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BANDS of old-fashioned eyelet embroidery are effective in this square-necked dress of white pique shown by singer Betty Hutton. The square neckline is cut low in the back.

Hair Needs Extra Care In Summer

By JACQUELINE HUNT

AS YOU WORK about your garden, play tennis or lask,

on

the sunny beach you are subjecting your hair to either abuse benefit, depending on how you go'nbout it.

or

WIND AND SUN can

turn your hair into some- thing resembling straw, rob it of softness and curl, or, if the proper precautions are taken, then can improve the health of the scalp and actually impart added sparkle and high- lights to the hair. Give your hair more care now, before the sun and frequent dips into the water have a chance to dry out the natural oils and bleach the „hoir__in_streaks.........As, a precaution before going out each day, apply brillantine or a protective sun oil to the hair and brush it thoroughly through the strands. Show some common sense, too. Even with this added care, do not co boreheaded in the sun for hours. A loosely woven straw hat with a big, shady brim will be cool, will look romantic and will help prevent a sunburned nose as well us sunburned hair.

that

will

For swimming, experts advise really good bathing cap that keep out every drop of water. There really is such a thing-pretty, helmet- Ilke cops with inner flanges of rubber At snugly at the hairline and save your waves and eurls. A good cap will cost a little more, but it is really economy when compared with the damage to your hair wrought by i constant wetting and salt water. Of course, you should remove the cap and loss your hair in the wind after cach dip so the scalp will not perspire.

Navy organdle dotted in white is the crisp medium used for a dress with skirt In joined tiers headed with pleated white organdic, edged in red rickrack, the same fabric used as an out- ilno for the squaro neck and sliori sicoves.

For Natural Make-Up

Keeps Curls in Placs) When driving or sitting in the rumble seat, go bareheaded if you wish, but do slip a loose anood over your curls so the ends of your hair will not whip in the wind,

The fishnet snools in gay colours pre pretty as well as practical, but if you prefer you can buy an old-fashioned hair-net, woven like A snood.

This has the advantage of being carly nearly Invisible, but it won't stand as much whipping and tugging from the winds

IF you wish to have your make-up as the other type. Wenr п snood to

look natural, avold thick liquid keep your hair out of your eyes and to protect it when you are playing Choose a light. porous foundation, powder buses for heavy creams. active games. This precaution will

blend your rouge carefully into it help, too, to keep your hair nent bow- so the natural blush pr the skin is then press on For summer, at least, let your hair merely heightened,

maiches complexion powder that grow and wear it in a soft, casual curl your skin as exactly 24 possible.

tween wave-sets.

that you can arrange yourself Remove the excces If the skin looks need be. Who ever heard of a mer- maid with short hair or a tailored lightly moist, flushed look is youth- a bit shiny later on, let it go, that coiffure? Soft, long, loose hair appeals ful and lovely. to most men; it's informal and youth- ful with the pinatore frocks and play clothes you'll be

wearing

and to a hot oll shampoo throughout the glamorous enough for the graceful summer. Warm the oll, so the hair and lovely pajamas that make such and scalp will take it up readily. amart, Informal hostess gowns when Port your hair every, lach or so and you entertain at home on summer rub hard so the warm olf is worked evenings.

into the horny surface and dry scales Brushing Meang, Beauly

loosened. Then USC the Angers and The charm of such a casual hair-hell of the hand to wiggle and rotate do depends on having the hair silky the scalp, to stretch the tissues

and and shining with life, however. In rolleve congested circulation. Weing addition to the care you give it on the Turkish towel out of hot water and beach or tennis court, do not skimp steam will soften the hair. Repeat wrap around your head so the warmn on 'brushing, Brushing stimulates the glands in the scalp to pour out veral times, then shampoo your hair. their natural oils, while the bristics with warm water and mild liquid

outdoors, If of the brush pleke them up and spread on Dry

Brush and redampen just enough to

the

possible.

over the satire hair shaft to keep roll up the ends on curlers and push soft, elastic and bright.

Every other week, treat yourself waves into place.

Saturday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 29, 1940.

For The Blues Try A Bath

BY JACQUELINE HUNT HUNT

ALMOST every woman has a pet prescription for lifting herself out of the doldrums, or parking up her spirits when she has felt hurried and tenso all day, A professional facial, a luxurious scalp treatment, shampoo and now hairdo ard remarkable gloom' chasers; so is buying a now hat. "The catch is that these measures are not always within rench. There is one that is, how- ever, a luxurious warm bath and fresh clean clothes. These can do us much to banish, the blues, as in new dress or an Invitation to an exciting party.

Helen Menken, the stage and screen actress, says that when she feels nervous or depressed, she takes a long relaxing soak in her tub. Other authorities feel that a warm bath can do more to refresh boll spirits and body than any other one thing.

