them seemingly devoid of all intelligence, forward, taking a breath between or do you receive his instructions each movement. The eyebrows, too, with on

animated should not be forgotten, for of expression

they attention?

play an important part in facial If you have no: studied this all- expression, finish

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your factor and Important

that pression gives the impression

your chief you are not interested,

Your Ince tells your character, that your lines will think, no doubt, that you have chiefly by the no intention of trying to understand

expression has left on it. You may and carry out his wishes, und

say, "But have no lines," or do someone else, with more expression your best to eliminate them should or whe knows better how to use it, they appear. But they should not may get ahead of you.

your

- exercises by raising and lowdring

your brows.

A

A be too drastically eliminated. In studying your face in front of slight erensp between the eyes gives a mirror, you may be unpleasantly a genuinely intellectual look. surprised to see that your natural dimple in the cheek gives the look expression does not convey at all of good temper, and ane lines round the impression you imagined. You the eyes, generally alluded to dis- may be smiling broadly, and yet paragingly as "crow's feet," far find that your face shows no sign of from being sign of age, give an genuine pleacure,

expression of a genuine You inay be feeling interest, humour to any face. concern, sadness, or pleasure, and If you persevere with your daily yel, when you study your looks, find faclaf exercises you will soon find that your expression does not alter, that not only will your face become If this is the ease, when you do more mobile and expressive but will your other dully exercises give up assume infinitely mare charm and a few moments to the exercising of dignity when la repose, your facial muscles. Cultivate the

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Should Husbands Help? THE MING YUEN STUDIO

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and happlest woman I know feminine wear and remember vinegar instead of water, for then theTHE husband of the best-dressed best to guess what he admired in 6, Queen's Road C. (3rd Floor); opposite Dairy Farm's Forain, Q's Rd, C.

ideas when she went shopping. But plaster will keep moist longer, so

The wife makes no secret of the often it was. not so easy when she

If we can invade. allowing the job to be done better helps to choose his wife's clothes! before it sets:

fact, Rallier, she enjoys our ex- was inside the shop. A very saucy grumble so much about their wives' department,

allowance would not say n the men's outfitting or judge the clamations uf

she little hat looked lovely on her head, dress surprise when remarks, "Of course, John Koes but she worried a bit in case her word if they knew something about merits of pyjamas a shirtings, why subject. Why not let them should not husban be welcomed In the gowns or fiery depart- shopping with me, for hats and sults husband would not like it so much. the and evening frocks, even for dress Nol that he would have sald anything learn?

I once ie thing was bought. He was

...ments? materjals and paper patterns,

In the past doze years husbaitis not quilo so tactless as that. But Awony With Pretence would not have if otherwise!"

have gained a lot confidence and John is not one of those when it is just as easy to plek the

Sensible modern women huve put expressed thele oplons: quilo for hat and shape and colour, he likes,

I know sáe women who modem artistic beings who know why nut do 117 Specially when his aside all this stupid pretence.

elbly. would never have brned the value more about everything thon

ideas are really sound and he has don't dress to plense my husband. I wives. His taste is good, but better than hers. Hils hobbles are not any silly masculine prejudices) | pienso myself." Quite frankly they of good talloring their busbarts

There was the question of price, want to be admired by Ule man who the manly ones of golf and gardening too. How could she explain to himinetters, and they choose the clothes had not helped thin, and others whose wavering our-sense has he will admire them in. and he is not fussy about the house. that the deares hat

been held in check & sensible sharp- Ile is just an ordinary companionable

The highest compliment a man can eyed flancos.

Women's clothes and women's pay a woman is to show interest in husband who likes to see his wife superior to the cheaper one when looking smart and pretty, and takes he could not see for himself?

How can men realise that good her appearance, especially when they looks are no longermysterious und a sonable Interest in what she wears clothes are expensive and tiny details have been married for a few years, feminine affairs. ey ought to '}Unsuccessful Guess Work

essential if they have not a chance

To remove white marke from furniture caused by hot dishes, first rub them in a circular motion with u cloth dipped in methylated spirits, und then apply olive oil, otherwise the spirits will remove all traces of pollsh. If

necessary

the repent procesa next day.

Damp, a soft leather with a little Meo Pasquetti, a poultry dealer got olive oil and rub all over, then finish the idea of blowing up his turkeys | off_with dry polishing cloth. with a pump so to sell them the Copper ware enn be cleaned with more easily. Everything went well lemon dipped in salt. The arucio untii a turkey exploded and a plece should then be washed and dried of bone Injured his assistant's eyes. and polished with a soft cloth,

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are being sensible about Interest everybody-especially to compare the two effects on the shopping nowadays. No longer do man who sees thery n day and pays At first, in the manner of all young head or the figure?

Thone husbands wives and fiancees, his wife did her. Most of

Men

they stand, looking hot and em- the bills!

who barrassed, on the edge of a feminine

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