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Diana Kan's Paintings On View

A

N exhibition of paintings by Miss Diana Artemis Kan of beauties famous in Chinese history and lerend will be held tomorrow and Saturday in the Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel

between 11 4.m and 0.30 p.m.

Miss Kan, whose father is also an artist, has already goined

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reputation in local art circles.

style is a fusion of Western and Chinese tech-

niques. which im- parts to her Ogure sketches a distinc- tive

quality,

Misa Kan

The picture above is a reproduc ion of one of the paintings that will be on view. The personality is Sheung Ngor, the Maid of the Moon A famous figure in Chinese legend,

have she was said to

stolen the Fruit of Everlasting Youth ond Life from the Goddess of Heaven and to have fled to the moon.

A Tale Told Out Of School

Girl Prefers Football

FOOTBALL is the most popular grammar school were indignant at

free-time amusement for school bays, and their favourite book in **Treasure Island," according to 4,000 answers by boys and girls to n quca- tionnaire sent to schools,

Girls' Interests are more varied, says the Central Advisory Committed In a report to the Minister of Educa- tion récently in England.

But one girl out of 2,000 claimed that football was her favourite activity.

In the 12-year-old group, 45 per- cent of boya in rural and seven percent in urban areas did some form of work. Some gave employ ment on their favourite occupation.

The majority of boys and girls had to undertake responsible house- hold tasks.

The percentage listening to the Children's Hour varied considerably. and boys of 14 in one Northern

Beach Girls

QUMMER beach and bathing suits a "little girl" alr that have

about them. Checked red gingham makes the one on the left, while the outfit on the right, with its de- tachable skirt, is in crisp grey and white striped cotton.

What Roosevelt's eating habits got to do with war

THE late Franklin D. Roosevelt used to be an easy man

to cook for, his White House housekeeper writ

writer. But the first threat of war changed all that.

In her book "White House Diary." published recently, Mrs Henrietta Nesbitt, now retired, gives a house keeper's slant on how history affect- ed the running of the 80-room execu- tive innsion at 1000 Pennsylvania Avc.

Tense days took their toll in the digestions of the president and many of his advisers. Cigarette burns in the tablecloths were a frequent after- math of long hours of strategic planning around a dinner table.

FDR Covers Up

Mrs Nesbitt recalls how she ask- ed the head butler to watch the diners in hopes of preventing further Inroads on the dwindling linen supply. The butler reported to her with n grin.

"The President burned a hole

himself," he said, "und when he saw It he looked around guilty-like and put his salt cellar over it," Although Mrs, Nesbitt did realise it at the time, she got Ørst Inkling of the gravity of world situation on March 3, 1937.

not

her the

The late President Quezon of the Philippines and others lunched with Roosevelt that day.

every

"Up to now the President had taken every meal in full stride, never complained, and enjoyed HUNGARIAN MILLINERS WEAR HATS, OR ELSE

BUDAPEST.-Milliners in Hun- gary had better keep their hats on even in these hot summer days, The Association of Ladies' Hatmakers has decided to end the foolish business of going hatless, which inflicted such heavy losses on the millinery trade during the vacation period.

The association issued an order making hat wearing compulsory for Its members, heat or no hent.

mouthful," she weltes. "Now out of a clear sky he blew up about the food.

Peovish About Moals

It was the start-of-his--tension, and whenever he became tente, he would get peevish about his meals. I figured out later that, trapped as he was by his lameness in a great strong body yearning for action, ho hari no other means of releasing his strain. He took it out on the food," At another point she recalls that early in 1930 she "didn't, have read the papers or listen to the radio ....to realise how dangerous things were in Europe."

to

being asked if they did so." Of the other programmes, serial thrillers and variety programmes were pre- ferred.

About 30 percent of the children Icept pets and about half of them claimed to look after the pets them- selves.

The council frids there is need for urgent netion to improve present recreational facilities and recom- mends:

Each local education authority should set up nn "out of school" committee to arrange leisure faci lities.

to voluntary bodies serving out-of- The Minister should make grants school Interests,

Courses for parents on the deve- lopment and interests of children should be arranged.

The Arts Council and other bodies should be invited to provide con- certs, plays and exhibitions and other entertainment for children.

