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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,” SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1918.

The Newest Lipstick! WOMANSENSE

Actually carved to fit the Ups. Gives a sharper,

clearer Up outline every time. Longer wearing.

Six tamping colors:

Verna Red, Ravishing SOLITAIR

Red, Scarlet Satlo,

Blue Blare Red, Flak

Perl, Moonlight

Magenta. Metal caso.

fashion point

LIPSTICK

You'll love the exquisite smoothness of Solitair Lipstick, ita case of application- the unbelievable way its colour slays on.

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OBTAINABLE AT LEADING STORES

Sole Agents:

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Tel. 22118-24944

SHIRTS

FOR ALL OCCASIONS BUSINESS or LEISURE

Ready-to-wear or to Measure

HONGKONG.

MACKINTOSH'S LTD

Alexandra Building

Des Voeux Road.

AIR CONDITIONED -STORE

for your comfort

BARCLAYS DICH

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SHIPMENTS HAVE ARRIVED AND ARE AVAILABLE

LEAKIN SEEXC DELT DI BREWERS #LONDO

Agents: Diliman and Co, Ltd, Hongkong.

1-Minute Mask... gives your skin a lighter, smoother look!

Before you go out-always a 1-Minute Mosk! Cover your face, except ayer, with Pond's Vanishing Croom. The Cream's "keratolytic" action dissolvos off little skin roughnesses!

After one minute, wipe off your Mask. Your skin has a new refreshed look-lighter, dearer, more alive! And it foufs softeri

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BEAUTY IS FOR EVERY WOMAN

OIFFURES

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Buave

.wore and

By Holon Follett

Stop just short, of the eyebrow. to be careful not be too One has lavish, else ono will assume a brit- dle look. A little shadow goes a long way. Too much, unblended, will make the countenance appear un-

never ing it with tlases. This forms a foundation for this particular form lovely.

of artifice. Start the application It is easy these days

of the colour agent in the centro of to find a mode that is the lid, work outward to the Inner smart,, becoming, not difficult corner of the eye, then toward the to arrange. The hairdo is not other terminal, standardised. You can up it, you can let it flow, you can have a psyche stuck out at the back, you can pile your tresses into lovely ringlets, or rolls atop your head. That is not the way it was in the past. Every woman wore her hair done in the same manner, whether the style was becoming or not, which shows that we are march- Ing.

Perfection is the aim, of course, perfection of quality colour and arrangement. The upkeep is plenty If you wish to indulge in professional atten- tions. Even so, one gets good value for one's investments.

The permanent is no longer a luxury; it is a necessity because it is a time saver. It makes the thatch appear more abundant. It makes the hair stay where it is put. It produces charm- ing wave lines.

But appearance is not the whole story. The hair must be kept in a healthy condition. It is swell worth- while to indulge in a course of scalp treatments now and then. Your hair will be toned to a state of invigora- tion by various means when your scalp is frictioned by progessional- ly trained fingers, warmed by tonte totions, heated by lamps that give vitality to the tissues.

On the night before the shampoo

Rive your hair 100 strokes of a brush that narrow, has bristles set in groups. Part the hair at various placer, apply mineral oil along the partings, using a small brush, a medicine dropper or a pledget of cotton for the purpose. The hotter the oll the better.

Spread Angors and thumbs over the scalp. Pick up the flesh and roll it. Work vigorously along the nape line. to stimulate large arteries that are there. Do circles at the temples.

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And don't be afraid of combing a beautiful hairdo frequently. It won't look really neat otherwise.

TWO-TONE EFFECTS TWO-tone effects seem to be suc

ceeding blue eye shadows, that have been raging these many years

have

been advocated right along as the beauty-secker's best bet. One has to be careful when indulging in this brand of artifice, test one take on the over-sophisticat- ed, world-weary look.

and

The grey eyed lovely can apply blue, then shade it down with a grey shadow. The effect Is soft and Intriguing. Brown and gold are combined; the brunette will love this novel whimsy. For the red head, jade green is adorable; it seems to bring out the bright glints of her flaming thatch.

The girl with hazel eyes will and Joy in the combination of green and grey! She must put on the green first, then add the grey, blending them together with the finger tip. Purple

and grey means that the purple tono is softened. Purple alone just won't do; one is likely to look as if one had run into a door, or had a battle with one's fondest enemy. But, as a founda- tion for other tones, it serves a splendid purpose.

Before applying shadows, massage the lids lightly with cream, remov-

MASJE, T. AUTOR, young sodal leader active in veteran's work, says, "The Mask gives my skin o brighter, softer look quickly!"

Always before make-up, smooth on a light flim of Pond's Vanishing Cream and leave it on.. It's

a Heavenly Powder Base, tool,

Trado inquiries to ... L. D. SEYMOUR & CO., Inc.

Room 322-323, Exchange Bldg.,

Des Voeux Rd., C., Hong Kong.

Tels: 33520-22697.

tidy.

DENTAL CARE | THEY say that dentists in Holly- the teeth of a movie star show the wood do a thriving business. It

alightest deviation from normal, done about it. something must be Beautiful teeth are a requirement, and don't think that the pretties of the screen don't know it. Many of them have dental examinations every three months. Beauty is their alock in trade; they do everything possible to retain it, make every possible effort to be even more good looking. It is an occupation,

They also recommend that a pint

of milk a day be included in the Sonio dentists believe that vitamin C helps teeth to keep strong. This found in orange dietary friend is Julee, lettuce, and eggs.

diet, because of the calcium content.

