THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 22, 1938
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We knew a girl who had no "undles sense,' She wasn't part ticular enough about: grubby shoulder straps. She didn't know it but often her petticoats weren't shadow-proof.
And she never bothered enough about which colour went under which frock.
Until we talked to her one day. Now - we know'a girl who has "clothes sense" from the skin outwards.
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الجماع وان
... your summer undies
MUST BE GAY
The calendar says summer.
would be my choise for a summer You decide to have the Leghorn "pretty." hat after all.
For all-round wear, a fine ribbed Once, when you asked for sum- mixture with a flattering fitted top mer lingerie, you were shown thin is fashion sense. editions of the garments you wear Waist petticoats have a place in all the rest of the year.
every summer wardrobe. this year. glisten through Summer meant thin, just as win- They swish and ter. meant thick. Styling has sheer frocks. changed all that.
Every sport has its own under- garments. Even bathing suits have brassieres.
If you play tennis, you choose a certain cut and material. If you dance you choose something else.
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One garment "sets"
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A check in lovely colours like candy, pink and green is the thing navy crepe to wear under your bolero frock.
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Plain cherry-coloured moire gives a lift to grey or black. Taffetas plain, plaid or moire, is the material.. It does grand best petticoat
not stretch and is a great help to These add "vest, knickers and the back panel-of-your-skirt.--See- brassiere together and come out in the sketch on the left. one piece.
news for sports girls.
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One of the best starts like a wisp weight foundation garment,
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but Camisoles have staged a come-
ends up like the smoothest-tailored buck. Reason-light tops on bolero knickers you ever saw. Nothing to frocks. ride up, and clever crutch buttons make the perfect under shorts gar- ment.
The material is taut knit silk, lightly sprigged.
I liked one in striped georgette It with ruched shoulder straps. would add spice to a dark muslin.
Some of the striped camisoles match up with the check waist pet- Thin mesh briefs attached clever- ticoats. I might try this charming ly to a backless brassiere top are alliance under a pleated frock in another good tennis buy.
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Mesh gets full marks for strenu- ous sports wear, and need not be ironed. Lastex woven into the edges of these garments makes them stretch-proof.
Perhaps you prefer vests.
black chiffon.
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Step-ins are frankly feminine. They are in flowered chiffons and crepes. Pastels trimmed with darkish lace.
Cyclamen is.
a hot favour- ite in the
A new kind stops some inches be- low the waistline and does away colour. chart. with that double layer bulge which Smart women shows through summer frocks. are wearing These are good for evening wear.
Gossamer
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ribbed silk with a
miniature frill top and bottom
All-in-one pants
and brassiere in thin meih, . Ideat
for sports wear
cyclamen lin-
gerie under the prints.
Corsets are 2
season's pinkish
summer problem.
Many women discard them and then wonder why they look lumpy in cotton frocks.
It
My advice is a pantie-belt. can be made of open-meshed lastex. It will make your tennis frocks look smooth and neat.
Unconfined curves sound delicious in books, but look awful in real life. A fly-weight brassiere of net or lace plus a pantie-belt is my recipe for hot weather figure control.
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Don't wear patterned lingerie under semi-sheer frocks. In some lights the pattern shows through..
A young film beauty who likes to swim in satin.
And she has a most unusual de- sign, based on seahorses, on her Intest costume.
Do have extra shoulder straps
Fine linens and crepe de Chine are for summer lingerie and keep them semi-sheer.
Don't wear flesh or peach-coloured lingerie under white.
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