HIS "DEN"

Stressing the

value of home in- fluence the report says: "There are some homes, not necessarily wealthy, |whieli con and do provide rich

ly for the child's interests.

"He has a den, shed or corner of his own where he can keep

his treasures and pursue his own en- terprises.

"He can keep pets, grow plants, collect and store

takes his what fahey, enjoy his own books, con- struct with his own tools.

"But the majority of children are, however, cramped for space, with no spot to call their own and little

or no security for their possessions or peace for pursuits,"

That Cool, Collected Look

To leave both hands free for getting the make-up on exactly right. Screen Star Virginia Wells hangs a mlifór átbund hör dock.

By HELEN FOLLETT

on in

should be the ambition of the haphazardly or iny them dummer girl to look cool, crisp slap-dnsh fashion. One has to use and collected. She will not if she the old head, a strong mirror, a lays on the synthetic check colouring good light. to a marked degree. She will be likely to look as if she were run- lustrous red lips, and at night you ម You are still entitled to carry ning a temperature. If she has any can shadow natural colouring at all she should delicious, romantic indulgence. When your eyelids, A disponse with rouge during the day, applying the Up pigment, adding a little perhaps

from a when the clear cut line, touch bright lights are an,

the inner surfaces of the lips, blend with tho has settled in the Anger until the creamy substance

Poor lipstick technique

littlo crentes. will make the prettiest face appear untidy.

The more natural one looks, the more appealing one is during the heated term when old Sol is hand ing out his burning kisses. That doesn't mean, of course, that artifice If your skin has taken on the should be dispensed with entirely, golden cast of summer, endeavour only that it should be restrained,, to find a powder that is slightly In the council's report. It is one put on 50 cleverly that it is darker. The pinky-pink tones, so of the toys provided at an experl-deceiving. You can't get the right popular in the spring. Just won't mental playground in Denmark. effect if you select make-up Items do when one has a summer tan.

A photograph ova group of boys tinkering with a derelict motor-car is captioned "A Real Playground"

BOYS AND GIRLS MAGAZINE.

The Mouse's Birthday Party

-Everyone Was Asked But the Cat-

By MAX TRELL EVERYONE in the playroom re-

ceived an Invitation to the birthday party. Knoff and Hanid, the shadow-children with the turned-around names, received one. Miss China Doll and Mary Jane, the Rag Doll received one. Mr Punch and his wife Judy and General Tin and Teddy, the Stuffed Bear, each received one. Even Mrs Cuckoo, who lived in the clock, and Alphonse Find Suzanne, who lived in the gold- fish bowl (because they were gold Ash), and Pooh-Pool, the white. poodle, also received an invitation.

The only one who didn't receive

an invitation was Mistress Cat. But

was the

no one in the playroom

cast bit surprised. To tell you the truth, Mistress Cat wasn't a great deal surprised herself, though she still wanted very much to go.

Not Too Early

This is the way the invitation "I could tell by the President's read: "You are invited to come to appetite," she writes. "He was dif-the birthday party of Miss Twinkle- Acult as the year started and I knew eyes Mouse to be held in the corner things would be worse.

of the cellar next to the old trunk. Do not come too early.”

On one occasion Crown Princess Martha of Norway suggested a reelpe for plys feet in sour sauce which

petite.

tempted the president's lagging ap

"I wonder why she doesn't want Stuffed Bear naked.

the us to come too early," Teddy,

General Tin said: "Mice sleep all

day. They don't get up until after dark. If you come early, you're sure to find them asleep."

Princess Informal Mrs Nesbitt describes Martha as the most informal of the Princess

royally which visited the White House. She comments, too, that it "You can't go to, a birthday party was easy to see that the marriago when the people are asleep," said of England's King and Queen was "aMr Punch. "It's not polite." love match." She found former Prime Minister Winston

Mistress Cat sat in the corner, smaller and dapper than his photo-listening to everyone making plans graphs.

about what they would bring Miss Twinkle-eyes Mouse for a birthday. present. No one could think of what to bring.

