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THE CHINA MAIL, TUES DAY, FEBRUARY · 24, · 1948.
Woman Today May Furter Hollywood
RELAX - THAT'S THE REAL RECIPE FOR BEAUTY
rhythm. The lunch-hour is When sleep evades you, lej
By Carolyn Earle likely to be a dash against time with the feet 18in, higher than
All the make-up in the world cannot hide lines on a tired face. The only cure for that is rest, and is surprising how a little| relaxation, taken the right way. here because there may at firs Perseverance in the keynote in whatever moments you can be an apparent absence of re call your own, pays off in good gulta. loks and vitality.
Some people find relaxation
in reading, or sewing, or dun- eing, or playing tennis, and per- haps it does apply in the sense) that activity is contred on sume- thing outside uneself and gives release from work aslay prob
But from the beauty ungle relaxation min' deliberalt mental and muscular "letting ro." It does not require hours of luxurious free time, nor does at goal anything. The only ob sipation is a few minutes each day of doing nothing at all but letting the kinds unti and energy rebuild.
Tension shows, and is felt, In
| the back of the neck, the should. vrs, the lower facial musicler, the eyes particularly, the-knee- backs, hands and fext, and, te some extent, around all the Joints.
energy savOT",
nervous women aro
ilen,
to do a bit of shopping or meet the head. Begin lying in the someone for a meal. Toothin, position about five minutes, and too often increase gradually to fifteen, or the result, yet the life-saving more if possible. This is knack of relaxing while on the equivalent in rest benefit to an job is only a matter of "kacw.hear in the usual sleeping post- ∙ng how,"
Without benefit of audience, Or compose yourself in a who would douliticas find it comfortable position, lying on more than faintly fuhny, sit well the back with a small pillow back in an office chair, quite under the knees, one under the straight. Now, drop the chin neck, and one under each elbow. forward on to the cheat in a Let the jaw ang and close the relaxed position, with arme eyelids gently. Breathe slowly, hanging Umply and heavily, a deeply, rhythmically.
sides. Next begin T time you exhale any "be Imp. straighten up the spine, begin. be mp." ning at lower back, each verte- bra in succession and until the nck in straight and the neck nuscles comfortably upright.
Repent two or three times to give the nerves a chance, and he body begins to feet refresh- ed.
the
Or stretch once every hour on the job-a deep, muscle stretch --If it hi pomalble. Slowly rotate the head. Let it drop front right, back, left. Reverse, Small children can niso b Breathe deeply whenever ont- First of all, let us ensider taught how to relax for a cer-of-doers. Walk with long, even Juny housewife.
Of course she un length of time each day steps instead of short, staccate JJ: comes tired and geeds an it is with young fry that reluxa- ches that
She should try to ducation should begin. senergy.
use up BO
much fre rest in the afternoon-After that it becomes lifelong habit, Under the heading of tension- or even ten, minutes is a help.
The speed of modern | H
office engers come these suggestions: nually best to begin and plant makes everybody res. Before going to bed stretch relaxing lying full length, arme
pond unconsclously to the same decply, yawn frequently. down at allts, without constrict In clothing, in room where you can be alone. It should be qalet, the light not too strong the bed or couch neither too soft nor uncomfortably hard.
A deep muscular stretch is a good start, followed by several setp breaths, filling the lungs and expelling the air-bard. Then,..go limp in every muscle ...try to make the mind blank. This is the difficult part for beginners, and possibly won't succeed the first, or even the Lfifth, time it is tried. Best for- git altogether the word "relaxa. tion," for very likely it will Ra- Cause muscles to tighten. ther, think "Ump," and direct the thought to the various points of tension in turn until
each is Boothed and passive, beginning with the neck muscles | and working down to the feet,
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FOR THE PICNIC
Boz. shortening, Boz, sugar, Boz. to the saucepan and boll rapidly flour, 4 eggs, I level teaspoon until reduced to about one pint baking powder, pinch of salt, Cut the meat "up finely. Add t extra tablespoon flour, vanilin, the liquid, boll one minute. warm icing, cocount.
Decorate wotted Individua Sift together the extra table-moulds with hard-boiled egg arið spion of flour and baking pow parsley. Chop the remainder of der. Sift the Boz. flour and salt the egg and add, to the meat together. Cream the shorening mixture. Fill the moulds, Chill and sugor. Add the unbeaten until firm. Turn out of mould eggs, one at a time, and beat For easier carrying return. te. each well. Add the flavouring and moulds when packing in plenic flour and beat until the mixture basket. Serve with crisp salad
Is smooth. Lastly fold in the vegetables, such as lettuce, to- afted flour and baking powder..matoes! radish roses celery Fill one dozen greased patty curls and cucumber. Additional tins and place the remainder of hard-boiled eggs could alas be the mixture into a greased sinh carried.
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carefully on to the bar and sprinkle with parsley, "salt and pepper, Glaze" the edge of the 1 knuckle of veal, 11⁄2lb, vel pasiry. Roll out second part and took 1 onion, salt to taste, & place on top. Trim the edges peppercorns, 6 cloves, 2 hard and pinch a frill around: Mazo boiled eggs, parsley, Kanafaa rose and leaves from the top. Place the knuckle, steak onion of tart with milk, place on the and personings into a saucepan. decoration, glaze and place in a Cover with water and bring to hot oven temp, 400 deg. ERS, the boll. Bimmer gently until the 170 deg, T. electrig for 10 min- mast falls from the bone, 8 toutes. Reduce the "Heat and cook houri stram. Return the liquid, a further, 20: minutes, 5
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night's rest by arranging a slight elevation of the bed, Be- gin by placing a block about BLONDES two inches high under the foot of the bed. Over a period of
month, increase to a four- Inch lift. This not only helps relaxation, but it is wonderful for keeping face and neck from angging.
from exercises of this kind they For real and Insting benefit|
must be practised until relaxa tion becomes necond nature and automatic; when that happens you've attained perfect mental and muscular balance.
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Women pleading to be let in to see the presentation of Christian Dior'a new fashion collection in Parle last week.
General verdict for the show was that Dlor has once again proved himself the leading Paris designer.
The New Look' man, whose last season models were copied oli over the world, has this season
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Art Student Dior's most important new line, called Zigazag, is reminis- cent of 1914 fashion. The stylo goes back to the 1914 Parla art student for inspiration.
Skirt-fulness draped back and forth in an intricate diagonal line ending in a bustle or in a front peplum.
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