The Archive · 1938

Golden Lights Too

The lights for a golden table should be golden too. In Shanghai for" dollar or two you can buy the most satisfactory lamp or candle shades in any colour which you happen to want. People go trundling along Using the same old lamp shade year after year when with a little thought the lighting could be varied to suit fable-linen and flowers. It is marvellous what tonic pleasure a variation of this kind will give—out of all proportion to its cost.

There is sti your hair, There ts nothing so bad 9s a cold for makin the hair bedraggled and lank. Naturally, you cannot wash It But hhere 4s something which you can do, Dip the bristles of your brush in a tite briNiantine, then fasten an old piece of clean silk over the bristles, and brush your hair, The sible will lek up and carry away the dirt, and will allow the brilliantine to spread thinly' that, instead of the hair being oily, it'will become naturally glossy. Then push and pin it into waves, and our grooming will be A. good beauty hint to remember is that, no matter how cold the day: may be, you must never use very hot water to wash your face, "Instead, sponge the face with tepid water, dry thoroughly, and then massage the skin with a'tittle vanishing

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