Churchill

Recalling the visit of Mme. Chiang Kai-shek, Mrs Nesbitt writes that the distinguished guest travelled with her own silk sheets and suffered an allergy to wool

Finally Mr Punch said: "She'll be glad to have us come, even if we don't bring a present."

Twinkle-

In general, the book reveals that the White House housekeeper has all the troubles of the regular house- Then they all went down to the keeper, but on a far bigger scale, cellar and into the little mousehouse particularly when it comes to unex- next to the old trunk. It was pected guests. And there are the wonderful party. Miss rodent and Insect problems too. eyes was just one year old; it was

"We always had ants

In the her first birthday party. She wore autumn, along with the official a beautiful dress, made of a plece of They didn't forget to put in the functions, sho writes.

red gingham from Mother's old iceth, either. Oftenders will be fined

Mr. Nesbitt, who had done some apron. Her father, Mr Squeeky 100 forins for the first transgression. small-scale catering earlier, went to Mouse, wore a brown suit with A member caught twice without a the White House în 1933, with the silver hat made from the top of hat will have to pay 500 florins to Roosevelts. Sho remained until salt-cellar. Her mother, Mrs Fawn the treasury of the association.

Mouse, wore a while dress made of

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1940.

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The cat listened to plans for the party.

oll cloth. There were chairs and tables made of old match boxes. Mr Punch played the fiddle while every- one danced.

Beautiful Present

Suddenly there was a rap on the front door. It was Mistress Cat. "7 a beautiful present for Miss have. Twinkle-eyes. It's a large piece of cheese that I found in the pantry.".

The door was too small for Mis- tress Cat to comc in, 11 Miss Twinkle-eyes comes out, I'll be glad to give it to her myself, sald Mis- tress Cat In a sweet voice.

Miss Twinkle-eyes really did want to go out but, of course, no one would let her. And finally Knar? thought of scheme to get the present. He put on another one of Miss Twinkle-eyes' gingham dresses, Then ho stood in the door-way.

"Here I am!" he said, trying to imitate the mouse's voice. "Let me have my birthday present,"

Instantly Mistress Cat snatched at Knarf with her sharp claws but Knarf sprang aside, seized the pleco of cheese and darted back Into the mouse-house with it.

And now everyone really had + wonderful party. For there was. plenty to eat.

Poor Mistress Cat could only sit and wait outside and fisten to the. "Cats," she said to herself, sadly, fun that everyone else was having.

"can't ever go to mouse-parlies even though there is nothing, in the world they like better than mice."

By Fred Harman WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN TO ME IF YOU CLAIM THE WHOLE TOWN? IT'S ALL THE

HOME I GOT!

Teener Recipes

It would be a surprise for your friends if you can manage to make them these yourself with mother's help of course.

SURPRISE BASKETS

Fruit baskets may not be as novel or decorative as banana candies or cruisers, but they have ant added element of surprise,

The basket itself may be either a cup cake with a hole scooped in. the centre, or a small pio shell especially made for the occasion. The fling may be crushed pine- fresh apple, with whipped cream, fruit in season, or a fruit ice cream sundae.

CHOCOLATE FUDGE

A chocolate fudge recipe which sounds easy to make. Here it is:

2 cups sugar

2 squares unsweetened chocolate-

(or B tablespoons cocoa)

2 tablespoons butter

2/3 cup mille

Pinch of salt

1 teaspoon vanilio. Combine everything except the vanlita and warm to soft-ball stage- (234 to 230 degrees). Add vanilla and cool to room temperature with- out stirring. Beat until thick and drop by teaspoon onto. waxed paper.

creamy

HOUSEHOLD HINT

Rubber automobile make ladder logs safe so

pedal pads:

they will not slip, and they come in different- sizes.

WELL READ

The average school child must read: 15 times more today than in 1000

Rupert & Ting-Ling-16

Rupert think "ol, the Gishing rod.. he had been making a little, time before and, finding it, he takes hit. companion down to the river. - ** De you like, fishing?" he ask, "W- find great fun. Would you like to try my new tod?!!To his auti prize the Chinese boy at last op smiling and looks almost glums. Your fishing velly slow, and, not velly kind to fahen," says Ting Link "Chines fishing muchee quick.”*** Oh, dear, I wonder what-- the means by that," thinks Rupert

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