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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 5, 1938.
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TENNIS GIRLS
Physical Fitness Display BACK TO SKIRTS
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There will be no "principal boy"
Her Majesty the Queen graciously | The English Folk Dance and Song the Women's League of Health and shorts on English girls at Wimble- consented to be present at the Royal Society included in their programme Beauty, arranged the items to don this year. Players are going Albert Hall on March 30 to witness the three varieties of English tradi-be presented by the League. These back to modes of 1935 when pleated, feminine-looking divided a display of "Rhythm în Dance and tional dances-Sword Dance, Morris included health exercises taken from really Exercise" by the Margaret Morris Dance, and Country Dance. The the Bagot Stack Stretch-and-Swing skirts led to the shorts-vogue. Some Movement, the English Folk Dance Morris Dance was of two types-System performed by ninety mem-jare going back even further, wear- and Song Society, and the Women's Cotswold Morris, and Royston (Lan-bers from the League's evening ex-ing ordinary skirts.
of League of Health and Beauty. cashire) Morris, danced in clogs. ercise classes; a demonstration
Here are some views of leading The display was in support of the The country dance programme in- "Expressive Movement to Music," to players who were not swept away campaign which is being organised cluded traditional and 17th Century the accompaniment of Tchaikow-by the craze for shorts:-
"Golder by the National Fitness Council, dances, and the Kentucky Running sky's Fifth Symphony; a marching Mill Mary Hardwick, members of which were present. Step and Big Step, danced to item by the students of the Bagot Girl of the Wightman Cup." I have The Minister of Health, the Right special musical arrangement made Stack Health School, illustrating never worn a pair of shorts in my Honourable Sir Kingsley Wood, for the society by Dr. Vaughan balance and grace, and a Viennese life. I shall always prefer skirts. P.C., M.P. was in the Chair, and the Williams. These dances have an Waltz item, danced by Miss Prunel- Miss Kay Stammers: A feminine I am Right Honourable the Lord Aber-interesting history, they come from la Stack and the Misses Peggy and style is best for most girls. dare, Chairman of the National Fit- the Appalachian mountain district Joan St, Lo.
wearing a tailored divided skirt this ness Council spoke.
in Kentucky, and date from the The whole display was designed year adorned with four buttons in The Margaret Morris Movement time of the early English settlers. to illustrate the types of physical front to form a box-pleat effect. presented sixty girls and twenty Later, when the Puritans forbade recreation and training offered to I am acting as sports-clothes ad- men in a demonstration of exercises dancing, running steps were sub- their members by these three or-viser in an Oxford-street store, and for men and women, taken from the stituted—hence the name-Ken-ganisations.
most of my clients look nicest in Margaret Morris system. There tucky Running Step.
pleated shorts or plainly cut skirts. was also a mass display of "Move-
But Miss Mary Heeley, who was ment Improvisation"; a solo dance; Miss Prunella Stack, member of fortable. And they look quite nice, at the Herga Club, told the "Daily by Miss Audrey Seed called "Circus the National Fitness Council, [do they not?". "These" were neat-Mirror:" "I find these just as com- Pony"; another item entitled "Sea and Miss Peggy St. Lo of ly cut, quite roomy, pleated shorts. Continued at foot of preceding Col. Rhythm" danced to the music of Brahms. Miss Margaret Morris herself danced in an item called "Blessed Spirits" to the music of Gluck's "Orpheus,” and also in an- other costume dance entitled "Mar- garet Morris Colour Rhythm.”
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able and attractive Finlay sets, with coloured borders. sets comprise two sheets and two pillow cases-and for that added touch of beauty to your bedroom, cover the bed with a quilted cover in art silk, or strew at random some of those prettily ruched, down-filled cushions we saw.
DELICATE PATTERNS The vogue for splashy designs in bright colours for curtains and chair covers has given place this season to more delicate patterns and softer tones. In Whiteaway's we viewed a very delectable crop which smacked of this new mode. The fabric, called Gazelle, is ex- clusive to them, and having seen the pretty patterns we feel there should be no excuse for slip covers and curtains that are anything but trim and attractive this season. Floral or leaf designs and geome- tric patterns are yours to choose.
We feel, too, that we must pass on the word about their line of pure linen, with splotches of flowers in muted tones printed on a natural ground. You will not only love them for the gaiety they can add to a room, but you will be thrilled at digging up a real bargain to boot! Fifty inches wide at $2.95 the yard and we thought we were past the age of miracles!
Other items to put on your "must. see" list when shopping in this de- partment, include luscious bolts of changeable taffeta, are silk net for curtains in large and colourful polka dot pattern, and hard-to-find marocaine in guaranteed fast co- lours.
FOR THE BATHROOM
And last but not least, don't overlook the colour touch when con- sidering the purchase of new towels for the bathroom. White- away's have a line of Finlay and Christy towels that will make you feel you want to put them'in á glass cases de an object to be ad- mired, rather than subjected to such rough treatment as `drying oneself and trumpling underfoot. Their pretty colours is not the only thing to recommend them; mind! Absorbent as a spotige is another, and guaranteed colour-fast is yet a third we can think of off-hand.
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