Of course, one bathes for clean- liness. A soap and water lathering is necessary to remove coll, skin secretions and the unpleasant odors they generale. But equally important

the fact that baths relax the muscles, stimulate the circulation and rest nerves and glands, conse- quently they have a direct effect on one's looks, alertness, efficiency and. ability to get fun out of life.

So arm yourself against the blues and "ei-downs" with some delicious- ly perfumed bath preparations that Will turn your tubbing into an excit- ing beauty ritual. Do not buy things that merely smell nice, but select them for a

For that tired, purpose. morning-is-too-much feeling get an

*j[rqu aminuota pick-up bath

scented the with carnation or violet, For end of the day when you come home with acting feet as well as willed spirits, try a special powder for a foot bath as well as treating yourself to an all-over tubbing.

It, one of these morning every-

Dotted, swiss tissue gingham În pink and blue is combined with white orgaudle for this dance dress worn by Eunice Healey, The ruled decolletage makes a failering line.

Cotton Frocks For All Time Wear

By ELEANOR GUNN

NEW YORK-Tie a string around your finger to remind your- self to add pique or dotted swiss to your summer wardrobe either one dress or a dozen and accessories, also hats, in the same ratio.

WHATEVER is done

about plowing under the cotton crop, the chances are that the bumper crop of cotton dresses won't be Women want plowed under.

thing reems to go wrong and leaves not deny yourself the comfort of an- you feeling exhausted at mid-day, do other tubbing merely because you al- ways take a warm bath at bedtime. Many women seem to feel that too them and wear them for practi- many baths are weakening. Actually cally every occasion. There are 'bodles are thoroughly washable, so sheer cotton...housecoats over

bathe whenever you have the urge. three or four times a day in the sum-nighties to match and sheer mer, if you wish.

cotton dresses for star-light | Use judgment in selecting your dining and country club sitting- soaps and other bath preparations, out parties, too. One cats, sleeps, however. Your bath soap should be dances and works in cotton, all made of the finest oils, should be to good advantage. carefully blended and milled so 11 produces

thick lather Ans

that thoroughly cleanses the skin without drying out the natural oils. All trace of soap should be rinsed away with fresh water in the tub or under the shower spray.

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Fiques Seen Everywhere

Piques are tremendous this year, it is the big fashion for white which hos

them in the forefront, The place The emphasis is naturally on fancy weaves-like bird's-eye-and-wume because they have that crisp, starch-

starch white look that is so fushionable. You will see these plques in town as well as ut resorts. In sportswear they are high style news and parti- cularly good-looking in Dutch East! Indies fashions, Including bathing! suits, long beach skirts and beuch dresses.

For evening we play up the more glamorous side, and dotted Swing gowns come to the fore for dance dresses. Eyelet embroideries ore featured as a Covaurite of this season for daytime and evening dresses as well as accessories.

Collons for Weekends

The cotton party dress is just the type for young things to pack in their week-end cases-In fact, onel doesn't need to get out of town in order to wear them.

Among the other things to remem- ber is that pique-other cottons, tou is used for warm weather as hats, und that these ure matched to bags: and even gloves.

Don't forget, too, about the new- old tile shawl which comes under an all-purpose heading. One sports- wear

house shows a lacy knitted zephyr shawl which would have de-j lighted the mothers of the long ago. It is patterned in bow knots. Such a shawl may be worn anywhere, but, ts I think I told you. shawls sportswear are the big newɛ.

SHORT CUTS

PHONOGRAPH records can be Rept in good condition by wiping them around occasionally with a saft cloth which has been dipped in vaseline.

for

Do not move, a cake in the oven until it has risen to its full height,

DID, you ́linow: that spirits of camphor will remove most, frull stains?

Featured is a one-piece cation play suit with matching skirt that

circular and slightly gathered onto a narrow waist- band. The print shows white Ane crossbars on red ground, the white repeated for pique yoke.

Three Types Of Food

THE right daily diet. should sup- ply us with three general types of food. These are the body-builders; the energy-foods and the protective foods.

The body-builders are foods con- Foremost taining good proteins. umong these" art, milk, lean meats, cugs, cheese and fish. The energy foods comprise two classes, fats and carbohydrates. Fats,

called "fuel food," are represented by

also

butter, cream, olls and meat fats. Best sources of carbohydrates, which WASHABLE materials in yellow are usually "quicker" enerity foods, and the lighter shades of tan which are bread, potatoes, solid vegetables are faded can be brightened with a falude pasteurized or certified milk, and sugar. The protective" foods little strong coffee added to the rinfruits, eggs, leafy green vegetablṇa ing water.

and yellow vegetables,

salt and water solution and allowed to dry in the open will last twice as

BODA dissolved in water and a drop of: peppermint ; extract added makes a nice mouili wash, NOVELTY table mats of paper are long. Ideal for the summer table,

SCHUDDING: brushes which are given an occasional wash in a strong'

·A, dash of soy sauce in French dressing is Excellent for endive or garden dandelion salad.

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