Bacteria is over present in the mouth, and they bode you no good. After each vigorous brushing with plenty of warm water and a denti- free, the bacteria count is lessened. So keep up a continual war against these enemies of your mouth.pearls.

When brushing, scour all the sur- faces, not only the outer and inner portions of the teeth, but the biting areas as well. It the teeth nre spaced, use dental floss carefully. It is an easy matter to zaw into, the gums. Wherever thero is a wound there is a possibility of an infection.

FASHIONS AND BEAUTY CULTURE

Hats Get Newer and Newer

Walter Florell

HOW MAD with hats can you get?...both mad at them

and with them, as a creative stunt? We can clear- ly see the average conserva- tive male taking a gander at either of these new Florell hats on his wife's head, and blowing up; we also can see him just as plainly ogling any pretty girl not his wife, who is wearing either of them.. Looks like the answer is, the madder the hat, the more an- noyed the male observer. mostly when he is paying the bill, however,

Carmen's Gypsy Skirt

By PRUNELLA WOOD

David Weathelm

PRETTY frock with an unusual skirt is this navy and white printed crepe model... the unusual factor the. skirt with six Dounces of the same width cut well above the ankle rather than long, as is the Spanish dancer ideal. The dress is one which is easy to wear when something not too formal, but still à little dressy, is in order. Bodice... is smoothly fitted, slashed with a. V neck, and has short sleoyes set into a deep armhole and fifilshed_at_the shoulder with self ties.

The model, top, is a natural colour Milan straw Breton sailor of imposing propor- tions, its brim faced with gen- tian blue tulle laid on in inch pleats, and fluffed above the brim. Out of each plent sprouts a spike of gentian flowers. Try this one with your blue eyes. The other, a

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double halo (light hoop cover- ed with bright blue satin) holds a cylinder of matching veiling, top ring poised above a tiny upturned blue felt saucer hat, lower halo circling the neck. Plenty more veil- ing cascades behind, from the hat's round crown.

Round Back Spoils Your Carriage.

By PRUNELLA STACK

N of the tests of good pos- ture is graceful carriage of the shoulders. A "round back," with its atten- dant narrowing of the chest and drooping of the shoulders, is bad for both health and beauty.

No two people are alike in physical make-up and every

person uses his or her body in a different way. No one who

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originates at school. The desk at which the child sits may be too low, or there may be 'inadequato the back. Sometimes support for an inability to see or hear properly may produce constant stoop, as may also an incorrect attitude in writing. And mother who noticer that her child has a pronounced "round back" should look for the causes and try to correct them they are present.

often

Bad posture of the shoulders can The cured in children and con- has any respect for individuality siderably improved in adults, even or self-expression would wish to when it has become a long-standing advocate one stereotyped kind habit. But in this, as in every other physical correction, it is the daily of figure labelled "This is the habit and daily attention that mat ideal!" Some people are more ters; and, if persevered with, that prone to "round back" than gets lasting results. others. Those who have CORRECTIVE EXERCISES naturally flat shoulders and

In correcting "round back” by well-poised hends are fortunate exercises, two objects must be at- indeed. But the sad truth is tained. 1. The muscles of the up- back must be that they are the exception, be per region of the

strengthened. 2. The pectoral mus- cause the habits which our cles across the chest must be stretch-

civilised life imposes upon Ug are more likely to lead to "round back" than not.

NUMBER OF CAUSES

This deformity may make its appearance at any time of life, but it is most common in child- hood, adolescence and old age. And it is more likely to occur In the heavy than in the slender type of figure.

There are a number of causes of "round back." In childhood

ed, and the chest expanded to its fullest extent by deep breathing.

Here are two exercises to streng- then the back muscles?----

1. Lying on the floor face down- wards, clasp the hands in front of the head and place the forehead on the hands. Now raise and lower the head, keeping the spino straight and the back of the neck stretched. 8 times.

2. Standing, feet slightly apart and straight, raise the arms over- head, elbows straight, palms facing forward. Bend the elbows, so that they are level with the shoulders, keeping the hands above them. Press the shoulder-blades together

TWO MORE

Here aro

there may be weakness of the twice (take care that the hands do

not fall forward but remain above. back muscles. This can some the elbows). Return to starting times be caused by wearing position. 4 times. badly-made clothes, or clothes which have been outgrown and have thus become too

two exercises to narrow stretch U:0 muscles across the and too tight across the chest. chest. Clothes which are too thick and heavy, putting a strain on the shoulders by the weight sus pended from them, may have the same effect.

1. Standing, feet together, arms forward (the width of the chest

apart) at shoulder level, breathe in through the nose, parting the armas to the sides. Breathe out through the mouth bringing the arms for- 0 times. Lying face downard

raise

ward

2.

A flat or pigeon chest caused or

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moulders, arms

and legs

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head, of the to

at the some time. Return

by nasal obstructions can also produce correspondingly round starting position and repeat 4 times. back and shoulders.

This is an advanced exercise, but, But the most common cause is can be rando casler: if the legs are habitual bad posture, which often left touching the foor throughout.

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